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Tony Thacker Assistant State Superintendent Office of Evaluation, Accountability and Support. NAEP.
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Tony Thacker Assistant State Superintendent Office of Evaluation, Accountability and Support
On December 3, 2018, the sections of “Prepare for Assessment” on MyNAEP will be available to schools. At that time schools can begin to complete the pre-assessment tasks by selecting the “Prepare for Assessment” link. • A NAEP representative will call the school coordinator in early December. During the phone call, the representative will discuss how to complete the activities in the ”Prepare for Assessment” section.
The template for the Parent Notification Letter is on MyNAEP. • Everything in RED should be customized to that particular school. • “Your child (will/may) take an assessment in mathematics or reading.” • If a school coordinator wants to send out Parent Notification Letters early, before the actual list of students being assessed is posted, he can do so as long as the school coordinator selects “may” instead of “will” in the letter. • If a school chooses this option, every student in the NAEP-sampled grade would need to get a letter. • Parents must be notified about NAEP in writing.
The state uploads a master-list of all students currently enrolled at the NAEP-sampled grade in the Fall. This generates the list of students selected for NAEP. • In January, MyNAEP requires school coordinators to upload a current student list of EVERY student in the NAEP-sampled grade, to make sure each student in that grade has a chance to be selected. • This will open on January 1, and it must reflect January enrollment at each school. • MyNAEP has a tutorial to help school coordinators with this task.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) periodically surveys the curricula being implemented in our nation's high schools and the course taking patterns of high school students through the High School Transcript Study (HSTS). • It provides information about the types of courses that graduates take, how many credits they earn, their grade point averages, and the relationship between course taking patterns and graduates' achievement based on their performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in 12th grade. • HSTS was most recently conducted in 2009. Previous studies were collected in 2005, 2000, 1998, 1994, 1990, and 1987. https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/hsts/
ACT Resources Full-length Practice ACT Test Online Practice Test www.act.org/aap/alabama
ACT Resources www.act.org/aap/alabama
ACT Resources ACT Academy is a free online learning tool and test practice program designed to help students get the best score possible on the ACT test. • ACT Academy features: • Personalized resources • Accessible anytime/anywhere there is an internet connection • Both a full length ACT test option as well as ACT test sections • Educational games to drive mastery of content
ACT WorkKeys Resources ACT WorkKeys Curriculum helps students build the essential career-relevant skills needed for learning, personal development, and effective job performance. • Applied Math • Builds the ability to apply mathematic principles to problems encountered in the workplace. • Graphic Literacy • Builds the ability to find, analyze and apply information presented in workplace graphics. • Workplace Documents • Builds the ability to understand and apply written information presented in the workplace.
All systems will administer ACCESS FOR ELLSonline. • This decision was made for the following reasons: • Eliminates teacher scoring of the Speaking test (a requirement for paper tests). This scoring process resulted in a mode effect between the paper test and the online test. • ACCESS for ELLs was designed to be an adaptive online test that provides a number of accommodation and accessibility features to fit individual students’ needs, allows for increased student engagement, and can be administered to groups of students. • Ensures standardized, reliable scoring by trained raters. • NOTE: The Kindergarten test and the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs testis a paper based test and is not available online. • Exceptions will be made for students whose IEP/504 dictates the students take all classroom work and tests on paper, and for students who have arrived within a few days of testing and are not comfortable on the computer/keyboard. • Contact Susan Beard for additional information.
Educators who will serve as Test Administrators are completing/reviewing any online training requirements in preparation for test day. • Technology Coordinators are completing any training requirements (videos, webinars, checklists etc.), and making sure their systems are ready to go for test day. • The ordering window for test materials opens November 12th and closes December 7th. System Test Coordinators are currently collecting orders from their schools. • Information Systems at the Alabama State Department of Education is currently working with the Pre-ID file that will be used to produce the labels that will be placed on test booklets. The Pre-ID label pull will take place on November 16th. • Schools are currently checking iNOW/Chalkable to ensure that all English Learner (EL) information is current and accurate. Grade, DOB, name (check those hyphens!!). TESTING : JANUARY 22 – MARCH 22, 2019
A new requirement for states’ English language proficiency assessments is Peer Review. As a result, ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs will have to be monitored in the same manner as the other state assessments. Schools should be reminded of this in order to be prepared and to provide an appropriate testing environment for students who are testing: • Bells and intercom announcements must be restricted during testing. • Trained hall monitors must be placed in the hallways to assist students who may change classes during testing. It will be necessary for schools to develop schedules to be submitted to the Student Assessment Office.
Enrollment (ordering materials) window for Spring 2019 administration November 12-27, 2018. • Administration window is March 4-April 12, 2019. • Reading and mathematics (grades 3-8 and 10) and science (grades 5, 7, and 10). • Resources: Student Assessment Webpage under AAA • Sample Test Items • Administration guidance • Participation guidance • Achievement Level Descriptors • PowerPoints
AAA 1% CAP • The total number of students assessed using the alternate assessment may not exceed 1% of the total number of students in the state who are assessed in a subject. • States must: • Not prohibit an LEA from assessing morethan 1% with an alternate assessment. • Require that an LEA submit information justifying the need of the LEA to assess more than 1% of its assessed students with an alternate assessment. • Provide appropriate oversight, as determined by the State, of an LEA that is required to submit information to the State.
In Alabama the definition of a student with significant cognitive disabilities is a student with an intelligence quotient (IQ) of three standard deviations below the mean, which is an IQ of 55 or below. • IEP teams should use this definition as a guideline when determining if a student should participate in an alternate assessment. • A student with an IQ of 55 or below and receiving instruction on the Alabama Extended Standards, an extension of the grade-level state content standards, is eligible for the AAA as determined by the student’s IEP. Questions- contact Nannette Pence, Student Assessment @ 334.694.4817 or email npence@alsde.edu
Summative Assessment for 2018-2019 • Three Test Windows • Fall: August 6 – September 28 (required) • Winter: December 3 – February 22 • Spring: April 8 – May 3 (required) • Formative Assessment 2019 thru 2021 • Performance and Achievement Series and Analytics
ELA passage review committee met October 24-25. • Item Writing committee begins tomorrow (November 13-16)—65 Alabama educators have confirmed attendance. • One hundred ninety-two Alabama educators were nominated and agreed to serve on an assessment development committee, representing each of the 8 State Board of Education Districts. • Sampling/Volunteers for field test
During development years, we will be engaging Alabama Educators to participate in assessment development activities. • We need specialized educators in special education, ELL, and visually- and hearing-impaired, as well as regular education subject-matter experts. • The next opportunity to participate: Item, Content, and Bias Review Committee, February 4-8, 2019. • We need nominees for developing both the Summative and the Alternate assessments.
DRC’s online tools training (OTT) is available using the link below: https://drcbeacon.com/online-tools-training/
Alabama Department of Education Student Assessment 334-694-4817 • Maggie Hicks, Coordinator—ACT with Writing, ACT WorkKeys and PreACT • Susan Beard, Education Specialist—ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs • Kathy Padgett, Education Specialist—Scantron and New Summative Assessment • Nannette Pence, Education Specialist—Alabama Alternate Assessment (AAA), Specialized Treatment Centers and Special Populations • Chasidy White, Education Specialist—National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Sample Technology Enhanced Items Alabama Summative Assessments
