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ILEARN Science Grade 4
Test Blueprint
ILEARN Science and Computer Science are computer-adaptive tests (CATs). This test blueprint was published Summer 2023.		Summative Assessment
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April - May5
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23 Items6
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Indicator1Indiana AcademicStandard/Performance Expectation2Level of Priority3Total Items4Reporting Category7
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4-PS3-1Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. Essential1-2Physical Science:
~30%
2 Item Cluster
4 Stand-Alone Items
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4-PS3-2Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. Standard0-1
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4-PS3-3Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide. Standard0-1
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4-PS3-4Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another. Examples of constraints could include the materials, cost, or time to design the device.Essential1-2
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4-PS4-1Develop a model of waves to describe patterns in terms of amplitude and wavelength and that waves can cause objects to move. Standard0-1
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4-PS4-2Develop a model to describe that light reflecting from objects and entering the eye allows objects to be seen. Standard0-1
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4-PS4-3Generate and compare multiple solutions that use patterns to transfer information.Standard0-1
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4-LS1-1Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.Essential2-3Life Science:
~26%
2 Item Cluster
2 Stand-Alone Items
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4-LS1-2Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways. Standard1-2
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4-ESS1-1Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. Standard0-1Earth and Space Science:
~28%
2 Item Clusters
3 Stand-Alone Items
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4-ESS2-1Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.Essential1-2
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4-ESS2-2Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. Standard0-1
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4-ESS3-1Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment.Essential1-2
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4-ESS3-2Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. Essential1-2
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3-5.DI.1Decompose problems and subproblems into parts as a means to solving complex problems.Essential1-2Computer Science:
~16%
0 Item Clusters
8 Stand-Alone Items
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3-5.DI.2Organize and present collected data visually to highlight relationships and support a claim.Standard0-1
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3-5.DI.3Demonstrate how variables can represent data and are used to store and modify information. Standard0-1
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3-5.DI.4Describe that data can be represented in different forms understandable by people, including words, symbols, and digital displays of color. Standard0-1
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3-5.DI.5Use data to highlight or propose cause-and-effect relationships, predict outcomes, or communicate an idea.Essential1-2
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3-5.CD.2Determine potential solutions to solve simple hardware and software problems using common troubleshooting strategies.Essential1-2
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3-5.CD.3Describe how internal and external parts of computing devices function to form a system. Standard0-1
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3-5.CD.4Describe what distinguishes humans from machines, focusing on human intelligence versus machine intelligence.Standard0-1
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3-5.PA.2Design programs that incorporate sequences, events, loops, and conditionals.Essential1-2
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3-5.PA.3Test and debug (i.e., identify and fix errors) a program or algorithm to ensure it runs as intended. Standard0-1
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3-5.IC.1Describe the positive and negative impacts of technology on one’s personal life, society, and our culture.Essential1-2
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Item Specifications: Item Specifications are documents that describe exactly how each academic standard and performance expectation will be measured on the ILEARN assessment. Item Specifications are linked on the standard indicator. Click here for more information about Item Specifications.
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Range Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs): Range PLDs provide content-specific claims across each Indiana Academic Standard/Performance Expectation to represent the range of expectations for student performance within each proficiency level.
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Performance Task: There is no Performance Task on ILEARN Science assessments.
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Calculator: An embedded Desmos four-function calculator tool is available on all items.
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1Indicator: The code used to refer to a specific Indiana Academic Standard or Performance Expectation.
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2Indiana Academic Standard/Performance Expectation: The knowledge and skills students are expected to achieve for a given content area/grade level. Science Performance Expectations define the content, practices, and cross-cutting concepts that students should master in their grade-level science course. While only the performance expectation code is included in the ILEARN test blueprint, the full language is available on the Indiana Academic Standards webpage.
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3Level of Priority: Science Performance Expectations are designated as either essential or standard content. The ILEARN assessment fully aligns to the designations that are reflected in the academic standards. Essential Performance Expectations are prioritized above other content. All students will receive at least one item measuring each essential Performance Expectation.
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4Total Items: The total number of items (clusters and stand-alone items) which will appear on the test for a given reporting category or Performance Expectation. This number counts one cluster (not each task within a cluster) as one item.
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5Approximate Timeframe of Assessment: The Summative assessments may be administered with flexible timing within a specific window. The window will occur at the same general time over the course of each school year. The specific dates that each window will open and close are established prior to the beginning of each school year by the State Board of Education.
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6Operational Items: The items that contribute to a student’s score. IDOE will field test new clusters and stand-alone items annually. These items are not included in the total number of operational items reflected in the test blueprint. Experience ILEARN item types in the Released Items Repository (RIR).
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7Reporting Category: A broad domain or group of interrelated Performance Expectations. Proficiency data is available at the student level for each reporting category.