La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXI-2019
Basic |
A student at this level has demonstrated only the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling. Students scoring at this level generally exhibit the ability to: 1. formulate valid hypotheses; 2. design a simple experiment; 3. draw appropriate conclusions; 4. develop inferences from experimentation and apply that information to new situations; 5. distinguish scientific principles from pseudoscience; and 6. apply scientific principles to their everyday life. With inquiry as the core, students at the Basic level begin to identify unifying concepts and processes among the science disciplines-physical, life, earth/space, and the environmental sciences. |
Approaching Basic |
A student at this level has only partially demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling. Students scoring at this level generally exhibit the ability to: 1. know and understand fundamental science facts and concepts concerning the world; and 2. make observations, form a reasonable hypothesis, identify variables, interpret data, and draw conclusions. These skills should be demonstrated through the science disciplines-physical, life, earth/space, and the environmental sciences. |
Foundational |
A student at this level has not demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling but has demonstrated the foundational knowledge and skills that can be built upon to access the grade-level curriculum. Students scoring at this level generally exhibit the ability to: 1. demonstrate limited knowledge and understanding of fundamental science facts and concepts concerning the world; and 2. make simple observations, attempt to form a hypothesis, identify a limited number and type of variables, minimally interpret data, and draw conclusions that may be inappropriate or inaccurate. These skills should be demonstrated through the science disciplines-physical, life, earth/space, and the environmental sciences. |
Pre-Foundational |
A student at this level has not demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling. However, the student may be developing the foundational knowledge and skills that can be built upon to access the grade-level curriculum. Students scoring at this level need to develop the ability to: 1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of fundamental science facts and concepts concerning the world with minimal accuracy or consistency; and 2. make simple observations, attempt to form a hypothesis, identify a limited number and type of variables, minimally interpret data, and draw conclusions. These skills should be demonstrated through the science disciplines-physical, life, earth/space, and the environmental sciences. |
Basic |
A student at this level has demonstrated only the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling. Students scoring at this level generally exhibit the ability to do the following: 1. Geography: interpret geographical data, describe the basic physical structure of the planet, and explain the spatial relationships between humans and their environment. 2. Civics: explain structure and purposes of government, describe the foundations of the American political system, explain international relationships, and describe the roles of citizen. 3. Economics: describe fundamental economic concepts, explain decisions made by consumers, businesses, and government; and explain U.S. fiscal policy. 4. History: describe continuity and change, describe the significance of people, places, events, ideas, and documents, and examine relevant experiences from the past to describe contemporary issues. |
Approaching Basic |
A student at this level has only partially demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling. Students scoring at this level generally exhibit the ability to do the following: 1. Geography: identify geographical data, recognize the physical structure of the planet, and state the spatial relationships between humans and their environment. 2. Civics: identify the structure and purposes of government, recognize the foundations of the American political system, identify international relationships, and identify the roles of citizen. 3. Economics: identify fundamental economic concepts, identify decisions made by consumers, businesses, and government; and identify U.S. fiscal and monetary policies. 4. History: recognize continuity and change, recognize the significance of people, places, events, ideas, and documents, and identify relevant experiences from the past to describe contemporary issues. |
Foundational |
A student at this level has not demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling but has demonstrated the foundational knowledge and skills that can be built upon to access the grade-level curriculum. Students scoring at this level generally exhibit the ability to do the following: 1. Geography: identify limited geographical data, recognize a limited number of physical structures of the planet, and state a limited number of spatial relationships between humans and their environment. |
2. Civics: demonstrate limited knowledge about the structure and purposes of government, demonstrate a limited understanding or recognition of the foundations of the American political system, identify a few international relationships, and identify the role of citizens with only some consistency. 3. Economics: demonstrate limited knowledge or understanding of fundamental economic concepts, identify a limited number and type of decisions made by consumers, businesses, and government; and show minimal understanding of U.S. fiscal and monetary policies. 4. History: demonstrate limited recognition of continuity and change, recognize the significance of a limited number of people, places, events, ideas and documents, and identify a limited number of relevant experiences from the past to describe contemporary issues. |
Pre-Foundational |
A student at this level has not demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling. However, the student may be developing the foundational knowledge and skills that can be built upon to access the grade-level curriculum. Students scoring at this level need to develop the ability to do the following: 1. Geography: identify geographical data, recognize physical structures of the planet, and state the spatial relationships between humans and their environment. 2. Civics: demonstrate knowledge about the structure and purposes of government, demonstrate an understanding or recognition of the foundations of the American political system, identify international relationships, and identify the role of citizens. 3. Economics: demonstrate knowledge or understanding of fundamental economic concepts, identify types of decisions made by consumers, businesses, and government, and show understanding of U.S. fiscal and monetary policies. 4. History: demonstrate recognition of continuity and change, recognize the significance of people, places, events, ideas, and documents, and identify relevant experiences from the past to describe contemporary issues. |
La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXI-2019