List of Acronyms and Initialisms
This table lists common acronyms and initialisms that are used in the CAASPP System manuals.
Term | Meaning |
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AES | Advanced Encryption Standard |
AIR | American Institutes for Research |
ALD | achievement level descriptor |
ART | Administration and Registration Tools |
ASL | American Sign Language |
BRF | braille-ready format |
CAAs | California Alternate Assessments |
CAASPP | California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress |
CALPADS | California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System |
CalTAC | California Technical Assistance Center |
CASTs | California Science Tests |
CAT | computer adaptive test |
CC | LEA CAASPP coordinator |
CCC | California Community Colleges |
CCR | California Code of Regulations |
CCSS | Common Core State Standards |
CDE | California Department of Education |
CDS code | county/district/school code |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CRL | Certificate Revocation List |
CSA | California Spanish Assessment |
CSU | California State University |
CSV | comma separated value |
DBT | Duxbury Braille Translator |
DFA | Directions for Administration |
DNS | domain name system |
EAP | Early Assessment Program |
EC | Education Code |
EL | English learner |
ELA | English language arts/literacy |
ET | extended time |
ETS | Educational Testing Service |
FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
FQDNs | fully qualified domain names |
IAB | Interim Assessment Block |
IAHSS | Interim Assessment Hand Scoring System |
IARS | Interim Assessment Reporting System |
ICA | Interim Comprehensive Assessment |
IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IEP | individualized education program |
IP | Internet protocol |
ISAAP | Individual Student Assessment Accessibility Profile |
JAWS | Job Access with Speech® |
LAN | local area network |
LEA | local educational agency |
Mbps | megabits per second |
NCSC | National Center and State Collaborative |
non-PT | Non-performance task |
NPS | nonpublic, nonsectarian school |
ORS | Online Reporting System |
PDA | personal digital assistant |
PII | personally identifiable information |
PPT | paper-pencil testing |
Pre-ID | pre-identification |
PRN | printer output file |
PT | performance task |
QOS | Quality of Service |
RBD | refreshable braille display |
RLA | reading/language arts |
SAREXTRACTS | Student Assessment Results (SAR) Extracts |
SBE | State Board of Education |
SC | CAASPP test site coordinator |
SEM | standard error of measurement |
SGID | School and Grade Identification sheet |
SoX | Sound eXchange |
SRC | Student Response Check |
SS | scale score |
SSC | Survey of Student Characteristics |
SSID | Statewide Student Identifier |
SSO | single-sign on |
SSR | Student Score Report |
STAIRS | Security and Test Administration Incident Reporting System |
STS | Standards-based Tests in Spanish |
TA | test administrator |
TAM | Online Test Administration Manual |
TCP | transmission control protocol |
TDS | test delivery system |
TE | test examiner |
TIDE | Test Information Distribution Engine |
TOMS | Test Operations Management System |
TTS | text-to-speech |
UAAG | Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines |
UDAs | universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations |
UI | user interface |
XML | Extensible Markup Language |
WAP | wireless access points |
WPA2 | Wi-Fi Protected Access II |
Last Reviewed: Thursday, March 26, 2020