STANDARDS

Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III

Purposes of the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III

• To assure equity by holding all students to the same expectations
• To help schools improve student performance and meet Annual Yearly Progress
• To define the content and skills that enable quality student performance
• To reduce the number of standards to be more manageable and to clearly describe what ALL students should know and be able to do
• To provide clearer focus on instructional targets by providing basic guidance in determining the quality of student work through benchmark rubrics
• To provide a clear focus on assessment targets by providing sample performance assessments that can guide more specific assessment tasks at the classroom level.

HCPS III Quick Search Database - Get a comprehensive summary of specific content standards and benchmarks.

 

General Learner Outcomes (GLO)

General Learner Outcomes are the essential overarching goals for all grade levels, from elementary through middle to high, and all of the academic disciplines, whether mathematics, career and life skills, health, or any of the seven other content areas.

• Self-directed Learner (The ability to be responsible for one’s own learning)
• Community Contributor (The understanding that it is essential for human beings to work together)
• Complex Thinker (The ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving)
• Quality Producer (The ability to recognize and produce quality performance and quality products)
• Effective Communicator (The ability to communicate effectively)
• Effective and Ethical User of Technology (The ability to use a variety of technologies effectively and ethically)

General Learner Outcomes Rubrics