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MSL Update
ERPD December 2012
HS Social Studies Teachers
World History: Test Specifications, weights
All questions incorporate some aspect of WH Standard 1
and the following:
Standard
Multiple
Choice
WH.2
WH.3
16%-20%
6%-9%
2%-4%
2%-4%
WH.4
WH.5
WH.6
6%-9%
6%-9%
6%-9%
2%-4%
2%-4%
2%-4%
WH.7
WH.8
8%-12%
12%-16%
65%-75%
2%-4%
2%-4%
25%-35%
Total Percent
Constructed
Response
Civics/Econ: Test Specifications, weights
Standard
Multiple
Choice
Constructed
Response
CE.C&G.1 2%-4%
0%-4%
CE.C&G.2 8%-12%
0%-5%
CE.C&G.3 8%-12%
0%-5%
CE.C&G.4 6%-9%
0%-4%
CE.C&G.5 6%-9%
0%-4%
CE.PFL
13%-16%
0%-4%
CE.E
18%-23%
0%-4%
Total Percent
65%-75%
25%-35%
World History, Civics/Econ
Half of the testing time and half of
the total score points are
allocated to answering the CR
questions.
These are worth 2, 3, or 4 points.
Students may be asked to
respond to a prompt and
stimulus using skills learned
during the course.
Students may be asked to show
their knowledge of social
studies concepts through
written expression.
World History, Civics/Econ
Many of the items will require
students to read, interpret,
and/or analyze stimulus
material, including maps,
graphs, and excerpts of primary
and secondary source
documents.
Two 45-minute parts
Part one:18-21 MC items
Part two: 8-10 CR items
Sample Released HS Social Studies CR Item
• In the compound republic of America, the power
surrendered by the people is first divided between two
distinct governments, and the portion allotted to each
subdivided among distinct and separate departments.
Hence a double security arises to the rights of the
people. The different governments will each control
each other, at the same time that each will be
controlled by itself.
James Madison, Federalist Paper #51
• The Constitution is not an instrument for the government
to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people
to restrain the government—lest it come to dominate
our lives and interests.
Patrick Henry, Anti-Federalist
Use the excerpts to outline the Federalist and Anti
Federalist perspectives on the Constitution. Describe two
compromises that resulted from this conflict.
US History: Test Specifications, weights
Competency Goal
Multiple Choice
1
8%-12%
2
8%-12%
3
5%-7%
4
5%-7%
5
5%-7%
6
7%-9%
7
7%-9%
8
4%-6%
9
8%-12%
10
8%-12%
11
12%-15%
12
4%-6%
Total Percent of Items
100%
US History
Items are aligned to the 2006
Standard Course of Study
All MC items, NO CR
Two 45-minute parts
Part one: 25 MC items
Part two: 25 MC items
All Tests
Score is exam grade and counts 25 % of
final grade.
There are no retests.
A 0-100 score will be provided for
reporting, but no proficiency grade
will be given until Oct. 2013.
A teacher who is not the teacher of
record will administer.
Two teachers of the same
content/course will score the
constructed response/short answer.