AK STAR and Alaska Science Assessment

Student Readiness

The State of Alaska Department of Education's (DEED) AK STAR and Alaska Science Assessment Student Preparation pages provide families and educators with resources to support students in preparing for spring testing.  All links are external and connect to the State of Alaska website.

The following Quick Sheet provides a one-stop shop of links to Practice Tests, Tutorials and all Student Readiness resources for each assessment platform:

• Quick Sheet: AK STAR and Alaska Science Assessment Student Readiness, Practice Test, and Assessment Design Resources

AK STAR

• AK STAR Student Readiness Resources - DEED

• The Practice Tests provide opportunities to use the embedded Universal Tools and embedded accommodations.  Remember that AK STAR is English Language Arts (ELA )and math; Alaska Science Assessment is science. They are separate platforms.

  • Text-to-Speech practice on both AK STAR ELA and mathematics

  • ASL videos on AK STAR

  • Universal Tools - magnification, color overlay, line guide, highlighter, and more

    • A calculator is a mathematics Universal Tool for students in grades 6-9 but is not allowed for students in grades 3-5 as outlined in the DEED Alaska Statewide Summative Assessment Calculator Policy 

Alaska Science Assessment

• Alaska Science Assessment Student Readiness Resources - DEED 

• The Practice Tests provide opportunities to use the embedded Universal Tools and embedded accommodations.  Remember that AK STAR is ELA and math; Alaska Science Assessment is science. They are separate platforms.

  • Text-to-Speech practice on the Alaska Science Assessment

  • Universal Tools - magnification, color overlay, line guide, highlighter, and more

    • A calculator is a science Universal Tool for students in grades 5, 8 and 10 as outlined in the DEED Alaska Statewide Summative Assessment Calculator Policy