Helping our Children
Prepare for the 2013
New York State
Exams
幫助孩子為二零一三年
紐約州會考做準備
Presented by:
Donna Chin, Literacy Coach
Jenny Kwong, Assistant Principal, I.A.
Translation Support:
Sandra Chia, Parent Coordinator
December 18-19, 2012
8:15-9:15am, Room 406
Our Goals
目標
During this presentation, we will:
在此講座﹐我們將討論﹕
Give a brief overview of the
Common Core Learning
Standards (CCLS).簡介紐約州統一
學習標準
Give an Overview of the tests what they will look like
(English Language Arts (ELA) &
Math).
會考概況 – 試題範例(英文與數學)
 Share ideas of how parents can help
their children do their best.
家長如何幫助孩子成功應考
How are we aligning and
implementing the Common Core
Learning Standards (CCLS)?
我們如何調整與實施統一學習標準
• In the last two years, new
state standards that have
been adopted in 45 states for
English Language Arts and
Mathematics.過去兩年來，全美45州
已經實施了最新的英語及數學學習標準
• 2012-13 is the second year
NYC public schools are aligning
curriculum with the CCLS.
2012-13學年度是紐約市公立學校採行統
一學習標準的第二年
• 2013 is the first year the
questions and passages on
test will reflect the CCLS.
2013年也是第一年紐約州統一學習標準
融入州考
When will the New York the
State Assessments take place?
紐約州會考時間
For all grades 3-8三到八年級:
English Language Arts (ELA)
– April 16th, 17th, 18th 2013
(Tuesday – Thursday)
英文考試-2013年4月16, 17,18日
(星期二到星期四)
Mathematics
– April 24th, 25th, 26th 2013
(Wednesday-Friday)
數學考試-2013年4月24, 25,26日
(星期三 到星期五)
Changes to the 2013
New York State
ELA Tests
2013年紐約州英文會考的改變
Speaking and Listening will no longer be assessed;
口語和聽力將不再評估
All text passages will be authentic and worthwhile
to read;
所有考題段落都是真實內容，都可閱讀的到
Some text passages may express opinions with
which the reader may disagree;
有些考題會出現考生可能不同意的觀點
Text passages may be longer and more rigorous
than on past tests;
考題文章段落可能比舊試題更長更嚴格
ELA Tests will be split into 4 books administered
across 3 days; 英文考試分成三天四本考題
Field Questions will be embedded into the test;
模擬試題會出現於考試中
Grade 3 and 4 Tests will have a shorter maximum
testing time to complete than in previous years;
and 3年級和4年級完成考試的最低時間限制比以前短
New CCLS rubrics will be used for scoring short
and extended response questions.
新的統一學習標準考題包括簡答題及詳答題
English Language Arts Test
Design英文考題設計
2013 Grade 3 & 4
Common Core English Language Arts Test Design
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Total
Estimated Time
50*
50*
50*
150*
Passages
Multiple-Choice
Questions
Short- Response
Questions
Book 1
Book
2
Book
3
Book 4
5
1
2
3
30
7
11
37
3
5
Extended1
1
Response
Questions
Total Number of Literary Passages
Total Number of Informational Passages
8
2
4-7
4-7
*For Grades 3-4 each testing day will
be scheduled to allow 70 minutes for
completion.三四年級完成考試時間可
長達七十分鐘
English Language Arts Test
Design英文考題設計
2013 Grade 5 Common Core English Language Arts Test Design
Estimated Time
Passages
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
70*
70*
50*
190*
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Total
6
3
2
3
14
2013 Grade 3 & 4 Common Core English Language Arts Test Design
Multiple-Choice
21
Day421
Day 2
Day 3
Total63
Questions
Estimated Time
50*
50*
50*
150*
Book 1
Book
Book
Book 4
2
3
Short- Response
Passages
5
1
2
3
11 8
3
5
Questions
Multiple-Choice
30
7
37
Questions
Short- Response
3
5
8
Extended-Response
Questions
1
1
2
Questions
Extended-Response
1
1
2
Questions
Total
4-7
TotalNumber
NumberofofLiterary
LiteraryPassages
Passages
5-9
Total Number of Informational Passages
4-7
Total Number of Informational Passages
* Each Testing Day will be scheduled to allow
90 minutes for completion.完成考試時間可
長達九十分鐘
5-9
English Language Arts
Test Design英文考題設計
2013 Grades 6-7
Common Core English Language Arts Test Design
Estimated Time
Passages
Multiple-Choice
Questions
Short- Response
Questions
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
70*
70*
50*
190*
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Total
6
3
2
3
14
42
21
Extended-Response
Questions
63
3
5
8
1
1
2
Total Number of Literary Passages
4-7
Total Number of Informational Passages
7-10
2013 Grade 8 Common Core English Language Arts Test Design
*Same as grades 6-7 except for the following:
Total Number of Literary Passages
3-8
Total Number of Informational Passages
6–11
