North Dakota Content Standards
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North Dakota Content Standards Overview Page
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/content.shtm
What are the North Dakota Content Standards?
As a matter of both philosophy and policy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction believes that public education stakeholders need to agree upon “what students should know and be able to do.” State law (NDCC 15.1-04-03) places responsibility for the writing of state academic standards with the State Superintendent. State law (NDCC 15.1-04-04; 15.1-21-08) also places responsibility with the State Superintendent for the supervision of State assessments that are based on the State’s academic standards. To this end, the Department assumes the responsibility to engage the State’s stakeholders, through a clearly articulated process, in developing academic standards and aligned assessments that reflect what-is-worth-learning and, thus, what-is-worth-teaching in North Dakota classrooms.
Example Content Standard: Grade 8 Science
Understandings About Scientific Inquiry: Explain how science advances through legitimate skepticism.
How do I Find the North Dakota Content Standards?
Standards for North Dakota are available for the Arts, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Health, and Physical Education for all grades.
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/standard/content.shtm
- Click the subject you wish to view.
- Click the grade level and document format (PDF or Word) you wish to view the content standards in.
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