Elementary/Middle Grades Science Assessments

The Elementary and Middle Grades Science Assessments will be criterion-referenced assessments in grades 5 and 8 that allow Mississippi to be in full compliance with the requirements of the federal legislation No Child Left Behind. These assessments are fully customized criterion-referenced tests, and a committee of Mississippi teachers who have been selected by the MDE approved the items that appear on these tests.  The tests will be aligned with the portions of the Mississippi Curriculum Science Framework 2001 specified by the teacher committee and will meet the requirements of NCLB. The results of these assessments will provide information that will be used for the purpose of improving student achievement; the results may also be used in Mississippi’s school accountability system.

• Spring 2009 Interpretive Guide 08/13/09
• 2007 Mississippi Science Test Technical Report 03/04/08
• Spring 2007 Interpretive Guide 09/04/07
• Performance Level Descriptors
• Curriculum Frameworks
• Brochure for the Elementary and Middle Grades Science Test 01/22/07