Missouri

NOCTI provides Missouri Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs with valid, reliable assessment options to satisfy the requirements of Missouri's Perkins IV indicator, Technical Skill Attainment (TSA). Assessment blueprints provide an overview of the specific competencies and skills measured on the assessment to assist with planning and administration.

Missouri Customized Assessments

NOCTI and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) worked together to customize five TSAs for the Business Information Technology Pathway.  Assessment blueprints are available by clicking the assessment title.

Assessment Details
• Online administration through Quadnet, NOCTI’s online assessment system
• Test administration time: 3 hours
• Administer in one 3-hour session, two 90-minute sessions, or three 60-minute sessions

Pricing Information
Post-tests only: $19.00 each
Pre-test/Post-test package: $15.00 per package *

*Pre/post-test package pricing is available from August through November of the current school year. The pre-/post-test package was created to encourage schools to take advantage of the benefits of pre-testing. All orders for the pre-/post-test package are required to be placed in the fall prior to administering the pre-tests to seniors. The post-tests will be administered upon program completion which is typically in the spring of the academic year. All pre-tests are administered according to the NOCTI Pre-Test Policy.

Cut Scores
Workshops to set cut scores for the customized Information Technology assessments are under way.

Missouri Customized Study Guides

Study guides are available for the Missouri Information Technology customized assessments. The study guides provide a study checklist for each major topic on the assessment. Teachers and students can work together to build confidence and knowledge as they prepare for testing.

Online sample questions provide students and teachers the opportunity to:
• Experience the online testing system features
• Become familiar with test question format

Pricing Information
$35.00 per package
A package consists of ten student guides and user codes for online samples questions and one teacher guide.
$10.00 per set
A set is ordered in addition to a package if needed and consist of five additional student guides and user codes for online sample questions.

Click here for order information.

NOCTI Job Ready or Pathway Assessments

NOCTI Job Ready and Pathway assessments may also be used to satisfy the requirements of Missouri's Perkins IV indicator, Technical Skill Attainment (TSA). NOCTI’s standard pricing applies for these assessments. The pre-/post-test package pricing shown above is limited to the customized Information Technology Customized assessments. Click here to view blueprints for all NOCTI assessments.

Cut Scores
The national average for NOCTI Job Ready and Pathway assessments is to be used as the cut score. If an assessment does not offer a national average, the cut score will be 65%. For more information, click here.

DESE Contact Information
Click here for DESE contact information if you have questions about Technical Skill Attainment.