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Understanding Florida End-of-Course

Assessment Reports Spring 2012

Florida Department of Education

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CopyrightStatementforthisOfficeofAssessmentPublicationAuthorizationforreproductionofthisdocumentisherebygrantedtopersonsactinginanofficialcapacitywithintheUniformSystemofPublicK12SchoolsasdefinedinSection1000.01(4),FloridaStatutes.Thiscopyrightnoticemustbeincludedinallcopies.Alltrademarksandtradenamesfoundinthispublicationarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveownersandarenotassociatedwiththepublisherofthispublication.PermissionisNOTgrantedfordistributionorreproductionoutsidetheUniformSystemofPublicK12SchoolsorforcommercialdistributionofthecopyrightedmaterialswithoutwrittenauthorizationfromtheFloridaDepartmentofEducation.Questionsregardinguseofthesecopyrightedmaterialsshouldbesenttothefollowing:

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TableofContentsIntroduction.....................................................................................................................................................4

Purpose of the Florida EOC Assessments ............................................................................................4Reporting Florida EOC Assessment Scores ..........................................................................................4

StudentsTestedin2012....................................................................................................................................5Algebra 1 EOC Assessment..................................................................................................................5Biology 1 EOC Assessment...................................................................................................................5Geometry EOC Assessment..................................................................................................................5U.S. History EOC Assessment Field Test .............................................................................................5

FloridaEOCAssessments..................................................................................................................................6Algebra 1 EOC Assessment..................................................................................................................6Biology 1 and Geometry EOC Assessments .........................................................................................6

Test Sessions ........................................................................................................................................6Testing Format.......................................................................................................................................6Question Formats ..................................................................................................................................62012 Algebra 1, Biology 1, and Geometry EOC Assessment Forms ....................................................7

FloridaEOCAssessmentScores.........................................................................................................................8Achievement Levels...............................................................................................................................8Algebra 1 EOC Assessment Scores 8Biology 1 and Geometry EOC Assessment Scores ...............................................................................9Passing Score Requirements for Florida EOC Assessments ................................................................9Course Grades ......................................................................................................................................9Equating ..............................................................................................................................................10Content Area Scores ...........................................................................................................................10

EOCAssessmentStudent,School,District,andStateReports..........................................................................12Codes for No Data Reported ...............................................................................................................13Algebra 1 EOC Assessment Student Report .......................................................................................14Biology 1 and Geometry EOC Assessments Student Report ..............................................................15Algebra 1 EOC Assessment School Report of Students .....................................................................16Biology 1 and Geometry EOC Assessments School Report of Students ............................................17Algebra 1 EOC Assessment State and District Reports of Results .....................................................18Biology 1 and Geometry EOC Assessments State and District Reports of Results ............................19

ContentAssessed............................................................................................................................................20Algebra 1 EOC Assessment Reporting Categories .............................................................................20Sample Algebra 1 EOC Assessment Test Questions ..........................................................................20Biology 1 EOC Assessment Reporting Categories ..............................................................................22Sample Biology 1 EOC Assessment Test Questions ..........................................................................22Geometry EOC Assessment Reporting Categories .............................................................................25Sample Geometry EOC Assessment Test Questions 25

ComputerBasedTesting.................................................................................................................................27

Practice Tests......................................................................................................................................27E-Tools ................................................................................................................................................27

Glossary.........................................................................................................................................................28


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IntroductionThisbooklethasbeenpreparedtohelpyouunderstandthe2012FloridaEndofCourse(EOC)Assessmentscoresandreports.ItincludesexplanationsoftheFloridaEOCAssessments,EOCassessmentscoresandreports,andtheNextGenerationSunshineStateStandards(NGSSS)contentassessedontheAlgebra1,Biology1,andGeometryEOCAssessments,aswellasaglossaryofthetermsusedinthisdocument.Note:Termsdefinedintheglossaryarecrossreferencedandappearinboldtextthefirsttimetheyarereferencedinaparagraph.PurposeoftheFloridaEOCAssessmentsInaccordancewithSection1008.22,FloridaStatutes,theFloridaDepartmentofEducation(FDOE)hasimplementedEOCassessmentsforcertaincoursesadministeredatthemiddleandhighschoollevels.TheFloridaEOCAssessmentsaredesignedtomeasurestudentachievementoftheNGSSSforspecificcourses,asoutlinedintheircoursedescriptions(contentknowledgeandskills,asspecifiedintheNGSSSbenchmarks,taughtinacourse).TheseassessmentsarepartofFlorida'sNextGenerationStrategicPlanforincreasingstudentachievementandimprovingcollegeandcareerreadiness.ThefirstassessmenttobeginthetransitiontoEOCtestinginFloridawasthe2011Algebra1EOCAssessment.GeometryandBiology1EOCAssessmentswereadministeredforthefirsttimein

spring

2012.

The

schedule

for

implementing

additional

Florida

EOC

Assessments

is

posted

at

http://www.fldoe.org/asp/k12memo/pdf/tngcbtf.pdf.Coursedescriptionsarepostedathttp://www.floridastandards.org/Courses/CourseDescriptionSearch.aspx.StudentswilltaketheEOCassessmentstowardthecompletionofrelevantcourses.Typically,eachEOCassessmentwillbeadministeredinthelastthreeweeksofacourse.Duringthefirstyearofimplementation,eachEOCassessmentwillonlybeadministeredduringthespringsemester.Afterthefirstschoolyearofimplementation,eachEOCassessmentwillbeadministeredattheconclusionofboththefallandspringsemesterstoaccommodatecoursesthatconcludeattheendofeachsemester. Inadditiontothefallandspringadministrations,asummeradministrationwilltakeplaceforeachEOCassessmentafterAchievementLevelshavebeenestablished.ReportingFloridaEOCAssessmentScoresFloridaEOCAssessmentswillbereportedusingscalescoresandAchievementLevels.However,theDepartmentcannotestablishtheAchievementLevelsuntilabaselinetestadministrationhasoccurred.ThismeansthateachtimeanewEOCassessmentisadministeredforthefirsttime(suchasthe2012Biology1EOCAssessment),thereportingofstudentassessmentresultswillbelimitedtoscalescores,statewidemeans,andothernormativedata.Studentswillreceiveascoreonascaleof2080,knownasaTscorescale.Onthisscale,ascoreofapproximately50isthestatewideaverageandthestandarddeviationis10.IndividualStudentReports(ISRs)willindicatewhetherthestudentsscorefallswithinthehighest,middle,orlowestlevelcomparedtootherstudentsinFlorida.OnceAchievementLevelsareestablishedforanEOCassessment,thepassingscoreforallassessmentsrequiredforcoursecreditistheminimumscalescoreinAchievementLevel3.Level4orhigherindicatesthatastudentishighachievingandhasthepotentialtomeetcollegereadinessstandardsbythetimeheorshegraduatesfromhighschool.


Note: Terms e ne n t e gossary are cross-reerence an appear n o text t e rst tme t ey are reerence wt n a paragrap n t s ocument. T e o owng terms are cross-reerence to ot er terms n t e gossary: Ac evement Leves, Ac evement Leve Po cy De nt ons, Benc mar ,Computer-Based Practice Test, Computer-Based Testing, Content Area, Content Area Scores, Course Description, Electronic Practice Assessment Tool (ePAT), EOC Assessment, Equating, E-Tools, Field Test, Field-test Questions, Fill-In Response, Florida End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments, ItemsMean, Median, Mode, Multiple-Choice, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS), Normative Data, Online Tools, Points Earned, Points Possible, Reporting Category, Scale Score, Standard Deviation, State Mean, T Scores, and T-Score Scale.
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StudentsTestedin2012Forallassessments,testedstudentsincludeEnglishlanguagelearner(ELL)andexceptionalstudenteducation(ESE)studentsenrolledinthecourses.AccommodationsareavailableforeligibleELLandESEstudents.Algebra1EOCAssessmentTheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentwasadministeredtoallstudentscompletinganyofthefollowingcourses:

Algebra11200310 Algebra1Honors1200320 Algebra1B1200380 PreAICEMathematics11209810 IBMiddleYearsProgramAlgebra1Honors1200390

TheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentwasadministeredtostudentsattheendofthesemesterinwhichthecoursewascompleted(e.g.,astudentinblockschedulingwhocompletedacourseattheendofsemesteronetooktheassessmentinthewinter).Biology1EOCAssessmentTheBiology1EOCAssessmentwasadministeredtoallstudentscompletinganyofthefollowingcourses:

Biology12000310 Biology1Honors2000320 PreAICEBiology2000322 BiologyTechnology2000430 Biology1PreIB2000800 IBMiddleYearsProgramBiologyHonors2000850 IntegratedScience32002440 IntegratedScience3Honors2002450

Studentswhoenteredgrade9inthe201112schoolyearandwereenrolledinandcompletingAPBiology1tomeettheBiology1creditrequirementforhighschoolgraduationalsotooktheBiology1EOCAssessment.Studentswhocompletedoneoftheabovecoursesatanytimeduringthe201112schoolyeartooktheBiology1EOCAssessmentinthespring.GeometryEOCAssessmentTheGeometryEOCAssessmentwasadministeredtoallstudentscompletinganyofthefollowingcourses:

Geometry1206310 GeometryHonors1206320 IBMiddleYearsProgramGeometryHonors1206810 PreAICEMathematics21209820

Studentswhocompletedoneoftheabovecoursesduringthe201112schoolyeartooktheGeometryEOCAssessmentinthespring.U.S.HistoryEOCAssessmentFieldTestTheU.S.HistoryEOCAssessmentFieldTestwasadministeredtostudentsingrades912enrolledinU.S.Historyindistrictswithschoolsselectedforthesample.Thefieldtestwasadministeredtocollectinformationontestquestionspriortotheiruseinfuturetestadministrations.Studentresultsarenotreportedforfieldtests.


