AECTP Alabama Standards 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Alabama state body is responsible for adopting and revising the Alabama Course of Study standards?
- The Alabama Legislature
- The Alabama State Board of Education (Correct answer)
- The Alabama Department of Commerce
- The Governor's Education Task Force
Correct answer: The Alabama State Board of Education
The Alabama State Board of Education (ALSBE) has the authority to adopt and revise the Alabama Course of Study for each subject area.
Question 2: In Alabama's College- and Career-Ready Standards for ELA, which strand addresses the skills students need to locate, evaluate, and synthesize information from multiple sources?
- Speaking and Listening
- Language
- Informational Text (Correct answer)
- Writing
Correct answer: Informational Text
The Informational Text strand includes standards focused on reading, analyzing, and synthesizing nonfiction and informational sources.
Question 3: Alabama's science standards are organized around three-dimensional learning. Which of the following is NOT one of those three dimensions?
- Disciplinary Core Ideas
- Crosscutting Concepts
- Science and Engineering Practices
- Benchmark Assessments (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Benchmark Assessments
Alabama's science standards use Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Science and Engineering Practices as the three dimensions; benchmark assessments are an instructional tool, not a dimension.
Question 4: According to Alabama's mathematics standards, which mathematical practice standard emphasizes students constructing logical arguments and critiquing the reasoning of others?
- MP1: Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
- MP3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others (Correct answer)
- MP6: Attend to precision
- MP8: Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
Correct answer: MP3: Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
MP3 specifically calls for students to build mathematical arguments and evaluate the validity of others' reasoning.
Question 5: Alabama's social studies standards are organized around which overarching framework?
- STEM integration across all grade levels
- Civic, geographic, economic, and historical perspectives (Correct answer)
- Global citizenship and sustainability
- Project-based learning outcomes
Correct answer: Civic, geographic, economic, and historical perspectives
Alabama's social studies Course of Study integrates civic, geographic, economic, and historical perspectives as the four strands framing content at each grade level.
Question 6: Under Alabama's ELA standards, a 4th-grade student is expected to read and comprehend literature in which complexity band?
- Grades 2-3 text complexity band
- Grades 4-5 text complexity band (Correct answer)
- Grades 6-8 text complexity band
- Grades K-1 text complexity band
Correct answer: Grades 4-5 text complexity band
Alabama's ELA standards place 4th grade within the grades 4-5 text complexity band for reading literature and informational text.
Question 7: Which Alabama standard document provides the framework for K-12 physical education, emphasizing movement competency and health-enhancing physical activity?
- Alabama Course of Study: Physical Education (Correct answer)
- Alabama Comprehensive Health Plan
- Alabama Physical Fitness Initiative
- Alabama Wellness and Activity Guidelines
Correct answer: Alabama Course of Study: Physical Education
The Alabama Course of Study: Physical Education outlines the K-12 standards for motor skills, physical fitness, and lifelong wellness.
AECTP Alabama Standards 2
Which Alabama state body is responsible for adopting and revising the Alabama Course of Study standards?