| Grade Levels | Elementary (K-5) | Middle (6-8) | High (9-12) | ||
| Subjects | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | ELA | Other |
| Question Types | Multiple-Choice | Interactive | Short Answer | Free Response | Passage-based |
| Features | Paired Questions | Ordered by difficulty | Spanish Translation |
| Number of questions: | 330 |
|---|---|
| Originally published by: | Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP) at Boston College |
| Database organization: | Subject |
| Requires subscription: | No |
This bank includes all 165 questions that appeared on UDAC elementary and middle school assessments, plus 165 matching questions in Spanish. These cover math, science, and reading/writing.
UDAC was a cooperative effort between 11 large U.S. districts and the Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy at Boston College. The goal was to develop and disseminate authentic-assessment instruments as alternatives to the traditional standardized tests for school-accountability purposes. While UDAC dates back to the early 90s, its questions have held up remarkably well and may be considered precursors to what are now called hands-on activities or performance tasks. Copies of the original UDAC assessments were preserved by EducAide Software (maker of Problem-Attic) and, to our knowledge, are not available on any other online site. Permission to republish was graciously given by Boston College.
It's fast and easy to switch between the languages, read about it here.
A few illustrations are missing from the source material; we're still trying to track them down.