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FloridaEOCAssessmentsAlgebra1EOCAssessmentThefirstcoursetotransitiontoEOCtestingwasAlgebra1.TheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentwasadministeredstatewideforthefirsttimeinspring2011,afterfieldtestingin2010.AchievementLevelswereestablishedfortheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentbytheStateBoardofEducationonDecember19,2011,andarebeingreportedforthefirsttimein2012.ThespringtestadministrationwindowwasfromApril30toMay18,2012.Districtscoulduseuptotwoconsecutiveweekswithinthiswindowtoaccommodateforcomputerbasedtestingneeds;however,Algebra1testingcouldnotbegininadistrictuntilGeometryandBiology1testinghadbeencompleted.Biology1andGeometryEOCAssessmentsTheBiology1andGeometryEOCAssessmentswereadministeredforthefirsttimethisyear,afterfieldtestingin2011.ThespringtestadministrationwindowforbothBiology1andGeometrywasfromApril23toMay11,2012.Districtscouldusetotwoconsecutiveweekswithinthisestablishedwindow,persubject,toaccommodateforcomputerbasedtestingneeds;however,districtswererequiredtocompleteGeometrytestingbeforetheycouldbeginBiology1testing.TestSessionsTheAlgebra1,Biology1,andGeometryEOCAssessmentsareadministeredinone160minutesessionwitha10minutebreakafterthefirst80minutes(individualbreaksareallowedasneeded).Althoughtheassessmentsarescheduledfora160minutesession,anystudentnotfinishedbytheendofthe160minutesmaycontinueworking;however,testingmustbecompletedwithinthesameschoolday.TestingFormatAllFloridaEOCAssessmentsareadministeredviaacomputerbasedtestingplatform.Paperbasedversions(regularprint,braille)areprovidedforstudentswithdisabilitieswhorequireallowableaccommodations,asspecifiedintheirIndividualEducationalPlans(IEPs)orSection504plans.Largeprint,zoom,colorcontrast,andscreenreaderarecomputerbasedaccommodationsavailableforstudentswhoseIEPsorSection504plansindicatetheseaccommodations.FortheAlgebra1andBiology1EOCAssessments,studentsmayrequesttheuseofahandheldfourfunctioncalculatorif,afterparticipatinginapracticetest,theyprefernottousetheonlinecalculatorfortesting. FortheGeometryEOCAssessment,districtsmaydecidewhethertopermitstudentswhorequestthemtouseapprovedhandheldscientificcalculators;theFDOEdoesnotprovidescientificcalculatorstodistricts.ForAlgebra1,Biology1,andGeometry,studentsareprovidedfourpageworkfolderstouseasscratchpaper.QuestionFormats

MultiplechoicequestionsappearonallFloridaEOCAssessments.Studentschoosethebestanswerfromfouranswerchoices.

FillinresponsequestionsappearonAlgebra1andGeometryEOCAssessments.Studentssolveaproblemforwhichtheanswerisnumerical.Studentstypeorfillinthedigits09orthesymbolsforadecimalpoint,fractionbar,ornegativesignintheanswerboxesprovided.

EachformoftheAlgebra1andGeometryEOCAssessmentsincludes3540multiplechoiceand2025fillinresponsequestions.EachformoftheBiology1EOCAssessmentincludes6066multiplechoicequestions.Approximatelysixto10ofthesequestions,whicharealsoreferredtoastestitems,areexperimental(fieldtest)questionsandareNOTusedtocalculatestudentscores.Examplesofeachtypeofquestionformatareprovidedonpages2026.


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UnderstandingFloridaEnd-of-CourseAssessmentReports2012

2012Algebra1,Biology1,andGeometryEOCAssessmentFormsTherewerefourtestformsoftheAlgebra1,Biology1,andGeometryEOCAssessmentsinspring2012.TheseformsarecodedasFormsA,B,C,andD.ForeachEOCassessment,eachformcontainedquestionscommontoallfourforms,aswellasquestionsuniquetoeachformandfieldtestquestions.AllfourformsoftheAlgebra1andGeometryEOCAssessmentscontained6065questions,andallfourformsofthe2012Biology1EOCAssessmentcontained6066questions.Table1providesthepercentageofquestionsineachreportingcategory.

Table1:ReportingCategoryPercentagesfor2012FloridaEOCAssessmentsAssessment Category Percentage

Functions,LinearEquations,andInequalities 55Algebra1 Polynomials 20

Rationals,Radicals,Quadratics,andDiscreteMathematics 25MolecularandCellularBiology 35

Biology1 Classification,Heredity,andEvolution 25Organisms,Populations,andEcosystems 40TwoDimensionalGeometry 65

Geometry ThreeDimensionalGeometry 20TrigonometryandDiscreteMathematics 15

ThetestformsmatchthetestdesignstipulatedintheTestDesignSummarypostedathttp://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/designsummary.pdf.Duringtestconstruction,thefourtestformsforeachEOCassessmentweredevelopedbyexpertsusingoperationalandfieldteststatisticssothattheywouldbecomparableindifficulty.ThesefourformsforeachEOCassessmentwerethenreviewedbycommitteesofmathematicsandscienceeducatorswhoweretrainedinDr.NormanWebbsalignmentcriteriapriortotheirreview.1CommitteemembersconductedacomprehensivereviewofthetestformsanddeterminedthattheyarefairassessmentsalignedtothecoursedescriptionsforeachEOCassessment.Thecommitteesdidnotrecommendanychangestothetestforms.

1InformationregardingDr.NormanWebbsalignmentcriteriaisavailableviatheWebAlignmentTool(WAT)at

http://wat.wceruw.org/index.aspxandtheAddingValuetoMathematicsandSciencePartnershipEvaluationswebsiteathttp://facstaff.wcer.wisc.edu/normw/.

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UnderstandingFloridaEnd-of-CourseAssessmentReports2012

FloridaEOCAssessmentScoresFloridaEOCAssessmentswillbereportedusingscalescoresandAchievementLevels.However,theDepartmentcannotestablishtheAchievementLevelsuntilabaselinetestadministrationhasoccurred.ThismeansthateachtimeanewEOCassessmentisadministeredforthefirsttime(suchasthe2012Biology1EOCAssessment),thereportingofstudentassessmentresultswillbelimitedtoscalescores,statewidemeans,andothernormativedata.AchievementLevelsAchievementLevelsdescribethesuccessastudenthasachievedwiththecontentassessed. AchievementLevelsrangefrom1to5,withLevel1beingthelowestandLevel5beingthehighest.Level3indicatessatisfactoryperformance. IfastudentisrequiredtopassanEOCassessmenttoearncoursecredit,thepassingscoreistheminimumscalescoreinAchievementLevel3.Level4orhigherindicatesthestudentishighachievingandhasthepotentialtomeetcollegereadinessstandardsbythetimethestudentgraduatesfromhighschool.AchievementLevelsforeachEOCassessmentwillbeestablishedbytheStateBoardofEducationaccordingtothescheduleprovidedinTable2.

Table2:SchoolYearAchievementLevelsWillBeEstablishedSchool

Year

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EOC

Assessment

201213 Biology1EOCAssessment

GeometryEOCAssessment201314 U.S.HistoryEOCAssessment201415 CivicsEOCAssessment

ThefollowingAchievementLevelPolicyDefinitions,whichdescribestudentsuccesswiththeNextGenerationSunshineStateStandards(NGSSS),applytoallFloridaEOCAssessments:

Level5 StudentsatthisleveldemonstratemasteryofthemostchallengingcontentoftheNextGenerationSunshineStateStandards.

