ILEARN

When is the ILEARN assessment held?

There are three ILEARN Biology ECA testing windows, three ILEARN checkpoint windows, one ILEARN 3-8 testing window, and one ILEARN U.S. Government testing window during the school year. The ILEARN Biology ECA is held in the fall, winter, and spring for students on a trimester schedule, ILEARN 3-8 is held each spring, and the ILEARN U.S. Government ECA is offered as an optional online assessment in the spring. View this year’s assessment windows on the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) Assessment webpage.

What is the test design for ILEARN?

ILEARN ELA

ILEARN ELA is a computer-adaptive test (CAT) that measures student knowledge and skills on Indiana’s ELA academic standards. Each Checkpoint measures a subset of skills, and the summative measures the full set of skills a student should achieve by the end of the school year. Students will encounter passage-based questions (where they must read a passage and answer questions related to that passage) as well as questions that stand on their own without a passage. Some questions will be multiple choice while others will be technology-enhanced and require students to complete tasks such as ordering or highlighting evidence from within a text.

The summative assessment includes a performance task where students must perform research using provided passages and write an essay or story. Only the summative assessment will include open-ended, handscored questions.

ILEARN ELA Performance Task resources:

• Performance Task Design
• ELA Writing Rubrics
• Released Items and Student Writing Samples

For detailed information about the ILEARN ELA assessments, visit the Indiana Assessment Framework: English/Language Arts.

ILEARN Mathematics

ILEARN Mathematics is a computer-adaptive test (CAT) that measures student knowledge and skills on Indiana’s mathematics academic standards. Each Checkpoint measures a subset of skills, and the summative measures the full set of skills a student should achieve by the end of the school year. Students will encounter mostly discrete questions (questions that are distinct from one another without any shared stimulus materials). Some questions will be multiple choice while others will be technology-enhanced and require students to complete real-world tasks such as ordering, modeling, graphing, and measuring.

The summative assessment consists of only a CAT (no performance task is included). Only the summative assessment will include open-ended, handscored questions as well as tasks that specifically measure mathematical processes.

For detailed information about the ILEARN math assessments, visit the Indiana Assessment Framework: Mathematics.

ILEARN Science

ILEARN Science is a computer-adaptive test (CAT) that measures student knowledge and skills on Indiana’s science academic standards. Indiana’s science academic standards are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). NGSS are three-dimensional standards that focus on students both understanding and doing science; therefore, the ILEARN science assessment promotes real-world scenarios and experimentation.

Students will encounter several item clusters on their summative assessment. These clusters begin by presenting a real-world scenario, often supported by data (tables, charts, etc.). Students are then asked to complete several tasks related to the scenario provided. These clusters may provide students with simulation capabilities, where they can set up an experiment and test the results within the system. Clusters are designed to allow students multiple access points to the scientific problem and often have multiple correct answers. Students will also encounter some discrete (stand-alone) questions. Some questions will be multiple choice while others will be technology-enhanced and require students to complete real-world tasks such as simulating an experiment. There are no open-ended (handscored) questions or performance tasks on the science assessment.

For detailed information about the ILEARN science assessments, visit the Indiana Assessment Framework: Science.

ILEARN Social Studies

ILEARN Social Studies is a fixed-form test that measures student knowledge and skills on Indiana’s social studies academic standards. Students will encounter discrete (stand-alone) questions only; however, many questions will be supported by source materials. Some questions will be multiple choice while others will be technology-enhanced and require students to perform tasks such as ordering and comparing. There are no open-ended (handscored) questions or performance tasks on the social studies assessment.

For detailed information about the ILEARN social studies assessment, visit the Indiana Assessment Framework: Social Studies.

Who participates in ILEARN?

	ELA	Math	Science	Social Studies	Biology*	U.S. Government
Grade 3	x	x
Grade 4	x	x	x
Grade 5	x	x		x
Grade 6	x	x	x
Grade 7	x	x			x
Grade 8	x	x			x
High School					x	Optional

*Students will participate in the ILEARN Biology ECA upon completion of the biology course in middle or high school. For more information about ECA participation, refer to the ILEARN and I AM ECA Participation Guidance.

How will students receive scores?

Scores will become available to relevant users through the Cambium Assessment, Inc. (CAI) Centralized Reporting System. Schools will provide results to students and families locally using the Individual Student Report (ISR). providing the Family Portal access code. Schools can obtain Family Portal access codes from the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE).