MCAS Student Work/Scoring Guides
This page provides access to each released open-response question and writing prompt that was included on the MCAS tests from the last five years, the scoring guide that accompanies it, and samples of student work at each score point for that question. Taken together, the questions and writing prompts, the scoring guides, and the corresponding student work provide a picture of the expectations for student performance on the MCAS tests.
Select a year below to view the test questions, scoring guides, and student work from that year.
(Note: Student work samples from 2006 through 2009 in English Language Arts Composition and Reading Comprehension include annotations at all grade levels and score points.)
Select Year: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005
Scoring Guides for ELA Composition
Below you will find the scoring guides for the ELA Composition (grades 4, 7, 10, and retest) that are used to score student responses to writing prompts in the areas of Topic/Idea Development and Standard English Conventions.
Scoring Guides for ELA Composition
Additional Resources for Schools
 | Education Board Votes to Postpone History Graduation Requirement |
| MCAS History and Social Science Tests: 2009-2010 Update |
  | MCAS Guide to History and Social Science Assessments |
| NCS Mentor for MCAS is a computer-based professional development tool that allows educators to learn how to score student responses to MCAS open-response questions and composition writing prompts. The NCS Mentor program is available on CD by contacting Student Assessment Services at 781-338-3625 or mcas@doe.mass.edu. |
last updated: September 15, 2009
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