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Connecticut State Dept. of Education: Science Frameworks
CSSS Member Information:
Mary Anne Butler
Science Consultant, 9-12
Connecticut Dept. of Education
165 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06071
Science Consultant, 9-12
Connecticut Dept. of Education
165 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06071
860-713-6737
Elizabeth Buttner
K-8 Science Education Consultant
Connecticut Dept. of Education
165 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06145
K-8 Science Education Consultant
Connecticut Dept. of Education
165 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06145
Organizational Structure:
local control
local control
State Education Demographics
- Number of K-12 Students: 577,398
Standards Resources: Curriculum and Instruction
Standards of Learning for Connecticut (Word)
State Science Assessment Information
- Given at what grades: 5, 8, 10
- Time of Year: March
- Type of Assessment: Multiple Choice, Constructed Response, and Performance Assessment
- First Operational Date: March 2008
- Other information: Performance task is an extended, open-ended inquiry investigation related to a curriculum topic and completed during the school year. State assessments include some questions that refer to the curriculum-embedded performance task to assess understandings about scientific inquiry.
