Georgia Milestones · End-of-Grade test

Grade 8 Social Studies

What the Georgia Milestones end-of-grade test for Grade 8 Social Studies 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: 4
Standards assessed: 22

Grade 8 Social Studies 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.

History

23 points, about 50% of the test

SS8H1 (a, b, c)European Contact with Georgia IndiansAchievement levels
SS8H2 (a, b, c, d, e)Georgia's Colonial PeriodAchievement levels
SS8H3 (a, b, c, d)Georgia in the RevolutionAchievement levels
SS8H4 (a, b, c, d, e)Georgia's Westward ExpansionAchievement levels
SS8H5 (a, b)Civil War Impact on GeorgiaAchievement levels
SS8H6 (a, b, c, d, e)Reconstruction in GeorgiaAchievement levels
SS8H7 (a, b, c, d)New South Era ChangesAchievement levels
SS8H8 (a, b, c, d, e)WWI Through Great DepressionAchievement levels
SS8H9 (a, b, c)Georgia's Role in WWIIAchievement levels
SS8H10 (a, b, c)Post-WWII Georgia DevelopmentsAchievement levels
SS8H11 (a, b, c)Georgia's Civil Rights RoleAchievement levels
SS8H12 (a, b, c, d)Georgia's Late 20th Century DevelopmentsAchievement levels

Government/Civics

9 points, about 20% of the test

SS8CG1 (a, b, c, d, e)Georgia Government FoundationsAchievement levels
SS8CG2 (a, b, c, d)Georgia Legislative BranchAchievement levels
SS8CG3 (a, b)Georgia Executive BranchAchievement levels
SS8CG4 (a, b, c, d)Georgia Judicial BranchAchievement levels
SS8CG5 (a, b, c)Georgia Juvenile Court SystemAchievement levels
SS8CG6 (a, b)Georgia Local GovernmentsAchievement levels

Economics

7 points, about 15% of the test

SS8E1 (a, b)Georgia Transportation SystemsAchievement levels
SS8E2 (a, b, c)Georgia Business Economic ImpactAchievement levels
SS8E3 (a, b, c, d)Personal Money ManagementAchievement levels

Geography

7 points, about 15% of the test

SS8G1 (a, b, c, d)Georgia Geography and ClimateAchievement 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	30 to 35	65% to 75%
Level 3	7 to 12	15% to 25%
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, 22 of the 22 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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