Release Of March 2016 MCAS Retest Information
540Reading216The Reporting Category and Standard columns refer to the current (2011) Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworkfor English Language Arts and Literacy. More information about reporting categories for ELA is available atwww.doe.mass.edu/mcas/tdd/ela.html?section testdesign.The Department is providing the standard from the previous (2001) curriculum framework for ELA for referencepurposes.6
III. Mathematics Retest
Mathematics RetestThe Mathematics retest was based on standards in the 2011 Massachusetts Curriculum Framework forMathematics that match content in the grades 9–10 standards from the 2000 Massachusetts MathematicsCurriculum Framework. The standards in the 2011 Framework on the retest are organized under the five majorconceptual categories listed below. Number and Quantity Algebra Functions Geometry Statistics and ProbabilityThe 2011 Curriculum Framework for Mathematics is available on the Department website atwww.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html. More information and a list of standards assessable on theMathematics retest are available at ml.Mathematics retest results are reported under four MCAS reporting categories, which are based on the fiveFramework conceptual categories listed above.The table at the conclusion of this chapter indicates each item’s reporting category, the 2011 Framework standardit assesses, and the 2000 Framework standard it assesses.Test SessionsThe Mathematics retest included two separate test sessions, which were administered on consecutive days. Eachsession included multiple-choice and open-response items. Session 1 also included short-answer items.Spanish-Language EditionSince approximately 55% of ELL students in Massachusetts public schools are native Spanish speakers, aSpanish-language edition of the March 2016 Mathematics retest was made available to eligible Spanish-speakingstudents. Student test booklets for the Spanish-language edition of the retest were issued in side-by-sideEnglish/Spanish format: pages on the left side of each booklet presented items in Spanish; pages on the rightside presented the same items in English.Reference Materials and ToolsEach student taking the Mathematics retest was provided with a grade 10 Mathematics Reference Sheet. A copyof the reference sheet appears on the following page.During Session 2, each student had sole access to a calculator with at least four functions and a square root key.Calculator use was not allowed during Session 1.During both Mathematics retest sessions, the use of bilingual word-to-word dictionaries was allowed forcurrent and former ELL students only. No other reference tools or materials were allowed.8
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment SystemGrade 10 Mathematics Reference SheetAREA FORMULASVOLUME FORMULASsquare . A s2cube .V s3(s length of an edge)rectangle . A bhright rectangular prism .V lwhparallelogram . A bhORV Bh(B area of a base)triangle . A 1 bh2trapezoid . A 1 h(b1 b2)24sphere .V 3 πr3circle . A πr2right circular cylinder .V πr2h1LATERAL SURFACE AREA FORMULASright circular cone .V 3 πr2hright rectangular prism . LA 2(hw) 2(lh)right square pyramid .V 3 s2h1right circular cylinder . LA 2πrhright circular cone . LA πr( slant height)CIRCLE FORMULASright square pyramid . LA 2s( slant height)C 2πrA πr2SPECIAL RIGHT TRIANGLESTOTAL SURFACE AREA FORMULAScube . SA 6s2right rectangular prism . SA 2(lw) 2(hw) 2(lh)x45 x 2sphere . SA 4πr2right circular cylinder . SA 2πr2 2πrhxright circular cone . SA πr2 πr( slant height)45 60 2yys2 2sright square pyramid . SA ( slant height)30 y93
Mathematics RetestMarch 2016 Items:Reporting Categories and StandardsItem No.12Reporting Category1Standard17.EE.32000Standard210.N.11Number and Quantity2Number and Quantity3Geometry4Algebra and FunctionsA-REI.310.P.65Number and Quantity7.EE.310.N.46Geometry7.G.610.M.17Number and Quantity8.EE.110.P.48Algebra and 29Number and Quantity8.NS.210Number and Quantity7.NS.310.N.211Geometry8.G.510.G.312Number and Quantity7.EE.310.N.113Algebra and FunctionsA-REI.410.P.514Number and Quantity7.EE.310.N.415Algebra and FunctionsF-BF.210.P.116Statistics and ProbabilityS-ID.110.D.117Algebra and ryG-CO.210.G.920Number and Quantity7.EE.310.N.221Statistics and ProbabilityS-ID.610.D.222Algebra and G-SRT.810.G.527Algebra and tryG-GMD.310.M.330GeometryG-C.210.G.331Statistics and ProbabilityS-ID.110.D.132Number and Quantity33Geometry34Statistics and Probability35Algebra and Functions36Statistics and Probability37Algebra and Functions8.F.410.P.238Statistics and bra and FunctionsA-REI.610.P.841Algebra and 10.D.1The Reporting Category and Standard columns refer to the current (2011) Massachusetts Curriculum Framework forMathematics. More information about reporting categories for Mathematics is available on the Department’s websiteat www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/tdd/math.html?section testdesign.The Department is providing the standard from the previous (2000) curriculum framework for Mathematics forreference purposes.10
The purpose of this document is to share with educators and the public information regarding the March 2016 MCAS English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics retests, including the reporting category and standard associated with . ELA Reading Comprehension retest results are reported under two MCAS reporting categories,
2016 MCAS Results September 29, 2016 Page 4 8 Year Math CPI Results For State, District, and Schools Ranked by 2016 CPI School el 2009 Math MCAS 2010 Math MCAS 2011 Math MCAS 2012 Math MCAS 2013 Math MCAS 2014 Math MCAS 2015 Math MCAS 2016 Math PARCC Sewell-Anderson 1 80.0 78.7 76.7 84.2 88.3 89.0 89.3 92.5
Beginning MCAs (open at start of FY 2016-17) 531 Ending MCAs (open at end of FY 2016-17) 568 Past Due MCAs High-risk past due MCAs 33 Medium/low risk past due MCAs as of June 30, 2017 151 . . Overall results are summarized systemwide with key themes identified. Corrective action and associated
public release of statewide MCAS results for all 10th-graders and for students in grades 3 through 8 who took MCAS. In Springfield, 27 schools took the MCAS test and 31 took PARCC (with four schools taking parts of both). From 2012 to 2015, SPS students’ MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI), which measures academic
Reporting Period: January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 Filing Deadline: April 30, 2017 Contact Information MCAS Administrator The person responsible for assigning who may view and input company data. MCAS Contact The person most knowledgeable about the submitted MCAS data. This person can be the same as the MCAS Administrator. MCAS Attestor
Sep 08, 2016 · MCAs State Government MCAs Other Organization MCAs Total MCAs 5.0 miles of surface water channel per square mile (1:5,000-scale mapping) 2.5 miles of surface water channel per square mile (1:24,000-scale) 1.0 mile of surface water channel per square mile (1:100,000-scale) I don't know Data not provided Stream density
Revision: 03/2014 The MCAS Timetable The MCAS process begins in November, when call letters are sent to the companies. On July 1, 60 days after the due date (April 30), scorecards are posted on the MCAS Web page. The scorecard allows companies to compare their specific results to
Test Administrator's Manual for Computer-Based Testing, Spring 2022 2 MCAS Test Security Requirements Part I —MCAS Test Security Requirements The purpose of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) is to elicit valid results showing what students know and can do in the tested subjects. The purpose of the MCAS Test Security
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