Level4 StudentsatthisleveldemonstrateanabovesatisfactorylevelofsuccesswiththechallengingcontentoftheNextGenerationSunshineStateStandards.

Level3 StudentsatthisleveldemonstrateasatisfactorylevelofsuccesswiththechallengingcontentoftheNextGenerationSunshineStateStandards.

Level2 StudentsatthisleveldemonstrateabelowsatisfactorylevelofsuccesswiththechallengingcontentoftheNextGenerationSunshineStateStandards.

Level1 StudentsatthisleveldemonstrateaninadequatelevelofsuccesswiththechallengingcontentoftheNextGenerationSunshineStateStandards.

Algebra1EOCAssessmentScoresBeginningin2012,studentswillreceiveascalescoreonthenewAlgebra1EOCAssessmentscorescaleof325475.ThesuccessastudenthasachievedwiththeNGSSSassessedbytheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentisindicatedbyAchievementLevelsthatrangefrom1(lowest)to5(highest).Level3indicatessatisfactoryperformance.Studentswhoenteredgrade9inthe201112schoolyearwillberequiredtoearnascoreinAchievementLevel3orhigherinordertoearnhighschoolcredit.ThisrequirementalsoappliestomiddleschoolstudentsseekinghighschoolcoursecreditforAlgebra1oranequivalent.Level4indicatesthestudentishighachievingandhasthepotentialtomeetcollegereadinessstandardsbythetimethestudentgraduatesfromhighschool.Table3providesthescalescorerangeforeachAchievementLevel.

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Table3:AchievementLevelsfortheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentScaleScores(325to475)

Level1 Level2 Level3 Level4 Level5325374 375398 399424 425436 437475

Biology1andGeometryEOCAssessmentScoresForthe2012Biology1andGeometryEOCAssessments,studentsreceiveascoreonascaleof2080.Thisscale,whichwillonlybeusedforthefirststatewidetestadministrationofeachEOCassessment,isaspecialscaleknownasaTscorescale,andthescorethatstudentsreceiveiscalledaTscore.OntheTscorescale,ascoreofapproximately50isthestatewideaverageandallinterpretationsarenormreferencedinterpretations.Forexample,onthisscale,scoresaround60couldbeconsideredaboveaverage,andscoresaround40couldbeconsideredbelowaverage.Similarly,scoresaround70couldbeconsideredsuperior,andscoresaround30couldbeconsideredinferior.IndividualStudentReports(ISRs)indicatewhetherthestudentsscorefallswithinthehigh,middle,orlowlevelsascomparedtootherstudentsinFlorida.PassingScoreRequirementsforFloridaEOCAssessmentsOnceAchievementLevelsareestablishedforanEOCassessment,thepassingscoreforallassessmentsrequiredforcoursecreditistheminimumscalescoreinAchievementLevel3(AL3).StudentsmustpasstheEOCassessmentslistedinTable4toearncoursecredit.Whilestudentsdonotearncoursecreditsinmiddleschool,thisrequirementappliestomiddleschoolstudentsseekinghighschoolcoursecreditforAlgebra1,Biology1,andGeometry.Inaddition,passingtheCivicsEOCAssessmentwillberequiredforpromotiontohighschool(grade9)fromthemiddlegrades.Table4providestheschoolyearwhentheserequirementsbeginforstudentsenteringgrade9andformiddleschoolstudentsenrolledinthesecourses.

Table4:AchievementLevel3PassingRequirementbySchoolYearAL3RequirementBeginsforStudentsEntering

Grade9andMiddleSchoolStudents FloridaEOCAssessment201112 Algebra1EOCAssessment201213 Biology1EOCAssessment

GeometryEOCAssessment201415 CivicsEOCAssessment

Note:TheU.S.HistoryEOCAssessmentisnotincludedinthistablebecauseaccordingtocurrentstatute,studentswillnotberequiredtoearnanAL3orhigherscoreontheU.S.HistoryEOCAssessmenttoearncoursecredit.

CourseGradesForstudentswhoenteredgrade9inthe201011schoolyearandareenrolledinAlgebra1oranequivalentcourse,eachstudentsAlgebra1EOCAssessmentscoremustbeusedtocalculateatleast30percentofhis/herfinalcoursegrade.DistrictsreceivedaconversiontablethatmaybeusedtoconvertthenewscalescoresintoTscores,whicharethescoresthatwerereportedinspring2011.TheTscoresshouldthenbefactoredintothestudentscoursegradeinthesamemannerasinspring2011.Forstudentswhoenteredgrade9inthe201112schoolyearandareenrolledinGeometryoranequivalentcourse,eachstudentsGeometryEOCAssessmentscoremustbeusedtocalculate30percentofhis/herfinalgradeinthecourse.Forstudentswhoenteredgrade9inthe201112schoolyearandareenrolledinBiology1,anequivalentcourse,orAPBiology1tomeettheBiology1creditrequirementforhighschoolgraduation,eachstudentsBiology1EOCAssessmentscoremustbeusedtocalculate30percentofhis/herfinalgradeinthecourse.Themethodforapplyingthisrequirementisdeterminedandappliedbyeachschooldistrict.ExamplesofpossiblestrategiesforassigningmeaningtoTscoresinordertocalculatestudentscoursegradesareprovidedinthememorandumpostedathttp://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/pdf/app11aeocasr.pdf.

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EquatingSincetherearefourtestformsforeach2012EOCassessment,studentresultsfromallfourtestformsforanEOCassessmentmustbecomparedand,ifnecessary,adjustedtoensurethatthedifficultylevelofthetestisthesameforeachform.Thisprocess,calledequating,takesplaceaftertestingwhenenoughstudentscoresareinthesystemtoensurethatarepresentativesampleofstudentresultsisavailableforuseinthecomparison.FortheAlgebra1EOCAssessment,therearetwomainstepsintheequatingprocess. First,thefourdifferenttestformsareconcurrentlycalibrated,whichplacesthestatemeanatascoreof400foralltestformscombined,andensuresthatthestudentsscoresacrossthefourtestformsarecomparable.Thismeansthatevenifthestatemeanforeachtestformdiffersslightlyacrossforms,thisstepensuresthattheinterpretationormeaningofstudentAlgebra1EOCAssessmentscoresonthedifferentformsisthesame.Second,thetestformsconcurrentlycalibratedintheprevioussteparealsoplacedonthebaselinescalesothattheperformanceofthecurrentyearsstudentsontheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentcanbecomparedtotheperformanceoftheinitialyearsstudentsonthesameassessment.Thistwostepprocessensuresthattestscoresarecomparablewithinandacrossyears.Throughtheequatingprocess,whichplacesthestatewideaverage,orstatemean,atascoreofapproximately50foralltestformscombined,studentscoresacrossthefourtestformsforeachEOCassessmentarecomparable.ThismeansthatevenifthestatemeanforeachtestformorcontentareadiffersslightlyacrossthefourtestformsforeachEOCassessment,theequatingprocessensuresthattheinterpretationormeaningofstudentTscoresonthedifferenttestformsisthesame.ContentAreaScoresContentareascoresaretheactualnumberofquestionsansweredcorrectlywithineachreportingcategory.Thesescoresarealsoknownasrawscores.Reportingcategoriesrepresentgroupsofsimilarstudentskills,orbenchmarks,thatareassessedwithineachsubjectarea.Thestatemeanforeachreportingcategoryisalsoprovidedonreportsgiventostudents,schools,anddistrictstoallowforcomparisonstoaverageperformancestatewide.Althoughthepercentageofquestionsineachreportingcategorydifferswithinatestform,eachreportingcategorycomprisesthesamepercentageofstudentsfinalscoresacrosstestforms.Therearethreereportingcategoriesforeachofthe2012EOCassessments. Thepercentageeachreportingcategorycomprisesofstudentsfinalscoresforeachofthe2012EOCassessmentsisprovidedinTable1onpage7.Thecontentassessedby

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ItisimportanttoidentifythecomparisonsatthecontentareascorelevelthatyieldvalidinterpretationsofstudentperformancesoeducatorsmaygatherreliableinformationfromtheEOCassessments.Whencomparingcontentareascores,itisimportanttokeepinmindthattherearefourtestformsforeachEOCassessment.Meancontentareascoresforeachtestformmightbedifferent;therefore,contentareascoresshouldnotbecomparedacrosstestforms.TheequatingprocessdescribedaboveonlyensuresthatthescalescoresandTscoresonthedifferenttestformshavethesamemeaningandarethereforecomparable.Thecomparisonsdescribedinthefollowingparagraphscanbeappliedinschool anddistrictlevelevaluations.Onevalidcomparisonisofperformanceonagivencontentareascoreforaspecifictestformbetweenschools,districts,andthestate.Forexample,aschoolscontentareascoreresultsforFormAcanbecomparedtootherschools,districts,orthestatescontentareascoreresultsforFormA.Districtresultscanbecomparedtootherdistrictresultsandstateresultsforthesametestform.Sincestudentsinanygroup(school,district,orstate)willtakethesamesetoftestquestionsforthesametestforminagivenyear,theirresultsarecomparableregardlessofvaryingitemdifficultyatthecontentarealevel.InTable5,studentsintwoschools(SunshineandEvergreen)andstudentsinthedistrict(Coastal)canbecomparedtostudentsinthestate,basedontheirperformanceontheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentFormA,ReportingCategory1.


