ASSESSMENT GUIDE English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Grades 10 and 11 Cecil J. 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Table of Contents Preface What Are LEAP and GEE? ..................................................................................... iii Why Have the LEAP and GEE Assessment Guides Been Revised? ...................... iii What Is the Purpose of the Assessment Guide? ...................................................... iv What Does the Assessment Guide Include? ............................................................ iv Types of Items ........................................................................................................ v General LEAP and GEE Test Design ..................................................................... v Administration Schedule ......................................................................................... vii Achievement Level Descriptors .............................................................................. vii Foundation Skills ..................................................................................................... vii A Word to the General Education Teacher about Test Accommodations ............... viii What Additional Resources Are Available? ............................................................ viii Chapter 1: GEE English Language Arts, Grade 10 Test Structure ............................................................................................................. 1-1 Item Types ............................................................................................................... 1-1 Test Description ....................................................................................................... 1-2 Scoring the ELA Sessions ....................................................................................... 1-4 English Language Arts Test Specifications ............................................................. 1-13 Standards and Benchmarks Assessed ...................................................................... 1-14 Writing ......................................................................................................... 1-15 Using Information Resources ....................................................................... 1-18 Reading and Responding .............................................................................. 1-19 Proofreading ................................................................................................ 1-22 Sample Test Items: Grade 10 English Language Arts ............................................. 1-23 Standards and Benchmark Statements, Across Grades .......................................... 1-67 English Language Arts Achievement Level Descriptors: Grade 10 ........................ 1-75 Writer's Checklist .................................................................................................... 1-77 Chapter 2: GEE Mathematics, Grade 10 Test Structure ........................................................................................................... 2-1 Item Types ... ........................................................................................................... 2-1 Test Description ....................................................................................................... 2-1 Calculator Recommendations and Restrictions ....................................................... 2-3 Scoring the Mathematics Sessions .......................................................................... 2-4 Mathematics Test Specifications ............................................................................. 2-5 Strands, Standards, and Benchmarks Assessed ....................................................... 2-6 Strand N: Number and Number Relations .................................................. 2-8 Strand A: Algebra ....................................................................................... 2-10 Strand M: Measurement ............................................................................. 2-12 Strand G: Geometry .................................................................................... 2-14 i Strand D: Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math .......................... 2-16 Strand P: Patterns, Relations, and Functions .............................................. 2-19 Sample Test Items: Grade 10 Mathematics ............................................................ 2-21 Standards and Benchmark Statements, Across Grades .......................................... 2-44 Mathematics Achievement Level Descriptors: Grade 10 ....................................... 2-54 Mathematics Reference Sheet ................................................................................. 2-56 Chapter 3: GEE Science, Grade 11 Test Structure ........................................................................................................... 3-1 Item Types ............................................................................................................... 3-1 Test Description ....................................................................................................... 3-2 Scoring the Science Sessions .................................................................................. 3-2 Science Test Specifications .................................................................................... 3-4 Strands, Standards, Benchmarks, and Dimensions Assessed ................................. 3-5 Science as Inquiry ....................................................................................... 3-8 Physical Science ......................................................................................... 3-11 Life Science ................................................................................................ 3-16 Earth and Space Science ............................................................................. 3-21 Science and the Environment ..................................................................... 3-25 Sample Test Items: Grade 11 Science .................................................................... 3-29 Benchmark Statements, Across Grades .................................................................. 3-54 Science Achievement Level Descriptors: Grade 11 ............................................... 3-71 Chapter 4: GEE Social Studies, Grade 11 Test Structure ........................................................................................................... 4-1 Item Types ............................................................................................................... 4-1 Test Description ...................................................................................................... 4-1 Scoring the Social Studies Sessions .......................................................................... 4-2 Social Studies Test Specifications ........................................................................... 4-3 Strands, Standards, and Benchmarks Assessed ....................................................... 4-4 Strand G: Geography .................................................................................. 4-6 Strand C: Civics .........................................................................................