Georgia Milestones case studies
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The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is Georgia's statewide assessment program, described by the Georgia Department of Education as comprehensive and spanning grades 3 through high school. It measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The Georgia Milestones case studies are 5 cases and about 3,443 words.
1Scoring a Milestones-Style Argument Response When a Source Is Misattributed
Three seventh-grade teachers at a south Georgia middle school are scoring a district argument-writing task built in the Milestones constructed-response format. The prompt asks students to argue whether the school day should start later, using two provided articles.
616 words, about 3 min2Additive Reasoning Behind a Wrong Ratio Answer
A sixth-grade math team gives a five-item exit ticket on equivalent ratios after a week of instruction. Item 3 reads: 'A recipe uses 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar.
613 words, about 3 min3When Student Data Contradict the Expected Result
An eighth-grade physical science class investigates which cup material best slows heat loss. Groups pour 200 mL of water at 60 °C into foam, paper, and bare metal cups, record temperature every 3 minutes for 15 minutes, and write a claim-evidence-reasoning conclusion.
791 words, about 4 min4Sourcing and Corroborating Documents on the Yazoo Land Sales
An eighth-grade Georgia Studies class is preparing a document-based question: 'Were the Yazoo land sales of 1795 a legitimate use of legislative power?' Students receive three sources. Source A is an excerpt from an Augusta newspaper editorial written by a land company investor defending the sale as a way to pay the state's debts.
836 words, about 4 min5Reporting a Multiple-Select Item Without Masking a Misconception
An eighth-grade team writes a four-item quiz on linear functions after a unit on slope-intercept form. Item 3 is a multiple-select item in the Milestones format: 'Select all statements that are true for y = −2x + 5.' The options are (A) the graph has a slope of −2; (B) the graph passes through (0, 5); (C) the graph decreases from left to right; (D) the y-intercept is −2; (E) the graph passes through (2, 1).
587 words, about 3 min