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McEachern High School
  • Georgia High School Graduation Diagnostic Testing
  • Fall 2008
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Purpose of Diagnostic Testing
  • To give students an opportunity to understand the types of questions they will encounter during spring graduation testing
  • To identify skills or knowledge where individual students might need further instruction to be successful on the test
  • Provide parents with information about how they can help their child prepare for spring testing
  • To help McEachern High School identify and plan for� students who might need extra academic support in English/Language Arts or Math prior to spring testing


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Diagnostic Testing Details
  • Tests in Math and ELA were designed by Cobb Curriculum Supervisors
  • Administered to 11th graders in September and October of 2008
  • Testing experience was similar to what students will have next spring


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English/Language Arts
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Mathematics
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Our Plan
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More About Our Plan
  • Develop and implement school-wide questioning techniques to improve higher order thinking skills
  • Non-fiction reading initiatives in core and elective areas in support of literacy goals
  • Intentional counseling plan to target test taking skills and individual academic goals based on score reports
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More About Our Plan
  • Daily lessons for review and practice in all domains within math classes
  • On Target Program� Saturday tutorials for students and parents to provide remediation in individual student target areas
  • Non-fiction reading initiatives in core and elective areas in support of literacy goals
  • Intentional counseling plan to target test taking skills and to develop individual academic goals based on score reports
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School Contacts
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School Contacts
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School Contacts