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All rights reserved.  \nAssessment Guide  \nTable of Contents  \nTHE GEORGIA MILESTONES ASSESSMENT SYSTEM  ......................................3  \nGeorGia Milestones end-of-Course (eoC) assessMents 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮4 assess M ent Guide 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 5  \nTESTING SCHEDULE  ............................................................... 6  \nTEST STRUCTURE  .................................................................... 7  \ndesCription of test forMat and orGanization 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮7  \nContent Measured 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮8  \nite M types 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 10  \ndepth of KnowledG e desC riptors 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 10  \nSCORES  ............................................................................. 13  \nEXAMPLE ITEMS  ................................................................. 14  \nADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEMS  ........................................................... 20  \nadditional sa M ple ite M Keys 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮 􀀮26  \nCopyright © 2015 by Georgia Department of Education. All rights reserved.  \nThe GeorGiA MilesTones AssessMenT sysTeM  \nthe purpose of the Georgia student assessment program is to measure student achievement of the state-adopted content standards and inform efforts to improve teaching and learning 􀀮 results of the assessment program are utilized to identify students failing to achieve mastery of content, to provide educators with feedback about instructional practice, and to assist school districts in identifying strengths and weaknesses in order to establish priorities in planning educational programs 􀀮  \nthe state Board of education is required by Georgia law (o􀀮C 􀀮 G 􀀮a􀀮 §20-2-281) to adopt assessments designed to measure student achievement relative to the knowledge and skills set forth in the state-adopted content standards 􀀮 the Georgia Milestones assessment system (Georgia Milestones) fulfills this requirement and, as a key component of Georgia’s student assessment program, is a comprehensive summative assessment program spanning Grade 3 through high school 􀀮 Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in language arts, Mathematics, science, and social studies 􀀮 students in Grades 3–8 take an end-of-grade assessment in each content area, while high school students take an end-of-course assessment for each of the ten courses designated by the state Board of education 􀀮 in accordance with state Board rule, Georgia Milestones end-of-course measures serve as the final exams for the specified high school courses 􀀮  \nthe main purpose of Georgia Milestones is to inform efforts to improve student achievement by assessing student performance on the standards specific to each course or subject/grade tested 􀀮 specifically, Georgia Milestones is designed to provide students and their parents with critical information about the students’ achievement and, importantly, their preparedness for the next educational level 􀀮 the assessment system is a critical informant of the state’s accountability measure, the College and Career ready performance index (CCrpi), providing an important gauge about the quality of the educational services and opportunities provided throughout the state 􀀮 the ultimate goal of Georgia’s assessment and accountability system is to ensure that all stude","cbCaikmuaWhF0mvC","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikmuaWhF0mvC","pdf",503677,"English","# The Georgia Milestones Assessment System\n## Purpose of the Assessment Program\n## Guiding Features and Item Types\n## Administration Mode and Transition to Online\n## Testing Schedule\n## Test Structure\n## Content Measured\n## Scores\n## Example Items\n## Additional Sample Items","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Georgia Milestones assessment program?\",\"answer\":\"It measures student achievement relative to state-adopted content standards and uses results to improve teaching and learning. 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