Introduction
The Maine Science Assessment Practice Test is an online set of scenarios and items meant to familiarize students with the types of questions they may encounter when they take the Maine Science Assessment. The practice test is not scored, nor are the students’ answers retained. Each online question can be answered and checked via the online interface. The students will receive real-time feedback that indicates the accuracy of their answers using the following messages:
- Correct, way to go!
- Incorrect, you may want to try again.
Grade 5 Practice Test codes:
(these codes do not require a lockdown browser)
- No Text-to-speech (TTS): SPTGR5
- Text-to-speech (TTS) enabled: SPTGR5T
Grade 8 Practice Test codes:
(these codes do not require a lockdown browser)
- No Text-to-speech (TTS): SPTGR8
- Text-to-speech (TTS) enabled: SPTGR8T
High School Practice Test codes:
(these codes do not require a lockdown browser)
- No Text-to-speech (TTS): SPTHSN
- Text-to-speech (TTS) enabled: SPTHST
Tutorial Test codes:
(these codes do not require a lockdown browser)
- No Text-to-speech (TTS): STUTOR
- Text-to-speech (TTS) enabled: STUTORT
Each student has up to three (3) attempts to reason through and find the correct answer. The rationales, or reasons why the incorrect answers are wrong, can be found starting on page 5 of the grade-level appropriate attached packet and should be used to help explain the error that they likely made that led them to choose that specific wrong answer. The rationales are developed based on the most frequent errors and may not be the exact logic or factual error a student made.
For test questions that are not scored by the system, those that require a written or constructed response, we recommend that students answer these questions on paper so that their responses can be reviewed against the rubric and discussed outside of the system. The rubrics for these questions can be found starting on page 5 of the grade-level appropriate attached packet.
While these tools do not take the place of your science instruction, which is the number one preparation that all students should receive, we do recommend that you have students access and take the tutorial (see link/URL below) to familiarize themselves with the ADAM platform, navigation, and features. Once there is good familiarity with the platform, we recommend that your students work through the practice test (see link/URL below) to become acquainted with how their science content will be assessed during the Maine Science Assessment.
Additional Links:
- Maine Science Assessment Tutorial
- Maine Science Assessment Practice Test (THIS ARTICLE)
- Browser-based ADAM: https://adamexam.com/tester/
Universal Features, Designated Supports/Features, and Accommodations
The full list of Universal Features, Designated Supports/Features, and Accommodations for students with disabilities and English learners can be found in Appendix A of the Maine Principal and Assessment Coordinator (PAC) Manual.
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