* Each Testing Day will be scheduled to allow 90
minutes for completion. 完成考試時間可長達九十分鐘
What is tested on the
ELA?英文會考內容
READING 閱讀
– Several passages with
multiple choice questions
that target reading
comprehension
閱讀測驗選擇題的目的在測驗閱讀的理解力
– Variety of genre 多元性的題材
Literary (short stories, folk
tales, poetry, etc.) 文學(極短
篇、民間故事、詩等等)
Informational (articles,
excerpts of biographies,
autobiographies,
directions, essays, recipes,
websites, etc.) 資訊(論文、傳記
節錄、自傳、方向指引、散文、食譜、網站
等等)
READING & WRITING 讀與寫
– Short-response questions簡答題
– Extended-response questions詳答題
ELA Question Types
Multiple Choice
英文會考 – 選擇題
Short-Response
簡答題
Extended Response (Essay)
詳答題(短文)
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assess
ment/common-core-samplequestions
New York State Mathematics Exam
數學會考
B
o
o
k
# of MultipleChoice
Questions
# of Short Response
Questions
# of Extended
Response
Questions
Testing
time
(min)
Grade 3
1
30
0
0
50
2
31
0
0
50
3
0
5
3
50
Grades 4 & 5
1
30
0
0
50
2
32
0
0
50
3
0
6
4
70
Grades 6 – 8
1
34
0
0
50
2
34
0
0
50
3
0
6
4
70
Common Core
Mathematics Test
Blueprint
數學會考內容一覽表
Percent of Test Points (%)
Domain/Grade
3
4
5
Number and Operations in Base
Tens
5 - 10
20 – 30
20 – 30
Number and OperationsFractions
15 – 25
20 – 30
30 – 40
Operations and Algebraic
Thinking
40 – 50
15 – 25
5 – 15
Measurement and Data
15 – 25
15 – 25
20 – 30
5 – 15
5 – 15
5 – 15
Geometry
Common Core
Mathematics Test
Blueprint
數學會考內容一覽表
Percent of Test Points (%)
Domain/Grade
6
7
8
The Number System
15-25
15-25
0
Expressions and
Equations
35-45
30-40
40-45
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
Functions (Grade 8
only)
20-30
20-30
20-25
Geometry
10-20
5-15
25-30
0
10-20
10-15
Statistics and
Probability
Multiple Choice Questions
選擇題例
Grade 3三年級
A third grade class decided to sell boxes of cookies to
help raise money for a school trip. Each box has two
bags of cookies inside, and each bag holds 14 cookies.
If each student needed to sell 4 boxes of cookies, how
many cookies did each student need to sell?
A 28
B 56
C 112
D 224
Grade 4四年級
A high school basketball team scored a total of 108
points in their final game. Joanne scored exactly 1/3
of all the points the team scored, and Renee scored
23 points. How many points were scored by the rest
of the team?
A 36
B 49
C 59
D 85
Grade 5五年級
How many times greater is the value
of the digit 5 in 583,607 than the
value of the digit 5 in 362,501?
A 10 times
B 100 times
C 1,000 times
D 10,000 times
Grade 6六年級
A grocery store sign indicates that
bananas are 6 for $1.50, and a sign
by the oranges indicates that they are
5 for $3.00. Find the total cost of
buying 2 bananas and 2 oranges.
A $0.85
B $1.70
C $2.25
D $4.50
Grade 7七年級
A scale drawing for a construction
project uses a scale of 1 inch = 4 feet.
The dimensions of the rectangular
family room on the scale drawing are
7.5 inches by 12 inches.
What will be the actual area of the
floor of the family room after the
construction project is completed?
A 90 square feet
B 156 square feet
C 360 square feet
D 1440 square feet
Grade 8八年級
A computer can do 1000 operations in 4.5
–6
× 10 seconds. How many operations
can be done by this computer in one hour?
Express your answer in scientific notation.
–6
A. 4.5 x 10
11
B. 8 x 10
2
C. 1.6 x 10
10
D. 8 x 10
Math - Short Response &
Extended Response
數學 – 簡答及詳答題例
Grade 3三年級
Part A: What number sentence can be represented
by the picture below?
Use the blanks below to create your number
sentence.
______×______ = ______
Part B: Put the circles below into eight equally sized
groups and write an equation to represent the
picture.
oooooooooooooooooooooooo
Answer: __________________________________
Grade 4四年級
Students from three classes at Hudson Valley Elementary
School are planning a boat trip. On the trip, there will
be 20 students from each class, along with 11
teachers and 13 parents.
Part A: Write an equation that can be used to determine
the number of boats, b, they will need on their trip if
10 people ride in each boat.
Equation:
b=______________________________________
Part B: How many boats will be needed for the trip if 10
people ride in each boat?
