preparing for the pssa

	Preparing For the PSSA
	Pittsburgh Reform In Mathematics Education

These are resources that have been provided by the state that are designed to help improve mathematics education and raise scores on the PSSA.

Many of the documents linked on this page are HUGE and require either a lot of patience or a fast internet connection. The webmaster humbly recommends that you download these at work and store them on your hard drive for use.

E-mail comments to klabuskes1@stargate.net
or holbrook@pps.pgh.pa.us

Performance Level Handbook -These provide a detailed description of expected achievement in each standard at the testing grade levels.

Mathematics Assessment Pilots-Practice items, both open ended and multiple choice

Sample tests

Grade 5

Grade 8

Grade 11

Rubrics

Other internet Resouces - These sources were identified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as being useful for improving scores. They include information on testing as well as interactive mathematics activities for students, lesson plans, and other sources of open-ended problems.