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, students in grades 7-12 began taking end-of-course math exams. The state is moving to end-of-course exams so students can be tested on the knowledge and skills they’ve gained from a specific course rather than on a comprehensive test like the High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) that assesses overall knowledge.
In spring 2012, students will be offered an end-of-course exam in biology. OSPI
has recommended additional EOCs in science, but those exams must receive funding
before being implemented. It’s not anticipated any new science EOCs will be
implemented before 2017.
End-of-course exams for high school debuted in spring 2011 as required by state law RCW 28A.655.066.
The EOC exams replaced the math HSPE and are given within the last three
weeks of the school year. The end-of-course exams, based on the revised
K-12 Mathematics Learning Standards, are available in algebra 1/integrated math 1 and geometry/integrated math 2. The EOC exams will be given to students in grades 7-12 who are taking those respective classes.
In spring 2012, all students taking biology will participate in an end-of-course
exam as directed by the 2010
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6444,
section 513 (3). Students in 10th grade who are not in biology will still have
to take the biology EOC because of the No Child Left Behind requirement to
assess science in high school. Students in the class of 2015 and beyond must
pass a science exam in order to graduate. The biology EOC, like the math EOCs,
will be administered within the last three weeks of the school year.
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