Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) - Specifications

Grade 7

Effective September 2009

Changes and Revisions

• Refer to the 2010 FSA Updates regarding booklet format information and general changes to the Foundation Skills Assessment

Specifications

• The Table of Specifications (PDF, 34KB) provides information on how the Grade 7 foundation skills will be assessed. The Table of Specifications provides weightings for sub-categories within Reading , Writing and Numeracy.

FSA is based on a sampling of the foundation skills students have learned developmentally and cumulatively. Foundation skills at Grade 7 reflect student learnings from K-7.

• Description (PDF, 30KB) of the Assessment provides information on the assessment components and process.

• FSA Curriculum Connections links to the IRPs for Grade 7 Language Arts and Mathematics.

• FSA Categories (PDF, 98KB) provide a description of the Reading Category, Writing Category, and Numeracy Strands.

• FSA Scoring Guide (PDF, 552KB) provides information about holistic scoring for Reading , Writing and Numeracy.

Samples

• FSA Samples show the format of an assessment and the balance of questions across the curriculum organizers.