Transcript Preparing You and Your Child for E.O.G Testing

Preparing You and Your Child
for
E.O.G. Testing
FAQ About E.O.G. Testing
Q: Why
do the children have to take the E.O.G
test?
A: The North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests are
required by General Statute as a component of
the North Carolina Annual Testing Program.
Q: When will the test be given?
A: The test will be administered over a 2 day
period, May 20-21. Students who are absent
because of illness will take the make up test May
21-31.The test consists of Reading, Math Calculator Active, and Math - Calculator Inactive.
Reading Test
• In the past the test has consisted of about eight
reading selections with six to nine associated
questions for each selection. There will be 52
multiple choice questions on the reading test.
• Students will be given 180 minutes to complete the
test. Students will receive two 3 minute stretch
breaks.
• Selections may include poems, dramas, charts,
stories, schedules and content passages.
• The test will consist of fiction passages and
nonfiction passages.
Three Types of Questioning
on the
Reading E.O.G. Test
Cognition
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Purpose
Main Idea
Supporting Details
Summarizing Main Points
Vocabulary in Context
Multiple Meaning of Words
Text Features
Reference Materials
Parts of a Book
Example: Based on the context of paragraph 3, what does
scarce mean?
Interpretation
• Making Inferences
• Drawing Conclusions
• Determining meaning of figurative
language
• Making Predictions
Example: Based on the selection, what will
most likely happen next?
Critical Stance
• Determining the impact of literary elements
• Determining effect of author’s word choice,
purpose and decisions
• Comparing and contrasting
Example: In lines 3 and 5 why does the author
most likely repeat the phrase “Let’s go!”
How Can I Help My Child with
Reading?
• Establish time for your child to read. (45 minutes)
• Provide your child with a variety of reading
materials.
• Read aloud to and with your child
• Discuss the purpose of different text types such as
fiction, letters, newspaper articles, etc.
• Ask your child open-ended questions that cannot be
answered with a simple word or phrase.
• Require your child to refer back to the text to explain
an answer.
• Ensure that your child reads independently each
day at their “just right” reading level.
Web Sites for Reading
www.dpi.state.nc.us
Choose testing option at top. Choose for
parents on left column. Scroll down to Testing
for Elementary Students and click. Scroll down
to released test forms and click. Click on
Reading grade 3 or Math Grade 3.
www.raz-kids.com
www.studyisland.com
Student logins are: Firstname.lastname-CMS
Password: Study
Math Test
• Calculator Active and Calculator Inactive
parts of the math test will be given in the
same day.
• Students will be given 180 minutes to
complete the test. Students will receive
two 3 minute stretch breaks.
• There will be 54 math questions.
• Half of the questions will be calculator
active and half calculator inactive.
Number and Operation
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Place and Value of a Number
Estimation
Adding and Subtracting Numbers
Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Multiplication and Division
Patterns
Fractions – compare, on number line, mixed
numbers, improper and decimals
• Word Problems- one and two step problems
Measurement and Data
• Standard Units of Length to ½ and ¼ of an inch
• Area and perimeter of polygons and finding the
measure of unknown side of polygons
• Liquid volume and mass using grams, kilograms
and liters
• Converting Units of Measurement in metric
system
• Telling Time to the minute
• Elapsed Time
• Graphs – Pictographs, bar graphs, line plots
• Word Problems
Geometry
• Identifying 2 dimensional shapes
• Attributes of 2 dimensional shapes
• Divide shapes into equal parts with equal
area and express the area of each part as
unit fraction of the whole
• Word Problems
Operations and Algebraic
Thinking
• Identify the Unknown
• Order of Operations
• Multiplication and Division including arrays
and symbols. Ex: 2x = 6
• One and two step word problems
• Fluency of Multiplication and Division facts
• Patterns
How Can I Help My Child with
Mathematics?
• “Do Math” with your child at home as problem-solving
partners.
• Look and interpret graphs and charts found in
newspapers
• Use trips to the grocery store to practice measuring
weight and estimating the cost of items
• Let children follow a recipe and measure out ingredients
• On road trips estimate the distance, time and mileage
• Practice facts (x, +, -, ÷)
Math Web Sites
• http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3
• http://www.theproblemsite.com/games/hilo
.asp
• www.aplusmath.com
• www.aaamath.com
Student Results
Student scores are converted to
four achievement levels.
Achievement Level I
• Students performing at this level show
minimal conceptual understanding and
often respond with inappropriate answers.
• Student consistently performs below grade
level.
Achievement Level II
• Students performing at this level typically
show some evidence of conceptual
understanding and sometimes respond
with appropriate answers.
• Student inconsistently performs below
grade level.
Achievement Level III
• Students performing at this level generally
show conceptual understanding and
respond with appropriate answers.
• Student consistently performs on grade
level.
Achievement Level IV
• Students performing at this level
commonly show a high level of conceptual
understanding and respond consistently
with appropriate answers.
• Student performs above grade level.
Retest
• There is no retest this year.
• Results will be given to schools in October
of 2013.
Please Help!
• We need parents who would like to proctor
for the EOG test.
• Proctors walk around the classroom during
the test to make sure that students are
bubbling the correct questions, focused
and orderly.
• Your are not allowed to proctor on your
child’s grade level.
• Please sign the proctor log if you are
interested in volunteering.
General Questions?
Please write your individual questions on
the index card and drop in your child's
teachers bucket