Administering the Kindergarten Assessment Approaches to Learning Segment

1. Administering the Kindergarten AssessmentApproaches to Learning Segment The Child Behavior Rating Scale Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013

2. The Purpose of the Child Behavior Rating Scale • Measure children’s behavior with other adults and children in a classroom setting • The Domains • Approaches to Learning • Self-Regulation • Social-Emotional Development • The Scale is • demonstrated to be strongly predictive of reading and math achievement in elementary grades • validated in a wide range of cultural contexts Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013

3. When should it be filled out? • Give children time to settle in. It is highly recommended to complete the scale in the last three weeks of the six week assessment window. • The scale is not a direct assessment, it can be completed by the teacher outside of classroom time. Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013

4. Approaches to Learning: Child Behavior Rating Scale • 15 Items • Teacher responds to each item by circling numbers on a 1-5 scale, based on observation of individual students during regular classroom routines and activities • The scale: 1-The child neverexhibits the behavior described by the item. 2-The child rarelyexhibits the behavior described by the item. 3-The child sometimes exhibits the behavior described by the item. 4-The child frequently or usuallyexhibits the behavior described by the item. 5-The child always exhibits the behavior described by the item. Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013

5. Example: First page Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013

6. Read each Item Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013

7. Circle one value for each item Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013

8. Data Collection For the fall 2013 collection, districts will submit raw scores for all 15 items through ODE’s Consolidated Collections Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013

9. Questions? Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013