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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually the number of questions you have to get right as INCREASED to pass and pass/advance.  In past years you had to get 30 for pass and 42 for an advanced score.  Those numbers have been changed to 31 and 45 repspectively.  The new standards have pushed more critical thinking and less drill memorization.  The test is also now made up of non-multiple choice questions such as: fill in the blank; make a graph; multiple response; drag and drop.  Many of these have multiple answers that the student must get all the exact answer to get the question correct.  As a math teacher I applaud the higher level thinking on the SOL.  My only complaint is that there was not enough practice material for students.  Also, the state did a poor job in making principals and teachers aware of ALL the changes and what would be best to help the students succeed...administrators, teachers, parents, and students went in this spring blind to the test.[/quote]

sux, because going from 6th to 7th, the student needs a pass advanced to get into Algebra I.  Despite a 98 or 99 on the IAAT, it may still be a challenge to get 45 out of 50 on a harder test than last year's student took.  [/quote]

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