april 17,18, 19 2012. ela exam overview three day exam- april 17,18,19 for grades 3-8 day 1- reading...

April 17,18, 19

2012

ELA Exam Overview Three day exam- April 17,18,19 for Grades 3-8

Day 1- Reading

Day 2- Listening

Day 3 –Reading/ Writing

DAY 1 APRIL 17,2012

DAY 1- Multiple Choice QuestionsStudents in Grades 3-8 will 7 read passages and select

the correct response from 4 multiple choice answers.

Tests at every grade level will contain both literary and informational reading passages.

Higher–order thinking skills will be required on some of

the questions that accompany the reading passages. These skills include: summarizing, analyzing, inferring, interpreting, predicting and evaluating information.

Literary and Informational Passages

Genres for reading passages may include: Short stories

Folktales Poems Reports Plays

Letters Interviews

How-to-pieces Excerpts from biographies or autobiographies

Essays Articles

DAY 1READING

GRADES 3-8GRADE 3

7 passages (literary and informational)36 multiple choice questions

Time = 70 minutes

GRADE 47 passages (literary and informational)

37 multiple choice questionsTime = 70 minutes

GRADES 5,6,7,87 passages (literary and informational)


DAY 2 APRIL 18,2012

DAY 2LISTENING SELECTIONS

GRADES 3-8 GRADES 3-8- Literary listening selection

Teacher will read the listening selection twice to the students aloud.

Students will not see the questions prior to hearing the listening selection.

In Grades 6-8, students may take notes during the first reading.

Students will take notes to answer 5 multiple choice questions;3 short response questions and 1 extended response question.

DAY 2LISTENING

GRADES 3-85 multiple-choice questions3 short-response listening questions1 extended response listening question2 reading passages (literary & informational)12-15 multiple choice reading questions

Time= 60 minutes (excluding reading listening selection aloud)

DAY 2New This YearGRADES 3-8

After the students complete the listening portion they will then read 2 reading passages (literary and informational) and answer multiple choice questions:

Grade 3 - 12 multiple-choice reading questionsGrade 4 - 15 multiple-choice reading questionsGrades 5-8 - 13 multiple-choice reading questions

DAY 3 APRIL 19,2012

DAY 3READING/WRITING

GRADES 3-8The reading/writing section of the tests will be composed of

four short-response questions and one extended-response question.

Students will write from a variety of prompts and for many different audiences.

Student responses will be evaluated on how well the writing addresses the task and demonstrates understanding of the passages.

DAY 3READING/WRITING

GRADES 3-8 Grade 3 will read 2 passages (literary not paired)

Grade 4 will read 2 paired passages & 1 single passage (informational)

Grade 5 will read 2 paired passages & 1 single passage (informational and literary)

Grade 6 will read 2 paired passages (informational)

Grade 7 will read 2 paired passages & 1 single passage (literary)


Grades 3-8 will answer 4 short-response questions and 1 extended response question based on the passages read.

Students in Grades 3-5 will have 45 minutes to complete.


Question FormatsThe English Language Arts Test will contain questions with a

variety of formats, including multiple-choiceshort-response (2-credit) extended-response (Grade 3, 3-credit; Grades 4–8, 4-credit)graphic organizers

In 2012, there will not be any multiple-choice questions testing writing mechanics.

For short- and extended-response questions, students will write answers to open-ended questions.

The extended responses are scored for writing as well as for reading comprehension.

ScoringFor 2012, writing mechanics has been added to the rubric for scoring extended responses. Scores for the extended responses are based on evidence of the following qualities in addition to meaning and development:

Organization—the extent to which the response exhibits direction, shape, and coherence

Language Use- he extent to which the response exhibits clear and effective use of vocabulary and sentence structure.

Writing Mechanics- the extent to which the response exhibits correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

Each short-response and extended-response question on the test is scored according to a rubric.

Each short response is scored for meaning and development only.

Each extended response is scored for organization, language use, and writing mechanics, in addition to meaning and development

How is the ELA (DAY 1) different from last year?DAY 1- 2011 DAY 1- 2012

GRADES 3 & 56-7 passages (literary and informational)


GRADE 47-8 passages (literary and informational)


GRADES 6,7,87-8 passages (literary and informational)


GRADE 3 7 passages (literary and informational)


GRADE 47 passages (literary and informational)


GRADES 5,6,7,87 passages (literary and informational)


How is the ELA (DAY 2) different from last year?

DAY 2-2011 DAY 2-2012

5 multiple-choice questions

3-5 multiple-choice (writing mechanics) questions

3 short-response listening

questions

Time= 30 minutes

5 multiple-choice questions3 short-response listening

questions1 extended response listening

question2 reading passages (literary &

informational)12-15 multiple choice reading

questions

Time= 60 minutes

How is the ELA (DAY 3) different from last year?

DAY 3-2011 DAY3-2012 Grade 3 will read 2 passages (not

paired)

Grades 4-8 will read 2 paired passages (literary and informational).


Students in Grades 3-8 will have 60 minutes.

Grade 3 will read 2 passages (literary not paired)

Grade 4 will read 2 paired passages & 1 single passage (informational)

Grade 5 will read 2 paired passages & 1 single passage (informational and literary)


Grade 7 will read 2 paired passages & 1 single passage (literary)





April 25,26,272012

Math Exam OverviewThree day exam- April 25, 26, 27 for Grades 3-8

Day 1- Multiple-choice questions only.

Day 2- Multiple-choice questions only.

Day 3 - Short and Extended response questions.

DAY 1 APRIL 25,2012

Math – DAY 1- Multiple Choice

Grade 3- 29 multiple choice questions- 60 minutes


Grade 5 - 30 multiple choice questions- 60 minutes




DAY 2APRIL 26,2012

Math – DAY 2 -Multiple Choice(Same amount of questions and timing as Day 1)







DAY 3APRIL 27,2012

Math – DAY 3 -Multiple ChoiceGrade 3- 4 short response & 3 extended response questions - 50 minutes

Grade 4- 5 short response & 4 extended response questions- 60 minutes

Grade 5 - 4 short response & 4 extended response questions- 60 minutes



Grade 8 - 5 short response & 4 extended response questions - 60 minutes

How is Math (DAY 1) different from last year?

DAY 1-2011 DAY 1-2012














DAY 2-2011 DAY 2-2012

Math Exam was 2 days last yearLast year Day 2, consisted of

short response and extended response questions.

Additional multiple choice questions are new.








DAY 3-2011 DAY 3-2012

Grade 3 – 4 short responses & 2 extended responses-40 min






Grade 3- 4 short responses & 3 extended responses- 50 min

Grade 4- 5 short responses & 4 extended responses -60 min

Grade 5 - 4 short responses & 4 extended responses -60 min

Grade 6 - 5 short responses & 4 extended responses- 60 min

Grade 7 - 5 short responses & 4 extended responses- 60 min

Grade 8 - 5 short responses & 4 extended responses -60 min

For Additional Testing Information:

New York State Education Department:http://www.nysed.gov

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