State Louisiana

EdGate Curriculum Matrix
LOUISIANA Standards
September 2005
Curriculum 
Matrix 
Standards		 Louisiana has standards  organized by cluster: K-4, 5-8, 9-12. Note:  Foreign Language which is 4-5 (Beginning Stage); 6-8 (Developing Stage); 9-12 (Expanding/Extending Stage).

Also there are Grade Level Expectation for K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11-12

There are 3 levels: 

Level 1: Content Standard   Level 2: Benchmark  Level 3: Grade Level Expectations

Subject by Subject  Data for Louisiana

 Subject State Adoption Date Matrix version (date) ICLE Data for Louisiana
LANGUAGE ARTS Jan 2004 / 1997 Jan 2004 / 1997 Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11-12
MATHEMATICS Jan 2004 / 1997 Jan 2004 / 1997 Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11-12
SCIENCE Jan 2004 / 1997 Jan 2004 / 1997 Grades K-4, 5-8, 9-12
SOCIAL STUDIES Jan 2004 Jan 2004 n/a
ARTS EDUCATION June 2003 June 2003 n/a
HEALTH AND PE May 1997 May 1997 n/a
WORLD LANGUAGES n/a ACTFL National Standards n/a
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION n/a CAREER CLUSTERS and SCANS n/a
LIBRARY MEDIA n/a ALA National Standards n/a
What's coming up for Louisiana Louisiana also has standards for Foreign Language.
FAQ's Official Name:  Louisiana Content Standards

Official Site: http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/curriculum/home.html

Testing Data: The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for the 21st Century (LEAP 21) is Louisiana’s new criterion–referenced testing (CRT) program. These tests measure how well a student has mastered the new state content standards. Once fully implemented, LEAP 21 will be administered at grades 4 and 8, and the Graduation Exit Examination for the 21st Century (GEE 21) at grades 10 and 11. More information may be found at:
http://www.doe.state.la.us/DOE/Assessment/WhatsLeap.pdf

Language Arts, Math, Science:
LEAP21 - Grades 4,8
GEE21 - Grades 10,11
ITBS - Grades 3,5,6,7
NAEP - Grades 4,8

Social Studies:
LEAP21 - Grades 4,8
GEE21 - Grades 10, 11
ITBS - Grades 3,5,6,7

 
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Louisiana ICLE Prioritization Summary

 

# Content Strands/

Standards

# Benchmarks
LEAP 21 (Grade 4, 8)
GEE 21 (Grade 10, 11)

ICLE Curriculum Survey Matches

English LA

 

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Grades K-4

Test 4th Grade

7 Standards

36

14

15

7

30

4

2

Grades 5-8

Test 8th Grade

7

35

12

17

6

28

6

1

Grades 9-12

Test 10th Grade

7

33

13

14

6

28

5

0

Math

 

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Grades K-4

Test 4th Grade

6 Strands/ Standards

32

12

15

5

24

2

6

Grades 5-8

Test 8th Grade

6

36

21

10

5

27

5

4

Grades 9-12

Test 10th Grade

6

35

16

10

9

23

5

7

Science

 

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Grades K-4

Test 4th Grade

5 Strands/ Standards

60

60

0

0

40

15

5

Grades 5-8

Test 8th Grade

5

86

86

0

0

60

14

12

Grades 9-12

Test 11th Grade

5

118

70

48

0

77

23

18

 

 

 

# of Benchmarks

# of Benchmarks Tested

% of Benchmarks Tested

English LA

104

85

82 %

Mathematics

103

84

82 %

Science

264

264

100 %

TOTAL

471

433

92 %

 

 LOUISIANA TESTING INFORMATION 

English Language Arts

 

Grade 4:

(Priority determined by the number of points assigned to each standard.)

 

Reading and Responding   Standards 1, 6, 7                  36 points – High

                Writing                                  Standards 2, 3                       12 points – Medium

                Using Information Res.       Standard 5                               9 points – Medium

                Proofreading                         Standard 3                               8 points – Medium

                Not Assessed                       Standard 4                                Low

 

Grades 8 and 10:

(Priority determined by the number of points assigned to each standard.)

 

                Reading and Responding   Standards 1, 6, 7                  40 points – High

                Writing                                  Standards 2, 3                       12 points – Medium

                Using Information Res.       Standard 5                               9 points – Medium

                Proofreading                         Standard 3                              8 points – Medium

                Not Assessed                       Standard 4                                Low

 

Mathematics

 

Grade 4:

(Priority determined by the percentage of items across strands.)

                Number & Number Relations                                                             40% - High

                Algebra                                                                                                   5% - Medium

                Measurement                                                                                        10% - Medium

                Geometry                                                                                               20% - Medium

                Data Analysis, Probability & Discrete Math                                  10% - Medium

                Patterns, Relations & Functions                                                      15% - Medium

 

Grade 8:

(Priority determined by the percentage of items across strands.)

 

                Number & Number Relations                                                             20% - High

                Algebra                                                                                                 15% - Medium

                Measurement                                                                                        15% - Medium

                Geometry                                                                                               20% - High

                Data Analysis, Probability & Discrete Math                                  20% - High

                Patterns, Relations & Functions                                                      10% - Medium

 

Grade 10:

(Priority determined by the percentage of items across strands.)

 

                Number & Number Relations                                                             10% - Medium

                Algebra                                                                                                 15% - Medium

                Measurement                                                                                        15% - Medium

                Geometry                                                                                               20% - High

                Data Analysis, Probability & Discrete Math                                  20% - High

                Patterns, Relations & Functions                                                      20% - High

 

Science

 

Grades 4 and 8:

(Priority determined by the number of points for the Content Strand.)

 

                All content strands were rated high.

 

Grade 11:

(Priority determined by the number of points for the Content Strand.)

 

                Physical Science                                                                  16 points – High

                Life Science                                                                           12 points – High

                Earth and Space Science                                                       8 points – Medium

                Environmental Science                                                          8 points - Medium