Measures of Student Learning/ Common Exam Update
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Measures of Student Learning/Common Exam Update
Parent Advisory Council
October 2012
Setting the Context
Setting the Context
Setting the Context
Setting the Context
Setting the Context
Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams
• Exams designed for currently non-tested subjects
• Built by the state – every district will have the same exams
• Intended to replace final exams in high school
Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams
• FALL 2012-3:
Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams
• SPRING 2013:
Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams
HIGH SCHOOL EXAMS:• 80-minute test
– Two 40-minute sessions
• Multiple-choice and constructed responseconstructed response– Students write in answers; for example:
• Math – students provide numeric answer and show their work
• English – short answer (paragraph or less) and extended response (up to 3 paragraphs)
Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams
• How/if it counts as grades are determined by each school system– High school: just like a final exam - 25% of final
grade– Elementary and middle: decision is yet to be
made
Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams
• Each school system is responsible for scoring the exams– Multiple choice: scored by central office– Constructed response: scored by school
personnel• Can be scored by more than one person• Teacher of students can’t be the only scorer
Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams
• Won’t be part of accountability model for schools
• For student purposes, replaces the teacher-made exam
• Scoring will be consistent across the system
Questions andfor more
Information:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/educatoreffect/measures/