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INTRODUCTION In recent years, two realities focused attention on the need to reevaluate Florida’s Sunshine State Standards (Standards). First, in 2005, outside consultants reviewed the 1996 Standards and suggested that the benchmark language offer greater specificity to indicate clearly what teachers should teach and what students should be able to do. Second, federal legislation through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) holds schools and school districts accountable for how well each child is learning, which further emphasized the need to hone expectations for all students. In December 2008, the Florida State Board of Education adopted the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for Social Studies. These standards will be used to develop the U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment. The Florida State Board of Education has made the standards available online at: http://www.floridastandards.org/Standards/FLStandardSearch.aspx). The NGSSS are divided into benchmarks that identify what a student should know and be able to do following completion of the course. This document, U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications (Specifications), provides details about the portion of the standards assessment designed to assess U.S. History and includes information about the benchmarks, the stimulus types, and the test items. The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test ® 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) measures achievement of Florida students in reading and mathematics at Grades 3 through 8, and in science at Grades 5 and 8. End-of-course (EOC) assessments measure achievement of Florida students who have completed coursework in Algebra 1, Geometry, Civics, and Biology 1. The U.S. History EOC Assessment measures achievement of Florida students enrolled in U.S. History, specifically American History (2100310) or American History Honors (2100320), or an equivalent course, by assessing student progress on benchmarks from the NGSSS that are assigned to U.S. History course descriptions. Origin and Purpose of the Specifications The Florida Department of Education and committees of experienced Florida educators developed and approved the Specifications. The Specifications is a resource that defines the content and format of the test and test items for item writers and reviewers. The Specifications indicates the alignment of test items with the NGSSS. It also serves to provide all stakeholders with information about the scope and function of the end-of-course assessments. Scope of this Document The Specifications for the U.S. History EOC Assessment provides general guidelines for the development of all test items used in the assessment. The Overall Considerations section in this Introduction provides an explanation of the U.S. History concepts and elements assessed by the test. The Criteria for U.S. History EOC Assessment Test Items section explains the general guidelines for selection and development of multiple-choice items. The Item Difficulty and Cognitive Complexity of U.S. History EOC Assessment Test Items section addresses cognitive complexity levels as well as item difficulty and universal design. The Review Procedures for U.S. History EOC Assessment Test Items section covers the review processes used to ensure the quality of the stimuli and test items. The Individual Benchmark Specifications section contains specific information about each benchmark. This section provides benchmark clarification statements, content limits, stimulus attributes, and a sample item for each benchmark. U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment Test Item Specifications Florida Department of Education | 1 | 1
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