AK STAR and AK Science Assessment
Student Readiness
The State of Alaska Department of Education's (DEED) AK STAR and AK Science Assessment Student Preparation pages provide families and educators with resources to support students in preparing for spring testing. All links are external and connect to the State of Alaska website.
AK STAR (Grades 3-9)
- AK STAR Student Readiness Resources - DEED
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AK STAR Student Tutorial: a web-based video that walks through test-taking tools and the student testing experience
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AK STAR Educator Guide to Student Readiness: contains directions for accessing both the student tutorial and the practice tests, item types for AK STAR, and Answer Keys for all grades and content areas
- AK STAR Student Readiness Support Resources for Families - by grade - DEED: contains links to quick guides by grade level for accessing the AK STAR tutorial and practice tests and includes Answer Keys and rubrics for practicing at home
- AK STAR Practice Tests: one practice test for each grade and content area; also includes accommodated items for Text-to-Speech and American Sign Language - Answer Keys located in the Educator Guide
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The Practice Tests provide opportunities to use the embedded Universal Tools and embedded accommodations. Remember that AK STAR is ELA and math; AK Science Assessment is science. They are separate platforms.
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Text-to-Speech practice on both AK STAR - ELA/math and the Alaska Science Assessment
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ASL videos on AK STAR
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Universal Tools - magnification, color overlay, line guide, highlighter, and more
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Calculator is a Universal Tool outlined in the Alaska Statewide Summative Assessment Calculator Policy
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Alaska Science Assessment (Grades 5, 8, 10)
- Alaska Science Assessment Student Preparation Resources - DEED
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Online Tools Training (OTT), aka Practice Tests
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Student Tutorials
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Scan for Student Readiness Webpage
