2012 Math SOL Questions

1. 2012 Math SOL Questions • Test will be a mixture of multiple choice (MC), ≈ 85% and technology-enhanced (TE), ≈ 15% • Need to compare other subjects use of TE • All tests will have 60 questions (10 are field test) • 2011 EPAT Multiple choice questions seemed to require more complex thought than previous years (2002, 2003) • Test pass/fail lines are unknown and will be drawn after fall block courses early this coming spring • VA DOE expects scores to drop across the state

2. Vertical Curriculum Development • VA DOE has posted drafts of a vertical outline for Alg I, Geometry and Alg II • No plans to update them • Expects schools to use them as a starting point • We need to develop vertical curriculum maps • County had planned on doing it, but Dr Rhodes moved on • Need to know what our students are supposed to know coming into our courses • To support MMS’s advanced math initiative • These students will not get portions of 7th and 8th grade SOL requirements • Alg I and Geometry teachers need to be aware of the additional topics that they will need to cover

3. Assignments • Vertical Curriculum maps for all our courses • Geometry example is done • Alg I, Alg II, AFDA, Math Analysis, Calculus, Statistics • SOL Example questions based on the EPAT examples in this packet • Five questions for our next meeting • Four MC and 1 TE style of question • Material will be posted to my QUIA vertical team website as I get it for peer review and comment • Next meeting on 8 Dec at 1530 in room 126

4. Algebra I SOL Questions From EPAT 2011

17. Geometry SOL Questions EPAT from 2011

28. Algebra II SOL Questions From EPAT 2011