<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span></span>For a 6th grader, you could also use the science section of EXPLORE, but I would take that with a grain of salt, as that really tests content-area reading and reasoning skills rather than science mastery per se--much like the ACT science section.<br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Anne<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="y_msg_container"><span></span><div id="yiv6587786807"><div><div
style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16,
255);margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px;padding-left:5px;"> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"> <div class="yiv6587786807y_msg_container"> <hr size="1"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;"></span></b></font><div id="yiv6587786807"><div><blockquote type="cite">We would typically give a 9th or 10th grade national test (Iowa test of Educational Development or something similar), or if the student took the ACT through NUMATS, I would also use the percentile or science on the acceleration scale. We would also give a release version of an 8th grade science OAA to confirm state standards are mastered and to know if there are any specific gaps in content. Of course, we would also want a recent cog score for that part of the Acceleration scale. <br>Colleen Boyle</blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br><font
face="sans-serif" size="2"> I have been asked to help accelerate a student who is taking 6th grade science to 9th grade physical science. What assessments can I use to make sure he is ready for that? If you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.</font> <br>Jeffrey Shoemaker<br></blockquote></div></div></div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </blockquote></div> </div></body></html>