State Academic Standards
The Pennsylvania State Board of Education has adopted academic standards in 12 subject areas True or false
True
The Pennsylvania Core Standards in Mathematics in grades PreK–5 lay a _______ in whole numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, fractions, and decimals. Fill in the blank .
solid foundation
The academic standards are benchmark measures that define what students should know and be able to do at specified grade levels beginning in grade 2. True or False
False, Beginning grade 3
Standards cannot be viewed or addressed in isolation, as each standard depends upon or may lead into multiple standards across _______.
grades
Standards must be used as the basis for curriculum and instruction in Pennsylvania's public schools. True or False
True
It is imperative that educators are familiar with both the standards that come before and those that _____ a particular grade level.
Follow
Assessment Anchors for each subject and grade level is assessed by what assessment
PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment).
Standards are overarching statements of what a proficient math student should know and be_______.
able to do
Alternate Eligible Assessment is called
PASA (PA Alternate system of assessment)
The intent of this document (math standard document) is to provide a useful tool for designing curriculum, _______, and ________.
instruction, and assessment.