1. TROUTMAN ELEMENTARY MAY 6 TH, 2013 Preparing for End-of-Grade Tests

2. …Standardized tests help educators determine which skills students have mastered and which ones they still need to be taught.

3. PREPARING FOR EOGS OVERVIEW Overview of North Carolina EOG testing program Reading EOG (3 – 8) Math EOG (3 – 8) Academic Preparation Test-taking Strategies Practice Tests

4. TESTING WINDOW - 2013 May 20-24- Science EOG- on computer May 29 th - Reading EOG May 30 th - Math EOG May 31 st -June June 5 th - Make Ups *THERE ARE NO Re-TAKES *Only one subject can be given on a regular school day (math and reading must be scheduled on consecutive days, science can be scheduled the same week or on a consecutive week).

5. READING EOG TEST BREAKDOWN Grade / SubjectTotal items Operational items Experimental items 3, 4, and 5 General 52448

6. NC READING EOG The estimated testing time is 3 hours; the maximum time allowed without accommodations is 4 hours. Reading EOG Test Breakdown

7. GRADE 3 READING SAMPLE

8. GRADE 4 READING SAMPLE

9. GRADE 5 READING SAMPLE

10. END-OF- GRADE MATH

11. MATH EOG Ready EOG Mathematics - Grades 3-4 Number of Questions Type of QuestionGeneralNCEXTEND2 Multiple-choice – calculator inactive2724 Constructed-response – calculator inactive00 Multiple-choice – calculator active2724 TOTAL* 5448 *Total includes 10 experimental questions (general) or 8 (NCEXTEND2)

12. MATH EOG Ready EOG Mathematics - Grade 5 Number of Questions Type of QuestionGeneralNCEXTEND2 Multiple-choice – calculator inactive1918 Constructed-response – calculator inactive86 Multiple-choice – calculator active2724 TOTAL* 5448 *Total includes 10 experimental questions (General) or 8 (NCEXTEND2)

13. GRADE 3 MATH SAMPLE

14. GRADE 4 MATH SAMPLE

15. GRADE 5 MATH SAMPLE

16. RESULTS -This is a new test with a new baseline -Retentions -Scores?

17. PRACTICE TESTS