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GACE -- MGE. Teacher Certification KSU Workshop Fall 2007. What is ? .
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GACE -- MGE Teacher Certification KSU Workshop Fall 2007
What is ? • The Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) has contracted with National Evaluation Systems (NES®) to assist in the development and administration of the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators® (GACE®). • The purpose of the GACE is to assess the knowledge and skills of prospective Georgia public school educators. The GACE program helps the PSC meet its goal of ensuring that candidates have the knowledge and skills needed to perform the job of an educator in Georgia public schools. • The GACE are aligned with state and national standards for educator preparation and with state standards for the P–12 student curriculum (Georgia Performance Standards).
What is ? • The GACE are criterion-referenced, objective-based assessments designed to measure a candidate’s knowledge and skills in relation to an established standard rather than in relation to the performance of other candidates. • The tests were developed in consultation with committees of Georgia educators, educator preparation faculty, and other content and assessment specialists. • Test questions were reviewed and approved by committees of Georgia educators. • The passing score for each test is established by the PSC and is based on the professional judgments and recommendations of Georgia educators.
Time Formats • Morning 4 hour session • One or two content tests • Afternoon 4 hour session • One or two content tests “… you are automatically given … four hours to take one test … if you register for only one test per test session or test administration…” p. 23 GACE registration bulletin
LA & Math 7:45AM–12:30PM Science, SS 1:00PM-5:45PM In one test session, you may take two middle grades tests Possibilities Two in AM or two in PM One each AM and PM Scheduling from 4 tests
Middle grades: Content LA, Math, Sci, SS TAKE two @ $65 each 2. Registration fee Many additional fees available $130 $ 20 $150 Costs & Fees If two dates, adjust accordingly
Scores range 100 to 300 Middle Grades Language Arts Middle Grades Mathematics Middle Grades Science Middle Grades Social Science 220 is passing score
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Preparing for the Tests • GACE Test Frameworks & Prep Middle Grades Content Details at www.gace.nesinc.com
GACE website • Study relevant section (for EACH) • Test Design • Frameworks • Sample Test • Study Sample Answers • Check web for additional details
Language Arts • Reading Literature & Informational Texts • Reading Across the Curriculum • Writing Processes, Purposes, & Conventions • Listening, Speaking, & Viewing
Mathematics & Science Calculator (SCIENTIFIC) provided. NO graphing calculators allowed
Mathematics • Numbers & Operations • Measurement & Geometry • Patterns, Algebra, & Functions • Data Analysis & Probability • Mathematical Processes & Perspectives Provided
Science • Earth Science (includes Space) • Life Science • Physical Science (includes Chemistry) • Characteristics of Science Provided
Social Science • U.S. History • World Regions • Latin America • Canada • Europe • Africa & Asia • Australia & Oceania • Georgia Studies & Social Science Skills
Reading • Reading & Literature • Reading Across the Curriculum • Comprehension • Assessment
Sample Test Elements • Selected Response Questions = 60 (Multiple Choice) • Constructed Response Assignments = 2 (Essay)
Sample Test Elements • Selected Response Questions = 60 (Multiple Choice)
Content & Elimination Strategy 1. Which of the following best describes the main cause of conflict between Native Americans and English settlers during the seventeenth century? A. English efforts to convert Native Americans to Christianity B. English expansion westward from the Atlantic coast C. English refusal to include Native Americans in colonial governments D. English interference with the Native American fur trade Social Science
Content & Elimination Strategy 1. Which of the following best describes the main cause of conflict between Native Americans and English settlers during the seventeenth century? A. English efforts to convert Native Americans to Christianity B. English expansion westward from the Atlantic coast C. English refusal to include Native Americans in colonial governments D. English interference with the Native American fur trade Narrow down to two possible answers (eliminate two), then guess. Social Science
Content & Elimination Strategy 1. Which of the following best describes the main cause of conflict between Native Americans and English settlers during the seventeenth century? B. English expansion westward from the Atlantic coast The main cause of conflict between Native Americans and English settlers during the seventeenth century was the encroachment of settlers on Native American lands as they moved westward from the Atlantic coast. Bacon's Rebellion and King Philip's War are two important examples …
Content Vocabulary 8. The physics term inertia is sometimes used metaphorically in other contexts to mean: A. a resistance to change. B. an aversion to cold. C. an opposition to authority. D. a hindrance to growth. Language Arts
Content Vocabulary 8. The physics term inertiais sometimes used metaphorically in other contexts to mean: A. a resistance to change. B. an aversion to cold. C. an opposition to authority. D. a hindrance to growth. Language Arts
Content Vocabulary 8. The physics term inertiais sometimes used metaphorically in other contexts to mean: A. a resistance to change. In physics, the term inertia means the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest, or of a body in motion to remain in motion, unless acted on by an outside force. The term is sometimes used metaphorically to mean resistance to change.
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