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Table5:MeanPercentageCorrectfortheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentFormA,ReportingCategory12012SchoolYear(mockdata)

SunshineHighSchool EvergreenHighSchool CoastalDistrict StateofFlorida(mockdata) (mockdata) (mockdata) (mockdata)

48% 62% 64% 57%InTable6below,2012mockresultsforEvergreenHighSchoolarecomparedtoboththedistrict(Coastal)andthestate.

Table6:MeanPercentageCorrectfortheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentFormA,2012SchoolYearComparisonofSchooltoDistrictandSchooltoState(mockdata)

ReportingCategory EvergreenHighSchool(mockdata)

CoastalDistrict

(mockdata)School/DistrictDifference(mockdata)

EvergreenHighSchool(mockdata)

StateofFlorida

(mockdata)School/StateDifference(mockdata)

ReportingCategory1 62% 64% 2% 62% 57% 5%ReportingCategory2 64% 57% 7% 64% 63% 1%ReportingCategory3 70% 72% 2% 70% 64% 6%Thispresentationofdataprovidesanotherperspectiveofstudentperformanceandprogrameffectiveness.Forexample,inReportingCategory2,EvergreenHighSchoolhadahighermeanpercentagecorrectstatisticthantheCoastalDistrictonFormA(64percentversus57percent,respectively);however,EvergreenHighSchoolsresultswerecomparabletothestatesonFormA(64percentversus63percent,respectively).Ifthisvarianceremainsconsistentovertimewhencomparingthesametestform,therewouldbeevidencetosupportidentifyingandsharingbestpracticesatEvergreenHighSchoolwiththerestofthedistrict.AnothermeaningfulfindingfromTable6isillustratedinReportingCategory3results.Inthiscontentarea,EvergreenHighSchoolhadaslightlylowermeanpercentagecorrectonFormAthanCoastalDistrict(70percentversus72percent,respectively);however,thissamestatisticwashigherthanthatofthestate(70percentversus64percent,respectively).Itwouldbeeasytomissthefactthat,whileEvergreenHighSchoolsperformanceonReportingCategory3waslowerthanthatofthedistrict,theperformancesofbothweresubstantiallyhigherthanthestatesperformance.Ifthisisthecaseforallthreetestforms,thenitislikelythattargetingadditionalresourcestoimproveperformanceinReportingCategory3shouldbealowerpriority.Anothertypeofvalidcomparisonisthetrendofanyoftheaforementionedcomparisons(e.g.,schooltoschool,schooltodistrict);however,trenddataforeachEOCassessmentwillnotbeavailableuntilthreetestadministrationshaveoccurred.TheFloridaDepartmentofEducationencourageseducatorstouseEOCassessmentresultsinanywaythatisstatisticallyappropriate.Thecomparisonsthathavebeendescribedinthissectionprovidepossibilitiesforevaluationattheschoolanddistrictlevels.


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EOCAssessmentStudent,School,District,andStateReportsTable7:FloridaEOCAssessmentReports

FloridaEOCAssessmentReportTitle PageofReportDescription

StudentReports Algebra1EOCAssessmentStudentReport 14

Biology1EOCAssessmentStudentReport 15GeometryEOCAssessmentStudentReport 15

Scho

olReports Algebra1EOCAssessmentSchoolReportofStudents 16

Biology1EOCAssessmentSchoolReportofStudents 17GeometryEOCAssessmentSchoolReportofStudents 17

DistrictReports

Algebra1EOCAssessmentDistrictReportofSchools 18Biology1EOCAssessmentDistrictReportofSchools 19GeometryEOCAssessmentDistrictReportofSchools 19Algebra1EOCAssessmentDistrictSummary 18Biology1EOCAssessmentDistrictSummary 19GeometryEOCAssessmentDistrictSummary 19

StateRep

orts

Algebra1EOCAssessmentStateReportofDistricts 18Biology1EOCAssessmentStateReportofDistricts 19GeometryEOCAssessmentStateReportofDistricts 19Algebra1EOCAssessmentStateSummary 18Biology1EOCAssessmentStateSummary 19GeometryEOCAssessmentStateSummary 19


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CodesforNoDataReportedThefollowingcodesmayappearonsomestudentandeducatorreports.NR(NotReported)indicatesthatnodataarereportedforthestudentbecauseheorsheansweredtoofewquestionsforthatsubjectorthetestwasinvalidated. Reportscontainingstudentresultswillindicatethatnodataarereportedforoneofthefollowingreasons:

NR2DidNotMeetAttemptednessCriteria NR3MarkedDoNotScore NR6DuplicateRecord NR7FDOEHold NR8FDOEInvalidated

IfastudentreceivesanNRcode,theparentorstudentshouldconsultthestudentsdesignatedguidancecounselor.Adash()onthereportsindicatesthatnodataarereportedbecausefewerthan10studentsweretested.Toprovidemeaningfulresultsandtoprotecttheprivacyofindividualstudents,dataareprintedonlywhenthetotalnumberofstudentsinagroupisatleast10andwhentheperformanceofindividualsisnotdisclosed.


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Algebra1EOCAssessmentStudentReport

ReadersshouldhavetheirAlgebra1EOCAssessmentStudentReportwhenreviewingandinterpretinginformationprovidedinthissection.TheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentStudentReportisatwopagereport.ThefirstpageprovidesanexplanationofthescorerequirementsanddisplaysthestudentsAlgebra1EOCAssessmentScaleScore. Page2providesthestudentscontentareascores.TheinformationonbothofthesepagesistranslatedintoSpanishandHaitianCreole. TopofReport: Thetest,grade,student,school,anddistrictareidentifiedonthetopofpages1and2ofthe

report. Introduction: Anintroductorynoteexplainingthescorerequirements,whichistranslatedintoSpanishand

HaitianCreole,appearsbeneaththeEOCassessmentlogoandstudentsidentifyinginformation.Algebra1EOCAssessmentScaleScores: Thegraphinthemiddleofpage1displaysthestudentsAlgebra1

EOCAssessmentScaleScoreandAchievementLevel.Thegraphalsoshowswhetherthestudentpassedordidnotpassthetest.Allstudentsenteringgrade9orbelowinthe201112schoolyearandmovingforwardmustachieveapassingscoreof399orhighertoearncoursecredit.Forstudentswhoenteredgrade9inthe201011schoolyear,eachstudentsAlgebra1EOCAssessmentscoremustbeusedtocalculate30percentofhis/herfinalgradeinthecourse.ThegraphdisplaysthescorerangesforAchievementLevels1through5.Totherightofthegraph,astatementindicateswhetherthestudentearnedapassingscore,followedbyastatementidentifyingthestudentsAlgebra1EOCAssessmentScaleScoreandAchievementLevel. ThisinformationistranslatedintoSpanishandHaitianCreole. AnotebelowthetranslationsdescribestherangewithinwhichastudentsAlgebra1EOCAssessmentScaleScorewouldlikelyfallifthestudentweretotakethetestagainwithoutadditionalinstruction.Studentswhoreceiveadditionalinstructionwouldlikelyimprovetheirscores.

AchievementLevels: DefinitionsforAchievementLevels1through5areprovidedatthebottomofpage1. ContentAreaScores: Contentareascoresareexplainedonpage2ofthereport.Thetopportionofthepage

providesanexplanationofcontentareascores,whichistranslatedintoSpanishandHaitianCreole.Theformofthetestthestudenttookisindicatedabovethisexplanation.Thetableinthemiddleofthepageprovidestheresultsforeachcontentarea. ThePointsEarnedcolumnshowstheactualnumberofpointsearnedineachofthecontentareas.ThePointsPossiblecolumnprovidesthetotalnumberofpointspossibleforeachofthecontentareas. TheStateMeanforeachcontentareaisprovidedonthefarrightforcomparison.Thestatemeanshowsthemeanearnedbystudentsacrossthestateonthetestformthestudenttook.Thecontentareasassessed,alsocalledreportingcategories,aredefinedonthebottomofthepage.SpanishandHaitianCreoletranslationsofthisinformationareprovided.


