Sponsor	AL
Vendor	Alabama Department of Education
Assessment Name	Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing (ADAW)
Assessment Type Description	Criterion
Discipline Description	Writing
Grade Level	10
Assessment URL	https://docs.alsde.edu/documents/91/Overview%20of%20Alabama%20Student%20Assessment%20Program.pdf
Assessment administered	NULL

This assessment is a customized version of a particular off the shelf commercial assessments
This assessment is formative or diagnostic and is not part of a high stakes framework
This assessment is administered to students who are not yet proficient in English
This assessment is administered to students with an IEP
This assessment is administered to students with significant cognitive disabilities
Most assessments are mandated but some, such as early graduation exams, may be elective exams
This is primarily the NAEP or other large scale assessment
This primarily refers to end of course exams.
A number of assessments are used to make retention decisions in particular grades. These assessments are often administered multiple times to allow students multiple opportunities to progress to the next grade.

Sponsor	AL
Vendor	Alabama Department of Education
Assessment Name	Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing (ADAW)
Assessment Type Description	Criterion
Discipline Description	Writing
Grade Level	5
Assessment URL	https://docs.alsde.edu/documents/91/Overview%20of%20Alabama%20Student%20Assessment%20Program.pdf
Assessment administered	NULL

This assessment is a customized version of a particular off the shelf commercial assessments
This assessment is formative or diagnostic and is not part of a high stakes framework
This assessment is administered to students who are not yet proficient in English
This assessment is administered to students with an IEP
This assessment is administered to students with significant cognitive disabilities
Most assessments are mandated but some, such as early graduation exams, may be elective exams
This is primarily the NAEP or other large scale assessment
This primarily refers to end of course exams.
A number of assessments are used to make retention decisions in particular grades. These assessments are often administered multiple times to allow students multiple opportunities to progress to the next grade.

Sponsor	AL
Vendor	Alabama Department of Education
Assessment Name	Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing (ADAW)
Assessment Type Description	Criterion
Discipline Description	Writing
Grade Level	7
Assessment URL	https://docs.alsde.edu/documents/91/Overview%20of%20Alabama%20Student%20Assessment%20Program.pdf
Assessment administered	NULL

This assessment is a customized version of a particular off the shelf commercial assessments
This assessment is formative or diagnostic and is not part of a high stakes framework
This assessment is administered to students who are not yet proficient in English
This assessment is administered to students with an IEP
This assessment is administered to students with significant cognitive disabilities
Most assessments are mandated but some, such as early graduation exams, may be elective exams
This is primarily the NAEP or other large scale assessment
This primarily refers to end of course exams.
A number of assessments are used to make retention decisions in particular grades. These assessments are often administered multiple times to allow students multiple opportunities to progress to the next grade.