State 
Maryland

Curriculum Matrix
MARYLAND State Standards 
 December 2005
Curriculum Matrix Standards Maryland standards are organized as follows - By the end of grade 3...,5...,8...12. 

Standards display for every grade level on the matrix.

Maryland standards have 3 levels:  Level 1: Goal / Outcome; Level 2: Expectation; Level 3: Indicator
Subject by Subject  Data for Maryland
 Subject State Adoption Date Matrix version (date)
LANGUAGE ARTS July 2004 July 2004
MATHEMATICS June 2004 June 2004
SCIENCE May 2005 May 2005
SOCIAL STUDIES May 2000 May 2000
CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION n/a CAREER CLUSTERS and SCANS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS n/a TESOL National
HEALTH AND PE Feb 2005 Feb 2005
LIBRARY MEDIA n/a ALA National Standards
WORLD LANGUAGE n/a ACTFL National Standards
What's coming up for Maryland
 
FAQ's  Official Name of Standards: Maryland State Standards K-8: Maryland Learner Outcomes; 9-12: Core Learning Goals

Official Web site: http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/index.html
Maryland State Department of Education http://www.msde.state.md.us/

Maryland Learner Outcomes (K-8)
Core Learning Goals:  http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/mspap/whats-tested/learneroutcomes/index.html
Core Learning Goals (HS):  http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/high_school/what_will/

Assessments:
Language Arts: MSA (Reading) - Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8,10; HSA (English 1) - Grade 9
Math: MSA (Math) - Grades 3,4,5,6,7,8; HSA (Algebra/Data Analysis, Geometry) - Grade 9
Science: HSA (Biology) - Grade 9  Science tests for other grades will be phased in beginning in the spring of 2005
Social Studies: HSA (Government)- Grades 9

Maryland School Performance Assessment Program -  MSPAP
Grades 3, 5, 8 -   MSPAP
(High School)  http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/mspap/how-scored/98tech_report/introduction.htm

Maryland High School Assessments -MHSA 

High School Assessments http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/high_school/what_will/

High school tests will be given in English I, government, algebra, geometry, and biology.  They were field-tested in 1999-2000 and 2000-01.  Students entering grade 9 in 2001 will be required to take the tests.

Assessment Data Used for Matrix

Grades 3, 5, and 8-  A review and analysis of Maryland Learner Outcomes and 1998 MSPAP Technical Report identified the number of measures for each learner outcome.

 http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/mspap/how-scored/98tech_report/index.html

 High School -  High school assessment data not available.

Graduation Requirements - 

Students entering grade 9 in the fall of 2003 are slated to take and pass the Maryland High School Assessments as a graduation requirement.  http://www.mdk12.org/mspp/high_school/what_is/factsheet.html

 
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