Reflect recommendations of the Superintendent's
Task Force on Accountability and Learning
Provide meaningful assessment of secondary
academic content based on the revised MS curriculum structures
Promote instructional strategies integrating
both content and problem solving
Offer a meaningful tool for accountability
of local school districts
Type
of Assessment
Multi-mode assessment consisting of seventy
percent (70%) selected-response (multiple choice) and thirty percent (30%)
constructed-response (short answer) questions.
Enhanced multiple choice (selected response)
questions require student demonstrations of fundamental knowledge and proficiency
in using various types of information.
Constructed-response questions offer opportunities
for student demonstration of greater depth of knowledge through written
responses to questions.
Assessment
Administration
All students enrolled in Algebra I, U.S.
History, and Biology
Implementation
Schedule
U.S. History, Algebra I, and Biology to
be administered November 19-21, 1997, in districts implementing 4x4 modular
scheduling
Statewide administration for U.S. History,
Algebra I, and Biology to be conducted April 29 - May 1, 1998
First live administration (for accountability)
of Biology in the Fall 1997
Reporting
Individual student and parent reports generated
indicating number and percent correct
School, district, and state reports depicting
number of items, mean scaled score, mean items correct, and mean percent
correct for state, district, and school
Percent below 25th state percentile to
be provided
Use
of Data
Program data reported in format to be used
for promoting classroom instruction focusing on problem-centered strategies
in addition to acquisition of content and improvement of professional development
offerings to local school districts
Data to be used as performance indicator
for accreditation model
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