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Welcome to FCAT Parent Night 2013-2014

Welcome to FCAT Parent Night 2013-2014 . What is FCAT 2.0?. Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Designed to measure student achievement based on the Next Generation Sunshine State standards (NGSSS) It measures what students know in Reading, Math, Writing, and Science.

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Welcome to FCAT Parent Night 2013-2014

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  1. Welcome to FCAT Parent Night 2013-2014

  2. What is FCAT 2.0? • Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test • Designed to measure student achievement based on the Next Generation Sunshine State standards (NGSSS) • It measures what students know in Reading, Math, Writing, and Science

  3. Who is tested? • All students in grades 3rd -5th, including English Language Learner (ELL) and exceptional student education (ESE) students enrolled in the school. • Accommodations are provided to eligible ELL and ESE students.

  4. Why do students take FCAT 2.0? • To measure the skills that students have acquired throughout the years. • The test helps teachers determine the level of success with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS). • Gr. 3 Reading and math • Gr.4 Reading, math and writing • Gr. 5 Reading, math and science

  5. Why have standards? • To define what students should know and be able to do • To identify clear expectations for students, parents, and teachers • Standards define what we want to achieve

  6. Testing Dates

  7. FCAT Writing (4th grade) • Students write an essay in response to a prompt. • Students will have 60 minutes to complete their prompt. • Writing prompts may be: Expository: Writing to inform, clarify, explain, define, or instruct. Narrative: Writing to recount a personal or fictional experience or to tell a story based on a real or imagined event.

  8. Samples of Prompts • Expository • Write to explain why you think a certain pet would be good for your classroom. • Explain why it is important to eat healthy foods. • Narrative • Tella story about your most embarrassing moment. • Tell what happens after you go through a door that is always locked.

  9. Writing Rubric • Papers are scored using a 1-6 rubric based on the following areas: • Focus: clearly maintains a main idea, theme or unifying point. • Organization: structured (sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, etc.) • Support: quality of details used to explain, clarify, or define. The quality depends on word choice, depth, relevance, etc. • Conventions: use of punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and sentence structure.

  10. Fourth Grade Writing Rubric

  11. What You Can Do to Help • Read! • Be a writer yourself (model) • Share some of your work (previous or current) • Remind your child to make connections to real experiences or use their imagination • Make positive remarks and suggestions • Show excitement as you read • Remember to be the coach and not the writer!

  12. FCAT 2.0 Reading • Consists of approx. 50-55 multiple choice questions • Broken up into 2 sessions ( Approx. 70 minutes each). Students will have a break during each session. • Reading questions are based on the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards

  13. FCAT 2.0 Reading: Examples of Increased Rigor Students will be asked more often to: • use and build from prior knowledge, such as grade-appropriate vocabulary. • make inferences that require higher order thinking. • analyze information across a pair of texts, such as making comparisons of main ideas.

  14. FCAT 2.0 Reading Grades 3rd -5th • Categories /Strands • 1. Vocabulary • 2. Reading Application • 3. Literary Analysis: Fiction and Nonfiction • 4. Informational Text/Research Process

  15. Categories/Strands • Vocabulary • Approx. 15-25% of points • Context clues • Analyze words in text • Multiple meanings • Base words • Antonyms • Synonyms • Reading Application Approx. 25-35 % of points • Author's purpose • Chronological order, conclusions, inferences, main idea, details, cause and effect • Text structure • Compare and contrast

  16. Categories/Strands • Literary Analysis: Fiction and Nonfiction (Approx. 25-35 % of points ) • Character point of view and development • Plot development; Problem/resolution • Descriptive language, figurative language • Informational Text and Reference and Research (Approx. 15-25 % of points ) • Locate • Interpret • Organize information • Text features

  17. Examples of Literary and Informational Texts that may be included in FCAT 2.0 Reading. • Types of Literary Text • Fiction • Short stories • Poetry • Historical fiction • Fables and folktales • Legends • Myths • Fantasy • Drama • Excerpts from novels • Nonfiction • Biographical and autobiographical sketches • Diaries, memoirs, journals, letters • Essays (e.g., personal and classical narratives) • Types of Informational Text Primary Sources/Nonfiction • Historical documents (e.g., Bill of Rights) • Secondary Sources/Nonfiction • Magazine articles • Newspaper articles • Editorials • Encyclopedia articles • Functional Materials • Embedded in text (e.g., tables, charts, maps, graphs, illustrations, photographs, captions, text boxes) • How-to articles • Brochures, fliers, advertisements • Schedules • Website pages

  18. Passages include approximately • Grade Literary Text Inf. Text • 3 60% 40% • 4 50% 50% • 5 50% 50%

  19. Complexity Levels • The complexity of questions will vary: • Low:recall and recognition of previously learned concepts. • Moderate: requires basic reasoning or problem solving with more than a single step process. • High: requires heavy demand on student thinking. Students must engage in abstract reasoning, planning, analysis, judgment, and creative thought. Students think in multiple steps.

