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Social Studies Grade 6. Blue Prints for Testing Minimum Performance Test Item Specifications.
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to sixth-grade students on the MPT are included. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
Social Studies Grade 8. Blue Prints for Testing Minimum Performance Test Item Specifications.
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1988
Item specifications developed by the Arkansas Department of Education as part of the Minimum Performance Testing Program (MPT) appear in this document. Specifically, the social studies materials given to eighth-grade students on the MPT are reviewed. The purpose of an item specification is to provide an overview of the general content and format…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
State Assessment and Persuasive Writing in the Social Studies Instruction.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hunter, Barbara – Councilor, 1990
Examines current Illinois statewide assessment of social studies education. Argues conceptual knowledge assessment in the social studies should use essay tests. Includes guidelines and activities for teaching students to write persuasively. Explains various strategies to teach reading, writing, and thinking skills, including the "RAFT"…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Educational Assessment, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education