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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).
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PENNSYLVANIA
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# Standards
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# Benchmarks
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PSSA
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Curriculum Survey
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English
LA
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H
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M
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L
No Q
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H
1-35
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M
36-70
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L
71 +
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Grade
3
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8
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37
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No Test
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27
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8
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2
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Grade
5
Test
5th Grade
Test
6th Writing
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8
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39
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24
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6
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9
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28
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6
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5
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Grade
8
Test
8th Grade
Test
9th Writing
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8
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40
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25
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6
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9
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31
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6
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3
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Grade
11
Test
11th Grade
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8
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41
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25
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5
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11
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30
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6
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5
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Mathematics
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H
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M
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L
No Q
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H
1-35
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M
36-70
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L
71 +
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Grade
3
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11
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65
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No Test
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50
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4
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11
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Grade
5
Test
5th Grade
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11
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77
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39
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38
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0
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60
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5
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12
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Grade
8
Test
8th Grade
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11
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68
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52
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16
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0
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41
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12
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15
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Grade
11
Test
11th Grade
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11
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70
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52
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18
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0
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38
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19
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13
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Science
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H
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M
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L
No Q
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H
1-35
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M
36-70
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L
71 +
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Grade
4
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8
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31
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No Test Data
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28
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3
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0
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Grade
7
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8
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32
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No Test Data
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32
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0
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0
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Grade
10
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8
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32
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No Test Data
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29
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3
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0
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Grade
12
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8
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32
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No Test
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32
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0
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0
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# of Benchmarks
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# of Benchmarks Tested
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% of Benchmarks Tested
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English LA
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157
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91
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58
%
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Mathematics
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280
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215
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77
%
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Science
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127
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?
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?
%
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TOTAL
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564
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306
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54
%
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Pennsylvania Curriculum Matrix Summary
- PSSA High,
Medium, Low Designations
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Reading
The
following High, Medium or Low designations were given, by grade, if
the standard aligned to:
Grade
5: 12 or
more items/points = High, 1 to 11 = Medium, 0 = Low
Grade
8: 16 or
more items/points = High, 1 to 15 = Medium, 0 = Low
Grade
10: 16 or more
items/points = High, 1 to 15 = Medium, 0 = Low
The
analysis also identified those standards or benchmarks that are (non
assessable) on the state assessment.
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Writing
All
the writing standards were given a High designation, with the
exception of 1.5
Quality of Writing, G. Present and/or defend written work for
publication when appropriate, for which a Low designation
was given.
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Mathematics
The
following High, Medium or Low designations were given, by grade, if
the distribution of points was:
Grade
5: 9 or higher =
High, 1 to 8 = Medium, 0 = Low
Grade
11: 6 or higher = High, 1 to 5 = Medium, 0 = Low
The
analysis also identified standard 2.5
Mathematical Problem Solving and Communications to be a High
designation in all grades.
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