Rule 10.53.412 - READING STANDARDS FOR LITERACY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS(1) Reading standards for literacy in science and technical subjects for a student at the Grade 6-8 level are: (a) cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts;(b) determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text and provide an accurate summary of the text distinct from prior knowledge or opinions;(c) follow precisely a multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks;(d) determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to Grades 6-8 texts and topics;(e) analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to an understanding of the topic;(f) analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text;(g) integrate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text with a version of that information expressed visually (e.g., in a flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table);(h) distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text; include texts by and about American Indians;(i) compare and contrast the information gained from experiments, simulations, video, or multimedia sources with that gained from reading a text on the same topic; and(j) by the end of Grade 8, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the Grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.(2) Reading standards for literacy in science and technical subjects for a student at the Grade 9-10 level are: (a) cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions;(b) determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text's explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; and provide an accurate summary of the text;(c) follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text;(d) determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to Grades 9-10 texts and topics;(e) analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy);(f) analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address;(g) translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words;(h) assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claim or a recommendation for solving scientific or technical problems;(i) compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments, and knowledge derived from American Indian cultures), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts; and(j) by the end of Grade 10, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the Grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.(3) Reading standards for literacy in science and technical subjects for a student at the Grade 11-12 level are: (a) cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account;(b) determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text and summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms;(c) follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks and analyze the specific results based on explanations in the text;(d) determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to Grades 11-12 texts and topics;(e) analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas;(f) analyze the author's purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved;(g) integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia, Montana tribal resources) in order to address a question or solve a problem;(h) evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information, including those from American Indians;(i) synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations, and knowledge derived from American Indian cultures) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible; and(j) by the end of Grade 12, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the Grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.Mont. Admin. r. 10.53.412
NEW, 2011 MAR p. 2520, Eff. 11/26/11.20-2-114, MCA; IMP, 20-2-121, 20-3-106, 20-7-101, MCA;