STANDARD COURSE
OF STUDY
STANDARD COURSE
OF STUDY SCIENCE :: TIMELINE
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REVISION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE STANDARD COURSE OF STUDY
Timeline
In May 2005, the State Board of Education approved this timeline for the implementation and testing schedule of the North Carolina Science Standard Course of Study.
| School Year | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 |
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| Curriculum | Presented to new curriculum to SBE (December) | Transition Year K-8; 9-12 still using 1999 curriculum Development of Support Materials |
Implementation Year for K-8 2004 curriculum; 9-12 still using 1999 curriculum | Monitoring K-8 Implementation 2004 curriculum 9-12 |
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| Textbooks | Textbook Call (Spring 2004) Textbook Review (Summer 2004) |
Textbook Selection by Schools |
New Textbooks in Schools |
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| EOG Testing | Item Writing and Editing | Item Tryouts¹ Grades 5 and 8 |
Field Test² EOG Grades 5 and 8 |
Pilot Test EOG Grades 5 and 8 |
New EOG Operational Testing at Grades 5 and 8 |
| EOC Testing | Current EOC Operational Testing aligned with the 1999 curriculum |
Current EOC Operational Testing aligned with the 1999 curriculum; Item Writing and Editing |
Current EOC Operational Testing aligned with the 1999 curriculum; Item Writing and Editing |
Statewide EOC Field Testing aligned with the 2004 curriculum Chemistry, Physical Science and Physics, Sample Field Testing for Biology. EOC Operational Testing for Biology ONLY aligned with the 1999 curriculum. |
New EOC Operational Testing aligned with the 2004 curriculum |
1Item tryouts – item tryouts will be treated as field tests to comply with state statutes regarding field testing in schools)
- item-based
- does not cover all objectives (science only covers those objectives that are testable and are common to both the old and new curricula.
- allows for "trying out" of new item types and formats (such as passage-based items, graphs and charts) and test formats.
- does not result in robust or generalizable statistical information that can be used to equate tests (item calibration)
- approximately 1,000 students per item
2Field Test
- form-based
- covers all objectives (looks just like the "real" test)
- final item and form calibration (information used for equating)
- get reliability and validity information for the whole test and the whole curriculum
- approximately 1,500 students per form