{
  "program": "TCAP",
  "state": "Tennessee",
  "notes": [
    "This JSON summarizes publicly posted Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) assessment design. It is not an official TDOE publication.",
    "Total testing times (minutes) are transcribed from TDOE 'Testing Times by Grade/Subject' guidance as commonly published for grades 3–8; confirm each school year on tn.gov.",
    "Exact operational item counts and percentage weights by reporting category appear only in the current grade/subject blueprint PDFs."
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "label": "Overview of Testing in Tennessee",
      "url": "https://www.tn.gov/education/districts/lea-operations/assessment/testing-overview.html"
    },
    {
      "label": "Testing Times by Grade/Subject",
      "url": "https://www.tn.gov/education/districts/lea-operations/assessment/testing-times-by-grade-subject.html"
    },
    {
      "label": "TCAP assessment blueprints (by subject and grade)",
      "url": "https://www.tn.gov/education/districts/lea-operations/assessment/tcap-blueprints.html"
    },
    {
      "label": "TCAP English Language Arts (structure overview)",
      "url": "https://www.tn.gov/education/districts/lea-operations/assessment/tnready/tnready-ela.html"
    },
    {
      "label": "TCAP Mathematics — calculator-prohibited subpart (conceptual / fluency focus)",
      "url": "https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/testing/tnready/TCAP%20Mathematics%20Calculator%20Prohibited%20Subpart.pdf"
    },
    {
      "label": "Alternate Assessment (TDOE hub)",
      "url": "https://www.tn.gov/education/districts/lea-operations/assessment/alternate-assessment.html"
    },
    {
      "label": "TCAP-Alternate Assessment (TDOE)",
      "url": "https://www.tn.gov/education/districts/lea-operations/assessment/alternate-assessment/tcap-alternate-assessment.html"
    }
  ],
  "subpartsBySubject": [
    {
      "subject": "English language arts",
      "grades": "3–8",
      "subparts": 4,
      "timingNote": "Includes passage sets and editing/revision sections; writing tasks appear in early subparts per TDOE communications.",
      "calculator": "Not applicable (not a calculator-based subject).",
      "itemCountsNote": "TDOE ELA assessment overview documents describe operational plus field-test item ranges by grade; use the current blueprint PDF for exact counts."
    },
    {
      "subject": "Mathematics",
      "grades": "3–8",
      "subparts": 3,
      "timingNote": "Subpart 1 is calculator-prohibited; later subparts are calculator-permitted under TDOE policy.",
      "calculator": "Grades 3–5: four-function calculator on permitted subparts. Grades 6–8: four-function or scientific on permitted subparts (see TDOE calculator policy and mathematics assessment manuals).",
      "itemCountsNote": "Item totals and reporting-category percentages are defined in the annual mathematics blueprint for each grade."
    },
    {
      "subject": "Science",
      "grades": "3–8",
      "subparts": 1,
      "timingNote": "Single-session design for grades 3–8 in standard TDOE tables.",
      "calculator": "As specified in TDOE science assessment materials for the grade.",
      "itemCountsNote": "See grade-specific science blueprint."
    },
    {
      "subject": "Social studies",
      "grades": "6–8",
      "subparts": 2,
      "timingNote": "Two subparts in standard TDOE tables for middle grades.",
      "calculator": "Not applicable unless specified for a constructed-response tool in TDOE materials.",
      "itemCountsNote": "See grade 6–8 social studies blueprint."
    }
  ],
  "totalMinutesByGrade": [
    { "grade": 3, "ela": 180, "math": 110, "science": 50, "socialStudies": null },
    { "grade": 4, "ela": 180, "math": 110, "science": 50, "socialStudies": null },
    { "grade": 5, "ela": 200, "math": 110, "science": 90, "socialStudies": null },
    { "grade": 6, "ela": 230, "math": 115, "science": 90, "socialStudies": 100 },
    { "grade": 7, "ela": 230, "math": 115, "science": 90, "socialStudies": 100 },
    { "grade": 8, "ela": 230, "math": 115, "science": 90, "socialStudies": 100 }
  ],
  "timeSource": "Tennessee Department of Education — Testing Times by Grade/Subject (confirm annually)",
  "illustrativeDomainEmphasis": {
    "disclaimer": "Rounded bands for instructional planning. Official point or item percentages appear only in each grade/subject TCAP blueprint PDF on tn.gov.",
    "mathematics": [
      { "domain": "Numerical representations & relationships", "bandPercent": "22–32", "portalTags": ["COMPUTATION", "FRACTIONS"] },
      { "domain": "Computations & algebraic relationships", "bandPercent": "28–38", "portalTags": ["COMPUTATION", "PATTERNS"] },
