THE GEORGIA MILESTONES ASSESSMENT SYSTEM 3
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 4
PREPARING FOR TAKING TESTS 5
OVERVIEW OF THE END-OF-GRADE ASSESSMENT 5
TYPES OF ITEMS 6
DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE 8
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) 12
DESCRIPTION OF TEST FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION 12
CONTENT 12
ITEM TYPES 12
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE EXAMPLE ITEMS 13
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) CONTENT DESCRIPTION AND ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEMS 25
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEM KEYS 64
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) SAMPLE SCORING RUBRICS AND EXEMPLAR RESPONSES 68
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) WRITING RUBRICS 76
MATHEMATICS 84
DESCRIPTION OF TEST FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION 84
CONTENT 85
ITEM TYPES 85
MATHEMATICS DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE EXAMPLE ITEMS 85
MATHEMATICS CONTENT DESCRIPTION AND ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEMS 92
MATHEMATICS ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEM KEYS 120
MATHEMATICS SAMPLE SCORING RUBRICS AND EXEMPLAR RESPONSES 127
SCIENCE 143
DESCRIPTION OF TEST FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION 143
CONTENT 143
ITEM TYPES 143
SCIENCE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE EXAMPLE ITEMS 143
SCIENCE CONTENT DESCRIPTION AND ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEMS 147
SCIENCE ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEM KEYS 174
SOCIAL STUDIES 181
DESCRIPTION OF TEST FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION 181
CONTENT 181
ITEM TYPES 181
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE EXAMPLE ITEMS 181
SOCIAL STUDIES CONTENT DESCRIPTION AND ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEMS 183
SOCIAL STUDIES ADDITIONAL SAMPLE ITEM KEYS 206
APPENDIX A: LANGUAGE PROGRESSIVE SKILLS, BY GRADE 215
APPENDIX B: CONDITION CODES 216