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Mississippi's State Tests at a Glance
In grades 3 through 8, MAAP covers English language arts and math every year, plus science in grades 5 and 8. The tests are taken online in DRC INSIGHT, and a paper test is available as an accommodation when a student's IEP, 504 plan or language service plan calls for it. Math and science are each given in one session; English language arts has a reading session and a writing session. Extra time is given only to students with a documented need on an IEP, 504 plan or language service plan. Testing takes place in the spring.
English Language Arts
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3, 4 and 5 | Two sessions online; Session 1 is reading; Session 2 is writing, with two writing prompts | 270 minutes in all: 180 minutes for Session 1 and 90 minutes for Session 2 (45 minutes per prompt) | Reading literature (38 to 46%), reading informational text (38 to 46%) and language (15 to 19%) in Session 1; writing in Session 2 |
| Grades 6, 7 and 8 | Two sessions online; Session 1 is reading; Session 2 is writing, with two writing prompts | 270 minutes in all: 180 minutes for Session 1 and 90 minutes for Session 2 (45 minutes per prompt) | Reading literature (33 to 40%), reading informational text (47 to 53%) and language (12 to 15%) in Session 1; writing in Session 2 |
In grade 3, the reading part of the MAAP ELA test also decides whether a student meets the reading requirement for promotion to grade 4 under Mississippi's Literacy-Based Promotion Act. A student who does not meet it gets two retest opportunities on the 3rd Grade Reading Alternative Assessment.
Mathematics
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | One session online; no calculator; on-screen ruler | 180 minutes | Operations and algebraic thinking (37 to 46%), measurement and data (21 to 29%), fractions (13 to 19%), number and operations in base ten (12 to 17%), geometry (4 to 12%) |
| Grade 4 | One session online; no calculator; on-screen ruler and protractor | 180 minutes | Number and operations in base ten (21 to 29%), fractions (21 to 29%), operations and algebraic thinking (17 to 25%), measurement and data (15 to 23%), geometry (6 to 12%) |
| Grade 5 | One session online; no calculator; reference sheet; on-screen ruler and protractor | 180 minutes | Number and operations in base ten (25 to 33%), fractions (25 to 33%), operations and algebraic thinking (13 to 17%), measurement and data (13 to 17%), geometry (12 to 17%) |
| Grade 6 | One session online; four-function calculator (with square root and percent) on all items; reference sheet; on-screen ruler and protractor | 180 minutes | Expressions and equations (31 to 38%), the number system (26 to 34%), ratios and proportional relationships (12 to 17%), statistics and probability (11 to 14%), geometry (9 to 14%) |
| Grade 7 | One session online; four-function calculator (with square root and percent) on all items; reference sheet; on-screen ruler and protractor | 180 minutes | Statistics and probability (22 to 31%), geometry (18 to 25%), expressions and equations (17 to 23%), the number system (15 to 18%), ratios and proportional relationships (12 to 17%) |
| Grade 8 | One session online; scientific calculator on all items; reference sheet; on-screen ruler and protractor | 180 minutes | Expressions and equations (26 to 34%), geometry (26 to 34%), functions (17 to 23%), the number system (9 to 14%), statistics and probability (9 to 14%) |
Science
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | One session online | 180 minutes | Physical science (42 to 58%), earth and space science (22 to 31%), life science (18 to 22%) |
| Grade 8 | One session online | 180 minutes | Life science (26 to 44%), earth and space science (26 to 50%), physical science (12 to 20%) |