      { "domain": "Geometry & measurement", "bandPercent": "18–26", "portalTags": ["GEO_MEAS"] },
      { "domain": "Data, statistics & probability (incl. financial literacy where assessed)", "bandPercent": "12–20", "portalTags": ["PATTERNS", "GEO_MEAS"] }
    ],
    "science": [
      { "domain": "Matter & energy", "bandPercent": "22–30", "portalTags": ["SCI_INQUIRY", "SCI_MODEL"] },
      { "domain": "Motion, forces & energy interactions", "bandPercent": "20–28", "portalTags": ["SCI_DATA", "SCI_SYSTEMS"] },
      { "domain": "Earth & space systems", "bandPercent": "18–26", "portalTags": ["SCI_MODEL", "SCI_SYSTEMS"] },
      { "domain": "Life science / organisms & ecosystems", "bandPercent": "22–32", "portalTags": ["SCI_INQUIRY", "SCI_ARGUMENTATION"] }
    ],
    "ela": [
      { "domain": "Reading literature & informational analysis", "bandPercent": "35–48", "portalTags": ["ELA_READING", "ELA_EVIDENCE", "ELA_COMPARE"] },
      { "domain": "Vocabulary & language in context", "bandPercent": "10–18", "portalTags": ["ELA_VOCABULARY", "ELA_STRUCTURE"] },
      { "domain": "Written expression / composition", "bandPercent": "18–28", "portalTags": ["ELA_COMPOSITION", "ELA_CRAFT"] },
      { "domain": "Conventions & editing", "bandPercent": "12–20", "portalTags": ["ELA_CONVENTIONS"] }
    ]
  },
  "socialStudiesGrade6ChronologyExample": {
    "disclaimer": "Illustrative study-planning coverage bands for ancient/classical world sequence; confirm weights in official Grade 6 Social Studies TCAP blueprint.",
    "regions": [
      { "label": "Mesopotamia (Sumer through early empires)", "bandPercent": "15–20" },
      { "label": "Egypt & Israel (Nile & Eastern Mediterranean)", "bandPercent": "18–23" },
      { "label": "India & China (classical South & East Asia)", "bandPercent": "20–25" },
      { "label": "Greece (city-states, culture, conflict)", "bandPercent": "15–20" },
      { "label": "Rome (Republic & Empire, legacy)", "bandPercent": "15–20" }
    ],
    "progressionNotes": "Grade 6 early world civilizations; grade 7 continues world studies (district-dependent); grade 8 U.S. history and civics per Tennessee middle-grades standards."
  },
  "socialStudiesGrades678": {
    "grade6": "Ancient civilizations — early world societies (see socialStudiesGrade6ChronologyExample)",
    "grade7": "World history — medieval through early modern and global connections (district scope may vary)",
    "grade8": "U.S. history and civics — founding through modern era with embedded geography and economics"
  },
  "scienceProgressionModel": [
    { "grade": 3, "emphasis": "balanced", "description": "Even integration across matter, organisms, earth, and motion at introductory depth" },
    { "grade": 6, "emphasis": "earth-heavy", "description": "Typical middle-grades tilt toward earth/space systems and human impact—confirm in Grade 6 blueprint" },
    { "grade": 7, "emphasis": "life-heavy", "description": "Typical tilt toward heredity, ecosystems, and body systems—confirm in Grade 7 blueprint" },
    { "grade": 8, "emphasis": "physical-heavy", "description": "Typical tilt toward forces, energy, waves, and particle models—confirm in Grade 8 blueprint" }
  ],
  "referenceMaterials": {
    "summary": "TDOE may provide approved reference sheets (e.g., formulas, periodic table) per administration manual; students apply concepts using those tools.",
    "periodicTableExample": "First 12 elements Z, symbol, name — informational only; official TCAP reference layout differs.",
    "applicationBasedTesting": "Items emphasize applying standards to novel contexts; aligns with portal scenario and multi-step practice design."
  },
  "alternateAssessments": {
    "summary": "Tennessee alternate assessments (AA-AAS) for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities; TCAP-Alt and DLM roles vary by subject/grade per TDOE.",
    "illustrativeStructures": {
      "tcapAltSocialStudies6to8": "~20 items; often untimed or highly flexible sessions (confirm in current manual)",
      "grade2AltELA": "Illustrative reading/listening ~65–75% vs written/symbolic response ~25–35%",
      "grade2AltMath": "Heavy number sense and concrete or visual supports"
    },
    "standardVsAlternateAspects": ["population", "standardsTargets", "testDesign", "subjectsEngines", "resultsUse"]
  },
  "practicePortalBlueprintCodes": {
    "math": ["COMPUTATION", "FRACTIONS", "PATTERNS", "GEO_MEAS"],
    "ela": ["ELA_READING", "ELA_VOCABULARY", "ELA_STRUCTURE", "ELA_EVIDENCE", "ELA_COMPARE", "ELA_CRAFT", "ELA_CONVENTIONS", "ELA_COMPOSITION"],
    "science": ["SCI_INQUIRY", "SCI_DATA", "SCI_MODEL", "SCI_PRACTICES", "SCI_SYSTEMS", "SCI_ARGUMENTATION"],
    "socialStudies": ["SOC_HISTORY", "SOC_GEOGRAPHY", "SOC_CIVICS", "SOC_ECONOMICS", "SOC_LITERACY"]
  }
}