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GRADE 8 SCIENCE Assessment Anchors

Performance Averages over Time

S.A Mean 2016 Percent Mean 2017 Percent Mean 2018 Percent
S.A.1 25.9 Max 76 21 Max 63.5 14.0 Max 60.8
S.A.2 12.0 34 70 7.9 33 60.5 3.9 23 64.7
S.A.3 9.0 17 82 8.6 13 65.9 5.3 58.4
S.B 4.9 11 82 4.5 13 64.8 4.8 6 60.6
S.B.1 10.5 75 6.9 62.3 5.4 9 60.2
S.B.2 3.7 6 75 2.3 7 75.1 1.9 8 64.5
S.B.3 1.5 14 77 2.5 11 62.2 1.8 9 60.4
S.C 5.3 5 75 2.1 3 52.9 1.7 3 55.7
S.C.1 6.9 2 77 6.8 4 56.5 4.7 3 58.5
S.C.2 2.3 7 77 1.9 4 63 1.5 3 50.6
S.C.3 3.9 9 78 3.6 12 59.3 1.1 8 53.1
S.D 0.7 3 73 1.3 3 44.6 2.1 3 70.1
S.D.1 7.4 5 68 5.7 6 47.7 3.6 2 44.7
S.D.2 6.6 1 66 5.3 3 48.2 2.1 3 42.3
S.D.3 11 12 0.5 8 47.2
0.8 10 82 11 1.0 5 49.3
Not Tested 0.4 1
1 Not Tested 2

Anchor Descriptors

S.A Nature of Science
S.A.1 Reasoning and Analysis
S.A.2 Processes, Procedures, and Tools of Scientific Investigation
S.A.3 Systems, Models, and Patterns

S.B Biological Sciences
S.B.1 Structure and Function of Organisms
S.B.2 Continuity of Life
S.B.3 Ecological Behavior and Systems

S.C Physical Sciences
S.C.1 Structure, Properties, and Interactions of Matter and Energy
S.C.2 Forms, Sources, Conversions, and Transfer of Energy
S.C.3 Principles of Force and Motion

S.D Earth and Space Sciences
S.D.1 Earth Features and Processes that Change Earth and its Resources
S.D.2 Weather, Climate, and Atmospheric Processes
S.D.3 Composition and Structure of the Universe

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