Georgia Milestones
Testing Dates
Reading/Writing/ELA Part 1 & 2 (April 16th)
Reading/Writing/ELA Part 3 (April 17th)
Math (April 21st)
Science (April 22nd)
Social Studies (April 23rd)
Make Up Days (April 20th, 24th, 27th & 28th)
Georgia Milestones Video
What Can Parents Expect
This is a new assessment. Therefore, it is not possible to directly
compare the scores on the new test with your student’s scores from
previous years.
The new assessments measure deeper knowledge and skills that are
particularly important to students’ futures, including problem
solving, writing, and critical thinking.
Because the standards are more rigorous, student achievement
scores may initially be lower.
A dip should not necessarily be interpreted as a decline in student
learning or in teacher performance. Educators expect the decline to
improve as teachers and students become more familiar with the
standards and better equipped to meet the challenges they present.
What Will Assessment
Demonstrate
• Language Arts
• read and comprehend texts of varying complexities
• use information from multiple sources to effectively
summarize key points or make persuasive arguments
• Math
• can understand and use important math ideas,
including number sense, algebraic thinking, geometry,
and data analysis
• use math facts and reasoning skills to solve real-world
problems
• make mathematical arguments
Question Types
Constructed response is a
general term for assessment
items that require the student to
generate a response as opposed
to selecting a response.
Extended-response items
require more elaborate answers
and explanations of reasoning.
They allow for multiple correct
answers and/or varying methods
of arriving at the correct answer.
Writing prompts and
performance tasks are examples
of extended-response items.
• Selected-Response
[multiple-choice]
• all content areas
• evidence-based
selected response in
ELA
• Constructed-Response
• ELA and
mathematics
• Extended-Response
• ELA and
mathematics
• Technology Enhanced
• to begin in 20162017
Multiple Choice
Which fraction is largest?
A
B
C
D
The content and presentation of these
items are for illustrative purposes only.
Constructed Response
George and Ana each had a 12-inch pizza. Both pizzas were split into 8 equal
pieces. The shaded pieces are the portion of their pizzas that George and Ana
ate.
George
Ana
George
Ana
>
Express in fractions how much pizza George and Ana ate. Use the symbol <,
=, or > to show who ate more pizza.
The content and presentation of these
items are for illustrative purposes only.
George
12 inches
George
12 inches
12 inches
The content and presentation of these
items are for illustrative purposes only.
Constructed Response
Ana
9 inches
Carlos
Math Task Example
Think carefully about the following
question. Write a complete answer. You
may use drawings, words, and numbers
to explain your answer. Be sure to show
all of your work.
Extended - Student Response
José ate ½ of a pizza.
Ella ate ½ of another pizza.
José said that he ate more pizza than Ella, but Ella said they both ate the same amount.
Use words and pictures to show that José could be right.
José ate ½ of a pizza.
Ella ate ½ of another pizza.
José said that he ate more pizza than Ella,
but Ella said they both ate the same
amount. Use words and pictures to show
that José could be right.
Satisfactory - Student Response
José ate ½ of a pizza.
Ella ate ½ of another pizza.
José said that he ate more pizza than Ella, but Ella said they both ate the same amount.
Use words and pictures to show that José could be right.
ELA Task Example
For this item, the students are
asked to read a poem entitled,
“Healthy Cookies.” The poem is
about a girl whose mom
purchased a healthy cookie
snack in an attempt to replace
the daughter’s preferred sugary
cookie. The daughter was
initially reluctant to try the
healthy cookie, but eventually
tasted the new cookie and
decided it wasn’t that bad.
Explain why the speaker
believes that the healthy
cookies will taste bad. Write
your explanation in a
paragraph that includes many
supporting details from the
text.
Answer with complete
sentences, and use correct
punctuation and grammar.
Student Response: Score 3
The speaker thinks that the
cookies will taste bad because
they are healthy cookies.The
reason the speaker thinks that
the cookies taste bad is
because they have healthy stuff
in it. The girl thinks they might
taste bad is because she likes
junk food.the girl says in the
middle of the poem that the
cookies where good.At the end
of the poem the girl said, "No
more junk food."
The student response provides an
explanation of why the speaker expects
the healthy cookies to taste bad
(because they are healthy cookies).
The student provides some details from
the poem that support the explanation
(she likes junk food…At the end of the
poem she said, ‘No more junk food’).
The student uses complete sentences as
well as correct punctuation and grammar in
most of the writing.
Student Response: Score 2
She thinks the healthy
cookies will taste bad
because they don't have a
lot of sugar and it has a lot
of vitamins in the cookies.
The girl is used to
unhealthy cookies not
healthy cookies. If she
would try them she might
would like them.
The student provides a general
explanation of why the speaker expects
the healthy cookies to taste bad (they
don’t have a lot of sugar and it has a lot of
vitamins in the cookies), but offers little
support from the poem.
The student uses complete
sentences as well as correct
punctuation and grammar in most of
the writing.
Student Response: Score 1
Because she eat
sweets.So she thought
it was going to taste
bad.
The student provides a minimal explanation
of why the speaker expects the healthy
cookies to taste bad (she eat sweets...it
was going to taste bad) with no details from
the poem as support.
The student response uses incomplete
sentences.
Your Role
Support your child by asking thought provoking questions. Ask “why
do you think that is the answer?”
Check understanding by reviewing assessments that are sent home.
READ with your child and then talk about what you have read.
Let your child assist you in problem solving activities.
Reassure your child with confidence to lower any stress concerning
the assessment.