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Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction—August 2023  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nINFORMATION ABOUT BIOLOGY  \nIntroduction  ................................................................. 1  \nGeneral Introduction  ....................................................... 1  \nAbout the Keystone Exams  ..................................................... 1  \nAlignment  ............................................................... 2  \nDepth of Knowledge  ....................................................... 2  \nExam Format  ............................................................. 2  \nItem and Scoring Sampler Format  ................................................ 3  \nBiology Exam Directions  ....................................................... 4  \nGeneral Description of Scoring Guidelines for Biology  ................................ 5  \nBIOLOGY MODULE 1  \nMultiple-Choice Items  ......................................................... 6  \nConstructed-Response Item  ................................................... 23  \nConstructed-Response Item  ................................................... 32  \nBiology Module 1—Summary Data  .............................................. 44  \nBIOLOGY MODULE 2  \nMultiple-Choice Items  ........................................................ 46  \nConstructed-Response Item  ................................................... 66  \nConstructed-Response Item  ................................................... 78  \nBiology Module 2—Summary Data  .............................................. 90  \nKeystone Biology Item and Scoring Sampler—August 2023 ii  \nINFORMATION ABOUT BIOLOGY  \nINTRODUCTION  \nGeneral Introduction  \nThe Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) provides districts and schools with tools to assist in delivering focused instructional programs aligned with the Pennsylvania Standards (PS)  . These tools include the standards, Assessment Anchor documents, Keystone Exams Test Definition, Classroom Diagnostic Tool, Standards Aligned System, and content-based item and scoring samplers  . This 2023 Biology Item and Scoring Sampler is a useful tool for Pennsylvania educatorsin preparing students for the Keystone Exams by providing samples of test item types and scored student responses  . The Item and Scoring Sampler is not designed to be used as a pretest, a curriculum, or any other benchmark for operational testing  .  \nThis Item and Scoring Sampler contains released operational multiple-choice and constructedresponse items that have appeared on previously administered Keystone Exams  . These items will not appear on any future Keystone Exams  . Released items provide an idea of the types of items that have appeared on operational exams and that will appear on future operational Keystone Exams  . Each item has been through a rigorous review process to ensure alignment with the Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content (AAEC)  . This sampler includes items that measure a variety of Assessment Anchor and Eligible Content statements, but it does not include sample items for all  \nAssessment Anchor and Eligible Content statements  .  \nThe items in this sampler may be used1 as samples of item types that students will encounter in operational testing  . Classroom teachers may find it beneficial to have students respond to the constructed-response items in this sampler . Educators may then use the sampler as a guide to score the responses either independently or together with colleagues within a school or district  .  \nThis Item and Scoring Sampler is available in Braille format  . For more information regarding Braille, call (717)-901-2238  .  \nABOUT THE KEYSTONE EXAMS  \nThe Keystone Exams are end-of-course assessments currently designed to assess proficienciesin Algebra I, Biology, and Literature  . 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