Keystone Exams

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The Keystone Exams are standardized end-of-course assessments used in Pennsylvania high schools to measure student proficiency in core academic subjects and serve as a component of graduation requirements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf high school exit exam
standardized test
administeredBy Pennsylvania Department of Education NERFINISHED
administeredIn Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
assessmentType end-of-course assessment
componentOf Pennsylvania statewide assessment system NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dataUse evaluate school performance
inform instruction
meet federal accountability requirements
educationSystem Pennsylvania public schools
format constructed-response questions
multiple-choice questions
standardized test
governingBody Pennsylvania Department of Education NERFINISHED
gradeLevelTypical end of Algebra I course
end of Biology course
end of Literature course
hasAccommodations English learners
students with disabilities
hasMakeupTesting true
introducedAs end-of-course exams replacing grade-level tests
isAlignedWith Pennsylvania Core Standards NERFINISHED
isHighStakes true
language English
legalBasis Pennsylvania School Code NERFINISHED
levelOfEducation secondary education
minimumPassingLevel Proficient
performanceLevel Advanced
Basic
Below Basic
Proficient
purpose measure student proficiency in core academic subjects
serve as component of high school graduation requirements
replaced Pennsylvania System of School Assessment high school tests NERFINISHED
resultType performance level classification
scale score
retakePolicy students may retake exams to improve scores
scoreScale performance levels
subjectTested Algebra I NERFINISHED
Biology
Literature
targetPopulation high school students
testingWindow multiple times per school year
usedFor federal and state reporting
graduation eligibility
school accountability
student proficiency determination

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