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Social Studies Proficiency Score Standards 1997-2002

Elementary Social Studies at Grade 4

Proficiency Level	Proficiency Descriptors
Advanced	Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of important knowledge and skills drawn from civics, economics, geography, history and culture. Demonstrates distinguished level of: application and recall of content knowledge; process, analysis, and interpretation of data from multiple sources; and making inferences, creating, constructing and justifying responses. (scale scores 661 and above)
Proficient	Demonstrates a competent understanding of important concepts and skills drawn from civics, economics, geography, history and culture. Demonstrates adequate level of: recall of content knowledge; reading, interpretation of and completion of maps, charts, graphs, and pictures; reading, analysis , drawing conclusions and making inferences from written information and using supporting reasoning. (scale scores 627 to 660)
Basic	Demonstrates somewhat competent understanding of concepts and skills drawn from civics, economics, geography, history and culture. Demonstrates inconsistent and incomplete: recall of content knowledge; and location of information on maps, charts, graphs, pictures and written sources. (scale scores 608 to 626)
Minimal Performance	Limited achievement. Evidence of major misconceptions or gaps in the knowledge and skills tested.

Middle Level Social Studies at Grade 8

Proficiency Level	Proficiency Descriptors
Advanced	Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of knowledge and skills drawn from civics, economics, geography, history and culture. Demonstrates distinguished level of: recall and application of content knowledge; interpretation of maps, graphs, and other visual information and primary and secondary sources; drawing conclusions and making predictions; communication of complete explanations; and analysis, synthesis, and investigation of problems, issues and situations. (scale scores 702 and above)
Proficient	Demonstrates a competent understanding of knowledge and skills drawn from civics, economics, geography, history and culture. Demonstrates adequate level of: recall and application of content knowledge; interpretation of maps, graphs, and other visual information and primary and secondary sources; drawing conclusions and making predictions; communicating explanations; and analysis, synthesis, and investigation of problems, issues and situations. (scale scores 670 to 701)
Basic	Demonstrates somewhat competent understanding of knowledge and skills drawn from civics, economics, geography, history and culture. Demonstrates inconsistent and incomplete: recall and application of content knowledge; interpretation of maps, graphs, and other visual information and primary and secondary sources; drawing conclusions and making predictions; and communication of explanations. (scale scores 649 to 669)
Minimal Performance	Limited achievement. Evidence of major misconceptions or gaps in the knowledge and skills tested.

High School Social Studies at Grade 10

Proficiency Level	Proficiency Descriptors
Advanced	Demonstrates in-depth understanding of broad content and higher level knowledge and skills from an expanding and increasingly difficult body of knowledge drawn from civics, economics, geography, history and culture. Demonstrates distinguished level of: recall and application of content knowledge; interpretation of maps, graphs, and other visual information and primary and secondary sources; drawing conclusions and making predictions; communication of explanations; and analysis, synthesis, and investigation of problems, issues and situations. (scale scores 721 and above)
Proficient	Demonstrates competent understanding of higher level knowledge and skills drawn from civics, economics, geography, history and culture. Demonstrates adequate level of: recall and application of content knowledge; interpretation of maps, graphs, and other visual information and primary and secondary sources; drawing conclusions and making predictions; communication of explanations; and analysis, synthesis, and investigation of problems, issues and situations. (scale scores 692 to 720)
Basic	Demonstrates somewhat competent understanding of knowledge and skills drawn from civics, economics, geography, history and culture. Demonstrates inconsistent and incomplete: recall and application of content knowledge; interpretation of maps, graphs, and other visual information and primary and secondary sources; drawing conclusions and making predictions; and communication of explanations. (scale scores 674 to 691)
Minimal Performance	Limited achievement. Evidence of major misconceptions or gaps in the knowledge and skills tested.

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Last updated on 9/19/2007 8:37:18 AM