2006 ISAT and PSAE—Science
ISAT Science
The 2006 Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) at grades 4
and 7 will take place from March 13 - March 24, 2006. It will contain
80 multiple-choice science items given in two sessions. Session
One of the Science ISAT at grades 4 and 7 will have 40 science items
and Session Two will have 40 science items with 45 minutes to complete
each session.
This year, 30 norm-referenced items from the SAT 10 will be added
to the Illinois-developed criterion-referenced items. All 80 items
will follow the SAT 10 style and all items will have color. The
test items in the 2006 ISAT will be aligned to the Illinois Assessment
Framework (IAF) which can be found at www.isbe.net/assessment.
The IAF in Science defines the content that will be assessed on
ISAT and PSAE.
Scores will be returned to schools by June 1, 2006. Reporting categories
for the 2006 ISAT in science will be determined using the following
Standard groupings: 11A and 11B, 12A and 12B, 12C and 12D, 12E and
12F, 13A and 13B.
PSAE Science
The 2006 Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) will be given
from April 26-April 27, 2006 to all high school juniors. Day 1 of
the PSAE is the ACT Assessment which is comprised of 40 multiple-choice
items. Day 2 of the PSAE involves the IL-Developed Science with
the ACT WorkKeys Reading for Information and Mathematics.
The IL-Developed Science portion of the PSAE takes place on April
27, 2006. Students will have 40 minutes to answer 45 multiple-choice
items.
Like the ISAT, test items that appear on the PSAE will be aligned
to the Illinois Assessment Framework (IAF) beginning with the 2006
test administration.
All science Standards except 11A appear on the IL-developed portion
of the PSAE. The ACT Assessment in science (Day 1 of the PSAE) includes
many items that require students to use science inquiry (11A) skills
and strategies.
Questions concerning the science portion of the ISAT or the science
portion of the PSAE should be directed to Pam Stanko at the Illinois
State Board of Education, 217/782-4823 or email at pstanko@isbe.net.
Information is also available at www.isbe.net/assessment.
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