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Measures of Student Learning/ Common Exam Update

Measures of Student Learning/ Common Exam Update. WS/FCS Board of Education November 13, 2012. Purpose of Common Exams: To measure educator effectiveness. Setting the Context. For those grades and subjects that are currently non-tested, we need ways to measure growth: Common Exams.

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Measures of Student Learning/ Common Exam Update

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  1. Measures of Student Learning/Common Exam Update WS/FCS Board of Education November 13, 2012

  2. Purpose of Common Exams:To measure educator effectiveness

  3. Setting the Context For those grades and subjects that are currently non-tested, we need ways to measure growth: Common Exams

  4. Setting the Context

  5. Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams • Exams designed for currently non-tested subjects (does not replace any existing tests) • Built by the state – every district will have the same exams • Intended to replace final exams in high school • Not part of the accountability model

  6. Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams • FALL 2012-13:

  7. Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams • SPRING 2013: *Elementary subjects are not required * * *

  8. Elementary CEs Elementary CEs are not required, as teachers will have EOG reading and/or math measures

  9. Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams HIGH SCHOOL EXAMS: • 80-minute test • Two 40-minute sessions • Multiple-choice and constructed response • Students write in answers; for example: • Math – students provide numeric answer and show their work • English – short answer (paragraph or less) and extended response (up to 3 paragraphs)

  10. Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams HIGH SCHOOL EXAMS: • Constructed response is weighted based on how much time is spent on CR items • If students are expected to spend 25% of the test time on CR items, then approximately 25% of the score will be based on CR responses http://www.ncpublicschools.org/educatoreffect/measures/specifications/

  11. Constructed Response

  12. Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams • How/if it counts as grades are determined by each school system • High School: just like a final exam - 25% of final grade • Middle School: just like how EOGs are currently counted – 20% of final grade in the respective subject • Scores returned by software will be percent of total possible points (no proficiency cut score) • We will be creating a district ‘curve’ that reflects a similar pattern to EOC grades

  13. Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams • Each school system is responsible for scoring the exams • Multiple choice – scanned at central office • Constructed response - scored by school personnel • Scoring processes are determined by each district; DPI offers the possibility of one or two scorers • Teacher of record cannot be the sole scorer • WS/FCS will have two scorers; the teacher of record and another subject matter expert

  14. Concerns • Constructed Response • Amount of time it takes to score • Availability of scorers • Training on rubrics/scorer reliability • Items not field tested • Other • Senior Exemptions: while students will not be allowed to exempt, seniors will be allowed to test early

  15. Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams • Middle School • We expect the length of the test to be similar, but no specifics released for these yet

  16. Questions andfor more Information:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/educatoreffect/measures/

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