2009 Training

EPASEducational Planning & Assessement SystemACTPLANEXPLORE

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Science TestTests your ability to think like a scientistInformation and facts you need are in the passage!

You dont have to recall specific FACTS from specific COURSES!!!!!DOES assess knowledge, skills, processes and strategies students acquire in 1st and 2nd year science courses. Be sure to linger here long enough for the scientist to return to normal!2

Measures how well youAnalyze and interpret dataCompare experimental designs and methods Compare assumptions underlying experimentsMake generalizationsIdentify and evaluate conflicting points of view

33 KINDS OF QUESTIONSData RepresentationResearch SummariesConflicting Viewpoints

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DATA REPRESENTATIONGraphs and tables similar to those in scientific journals and textsMeasures how well youRead graphsInterpret scatter plotsInterpret information in tables

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RESEARCH SUMMARIESOne or more related experiments are describedMeasures how well you.Understand experimental designInterpret experimental results

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Conflicting ViewpointsPresents several hypotheses that are inconsistent with one anotherMeasures how well you.Understand, analyze, and compare alternative hypotheses or viewpoints

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PLAN BLUEPRINT

TYPE OF QUESTION# OF QUESTIONSDATA REPRESENTATION10RESEARCH SUMMARIES14CONFLICTING VIEWPOINTS6TOTAL3025 M INUTES9PLAN CONTENT

CONTENT FOR TEST PASSAGES IS TAKEN FROM THESE AREAS:

BiologyEarth/Space ChemistryPhysics

10SCIENCE PASSAGES

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ARE YOU on track for college-level work or success after high school? BENCHMARK Scores

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PLAN Science Test: 21 or higherBENCHMARK ScoresCPE has not set benchmark scores for science.13

Meet or exceed PLAN benchmarks

50% chance of meeting or exceeding ACT benchmark scoresBENCHMARK Scores

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What if you dont meet benchmark?You may be placed in a remedial college course.

BENCHMARK ScoresTHAT MEANS I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CLASS BUT IT DOESNT COUNT TOWARD GRADUATION. BUMMER.

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BENCHMARK Scores

What if you dont meet benchmark?Students who do not meet the PLAN Benchmarks in English, reading, or mathematics shall have interventions strategies for accelerated learning incorporated into his or her learning plan.~KRS 158.6459

This will help me get back on track and it will be recorded in my ILP.

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