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TEKS Revisions and the End of Course Exams

TEKS Revisions and the End of Course Exams. March 25, 2010. Tom Wurst twurst@esc4.net. WHAT’S IN THE FUTURE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES?. Revision of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills). replaces. Information originally from . Social Studies Timeline. SBOE discussion, November 2009

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TEKS Revisions and the End of Course Exams

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  1. TEKS Revisions and the End of Course Exams March 25, 2010 Tom Wurst twurst@esc4.net

  2. WHAT’S IN THE FUTURE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES? • Revision of the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) replaces Information originally from

  3. Social Studies Timeline • SBOE discussion, November 2009 • Public hearing, first reading and filing, January 2010; tabled • Continue first reading and filing, March 2010 • Proposed revised TEKS posted for official public comment, April 16, 2010 for 30 days on Texas Register • Public hearing, second reading and adoption, May 2010 Information originally from

  4. Social Studies Timeline • Professional development for TEKS, Spring/Summer 2011 and ongoing • Implementation of revised social studies TEKS, Fall 2011 Information originally from

  5. Social Studies Timeline • Spring 2010 - Call for Proclamation 2013 • Summer 2012 - instructional materials review committees convene to review publisher submissions • Fall 2012 – SBOE adoption of instructional materials • Proclamation 2013 - instructional materials in schools, Fall 2013 Information originally from

  6. Changes to the Assessment Program—House Bill 3 • Prior to 2012, TEA hopes to release a small set of EOC assessment items • Must be linked to college readiness • College readiness will be embedded in the new grade 8 social studies curriculum • Will have “fewer, clearer, deeper” focus • Begins in 2011–2012 Information originally from

  7. Changes to the Assessment Program—House Bill 3 • Convene educator advisory committees in early 2010 • Review curriculum to determine what should be eligible for assessment • Review assessed curriculum to determine what should be the focus of the assessment Information originally from

  8. “Fewer, Clearer, Deeper” TEKS FOR SPECIFIC GRADE OR COURSE FOCUS OF ASSESSMENT ASSESSED ACROSS YEARS NOT ASSESSED Information originally from

  9. Changes to the Assessment Program—House Bill 3 • Vertically align assessments from college and career readiness concepts in EOC assessments to new middle school assessments and to new elementary assessments • Standards for EOC assessments planned for fall 2011 Information originally from

  10. EOC Assessments • Freshman class of 2011–2012 is first group to have EOC assessments as a graduation requirement • That is the current 7th graders • All 12 EOC assessments will be available in 2011–2012 Information originally from

  11. EOC Assessments Current legislation requires the phase-out of high school TAKS and replaces it with EOC assessments in • English I, English II, English III • Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II • U.S. History, World History, World Geography • Biology, Chemistry, Physics Information originally from

  12. EOC Assessments Plan for phase-out HS TAKS and phase-in EOC assessments *Out-of-school testers and 12th grade re-testers Information originally from

  13. EOC Assessments • Follows the Test Development Process posted on the TEA student assessment website • Involves educator committees such as focus groups, advisory committees, item reviews, and data reviews • Involves the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board • Includes higher-education faculty Information originally from

  14. EOC Assessments • Educator involvement in test development is critical to process • Highly qualified educators are needed to serve on educator committees, especially at the high school level • The Educator Recommendation Form can be found at http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/develop/recform.pdf Information originally from

  15. Social Studies EOC Assessments Similarities between TAKS and EOC • Aligned to TEKS • Untimed • Multiple-choice questions • After first year, field-test questions will be embedded in operational test Information originally from

  16. Social Studies EOC Assessments Differences between TAKS and EOC Current coverage of Grade 11 U.S. History TEKS • TAKS grade 10 covers 0% of U.S. History Since 1877 TEKS • TAKS exit level covers about 62%of U. S. History TEKS • U.S. History EOC assessment covers 100% of U.S. History TEKS Information originally from

  17. Social Studies EOC Assessments • Exit Social Studies TAKS • 5 objectives • 55 items • measures SE’s from U.S. • history, world history and • world geography • U.S. History End of Course • 6 objectives • 68 items • measures all 92 U.S. history SE’s Information originally from

  18. Social Studies EOC Assessments Information originally from

  19. 2009 U.S. History Results • Total number of questions—68 • Mean raw score—36 • Mean percent correct—53% Information originally from

  20. World Geography EOC Current coverage of world geography TEKS • TAKS grade 10 covers about 17% of World Geography TEKS • TAKS exit level covers about 14% of World Geography TEKS • World Geography EOC assessment covers 98% of World Geography TEKS Information originally from

  21. World Geography EOC Assessment Information originally from

  22. World Geography Blueprint Information originally from

  23. World Geography EOC Assessment Information originally from

  24. World Geography EOC Assessment • 2009 Field Test was administered to a total of 51,568 students • 27,046 of testers took online form • 24,522 of testers took paper form • Two forms – online and paper – for purposes of a comparability study Information originally from

  25. World Geography EOC Assessment • 2010 World Geography EOC Assessment is part of TEA’s “Mandatory Sampling” • May 10-28, 2010 is the testing window • Districts selected to participate will administer online only • Districts not selected to participate may volunteer • Districts that volunteer may select online or paper administrations of the World Geography EOC Assessment Information originally from

  26. Social Studies EOC Assessments Current coverage of World History TEKS • TAKS grade 10 covers about 10% of WH TEKS • TAKS exit level covers about 7% of WH TEKS • World History EOC assessment covers about 99% of WH TEKS Information originally from

  27. World History EOC Assessment How will EOC compare to TAKS? • TAKS • 5 objectives • 50 or 55 questions • includes grade 8, world • geography, and world • history • END-OF-COURSE • 6 objectives • 68 questions • world history only

  28. World History EOC Assessment What’s next? Information originally from

  29. EOC Assessments • In order to graduate, a student must achieve a cumulative score that is at least equal to the product of the number of EOC assessments taken in that content area and a scale score that indicates satisfactory performance Information originally from

  30. EOC Assessments • A student must achieve a minimum score, as determined by the commissioner, for the score to count towards the student’s cumulative score • A student’s cumulative score is determined using the student’s highest score on each EOC assessment • The 0–100 scale with references to scores of 60 and 70 has been deleted from the law Information originally from

  31. EOC Assessments • If a student does not achieve the minimum score on an EOC assessment, the student shall retake the assessment • A student’s score on an EOC assessment will be worth 15% of the student’s final grade for that course • A school district is not required to use the student’s score on subsequent administrations to determine the student’s final grade for that course Information originally from

  32. Current EOC Assessments • Untimed, but designed to be about 2 hours • Not grade specific • Not required to be part of student’s grade • Not included in state or federal accountability • No retests available until 2011–2012 Information originally from

  33. Effects of Social Studies TEKS Revisions on Assessments • Revised TEKS most likely will be adopted in March 2010 • Scheduled to be implemented in the 2011–2012 school year • Spring 2012 (and beyond) assessments will be aligned to TEKS in place in the state for that school year Information originally from

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