Illinois Learning Standards

Performance Descriptors and Classroom Assessments Chart

The performance descriptors are a supplement - not a replacement - for the Illinois Learning Standards. They are intended to help teachers align their curricula to the standards and to help students meet performance expectations at ten stages of educational development.

During the 2000-01 and 2001-02 school years, a representative sample of Illinois teachers field tested classroom assessments and collected student work samples for all the descriptors. Links to these assessments are found below, and many have "meets" and "exceeds" work samples at the end of the documents.

English Language Arts	Printable Descriptors Grades 1-5	Printable Descriptors Grades 6-12	Classroom Assessments
Mathematics	Printable Descriptors Grades 1-5	Printable Descriptors Grades 6-12	Classroom Assessments
Science	Printable Descriptors Grades 1-5	Printable Descriptors Grades 6-12	Classroom Assessments
Social Science	Printable Descriptors Grades 1-5	Printable Descriptors Grades 6-12	Classroom Assessments
Physical Development & Health	Printable Descriptors Grades 1-5	Printable Descriptors Grades 6-12	Classroom Assessments
Fine Arts	Printable Descriptors Grades 1-5	Printable Descriptors Grades 6-12	Classroom Assessments
Foreign Languages	Printable Descriptors Beginning- Intermediate	Printable Descriptors Intermediate- Advanced	Classroom Assessments
Social Emotional Learning (SEL)	Printable Descriptors Grades 1-5	Printable Descriptors Grades 6-12	N/A

Illinois Learning Standards

Performance Descriptors and Classroom Assessments Chart

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