From camilla.hoexter at state.or.us Mon Oct 31 08:38:49 2011 From: camilla.hoexter at state.or.us (HOEXTER Camilla) Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:38:49 -0700 Subject: [Currdir] OAKS Online Science Achievement Standards 2011-2012 Message-ID: October 31, 2011 OAKS Online Science Achievement Standards for 2011-2012 In a move to ensure that OAKS Online Science addresses the increased rigors of the 2009 Science Content Standards, the Oregon State Board of Education voted Thursday October 20, 2011 (link to: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=3450 to increase science achievement standards) to adopt new cut scores for 2011-2012. In July the science achievement standards and achievement level descriptors were reviewed by an expert panel as part of a two-year process to align Oregon science achievement standards to the 2009 content standards. Recommendations were made to increase the level of science students are expected to know in elementary and middle school. The State Board adopted the panel's recommendations. Achievement Level Adopted Achievement Standards (2011-2012) Previous Achievement Standards (2006-2011) Change from Previous to Adopted Grade 5 Grade 8 HS Grade 5 Grade 8 HS Grade 5 Grade 8 HS Nearly Meets 216 229 235 216 229 235 0 0 0 Meets 226 235 240 225 234 240 +1 +1 0 Exceeds 239 247 252 238 245 249 +1 +1 +3 For more information on the new science achievement standards and the achievement level descriptors go to: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=3319. Kathleen Heide Vanderwall, Ph.D. Manager, Test Design and Administration Office of Assessment and Information Systems Oregon Department of Education Phone: 503.947-5721 kathleen.vanderwall at state.or.us Messages to & from this e-mail address may be made available to the public under Oregon law -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: