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Elementary School Proficiency Assessment Science Matrix (p. 28)
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT MATRIX
 
COGNITIVE SKILLS
PROCESS SKILLS
 
CORE KNOWLEDGE (A)
SYSTEMS (B)
HISTORY OF SCIENCE (C)
USES OF TECHNOLOGY (D)
PROBLEM SOLVING (E)
MATH TOOLS (F)
SELECT TOOLS (G)
% of items
LIFE Structure of Organisms
(1)		 A,1 B,1 C,1 D,1 E,1 F,1 G,1 14%
LIFE Life Cycle
(2)		 A,2 B,2 C,2 D,2
NOT TESTED		 .E,2 F,2 G,2
NOT TESTED		 14%
LIFE Variation
(3)		 A,3 B,3 C,3 D,3 E,3 F,3 G,3 5%
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PHYSICAL Properties
(4)		 A,4 B,4 C,4
NOT TESTED		 D,4 E,4 F,4 G,4 20%
PHYSICAL Motion
(5)		 A,5 B,5 C,5 D,5
NOT TESTED		 E,5 F,5
NOT TESTED		 G,5 6%
PHYSICAL Energy
(6)		 A,6 B,6 C,6 D,6
NOT TESTED		 E,6 F,6 G,6 8%
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EARTH Earth
(7)		 A,7 B,7 C,7 D,7 E,7 F,7 G,7 14%
EARTH Earth-Moon-Sun
(8)		 A,8 B,8 C,8 D,8 E,8 F,8 G,8 4%
EARTH Universe
(9)		 A,9 B,9 C,9 D,9 E,9 F,9. G,9
NOT TESTED		 15%
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% of items 10% 36% 2% 2% 36% 10% 4%