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Pennsylvania
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CSSS Member Information:

 

Steven Dear
State Science Coordinator
Dept of Ed, Teaching & Learning Support
333 Market Street 9th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

sdear@state.pa.us
717-783-6598

 

 

 
Pennsylvania Department of Education Web Page
 
Organizational Structure: Local Control
State Education Demographics
  • Number of K-12 Students: 2,119,481 (2004-5 school year)
  • Number of School Administrative Units: 501 school districts
Standards Resources:  Curriculum and Instruction
Last updated: 2002
State Science Assessment Information
  • Given at what grades: grade 4, 8, 11
  • Type of Assessment: test of about 60 items,  selected response, open ended and scenarios
  • Other information: Assessment Anchor explains the content tested at each grade
  • Assessment Anchors Web Page
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Other CSSS members from this state:

Associate Members Affiliate Members
G. Kip Bollinger, kboll02@comcast.net Erma Anderson, ermaa@aol.com
  

 
 
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