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Pennsylvania State Assessments 2012 - 2013

Pennsylvania State Assessments 2012 - 2013. Presentation Content. Introduction New This Year Important Dates Who Takes the Test Who is Excused Academic Standards Assessment Anchors Important Features Item Specifics Access Information Resource Materials Keystone Exams.

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Pennsylvania State Assessments 2012 - 2013

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  1. Pennsylvania State Assessments 2012 - 2013

  2. Presentation Content Introduction New This Year Important Dates Who Takes the Test Who is Excused Academic Standards Assessment Anchors Important Features Item Specifics Access Information Resource Materials Keystone Exams

  3. Presentation Content PASA Math and Reading PASA Science PSSA Math PSSA Reading PSSA Writing PSSA Science ACCESS for ELLs NAEP CDT Monitoring Coming in 2014

  4. New This Year • Return of the Keystone Exams • No PSSA-M or Grade 11 PSSA • All students in Grade 11 who have not taken the Keystone Exams must take them • All PA assessments are available on-line • PSSA, Keystone Exams, CDT • Field testing PACC-aligned items in grades 3 – 5 in Math, Reading and Writing

  5. Important Dates Keystone Exams Testing Window Wave 1: December 3 – December 14, 2012 Wave 2: January 9 – January 23, 2013 May 13 – May 24, 2013 July 29 – August 2, 2013

  6. Important Dates PSSA Math and ReadingApril 8 - April 19, 2013 PSSA Writing Field Test February 4 – February 13, 2013 PSSA Science April 22 - April 26, 2013

  7. Important Dates PSSA make-up for Writing March 18 – March 22, 2013 PSSA make-up for Math, Reading and Science April 29 – May 3, 2013 ACCESS for ELLs Test Window Grades K-12 January 28 – March 8, 2013

  8. Important Dates PASA Math & Reading Grades 3 - 8, 11 February 18– March 29, 2013 PASA Science Grades 4, 8, 11 May 6 – May 31, 2013 NAEP Math, Reading, Science, Writing and Economics. Grades 4, 8, 12 in selected schools January 28 – March 8, 2013

  9. Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) • Math & Reading: Feb 18 – Mar 29, 2013 • Science: May 6 – May 31 , 2013 • Writing: No statewide test form; individually created (by teacher), scored (by teacher), and stored (in IEP folder) • Who participates in the PASA? • Grades 3-8 and 11 • Students with a significant cognitive disability

  10. Contact information • Who manages the test? • PASA Project at the University of Pittsburgh • http://www.pasaassessment.org/ • (412) 648-7363 • All test materials are shipped from and returned to PASA Project

  11. Participation Guidelines • Student must meet all 6 eligibility criteria • Guidelines are posted on PASA website and on PDE Special Education website in the ASIST document • http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/special_education/7465/assessment/607491

  12. Who Takes the PSSA? • Math/Reading – All students in grades 3-8 • Writing – All students in grades 5 and 8 • Science – All students in grades 4 and 8

  13. Who is Excused? • Those who qualify to take the PASA - Students must meet six criteria in order to take the alternate assessment for students who have significant disabilities. See www.pasaassessment.org. • ELLs in their first 12 months of enrollment in a U.S. school: - Must take - PSSA Math and - PSSA Science - Do not have to take - PSSA Reading - PSSA Writing - See http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/english_as_a_second_language/7529.

  14. Accommodations • Accommodations Training for PSSA and Keystone Exams: October 31, 2012, and November 6, 2012 • PSSA • http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/testing_accommodations_security/7448 • English Language Learners • http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/testing_accommodations_security/7448 • PASA • www.pasaassessment.org

  15. PA Common Core Standards The Pennsylvania Common Core Standards (PACC) and draft Assessment Anchors are available on SAS at: http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/CommonCore

  16. The Taxonomy of Assessment Anchor Content Standards • Content Area • Grade Level • Reporting Category • Assessment Anchor Content Standards • (Assessment Anchors) • Assessment Anchor Descriptor • Eligible Content

  17. Assessment Anchor Coding S4.A.1.1.1 Eligible Content Science Grade Level Assessment Anchor Descriptor Reporting Category Assessment Anchor

  18. Important Features to Know e.g.-The list is made up of examples but are not limited to those given i.e.-The list is limited to those specific examples given

  19. Important Features to Know or-a student can be assessed on all or just some of the elements in the Eligible Content and-theintentis to assess each element in the Eligible Content

  20. Resource Materials • Item and Scoring Samplers • Performance Level Descriptors - Detailed description of Advanced, Proficient, Basic, and Below Basic • Performance Level Cut Scores • PSSA Assessment Handbook for all content areas • 2013 “Getting Ready” Power Point

  21. Keystone Exams • Offered three times each year – winter, spring and summer • Offered in Algebra I, Biology and Literature • Students can retake them until they score at the proficient level • The Project-Based Assessment part of the Keystones is being piloted

  22. Who Takes the Keystones? • All students in Grade 11 who have not already taken a Keystone Exam in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature • All students who will complete a Biology course this school year • All students who will complete an Algebra I course this year • All students who will complete coursework that covers the content of the Literature Exam this year

  23. Keystones and Regulations • Students must take the Keystone Exams to meet graduation requirements under Chapter 4 Regulations • Students must take the Keystone Exams to meet AYP requirements under NCLB

  24. PSSA MathAssessment2013

  25. Math 2013 • Criterion Referenced • Five Reporting Categories - Numbers and Operations - Measurement - Geometry - Algebra - Data Analysis

  26. Math 2013 • Student scorecomes from: - 60 multiple choice questions - Three open-ended questions • Students take: - 72 multiple choice in grades 3 - 8 and 11 - Four open-ended questions • All grades will alternate subject areas with Math coming first.

  27. Math 2013 • Scores come from the COMMON ONLY.

  28. Math 2013 • Embedded Field Test • Gr 3-5 FT items based on PACC • Gr 6-8 FT items based on current Anchors • Open-Ended items scored on a 0-4 scale • Item-specific scoring guidelines but no general rubric • Formula sheets will be provided for grades 7 and 8. Formulas needed in grades 5 and 6 are provided with the item - See Resource Materials on our web site for the formula sheets and item samplers

  29. Item Specifics • Multiple choice items based on Eligible Content* • Open-ended items based on Anchor (Verbscome from Anchor, Anchor Descriptor or Eligible Content;Contentcomes from Eligible Content.) • Reminder: Have students read the OE items carefully and answerexactlywhat is being asked. *All items based on the PACC may cross Eligible Content and Anchors and Reporting Categories.

  30. Item Specifics • Examples of how OE items might be phrased: - Show or explain all your work. - Show all your work. Explain why you did each step. - Explain why [something is true or false] - Describe how [doing something affects something else; to find something, etc.]

  31. Math 2013 • Roy is running for class president. He polls 50 students. 60 percent of them say they will vote for him. A. There are 350 students in Roy’s class. Based on his survey, how many students should he expect to vote for him? Show or explain all your work. B. Roy will sell fruit drinks to raise money for his campaign. A fruit drink cost $0.10 and he sells it for $0.50. How many fruit drinks does Roy need to sell to earn $80? Show all your work. Explain why you did each step.

  32. Math 2013 Rubric (for sample item only): Part A: - ½ point for correct answer - 1 point for complete and correct work OR ½ point for correct but incomplete work. Part B: - 1/2 point for correct answer - 1 point for correct and compete work OR ½ point for correct but incomplete work. - 1 point for correct and complete explanation. ½ point for correct but incomplete explanation.

  33. Math 2013 Rubric Metric: Total Points (within) Score (on) 4 4 3 – 3 ½ 3 2 – 2 ½ 2 ½ - 1 ½ 1 0 0

  34. Math 2013 • Some notes about open-ended items: - Guess and Check is a valid method but at least two incorrect guesses must be shown to receive full credit. - Not all open-ended items require a “why.” - At least half the score points must come from one Anchor. The rest can come from anywhere else in that Reporting Category.

  35. Math 2013 • Testing time is approximately 150-180 minutes for Math. • Testing in Grades 3 - 8 and 11. • Can have a “blemish” and still get a score of 4 • “e.g. missing $” may or may not be a blemish depending on the item and grade. • “Guess and check” is a valid, acceptable strategy but to get full credit at least two incorrect “guesses” must be shown.

  36. Math 2013 • If an answer box is given the answer does not have to be in the answer box to receive full credit, but if there is an answer in the answer box it overrides any other answer given. • An incorrect answer carried through correctly will receive full credit for the correct part.

  37. Math 2013 • Grade 4 and up: calculators ARE permitted on all but the beginning few items. • Rulers and protractors will be provided at grades where needed. Students must use the rulers and protractors provided for the PSSA. (For current items, protractors are provided within the item itself. For items measuring the PACC, a separate protractor may be provided.) • Rulers scaled in U.S. Customary and Metric as required by the Anchors.

  38. Math 2013 Calculator Policy The PSSA is designed so that calculators are not necessary for students to be successful. If students choose to use a calculator on the portions of the PSSA for which calculators are permitted then they must adhere to the guidelines listed below. It is incumbent upon the school test coordinator to ensure that all calculator policies are implemented and followed, including making sure calculators have no programs stored in their memory. Please note that if a student wants to restore the deleted programs he or she will have to back them up prior to the assessment.

  39. Math 2013 The following are NOT allowed for the PSSA or Keystones: • Non-calculators such as cell phones, PDAs, laptops, minicomputers, pocket organizers, etc. • Beaming capabilities. (These must be disabled.) • Wireless communication technologies. Calculators having wireless communication technologies may be used if those technologies are disabled. • Calculators with QWERTY keyboards or other typewriter-like keyboards or keypads (e.g. Dvorak).

  40. Math 2013 The following are NOT allowed for the PSSA or Keystones: • Calculators with built in Computer Algebra Systems – CAS. • Calculators that make noise, have paper tape, need to be plugged in or talk unless these specific calculators are required as an accommodation. (Please refer to the Accommodations Manual.) • Sharing calculators by students during a test session. • All programs/information stored in a calculator. These must be deleted prior to using that calculator on any section of the PSSA. Typically these are graphing calculators but scientific calculators may also contain stored programs.

  41. Math 2013 • This is intended to be a general description of what is notallowed. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list of specific calculators, devices or technologies that cannot be used on the PSSA. • As technology changes this policy will be reviewed and may also change. • The current Calculator Policy is available on our website.

  42. Math 2013 Grade 3: • CANNOTuse calculators • Answers marked in test booklet Grade 4 and up: • Calculators AREpermitted on all but the beginning few items.*

  43. Math Test Blueprint

  44. Math Performance Level Cut Scores

  45. Keystone Algebra I • Two modules • Each Module has 30 points – 18 from multiple choice and 12 from open-ended • Each open-ended is worth four points • Some open-ended will be machine scored • Students in the class of 2017 must score at the proficient or advanced level to graduate

  46. Keystone Algebra I • Modules are scored separately and can be passed separately • Students must score proficient (or higher) on the entire exam but not necessarily pass each module • If a student retakes the exam the highest score on each module will count

  47. Keystone Algebra I – What It Measures

  48. Keystone Algebra I – Test Format

  49. Keystone Algebra I – Point Distribution

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