Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS), a standards-based
test, provides educators and the public with valuable information
regarding Arizona students’ mastery of Arizona's reading,
writing and mathematics standards.
Although students in Grades 3 through 8 and in high school
will be taking new AIMS tests in Spring 2005, there are many
similarities between the old and new tests.
- High School AIMS and AIMS-DPA are aligned to the new
Articulated Reading and Mathematics Standards.
- Grades 3 through 8 will be tested using a dual purpose
assessment which will measure the students’ level
of proficiency in Reading and Mathematics and will provide
students’ national percentile rankings in Reading,
Language, and Mathematics.
- This will be the first operational AIMS testing at Grades
4, 6, and 7.
- Arizona teachers have selected test items from previous
AIMS administrations that align to the new articulated standards.
- Arizona teachers identified which of the TerraNova items
align to the new articulated standards.
Merit’s language arts and math software programs correlate
to Arizona’s content standards and can help students
prepare for the AIMS test. The content and format of Merit’s
programs can help students develop and strengthen their test-taking
skills as well as their reading, writing and math skills.
Merit reading software has been proven -- through rigorous,
scientifically based research -- to increase both student
reading comprehension and standardized test scores. Merit
research study findings reveal that education software is
an effective tool to improve test scores and academic performance.
Published: May 2005 |
| How We Can Help: |
Merit Software's
programs address the specific areas covered on
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS).
Visit our Curriculum
Correlations for Arizona. |
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