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Test Item Specifications

These resources are the Test Item Specifications for Grade 5 and Grade 8 Science, Biology 1 End-of-Course (EOC), and U.S. History EOC assessments.

Note: The Civics EOC Test Item Specifications is in production to reflect the new state academic standards for Civics and Government.

Grade 5 Statewide Science Assessment Test Item Specifications

The Statewide Science Assessment Test Item Specifications, Grade 5, provides information about the benchmarks, the stimulus types, and the test items designed to assess the standards for grades 3–5.

Grade 8 Statewide Science Assessment Test Item Specifications

The Statewide Science Assessment Test Item Specifications, Grade 8, provides information about the benchmarks, the stimulus types, and the test items designed to assess the standards for grades 6–8.

Biology 1 EOC Test Item Specifications

The Biology 1 End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications provides information about the benchmarks, the stimulus types, and the test items designed to assess the standards of the Biology 1 course description.

U.S. History Test Item Specifications

The U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications provides information about the benchmarks, the stimulus types, and the test items designed to assess the standards of the U.S. History course description.

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