Show your work.
Answer: __________ boats
Part C: It will cost $35 to rent each boat used for the trip.
How much will it cost to rent all the boats needed for
the trip?
Show your work.
Answer: $______________________________
Grade 5五年級
Half of a school auditorium is needed
to seat 3 equal-sized fifth grade
classes.
Part A:Make a visual fraction model to
represent the whole auditorium
when each class is seated in
separate sections.
Part B: Write an expression to
determine what fractional part of
the auditorium one fifth grade class
will need.
Part C: What fraction of the
auditorium will one of the fifth
grade classes need?
Grade 6六年級
A clothing store offers a 30% discount on all
items in the store.
Part A: If the original price of a sweater is
$40, how much will it cost after the
discount?
Show your work.
Answer: ____________________
Part B: A shopper bought three of the same
shirt and paid $63 after the 30% discount.
What was the original price of one of the
shirts?
Show your work.
Answer: ____________________
Part C: Every store employee gets an
additional 10% off the already discounted
price. If an employee buys an item with an
original price of $40, how much will the
employee pay?
Show your work.
Answer: ____________________
Grade 7七年級
During an experiment, three coins
were tossed once.
Part A: Give the sample space to show
all possible outcomes for tossing
three coins one time, using the
letter H when a coin faces “heads”
up, and the letter T when it faces
“tails” up.
Part B: Based on your answer to part
A, how many outcomes consist of 3
heads or 3 tails?
Part C: During a math class, each of
24 students tossed three coins
once. Based on your answer to part
B, how many students would you
expect to get a result of 3 heads or
3 tails?
Show your work.
Grade 8八年級
A trainer for a professional football
team keeps track of the amount of
water players consume throughout
practice. The trainer observes that
the amount of water consumed is a
linear function of the temperature
on a given day. The trainer finds
that when it is 90°F the players
consume about 220 gallons of
water, and when it is 76°F the
players consume about 178 gallons
of water.
Part A: Write a linear function to
model the relationship between the
gallons of water consumed and the
temperature.
Part B: Explain the meaning of the
slope in the context of the
problem.
Use appropriate tools
strategically
使用合適的數學工具
The following are the
required tools for each
grade level for the 2013
grades 3 – 8 Mathematics
tests:
三到八年級數學會考要使用的工具
Grades 3 – 8: Rulers
三到八年級：尺
Grades 4 – 8: protractors
四到八年級：量角器
Grades 6 - 8: Use scientific
calculators in books 2 & 3
六到八年級：在第二及三本考題中要使用
精密計算機
Instruction & Test
Preparation
會考指引及預備
State standard aligned
Classroom Curriculum and
Instruction
符合州標準課程規畫與教學
Additional Test Preparation
加強輔導
– Classtime – special units of
study 利用課上時間 – 特別輔導
– Extended Sessions 課後輔導
How Parents Can Help?
家長的協助
Monitor to make sure your child is
reading for at least 30 minutes each
night. Test-taking requires good
stamina and focus!
確保您的孩子每晚至少閱讀30分鐘。應考
技巧要求學生的耐力與專注。
Encourage good work habits.
鼓勵培養良好的學習習慣。
Engage your child in enriching
learning experiences outside of
school. 課餘時間要鼓勵孩子加強學習。
Present a positive attitude toward
the tests.
積極的應考態度。
Be sure your child is physically
prepared on the day of the test.
確保孩子身心愉快迎接考試。
Test Taking Tips
應考技巧
Encourage your child to relax!
鼓勵孩子放輕鬆﹗
Get a good night sleep before the
test. 考試前一天有充足的睡眠。
Eat a healthy breakfast on the
morning of the test (Lots of protein
and nothing with too much sugar).
營養健康的早餐(豐富的蛋白質但不要含太多糖份)
Arrive to school on time on the day
of the test. 準時到校參加考試。
Arrive to school with two #2
pencils with erasers.
攜帶兩支有橡皮擦的二號鉛筆。
Comments &
Questions
建議及疑問
Mark Your Calendars記下日期
Grades 3–8
Testing Dates
Make Up Dates
Tuesday, April 16 –
Thursday, April 18
Friday, April 19 –
Tuesday, April 23
English
Language Arts
Grades 3–8
Wednesday, April 24
Mathematics
–
Friday, April 26
Monday, April 29 –
Wednesday, May 1
For more information:
您可上網查詢﹕
The complete CCLS for English
Language Arts & Literacy are
available at:
http://engageny.org/resource/newyork-state-p-12-common-corelearning-standards/.
Instructional Shifts:
http://engageny.org/sites/default/files/
resource/attachments/common-coreshifts.pdf
New York State Testing Guides
http://engageny.org/resource/testguides-for-english-language-arts-andmathematics
Testing Question Examples:
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessmen
t/common-core-sample-questions/