North Carolina Final Exams (NCFEs)
Purpose
The North Carolina Final Exams (NCFEs) serve several purposes. In 2011, the State Board of Education (SBE) voted to require an annual evaluation for every teacher in North Carolina. According to State Board policy TCP-C-004, “the intended purpose of the North Carolina Teacher Evaluation Process is to assess the teacher’s performance in relation to the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards and to design a plan for professional growth. The principal or a designee (hereinafter “principal”) will conduct the evaluation process in which the teacher will actively participate through the use of self-assessment, reflection, presentation of artifacts, and classroom demonstration(s).”
The NCFEs are considered standardized artifacts reflective of student growth for teachers and school growth for participants in the teacher evaluation process. Additionally, SBE policy TEST-016 requires public schools to use the course-specific operational assessments as the only final exams for specific courses and to use the results from all course-specific operational assessments as a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the student's final grade for each respective course.
Resources
Test Specifications
- Advanced Functions and Modeling/Precalculus
- Discrete Math
- NC Math 2
- English I, III and IV
- Science Grades 6 and 7
- Earth and Environmental Science, Physical Science, Physics, and Chemistry
- Social Studies Grades 6–8
- World History, American History I, American History II, and American History: The Founding Principles, Civics, and Economics
Assessment Briefs
Individual Student Reports
Released Items
Released Items for Middle School Subjects
The NC Department of Public Instruction has released the following sets of items from previous administrations of the North Carolina Final Exams (NCFE). These test items may be used by school systems and charter schools to help acquaint students with NCFE items. The released items may not reflect the breadth of the standards assessed and/or the range of item difficulty found on the NC Final Exam. These materials must not be used for personal or financial gain.
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NCFE Released Items |
Answer Sheet |
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Released items may be accessed through the secure browser, NCTest apps for Chromebook and iPad, and via https://data.ncsu.edu/nctest/Destination.html by clicking on the released items icon.
Released Items for High School Subjects
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Formula Sheet/Reference Table |
Graph Paper |
Calculator |
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American History: The Founding Principles, Civics, and Economics |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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NA |
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Graphing |
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Graphing |
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Graphing |
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Graphing |
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Scientific |
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Scientific |
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Scientific |
NA: Not Applicable
Released items may be accessed through the secure browser, NCTest apps for Chromebook and iPad, and via https://data.ncsu.edu/nctest/Destination.html by clicking on the released items icon.
Policies
Procedural Guidelines for Implementing Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (Fall 2019)
Sample Answer Sheets
- English III
- Multiple-Choice Only
Supplemental Materials
Math
Science
2019–2020 NC Final Exams Materials List This resource provides a complete list of the NC Final Exams offered during the 2018-19 school year and includes the test materials required for each test administration.
Course Codes that Align with the NC Final Exams
North Carolina Final Exams Frequently Asked Questions This resource provides answers to the most Frequently Asked Questions about the NC Final Exams.
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