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Algebra Screening and Progress Monitoring. Anne Foegen, Ph.D. Iowa State University Barbara Dougherty, Ph.D. University of Missouri U. S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Overview. What is ASPM? Algebra progress monitoring overview
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Algebra Screening and Progress Monitoring Anne Foegen, Ph.D. Iowa State University Barbara Dougherty, Ph.D. University of Missouri U. S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Overview • What is ASPM? • Algebra progress monitoring overview • Commitments from participating teachers • Benefits of participation • Research activities • Q & A
ASPM Basics • Funded by the Institute for Education Sciences, US Department of Education • $1.5M over four years • Extend previous research on algebra progress monitoring • Designed for 3 sites • Mississippi (Desoto County) • Missouri (Independence) • Iowa (Sioux City)
ASPM Goals and Activities • Develop and refine 6 types of algebra progress monitoring measures • Procedural (3 existing measures, refined) • Conceptual (2 exist, 1 in development) • Extend existing research • Research activities • Measure development (Years 1, 2) • Static measurement (screening, Years 1, 2)) • Progress monitoring (Years 3, 4)
Algebra Progress Monitoring • Key features • Brief, frequent assessment using measures of constant difficulty • Assessment content represents long term outcomes • Graphed data used to monitor student growth • Complements existing assessment strategies
Sample Measures • Procedural • Algebra Basic Skills • Algebra Foundations • Algebra Content Analysis • Conceptual • Concept of a Variable • Proportional Reasoning
Participating in ASPM • Professional development for teachers • Teacher data collection • Student data collection
Teacher Professional Development • Learning about algebra progress monitoring (administration, interpretation, scoring) • Instruction for data collection activities • Feedback on measures, face validity of data, other “consumer” input • Years 1 and 2: 3 meetings/year
Teacher Data Collection • Demographic information • Ratings of student proficiency • Interviews/focus groups to provide feedback on procedures, measure content and administration, face validity and format for sharing data with teachers
Student Data Collection • Year 1: Static Studies of Procedural Measures • 3 types of measures • 2 forms of each at 3 points (early class 1 and 2, end of class) • Initial instruction and practice assessments • Year 2: Static Studies of Conceptual and Revised Procedural Measures • Year 3: Progress Monitoring
Benefits of Participation • Professional development for teachers • Access to algebra progress monitoring measures and materials • Access to online PD materials in future • Teacher stipends: $75 per participating class, $75 per project meeting • All project costs (duplication, mailing) paid by ISU
Questions and Answers THANK YOU for your time today! afoegen@iastate.edu