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WVDE Capacity Building Institute Alternate Assessment: More Than Just a Test

Explore the importance of making the least dangerous assumption in educational decision-making and discover various sources of data for assessments. Case studies and resources provided.

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WVDE Capacity Building Institute Alternate Assessment: More Than Just a Test

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  1. WVDE Capacity Building InstituteAlternate Assessment: More Than Just a Test July 2019 Sonja Phillips

  2. Eligibility

  3. Least Dangerous Assumption “…absence of conclusive data, educational decisions ought to be based on assumptions which, if incorrect, will have the least dangerous effect on the likelihood that students will be able to functional independently as adults.” -- Anne McDonnellan

  4. Presuming Competence IS the Least Dangerous Assumption! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

  5. Where to find data? • Classroom assessments • Therapist reports • Summative assessments • Eligibility assessments • Parent and teacher reports • Records review • THE STUDENT

  6. Eligibility assessments • Speech evaluation • Health screeners • Vision/hearing evaluations • OT, PT, Speech evaluations • Social skills background • Academic testing • Ability testing • Behavior rating scales • Adaptive rating scales • Visual-Motor Integration

  7. Activity: You decide! • Based on the limited information given, what assessment would you assume this student would take and why (content area, assessment, and level if appropriate)? • What data was used to come to this conclusion?

  8. Case Study Outcomes • Case Study #1 – • Case Study #2 – • Case Study #3 – • Case Study #4 – • Case Study #5 – • Case Study #6 –

  9. WV Rubric

  10. Instructionally Embedded Assessments Instruction and Assessment Planner

  11. Instructionally Embedded Assessments • Optional, but highly recommended • Screenshots and directions can be found in the Education Portal User Guide • In order to create Instructional Plans – the students must be enrolled, rostered, and their FCS completed; the teacher must have accepted the security agreement and completed the Moodle training • New name: Instruction and Assessment Planner • “The Planner”

  12. References and Resources • https://ollibean.com/outing-the-prejudice-making-the-least-dangerous-assumption/ • https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/professional-development • https://www.dlmpd.com/ • https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/familiar-texts-ye texts utilized in some DLM testlets

  13. More Resources • https://www.dlmpd.com/pinterest-boards/ • https://www.facebook.com/groups/495523254149676/ • https://tinyurl.com/yylwzmwj <- centralized recruitment link for DLM

  14. Yammer!!

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