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• ICTS Faculty Guide—contains information about the testing program, its basis in Illinois law and alignment with Illinois standards, the structure of the tests, and the uses of the test frameworks and reports prepared for examinees and Illinois educator preparation programs.

• Appendix A: Worksheets—provides a Student Profile Worksheet for faculty to assess student preparation and a Objective-to-Course Matching Chart.

• Appendix B: Informational Handouts—offers preparation materials for students, including Frequently Asked Questions, Developing a Study Plan, and Test-Taking Strategies.

• Appendix C: Overview of Illinois Tests—comprises detailed summaries of the test design and related information for each Illinois test. For more information, you may also wish to view the Test Frameworks and Framework Development Correlation Tables.