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4Sight Assessments http://members.successforall.net. What are 4Sight Benchmark Assessments?. Predictor of PSSA achievement PA Reading and Math Benchmark Assessments for grades 3 to 11 paper or on-line versions Mirror the look and feel of the PSSA Multiple choice items Open response items
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What are 4Sight Benchmark Assessments? • Predictor of PSSA achievement • PA Reading and Math Benchmark Assessments for grades 3 to 11 • paper or on-line versions • Mirror the look and feel of the PSSA • Multiple choice items • Open response items • Aligned & correlated to PA Academic Standards, Assessment Anchors, PSSA
Administering 4Sight Benchmarks Who takes 4Sight Benchmarks? • Students in districts that purchased the assessments • Students in grades 3–11 who take the PSSA • Use the same modifications/exemptions that are used for the PSSA for students with disabilities When is it given? • Typically 4 times a year.
Purpose of Benchmark Assessments Benchmarks allow you to take a pulse and not an autopsy. Dr. Robert Slavin Success For All Foundation
Reports Available from 4Sight • Estimate of student performance on the PSSA by district, school, grade, individual level • Subgroup data • Subscale reports for Math and Reading • Item Analysis on test questions • Individual student bar graphs
Math Proficiencies Gr GP Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced T BP P %Proficient 6 B 29 14 4 1 48 43 5 10 6 1 <> <> 6 2 <> <> 6 3 <> <> 6 4 <> <> Gr = Grade GP = Grading Period T = Total Number Of Students P = Proficient Students BP = Below Proficient Students
Item Analysis Report Kit lives in a town where 6,307 children live. How is that number correctly written in words? Respondents # Picked % A six thousand, three hundred seven 27933.33% B six thousand, three hundred and seven 27 11 40.74% C six thousand, three seven 27 5 18.52% D sixty-three, and seven 27 2 7.41%
“You can’t look ahead until you look behind” • Role of Data Team Meetings after each test • Guiding Questions to Ask • How many students were proficient? (Math/Reading and by Sub Groups) • What are areas of strengths and weaknesses? • Why are we getting these results? • What did I do as a teacher to contribute to these results? • What is our challenge? • Impact on Instruction