Maine Science Assessment

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Spring 2023 Key Dates

Questions & Answers - Updated May 19, 2023

OVERVIEW

What is assessed?

  • Maine Science and Engineering Standards (i.e., the Next Generation Science Standards)
  • The assessment focuses on performance level expectations based on three-dimensional learning that incorporates science & engineering practices and cross-cutting concepts with disciplinary core ideas.

Who participates in the Maine Science Assessment?

  • Students in grades 5, 8, and 3rd year of high school

What is the format of the assessment?

  • Online (Paper-based forms are available as an accommodation per an IEP or 504 plan.)
  • Questions occur in clusters around a common problem scenario.

When is the assessment given?

  • Three 60-minute assessment sessions + one 15-minute questionnaire
  • May 15-26, 2023
 
Resources

Maine Science Desk Help

855-544-0842

MEScience@adamexam.com

Click here to Self-submit a help request ticket 

ME Science Zendesk: A one-stop resource for video tutorials, document downloads, request help forms, and FAQs.

Manuals and Guides

Video Tutorials & Webinars

 

Practice Assessments and Tutorials

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Proctoring Training

Accessibility and the General Assessments

Assessment Blueprints: All items on the Maine Science Assessment are aligned to a science topic and to a specific performance expectation. To ensure ample coverage of all grade-level science topics, the blueprint specifies targets for the minimum and maximum number of operational score points aligned to each topic. 

Achievement Level Descriptors: The Achievement Level Descriptors (ALDs) documents are intended to be used as a guideline to describe the four levels of achievement on the Maine Science Assessment: Well Below, Below, At, and Above State Expectations.  The ALDs are written to align with the Next Generation Science Standards. 

Released Items: Released items are test questions that are no longer in use and have been made available to the public. The "For Student" copy resembles a test booklet. The "For Teachers" version contains the answer key, standards alignment, and rubrics for constructed-response questions.

Understanding Your Spring 2022 Maine Science Assessment Scores

Technical Advisory Committee

Maine's TAC is made up of experts and leaders within their field of expertise, sharing their broad experience developing, implementing, and/or validating statewide school accountability systems in order to provide both a local and national perspective.