END OF GRADE ASSESSMENT FOR GRADES 3-5​

Our entire school community has been working hard all year to equip students with the tools for success in their classes and to prepare them for a strong performance on the Georgia Milestones Assessment System End of Grade Assessment.  

  INTRODUCTION TO THE ASSESSMENT

  • The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is a comprehensive summative assessment ​program spanning grades 3 through high school. 
  • Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards for each subject.
  • Students in grades 3 -5 will take an end-of-grade assessment in the content areas of language arts,  and mathematics, while students in grade 5 will also be assessed in science and social studies.
  • These tests are administered towards the end of the school year, typically in April or early May. Each school district selects a local testing window from within the state designated time-frame to administer the end-of-grade measures.

​Features of the Georgia Milestone Assessment System include:
  • open-ended (constructed-response) items in English Language Arts and mathematics (all grades and courses);
  • a writing component (in response to passages read by students) at every grade level and course within the English Language Arts assessment;
  • norm-referenced items in all content areas and courses, to complement the criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison; 
  • ​technology-enhanced items including multiple part/multiple answer, graphing, drag and drop; and
  • ​online administration considered the primary mode of administration and paper-penc​il as back-up for those students with disabilities identified through the IEP or IAP process that do not allow them to access a computer or device.​
Source: GaDOE
TIPS TO HELP PREPARE
& ENABLE YOUR STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL ON TESTING DAYS
  • ​Get a good night’s sleep before each testing day.
    ​ Try to avoid late sports practices or games, late night TV, and late night electronics.
    When students are rested they are able to concentrate and do their best on the test.
  • Eat a light, nutritious breakfast each morning before testing. 
    ​Food is the fuel that powers the body and the brain.
    Fruits, carbohydrates (such as breads) and proteins (such as eggs) work best to give students testing energy.
  • Be in school each day and on time.
    Schedule any doctor or dentist appointments outside of the testing schedule.

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
​ Resource & STUDY ​GuideS
These Study/Resource Guides are intended to serve as informative materials for parents and students. They contain practice questions and learning activities for each content area. The standards identified in the Study/Resource Guides address a sampling of the state-mandated content standards. ​

EXPERIENCE ONLINE TESTING GA

​Although some Georgia elementary schools may not be participating in an online administration of the GMAS, this practice site​ is available to provide training methods for the online administration as well as some sample questions.
Test Practice Directions
  1. Click on the white "Online Tools" words beneath the GREEN "End of Grade."
  2. Click on the white words "EOG Test Practice" on the top left corner.
  3. Click on Standard Online tools
  4. Click on Grades 3-5
  5. Sign in with the username and password they give you on the screen
  6. Click the Continue button and work your way through the practice area. ​​​
3 AREAS OF ​EXPERIENCE ONLINE TESTING
Documentation:
This section provides written directions for the Test Practice area.
Tutorial: 
​ A short video provides students with directions for getting into the practice test and how to use the tool buttons within the test.
Test Practice:
This will take you to the actual Test Practice Application. It is highly recommended that users view the Tutorial video first.
​Please view the Experience Online Testing site using Google Chrome as your browser. ​
​This application is not supported for use in Internet Explorer.   This site is available daily from 7 AM to 10 PM Eastern time.

​​Additional Practice ​Tests & Resources


The sites and links below are not directly related to the
Georgia Milestones Assessment System, but questions featured
here are relatively similar to questions on the GMAS.
NOTE: While several of these resources are hosted by non-commercial providers, others are free materials available at sites which may contain promotional content and/or links to other commercial sites.  Inclusion of any of these free respources is not an endorsement of any company or product, and I receive no compensation for listing any resources in this collection of free practice items for enriching academic skills and increasing familiarity with GMAS question styles.
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To view and utilize the Questions of the Day from USA TestPrep,
please click below to visit the Daily Practice page.
Visits since February 3, 2018
Last site update: February 2021​
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