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Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Pennsylvania State Assessments

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 New This Year Return of the Keystone Exams No PSSA-M or Grade 11 PSSA All students in Grade 11 who have not taken the Keystone Exams must take them All PA assessments are available on-line –PSSA, Keystone Exams, CDT Field testing PACC-aligned items in grades 3 – 5 in Math, Reading and Writing

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA)  Math & Reading: Feb 18 – Mar 29, 2013  Science: May 6 – May 31, 2013  Writing: No statewide test form; individually created (by teacher), scored (by teacher), and stored (in IEP folder)  Who participates in the PASA?  Grades 3-8 and 11  Students with a significant cognitive disability

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Accommodations  Accommodations Training for PSSA and Keystone Exams: October 31, 2012, and November 6, 2012  PSSA  g_accommodations_security/7448  English Language Learners  g_accommodations_security/7448  PASA 

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 PSSA Math Assessment 2013

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Math 2013 Scores come from the COMMON ONLY PSSA Math Test Format Number of Multiple Choice Items per Student (1 point each) Number of Open- Ended Items per Student (4 points each) Grade Estimated Time of Test Common Multiple Choice Items Equating Block Items Field Test Items Common Open- Ended Items Equating Block Items Field Test Items Total Number of Score Points minutes 3 sessions = 72

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Math 2013  Embedded Field Test  Gr 3-5 FT items based on PACC  Gr 6-8 FT items based on current Anchors  Open-Ended items scored on a 0-4 scale  Item-specific scoring guidelines but no general rubric  Formula sheets will be provided for grades 7 and 8. Formulas needed in grades 5 and 6 are provided with the item - See Resource Materials on our web site for the formula sheets and item samplers

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Item Specifics  Multiple choice items based on Eligible Content*  Open-ended items based on Anchor (Verbs come from Anchor, Anchor Descriptor or Eligible Content; Content comes from Eligible Content.)  Reminder: Have students read the OE items carefully and answer exactly what is being asked. *All items based on the PACC may cross Eligible Content and Anchors and Reporting Categories.

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Item Specifics  Examples of how OE items might be phrased: - Show or explain all your work. - Show all your work. Explain why you did each step. - Explain why [something is true or false] - Describe how [doing something affects something else; to find something, etc.]

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Math 2013  Some notes about open-ended items: - Guess and Check is a valid method but at least two incorrect guesses must be shown to receive full credit. - Not all open-ended items require a “why.” - At least half the score points must come from one Anchor. The rest can come from anywhere else in that Reporting Category.

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Math 2013  Testing time is approximately minutes for Math.  Testing in Grades  Can have a “blemish” and still get a score of 4  “e.g. missing $” may or may not be a blemish depending on the item and grade.  “Guess and check” is a valid, acceptable strategy but to get full credit at least two incorrect “guesses” must be shown.

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Math 2013  If an answer box is given the answer does not have to be in the answer box to receive full credit, but if there is an answer in the answer box it overrides any other answer given.  An incorrect answer carried through correctly will receive full credit for the correct part.

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Math 2013 The following are NOT allowed for the PSSA or Keystones:  Non-calculators such as cell phones, PDAs, laptops, minicomputers, pocket organizers, etc.  Beaming capabilities. (These must be disabled.)  Wireless communication technologies. Calculators having wireless communication technologies may be used if those technologies are disabled.  Calculators with QWERTY keyboards or other typewriter-like keyboards or keypads (e.g. Dvorak).

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Math 2013 The following are NOT allowed for the PSSA or Keystones:  Calculators with built in Computer Algebra Systems – CAS.  Calculators that make noise, have paper tape, need to be plugged in or talk unless these specific calculators are required as an accommodation. (Please refer to the Accommodations Manual.)  Sharing calculators by students during a test session.  All programs/information stored in a calculator. These must be deleted prior to using that calculator on any section of the PSSA. Typically these are graphing calculators but scientific calculators may also contain stored programs.

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Math 2013 Grade 3:  CANNOT use calculators  Answers marked in test booklet Grade 4 and up:  Calculators ARE permitted on all but the beginning few items.*

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Keystone Algebra I Two modules Each Module has 30 points – 18 from multiple choice and 12 from open-ended Each open-ended is worth four points Some open-ended will be machine scored Students in the class of 2017 must score at the proficient or advanced level to graduate

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Keystone Algebra I Modules are scored separately and can be passed separately Students must score proficient (or higher) on the entire exam but not necessarily pass each module If a student retakes the exam the highest score on each module will count

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Keystone Algebra I – What It Measures

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 PSSA READING ASSESSMENT 2013

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 About the Test  Three Reading Sections on the PSSA  Math and Reading sections alternate - Math: Sections 1, 3, 5 - Reading: Sections 2, 4, 6  Alignment with PA Academic Standards: Assesses knowledge and skills described in the Assessment Anchor Content Standards  Target Passage Types - Eligible passage genres identified at each grade level

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Question Types and Scoring  Multiple-choice responses are bubbled in by the student and scored by machine. - One point each  Open-ended (short answer) responses are written out by the student and scored by trained raters. - Three points are possible for each - Item-specific scoring guide  Grade 3 - Students write in test booklets  Grades 4 – 8  - Students write in answer booklets

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 New Test Question Types Grades 3-5 Transitional Field Test Items Selected Response (SR) (multiple choice) – worth 1-2 points Text Dependent Analysis – Essay Answer – worth four points – Scored with a holistic rubric

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Grade 3  Three sessions  Sections 2, 4, & 6 (alternates w/Math)  Approximately minutes each  Target Passage Types for Common Passages - Two Stories - One Poem - One Informational - One Autobiography/Biography or one Practical/How-to/Advertisement  56 Multiple-choice items, two selected response items (40 common items)  Three open-ended items (two common items)  Students write ALL answers in test booklet

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Grade 4-5  Three sessions  Sections 2, 4, & 6 (alternates w/Math)  Approximately minutes each  Target Passage Types for Common Passages - Two Stories - One Poem - One Informational - One Autobiography/Biography or one Practical/How-to/Advertisement  56 Multiple-choice items, two SR items (40 common items)  Five open-ended items (4 common items)  One Text Dependent Analysis item  Students write ALL answers in test booklet

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Grades 6-8  Three sessions  Sections 2, 4, & 6 (alternates w/Math)  Approximately 50 –75 minutes each  Target Passage Types (mix varies by grade) - Story (all grades) - Poem (all grades) - Informational (all grades) - Autobiography/Biography (eligible at all grades) - Practical/How-to/Advertisement - Essay/Editorial (grades 5, 6, 7, 8)  58 Multiple-choice items (40 common items)  Five Open-ended items (four common items)  Students write answers in answer booklet

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Genre Coverage Grade Fiction (and Nonfiction) Narrative Nonfiction %30-50% %30-50% %30-50% % %50-70%

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 PSSA Reading Assessment Accommodations  Certain accommodations are available for students taking the PSSA Reading assessments.  Test administrator may not read aloud any part of the reading passages or reading test questions and answer choices.  Please refer to PDE’s accommodations guidelines documents for further information.

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 PSSA Writing Assessment 2013

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Writing 2013  Grades 5, 8  Multiple-Choice  Writing Prompts  Mode-specific Scoring Guidelines for composition  Conventions scored separately

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Writing 2013  Alignment - Standards (not the revised PACC) - End of elementary and middle  Holistic “hybrid” scoring - Holistic scoring for composition—more appropriate for large-scale assessments - Separate scoring for conventions leaves emphasis on composing - Multiple-choice adds validity & reliability

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Grade 5  Multiple-Choice Section given first - Five passages (three core, two field test) with embedded editing and revision errors - Four questions for each passage, 20 multiple choice questions total  Writing prompts - Two common prompts - Any two of three modes vania_system_of_school_assessment_%28pssa%29/8757/resource_ materials/507610

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Grade 8  Multiple-Choice Section given first - Five passages (three core, two field test) with embedded editing and revision errors - Four questions for each passage, total 20 questions  Writing prompts - Two core prompts - One field test prompt - Informational and Persuasive modes only

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 How Are Responses Scored?  Each writing prompt will be scored using a 4 pt. conventions rubric and a 4 pt. writing rubric with a variable mode emphasis.  Writing prompt responses scored by hand (with 10 percent read twice) - Focus, Content, Organization and Style * Scored holistically * 1-4 pt. Mode-specific Scoring Guide - Editing and Revising: * Scored separately * 1-4 pt. Conventions Scoring Guideline  Bubbled multiple choice responses scored by machine * 1 pt. each

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Keystone Literature Exam

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013  Keystone Exams will be used for two purposes:  Proposed state requirement that the class of 2017 and beyond demonstrate proficiency for the purpose of graduation  Accountability as per No Child Left Behind (NCLB), i.e. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 The Literature Keystone Exam will assess students’ mastery of the Literature Assessment Anchors as defined by the Eligible Content and will be aligned to the Concepts and Competencies. Module 1Module 2 Assessment Anchors CoveredFiction LiteratureNonfiction Literature Number of Eligible Content Covered2531

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Types of questions and number of questions covered in the Literature Keystone Exam operational form. * Multiple Choice Questions Constructed Response Questions * Multiple Choice Questions Constructed Response Questions * Multiple Choice Questions Constructed Response Questions Number of Operational Questions Number of Field Test Questions Total Module 1Module 2Total * Number of passages

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Types of questions and number of points covered in the Literature Keystone Exam operational form. Module 1Module 2 Number of Operational Multiple Choice Questions 17 1 point each = 17 points 17 1 point each = 17 points Number of Operational Constructed- Response Questions 3 questions at 3 points each = 9 points Total Number of Points26 points Percentage of Points for Entire Test50% There will be a total of 52 points (Module 1 and Module 2 combined), with approximately 65 percent multiple-choice points and 35 percent constructed- response points.

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Estimated time a typical student would need to complete Module 1 and Module 2 of the Literature Keystone Exam operational form. Operational Questions Field Test Questions Total Questions Number of Minutes

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 For more information  See the Standards Aligned System website at aspx Or  See the PDE assessment webpages at nity/pennsylvania_system_of_school_assessment_%2 8pssa%29/8757/test_administration/507611

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 PSSA Science Assessment 2013

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 PSSA Science 2013  All students in grades 4 and 8  Exception: - PASA students

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 PSSA Science 2013  Criterion Reference  Four Reporting Categories - The Nature of Science - Biological Sciences - Physical Sciences - Earth and Space Sciences  Embedded Field Test  Open-Ended items scored on a 0-2  Item-specific scoring guidelines

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 PSSA Science 2013 Science Test Composition 50% Nature of Science (Inquiry) 50% Biological Science Physical Science Earth and Space Sciences (Content)

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 PSSA Science 2013 Test Blueprint

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Biology Keystone

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Biology Keystone The Biology Keystone Exam takes the place of the Grade 11 PSSA Science Assessment for Two purposes: - Proposed state requirement that the class of 2017 and beyond must demonstrate proficiency for the purpose of earning a PA high school diploma - Accountability as per No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculations

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Biology Keystone The Biology Keystone Exam will measure the Biology Assessment Anchors as defined by the Eligible Content and will be aligned to the Concepts and Competencies Module 1 - Cells and Cell ProcessesModule 2 - Continuity and Unity of Life

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Biology Keystone Eligible Content may be assessed using knowledge and/or skills associated with the Nature of Science

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Biology Keystone

Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Educationwww.education.state.pa.us Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Ronald J. Tomalis, Secretary of Education Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013 Thank you!