Georgia Milestones study guide
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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. Students in grades 3 through 8 take End-of-Grade assessments in English language arts and mathematics; students in grades 5 and 8 take the science EOG, and grade 8 students take the social studies EOG. High school or middle school students enrolled in courses designated by the State Board of Education take End-of-Course assessments. The Georgia Milestones study guide has 4 sections and about 1,790 words.
01English Language Arts
The Georgia Milestones English Language Arts test is administered as an end-of-grade assessment in grades 3–8 and as the American Literature and Composition end-of-course assessment in high school. It measures reading of literary and informational texts, writing in three modes - argumentative/opinion, informative/explanatory, and narrative - and grade-level language conventions.
483 words, about 2 min02Mathematics
The Georgia Milestones mathematics tests are the grades 3–8 end-of-grade assessments and the Algebra I and Geometry end-of-course assessments, built on Georgia’s K–12 Mathematics Standards. Content ranges from place value and fraction operations through proportional reasoning, expressions and equations, linear functions and systems, quadratics, transformations and congruence, right-triangle trigonometry, circles and volume, and statistics.
416 words, about 2 min03Science
The Georgia Milestones science assessments are the grade 5 and grade 8 end-of-grade tests and the Biology end-of-course test. Grade 5 covers Earth and space science, physical science, and life science; grade 8 concentrates on matter, energy, force and motion, waves, and geology; Biology covers cells, genetics, evolution, ecology, classification, and homeostasis.
444 words, about 2 min04Social Studies
The Georgia Milestones social studies assessments are the grade 8 Georgia Studies end-of-grade test and the U.S. History end-of-course test.
447 words, about 2 min