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Civics EOC information
and resources
ePat practice test
bull This practice test can be taken at home as many times as a student wants
bull It will be the same questions each time but will help students get use to the
functions and screen they will see on testing day
bull These questions will likely not be on the EOC but will be very very similar
Basic Information
Students must take Civics and the Civics EOC in order to pass the course and
be eligible for promotion from middle school
According to clarifications from the state we are
required to count the state EOC as 30 of the entire
course grade in the EOC courses We will be
applying the EOC as the Semester 1 and Semester 2
exam grade counting as 30 of the Semester 1 grade
and 30 of the Semester 2 grade to meet the
requirement Students will not receive a final
Semester 1 and Semester 2 grade until the EOC
results have been processed
Scoring
On testing day
bull Civics testing window April 18ndashMay 20 2016
bull For Civics there are 52-56 multiple-choice items
bull The assessment is given in one 160-minute session with a 10-minute break after the first 80 minutes Students are not allowed to talk during the break Individual breaks may be allowed as needed
bull Although the assessment is scheduled for a 160-minute session any student not finished by the end of the 160 minutes may continue working Testing must be completed within the same school day
Civics EOC Assessment Test Items Criteria
bull 1 All Civics EOC Assessment test items are in multiple- choice
(MC) format
bull 2 Test items are worth one point each
bull 3 Test items have four answer options (A B C and D)
Reporting Categories
bull Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
bull Roles Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens
bull Government Policies and Political Processes
bull Organization and Function of Government
Levels of complexity
bull Low Complexity Civics low-complexity test items rely heavily on the recall and recognition of previously learned concepts and principles Low-complexity test items involve the recognition or recall of information such as a fact definition term or simple procedure
bull Moderate Complexity Civics moderate-complexity test items involve more flexible thinking than low-complexity test items require They involve examining relationships determining cause and effect and determining significance
bull High Complexity Civics high-complexity test items make heavy demands on student thinking Students must engage in more abstract reasoning planning analysis judgment and creative thought These test items require that the student think in an abstract and sophisticated way often involving multiple steps
Examples of the three levels
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
ePat practice test
bull This practice test can be taken at home as many times as a student wants
bull It will be the same questions each time but will help students get use to the
functions and screen they will see on testing day
bull These questions will likely not be on the EOC but will be very very similar
Basic Information
Students must take Civics and the Civics EOC in order to pass the course and
be eligible for promotion from middle school
According to clarifications from the state we are
required to count the state EOC as 30 of the entire
course grade in the EOC courses We will be
applying the EOC as the Semester 1 and Semester 2
exam grade counting as 30 of the Semester 1 grade
and 30 of the Semester 2 grade to meet the
requirement Students will not receive a final
Semester 1 and Semester 2 grade until the EOC
results have been processed
Scoring
On testing day
bull Civics testing window April 18ndashMay 20 2016
bull For Civics there are 52-56 multiple-choice items
bull The assessment is given in one 160-minute session with a 10-minute break after the first 80 minutes Students are not allowed to talk during the break Individual breaks may be allowed as needed
bull Although the assessment is scheduled for a 160-minute session any student not finished by the end of the 160 minutes may continue working Testing must be completed within the same school day
Civics EOC Assessment Test Items Criteria
bull 1 All Civics EOC Assessment test items are in multiple- choice
(MC) format
bull 2 Test items are worth one point each
bull 3 Test items have four answer options (A B C and D)
Reporting Categories
bull Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
bull Roles Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens
bull Government Policies and Political Processes
bull Organization and Function of Government
Levels of complexity
bull Low Complexity Civics low-complexity test items rely heavily on the recall and recognition of previously learned concepts and principles Low-complexity test items involve the recognition or recall of information such as a fact definition term or simple procedure
bull Moderate Complexity Civics moderate-complexity test items involve more flexible thinking than low-complexity test items require They involve examining relationships determining cause and effect and determining significance
bull High Complexity Civics high-complexity test items make heavy demands on student thinking Students must engage in more abstract reasoning planning analysis judgment and creative thought These test items require that the student think in an abstract and sophisticated way often involving multiple steps
Examples of the three levels
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Basic Information
Students must take Civics and the Civics EOC in order to pass the course and
be eligible for promotion from middle school
According to clarifications from the state we are
required to count the state EOC as 30 of the entire
course grade in the EOC courses We will be
applying the EOC as the Semester 1 and Semester 2
exam grade counting as 30 of the Semester 1 grade
and 30 of the Semester 2 grade to meet the
requirement Students will not receive a final
Semester 1 and Semester 2 grade until the EOC
results have been processed
Scoring
On testing day
bull Civics testing window April 18ndashMay 20 2016
bull For Civics there are 52-56 multiple-choice items
bull The assessment is given in one 160-minute session with a 10-minute break after the first 80 minutes Students are not allowed to talk during the break Individual breaks may be allowed as needed
bull Although the assessment is scheduled for a 160-minute session any student not finished by the end of the 160 minutes may continue working Testing must be completed within the same school day
Civics EOC Assessment Test Items Criteria
bull 1 All Civics EOC Assessment test items are in multiple- choice
(MC) format
bull 2 Test items are worth one point each
bull 3 Test items have four answer options (A B C and D)
Reporting Categories
bull Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
bull Roles Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens
bull Government Policies and Political Processes
bull Organization and Function of Government
Levels of complexity
bull Low Complexity Civics low-complexity test items rely heavily on the recall and recognition of previously learned concepts and principles Low-complexity test items involve the recognition or recall of information such as a fact definition term or simple procedure
bull Moderate Complexity Civics moderate-complexity test items involve more flexible thinking than low-complexity test items require They involve examining relationships determining cause and effect and determining significance
bull High Complexity Civics high-complexity test items make heavy demands on student thinking Students must engage in more abstract reasoning planning analysis judgment and creative thought These test items require that the student think in an abstract and sophisticated way often involving multiple steps
Examples of the three levels
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Scoring
On testing day
bull Civics testing window April 18ndashMay 20 2016
