1. Parent University 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. …At the schoolhouse, testing provides information on the progress students are making according to the academic standards of the state

4. Overview of North Carolina EOG testing program –Reading EOG (3 – 8) –Math EOG (3 – 8) –Science EOG (5 & 8) Academic Preparation Test-taking Strategies Practice Tests Preparing for EOGs Overview

5. Assessment Flow Chart

6. May 10 - 13 (End-of-Grade tests administered grades 3 – 8) May 11 - 26 (Regular EOG Make-up: Math, Reading & Science) May 24 - 27 (NC EOG Retesting Reading & Math) Testing Window - 2010 *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).

7. End-of-Grade Reading

8. Measures reading comprehension and knowledge of vocabulary Based on the North Carolina English Language Arts Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) Provides students with selections to read and questions to answer related to those sections There are eight (8) sections at grades 3 -5 and nine (9) at grades 6 – 8 Reading EOG

9. Reading EOG Test Breakdown Grade Span# of itemsTime limit (minutes) 3 - 550115 6 - 856115

10. End-of-Grade Math

11. Math EOG Measures student understanding and knowledge of five strands or goals: 1.Number and operations 2.Measurement 3.Geometry 4.Data analysis and probability 5.Algebra Based on the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) for mathematics There are calculator active and calculator inactive sections

12. Calculator Grade Span # of itemsTime limit (minutes) Active 3 - 754*135 Inactive 3 - 728*60 Calculator Grade Span # of itemsTime limit (minutes) All Active880*150 Math EOG Test Breakdown * The Math EOG is virtually untimed

13. End-of-Grade Science

14. Science EOG Administered at grades 5 and 8 Measures student understanding and knowledge of principles, concepts, interpret laboratory activities and relate scientific information to everyday situations Administration allows calculators on the test and students at grade 8 will also use periodic tables during administration of the test

15. Calculator Grade Span # of itemsTime limit (minutes) All Active5 and 892*130 *The Science EOG is virtually untimed Science EOG Test Breakdown

16. Question Stems

17. Question Stems and Thinking Skills Knowledge Tell, list, describe, relate, locate, fine, state, name Organizing Explain, interpret, outline, discuss, distinguish, predict, restate, translate, compare, describe Applying Solve, show, use, illustrate, construct, complete, examine, classify

18. Question Stems and Thinking Skills Analyzing Analyze, distinguish, examine, compare, contrast, investigate, categorize, identify, explain, separate, advertise Generating & Integrating Create, invent, compose, predict, plan, construct, design, imagine, propose, devise, formulate Evaluating Judge, select, choose, decide, justify, debate, verify, argue, recommend, assess, discuss, rate, prioritize, determine

19. Academic Preparation

20. Discuss your child’s academic performance with him or her – how he or she is doing in school Encourage your child to ask questions about things he or she doesn’t understand Work with your child on his or her homework Communicate with your child’s teacher(s) Encourage your child to make a commitment to do well in school and set goals Academic Preparation

21. Make sure your child eats and rests well the night before the test Make sure your child is on-time the day of the test Use flash cards to review concepts and vocabulary before the test Reduce anxiety by reminding your child to do his or her best, but not with daily reminders about expected performance Academic Preparation

22. Test-taking Strategies

23. Read all directions carefully Skim selections to attempt at identifying the main idea Skim questions so that you know what to look for when reading the passage Use the process of elimination on multiple choice questions Test-Taking Strategies

24. Use confident answers to previous questions to assist on difficult questions If you are stuck on a question, move on and return to it later Take time to answer all questions. A blank response is the same as an incorrect response Test-Taking Strategies

25. Practice Tests

26. How Did You Do?

27. Gateway

28. Grades 3, 5 and 8 – Gateways Students must: Meet local promotion requirements Demonstrate grade-level proficiency by scoring at or above Achievement Level III on state end-of-grade tests in reading and mathematics

29. Questions?

30. Resources: www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/departments/instrAcco untability/resources.asp www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/departments/instrAcco untability/resources.asp