Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 19:06     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
Anonymous wrote:Where is grade calculator chart. Q3 +Q4 +misa20%?
I can’t find that h. Bio grade chart after looking online for awhile. Anyone know?

Use quality points (A=4, B=3 etc)

Total=0.4*Q3+0.4*Q4+0.2*MISA
round up
Anonymous
Post 05/21/2025 14:27     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
Where is grade calculator chart. Q3 +Q4 +misa20%?
I can’t find that h. Bio grade chart after looking online for awhile. Anyone know?
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2025 20:24     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
My DC is a very strong test taker. Came out of AP Gov fairly confident of a 5. 95th+ MAP scores. Aced the quarterly tests. Thinks they bombed the MISA. So I’m going to guess it’s very, very curved. So I wouldn’t worry too much.
Anonymous
Post 05/08/2025 08:11     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DD is taking practice tests and it’s not going well. Will she have to retake it if it doesn’t go well? Is passing this a graduation requirement? Did your kids find it difficult? Thanks


I’m glad you posted this. My kid is freaking out. He has done very poorly on the practice exams. He mentioned today that the questions he is struggling with are the ones that ask him to pick the most likely answer. Of course all the answers provided could be correct so he can’t due process of elimination. He has ASD and nuances are not his strength.


Remind him that it is curved, which is different from most MCPS assessments.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 17:41     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
Anonymous wrote:It’s not your kids. The test is horrific. I’m not sure who wrote it, but many of my science colleagues and myself hate the test. No wonder the state curves it. It used to be a general science exam, similar to the MISA, but from my understanding kids were bombing it so they are just testing life science and are incorporating it into grades. Im not sure if they thought kids were just blowing it off….but it’s still a rough test. The best thing to do is just try to become more familiar with the test mechanics, be comfortable pulling evidence from text, and understanding how to read charts and graphs.


What's wrong with the test?

Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 17:41     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
Anonymous wrote:DD is taking practice tests and it’s not going well. Will she have to retake it if it doesn’t go well? Is passing this a graduation requirement? Did your kids find it difficult? Thanks


How do you know it's not going well? What is a passing score?
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 17:01     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
It’s not your kids. The test is horrific. I’m not sure who wrote it, but many of my science colleagues and myself hate the test. No wonder the state curves it. It used to be a general science exam, similar to the MISA, but from my understanding kids were bombing it so they are just testing life science and are incorporating it into grades. Im not sure if they thought kids were just blowing it off….but it’s still a rough test. The best thing to do is just try to become more familiar with the test mechanics, be comfortable pulling evidence from text, and understanding how to read charts and graphs.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 11:25     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
Anonymous wrote:DD is taking practice tests and it’s not going well. Will she have to retake it if it doesn’t go well? Is passing this a graduation requirement? Did your kids find it difficult? Thanks


I’m glad you posted this. My kid is freaking out. He has done very poorly on the practice exams. He mentioned today that the questions he is struggling with are the ones that ask him to pick the most likely answer. Of course all the answers provided could be correct so he can’t due process of elimination. He has ASD and nuances are not his strength.
Anonymous
Post 05/07/2025 09:14     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
The MISA is a graduation requirement but they do not have to pass it to graduate. It's factored into their Semester B grade. If they fail the MISA, and fail the course, then they would have to retake the course, but not the MISA. The misa is a tough reading test, but the state curves the grades, so most kids end up with higher grades.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 18:33     Subject: Question about Life Science (LS) MISA
DD is taking practice tests and it’s not going well. Will she have to retake it if it doesn’t go well? Is passing this a graduation requirement? Did your kids find it difficult? Thanks