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Discover why the LEAP test is crucial for students and the school, impacting promotion, course offerings, and academic support. Learn about the test format and preparation strategies.
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Tonight we will: Why is the LEAP test important to WWL? Why is the LEAP test important to students? PPP Pupil Progression Plan (guides us in the promotion and retention of students- pass, fail, remediate, etc.) For 8th grade it is “How do I get to SHS?” For 6th and 7th grade it is “How do I get to the next grade?” Teachers will share some information about the LEAP test.
Why is the LEAP test important to WWL? SPS- School Performance Score. Letter grade from state dept. Judged and ranked by the score and letter grade. Affects which programs we offer, have to offer or have to participate in.
Why is the LEAP test important to students? Advanced, Mastery, Basic = Proficient. Approaching Basic, Unsat= Not Proficient. Not proficient = RTI class. RTI class affects student’s schedule. It can affect high school classes for 8th graders.
Pupil Progression Plan • Promotion to the next grade is based on a student having successfully completed classwork. (passing classes) • Not successfully completing classwork (not passing classes) means the student needs to attend summer school in order to promote. • Summer school is not free.
Scenarios If a student fails 1 class they can promote to the next grade. If a student fails 2 classes they either repeat the grade or attend summer school and take one or two classes. If a student fails 3 classes they either repeat the grade or attend summer school and take two classes. If a student fails 4 classes they repeat the grade. Only Math and ELA are offered in summer school. In addition, if a student fails a class they may be put in an RTI class the next year for that subject. (not as a punishment but because they need more support)
2017-18LEAP 2025ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies Lewis Middle School
Rigor/ Increased Rigor Rigor / Increased rigor. Increased rigor does not simply mean making things more difficult. It does not mean giving students more problems to do. It means curriculum and questions are more challenging for student. It means that students should have a deeper understanding of a topic, and be able to demonstrate an application of skills rather than just choosing a multiple choice answer. It includes lots of writing. Students have to explain their thinking, comparing sources and citing evidence.
English Language Arts 6-8th Graders will take a total of three sessions of the computer-based LEAP 2025 ELA assessment: one session each day. 6th grade: April 10-12 7th grade: April 17-19 8th grade: April 24-26
ELA Test Design • How much time will the students have to answer the questions? • Session Time Session 1 Literary Analysis Task and a passage set with one text OR Research Simulation Task 90 minutes • Session 2 Research Simulation Task OR Narrative Writing Task and a passage set with one text or a pair of related texts 90 minutes • Session 3 Reading Literary and Informational Texts 80 minutes • What type of questions will the students have to answer? • SR: Selected-Response Items—includes two-part items (A/B Type Questions), multiple-select items, and technology-enhanced items • PCR: Prose Constructed Response—requires an extended written response • How many of each type of question can they expect? • 8-10 Selected-Response Items (Per Session) Total of 28 total. • 2 Prose Constructed Response Items (essays)
Sample Questions EXAMPLE SR QUESTION: Part A: How does paragraph two most contribute to the development of ideas in the passage? It provides a description of maglev trains that contrast with the description of other trains mentioned in the article. It gives a brief introduction into how the maglev trains work. It provides details about maglev technology that explains the research presented through the article. It helps explain why maglev trains work better than all other trains, which is covered in more detail in the second half of the article. Part B: Which evidence from the passage provides the best support for the answer to Part A? “Train engines were once powered by steam.” “This is the energy principle behind maglev trains.” “They developed the electrodynamic suspension system.” “Maglev trains also cut noise pollution.” EXAMPLES OF ESSAY QUESTIONS: You have read two passages about transportation routes. Write an essay that compares each author’s purpose in the passages and explains the similarities and differences in the way that each author presents his or her topic. Be sure to use details from both texts to support your response. Today you have read two passages about the interactions between children and adults. Write an essay that explains how each author develops the point of view of the narrator in each passage. Be sure to use details from both texts to support your response. Think about the challenges of farming in colonial times as described in the excerpt from “Colonial People: The Farmer.” Write a response that explains how colonial farmers used their knowledge to succeed in farming. Use details from the excerpt to support your response.
Sample Questions On a question such as this, the students would be expected to click and drag the correct pieces of text evidence to match the appropriate passage relevant to the question. On a question such as this, the students would construct an essay with a focus on the similarities and differences in theme and how it is developed throughout each of these passages.
Writing Strategies The strategies that have been taught to the students to enhance understanding of the writing task and written response are: RACES Strategy TAK Strategy
Reading Strategies READING STRATEGIES: Reading Process Reading all choices Use process of elimination Refer back to the passage RESOURCES: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/practice-tests
Math 6-8th Graders will take a total of three sessions of the computer-based LEAP 2025 math assessment: one session each day. 6th grade: April 10-12 7th grade: April 17-19 8th grade: April 24-26
Math Test Design 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
Strategies & Resources • Strategies: • ACES • CUCC • Resources: • www.homeworkla.org • Virtual Nerd • Learn Zillion • Khan Academy • YouTube • Photo Math App • Tutorials from on-line book • ALEKS
Science 6-8th Graders will take the two sessions of the computer-based LEAP 2025 Science assessment. 6thGrade - May 2 7th Grade - May 3 8th Grade – May 1
6th, 7th, 8th Grade Science • Constructed Response- • 2 point rubric • Brief response • Chart completion • Extended Response- • 9 Point Rubric • In depth response Selected Response (SR) Multiple Choice Multiple Selection Technology Enhanced (TE) Drag and Drop Drop down box Hot Spots Two Part Dependent Independent
Strategies and Resources RACES = restate – answer – cite – explain – summarize (Probes) CER = claim – evidence – reasoning (lab reports) Technology enhanced activities: Simulations / Explorations / virtual labs Key vocabulary terms: stimulus – phenomena Online Timed Testing using tools/strategies that will be used on the test
Social Studies 6-8th Graders will take a total of three sessions of the computer-based LEAP 2025 Social Studies assessment: sessions 1 & 2 on one day and session 3 another day. 6th grade: April 13 & 16 7th grade: April 20 & 23 8th grade: April 27 & 30
Sample Items Source-Based Multiple Choice
Strategies These strategies are taught in ELA and literacy and used in social studies to ensure student success: RACES (how to write a paragraph) The Reading Process (How to break down a document) TAK (how to set up essay)
