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Knowledge Strands
Tests Given at Each Grade Level
Content of Tests
Test Overview: English Language Arts
Test Overview: History and Social Science
Test Overview: Mathematics
Test Overview: Science & Technology
Administration
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Three sessions, each approximately 45 minutes in duration.
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The test session is not strictly timed; students may work beyond 45 minutes "within reason."
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No tools or reference materials are permitted during the examination sessions.
Scoring
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Multiple Choice questions are scored objectively, with one point awarded for a correct answer and no points awarded for an incorrect response.
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Open Response questions are evaluated by trained graders according to a "rubric" — a set of predetermined standards — with 0 to 4 points awarded.

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Total raw scores are converted to scaled scores ranging from 200 to 280. Since all MCAS tests use this same scoring scale regardless of knowledge domain, the scaled score allows direct comparisons of performance relative to others and across tests.

Achievement Levels
Outcome Performance Category Approx. Raw Score Range Scaled Score Range
PASS Advanced Not yet established 260 to 280
Proficient Not yet established 240 to 259
Warning Not yet established 220 to 239
FAIL Needs Improvement Not yet established 200 to 219

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