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Biology1andGeometryEOCAssessmentsStudentReport

ReadersshouldhavetheirBiology1EOCAssessmentStudentReportorGeometryEOCAssessmentStudentReportwhenreviewingandinterpretinginformationprovidedinthissection.TheBiology1EOCAssessmentStudentReportandGeometryEOCAssessmentStudentReportaretwopagereports.Thefirstpageprovidesanexplanationoftheassessmentanddisplaysthestudentsscalescore. Page2providesthestudentscontentareascores.TheinformationonbothofthesepagesistranslatedintoSpanishandHaitianCreole. TopofReport: Thetest,grade,student,school,anddistrictareidentifiedonthetopofpages1and2ofthe

report. Introduction: Anintroductorynoteexplainingthescorerequirements,whichistranslatedintoSpanishand

HaitianCreole,appearsbeneaththeEOCassessmentlogoandstudentsidentifyinginformation. Biology1andGeometryEOCAssessmentScaleScores: Thegraphandtableinthemiddleofpage1provide

thestudentsscoreonascaleof2080.AtabletitledComparedtoOtherStudentsindicateswhetherthestudentscoredwithinthelowest,middle,orhighestthirdwhencomparedtootherstudentsinthestate.Thegraphalsoshowsthestudentsresultsinrelationtothestatemean.Totherightofthegraphisastatementidentifyingthestudentsscalescore,whichisalsoreferredtoasaTscore. ThisinformationistranslatedintoSpanishandHaitianCreole. Anotebelowthetranslationsdescribestherangewithinwhichastudentsscorewouldlikelyfallifthestudentweretotakethetestagainwithoutadditionalinstruction.Studentswhoreceiveadditionalinstructionwouldlikelyimprovetheirscores.

ContentAreaScores: Contentareascoresareexplainedonpage2ofthereport. Thetopportionofthepageprovidesanexplanationofcontentareascores,whichistranslatedintoSpanishandHaitianCreole.Theformofthetestthestudenttookisindicatedabovethisexplanation.Thetableinthemiddleofthepageprovidestheresultsforeachcontentarea. ThePointsEarnedcolumnshowstheactualnumberofpointsearnedineachofthecontentareas.ThePointsPossiblecolumnprovidesthetotalnumberofpointspossibleforeachofthecontentareas. TheStateMeanforeachcontentareaisprovidedonthefarrightforcomparison.Thestatemeanshowsthemeanearnedbystudentsacrossthestateonthetestformthestudenttook.Thecontentareasassessed,alsocalledreportingcategories,aredefinedonthebottomofthepage.SpanishandHaitianCreoletranslationsofthisinformationareprovided.


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Algebra1EOCAssessmentSchoolReportofStudents

ReadersshouldhavetheirAlgebra1EOCAssessmentSchoolReportofStudentswhenreviewingandinterpretinginformationprovidedinthissection. Onlyauthorizeddistrictandschoolpersonnelmayaccessthisreport,sinceitcontainsconfidentialstudentinformation.

Topof

Report:

The

title

of

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report

is

printed

here.

It

identifies

the

subject

area

and

test

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for

thedataincludedinthereport.Thenameandnumberofthedistrictandschoolarealsoprintedinthisarea.

LeftSideofReport: ThenameandstudentIDforallstudentswhosetestsweresubmittedforscoringappearinthefirsttwocolumns.Studentsaregroupedbygradelevel,whichisindicatedinthefirstcolumn. Thetestformisprovidedinthethirdcolumn,andtheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentScaleScoreisprovidedinthefourthcolumn. ForstudentsreceivingNRinthefourthcolumn,thefootnoteatthebottomofthereportdetailsreasonswhythescoreisnotreported(seepage13forNRcodes). ThePassedcolumnindicateswhetherastudentearnedapassingscore(Level3orabove)withaY(Yes)orN(No). Allstudentsenteringgrade9orbelowinthe201112schoolyearandmovingforwardmustachieveapassingscoreof399orhighertoearnAlgebra1coursecredit.Forstudentswhoenteredgrade9inthe201011schoolyear,eachstudentsAlgebra1EOCAssessmentscoremustbeusedtocalculate30percentofhis/herfinalgradeinthecourse.Districtsreceived

aconversion

table

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Tscores,

which

are

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scoresthatwerereportedinspring2011.TheTscoresshouldthenbefactoredintothestudentscoursegradeinthesamemannerasinspring2011.

AchievementLevelSection:ThissectionofthereportindicatesthestudentsAchievementLevel. ThescorerangeforeachAchievementLevelisprovidedintheheader.

PointsEarned/PointsPossiblebyContentArea:Thecontentareasarelistedintheheaderofthissection.ThePointsEarnedoutofthePointsPossibleforeachcontentarea,orreportingcategory,isprovidedoneachstudentsrow.TheSchoolReportofStudentsdoesnotcontainsummaryinformation.


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Biology1andGeometryEOCAssessmentsSchoolReportofStudents

ReadersshouldhavetheirBiology1EOCAssessmentSchoolReportofStudentsorGeometryEOCAssessmentSchoolReportofStudentswhenreviewingandinterpretinginformationprovidedinthissection. Onlyauthorizeddistrictandschoolpersonnelmayaccessthisreport,sinceitcontainsconfidentialstudentinformation.

Topof

Report:

The

title

of

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report

is

printed

here.

It

identifies

the

subject

area

and

test

administration

for

thedataincludedinthereport.Thenameandnumberofthedistrictandschoolarealsoprintedinthisarea.

LeftSideofReport: ThenameandstudentIDforallstudentswhosetestsweresubmittedforscoringappearinthefirsttwocolumns.Studentsaregroupedbygradelevel,whichisindicatedinthefirstcolumn. Thetestformisprovidedinthethirdcolumn,andthescalescore,whichisalsoreferredtoasaTScore,isprovidedinthefourthcolumn. ForstudentsreceivingNRinthefourthcolumn,thefootnoteatthebottomofthereportdetailsreasonswhythescoreisnotreported(seepage13forNRcodes).

StatewideComparisonsbyThirdsSection:Thissectionofthereportindicateswhichthirdthestudentsscoreisinwhencomparedtothestate:1indicatesthelowestthird,2indicatesthemiddlethird,and3indicatesthehighestthird.

PointsEarned/PointsPossiblebyContentArea:Thecontentareasarelistedintheheaderofthissection.ThePointsEarnedoutofthePointsPossibleforeachcontentarea,orreportingcategory,isprovidedoneachstudentsrow.TheSchoolReportofStudentsdoesnotcontainsummaryinformation.


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Algebra1EOCAssessmentStateandDistrictReportsofResults

ReadersshouldhaveoneofthefollowingAlgebra1EOCAssessmentreportswhenreviewingandinterpretinginformationprovidedinthissection:DistrictReportofSchools,DistrictSummary,StateReportofDistricts,andStateSummary. Thesereportsareformattedsimilarly.

Topof

Reports:

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thedataincludedinthereport.Thenameandnumberofthedistrictarealsoprintedinthisareaondistrictlevelreports.

LeftSideofReports: Identifyinginformationforthedistrictorschooltestedisprovidedinthefirstcolumn.Thefirstcolumnindicateswhetherthedataareforfirsttimetesters(separatedbygradelevel)orretakers(allgradescombined)andprovidesthetotalnumberofstudentsreportedfortheschool,district,orstate.Thenumberofstudentstestedappearsinthesecondcolumnofallreports.Themeanscalescoreisprovidedinthethirdcolumn. ThePercentagePassingcolumnindicatesthepercentageofstudentswhoearnedapassingscore(Level3orabove). Allstudentsenteringgrade9orbelowinthe201112schoolyearandmovingforwardmustachieveapassingscoreof399orhighertoearnAlgebra1coursecredit.Forstudentswhoenteredgrade9inthe201011schoolyear,eachstudentsAlgebra1EOCAssessmentscoremustbeusedtocalculate30percentofhis/herfinalgradeinthecourse.

PercentageinEachAchievementLevel:ThissectionofthereportindicatesthepercentageofstudentswhoscoredwithineachAchievementLevel.ThescalescorerangeforeachAchievementLevelisprovidedintheheader.


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Biology1andGeometryEOCAssessmentsStateandDistrictReportsofResults

ReadersshouldhaveoneofthefollowingBiology1orGeometryEOCAssessmentreportswhenreviewingandinterpretinginformationprovidedinthissection:DistrictReportofSchools,DistrictSummary,StateReportofDistricts,andStateSummary. Thesereportsareformattedsimilarly.

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Reports:

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title

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area

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test

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thedataincludedinthereport.Thenameandnumberofthedistrictarealsoprintedinthisareaondistrictlevelreports.

