Maryland MCAP Practice Test
Prep for Maryland State Testing with an MCAP Practice Test
A little preparation goes a long way, and that's true for Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program tests. With a few MCAP practice sessions, your students will be ready to take their exams confidently and efficiently. And no doubt, they'll pass with flying colors.
Here's everything you need to know about the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program and how to prep your students with MCAP practice tests.
What Is the MCAP?
The Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) is a statewide academic testing program that assesses students against the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards. Composed of year-end summative assessments for elementary and middle school students and end-of-course exams for high school students, MCAP provides insights on student learning which give teachers and parents insights into their students while also providing accountability for schools and districts.
MCAP tests cover math, English language arts, social studies, and science (with the Maryland Integrated Science Assessment, or MISA). These subjects are tested at the following grade levels:
- Mathematics (grades 3-8)
- English language arts (grades 3-8, 10)
- MISA, the science assessment (grades 5 and 8)
- Social studies (grade 8)
- High school end-of-course exams: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Life Science MISA, Government
The MISA tests are aligned with the Maryland Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Spring of 2022 was the first time the Life Science MISA would be administered to high school students. Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, the Life Science MISA exam will count as 20 percent of a student's grade.
Students with significant cognitive disabilities may qualify for the alternate Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) assessments rather than the MCAP exams. DLM tests cover the same subjects and grade levels as the MCAP tests and are similarly delivered online.
English language learners in Maryland take the ACCESS for ELLs, which tests their English language proficiency in grades K through 12. English learners with significant cognitive disabilities may take the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs, an adapted version administered on paper.
How to Prep Your Students with MCAP Practice Tests
MCAP and MISA tests are primarily administered online via computer. To test well, students need to be well-versed in the subject matter and the digital testing environment.
Virtual tests like MCAP take advantage of the offerings of digital technology to ask more profound, more complicated questions. The MISA tests go beyond standard multiple-choice questions by including multiple tabs for interaction and question types like a selected response, multiple select, and constructed response.
Technology-enhanced questions use drag-and-drop and hot spot features for greater insight into student learning.
To make sure your students are ready for whatever the MCAP throws their way, give them practice test sessions in a virtual testing environment. Digital MCAP practice tests enable students to get familiar with the testing technology, honing their navigation skills and learning the ins and outs of virtual testing features, so they'll be confident on test day. To get the most bang for your practice testing buck, have your students take the MCAP practice tests on the same device they'll use for the real test. That way, they'll know exactly how the testing technology interacts with their device, whether a tablet, laptop, or desktop computer.
With a few MCAP practice tests under their belts, your students will be more than prepared to face the test and ace it.
MCAP Practice Tests Are Available in Pear Assessment
To make MCAP practice tests as easy to access as possible, Pear Assessment (formerly Edulastic) has already uploaded MCAP practice test content to our Pear Assessment Public Library. All you have to do is sign up for a free account, and you'll be ready to welcome your students into their first practice session. The Pear Assessment environment mimics the look and feel of the MCAP test, so your students can develop their virtual testing skills with the assurance that they'll know exactly what to expect on test day.
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Resources:
- https://support.mdassessments.com/
- https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Pages/DAAIT/Assessment/index.aspx
MCAP Practice Tests
MCAP Grade 3-4 Mathematics Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Grade 3-4 Mathematics Computer Based Practice Test Unit 2
MCAP Grade 5 Mathematics Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Grade 5 Mathematics Computer Based Practice Test Unit 2
MCAP Grade 6-7 ELA/Literacy Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Grade 6-7 ELA/Literacy Computer Based Practice Test Unit 2
MCAP Grade 8-10 ELA/Literacy Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Grade 3-4 Mathematics Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Grade 8 Social Computer Based Practice Test Unit 2
MCAP Grade 8 Social Computer Based Practice Test Unit 3
MCAP Grade 8 Social Computer Based Practice Test Unit 4
MCAP Grade 6-7 Mathematics Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Grade 6-7 Mathematics Paper Based Practice Test Unit 2
MCAP Grade 8 Mathematics Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Grade 8 Mathematics Computer Based Practice Test Unit 2
MCAP Algebra I-II Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Algebra I-II Practice Test - Unit 2 (CBT)
MCAP Geometry Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Geometry Computer Based Practice Test Unit 2
MCAP Grade 3-5 ELA/Literacy Computer Based Practice Test Unit 1
MCAP Grade 3-5 ELA/Literacy Computer Based Practice Test Unit 2
MCAP Grade 3-5 ELA Paper Based Practice Test Unit 1
