Innovation in Social Studies Assessments

1. Innovation in Social Studies Assessments

2. Assessment Quotations

3. Details of the SAGE • Pre-tests and post-tests to measure growth in: • Common Core literacy • Social Studies skills (e.g., inquiry, historical thinking) • Enduring Understandings of social studies content • Available for: • 6th grade World Geography and Cultures • 7th grade Ancient World History • 8th grade U.S. History • Aligned to style of PARCC and delivered using online platform • Mixture of short constructed response, technology enhanced, and selected response questions, most of which include a text, map, or other image.

4. SAGE Participation By the Numbers 41 of 55 (75%) MS social studies teachers have been involved in SAGE • Focus Groups – 5 (3 at Central, 2 at schools) • Item Writer Trainings – 7 (4 two day, 1 one day, 2 after school) • Content Advisory Committees – 3 (41 teachers, 2 librarians) • Range-finding Committee – 1 (30 teachers) • January Field testing – (9 schools) • Spring Field testing – (13 schools and counting)

5. Social Studies in DCPS SAGE Demo • Go to: http://test.linkit.com and enter one of the following codes: • 6th grade sample test: 6444SFSK  • 7th grade sample test: 7688NPWS • 8th grade sample test: 2837DFKB

6. View of Platform

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