LeftSideofReports: Asappropriate,identifyinginformationforthedistrictorschooltestedandgradelevelsisprovidedinthefirstcolumn. Thenumberofstudentsreportedfortheschool,district,orstateappearsinthesecondcolumnofallreports.Themeanscalescore,whichisalsoreferredtoasaTScore,isprovidedinthethirdcolumn.

PercentageinEachThird:Thissectionofthereportindicatesthepercentageofstudentswhoscoredwithineachthird,with1indicatingthelowestthird,2indicatingthemiddlethird,and3indicatingthehighestthird.


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ContentAssessedThecontentoftheFloridaEOCAssessmentsisorganizedbyreportingcategoriesthatareusedfortestdesign,scoring,andreportingpurposes.Reportingcategoriesgrouptheassessedstudentknowledgeandskills,orbenchmarks,intobroadcontentareas. Definitionsandsampletestquestionsforeachreportingcategoryareprovidedbelowforeachofthe2012EOCassessments.Algebra1EOCAssessmentReportingCategoriesTheAlgebra1EOCAssessmentmeasuresstudentachievementoftheNextGenerationSunshineStateStandards(NGSSS)inalgebra,asoutlinedintheAlgebra1coursedescription.FortyNGSSSbenchmarkscomprisetheAlgebra1coursedescription,whichmaybeaccessedathttp://www.floridastandards.org/Courses/PublicPreviewCourse1.aspx.Thetestconsistsofmultiplechoiceandfillinresponsequestionsthatmeasurewhatstudentsknowandareabletodointhebroadreportingcategorieslistedbelow. Functions,LinearEquations,andInequalities

Studentssolverealworldproblemsinvolvingrelationsandfunctions;interpretgraphs,includingthedomainandrange;usefunctionnotationandlinkequationstofunctions;andsolve,graph,andinterpretlinearequationsandinequalities.

PolynomialsStudentsperformoperationsonpolynomials;andsimplifymonomialexpressionsandfactorpolynomialexpressions.

Rationals,Radicals,Quadratics,andDiscreteMathematicsStudentssimplifyrationalandradicalexpressions;solvealgebraicproportions;performoperationsonradicalexpressions;interpretgraphsofandsolvequadraticequations;performsetoperations;anduseandinterpretVenndiagrams.

SampleAlgebra1EOCAssessmentTestQuestionsTheAlgebra1EndofCourseAssessmentTestItemSpecifications,whichmaybeaccessedathttp://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/itemspecs.asp,definethecontentandformatoftheassessmentandtheassessment'squestionsforitemwritersandreviewers,andindicatethealignmentofquestionswiththeNGSSS.AsamplequestionforeachAlgebra1EOCAssessmentreportingcategoryandquestionformatisprovidedbelow.ThesequestionsarelocatedintheAlgebra1EOCTestItemSpecificationsonpages77,81,and94,respectively.Forthemultiplechoicequestions,thecorrectanswerisindicatedwithastar()besidethecorrectanswerchoice.1. SampleMultipleChoiceQuestion

Russbought3mediumand2largesubmarinesandwichesforatotalof$29.95.Stacybought4mediumand1largesubmarinesandwichesforatotalof$28.45.Whichstatementshowsthecostofeachmediumandeachlargesubmarinesandwich?

A. Eachmediumsandwichcosts$5.69andeachlargesandwichcosts$6.89.B. Eachmediumsandwichcosts$5.69andeachlargesandwichcosts$6.39.

C. Eachmediumsandwichcosts$5.39andeachlargesandwichcosts$6.89.D. Eachmediumsandwichcosts$5.39andeachlargesandwichcosts$6.39.

ReportingCategory: Functions,LinearEquations,andInequalitiesBenchmarkMA.912.A.3.14:Solvesystemsoflinearequationsandinequalitiesintwoandthreevariablesusinggraphical,substitution,andeliminationmethods.

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2. SampleMultipleChoiceQuestionWhichexpressionisequivalenttotheperimeteroftheshadedportionoftherectangle?

2 4

3

4 2 10

4 14

8 28

A.B. 2 12

C.D.

ReportingCategory: PolynomialsBenchmarkMA.912.A.4.2:Add,subtract,andmultiplypolynomials.

3. SampleFillInResponseQuestionSet

2, 5,6, 8,10, 11

} 2,10,18 10, 11, 14

?

liststheagesofDiannasgrandchildren.Set liststheagesofKarensgrandchildren.Set liststheagesofPatricksgrandchildren.Whatisthegreatestageintheset

1 1SampleResponse: 11ReportingCategory: Rationals,Radicals,Quadratics,andDiscreteMathematicsBenchmarkMA.912.D.7.1:Performsetoperationssuchasunionandintersection,complement,andcrossproduct.


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Biology1EOCAssessmentReportingCategoriesTheBiology1EOCAssessmentmeasuresstudentachievementoftheNGSSSinbiology,asoutlinedintheBiology1coursedescription.SixtyoneNGSSSbenchmarkscomprisetheBiology1coursedescription,whichmaybeaccessedathttp://www.floridastandards.org/Courses/PublicPreviewCourse69.aspx.Thetestconsistsofmultiplechoicequestionsthatmeasurewhatstudentsknowandareabletodointhebroadreportingcategorieslistedbelow. MolecularandCellularBiology

Studentscompareprokaryoticandeukaryoticcells;differentiatebetweenmitosisandmeiosis;relatethestructureandfunctionofthefourmajorcategoriesofbiologicalmacromolecules;anddifferentiatetheprocessesofphotosynthesisandcellularrespiration.

Classification,Heredity,andEvolutionStudentsidentifyevidencethatsupportsthescientifictheoryofevolution;classifyorganismsintodomainsorkingdoms;identifyscientificexplanationsoftheoriginoflife;determineconditionsrequiredfornaturalselection;andanalyzepatternsofinheritance.

Organisms,Populations,andEcosystemsStudentsrelatestructureandfunctionoforgansandtissuesinplantsandanimals;evaluatefactorscontributingtochangesinpopulationsize;determineconsequencesofthelossofbiodiversity;andevaluatetheimpactofbiotechnology.

SampleBiology1EOCAssessmentTestQuestionsTheBiology1EndofCourseAssessmentTestItemSpecifications,whichmaybeaccessedathttp://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/itemspecs.asp,definethecontentandformatoftheassessmentandtheassessment'squestionsforitemwritersandreviewers,andindicatethealignmentofquestionswiththeNGSSS.AsamplequestionforeachBiology1EOCAssessmentreportingcategoryandquestionformatisprovidedbelow.ThesequestionsarelocatedintheBiology1EOCTestItemSpecificationsonpages59,79,and73,respectively.Thecorrectanswerisindicatedwithastar()besidethecorrectanswerchoice.1. SampleMultipleChoiceQuestion

Oneof

the

accepted

scientific

theories

describing

the

origin

of

life

on

Earth

is

known

as

chemical

evolution.

Accordingtothistheory,whichofthefollowingeventswouldneedtooccurfirstforlifetoevolve?

A. onsetofphotosynthesisB. originofgeneticmaterial

C. synthesisoforganicmoleculesD. formationoftheplasmamembrane

ReportingCategory: Classification,Heredity,andEvolutionBenchmarkSC.912.L.15.8:DescribethescientificexplanationsoftheoriginoflifeonEarth.

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2. SampleMultipleChoiceQuestionThediagrambelowshowstherelationshipbetweenphotosynthesisandcellularrespirationandtheorganellesinwhichtheyoccur.

Whichstatementdescribeshowphotosynthesisandcellularrespirationareinterrelated?A. Oxygenisproducedduringcellularrespirationandstoredduringphotosynthesis.

B. Carbondioxideandwaterreleasedbycellularrespirationareusedinphotosynthesis.C. Photosynthesisreleasestheenergythatisstoredduringtheprocessof

cellularrespiration.D. Glucoseisusedduringcellularrespirationtoproducefoodthatisbrokendownduring

photosynthesis.ReportingCategory: MolecularandCellularBiologyBenchmarkSC.912.L.18.9:Explaintheinterrelatednatureofphotosynthesisandcellularrespiration.


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3. SampleMultipleChoiceQuestionAteamofecologistsobservedfeedingpatternsofseveralpopulationsinthedesert.Theenergypyramidshownbelowdepictsthefeedingpatternstheecologistsobserved.

Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthedifferenceintheamountofavailableenergyinthetrophiclevelsofthedesertecosystem?

A. Thereislessenergyavailableintheproducersbecausetheirtissuesarelessdensethanthoseathighertrophiclevels.

B. Thereismoreenergyavailableinthesecondtrophiclevelbecauselessenergyisneededforhuntingcomparedtothehighertrophiclevels.

C. Thereismoreavailableenergyinthebirdsofpreybecausetheyhavegreatermusclemassforstoringenergythanorganismsinlowertrophiclevelshave.

