Alabama Standards Flashcards
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Which Alabama state body is responsible for adopting and revising the Alabama Course of Study standards?
Answer: The Alabama State Board of Education
The Alabama State Board of Education (ALSBE) has the authority to adopt and revise the Alabama Course of Study for each subject area.
In Alabama's College- and Career-Ready Standards for ELA, which strand addresses the skills students need to locate, evaluate, and synthesize information from multiple sources?
Answer: Informational Text
The Informational Text strand includes standards focused on reading, analyzing, and synthesizing nonfiction and informational sources.
Alabama's science standards are organized around three-dimensional learning. Which of the following is NOT one of those three dimensions?
Answer: Benchmark Assessments
Alabama's science standards use Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices as the three dimensions; benchmark assessments are an instructional tool, not a dimension.
According to Alabama's mathematics standards, which mathematical practice standard emphasizes students constructing logical arguments and critiquing the reasoning of others?
Answer: MP3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
MP3 specifically calls for students to build mathematical arguments and evaluate the validity of others' reasoning.
Alabama's social studies standards are organized around which overarching framework?
Answer: Civic, geographic, economic, and historical perspectives
Alabama's social studies Course of Study integrates civic, geographic, economic, and historical perspectives as the four strands framing content at each grade level.
Under Alabama's ELA standards, a 4th-grade student is expected to read and comprehend literature in which complexity band?
Answer: Grades 4-5 text complexity band
Alabama's ELA standards place 4th grade within the grades 4-5 text complexity band for reading literature and informational text.
Which Alabama standard document provides the framework for K-12 physical education, emphasizing movement competency and health-enhancing physical activity?
Answer: Alabama Course of Study: Physical Education
The Alabama Course of Study: Physical Education outlines the K-12 standards for motor skills, physical fitness, and lifelong wellness.