STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES WEB QUEST ACTIVITY
What was the significance of the 1983 report titled, "A Nation at Risk?"
What's the difference between Content standards and
Performance standards?
The following events are in a "jumbled order." Please number them in correct chronological order from
oldest to newest:
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1999 National Education Summit
1989 National Education Summit
A Nation at Risk
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
1996 National Education Summit
SCANS Report
Goals 2000
National Council on Education Standards and Testing
No Child Left Behind holds public schools accountable for 4 different groups of students. Select the
correct groups below:
__All ethnic minorities
__Special education students
__English language learners
__Ethnic minorities representing statistically significant groups in a school
__Socio/Economically disadvantaged students
True or False The state of California has developed academic, content and performance standards in
English-Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History-Social Science and Visual and Performing Arts.
The standards are closely tied to the state Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) system. The state
content standards and STAR testing system are major components of California’s program to address the
requirements of the federal NCLB legislation.
Using the ACSA and CARS+ Handbook on Goals and Objectives, examine information and respond to the
following questions:
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What’s the difference between an objective and a goal? Why are both important?
2.
Please suggest a goal that meets 4th grade standards for reading comprehension.
3.
Please suggest a seventh grade mathematics goal in the area of mathematical reasoning that is also
a test item on the California High School Exit Exam or CHSEE.