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What is WESTEST 2?
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WESTEST 2 is a custom-designed assessment forWest Virginia students. The assessments measurea student’s levels of performance on clearly definedstandards and objectives and skill levels.
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Student scores are based on test questions that havebeen developed and aligned to the West Virginia21st Century CSOs.
West Virginia Department of Education
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WESTEST 2 is an untimed summative test of WestVirginia’s 21st Century CSOs in the areas of onlinewriting, reading and language arts, mathematics,social studies and science for grades 3 through 11.
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Reading and
Language Arts Test
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Session 1 of the WESTEST 2 Online Writing Test measures the writing ability of West Virginiastudents.
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Sessions 2 and 3 of the WESTEST 2 Reading and Language Arts Test measures readingcomprehension skills and writing strategies/skillsin a high interest, 21st century context.
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Social Studies Test
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The Social Studies Test measures student abilityto process content knowledge, apply social studiesskills and demonstrate critical thinking andproblem solving to reach valid conclusions in real worldsituations.
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Science Test
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The Science Test measures the content of scienceapplication and nature of science
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Mathematics Test
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The Mathematics Test measures the areas of numberand operations, algebra, geometry, measurement,and data analysis and probability.
Calculators will be permitted on all mathematics tests.
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Performance Levels
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• Distinguished Performance Level• Above Mastery Performance Level• Mastery Performance Level• Partial Mastery Performance Level• Novice Performance Level
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In West Virginia, the WESTEST 2 is one indicatorof how well your student mastered the CSOs in theareas of reading and language arts, mathematics,social studies and science.
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Performance Level Descriptors (PLD) define the skills and knowledge that are consistently demonstrated by your student at that level.
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P.A.R.E.N.T.S.
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Participate in your student’slearning activities.
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Assist the teacher
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Reassure your student
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Encourage your student
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Nurture your student
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Teach your student
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Support your student
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West Virginia Board of Education2008-2009
Dr. Steven L. PaineState Superintendent of Schools