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NECAP. New England Common Assessment Program Cranston Public Schools Dr. Judy Lundsten, Executive Director of Educational Programs and Services Deborah Mellion, Director of Literacy & Title I. Test Design. Collaborative effort of education departments: RI, NH, and VT
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NECAP New England Common Assessment Program Cranston Public Schools Dr. Judy Lundsten, Executive Director of Educational Programs and Services Deborah Mellion, Director of Literacy & Title I
Test Design • Collaborative effort of education departments: RI, NH, and VT • Standards referenced test of grade level expectations (GLEs/GSEs) • October testing of previous years GLEs • Reading, Writing, and Mathematics • All grades in Cranston take the same test on the same day
Test Design • An on-demand test • Not a timed test • Three days of testing, 45 minutes each day • Grades 3-8 take reading week 1, math week 2; grades 5 & 8 take writing week 3 • Grade 11 takes writing week 1, reading week 2, and math week 3
Test Design • Accommodations are available for children who need them (case by case basis) • Modifications are not allowable • 25% of the test items are released each year for practice • 4 types of questions: • Multiple Choice • Short Answer • Constructed Response • Extended Response
Six Strands in Reading • Word identification Skills and Strategies • Vocabulary • Initial Understanding of Literacy Text • Analysis and Interpretation of Literary Text • Initial Understanding of Informational Text • Analysis and Interpretation of Informational Text
Four Strands in Math • Numbers and operations • Geometry and Measurement • Functions and Algebra • Data, Statistics and Probability • Math test can be read aloud • No calculators in session 1 • Calculators allowed in sessions 2 and 3 • Manipulatives, rulers, protractors, and scratch paper are used; reference sheets grades 5 & 6
5 Strands in Writing • Structures of Language • Writing in response to Literacy or Informational text • Narratives • Informational writing • Writing Conventions
Types of Reports • Individual Student Report • Item Analysis Report • School Results Report • School Summary Report • District Summary Report • www.ride.ri.gov, click on State Testing and Reporting or NECAP Results
School Report NightsSchools report on NECAP achievement Individual Student Reports Sent home with spring report cards
FERPAFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act • Access to individual student results is restricted to: the student, the student’s parents/ guardians, and authorized school personnel. • Superintendents and principals are responsible for maintaining the privacy and security of all student records