NORTH CAROLINA END-OF-GRADE TESTS OF SCIENCE - GRADES 5 & 8

The North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests of Science–Grades 5 and 8 assess the 2004 North Carolina Science Standard Course of Study (Content Standards). These tests require students to demonstrate knowledge of important principles and concepts, understand and interpret laboratory activities, and relate scientific information to everyday situations. In order to align with this curriculum's focus on inquiry, these tests have an increased focus on processing information and higher-order thinking skills. The first statewide operational North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests of Science were administered in the spring of 2008.


End-of-Grade Science Tests by Goal (pdf, 11kb)
Details regarding the End-of-Grade Science test

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) End-of-Grade Science Tests: January 2009 (pdf, 477kb)
Answers to common questions about the EOG science tests

Student Periodic Chart (pdf, 410kb)
Periodic chart students are provided during test administration

 

Sample Test Items Revised December 2007
Sample items for students and teachers

 

Note:: Sample items on the NCDPI Web site may be brailled by local school systems. If Braille creation is not possible at the local level, then specific sample item groups may be ordered by local testing staff from TOPS using the TNN Order System. Brailled sample items ordered from TOPS will not ship with answers. Note: Allow 45 days for a Braille sample item order to be filled.

 

TEST RESOURCES

 

Achievement Level Information
Publications regarding Achievement Levels I–IV for the End-of-Grade Science Tests

 

End-of-Grade Tests: Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes)
Number of items and administration time chart for the North Carolina End-of-Grade Test of Science

 

Assessment Briefs
Assessment Briefs about the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests of Science

 

Understanding the Individual Student Report Documents (UISRs)
A Web page containing all of the UISRs for the North Carolina Testing Program.

 

Test Development Process
Information on the test development process for state multiple-choice tests and information for potential item writers and reviewers

 

Timeline for Science Test Development (pdf, 93kb)
Test development information for the science EOG and EOC tests 2004–2008

 

State Testing Results
Multiple reports providing testing results

 

Testing Security
North Carolina Testing Code of Ethics, Testing Security Protocol and Procedures for North Carolina School Personnel publication, and the Proctor's Guide

 

OTHER RESOURCES

  • Science Curriculum
    North Carolina Standard Course of Study (Content Standards) for Science

 

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