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NC Final Exams
2014NHCS
Rationale The schedule is designed to parallel the secure and
controlled manner in which end-of-grade assessments are delivered.
All stakeholders are confident that the data will accurately measure student learning.
Quality data for the newly-adopted teacher
effectiveness model is collected.
Common Exam Test Administration Manual
The same manual is used for all assessments.
Pages 1-3: Teacher Evaluation
Page 4: General Assessment Information
Page 5-6:Eligibility and participation
Page 7: Administration time/testing schedule Accommodations and Alternate Assessments
Common Exam Test Administration Manual
Pages 8-12: Testing Materials
Pages 12-19: Testing Code of Ethics; Test Administrators and Proctors; Test Security; Student Emergencies; Testing irregularities; Scoring
Student Growth for Standards 6 and 8 p.1-3
Required Common Exams p 4
Math: Math II, Math III, CC Geometry, CC Algebra II, Advanced Functions and Modeling, Discrete, Pre Calculus
Science: Earth/Environmental Science, Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics, Science 4, Science 6, Science 7
English: English/Language Arts I, English/Language Arts III, English/Language Arts IV
Social Studies: World History, Civics and Economics, U.S. History, American History I, American History II, Social Studies 4-8
Occupational Courses: None
NC Final Exams p.4
NC Final Exams p.4
Eligible Students p.5
All students enrolled in courses for which NC Final Exams are required.
Students, including seniors, who are exempt from final exams by local Board of Education policy shall not be exempt from NC Final Exams.
Students repeating courses
LEP students LEP students scoring below 4.0 expanding on the reading subtest of
the WIDA ACCESS Placement Test AND are in first year in US schools are not eligible to be assessed on English I, III, IV
LEP students must participate in other NC Final Exams
Schedule p.7 Last five days for semester-long courses; last 10 days for
year-long courses
Accommodations and Alternate Assessments p.7-8 and APPENDIX E
Students with disabilities, including students only receiving services under Section 504, may receive testing accommodations for the NC Final Exams Students should receive the accommodations they use routinely during their
instructional programs and similar classroom assessments
Special print versions are available for order Braille Large Print (LP) One Test Item Per Page Edition (OTIPP)
Requests for special print versions other than Braille, LP, or OTIPP must be submitted on an Accommodation Notification Form
Requests for special print versions must be placed at least 30 days before the test date
Alternate Assessments Not available for the NC Final Exams
Accommodations and Alternate Assessments p.7-8 and APPENDIX E
Answer Sheets p. 8-9
Multiple ChoiceMultiple choice
and constructed response
English III
ELA I; IIICC Geo/Alg IIAF&M; PreCalc; DiscreteEarth/Env; Physical ScienceUS History
Math II, IIIChemistry; PhysicsWorld; Civics; American I and II
Student constructed responses will be sent to DPI for grading.
Test Codes p. 9 and Appendix A
Materials p. 10-12 (pink handout)
Materials p. 10-12 (pink handout)
Testing Code of Ethics p. 12-14 AND APPENDIX F
Eligibility Issues
Accommodations Issues
Security Issues Neither students nor teachers may possess cell phones.
Monitoring Issues
Procedural Issues
NOTE: Test training MUST include review of the Testing Code of Ethics
Selecting Test Administrators and Proctors p. 14-15
Testing Options
Test admin: Teacher of Record
Full time proctor required
Test admin: Teacher in same cluster
Full time proctor required
Test admin: Teacher from different cluster
Roving proctor(one per 3 close rooms)
NOTE: No stadium-type testing permitted
Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
Emergencies, Irregularities and Misadministrations p. 16-18
Emergencies and Breaks
Reporting Irregularities – School Test Coordinator must document in OTISS NEW this year.
Misadministrations
Implementation Planning
Stadium–style testing is NOT permitted.
Review of Accommodations forms are NOT required, but are recommended.
Testing department has calculators for check out. High schools may request additional calculators form
feeder schools
DPI Procedure for Grouping(Not in manual)
Courses that CANNOT Be Combined for Testing (i.e., these courses must test alone)
1. English Language Arts III cannot be grouped2. Grade 8 Social Studies cannot be grouped3. U.S. History cannot be grouped4. Physical Science cannot be grouped5. Earth/Environmental Science cannot be grouped6. SCS Algebra II cannot be grouped
Courses Which Can be Grouped (small groups and makeups only) (Not in manual)
You can group: English Language Arts I English Language Arts IV
You can group: Comm. Core Geometry SCS Geometry
You can group: Civics and Economics World History American History I American History II
You can group: Math II Math III
You can group; Chemistry Physics
You can group: Comm. Core Algebra II Comm. Core Integrated Math III
1. You can group:• Advanced Functions and Modeling• Discrete Mathematics Precalculus
Reporting: High School only ONLY the 100-point converted score may be used as the exam score; exam score shall count 25% of student’s grade.
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