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Maine Educational Assessment (MEA)

MEA May 2010 Administration Information

Test Administration Webinar: An MEA Test Administration Webinar was held on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 as there won't be any regional workshops. The webinar is listed here MEA Test Administration Webinar Presentation. The webinar PowerPoint Presentation is at Test Administration PowerPoint Presentation - PPT Login information about connecting to a future webinar is available at: Login information.

Archive Data 2009-2010 Test Administration Material

 

The Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) will consist of a science test at grades 5 and 8, measuring the MDOE Reg. 131 accountability standards of the Maine Learning Results in science. The testing window is May 7 - 18, 2012. The grade 5 test will consist of 3 sessions, each 30 minutes long with an additional 10 minutes, and a student questionnaire. The grade 8 test will also consist of 3 sessions and a student questionnaire but the sessions will be 35 minutes long with an allowable 10 extra minutes.

 

Any questions regarding student enrollments in MEDMS/Infinite Campus should be directed to the MEDMS helpdesk at medms.helpdesk@maine.gov or 624-6896.

The 2009 - 2010 Test Administration Material is posted in the Archive folder and the 2010 - 2011.

Note: ALL of these documents are in Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf) format. You must have Adobe Reader installed on your machine to access them correctly. You can download it at http://www.adobe.com/. It is free, downloadable software.

• Preparation Information Memo for the 2010-2011 MEA - PDF
• Operational Procedures for the MEA - PDF
• 2010-2011 Accommodations Guide - PDF
• Table of MEA Allowable Accommodations - PDF
• 2010-2011 Special Consideration Form - PDF
• 2010-2011 Test Design - PDF
• 2010-2011 Testing Schedule - PDF
• 2010-2011 Principal/Test Coordinator Manual - PDF
• 2010-2011 Test Administrator Manuals
  • Grade 5 - PDF
  • Grade 8 - PDF

• Guidance about Terminology/Vocabulary used in the MEA - These lists are provided as guides only to MEA format terminology and vocabulary that may appear on the MEA. Any term used in the Maine Learning Results may appear on the MEA.
  • Science Grade 5 and 8 - PDF
• Approved Bilingual Dictionaries - PDF

Helping your Child Learn Science - United States Department of Education http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/science/science.pdf

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