State Mississippi

EdGate Curriculum Matrix
MISSISSIPPI Standards
February 2005
Curriculum Matrix Standards Mississippi standards are organized by: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9-12.

Mississippi standards have 3 levels: Level 1: Goal  Level 2: Competency; Level 3: Objectives.

Subject by Subject  Data for Mississippi

 Subject State Adoption Date Matrix version (date) ICLE Data for Mississippi
LANGUAGE ARTS 2000 2000 2,4,7, English II
MATHEMATICS 2000 2000 2,4,8, Algebra I
SCIENCE 2001 2001 2,4,8 (No test); Biology (with test)
SOCIAL STUDIES 2004 2004  
PE & COMP HEALTH 1996 1996 n/a
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 2000 CAREER CLUSTERS and SCANS n/a
WORLD LANGUAGES 2000 ACTFL National Standards n/a
LIBRARY MEDIA n/a ALA National Standards n/a
What's coming up for Mississippi

Mississippi standards are also available for the following subjects:
Arts:  August 10, 2001 (Revised)
Foreign Language: 2000
Business & Technology:    Spring 2000
FAQ's Official Name: Mississippi K12 Curriculum Frameworks

Official Site: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Curriculum/index_1.htm

Assessments:
Language Arts:             
GLTP (Reading/Language)- Grades 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
GLTP (Writing) – Grades 4, 7
NRT – Grades 5, 8
FLE – English II (graduation requirement – will be phased out) 

Mathematics: 
MCT - Grades 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
NRT – Grades 5, 8
FLE – Algebra I (graduation requirement – will be phased out)
 

Science:   
FLE – Biology I (graduation requirement – will be phased out)

Social Studies:  
FLE – U.S. History from 1877 (graduation requirement – will be phased out)

NOTE:   On September 15, 2000, the State Board of Education approved SBE Policy IHF-1, a change to graduation requirements.  The policy revision will impact students who began the 9th grade in school year 1999-2000 or later.  Academic end-of-course tests (SATP) will be phased in during the 2001-2002 school year to replace the Functional Literacy Exam (FLE) as a requirement for graduation.  The subject area tests, Algebra I, Biology I, English II, and US History from 1877 to the present.

 
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INTERNATIONAL CENTER PRIORITIZATION OF STANDARDS
The following information is contributed by the International Center for Leadership in Education and is a summary of standards priorities based on state assessments and International Center research. The details of these priorities are included in the print form  -  Aligning Standards (available through the International Center) or in the electronic form (available through EdGate).

Mississippi Curriculum Matrix Summary 

 

# Competencies

# Objectives

GLTP/SATP

Curriculum Survey

English LA

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Grade 2

Test 2nd Grade

11

42

24

15

3

31

8

3

Grade 4

Test 4th Grade

14

65

34

7

24

45

7

13

Grade 7

Test 7th Grade

14

61

33

8

20

46

6

9

English II

Test 11th Grade

10

46

13

22

11

32

10

4

Mathematics

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Grade 2

Test 2nd Grade

8

47

41

6

0

31

1

15

Grade 4

Test 4th Grade

7

37

31

4

2

29

4

4

Grade 8

Test 8th Grade

8

52

50

2

0

42

4

6

Algebra I

Test High School

8

37

26

11

0

19

5

13

Science

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Grade 2

14

35

Not Tested

23

10

2

Grade 4

16

40

Not Tested

32

7

1

Grade 8

16

61

Not Tested

37

15

9

Biology I

Test High School

19

47

15

16

16

36

8

3

 

 

# of Objectives

# of Objectives Tested

% of Objectives Tested

English LA

214

156

73%

Mathematics

173

171

99%

Science

183

31

17%

TOTAL

570

358

63%

 Mississippi Curriculum Matrix Summary -    GLTP/SATP High, Medium, Low Designations

English Language Arts

 CRT (Grades 2 to 8)

 A High, Medium, or Low designation was given, by grade, on how the benchmark/item aligned to the Reporting Category. The Mississippi State Development Team determined:

 2 or more benchmarks/items matched = High, 1 = Medium, 0 = Low

 TerraNova (Grades 2, 4, 8)

 A High designation was given if the TerraNova activity/objective aligned to a Mississippi competency/objective.

 English II

A High designation was given to competencies 1, 5 and 9.  These competencies are identified as assessed in writing and language conventions.  A Medium designation was given to competencies 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8.    The Mississippi State Development Team further reviewed each competency and objective for state level assessment (working in groups, speaking, etc.).  

Mathematics

 CRT (Grades 2, 4 and 8)

 A High, Medium, or Low designation was given, by grade, if the benchmark/item aligned to the Reporting Category:

 Grade 2:   6 or more benchmarks/items = High, 1 to 5 = Medium, 0 = Low

Grade 4:   5 or more benchmarks/items = High, 1 to 4 = Medium, 0 = Low

Grade 8:   7 or more benchmarks/items = High, 1 to 6 = Medium, 0 = Low

 TerraNova (Grades 2 to 9)

 A High designation was given if the TerraNova activity/objective aligned to a Mississippi compentency/objective.

 Algebra I

A High, Medium, or Low designation was given if the Assessment Strand aligned to:

 10 or more assessment items = High, 1 to 9 assessment items = Medium, 0 = Low

Biology I

 A High, Medium, or Low designation was given if the Assessment Strand aligned to:

 12 or more assessment items = High, 1 to 11 assessment items = Medium, 0 = Low