Elementary Science

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Elementary Science

• General Overview

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Task Names - Elementary

• 1- Structure and Properties of Matter
• 2- Chemical and Physical Changes
• 3- Fundamental Forces and Motions
• 4- Interaction of Energy and Matter
• 5- Organism Characteristics and Needs
• 6- Transmission of Traits
• 7- Interdependence of Organisms in Environment
• 8- Diversity of Species and Adaptation
• 9- Structure of Earth and Material Use
• 10- Change in Lithosphere, Hydrosphere,
  Atmosphere
• 11- Earth, Sun, Moon

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Administration Big Picture

• Task Content
• Pre-requisite Skills
• Content Prompts
• Materials Preparation
• Scoring
• Anticipations and Possibilities
• Role Play

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Task Content- Elementary

• Tasks 1, 2, 3, 4 Matter, Chemical change, Force,
  Energy
• Tasks 5, 6, 7, 8 Organisms, Traits, Environment,
  Adaptation
• Tasks 9, 10, 11 Earth, Atmosphere, Moon, Sun

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Pre-requisite Skills-Elementary

• Each of the pre-requisites for each task have a
  similar sequence of difficulty
• All can be answered by pointing or communicating
  when the assessor is touching the correct item
• Task 6, pre-requisite 5 needs the student
  materials from task 5

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Content Prompts- Elementary

• Picture prompts are used for all items in each of
  the 11 tasks
• All items in Tasks 1, 5, 8, 9, 11 can be answered
  by pointing
• Tasks 2, 3, 6, 10 have sequencing items
• Tasks 4 and 7 require verbal or written responses

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Materials Preparation- Elem.

• Task 1 - need to provide objects
• Tasks 2, 3, 6, 10 have student materials to cut
  out (for sequencing) could point instead for some
  students

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Science General Scoring

• Full credit
• Partial Credit
• Exceptions
• Open-ended questions
• Typically any one specific thing related to the
  answer will count as 2 points
• The answer should always be related to the
  construct (title) of the task

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Anticipations and PossibilitiesElementary

• Pointing by student to pictures - majority of
  responses in elementary science
• Tasks 4 and 7 are the most difficult
• Graphics will be available with the final version
  of the assessment

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Standard Administration and Scaffold
Administration

• Materials
• Exercises

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Middle/High Science

• General Overview

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Task Names - Middle/High

• 1- Changes of State
• 2- Force, Mass, and Motion
• 3- Force/Gravity
• 4- Types of Energy/Transformations
• 5- Organisms/Structure
• 6- Energy Flow, Photosynthesis/Organisms
• 7- Heredity
• 8- Evolution, Selection, and Adaptation
• 9- Scientific Inquiry and Understanding
• 10- The Earth, Tectonics, and Climate
• 11- The Earth in Space, Water Cycle, Resources

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Task Content- Middle/High

• Tasks 1-3 Liquid, Solid-Changes, Force, Motion,
  Gravity
• Tasks 4-6 Energy, Photosynthesis, Organisms
• Tasks 7-8 Heredity, Evolution
• Task 9 Scientific Inquiry
• Tasks 10-11 Earth, Climate, Resources

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Pre-requisite Skills- Middle/High

• Each of the pre-requisites for each task have a
  similar sequence of difficulty
• All can be answered by pointing or communicating
  when the assessor is touching the correct item
• Task 2, pre-requisite 4 add to direction or
  show/tell me when I roll a pencil.

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Content Prompts- Middle/High

• Picture prompts are used for the majority of
  items
• Tasks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 have three or more
  pointing items per task
• Tasks 2, 6, 8, 11 require more verbal or
  substitute means of answering questions

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Content Prompts- Middle/High

• Rating of the Difficulty of Tasks (based on
  initial content review)
• Easier Tasks 3, 5
• Medium Tasks 7, 10
• Difficult Tasks 1, 2, 4, 9, 11
• Very Difficult Tasks 6, 8

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Science General Scoring

• Full credit
• Partial Credit
• Exceptions
• Open-ended questions
• Typically any one specific thing related to the
  answer will count as 2 points
• The answer should always be related to the
  construct (title) of the task

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Materials Preparation- Middle/High

• Nothing to cut out except for possibly Task 3
  item 5
• Need to provide a book for Task 2

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Anticipations and PossibilitiesMiddle/High

• Content Prompts of the 55 questions, 32
  responses by students can be pointing to the
  correct picture
• Because of the constructs of the grade level
  standards, this assessment may be more
  challenging for students
• Graphics will be available with the final version

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Standard Administration and Scaffold
Administration

• Materials
• Exercises