North Dakota State Standards

T & L 590

ST: Capstone, Higher Education

Instructors:

Dr. Richard Landry

Dr. Carla Hess

By

Gaylynn Becker

Presentation Outline

• Brief history of North Dakota standards development (3-7)

• English language arts and mathematics standards (8-24)

• Standards currently assessed in the 12th grade North Dakota reading and

mathematics assessments (25-32)

• The North Dakota State Assessment components & number of items (33-35)

• North Dakota State Assessment 12th grade results (36-39)

• Where can current North Dakota state content standards be located? (40)

Brief History of North Dakota Standards development

First Generation of North Dakota State Content Standards

• Early 1990’s

• Funded by Federal USDOE Grants

• $ 3,000,000.+ Over 3 years

• Dr. Clarence Bina - DPI - Directed– McREL Consultants– North Dakota Educators (K-12 & higher ed.) – Department of Public Instruction staff

Second Generation of North Dakota State Content Standards

• Mid to late 1990’s

-English Language Arts Curriculum Frameworks - 1996

-Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks 1999

Current DPI Content Standards• Arts

– Dance 2000– Drama 2000– Music 2000– Visual 2000

• English Language Arts 2004 Provisional

• Foreign Language 2001• Health 2000• Mathematics 2004

Provisional• Library/Technology

Literacy 2003

• Physical Education 2000• Science 2001• Social Studies 2000

– Nature of History– Political Institutions– Economic Systems– Social Studies Resources– Role of the Citizen– Geography– Culture– Sociology and Psychology– Sovereignty

English Language Arts 2004 Provisional Content Standards

Updated January 2004• ELA K• ELA 1• ELA 2• ELA 3• ELA 4• ELA 5• ELA 6

• ELA 7• ELA 8• ELA 9• ELA 10• ELA 11• ELA 12

English Language Arts and Mathematics

Standards

Content Standards & Benchmarks

• Content Standards: general statements that describe what students should know and the skills they should have in a specific content area.

• Benchmarks: statements of knowledge and skills that define a standard at a given developmental level (e.g., 4th grade, 8th grade, 12th grade)

2003 English Language Arts Content Standards

• Standard 1: Students engage in the research process

• Standard 2: Students engage in the reading process• Standard 3: Students engage in the writing process• Standard 4: Students engage in the speaking and

listening process• Standard 5: Students understand media• Standard 6: Students understand principles of

language

Standard 1: Students engage in the research process (Grades 9-12)

• Rationale: Engaging in the research process enables students to collect information, support ideas, solve problems, and convey their points of view to an audience. For students to become life-long learners, they must be able to look for relevance, reliability, and validity in all media. This standard facilitates reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing.

Standard 1: Students engage in the research process (Grades 9-12)

12.1.1 Define a research problem or task12.1.2 Plan a research strategy12.1.3 Access information using a variety of sources12.1.4 Use a variety of criteria to evaluate and

select information for research12.1.5 Use organizational strategies to record and

synthesize information12.1.6 Present research12.1.7 Evaluate the research process

Examples of specific knowledge that support the standard and

benchmarks (Grades 9-12)

12.1.1 Choose a broad topic, state the problem or question, form questions to focus research

12.1.2 Narrow topic, determine purpose (e.g., inform, persuade), develop research question, formulate a preliminary thesis statement, choose research methods

12.1.3 Books, newspapers, periodicals, online catalogs, search engines, microfiche, telephone information services, electronic databases, technical documents, interviews, surveys

Examples of specific knowledge that support the standard and

benchmarks (Grades 9-12 cont.)

12.1.4 Clarity, relevancy, reliability, validity, cross-referencing, reasoning, accuracy, comprehensiveness, author’s bias, author’s expertise

12.1.5 Summarize, paraphrase, precis, note cards, outline, graphic organizers, quotation marks, plagiarism, primary and

secondary sources, MLA/APA or other bibliographic format

Examples of specific knowledge that support the standard and

benchmarks (Grades 9-12 cont.)

12.1.6 Research paper, speech to inform or persuade, PowerPoint presentation, video presentation

12.1.7 Correct use of research format, accuracy of research, organization of information, use of sources

Examples of achievement standards that support the

standard and benchmarks (Gr. 9-12)

12.1.1 In small groups students will generate topics that are socially significant and have divergent

points of view. Each student will choose a research paper topic from the generated list.

12.1.2 Students will select one of the topics, narrow it to five problem areas, choose one of the areas, and formulate a research question.

12.1.3 Students will explore and access five different types of sources. Students will create a working bibliography.

For additional activities consult the Test Bank @

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndci

The North Dakota Mathematics

Standards and Benchmarks Grades 11-12

January 2004 - Draft

North Dakota Mathematics Standards (Grades 11-12)

Standard 1: Number and operation

Standard 2: Student understands and applies geometric concepts and spatial

relationships to represent and solve problems in mathematical and nonmathematical situations

Standard 3: Students use data collection and analysis techniques, statistical

methods, and probability to solve problems

North Dakota Mathematics Standards

(Grades 11-12 Cont.)

