State Washington

EdGate Curriculum Matrix
Washington State Standards
October 2005
Curriculum Matrix Standards Washington State standards are at the 4th, 7th and 10th grade level.

There are 4 levels: 1 = Standard, 2 = Component, 3 = Benchmark for all subjects 4 = Grade Level Expectation
Subject by Subject  Data for Washington
 Subject State Adoption Date Matrix version (date)
LANGUAGE ARTS Jan 2004 Jan 2004
MATHEMATICS Jan 2004 Jan 2004
SCIENCE 2004 2004
SOCIAL STUDIES Dec 2003 Dec 2003
ARTS EDUCATION Nov 2001 Nov 2001
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION n/a

 

 CAREER CLUSTERS and SCANS
HEALTH AND PE Feb 2002 Feb 2002
LIBRARY MEDIA n/a ALA National Standards
WORLD LANGUAGES n/a ACTFL National Standards
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FAQ's 

Official Name: Essential Academic Learning Requirements

Official Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/EALR_GLE.aspx

State Assessment: Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL)

State Assessment Website: http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/overview.aspx

The Commission on Student Learning has developed an assessment system to measure student achievement of the Essential Academic Learning Requirements for students in the state of Washington. The state tests, called the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, are administered at grades 4, 7, and 10 and are criterion-referenced.
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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).  

 

# Standards

# Benchmarks

WASL

Curriculum Survey

English LA

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Grade 4

Test 4th Grade

12

44

11

9

24

33

4

7

Grade 7

Test 7th Grade

12

44

8

11

25

31

4

9

Grade 10

Test 10th Grade

12

44

11

9

24

33

3

8

Mathematics

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Grade 4

Test 4th Grade

5

25

6

17

2

11

0

14

Grade 7

Test 7th Grade

5

25

12

11

2

14

0

11

Grade 10

Test 10th Grade

5

25

11

12

2

14

0

11

Science

 

 

H

M

L

No Q

H

1-35

M

36-70

L

71 +

Grade 5

3

41

Not Tested

26

9

6

Grade 8

3

41

Not Tested

26

9

6

Grade 10

3

41

Not Tested

25

10

6

 

 

# of Benchmarks

# of Benchmarks Tested

% of Benchmarks Tested

English LA

132

59

45% 

Mathematics

75

69

92% 

Science

123

0

0% 

TOTAL

330

128

39% 

 Washington Curriculum Matrix Summary - WASL High, Medium, Low Designations

 

Reading and Writing

If the content strand aligned to 3 or more learning targets a High designation was given.  If the content strand aligned to 1 or 2 learning targets, a Medium designation was given.  If the content strand was not identified with any learning targets or was identified as a “classroom-based assessment,” it was given a Low designation.

Mathematics

If the content strand aligned to 3 or more learning targets a High designation was given.  If the content strand aligned to 1 or 2 learning targets, a Medium designation was given.  If the content strand was not identified with any learning targets or was identified as a “classroom-based assessment,” it was given a Low designation.