Cluster Area: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Assessment Information Sheet

Cluster Area: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Career Pathway:
Forestry Management Systems / Students must successfully pass the following three courses in order to sit for the End-of-Pathway Assessment:
·  02.47100 Basic Agricultural Science
·  03.45100 Forest Science
·  03.45200 Forestry Science II
Credentialing Exam: / Natural Resource Science II Assessment (173)
Testing Agency: / Precision Exams
Website: http://www.precisionexams.com/georgia
Exam Blueprint: / To view the competencies tested in this exam, go to the following link:
http://www.precisionexams.com/georgia/files/standards-pdfs/(173)ks.pdf
Exam Cost: / $6.00 per student
Duration of Exam: / Total Administration Time Available: 90 minutes
• Assessment is built to be taken in a single 50-minute session
Number of Questions: / 56 Questions
Exam Cut-Score: / 80%
Test Ordering Information: / To establish your school as a testing site, and to place orders, go to the following link: http://www.precisionexams.com/georgia/contact.html
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Or…
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On Testing Day:
·  Step 4: Student login (*see Student Guide)
·  Step 5: Proctor login and authorize students
(*see Proctor Guide – Proctoring an Exam)
NOTE: Program area instructors are not permitted to proctor their own students during testing sessions.
Testing Format: / On-line
Required Computer Software Specifications: / System Requirements:
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Test Availability: / Year round availability
Testing Agency Contact: / Name: Steve Lancaster
Title: Implementation Specialist – Precision Exams
Telephone Number: (385) 374-1076
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GaDOE Contact for Credentialing: / Name: Mamie Hanson
Telephone Number: (404) 657-6279
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GaDOE Contact for Curriculum Area: / Name: John Bridges
Telephone Number: (404) 657-8312
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Revised 6-20-2016