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Endorsed Trainers Workshop

Endorsed Trainers Workshop. August 8, 2001. Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS). Assessment Types of Assessments Content Areas & Grades Assessed Student Performance Standards Accountability Long-Term Growth Charts Reports. “Assessment” vs “Test”.

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Endorsed Trainers Workshop

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  1. Endorsed Trainers Workshop August 8, 2001

  2. Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) • Assessment • Types of Assessments • Content Areas & Grades Assessed • Student Performance Standards • Accountability • Long-Term Growth Charts • Reports

  3. “Assessment” vs “Test” • Why say “Assessment” instead of “Test”? • “Assessment” means more than just a “test”. “Assessments” may include: • portfolios - a collection of student work • anecdotal records - teacher notes on how students are doing • presentations - students showing what they know • tests - classroom tests, state tests, other • projects - students demonstrating what they know • other

  4. Two Basic Types of Assessments • Criterion-referenced or Standards-Based • student performance is measured against a set standard • Norm-referenced • - student performance is • measured against the • performance of other • students

  5. Kentucky’s Assessment Program

  6. Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT) • Standards-Based • Spring Administration • Includes Open-Response, Multiple-Choice, & Writing Prompts • Created by Kentucky Teachers Based on KY’s Core Content for Assessment

  7. Writing Portfolio • Standards-Based • Developed Over Time • Collection of Student’s Best Work • Created from Classroom Assignments

  8. Norm-Referenced Test • CTBS/5 Survey Edition • Norm-Referenced • Spring Administration • Multiple-Choice • Created by CTB McGraw-Hill (testing contractor)

  9. Alternate Portfolio Alternate Portfolio • Developed over time • Collection of a student’s best work • Created from classroom assignments

  10. * Norm-Referenced Tests

  11. Descriptions of : Novice Apprentice Proficient Distinguished Cut-Scores Scores that determine the intervals for: Novice Apprentice Proficient Distinguished Unique For Every Content Area and Grade Level Tested Novice Apprentice Proficient Distinguished 325 800 Student Performance Standards

  12. Student Performance Standards (Cont.) • WEB ADDRESS: • http://www.kde.state.ky.us/oaa/implement/dac_index.asp

  13. Long-Term Growth Chart WEB ADDRESS: http://apps.kde.state.ky.us/growth_charts/index.cfm?action=display_cards

  14. Kentucky Performance Reports • By September 14, 2001 • State • Region • District • School • Student • Interpretive Guide

  15. Staff Resources for Assessment & Accountability • Scott Trimble • Associate Commissioner of the Office of Assessment & Accountability • 502-564-2256 • strimble@kde.state.ky.us

  16. Staff Resources for Assessment & Accountability • Cindy Owen • Staff Assistant for the Associate Commissioner of the Office of Assessment & Accountability • 502-564-2256 • cowen@kde.state.ky.us

  17. Staff Resources for Assessment & Accountability • Bill Insko • Director of the Division of Assessment Implementation • 502-564-4394 • binsko@kde.state.ky.us

  18. Staff Resources for Assessment & Accountability • Rhonda Sims • Branch Manager of the Communications Branch in the Division of Assessment Implementation • 502-564-4394 • rsims@kde.state.ky.us

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