ILEARN Science Grade 6 case studies

ILEARN Science is Indiana's end-of-year summative assessment in science, part of the Indiana Learning Evaluation and Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) system that measures achievement and growth related to the Indiana Academic Standards. The grade 6 science assessment is one of the end-of-year summative assessments Indiana administers, alongside grade 4 science, grade 5 social studies, high school Biology, and high school U.S. It is taken by students in grade 6 in Indiana schools each spring, and results are used to check students' mastery of the standards at the end of the year, to evaluate program efficacy, and for school accountability. Because the science standards align with the Next Generation Science Standards and use a three-dimensional framework focused on both understanding and practicing science, the assessment emphasizes real-world scenarios and experimentation rather than isolated recall. The ILEARN Science Grade 6 case studies are 5 cases and about 1,723 words.