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MSL Update

MSL Update. NIHS December 2012 SIT Members. All questions incorporate some aspect of WH Standard 1 and the following:. World History: Test Specifications, weights. Civics/Econ: Test Specifications, weights. World History, Civics/Econ.

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MSL Update

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  1. MSL Update NIHS December 2012 SIT Members

  2. All questions incorporate some aspect of WH Standard 1 and the following: World History: Test Specifications, weights

  3. Civics/Econ: Test Specifications, weights

  4. World History, Civics/Econ Half of the testing time and half of the total score points are allocated to answering the CR questions. These are worth 2, 3, or 4 points. Students may be asked to respond to a prompt and stimulus using skills learned during the course. Students may be asked to show their knowledge of social studies concepts through written expression.

  5. World History, Civics/Econ Many of the items will require students to read, interpret, and/or analyze stimulus material, including maps, graphs, and excerpts of primary and secondary source documents. Two 45-minute parts Part one:18-21 MC items Part two: 8-10 CR items

  6. Sample Released HS Social Studies CR Item • In the compound republic of America, the power surrendered by the people is first divided between two distinct governments, and the portion allotted to each subdivided among distinct and separate departments. Hence a double security arises to the rights of the people. The different governments will each control each other, at the same time that each will be controlled by itself. James Madison, Federalist Paper #51 • The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government—lest it come to dominate our lives and interests. Patrick Henry, Anti-Federalist Use the excerpts to outline the Federalist and Anti Federalist perspectives on the Constitution. Describe two compromises that resulted from this conflict.

  7. US History: Test Specifications, weights

  8. US History Items are aligned to the 2006 Standard Course of Study All MC items, NO CR Two 45-minute parts Part one: 25 MC items Part two: 25 MC items

  9. English I: Test Specifications, weights

  10. English III: Test Specifications, weights

  11. English IV: Test Specifications, weights

  12. English I, III, IV MC Items require students to read, comprehend, and recall info; analyze reading; identify points of view, claims and evidence; apply concepts and skills; and make inferences. CR items will require students to write arguments using valid reasoning and evidence, produce clear and coherent writing, and draw evidence from literary or informational texts.

  13. English I, III, IV Four reading passages: two literary and two informational either historical or scientific 33-37 MC items 3-4 CR items (up to 2 per reading passage) 1 extended CR aligning to Std. 1, 4, 9 and answered in 3 paragraphs

  14. Chemistry: Test Specifications, weights

  15. Earth/Environ: Test Specifications, weights

  16. Physical Science: Test Specifications, weights

  17. Physics: Test Specifications, weights

  18. Sciences CR items will require students to demonstrate their understanding either by1)solving real-world problems using skills developed during course or 2)showing their knowledge of science concepts through written expression.

  19. Sciences Two 45-minute parts Part 1: 18-21 MC items Part 2: 8-12 MC and 4-6 CR

  20. Geometry: Test Specifications, weights

  21. Algebra II: Test Specifications, weights

  22. Geometry/Algebra II CR items will align to both the SCOS and CC skills. Students will have to arrive at the correct answer and show their work. CR answers will receive a score of 0, 1, 2, 3. Calculators may be used for all items.

  23. Geometry/Algebra II Two 45-minute parts Part 1: 18-21 MC items Part 2: 8-12 MC and 4-6 CR

  24. Advanced Functions: Test Specifications, weights

  25. Pre-Cal: Test Specifications, weights

  26. Ad Func/Pre-Cal The MC and CR items will align to the SCOS. For the CR items, students will have to arrive at the correct answer and show their work. CR answers will receive a score of 0, 1, 2, 3. Calculators may be used for all items.

  27. Geometry/Algebra II Two 45-minute parts Part I: all MC Part II: some MC and some CR

  28. Sample CR Items Were released this week, along with rubrics, sample student answers, and sample scores for the following courses: English I, Adv Func, Physical Science, Civ/Econ From ISS homepage, click Departments, Testing and Accountabillity, READY Accountability Model, and then Sample Constructed Responses for MSLs under Documents. Click the pertainent subject area. http://iss.schoolwires.com//site/Default.aspx?PageID=42478

  29. All Tests Score is exam grade and counts 25 % of final grade. There are no retests. A 0-100 score will be provided for reporting, but no proficiency grade will be given until Oct. 2013. A teacher who is not the teacher of record will administer. Two teachers of the same content/course will score the constructed response/short answer.

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