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OVERVIEW OF NEW YORK STATE SOCIAL STUDIES ASSESSMENTS

OVERVIEW OF NEW YORK STATE SOCIAL STUDIES ASSESSMENTS. Grade 5 Elementary-Level Social Studies Test – administered in November each year Grade 8 Intermediate-Level Social Studies Test – administered in June each year

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OVERVIEW OF NEW YORK STATE SOCIAL STUDIES ASSESSMENTS

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  1. OVERVIEW OF NEW YORK STATE SOCIAL STUDIES ASSESSMENTS • Grade 5 Elementary-Level Social Studies Test – administered in November each year • Grade 8 Intermediate-Level Social Studies Test – administered in June each year • Global History and Geography Regents – administered in June, August, and January each year • United States History and Government Regents – administered in June, August, and January each year • Global Studies Regents Competency Tests – administered in June, August, and January each year • United States History and Government Regents Competency Tests – administered in June, August, and January each year

  2. Elementary – Intermediate – CommencementSocial Studies Assessments • Grade 5: 2 sessions, 1 ½ hours each – November • Grade 8: 2 sessions, 1 ½ hours each – June • Global History and Geography Regents: 1 session, 3 hours – January, June, and August • United States History and Government Regents: 1 session, 3 hours – January, June and August

  3. June 1989 – January 2000 Grade 6 Program Evaluation Test Grade 8 Program Evaluation Test Global Studies Regents Global Studies Regents Competency Test United States History and Government Regents United States History and Government Regents Competency Test June 2000 - Present Global History and Geography Regents (June 2000) Global Studies Regents Competency Test continuation of 1989 Test Grade 8 Intermediate-Level Social Studies Test (June 2001) United States History and Government Regents (June 2001_ United States History and Government Regents Competency Test continuation of 1989 Test Grade 5 Elementary Level Social Studies Test ( November 2001) Social Studies Assessments1989 - Present

  4. Grade 5 Elementary-Level Social Studies Test BOOKLET 1 • 35 multiple-choice items (50%) • 3-4 constructed-response items (20%) BOOKLET 2 • 1 document-based question (DBQ) essay • Scaffolded items (10%) • 1 essay (20%) Notes: • 4 point rubric for the DBQ essay • No choice, students must answer all items

  5. Grade 8 Intermediate-LevelSocial Studies Test BOOKLET 1 • 35 multiple-choice items (50%) • 3-4 constructed-response items (20%) BOOKLET 2 • 1 document-based question (DBQ) essay • Scaffolded items (10%) • 1 essay (20%) Notes: • 5 point rubric for the DBQ essay • No choice, students must answer all items

  6. Approximate Weighting of the Global History & Geography and United States History & Government Regents • 50 multiple-choice items (55%) • 1 thematic essay (15%) • 1 document-based question (DBQ) essay with scaffolded questions (15%) and essay (15%) Notes: • 5 point thematic rubric and 5 point DBQ rubric • No choice, students must answer all items • The number of scaffolded questions vary from test to test

  7. Global History & Geography United States History & Government Regents Competency Tests • 50 multiple-choice items • 2 essays out of 4 • Each essay has a Part A which consists of open-ended items and a Part B which is the essay Notes: • 6 point rating criteria • Essays are worth a total of 10 credits • Students have choice on the essays (2 out of 4)

  8. Regents Examination Performance of General Education Students Who Entered Grade 9 in 2001-2002

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