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Michigan Merit Examination Overview – MME 101

Michigan Merit Examination Overview – MME 101 Joseph Martineau, Jim Griffiths, and Pat King Educational Assessment & Accountability Objective Michigan Merit Examination Framework Assessment Design, Content, and Scoring Purpose of MME Statewide assessment

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Michigan Merit Examination Overview – MME 101

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  1. Michigan Merit Examination Overview – MME 101 Joseph Martineau, Jim Griffiths, and Pat King Educational Assessment & Accountability Fall Conference 2007

  2. Objective • Michigan Merit Examination Framework • Assessment Design, Content, and Scoring Fall Conference 2007

  3. Purpose of MME • Statewide assessment • All Students in Spring of Grade 11 • Eligible students in Grade 12 Fall Conference 2007

  4. Impact • School – Meet requirements -NCLB -AYP -EdYes! -School Report Cards Fall Conference 2007

  5. Impact • Students -Eligibility for Michigan Promise Scholarship -State paid ACT Plus Writing as part of the MME Fall Conference 2007

  6. Impact • Students must take the complete MME -Count as tested – AYP participation rates -Michigan Promise scholarship eligibility Fall Conference 2007

  7. Home School Students • Test at their local public high school Fall Conference 2007

  8. Non-Public School Students • Non-public School as an established MME Test Center • Auxiliary Test Centers -No accommodated administrations -No make-up administrations Fall Conference 2007

  9. MME Legislation • Revised School Code -section 380.1279g • State School Aid Act -section 388.1704 Fall Conference 2007

  10. MME Legislation • Shall consist of all of the following: -College Entrance/Placement Exam – ELA, mathematics, reading, and science -Work Skills assessment – reading and mathematics -Social Studies component -Any component required to obtain USED approval to meet NCLB requirements Fall Conference 2007

  11. MME Assessment Design • ACT Plus Writing • WorkKeys -Reading for Information -Applied Mathematics Fall Conference 2007

  12. MME Assessment Design • Alignment studies -Michigan Curriculum Framework -High School Content Expectations • ELA – Spring 2007 • Mathematics – Spring 2008 • Science – Spring 2009 • Social Studies – TBA Fall Conference 2007

  13. MME Assessment Design • Michigan components -Mathematics -Science -Persuasive Writing -Social Studies Fall Conference 2007

  14. MME Assessment Design • Three test sessions • Three test booklets • Three answer documents Student must take complete MME (all three) to count as tested Fall Conference 2007

  15. MME Assessment Design • Day 1 – ACT Plus Writing • Day 2 -WorkKeys – Reading for Information and Applied Mathematics -Michigan Mathematics • Day 3 -Michigan Science -Michigan Social Studies/Writing Fall Conference 2007

  16. Score Reporting • ACT Score Reports -College-reportable -Non-college-reportable • WorkKeys Score Reports • MME Score Reports Fall Conference 2007

  17. MME Scores • Items from ACT, WorkKeys, and Michigan components • ACT and WorkKeys scores do not contribute to MME score Fall Conference 2007

  18. MME Score - Reading • ACT Reading -40 multiple choice • WorkKeys Reading for Information -30 multiple choice Fall Conference 2007

  19. MME Score - Writing • ACT English -75 multiple choice • ACT Writing -constructed response – 12 points • Michigan Social Studies -constructed response – 12 points -Persuasive writing rubric Fall Conference 2007

  20. MME Score – ELA • ELA scale score = average of -MME Reading scale score -MME Writing scale score Fall Conference 2007

  21. MME Mathematics Score • ACT Mathematics -60 multiple choice • ACT Science -15 multiple choice • WorkKeys Applied Mathematics -30 multiple choice • Michigan Mathematics – Spring 2008 -34 multiple choice Fall Conference 2007

  22. MME Science Score • ACT Science -40 multiple choice • Michigan Science – Spring 2008 -42 multiple choice Fall Conference 2007

  23. MME Social Studies Score • Michigan Social Studies – Part 1 • Michigan Social Studies – Part 2 • 45 multiple choice • 10 points – constructed response -Civic writing scoring rubric Fall Conference 2007

  24. MME Score – NA (Not tested) • Student Prohibited Behavior • Test Misadministration • Nonstandard accommodation • Not attempted -Incomplete assessment for a subject -Did not take all required components for subject Fall Conference 2007

