Social Studies Performance Standards. North Dakota Standards and Benchmarks.

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 201, Bismarck, ND 58505-0440. Tel: 701-328-2260; Fax: 701-328-2461. For full text: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/perform/soc_p.pdf.

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Academic Standards; Benchmarking; Citizenship Education; Cultural Education; Economics; Elementary Secondary Education; Geography; History; Performance Based Assessment; Political Science; Psychology; Public Schools; Social Studies; Sociology; State Standards; Student Educational Objectives; Student Evaluation

This document is a companion to the North Dakota Social Studies Standards (December 2000), and provides descriptions of levels of student performance and achievement in relation to the state standards and benchmarks. It is designed for use by all educators in grades K-12. Components of the document include: content standards (statement that describes what students should know and the skills they should have in a specific content area); benchmarks (statements of knowledge and skill that define a standard at a given developmental level e.g., grades 4, 8, and 12); and performance levels (level 4 advanced proficiency; level 3 proficient; level 2 partially proficient; level 1 novice). The performance levels defined in this document are written as expectations for students when they complete grades 4, 8, and 12. These standards are divided into: (1) "Nature and Scope of History"; (2) "Political Institutions"; (3) "Economic Systems"; (4) "Social Studies Resources"; (5) "Role of the Citizen"; (6) "Geography"; (7) "Culture"; (8) "Sociology and Psychology"; (9) "Sovereignty." Also included are: a list of nine Web sites for reference; a list of resources; and a glossary. (Contains 16 references.) (BT)

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