Using Statewide SOL Tests Results to Guide Instruction

Statewide results on SOL tests were analyzed to determine specific content for which overall student performance was weak or inconsistent. The presentations below provide examples of SOL content identified by this analysis. Any sample questions provided in these presentations are not SOL test items and are not meant to mimic questions used on the SOL tests. Instead, they are intended to provide educators with further insight into the concepts that challenged students statewide.

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Mathematics

*The presentations in the table above are based on content from previously taught and assessed Standards of Learning. The links to Practice Items and Released Tests within these resources are no longer current. The Standards of Learning have since been updated and the corresponding Practice Items and Released Tests, available for students, reflect the item types assessed with more current Standards of Learning assessments. These resources are available on the SOL Practice Items (All Subjects) and Released Tests & Item Sets (ALL SUBJECTS) webpages.

Reading

Reading: An analysis of tests administered in spring 2013 based on the 2010 English Standards of Learning*

*The presentations in the table above are based on content from previously taught and assessed Standards of Learning. The links to Practice Items and Released Tests within these resources are no longer current. The Standards of Learning have since been updated and the corresponding Practice Items and Released Tests, available for students, reflect the item types assessed with more current Standards of Learning assessments. These resources are available on the SOL Practice Items (All Subjects) and Released Tests & Item Sets (ALL SUBJECTS) webpages.

Science

Science: An analysis of tests administered in spring 2013 based on the 2010 Science Standards of Learning*

*The presentations in the table above are based on content from previously taught and assessed Standards of Learning. The links to Practice Items and Released Tests within these resources are no longer current. The Standards of Learning have since been updated and the corresponding Practice Items and Released Tests, available for students, reflect the item types assessed with more current Standards of Learning assessments. These resources are available on the SOL Practice Items (All Subjects) and Released Tests & Item Sets (ALL SUBJECTS) webpages.