Hawaii State Department of Education
Hawaii's statewide tests are designed to measure student progress against the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS III) in reading, mathematics, and science.
Administered to all students in grades 3 - 8, and 10, for reading and mathematics and grades 4, 6, and 10 for science, the results are used to monitor student progress and inform educators, students, parents, and the public about students' progress toward achieving the knowledge and skills specified by the standards
. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, statewide assessment results also are used for school accountability and to identify schools in need of improvement or corrective action.
Many students also participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests twice in their school careers , in grade 4 and grade 8. High school students considering higher education may take the College Board's SAT or ACT for college admission. Currently Hawaii does not require students to pass a high school exit exam in order to graduate.
Hawaii's educators also use many other indicators (e.g. student class work, homework assignments, projects, portfolios) to gauge the quality of students' accomplishments. Schools evaluate each student's academic, social, and personal development four times a year. Parent-teacher conferences, sometimes parent-teacher-student conferences, often augment the written report cards. Under development are standards-based report cards for elementary and secondary students that will specifically describe student achievement relative to the state standards.
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