Midterm And Final Examinations Guidelines

Midterm Mock and Final Examinations Guidelines: Directions to the Teacher: 1. After you have created your assessment please check off each item as it applies to your exam. For example: If your exam does not contain any fill-in-the-blank questions, then you would not check off any items pertaining to fill-ins 2. This check list must be submitted along with your exam your department coordinator for initial approval. 3. You may submit an electronic copy to your coordinator, but the check list must be submitted in hard copy form. Directions to the Department Coordinator 1. Please review the midterm, mock or final exam for compliance with the check list items below. 2. Once the exam meets standards, check of the box below and submit the exam to the Assistant Principal of Instruction, Ms. Spencer, for final approval. 3. The exam will be returned to you (the department coordinator), once final approval has been given, so that you may have your department member arrange for copies to be made for the students.

Midterm Mock and Final Examinations Checklist 1. Physical Appearance—Exams should be “copy ready” There is a heading on the cover page (course name, teacher’s name, line for student’s name, exam date)—see page 2 for an example Test is typed Test is clear and easy to read There are no type-o’s, spelling, grammatical or punctuation errors There is enough space between each question (if the students are to record the answer on the exam itself.) The pages are numbered Each question is numbered consecutively The visuals (drawings, maps, charts, diagrams, political cartoons, etc) are clear The visuals can be read by all The same types of questions (multiple-choice, short answer, essays, etc) are grouped together Multiple choice questions have four reasonable possibilities that are place in numerical or alphabetical order The multiple choice question and answers appear on the same page 2. Directions

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Clear expectations/directions are given for each part of the test for the students The directions mimic the state exams

3. Content The exam material is directly from the course of study or scope and sequence for the particular subject on a specific grade level that was taught in class The students’ knowledge is tested in a variety of ways including multiple choice, fill-ins, short answer, essays, etc. State guidelines are followed where a state exam exists 4. Final Product The Exam meets all of the standards listed in the check list There is an answer key, rubric or description of how the exam will be assessed is included. The teacher has taken the test during the allotted time frame If you are using a scantron: The specific scantron from needs to be requested from Ms. Spencer (via email [email protected]) at least 48 hours before the exam. The multiple choice answer choices on the exam MUST be compatible with the scantron format. For example, if the MC answer choices on the exam are 1-2-3-4, then you will need a scantron with 1-2-3-4 choices.

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Student Name: __________________ Marine Biology Ms. Nemo Wednesday, July 15, 2056

Do not begin the exam until you are told to do so.

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