The use of assessments was generally consistent across states. In every state except Ohio, at least 70 percent of charter schools used five or more methods of assessing student achievement and progress toward school goals. Every school in Kansas used at least five of the seven types of assessments. These tables draw on all 975 open charter schools that responded to the survey. These items have been asked on both the new and follow-up surveys and the results reflect the most recent school responses.
Standardized assessments refer to either norm-referenced or criterion referenced assessments.
The multiple assessment methods in this table and the preceding table refer to the seven different types of assessment common to the new and follow-surveys including standardized assessments, performance assessments, student portfolios, student demonstrations, parent surveys, student interviews or surveys, and behavioral indicators.