From: Ellen Koivisto (igneous@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Jul 14 2003 - 10:30:02 PDT
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 10:30:02 -0700 Subject: Re: pinhole CA state standards question From: Ellen Koivisto <igneous@earthlink.net> Message-Id: <CD3837A4-B620-11D7-B125-000A959C38A8@earthlink.net>
I've been using the chem standards as a sort of check off assignment my
students do during the entire year to keep track of what they know,
what we haven't yet covered, and what they need to ask more about.
We've found that all the standards are used for test questions in the
standardized tests. They were buried in the GSEs questions (but the
GSE doesn't exist anymore for science, right) and were explicit in the
CA standards tests that were part of the CAT-6 or 9 or whatever it is.
The STAR test science sections had little or nothign to do with any
standards at all as far as I could tell.
And because I don't know if any of what I told you violates the
non-disclosure paper they make you sign before administering the tests,
I'm not going to sign this.
Call Me Paranoid
On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 09:19 AM, Geoff Ruth wrote:
> I'm trying to formally align the content of my chemistry class with
> the CA state standards, and I'm having a bit of difficulty
> interpreting the following statements at the start of the high school
> science standards:
>
> Standards that all students are expected to achieve in the course of
> their studies are unmarked.
> Standards that all students should have the opportunity to learn are
> marked with an asterisk (*).
>
> Does anyone know which of these two items will appear on state
> standardized tests? Will only non-asterisked items appear on GSE's,
> STAR, and CAT-6? Or will there be some questions on content covered in
> the asterixed areas?
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Geoff
>
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>
> * * * *
> Geoff Ruth
> Chemistry and Biology Teacher
> Leadership High School
> 300 Seneca Avenue
> San Francisco, CA 94112
> http://www.leadershiphigh.org
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