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Michigan is well into the international benchmarking process. Their standards were compared to standards from other states and nations that are considered to be of high quality, and were evaluated for:

  • Rigor: What intellectual level is demanded by the standard?
  • Clarity: Is the standard clearly expressed and easy to understand and use?
  • Specificity: Is the expected level of performance specific enough?
  • Focus: Has the determination been made about what is important for students to learn?
  • Progression: Is there a clear path from one level of learning and intellectual achievement to the next?

The following example was taken from the Michigan English Language Arts Content Standards.

Content Standard 3: All students will focus on meaning and communication as they listen, speak, view, read and write in personal, social, occupational and civic contexts.

Early Elementary

Later Elementary

Middle School

High School

Integrate listening, speaking, viewing, reading and writing skills for multiple purposes and in varied contexts. Examples include using more than one of the language arts to create a story, writing a poem or letter, or preparing and presenting a unit project on their community.

Integrate listening, speaking, viewing, reading and writing skills for multiple purposes and in varied contexts. An example is using all the language arts to prepare and present a unit project on a selected state or country.

Integrate listening, viewing, speaking, reading and writing skills for multiple purposes and in varied contexts. An example is using all the language arts to prepare and present a unit project on career exploration.

Integrate listening, viewing, speaking, reading and writing skills for multiple purposes and in varied contexts. An example is using all the language arts to complete and present a multimedia project on a national or international issue.

Source: Michigan Curriculum Framework, Michigan Department of Education, 1996, 10.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MichiganCurriculumFramework_8172_7.pdf.

 

 

 


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