Assessment/Accountability MCAS
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

History and Social Science

History and Social Science sets forth standards, concepts, and skills for each grade. This includes two-year sequences for United States and world history to be taught between grade 8 and grade 11, and grade 12 electives for economics and American government. It references significant themes and primary documents to stimulate students' interest and provide a foundation for our understanding of the past.

Updated Information about the History and Social Science Tests:
Expectations for History and Social Science Instruction in 2009-2010
Education Board Votes to Postpone History Graduation Requirement
MCAS History and Social Science Tests: 2009-2010 Update

	Test Design
	Curriculum Framework
	Performance Level Definitions
	2008 Item Results
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