Georgia Milestones · End-of-Grade test

Grade 8 Science

What the Georgia Milestones end-of-grade test for Grade 8 Science covers, from the state's assessment blueprint: its reporting categories and their points, the standards each category assesses, how complex the questions are meant to be, and the kinds of questions on it.

Total points: 46
Reporting categories: 5
Standards assessed: 5

Grade 8 Science Standards: the full list →

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Reporting categories

Points are the blueprint's approximate figures. Each percent is of the test's 46 points, rounded; a range such as 7–8 counts at its midpoint.

Matter

13 points, about 28% of the test

S8P1 (a, b, c, d, e, f)Structure and Properties of MatterAchievement levels

Waves

11 points, about 24% of the test

S8P4 (a, b, c, d, e, f, g)Electromagnetic vs. Mechanical WavesAchievement levels

Energy

8 points, about 17% of the test

S8P2 (a, b, c, d)Conservation of EnergyAchievement levels

Force

7 points, about 15% of the test

S8P5 (a, b, c)Gravity, Electricity, and MagnetismAchievement levels

Motion

7 points, about 15% of the test

S8P3 (a, b, c)Force, Mass, and MotionAchievement levels

Depth of Knowledge

From the blueprint: “Depth of Knowledge (DOK) is measured on a scale of 1 to 4 and refers to the level of cognitive demand (different kinds of thinking) required to complete an assessment item.”

DOK	Points	Share of the test
Level 1	2 to 7	5% to 15%
Level 2	25 to 30	55% to 65%
Level 3	12 to 16	25% to 35%
Level 4	Not on this test

Kinds of questions

Question type	Questions	Points
1-point Selected-Response and Technology-Enhanced Items	30	30
2-point Technology-Enhanced Items	8	16
Field Test Items	4	0
Total	42	46

Field test questions do not count toward the score.

Achievement levels

For the subjects and grades Georgia tests, Georgia Homeroom shows what each Milestones achievement level means in practice, using the state's own descriptions. Georgia publishes these descriptions for tested content, so they are not available for every standard. On this test, 5 of the 5 standards have them, marked “Achievement levels” above; each standard's page shows them.

Practice tests

The Georgia Department of Education's Georgia Milestones page links the state's online practice tests, Experience Online Testing Georgia.

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