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SCIENCE MCA-II

In this section, you will find SPPS test prepartion Documents, and Links to MDE Test Specs.

MCA II Test Specifications MN Department of Education MCA II Test Specifications

SPPS Elementary Frameworks with MCA-II Test Specs. SPPS Frameworks with the MCA-II Test Specs including the assessed content limits for each of the benchmarks.

Science MCA-II Test Item Samplers Access to Science MCA-II Item Samplers for 5th grade, 8th grade and high school with a description on how to download them to your computer.

Strategies_for_Sci_MCA_II_7-12_.doc Strategies for Student Effectiveness on the Science MCA II Secondary

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Strategies_for_Sci_MCA_II_7-12_.pdf Strategies for Student Effectiveness on the Science MCA II Secondary.pdf

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Strategies_for_Student_Effectiveness_on_the_Science_MCA-II_Elem.pdf

Strategies_for_Student_Effectiveness_on_the_Science_MCA-II_Elem.doc These documents provide examples on how to embed MCA-II prep into daily instruction, how to use test item samplers for test prep and links to online resources through the SPPS Science Website

SCI_MCAII.ppt PowerPoint to assist schools with Science MCA-II Preparation

SCI_MCAII_principals_and_coaches.ppt Shortened version of SCI_MCAII presented to principals and coaches