D. Thereislessavailableenergyinthefourthtrophiclevelbecauseofthelossofenergythroughmetabolismineachofthelowertrophiclevels.

ReportingCategory: Organisms,Populations,andEcosystemsBenchmarkSC.912.L.17.9:Useafoodwebtoidentifyanddistinguishproducers,consumers,anddecomposers.Explainthepathwayofenergytransferthroughtrophiclevelsandthereductionofavailableenergyatsuccessivetrophiclevels.


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A.B. 3.7 2 2 2 25 C. 2 2D.

GeometryEOCAssessmentReportingCategoriesTheGeometryEOCAssessmentmeasuresstudentachievementoftheNGSSSingeometry,asoutlinedintheGeometrycoursedescription. FiftyoneNGSSSbenchmarkscomprisetheGeometrycoursedescription,whichmaybeaccessedathttp://www.floridastandards.org/Courses/PublicPreviewCourse36.aspx.Thetestconsistsofmultiplechoiceandfillinresponsequestionsthatmeasurewhatstudentsknowandareabletodointhebroadreportingcategorieslistedbelow. TwoDimensionalGeometry

Studentsanalyzeandsolverealworldproblemsinvolvingangles,polygons,andcirclesanddeterminetheeffectofchangesindimensions;applytransformationstopolygons;anddetermineandprovepropertiesofregularity,congruency,similarity,andsymmetry.

ThreeDimensionalGeometryStudentsanalyzeanddescriberelationshipsofpolyhedra;solverealworldproblemsforlateralarea,surfacearea,andvolumeofsolidsanddeterminetheeffectofchangesindimensions;andusepropertiesofcongruentandsimilarsolids.

TrigonometryandDiscreteMathematicsStudentsusetrigonometrytosolverealworldproblemsinvolvingrighttriangles;andidentifyaconditionalstatementandidentifytheconverse,inverse,andcontrapositive.

SampleGeometryEOCAssessmentTestQuestionsTheGeometryEndofCourseAssessmentTestItemSpecifications,whichmaybeaccessedathttp://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/itemspecs.asp,definethecontentandformatoftheassessmentandtheassessment'squestionsforitemwritersandreviewers,andindicatethealignmentofquestionswiththeNGSSS.AsamplequestionforeachGeometryEOCAssessmentreportingcategoryandquestionformatisprovidedbelow.ThesequestionsarelocatedintheGeometryEOCTestItemSpecificationsonpages87,94,and53,respectively.Forthemultiplechoicequestions,thecorrectanswerisindicatedwithastar()besidethecorrectanswerchoice.1. SampleMultipleChoiceQuestion

CircleQhasaradiusof5unitswithcenterQ(3.7, 2).WhichofthefollowingequationsdefinescircleQ? 3.72 22 5

3.7 2 5

3.72 22 25

ReportingCategory: TwoDimensionalGeometryBenchmarkMA.912.G.6.6:Giventhecenterandtheradius,findtheequationofacircleinthecoordinateplaneorgiventheequationofacircleincenterradiusform,statethecenterandtheradiusofthecircle.

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2. SampleFillInResponseQuestionAcityisplanningtoreplaceoneofitswaterstoragetankswithalargerone.Thecitysoldtankisarightcircularcylinderwitharadiusof12feetandavolumeof10,000cubicfeet.Thenewtankisarightcircularcylinderwitharadiusof15feetandthesameheightastheoldtank.Whatisthemaximumnumberofcubicfeetofwaterthenewstoragetankwillhold?

1 5 6 2 5SampleResponse: 15,625ReportingCategory: ThreeDimensionalGeometryBenchmarkMA.912.G.7.7:Determinehowchangesindimensionsaffectthesurfaceareaandvolumeofcommongeometricsolids.

3. SampleMultipleChoiceQuestionWhichofthefollowingistheconverseofthefollowingstatement?

IftodayisSunday,thentomorrowisMonday. A. IftomorrowisMonday,thentodayisSunday.

B. IftomorrowisnotMonday,thentodayisSunday.C. IftodayisnotSunday,thentomorrowisnotMonday.D. IftomorrowisnotMonday,thentodayisnotSunday.

ReportingCategory: TrigonometryandDiscreteMathematicsBenchmarkMA.912.D.6.2:Findtheconverse,inverse,andcontrapositiveofastatement.


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ComputerBasedTestingTheFloridaEOCAssessmentsareadministeredonthecomputeraspartofFloridastransitiontocomputerbasedtestingforstatewideassessments.Ultimately,computerbasedtestingisamorecostefficientandenvironmentallyfriendlymethodfortestdelivery.Inaddition,computerbasedtestingprovidestheabilitytoteststudentslaterintheschoolyearbecauselesstimeisrequiredforthescoringandreportingprocesses.PracticeTestsPriortotakingtheFloridaEOCAssessments,studentsarerequiredtoparticipateinapracticetestsessionattheirschoolinordertobecomefamiliarwiththetestingtoolsandplatform.Computerbasedpracticetests,calledElectronicPracticeAssessmentTools(ePATs),arealsoprovidedonlineatwww.FLAssessments.com/ePAT.Currently,ePATsareavailableforallcurrentEOCassessmentssubjects(Algebra1,Biology1,Geometry,andU.S.History).EToolsThetoolsandresourcesavailabletostudentsvarydependingonthesubjectareaassessed.Studentstakingacomputerbasedassessmenthaveaccesstothefollowingetools,whicharealsocalledonlinetools,inthecomputerbasedplatform.AllFloridaEOCAssessments

Review: Studentsusethisetooltomarkquestionstobereviewedatalatertime.Beforeexitingtheassessmentandsubmittingtheirresponses,studentsaretakentoascreenthatidentifiesquestionsthatareanswered,unanswered,andmarkedforreview.

EliminateChoice: Studentsusethistooltomarkthroughanswerchoicesthattheywishtoeliminate. Highlighter: Studentsusethistooltohighlightsectionsofthequestionorpassage. Eraser: Studentsusetheerasertoremovemarksmadebythehighlighterortheeliminatechoicetool. Help: StudentsmayclicktheHelpicontolearnmoreabouttheetools.TheHelptextappearsinaseparate

window.Algebra1,Biology1,andGeometry

Calculator: Studentsareprovidedaccesstoacalculator,whichappearsinapopupwindow.ForAlgebra1andBiology1,studentsuseafourfunctioncalculator.ForGeometry,studentsuseascientificcalculator.

Straightedge: Studentsareprovidedastraightedgeetool,whichlookslikearulerwithoutmeasuringunits.Studentsusethestraightedgeastheywouldusetheedgeofapieceofpapertohelpworkaproblem.

Exhibit: ForAlgebra1andGeometry,studentsareprovidedareferencesheetofcommonlyusedformulasandconversionstoworkthetestquestions.ForBiology1,studentsareprovidedthePeriodicTableoftheElements.Thereferencesheetandtheperiodictableappearinapopupwindowundertheexhibiticon.Studentsarealsoprovideddirectionsforcompletingfillinresponsequestions(Algebra1andGeometry)andadiagramandhelpfulhintsfortheappropriatecalculatorundertheexhibiticon.

Inadditiontothesetools,studentstakingtheAlgebra1,Biology1,andGeometryEOCAssessmentsarealsoprovidedworkfolderstouseasscratchpapertoworktheproblems.Schoolsmaypermitstudentstouseapprovedhandheldcalculators,andschoolscanalsoprovidepaperversionsofthereferencesheetandperiodictable.U.S.History

Notepad:Studentsmayusethenotepadtomakenotesonaparticularquestionforlaterreference. Eachquestionhasitsownnotepad,soanynotesastudentmakesremainwiththatquestion.

