ILTS case studies
ILTS · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Illinois Licensure Testing System (ILTS) is the assessment program that Illinois uses to evaluate candidates for educator licensure and related school roles. It is not a single exam but a catalog of test titles grouped into five families: content-area and grade-level certification tests, world language tests, target language proficiency tests, special education and pupil personnel/related services tests, and administrator assessments together with Series FLEX titles such as Foundations of Reading. The ILTS case studies are 5 cases and about 3,683 words.
1The Word Bank Question: Accommodation or Construct Change?
Okafor teaches five sections of seventh-grade science (148 students total). On the last ecosystems unit test, his third-period class averaged 61% while his other four sections averaged 74%.
676 words, about 3 min2Placement Test That Measures the Wrong Thing
Delgado teaches Spanish I at a suburban high school. Of her 28 third-period students, 11 speak Spanish at home; four read and write Spanish at grade level, five have had little or no formal literacy instruction in Spanish, and two arrived from Guatemala within the past 18 months.
732 words, about 4 min3Advanced Mid Speaking, Intermediate High Writing: Is She Qualified?
Ruiz is a finalist for a second-grade dual-language (Spanish/English) position. Her target language proficiency results are: speaking Advanced Mid, listening Advanced Mid, reading Advanced Low, writing Intermediate High, with recurring errors in written accent placement and in ser/estar in extended text.
682 words, about 3 min4Low Achievement, Flat Growth: Eligibility Under Pressure
Marcus is 8 years old and in third grade. Fall screening placed him at the 9th percentile in word reading.
850 words, about 4 min5Two Years of 'Needs Improvement,' Strong Test Growth, and a Deadline
Alvarez is in her second year as principal of a K-8 school (612 students, 68% economically disadvantaged, 14% with IEPs). Boone, a tenured fourth-grade teacher with 19 years of experience, has received 'needs improvement' ratings in the instruction domain for two consecutive years, along with three parent complaints about yelling and inconsistent grading.
743 words, about 4 min