Science Achievement Level Descriptor Review

Background: This coming July, the Oregon Department of Education will be facilitating Science Achievement Standards Verification to set new science cut scores aligned with the 2009 science content standards. In preparation for this standards verification, we have developed Science Achievement Level Descriptors (ALDs) to help frame this discussion.

Copies of the proposed Grades 5, 8, and HS Science Achievement Level Descriptors have been made available to you. Please review those ALDs for which you have content area knowledge.

Your feedback on this process will help us build a strong framework for this summer’s standards verification and will ensure this work is reflective of and accessible to Oregon stakeholders.

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1. What is your role and what sector do you work in?

	K-12	Community College	Higher Education	Business	Other
Administrator	Administrator K-12	Administrator Community College	Administrator Higher Education	Administrator Business	Administrator Other
Instructor/Teacher/Professor	Instructor/Teacher/Professor K-12	Instructor/Teacher/Professor Community College	Instructor/Teacher/Professor Higher Education	Instructor/Teacher/Professor Business	Instructor/Teacher/Professor Other
Other	Other K-12	Other Community College	Other Higher Education	Other Business	Other Other

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2. I live in:

Portland Metro

Willamette Valley

Oregon Coast

Eastern Oregon

Central Oregon

Other

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3. You were asked to review those grades for which you had content area knowledge. Which grade(s) did you review?

Grade 5

Grade 8

High School

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4. Are you familiar with the 2009 Grade K-12 Science Content Standards?

Yes

No (if No, please skip to question 6)

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5. Please refer to the ALDs. For the grade level you reviewed, which achievement level descriptors clearly describe what a student at that level should know and be able to do? (Please check all that apply).

Does Not Yet Meet

Nearly Meets

Meets

Exceeds

If the "Meets" level was not consistent, please discuss below.

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6. What is your level of agreement with the following sentence? In the grade(s) I reviewed, the ALDs accurately described a progression of student achievement related to the content.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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7. If you did not agree with the statement above or if you can see areas in need of improvement please describe below (please specify grade and area in need of improvement).

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1. What is your role and what sector do you work in?

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2. I live in:

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3. You were asked to review those grades for which you had content area knowledge. Which grade(s) did you review?

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4. Are you familiar with the 2009 Grade K-12 Science Content Standards?

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5. Please refer to the ALDs. For the grade level you reviewed, which achievement level descriptors clearly describe what a student at that level should know and be able to do? (Please check all that apply).

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6. What is your level of agreement with the following sentence? In the grade(s) I reviewed, the ALDs accurately described a progression of student achievement related to the content.

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7. If you did not agree with the statement above or if you can see areas in need of improvement please describe below (please specify grade and area in need of improvement).

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8. We greatly value your feedback on this topic. Please provide your comments, suggestions, or concerns below.