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GlossaryNote:Termsdefinedinthisglossarythathavebeencrossreferencedappearinboldtextthefirsttimetheyarereferencedinadefinitionotherthantheirown.AchievementLevelsOncestandardsaresetforanEOCassessment,scoreswillbedefinedbyfivecategoriesofachievementthatrepresentthesuccessstudentsdemonstratewiththecontentassessed.AchievementLevelsarehelpfulininterpretingwhatastudentsscorerepresents.AchievementLevelsrangefrom1to5,withLevel1beingthelowestandLevel5beingthehighest.Inordertoearncoursecreditforselectassessments,studentsmustachieveLevel3orhigher.Level4indicatesthestudentishighachievingandhasthepotentialtomeetcollegereadinessstandardsbythetimethestudentgraduatesfromhighschool.AchievementLevelshavebeenestablishedfortheAlgebra1EOCAssessment. AchievementLevelsfortheBiology1andGeometryEOCAssessmentswillbeavailablebeginningin2013andwillbeestablishedusingtheinputofclassroomteachers,curriculumspecialists,educationadministrators,andotherstakeholders.AchievementLevelPolicyDefinitionsDefinitionsthatsummarizethelevelofsuccessastudenthaswiththeNextGenerationSunshineStateStandards(NGSSS).EachAchievementLevel,withLevel5beingthehighestandLevel1beingthelowest,hasapolicydefinition.BenchmarkAspecificstatementthatdescribeswhatstudentsshouldknowandbeabletodo.ThebenchmarksarepartoftheNGSSS.ComputerBasedPracticeTestStudentsparticipateinapracticetestatschoolthatdemonstratesthetoolsanditemtypestheywillseeontheactualassessment.ThepracticetestisdeliveredthroughanElectronicPracticeAssessmentTool(ePAT),whichmimicsthesoftwarethestudentswilluseonthedayoftesting.Thispracticetestisnotintendedtobeapredictorofperformanceontheassessment.StudentsmayalsopracticeontheirownbyaccessingtheappropriateePATatwww.FLAssessments.com/ePAT.ComputerBasedTestingSeveralFloridastatewideassessmentsarenowbeingadministeredusingacomputerbasedformat.TheFloridaEOCAssessmentsareallgiveninacomputerbasedformat,withpaperbasedaccommodations

offered

for

eligible

students.

When

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students

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choicesusingthemouseorkeyboard,andtheymayusevariousetools,suchastheeliminatechoicetoolorthehighlightertool,astheywork.Oncetheyhavecompletedthetest,theysubmittheiranswerselectronically.Beforeexitingtheassessmentandsubmittingtheirresponses,studentsaretakentoascreenthatidentifiesquestionsthatareanswered,unanswered,andmarkedforreview.ContentAreaSeeReportingCategory.ContentAreaScoresTheactualnumberofquestionsansweredcorrectlywithineachreportingcategoryofanassessment.Forexample,contentareascoresarereportedforthefollowingreportingcategoriesfortheAlgebra1EOCAssessment:Functions,LinearEquations,andInequalities;Polynomials;andRationals,Radicals,Quadratics,andDiscreteMathematics.Contentareascoresarealsoreferredtoasrawscores.CourseDescriptionThecontentknowledgeandskillstaughtinacourse.EOCassessmentsmeasureachievementofstudentsenrolledinacoursebyassessingtheNGSSSbenchmarksassignedtothecoursedescriptionforthesubjectarea.Coursedescriptionsmaybeaccessedathttp://www.floridastandards.org/Courses/CourseDescriptionSearch.aspx.ElectronicPracticeAssessmentTool(ePAT)SeeComputerBasedPracticeTest.EOCAssessmentSeeFloridaEndofCourse(EOC)Assessments.


Note: Terms defined in the glossary are cross-referenced and appear in bold text the first time they are referenced within a paragraph in this document. The following terms are cross -referenced to other terms in the glossary: Achievement Levels, Achievement Level Policy Definitions,Benchmark, Computer-Based Practice Test, Computer-Based Testing, Content Area, Content Area Scores, Course Description, Electronic Practice Assessment Tool (ePAT), EOC Assessment, Equating, E-Tools, Field Test, Field-test Questions, Fill-In Response, Florida End-of-Course (EOC)Assessments, Items, Mean, Median, Mode, Multiple-Choice, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS), Normative Data, Online Tools, Points Earned, Points Possible, Reporting Category, Scale Score, Standard Deviation, State Mean, T Scores, and T-Score Scale.
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EquatingAprocessthatoccursduringscoringinwhichresultsfromdifferenttestformsarereviewed,compared,andadjustedsothatthesamescoresforeachtestformindicatethesamelevelofachievement.Thisprocessensuresthatthedifficultylevelofeachtestformisadjustedsothatscoresacrosstestformsarecomparable.Thisprocessalsoensuresthatscalescoresindicatethesamelevelofdifficultyeachyear.EToolsToolsavailabletostudentsinthecomputerbasedtestingplatform.Thesetoolsincludeahighlighter,eraser,eliminatechoicetool,straightedge,calculator,reviewtool,exhibittool,helptool,andnotepad.Toolsvarybyassessment,andstudentsmayusethesetoolsatanytimeduringtheassessment.FieldTestBeforeastatewideassessmentcanoccur,afieldtestmustbeconductedinordertotryoutquestionsbeforetheyareusedtodetermineastudentsscore.Fieldtestsareadministeredtoarepresentativesampleofstudentsthroughoutthestate.FieldtestQuestionsNewlydevelopedquestionsthatareadministeredtoasampleofstudentsbeforetheycanbeusedonafuturetest.Fieldtestquestionsmustbesampledatleastoneyearbeforetheyareactuallyusedtodetermineastudentsscore.Ifthedataonthefieldtestquestionsareacceptable,thenthequestionsmaybeusedonanactualtestandcounttowardastudentsscore.FillInResponseTestquestionsthatrequirestudentstosolveaproblemforwhichtheanswerisnumerical.Studentswillusethekeyboardornumberpadtotypethedigits09orthesymbolsforadecimalpoint,fractionbar,ornegativesignintheanswerboxes.ThefillinresponseformatisusedintheAlgebra1andGeometryEndofCourseAssessments.FloridaEndofCourse(EOC)AssessmentsTestsdesignedtomeasurestudentachievementoftheNGSSSforspecificcourses,asoutlinedintheircoursedescriptions.TheseassessmentsarepartofFlorida'sNextGenerationStrategicPlanforincreasingstudentachievementandimprovingcollegeandcareerreadiness.ThefirstassessmenttobeginthetransitiontoEOCtestinginFloridawasthe2011Algebra1EOCAssessment.TheBiology1andGeometryEOCAssessmentswerefirstadministeredinspring2012.U.S.Historywasfieldtestedinspring2012andwillbeimplementedforthefirsttimeinspring2013. ThenextsubjecttobefieldtestedisCivics(spring2013)ItemsTestquestionsthatstudentsarerequiredtosolve.MeanAnaverageoftheindividualscoresthatdescribestheperformanceofagroupofstudents.Themeaniscomputedbyfindingthesumofallscoresanddividingbythenumberofstudents.MedianAscorethatidentifiesthemiddlevalueofagroupofdata.Themedianisthepointatwhichagroupofnumbers(scores)isdividedinhalf(50percentaboveandbelow).ModeThemostfrequentlyoccurringscoreinasetofscores.Ifadistributionofscoresisstatisticallynormal,themean,median,andmodearethesamescore.MultipleChoiceTestquestionsthatpresentstudentswithseveraloptionsfromwhichtochoosethecorrectanswer.FloridaEOCAssessmentsusequestionsinwhichfourchoicesaregiven,onlyoneofwhichiscorrect.NextGenerationSunshineStateStandards(NGSSS)ThecorecontentofthecurriculataughtinFlorida.TheNGSSSspecifythecorecontentknowledgeandskillsthatK12publicschoolstudentsareexpectedtoacquireinthesubjectareasoflanguagearts,mathematics,science,socialstudies,visualandperformingarts,physicaleducation,health,andforeignlanguages.TheNGSSSbenchmarksidentifywhatastudentshouldknowandbeabletodoateachgradelevelforeachsubjectarea.NormativeDataDatarepresentingprescribednormsoraverages. Forexample,typesofnormativedataavailableforthefirsttestadministrationyearforEOCassessmentsarethemeanandthepercentageofstudentsscoringineachthird.


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OnlineToolsSeeETools.PointsEarnedSeeContentAreaScores.PointsPossibleThenumberofPointsPossibleisthetotalnumberoftestquestionsforacontentarea,orreportingcategory,onatest.Eachquestioncountsasonepoint.Thenumberofpointspossibleinacontentareamaychangeslightlyeachyear.ReportingCategoryBroadcontentareasintowhichtheassessedstudentknowledgeandskills,orbenchmarks,aregrouped.ScaleScoreThetypeofscorestudentsreceiveonanEOCassessment. WhenastudenttakesanEOCassessment,thestudentscontentareascores,whicharealsocalledrawscores,areconvertedtoascalescorethroughanequatingprocess. Theequatingprocessensuresthatthescalescoresrepresentthesamelevelofdifficultyeachyear.StandardDeviationTheamountofaveragevariation,ordispersion,fromthemean.StateMeanTheaveragescoreforeachgradeusedforcomparisonpurposes.Individualstudentscores,schoolmeanscores,ordistrictmeanscorescanbecomparedtothestatemean.TScoreThescorethatstudentsreceivethefirstyearthatanEOCassessmentisadministered.TscoresarereportedusinganormreferencedscorescaleknownasaTscorescale.Onstudent,school,district,andstatereports,theTscoreisreferredtoasascalescore.TScoreScaleAscaleof2080inwhichthemeanisascoreof50andthestandarddeviationis10.

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