AASA
Arizona's Academic Standards Assessment (AASA)
Grades 3-8 Testing:
AASA is the statewide achievement test for Arizona students in Grades 3-8. All Arizona public school students in Grades 3 - 8 will take the grade level AASA assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
High School Testing:
Cohort 2025 (typically grade 9) students will take the ACT Aspire assessment.
Cohort 2023 (typically grade 11) students will take the ACT assessment.
2021-2022 Achievement Test Security Agreement (Staff)
Apply to be part of the Educator Committees: Committee Application
Spring 2022 Testing
- CBT: April 4 - April 29, 2022
- Writing must be completed by April 15, 2022
- PBT: April 4 - April 13, 2022
- Writing must be scheduled for April 4 or 5, 2022
AASA Writing Stand-Alone Field Test -January 24 - February 18, 2022
Spring 2022 Testing Mode
The Testing Mode Application will be open in ADEConnect September 20 - October 15, 2021.
All Achievement testing is, by default, administered to students by computer.
No action needs to be taken if your school site(s) will remain computer-based for Spring 2022.
The District Test Coordinator (DTC) for any school site requesting paper administration in Spring 2022 for AASA, AzSCI, ACT Aspire, and/or ACT testing must complete the application in ADEConnect. The DTC will need to enter a reason for the testing mode change for each test for the site(s) that request a paper administration. The Assessment section will review each request individually and update the status in the application.
To request paper administration, log into ADEConnect. Select Assessment. Click the dropdown for Achievement Reports and select Achievement Test Mode to begin.
Please Note:
For AzSCI to be administered as a paper test, every student response must be key entered into the TestNav online testing platform once the students have completed testing by a Test Administrator who has been trained and who has submitted a test security agreement. All student responses must be entered in TestNav before the end of the AzSCI test window.
Accommodations for the AASA assessment will be similar to the accommodations for the former AzM2 assessment.
*Special Paper Version (SPV) tests are available for students unable to use a computer based on their daily instruction and IEP or 504 plan. SPV tests include Braille, Large Print, and paper tests.
Requests for SPV tests may be submitted between August 30, 2021 to February 25, 2022 using the form at https://www.azed.gov/assessment/spv2022.
2021-2022 Special Paper Version Test Request Process Updated 10-25-21
Additional Accommodations Requests for AASA, AzSCI, and/or ACT Aspire may be submitted using this form:
https://www.azed.gov/assessment/achievement_aa_fy22.
- Additional Accommodations Requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions or Universal Tools.
- AASA Sample Tests and Tutorials Directions: Select Arizona, then click on "Mic Check and Sample Tests"
Scoring Guides for Sample Tests
ELA
- AASA Scoring Guide - ELA Grade 3
- AASA Scoring Guide - ELA Grade 4
- AASA Scoring Guide - ELA Grade 5
- AASA Scoring Guide - ELA Grade 6
- AASA Scoring Guide - ELA Grade 7
- AASA Scoring Guide - ELA Grade 8
Math
- Testing Window: January 24 - February 18, 2022
- All students in Grades 3-8 will participate
Writing Stand-Alone Field Test (SAFT) Frequently Asked Questions 11-8-21
Writing Presentation - presented 11-9-21; updated 12-17-21
The Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) test section is administered to all third grade students.
- Recommended Seating Arrangements
- Headphone and Microphone Requirements
- Pearson Headset Recommendations
- Accessibility for Grade 3 ORF Items Updated 10-26-21
- ORF Frequently Asked Questions Updated 10-22-21
Oral Reading Fluency Presentation - presented 11-8-21
Manuals will be posted as they become available.
DTC Checklists:
AASA Writing Stand-Alone Field Test (SAFT) - Spring 2022 DTC Important Tasks Checklist (print copy to have available) 11-1-21
AASA - Spring 2022 DTC Important Tasks Checklist (print copy to have available) 11-1-21
Manuals:
AASA Writing SAFT - Spring 2022 Test Coordinator's Manual New 1-6-21
AASA Writing SAFT - Spring 2022 Test Administration Directions Grades 3-8 New 1-6-21
AASA - Spring 2022 Test Coordinator's Manual
AASA - Spring 2022 Test Administration Directions Grades 3-8
Spring 2022 AASA and AzSCI PearsonAccessnext User's Guide 11-17-21
Item Specifications are aligned to the 2016 ELA and Mathamatics Standards.
ELA Item Specifications
Math Item Specifications
These PLDs are aligned to the 2016 English Language Arts and Mathematics Standards.
ELA
Math
ADE Writing Presentation for AASA - New 12-10-21
Writing Presentation - presented 11-9-21; updated 12-17-21
Writing Rubrics
- Grades 3-5 Informative-Explanatory Rubric
- Grades 3-5 Opinion Rubric
- Grades 6-8 Informative-Explanatory Rubric
- Grades 6-8 Argumentative Rubric
Writing Guides
- Grades 3-5 Informative-Explanatory
- Grades 3-5 Opinion
- Grades 6 Argumentative
- Grades 6-8 Informative-Explanatory
- Grades 7-8 Argumentative
New Annotated Writing Samples and AASA Writing Rubric Guides will be available Fall 2022. The following AzM2 documents can still be utilized for the 2021-2022 school year.
Annotated Writing Samples
Rubric Guides
- AzM2 Writing Rubric Guide: Grades 3-5 Opinion – pdf
- AzM2 Writing Rubric Guide: Grades 6-HS Informative – pdf
Writing Prompts
Additional grade level prompts can be found in the Item Specifications documents for your grade level.
- Calculator Guidance
- Hess Math Matrix
- Desmos Graphing Calculator
- Desmos Scientific Calculator
- Grid-In Response Items (for Paper-Based Testing)
AzM2 Portal (TIDE and ORS) - Note: The last day to access the AzM2 Portal, hosted by Cambium Assessment, Inc., was Monday, October 11, 2021.
