Prairie State Achievement Examination: Teacher's Handbook, 2003-2004
Saved in:
| Title: | Prairie State Achievement Examination: Teacher's Handbook, 2003-2004 |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Illinois State Board of Education |
| Source: | Illinois State Board of Education. 2004. |
| Availability: | Illinois State Board of Education. 100 North First Street, Springfield, IL 62777. Tel: 217-782-4321; Fax: 217-785-3972; e-mail: infocenter@isbe.net; Web site: http://www.isbe.net |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 108 |
| Publication Date: | 2004 |
| Intended Audience: | Counselors; Teachers; Administrators |
| Document Type: | Guides - Classroom - Teacher Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Grade 11 Grade 12 High Schools Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Test Items, Writing Tests, Standard Setting, Grade 11, Answer Keys, Science Tests, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests, Achievement Tests, Social Sciences, State Standards, Academic Achievement, Test Content, High School Students, Grade 12, Scores, Test Results, Test Preparation, Test Construction, Faculty Handbooks, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools, College Entrance Examinations |
| Geographic Terms: | Illinois |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | ACT Assessment |
| Abstract: | This handbook contains information for high school educators--teachers, curriculum coordinators, counselors, and principals--as they prepare students to take the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE). The first section explains the purpose of the PSAE, gives timelines and test-day schedules, and shows how the PSAE is constructed. The rest of the handbook provides an overview of each subject test (including keys that give answers to each item and identify the Illinois Learning Standard(s) that the item covers) and five appendices that contain the text of the Illinois law that mandates the PSAE, performance-level definitions for each PSAE subject, a report on the process that was used to set standards for the PSAE following its first administration, and the Day 1 and Day 2 student test-preparation booklets (Preparing for the ACT Assessment and the Overview and Preparation Guide for PSAE Day 2). As in previous years, the Day 2 booklet for grade 11 students contains sample test questions, answer keys, a writing prompt, and scored and annotated writing responses from a previous PSAE administration. The PSAE writing test section of this handbook contains additional prompts and one annotated sample response. Appended are: (1) 105 ILCS 5/2-3.64 State goals and assessment; (2) Performance-Level Definitions; (3) Setting Standards on the Prairie State Achievement Examination; (4) Preparing for the ACT Assessment, 2003-2004; and (5) Overview and Preparation Guide for PSAE Day 2. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2011 |
| Accession Number: | ED518717 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This handbook contains information for high school educators--teachers, curriculum coordinators, counselors, and principals--as they prepare students to take the Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE). The first section explains the purpose of the PSAE, gives timelines and test-day schedules, and shows how the PSAE is constructed. The rest of the handbook provides an overview of each subject test (including keys that give answers to each item and identify the Illinois Learning Standard(s) that the item covers) and five appendices that contain the text of the Illinois law that mandates the PSAE, performance-level definitions for each PSAE subject, a report on the process that was used to set standards for the PSAE following its first administration, and the Day 1 and Day 2 student test-preparation booklets (Preparing for the ACT Assessment and the Overview and Preparation Guide for PSAE Day 2). As in previous years, the Day 2 booklet for grade 11 students contains sample test questions, answer keys, a writing prompt, and scored and annotated writing responses from a previous PSAE administration. The PSAE writing test section of this handbook contains additional prompts and one annotated sample response. Appended are: (1) 105 ILCS 5/2-3.64 State goals and assessment; (2) Performance-Level Definitions; (3) Setting Standards on the Prairie State Achievement Examination; (4) Preparing for the ACT Assessment, 2003-2004; and (5) Overview and Preparation Guide for PSAE Day 2. |
|---|
