All students will be taking the Biology HSA on either Thursday, 5/28/09 or Friday, 5/29/09. Please make sure to take the time to study for this very important test. You must pass the test or at least have a combined score of all test of 1602 to pass High School. Students are only eligible for the Bridge alternative project to taking the HSA if they have taken the test twice and failed both times. Please do not count on the bridge alternative route being an easy way out. It’s actually easier to just study and pass the first time. All students have been taught information from the first 17 chapters of the book which correspond to HSA testbale information. Here are some study tips:
- Students are strongly encouraged to look over Chapters 1-17 in the book, skim read over all power notes and vocabulary.
- Read over pages 6-12 of the Biology course syllabus where all objectives, indicators, and goals tested on the Biology HSA can be found.
- Also make sure to take time to read the end of chapter summary in the book at the end of each chapter.
- There were practice packets of past public release questions that all students completed last week, and counted as a quiz grade per packet. Those review packets are great resources for studying for the HSA.
- Students can also access the MSDE website to practice more past HSA public release questions.
- Good luck : )
