The test blueprint is a public document designed to communicate the structure and contents of the Kentucky Core Content Test to classroom teachers, administrators, school councils, and other interested persons. It also provides general guidelines for the test contractor to follow in developing the test. The contractor is instructed to match the proportions indicated for sub-domains in each content area. (Although final results are expected to be within 5% of these recommendations, slightly greater discrepancies may appear on the year 2007 test if revision of the Core Content has resulted in a need for additional test items.)
This version of the test blueprint is aligned with the Core Content version of the same number.
The blueprint is organized into seven subject areas. Separate sections follow for each subject area tested because the structure of the Core Content is not the same across content areas. Each section describes the relative weight assigned to sub-domain areas.
The Excel file below contains 3 pie charts that illustrate the weights given in the CATS system (2007) to the various components of Kentucky's accountability system. There are pie chart for elementary, middle and high school weights.