Re: information about standardized testing for HS english
Posted by: julia on 11/01/09
Hm...that is interesting. What is the focusing of testing in 11
and 12th? Is there one?
On 10/31/09, terry wrote:
> On 10/31/09, julia wrote:
> In NC the standardized test in high school for English is the
> English 9 EOC. You can look at samples of this test on line
> at NCDPI. YOu can also access the curriculum guide there.
> Currently the test covers literary elements and grammar. It
> is an 80 question test with lots of reading and responding to
> the text to answer questions. Read aloud is not allowed and
> many students struggle with it due to the heavy reading
> comprehension and literary analysis. They are considering
> moving it to grade 10 and pairing in some way with the writing
> test that is given in 10th grade but we have not heard how or
> when yet.
>> I have an interview for a HS position, but am from out of
>> state. I am not super familiar with testing in north
>> carolina. I tried the state dep. of ed site, but only found
>> information on the tests required.
>>
>> I want to find samples of what is on the test, so in my
>> interview I can speak to how best to prepare my students.
