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ILLINOIS SCIENCE ASSESSMENT (ISA)
In compliance with federal testing requirements, Illinois will administer a science assessment to students enrolled in a public school district in Grades 5, 8, and 11. The assessment will be administered in an online format and is aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards for Science incorporating the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which were adopted in 2014. The assessment is given on one day with most students completing the assessment in one hour.
The ISA is designed to reflect classroom experiences. Many students who took the assessment last year said the ISA seemed more like instruction than a test.
Students do not simply select an answer and fill in the bubble of amultiple-choice test. Rather, the ISA pushes students to apply their knowledge when they give answers, thus better preparing them for higher education and a career. All students deserve the opportunity to demonstrate what they know; they get to see how knowledge is applied to real-life situations.
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