Student Experience Videos
Before administering the Practice Assesslets, we highly recommend that students watch the two Student Experience Videos provided in the Assesslet Training Guides. These videos offer valuable insight into the assessment process.
There are two separate guides available:
Grades 3-5 Guide
Grades 6-12 Guide
Part A covers:
The scenario
The research question
Multimodal sources
Item types and responder tools
Part B focuses on:
The extended response essay
These videos will help students feel more confident and prepared for the Practice Assesslets. Please be sure to review them before beginning the assessments.
Important Features of ELA Practice Assesslets:
Aligned to New GA K-12 ELA Standards
Follows GaDOE Blueprints with item types and scoring
Introduces Scenario to guide reading
Multimodal Sources (video and audio with closed captioning)
Includes TEI Items and Peer Revision for Grades 4, 6, and 7
Uses GaDOE Writer’s Checklist and 3-Trait Rubrics
No Hand Scoring—includes a Scoring and Feedback presentation for student use
Responder Tools: Highlighter, notepad, magnification, high contrast text, item flagging
Two Versions: (1) Grades 3-5 and (2) Secondary Grades 6-12
Purpose of Practice Assesslets:
These Assesslets help students understand the testing format, rigor, item types, and responder tools before taking scored Assesslets or state testing.
Scoring and Feedback Presentation:
Use the Scoring Presentation to guide students through the Assesslet, item by item. The presentation includes:
Questions
Answer key
Talking points
Suggested writing improvements
Writer’s Checklist to ensure all key elements are included
Facilitating Robust Conversations:
Teachers are encouraged to facilitate meaningful discussions during the Scoring and Feedback Presentation. This allows students to address misconceptions, ask questions, and gain clarity. The goal is to foster growth and confidence, not perfection, as students make corrections and improvements to their work. Encourage students to reflect on their learning process and support each other in their progress.
Administration Note:
Students do not submit the Practice Assesslet for scoring.
This is for instructional purposes only—students should reflect on mistakes and improve their writing.
No overall grade will be provided.
Students will not click "Finish"—instead, they will click "Save for Later" to continue working on the Practice Assesslet during the set times.