High School End of Course Exams
About End of Course Exams
In the new High School Transition Policy, the State Board stipulated that End of Course examinations will be given in English I, English II, English III, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, U.S. History, Biology I, Chemistry and Physics. Further, the results of these examinations will be factored into the student’s grade at a percentage determined by the State Board of Education in accordance with T.C.A. §49-1-302 (2).
- The End of Course exam grade will count 20 percent of the second semester grade for the 2009-10 and the 2010-11 school years and 25 percent of the second semester grade in subsequent school years.
- Students will not be required to pass any one examination, but instead students must achieve a passing score for the course in accordance with the State Board of Education’s uniform grading policy.
For more information concerning the new High School Transition Policy, click on the link below.
Any unapproved departure from standardized test administration procedures can potentially invalidate test results. There are three types of testing accommodations available for student use. TCAP Allowable Accommodations may be used by all students as needed. Special Conditions Accommodations may be used only by students receiving special education services who have the need documented by their Individual Education Program Team (IEP Team) or 504 Service Plan. English Language Learner (ELL) accommodations and may be used only by students who meet specified criterion for ELL services. Any other Accommodations not previously addressed must have a Unique Adaptive Accommodation Request Form completed and approved prior to test administration by the Special Education Department. All Allowable Accommodations may be found at the Testing Accommodations link below.
The State is an English only State; all assessments are provided in English only. We do not offer any of our assessments in a Native Language format.
For Parents & Students
Allowable Square Root Chart
(For use on Algebra I EOC, Algebra II EOC or Gateway Math ONLY)
For Teachers & Administrators
2013 Guide to Test Report Interpretation
2013 Spring U.S. History Cut Scores
2013 Spring EOC Test Administration Manual
2013 Spring Chemistry Field Test Administration Manual
EOC Educator's Guide to Test Report Interpretation
Reporting Categories with State Performance Indicators
Gateway Mathematics Reference Page
Allowable Square Root Chart (For use on Algebra I End of Course or Gateway ONLY)
Secondary Diagnostic Assessments
Reporting Categories Performance Index (RCPI) Cut Scores with Number of Items per Reporting Category
**Please note that the item totals shown on these documents include ONLY the operational items (field test items are NOT included since they are not scored).
Spring 2013 RCPI Cut Scores & Number of Items by Reporting Category
Summer 2013 RCPI Cut Scores & Number of Items by Reporting Category
The Reporting Categories Performance Index is an estimate of the number of items the student would be expected to answer correctly if there had been 100 such items for that category.
Performance Level Score Ranges by Content Area for Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, & Advanced.
All TCAP Tests
Governor Bill Haslam
