MCAS Release Of February 2020 MCAS Biology Test Information
Release ofFebruary 2020MCAS BiologyTest InformationMarch 2020Massachusetts Department ofElementary and Secondary Education
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Table of ContentsI. Document Purpose and Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1II. February 2020 Biology Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
I. Document Purpose and Structure
Document Purpose and StructurePurposeThe purpose of this document is to share with educators and the public information regarding the February2020 MCAS Biology test, including the reporting category and standards associated with each item.Beginning in 2019, the Department no longer releases items from the February Biology test. The decision towithhold the items from the February Biology test assists the Department in producing high-quality Biologytests in future years. All items continue to be released for the spring Biology test.StructureChapter II of this document contains information for the February 2020 Biology test and has two sections.The first section lists the Massachusetts curriculum framework content strands assessed by the BiologyMCAS test. These content strands are identical to the MCAS reporting categories under which test results arereported to schools and districts. The first section also provides the Web address for the October 2006 andApril 2016 versions of the Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework. In addition, there isa brief overview of the test (number of test sessions, types of items, and reference materials allowed).The second section of the chapter is a table that cross-references each item with its MCAS reporting categoryand with the 2006 and 2016 framework standards it assesses.2
II. February 2020 Biology Test
February 2020 Biology TestThe February 2020 high school MCAS Biology test was based on overlapping learning standards in theOctober 2006 and April 2016 versions of the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering CurriculumFramework. The 2006 and 2016 versions of the framework are available on the Department website atwww.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/.Biology test results are reported under the following five legacy MCAS reporting categories: Biochemistry and Cell Biology Genetics Anatomy and Physiology Ecology Evolution and BiodiversityThe table on the next page indicates each item’s reporting category and the 2006 and 2016 framework learningstandards each item assesses.Test SessionsThe MCAS high school Biology test included two separate test sessions, which were administered onconsecutive days. Each session included multiple-choice and open-response items.Reference Materials and ToolsThe high school Biology test was designed to be taken without the aid of a calculator. Students wereallowed to have calculators with them during testing, but calculators were not needed to answer questions.During both Biology test sessions, the use of bilingual word-to-word dictionaries was allowed for current andformer English learner students only. No other reference materials were allowed.4
BiologyFebruary 2020 Items:Reporting Categories and StandardsItem 2930313233343536373839404142434445Reporting Category2006 my and PhysiologyBiochemistry and Cell BiologyGeneticsGeneticsEvolution and BiodiversityEcologyGeneticsBiochemistry and Cell BiologyGeneticsGeneticsGeneticsEvolution and BiodiversityBiochemistry and Cell BiologyEcologyEvolution and BiodiversityBiochemistry and Cell BiologyEcologyAnatomy and PhysiologyEvolution and BiodiversityBiochemistry and Cell BiologyBiochemistry and Cell BiologyEvolution and BiodiversityBiochemistry and Cell BiologyGeneticsEvolution and BiodiversityBiochemistry and Cell BiologyEvolution and BiodiversityEcologyEvolution and BiodiversityAnatomy and PhysiologyAnatomy and PhysiologyEcologyBiochemistry and Cell BiologyGeneticsEcologyAnatomy and PhysiologyEcologyGeneticsEvolution and BiodiversityBiochemistry and Cell BiologyBiochemistry and Cell BiologyAnatomy and PhysiologyEcologyBiochemistry and Cell Biology52016 .2.1HS.LS.1.5
2020 MCAS Biology test, including the reporting category and standards associated with each item. Beginning in 2019, the Department no longer releases items from the February Biology test. The decision to withhold the items from the February Biology test assists the Department in producing hig
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