Standard 4: Students use concepts and tools of measurement to describe and

quantify the worldStandard 5: Students use algebraic concepts,

functions, patterns, and relationships to solve

problems

North Dakota Mathematics Standards

Grades 11-12 Benchmark Expectation:

• Numbers, number relationships, and number systems

• Operations and their properties

• Computational fluency and estimation

Numbers, Number Relationships, and Number Systems

Benchmark Expectation:(Grades 11-12)

11-12.1.1 Translate between radical expressions and expressions involving rational exponents

11-12.1.2 Describe the hierarchal relationships (e.g., explain why real numbers are complex) among

subsets of the complex number system, i.e., complex, real, and imaginary

11-12.1.3 Use imaginary numbers to express the square root of a negative number

11-12.1.4 Justify the steps of an algebraic process using the properties of the real number

system; e.g., write an algebraic proof

Operations and Their Properties Benchmark Expectation:(Grades 11-12)

11-12.1.5 Determine which properties of the real number system hold for matrices; e.g., matrix multiplication is not commutative

11-12.1.6 Apply basic properties of exponents and logarithms to rewrite algebraic expressions; i.e., power of a product, power of a power, products and quotients of powers, zero and negative exponents, and log of a product, quotient, or power

Computational Fluency and Estimation

Benchmark Expectation:(Grades 11-12)

11-12.1.7 Add, subtract, and multiply complex numbers

11-12.1.8 Multiply matrices containing nomore than three rows of

columns without the use of technology

Standards currently assessed in the 12th Grade North Dakota

Reading and Mathematics Assessments

Standards Assessed: North Dakota Reading Assessment (Gr. 12)

Standard 1: Gather and organize information1. Analyze info; relevance/reliability/validity

2. Use structures to organize/analyze info

Standard 2: Engage in the reading process1. Construct meaning/adjust for understanding

2. Read a variety of texts

Standard 3: Comprehend literature1. Analyze text reflects culture/historical era

2. Understand reader interacts with the text

Standard 7: Understand/use principles 3. Analyze figurative(idioms)/symbolic language

Standards Assessed: North Dakota Reading Assessment (Gr. 12)

(No proficiency levels provided)

Standard 4: Engage in the writing process1. Plan, write, and revise

2. Use grammar/punctuation/spelling for audience

Standard 5: Write for a variety of purposes 2. Use techniques in writing to reflect purpose

Standard 7: Understand/use principles1. Use grammar conventions to convey a message

Standards Assessed: North Dakota Mathematics Assessment

• Standard 1: Number & operation

• Standard 2: Geometry & spatial sense

• Standard 3: Data analysis, statistics, & probability

• Standard 4: Measurement

• Standard 5: Algebra, functions, & patterns

Standards/Benchmarks Assessed on the North Dakota State

Mathematics Assessment (Gr. 12)

Standard 1: Number & operations1. Know real number system2. Identify complex numbers4. Understand meaning of operations5. Apply advanced estimation skills6. Understand properties and basic theorems

Standards/Benchmarks Assessed on the North Dakota State

Mathematics Assessment (Gr. 12)Standard 2: Geometry and spatial sense

1. Properties of 2, 3-dimensional models2. Construct geometric figures3. Understand congruence, similarity, symmetry4. Apply transformations5. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem6. Apply basic trig ratios to real-world problems7. Apply measurements, formulas8. Generate geometric conjectures inductively9. Geometric properties/coordinate system

Standards Assessed on the North Dakota State Mathematics

Assessment (Gr. 12)

Standard 3: Data analysis, statistics, probability

1. Design, implement statistical studies

2. Sample data, understand role of sampling

3. Use counting strategies4. Calculate theoretical probabilities5. Calculate measures of central

tendency6. Use regression techniques7. Draw inferences, predict

outcomes

Standard 4: Measurement

1. Understand systems of measurement

2. Apply techniques, tools, formulas

4. Use estimation in measurement process

Standards Assessed on the North Dakota State Mathematics

Assessment (Gr. 12)

Standard 5: Algebra, functions, and patterns

1. Use algebraic procedures

2. Solve equations, inequalities, systems

3. Represent relations algebraically, graphically

4. Create, manipulate, apply matrices

5. Develop, analyze variety of algorithms

7. Use patterns, functions to model problems

The North Dakota State Assessment

Components & Number of Items

© 2004 Gaylynn Becker

North Dakota State Assessment Number of Items Per Component

(12th Grade)

Assessment Components

Reading Mathematics

TerraNova (Selected & Constructed

Response Items)

69 35

Supplemental Items (Selected Response)

35 34

Total Number of Items

104 69

North Dakota State Assessment 12th Grade Results

Achievement Standard

• Achievement Standard: Also known as a performance standard, a description of what a student knows and can do to demonstrate proficiency on a content standard. Descriptors for achievement are set at four levels including advanced, proficient, partially proficient, and novice.

North Dakota State Assessment 12th Grade Results

Academic Year Reading

% Proficient

Mathematics

% Proficient

2001-2002 50 33

2002-2003 53 33

2003-2004 55 36

2013-2014 NCLB

requirement

100 100

* Spring Norms were used. Slight variations may result.

North Dakota State Assessment Cut Score & Its Approximate

National Percentile Rank (12th Grade)

North Dakota State

Assessment

Proficient Level Cut Scale Score

National Percentile Rank

*

Reading 720 62

Mathematics 768 78

Where can current North Dakota State Content Standards be

located?• North Dakota Department of Public

Instruction

http://www.dpi.state.nd.us

• North Dakota Department of Public Instruction’s web address for state standards

http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/index.shtm