March 3, 2009

CRITICAL INFORMATION Administration of the 2009 ISAT Tests

Grade 6 Mathematics Reader Scripts

There is a printing error in the grade 6 mathematics reader script.  Page 10 of the reader script does not appear between pages 9 and 11.  Rather, page 10 appears between pages 44 and 45. 

Session 1:

After you have read page 9 to students, go to page 10 which is located between pages 44 and 45.  Page 10 contains questions 1 and 2.  After reading page 10 to the students, return to page 11 to continue reading test questions, beginning with question 3.

Session 2:

Ignore page 10 when reading session 2 to students. 

Grade 7 Science Test

The sample item used to demonstrate answering a multiple-choice item is incorrectly marked in the grade 7 answer documents (page 22).  The correct answer for the sample item is “D” and “B” is incorrectly marked on the answer document.  The Test Administration Manual states that “D” is the correct answer. 

Please tell students that choice “B” was incorrectly marked on the answer documents and that choice “D” is correct.

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