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Online Tutorials and Colorado Practice Resources (CPRs) help familiarize students, educators, and the public with the assessment formats, item types that may appear on the assessments, examples of questions, and scoring information.

CMAS TestNav 8 Tutorials

Use these tutorials to familiarize students with how to navigate the TestNav 8 computer-based environment, how to use online tools and supports, and how to work with types of online test questions.

Colorado Practice Resources

The sample item sets in the CMAS Practice Resources are not intended to be representative of a complete unit or test, nor are they intended to cover all assessed content or item types. To view assessment frameworks, high level blueprints, scoring rubrics, evidence statements and standards for the CMAS assessments, visit: https://www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/cmas_testdesign.

English Language Arts/Literacy and Colorado Spanish Language Arts


CoAlt Science

Use these items to familiarize students and Test Administrators with the CoAlt Assessment test format.

Selected Response: test-takers utilize information from the stimulus to answer a set of three questions. Test-takers will select a correct answer out of 3 or 4 provided choices.

Supported Performance Tasks (SPT): test takers complete a chart or diagram using a set of option cards (manipulatives). Test-takers may manipulate the option cards independently or indicate the desired placement to the Test Administrator through their preferred mode of expressive communication. SPTs will have either 3 or 4 option cards for the test-taker to manipulate. For SPTs with 3 option cards, the Test Administrator gives the test-taker a card to place on the chart or diagram. For SPTs with 4 option cards, the Test Administrator asks the test-taker to select a card in response to a question and place that card on the chart or diagram.

Additional information for Test Administrators can be found in the CoAlt Test Administrator Manual.