bull For Civics there are 52-56 multiple-choice items
bull The assessment is given in one 160-minute session with a 10-minute break after the first 80 minutes Students are not allowed to talk during the break Individual breaks may be allowed as needed
bull Although the assessment is scheduled for a 160-minute session any student not finished by the end of the 160 minutes may continue working Testing must be completed within the same school day
Civics EOC Assessment Test Items Criteria
bull 1 All Civics EOC Assessment test items are in multiple- choice
(MC) format
bull 2 Test items are worth one point each
bull 3 Test items have four answer options (A B C and D)
Reporting Categories
bull Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
bull Roles Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens
bull Government Policies and Political Processes
bull Organization and Function of Government
Levels of complexity
bull Low Complexity Civics low-complexity test items rely heavily on the recall and recognition of previously learned concepts and principles Low-complexity test items involve the recognition or recall of information such as a fact definition term or simple procedure
bull Moderate Complexity Civics moderate-complexity test items involve more flexible thinking than low-complexity test items require They involve examining relationships determining cause and effect and determining significance
bull High Complexity Civics high-complexity test items make heavy demands on student thinking Students must engage in more abstract reasoning planning analysis judgment and creative thought These test items require that the student think in an abstract and sophisticated way often involving multiple steps
Examples of the three levels
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
On testing day
bull Civics testing window April 18ndashMay 20 2016
bull For Civics there are 52-56 multiple-choice items
bull The assessment is given in one 160-minute session with a 10-minute break after the first 80 minutes Students are not allowed to talk during the break Individual breaks may be allowed as needed
bull Although the assessment is scheduled for a 160-minute session any student not finished by the end of the 160 minutes may continue working Testing must be completed within the same school day
Civics EOC Assessment Test Items Criteria
bull 1 All Civics EOC Assessment test items are in multiple- choice
(MC) format
bull 2 Test items are worth one point each
bull 3 Test items have four answer options (A B C and D)
Reporting Categories
bull Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
bull Roles Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens
bull Government Policies and Political Processes
bull Organization and Function of Government
Levels of complexity
bull Low Complexity Civics low-complexity test items rely heavily on the recall and recognition of previously learned concepts and principles Low-complexity test items involve the recognition or recall of information such as a fact definition term or simple procedure
bull Moderate Complexity Civics moderate-complexity test items involve more flexible thinking than low-complexity test items require They involve examining relationships determining cause and effect and determining significance
bull High Complexity Civics high-complexity test items make heavy demands on student thinking Students must engage in more abstract reasoning planning analysis judgment and creative thought These test items require that the student think in an abstract and sophisticated way often involving multiple steps
Examples of the three levels
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Civics EOC Assessment Test Items Criteria
bull 1 All Civics EOC Assessment test items are in multiple- choice
(MC) format
bull 2 Test items are worth one point each
bull 3 Test items have four answer options (A B C and D)
Reporting Categories
bull Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
bull Roles Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens
bull Government Policies and Political Processes
bull Organization and Function of Government
Levels of complexity
bull Low Complexity Civics low-complexity test items rely heavily on the recall and recognition of previously learned concepts and principles Low-complexity test items involve the recognition or recall of information such as a fact definition term or simple procedure
bull Moderate Complexity Civics moderate-complexity test items involve more flexible thinking than low-complexity test items require They involve examining relationships determining cause and effect and determining significance
bull High Complexity Civics high-complexity test items make heavy demands on student thinking Students must engage in more abstract reasoning planning analysis judgment and creative thought These test items require that the student think in an abstract and sophisticated way often involving multiple steps
Examples of the three levels
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Reporting Categories
bull Origins and Purposes of Law and Government
bull Roles Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens
bull Government Policies and Political Processes
bull Organization and Function of Government
Levels of complexity
bull Low Complexity Civics low-complexity test items rely heavily on the recall and recognition of previously learned concepts and principles Low-complexity test items involve the recognition or recall of information such as a fact definition term or simple procedure
bull Moderate Complexity Civics moderate-complexity test items involve more flexible thinking than low-complexity test items require They involve examining relationships determining cause and effect and determining significance
bull High Complexity Civics high-complexity test items make heavy demands on student thinking Students must engage in more abstract reasoning planning analysis judgment and creative thought These test items require that the student think in an abstract and sophisticated way often involving multiple steps
Examples of the three levels
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Levels of complexity
bull Low Complexity Civics low-complexity test items rely heavily on the recall and recognition of previously learned concepts and principles Low-complexity test items involve the recognition or recall of information such as a fact definition term or simple procedure
bull Moderate Complexity Civics moderate-complexity test items involve more flexible thinking than low-complexity test items require They involve examining relationships determining cause and effect and determining significance
bull High Complexity Civics high-complexity test items make heavy demands on student thinking Students must engage in more abstract reasoning planning analysis judgment and creative thought These test items require that the student think in an abstract and sophisticated way often involving multiple steps
Examples of the three levels
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Examples of the three levels
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Low Level
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Moderate level
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
High level
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Resources
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Escambia County Civics
bull Please type this link into your browser
httpwwwecsd-flschoolloopcomcivics
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Quizlet
bull httpsquizletcommrfurg
bull This is a great resource with vocabulary
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
FLDOE tutorials
bull httpwwwfloridastudentsorg32|6|13312|0
bull This website has video tutorials on each standard
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
iCivics
bull httpswwwicivicsorg
bull Great interactive games YES GAME your child should play
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit
Please take out your cell phones and
go to Kahootit