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Anonymous wrote:OK. Took a look here https://vastatic.testnav.com/vatrngqc/epatLogin.jsp?testnavTestId=6126&testnavFormId=Practice%20Test No big deal on the multiple answers. The questions are very clear.

the questions are clear but no answers, so you don't know if your Dc is getting them right or not.

[list]I meant "clear" as in my child should have understood there were possibly multiple answers to one question. As for the answers, they either know the material or they don't - is my opinion. I don't know if some of my answers were correct or not but my child seemed to.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK. Took a look here https://vastatic.testnav.com/vatrngqc/epatLogin.jsp?testnavTestId=6126&testnavFormId=Practice%20Test No big deal on the multiple answers. The questions are very clear.

the questions are clear but no answers, so you don't know if your Dc is getting them right or not.

Anonymous wrote:OK. Took a look here https://vastatic.testnav.com/vatrngqc/epatLogin.jsp?testnavTestId=6126&testnavFormId=Practice%20Test No big deal on the multiple answers. The questions are very clear.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many of these have multiple answers that the student must get all the exact answer to get the question correct.

[list]Any idea if the students were made aware of this? Going from testing that has always been "one" correct answer to "multiple" correct answers is doomed to failure if this was not explained and/or practiced! How could a school system conduct a test in this way? WTF.

it was explained on the FCPS website, but I imagine many, many people did not know enough to look there.

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Anonymous wrote:Many of these have multiple answers that the student must get all the exact answer to get the question correct.

[list]Any idea if the students were made aware of this? Going from testing that has always been "one" correct answer to "multiple" correct answers is doomed to failure if this was not explained and/or practiced! How could a school system conduct a test in this way? WTF.

Anonymous wrote:Many of these have multiple answers that the student must get all the exact answer to get the question correct.

Anonymous wrote: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.

Anonymous wrote:Well, that would explain why my DD had no trouble with the practice SOLs but said that actual test was much harder and included things not covered in school. Very frustrating to find out about this now! This will impact her placement in 7th grade math. I wonder if the grading scale will be adjusted (ie: if you can still be pass advanced with more questions wrong).