KENTUCKY INSTRUCTIONAL RESULTS INFORMATION SYSTEM §

Description §

KIRIS is an educational assessment system used in Kentucky from 1991 to 1998 to evaluate student performance across various subject areas.

Related Concepts §

• 1991 — KIRIS was initiated in the year 1991
• 1998 — KIRIS was concluded in the year 1998
• KERA — KERA instituted an accountability index that included results from KIRIS assessments
• MATHEMATICS — Mathematics is one of the areas tested by KIRIS to assess students across different grade levels
• READING — Reading is another subject component included in the KIRIS assessments
• WRITING — Writing tasks are part of the KIRIS assessments to evaluate student performance in this subject
• SOCIAL STUDIES — Social studies is assessed by KIRIS to measure students’ knowledge in this subject area
• SCIENCE — Science assessments are included in the KIRIS to determine students’ understanding in this field
• ARTS AND HUMANITIES — Arts and humanities are covered in the KIRIS assessments to reflect creativity and cultural competencies
• SPRING — KIRIS assessments were administered in the spring each year
• PRACTICAL LIVING-VOCATIONAL STUDIES — Practical living/vocational studies are part of the KIRIS assessments for evaluating essential life skills