  25. High School Eligibility Requirements • Establish School as Test Center -School Information Form - ACT -Designate 3 Key Testing Staff • Test Supervisor (TS) • Backup Test Supervisor (BU) • Test Accommodations Coordinator (TAC) Fall Conference 2007

  26. High School Eligibility Requirements • Required Staff Training – November 2007 -Test Supervisor (TS) -Backup Test Supervisor (BU) -Test Accommodations Coordinator (TAC) Fall Conference 2007

  27. High School Requirements • Facilities • Staffing • Security • Exact Timing of Tests • Test Day Documentation Fall Conference 2007

  28. High School Requirements • Same requirements for all MME test sessions • Only three exceptions for Day 2 and Day 3 -Bells -PA system -Additional students in the building or testing wing for instruction Fall Conference 2007

  29. MME Assessment Design • MME Day 1 – ACT Plus Writing • MME Day 2 – WorkKeys (Reading for Information and Applied Mathematics) and Michigan Mathematics • MME Day 3 – Michigan Science and Social Studies Fall Conference 2007

  30. MME Administration – Spring 2008 • Initial Testing -March 11 – MME Day 1 • ACT Plus Writing -March 12 – MME Day 2 • WorkKeys and Michigan Mathematics -March 13 – MME Day 3 • Michigan Science and Social Studies Fall Conference 2007

  31. MME Day 3 Option May be administered in one session following a lunch break on Day 2 instead of the morning of Day 3, but not both days Fall Conference 2007

  32. MME Administration – Spring 2008 • Makeup Testing -March 25 – Day 1 Makeup • ACT Plus Writing -March 26 – Day 2 Makeup • WorkKeys and Michigan Mathematics -March 27 – Day 3 Makeup • Michigan Science and Social Studies Fall Conference 2007

  33. MME Administration – Spring 2008 • Absent Student – Standard testing • Makeup – only the testing day they were absent Fall Conference 2007

  34. MME Administration – Spring 2008 Example – Initial Testing • Student takes MME Day 1 • Student absent MME Day 2 • Student takes MME Day 3 • Student takes Makeup MME Day 2 only Fall Conference 2007

  35. MME Administration – Spring 2008 Example – Initial Testing • Student absent MME Day 1 • Student takes MME Day 2 • Student absent MME Day 3 • Student takes Makeup MME Day 1 and Day 3 Fall Conference 2007

  36. MME Administration – Spring 2008 • Accommodations Testing -Two-week window • Begins on Initial Test Date • Ends on Makeup Test Date -Each test taken in sequence -No Makeup administration Fall Conference 2007

  37. MME Administration – Spring 2008 • Accommodations Testing -ACT Plus Writing: March 11 - 25 -WorkKeys and Michigan Mathematics: March 12 - 26 -Michigan Science and Social Studies: March 13 - 27 Fall Conference 2007

  38. Grade 12 MME Retake Eligibility • Only one MME retest opportunity • Only if needed to qualify for Michigan Promise installment payment • Student may take ACT on their own at any time, and as many times as they choose Fall Conference 2007

  39. Future Administration Dates *MME Day 3 may be administered in one session following a lunch break On Day 2 instead of the morning of Day 3, but not both days Fall Conference 2007

  40. MME Administration • All test sessions must be administered on the designated dates at the designated times • All components of the MME are timed tests Fall Conference 2007

  41. Helping Students Prepare for MME • Assure that the high school’s curriculum is aligned to: -state standards and benchmarks -the new high school content expectations -ACT-assessed standards • Assure that course content matches course titles Fall Conference 2007

  42. Helping Students Prepare for MME Encourage students to enroll in rigorous college preparatory classes (or equivalent ones that address the same content with the similar rigor) Fall Conference 2007

  43. Helping Students Prepare for MME • Have students participate in reasonable ACT and WorkKeys prep activities -Use ACT or commercial products to practice taking a timed test -Become comfortable with the test formats • Not in the 10 school-day window prior to the MME administration Fall Conference 2007

  44. Helping Students Prepare for MME Focus on learning the skills defined in the standards and benchmarks rather than just practicing test-taking skills Fall Conference 2007

  45. Additional Information MME web page www.michigan.gov/mme Fall Conference 2007

  46. MME Contact Information • Pat King (517) 335-6780 voice Kingp@michigan.gov - new • Jim Griffiths (517) 373-4332 voice Griffithsj@michigan.gov • Joseph Martineau (517) 373-0048 voice martineauj@michigan.gov Fall Conference 2007

  47. MME Contact Information • mme@michigan.gov • 877-560-8378 Fall Conference 2007

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