Students take the FCAT math exam in 5th grade and
the FCAT reading exam in 4th grade.
As critics contend, the state's aggregate test - score improvements on the 4th - grade
FCAT reading exam — and likely on the NAEP exam as well — are inflated by the change in the number of students who were retained in 3rd grade in accordance with the state's new test - based promotion policy.
Not exact matches
To assess how well Florida performed relative to the rest of the nation, one can use the results for initial 3rd - grade students on the
FCAT to rescale the state's 4th - grade scores on the NAEP
reading exam.
All public school students in Florida enrolled in grades 3 through 10 take
FCAT exams in math,
reading, and writing.