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What is the WASL?

The WASL, or Washington Assessment of Student Learning, is a state-level assessment which requires students to both select and create answers to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and understanding in each of the Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) -- from multiple-choice and short-answer questions to more extended responses, essays, and problem-solving tasks.

Student, school, and district scores are reported for the operational assessments. The state-level operational test forms are standardized and "on demand", meaning all students respond to the same questions, under the same conditions, and at the same time during the school year.

All of the state-level assessments are untimed; that is, students may have as much time as they reasonably need to complete their work. Guidelines for providing accommodations to students with special needs have been developed to encourage their inclusion of as many students as possible. Special need students include those in special education programs, those with Section 504 plans, English language learners (ESL/bilingual), migrant students, and highly capable students. A broad range of accommodations allows nearly all students access to some or all parts of the assessment.

The state-level assessments in reading, communication, and mathematics include a mix of multiple-choice, short-answer, and extended-response questions. Having a large pool of questions provides the opportunity to vary the kinds of questions from year to year so that a particular question format (e.g., multiple-choice, short-answer, or extended-response) is not always associated with the same EALRs.

For more information about the WASL, see the following sites:
 
White Salmon Valley SchoolDistrict 405-17
PO Box 157
White Salmon, WA 98672
(509) 493-1500

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