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​US HISTORY END OF COURSE REVIEW

Why an EOC exam in US. History?
  • Senior high school U.S. History is a mandated course for high school graduation.
  • Senior high school U.S. History has a large enrollment in the state of Florida.

  • Florida legislators recognized the importance of U.S. History education for students.

    On what is the US. History EOC Exam based?
     

  • Based on Florida’s Next Generation Standards for Social Studies, Grades 9-12, American History Standards (covering Civil War and Reconstruction through the present).

  • Questions based on historical documents will be included.

  • EOC exam questions are written on the low, moderate, or high complexity level (see slide on complexity levels).

  • EOC exam questions are based on 18 American History Content Benchmarks and 1 American History Skill Benchmark (see slide on Test Blue Print).

In what format are the questions presented and how with the test be administered?

  • The questions are strictly multiple choice (see sample question slides).

  • The test will be administered entirely via computer, except for students with pertinent IEPs or 504 plans.
     

Which Students will actually be assessed by the examination?

  • Students in regular American History and honors American History  will be assessed by the EOC exam for U.S. History.

  • Inclusion of other students (e.g., AP U.S. History, A.I.C.E. U.S. History, and American History IB) has not been determined. 

  • All other U.S. History courses at the senior high level should follow the content guides approved by the organizations for those courses (e.g., the College Board for AP courses). 

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