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Predictive Assessment Series in Mississippi      [Back to State Listing]

Summary Information on Mississippi

Mississippi’s Grade Level Testing Program (GLTP) includes: The norm-referenced Terra Nova in grades 5 and 8, and the Mississippi Curriculum Test or MCT (also published by CTB/McGraw Hill), in grades 2-8. This testing program is guided by the federal law No Child Left Behind.

State Standard Information

ThinkLink Solutions for Mississippi

ThinkLink's Predictive Assessment Series program measures the same skills as the MCT multiple choice, directly correlating to Mississippi’s tests. Information is given on the skills needed for reading, language arts, and math and covers all Mississippi Benchmark Reporting Categories:

Mathematics

Reading

Language Arts

Patterns, Algebraic Thinking
Data Analysis, Prediction
Measurement
Geometric Concepts
Number Sense

Context clues
Main Ideas & Details
Expanded Comprehension

Editing
Sentence Structure
Meaning

ThinkLink Detailed comparison to MCT Skills

  • Use Predictive Assessment Series to monitor MCT scores 3 times during the school year.
  • Focus from the beginning of the year on weak MCT skills.
  • Tests are scored, color-coded reports available on the web within 2 weeks of test.
  • Observe mastery, partial and non-mastery to allow teachers to see progress.
  • Skills & sub-skills organized as MCT.

Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments		   Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments
Reading/ language Arts   Mathematics
3 Reading: Vocabulary yes   3 Number Sense yes
3 Reading: Main Idea/Details yes   3 Patterns/ Algebraic Thinking yes
3 Reading: Meaning from Text yes   3 Measurement yes
3 Writing: Grammar yes   3 Geometric Concepts yes
3 Writing Process yes   3 Data Analysis yes
3 Writing: Workplace Data yes        
 
Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments		   Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments
Reading/ language Arts   Mathematics
4 Reading: Vocabulary yes   4 Number Sense yes
4 Reading: Main Idea/Details yes   4 Patterns/ Algebraic Thinking yes
4 Reading: Meaning from Text yes   4 Measurement yes
4 Writing: Grammar yes   4 Geometric Concepts yes
4 Writing Process yes   4 Data Analysis yes
4 Writing: Workplace Data yes        
             
Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments		   Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments
Reading/ language Arts   Mathematics
5 Reading: Vocabulary yes   5 Number Sense yes
5 Reading: Main Idea/Details yes   5 Patterns/ Algebraic Thinking yes
5 Reading: Meaning from Text yes   5 Measurement yes
5 Writing: Grammar yes   5 Geometric Concepts yes
5 Writing Process yes   5 Data Analysis yes
5 Writing: Workplace Data yes        
             
Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments		   Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments
Reading/ language Arts   Mathematics
6 Reading: Vocabulary yes   6 Number Sense yes
6 Reading: Main Idea/Details yes   6 Patterns/ Algebraic Thinking yes
6 Reading: Meaning from Text yes   6 Measurement yes
6 Writing: Grammar yes   6 Geometric Concepts yes
6 Writing Process yes   6 Data Analysis yes
6 Writing: Workplace Data yes        
             
Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments		   Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments
Reading/ language Arts   Mathematics
7 Reading: Vocabulary yes   7 Number Sense yes
7 Reading: Main Idea/Details yes   7 Patterns/ Algebraic Thinking yes
7 Reading: Meaning from Text yes   7 Measurement yes
7 Writing: Grammar yes   7 Geometric Concepts yes
7 Writing Process yes   7 Data Analysis yes
7 Writing: Workplace Data yes   7 Basic Operations yes
             
Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments		   Grade MCT Core Content Standards Addressed in
ThinkLink Assessments
Reading/ language Arts   Mathematics
8 Reading: Vocabulary yes   8 Number Sense yes
8 Reading: Main Idea/Details yes   8 Patterns/ Algebraic Thinking yes
8 Reading: Meaning from Text yes   8 Measurement yes
8 Writing: Grammar yes   8 Geometric Concepts yes
8 Writing Process yes   8 Data Analysis yes
8 Writing: Workplace Data yes   8 Basic Operations yes
        8 Graphing yes
        8 Real World Problems yes

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