Hope College December 2, 2013

1. Hope College December 2, 2013

2. The BIG Picture: Triangulation Triangulation is the alignment that occurs between curriculum (what is taught), instruction (how content is taught), and assessment (how what is taught is measured). Curriculum Assessment Instruction

3. Summative Assessment Formative Assessment Classroom Assessment Formative Assessment Summative Assessment

4. Formative & Summative Assessment Formative and summative assessments are interconnected. They provide different levels of information on student learning at different points in time. —Adapted from Ministry of Education, Wellington, New Zealand

5. Critical Distinction: It’s How the Results are Used Assessment FOR Learning: How can we use assessment data to help students learn more? (formative) Assessment OF Learning: How much have students learned at a particular point in time? (summative)

6. Types of Assessments • Ticket out the door • Whiteboards • MEAP • MAP • DIBELS • Interim Assessments • Common Assessments • Thumbs up, thumbs down

7. Formative vs. Summative • Is an event after learning • Tells others about students • Document mastery • For reporting, sorting, accountability • Assessment OFlearning • Is a process during learning; on-going • Provide information that aids instruction • Are helpful to students • Help teachers diagnose and respond • Assessment FORlearning Summative Formative

8. Formative vs. Summative • Descriptive feedback • Use of rubrics • Self-assessment • Portfolios • DIBELS • Study Island • Final exams • Many standardized tests • Achievement tests • State assessments Summative Formative

10. State Assessments (Grades 3-8) • MEAP • ELPA (English Language Proficiency Assessment) • MEAP with accommodations • MEAP Access • MI-Access Functional Independence • MI-Access Supported Independence • MI-Access Participation

11. How do I know what assessment to give my Special Education Student? • MOST special education students will take the MEAP, MEAP with accommodations, OR MEAP Access • The IEP team will make this decision based on the level of student Independence

12. All IDEA Students Grades 3-8 participating in MI-Access Participating in MEAP, MEAP with assessment accommodations, and MEAP-ACCESS. • Functional Independence • Supported Independence • Participation

15. HOW MEAP-ACCESS differs from MI-ACCESS MI-ACCESS: • Based on Extended Grade-level Content Expectations (EGLCEs) • Assessments for students who have, or function as if they have, mild, moderate/ severe cognitive impairment MEAP-ACCESS: • Based on Modified Achievement Standards • Assessments for students who have an IEP and for whom MEAP and MI-ACCESS are not appropriate

16. How MEAP-ACCESS differs from MEAP MEAP-Access: • An alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards • Fewer items on the assessments • 3 answer choices per item vs. 4 • Segmented passages • Passage introductions

17. MEAP-ACCESS sample booklet

18. MEAP-ACCESS Design Mathematicsgrades 3-8 • 45 multiple choice items (3 answer choices) • Two parts in one test booklet • Part 1 – 20 items, Part 2 – 25 items • Calculator use allowed on all items

19. MEAP Design Mathematicsgrades 3-8 • Two parts in one test booklet Grade 3 – No calculator on any part • 61 mc items Grades 4-8 – No calculator on part 1 • 4 answer choices • 57 – 72 mc items

20. MEAP sample item

21. MEAP-ACCESS sample item

22. MEAP-ACCESS sample booklet

23. MEAP-ACCESS design Readinggrades 3-8 • 4 reading selections, each with 8 multiple choice (mc) items • 11 independent word study mc items • Two days, two test booklets • Day one – 3 parts • 2 reading selections with 8 mc items each • 11 independent word study mc items • Day two – 2 parts • 2 reading selections with 8 mc items each

24. MEAP DESIGN Readinggrades 3-8 • 5 reading selections, each with 8 multiple choice (mc) items • 3 short answer CR items • 6 cross-text MC items

25. MEAP-ACCESS passage intro

26. Regular MEAP sample PASSAGE

27. MEAP-ACCESS sample Passage

28. MEAP-ACCESS sample items

29. The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) is a state-led consortium working to develop next-generation assessments that accurately measure student progress toward college- and career-readiness. Smarter Balanced is one of two multistate consortia awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Education in 2010 to develop an assessment system aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by the 2014-15 school year.

30. 4th Grade Math Future SBAC Sample Computer Adaptive

31. 4th Grade Math Future SBAC Sample Computer Adaptive

32. 4th Grade Math Future SBAC Sample Computer Adaptive

33. So… what do we do with all these data?How do we make sense of it all?

34. Instructional ResearchInformation Source Laurie Smith, Educational Data Consultant lsmith@oaisd.org

35. Data Collection

36. Data Warehouse Design Existing Data Other Data sources Analysis tools SMS Load Personnel Data extraction,cleansing, and transformation Data warehouse Web access MSDS Assessment Other Data query and reporting tools

37. Data Sets Currently Available

40. Questions