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 Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom June 2026 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Department of Education. Statewide Assessment Tests. 1996-2019. Materials in English. Includes technical manuals, basic skills tests, reading tests, test of emerging academic english, Minnesota comprehensive assessments, Minnesota test of academic skills, limited english proficiency assessments, graduation required assessment for diploma, and oversize Minnesota comprehensive assessments. 11.5 cubic feet (12 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS Topics: Achievement tests -- Minnesota. Educational tests and measurements -- Minnesota. High schools -- Minnesota -- Examinations. High schools -- Accreditation -- Minnesota. Junior high schools -- Minnesota -- Examinations. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Includes materials from standardized tests that are still in active circulation by the Department of Education. Records with active test information are closed for 25 years from the date of test administration. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records. Please consult the library staff for more information.

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 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 139.E.11.8F1Technical Manual for Minnesota Statewide Assessments, 2023-2024. Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-Modified [MCA-Modified] Reading Tests: Grade 11,2013. Test of Emerging Academic English, 1999-2011. 11 folders:

These tests were offered annually in grades 3-12. Tests from 2000 and 2005 are not included. Not every year includes every test offered.

 1999. 2001. 2002. 2003. 2004. 2006. 2007. 2008. 2009. 2010. 2011. Basic Skills Tests, 1996–2009. 13 folders:

These tests were offered multiple times a year, and each folder includes Reading, Mathematics, and Writing Assessments, as well as short form variations of each. Not every year includes every test offered.

1996, 1997, 1998. 1999. 2000. 2001. 2002. 2003. 2004. 2005. 2006.

Includes Spanish language test.

2007. 2008. 2009. Mathematics and reading retests. 139.E.11.9B2Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, undated and 1998-2019. 27 folders:

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These tests were offered annually in grades 3-8, 10, and 11. All years included two tests covering mathematics and reading, except grade 5, which offered a writing assessment, grade 10, which only offered reading, and grade 11, which only offered mathematics. Years 2011-2019 include science scripts for test proctors. Not every year includes every test offered.

Undated. 1998. 1999. 2000.2 folders.

Braille reference for grade 5.

 2001. 2002. 2003. 2004.2 folders. 2005.2 folders. 2006. 2007.3 folders. 139.E.11.10F32008.2 folders. 2009.2 folders. 2010. 2011. 2012. 2013. 2014. 2015. 2017, 2018, 2019. 139.E.12.1B4Minnesota Test of Academic Skills, 2008-2019:

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These tests were offered annually in grades 3-8, 10, and 11. Grades 3-8 offer reading and mathematics tests, with science tests offered in grades 5 and 8. Grade 10 only offered reading, grade 11 only offered mathematics, and a general high school Science test was offered. Each file contains a Task Administration Manual, Response Option Cards, and Presentation Pages.

 2008. 2009. 139.E.12.2F52010. Grades 3-7,2011. 139.E.12.3B6Grades 8-11,2011. 2012. Grades 3-5,2013. 139.E.12.4F7Grades 6-11, 2013. 2014. 139.E.12.5B82015. Grades 3-6,2016. 139.E.12.6F9Grades 7-11,2016. 2017. 139.E.12.7B102018. 2019. Reading Tests, 2011-2012. 4 folders.

These tests were offered annually in grades 5-8, 10, and 11. Two variations of the test are included in each folder. Not every year includes every test offered.

 Limited English Proficiency Assessments, 1999-2004. 5 folders: Reading proficiency tests for LEP students, grades 3-8. Writing proficiency tests for LEP students, grades 3-8. LEP Manuals for Reading/Writing, 1999. LEP Definition, 1999. MN Student Oral Language Observation Matrix, K-2, 2004. Graduation Required Assessment for Diploma, 2009-2015. 2 folders: Mathematics and Reading Test Books, 2012-2013. Writing Composition Prompts, 2009-2015. 139.D.11.6F-111Oversize Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, 2009-2019:

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Accommodation tests for visually impaired students. These tests were offered annually in grades 3-8, 10, and 11. All years included two tests covering mathematics and reading, except grade 5, which offered a writing assessment, grade 10, which only offered reading, and grade 11, which only offered mathematics. Not every year includes every test offered.