ILLINOIS REGISTER 7770
09
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
scores assigned to them to confirm that a test score reported to an examinee is the
score earned by him or her.
"Retake" is the opportunity for a person who has taken a test of the Illinois
Certification Testing System at one test administration to take the test in the same
area as given at subsequent administrations.
"Scaled score" is the person's test score after the mathematical transformation of
the number of test items the person answered correctly to a scale of numbers on
which the minimum score, the maximum score, and the passing score are set.
Through May 31, 2006, for the tests of subject matter knowledge and language
proficiency, the minimum scaled score is 0, the maximum score 100, and passing
score 70. Beginning in June 2006, for the tests of subject matter knowledge
(content-area tests) and language proficiency, the minimum scaled score is 100,
the maximum score 300, and the passing score 240. For the assessment of
professional teaching, the basic skills test, and any new content-area test first
administered after December 31, 2002, the minimum scaled score is 100, the
maximum score 300, and the passing score 240.
"Subarea score" is the scaled score for the subset of test items on a subject matter
test or content-area test which measures specific content, and the "subarea score"
is the scaled score for each subset of test items on the basic skills test which
measures specific content in reading comprehension, writing, language arts, and
mathematics.
"Test" or "Tests" refers to the test of basic skills, the assessment of professional
teaching, the language proficiency tests, and the tests of subject matter knowledge
(or "content-area tests") for the Illinois Certification Testing System. Through
June 30, 2004, these tests are:
Agriculture
Art (K-12)
Art (6-12)
Assessment of Professional Teaching – Early Childhood
Assessment of Professional Teaching – Elementary
Assessment of Professional Teaching – Secondary
Assessment of Professional Teaching – Special
Basic Skills
Language Arts