  20. FCAT 2.0 Reading Percentage of Points by Complexity Level • Grade Low Moderate High • 3rd 25–35% 50–70% 5–15% • 4th 20–30% 50–70% 10–20% • 5th 15–25% 50–70% 15–25%

  21. What You Can Do to Help • Create a reading routine • Read to them (expression), with them (to model reading rate) and have them read to you (independent reading)! • Ask your child to retell what they have read and to predict what will happen next • Make connections between reading and writing

  22. FCAT Math • Divided into two sessions. • Students will have approximately 70 minutes • Approx. 50-55 questions • ***5th graders math portion will be computerized • Computer-based practice tests for Math called ePATS are available at www.FLAssessments.com/ePAT

  23. Math Clusters • * Number Sense: operations, problems, statistics, base 10 and fractions • *Geometry and Measurement • *Operations, problems, statistics, expressions and statistics

  24. FCAT 2.0 Mathematics: • Rigorous questions may include: • Equivalent forms using whole numbers, decimals, fractions and percent. • Operations involving addition, subtraction and multiplication • Word problems including estimating, length, weight, perimeter, area, capacity, volume, time, temperature and angles. • Spatial relationships, symmetry, reflections, congruency and similarity • Graphing, diagrams and symbolic expressions • Generating, collecting, organizing and analyzing data • Multiple steps and higher order thinking

  25. Number Sense • About ¾ of Florida State Parks allow pets. Which decimal equals ¾? • 0 .25 .50 .75 1.0 • +--------+---------+---------+---------+ • 0 ½ 1 • A. .12 • B. .25 • C. .50 • D. .75

  26. Measurement • Kim’s family is driving from Georgia to Florida. They want to know how much timetheir trip will take. Which tool would be best for them to use? A Thermometer B Ruler C Measuring cup D Clock

  27. Geometry • Sandra’s garden is in the shape of a trapezoid, which has only one pair of parallel sides. Which could be the shape of her garden? • A • B • C • D

  28. Algebraic Thinking • Mary and Tim were playing tennis. They started with 6 tennis balls. Three of the tennis balls went over the fence. If b represents the number of balls Mary threw back over the fence, which expression represents the situation? • A. (6-3) + b • B. 6-(3+b) • C. 6+(3-b) • D. (6+3)-b

  29. Data Analysis and Probability • The table shows the outcomes for a game in which you use a spinner with 3 equal parts colored blue, green, and pink and toss a cube labeled 1, 2 or 3. How many possible outcomes are there? A. 6 B. 9 C.12 D. 15

  30. What You Can Do to Help • Help your child master basic facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) • Explore math in every day life situations (cooking, writing checks, paying bills, shopping, etc.) • Help your child learn math vocabulary • Encourage your child to do math in their head • Involve your child when you plan home improvement tasks.

  31. FCAT 2.0 Achievement Levels • Level 5 Students at this level demonstrate masteryof the NGSSS • Level 4 Students at this level demonstrate above satisfactorylevel of the NGSSS • Level 3 Students at this level demonstrate a satisfactorylevel of the NGSSS • Level 2 Students at this level demonstrate a belowsatisfactorylevel of the NGSSS • Level 1 Students at this level demonstrate an inadequate level of the NGSSS

  32. FCAT 2.0 Science • Two 80 minute sessions (approx. 60-66 multiple choice questions) • Strand areas include: • *Nature of science Approx. points 17% *Earth and space science Approx. points 9% • *Physical science Approx. points 29% *Life science Approx. points 25%

  33. Science Skills • Identify, locate, recognize, interpret, demonstrate, analyze, explain and apply their knowledge (scientific method). • Students should take time to understand science vocabulary (reread) • Observe • Investigate • Make logical predictions • Design and conduct experiments • Collect and organize data • Explore possible conclusions • Communicate data-based decisions

  34. What You Can Do to Help • Read with your child • Ask your child to take a close look at any picture, graph, or table that appears with a passage. • Ask your child to make connections to self, text and world • Motivate your child to be inquisitive and to be mini investigators. • Read articles related to science • Watch science related documentaries and discuss as you watch • Many children learn by doing and not just by listening • The more senses involved in the learning process, the better understanding of concepts our children will have.

  35. Resources • www.fcatexplorer.com (reading) • www.Studyjams.com (science and math) • www.floridachieves.com (reading and math) • http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatrelease.asp(information/practice tests) • Study Island (multiple subject areas) • www.fldoe.org (information) • www.thinkcentral.com (reading, math and science) • www.educationcity.com (multiple subject areas) • www.multiplication.com (math) • www.Ar.com (reading) • Computer based practice tests www.FLAssessments.com/ePAT recommended for 5th graders Math computer assessment (Good practice for computerized tools)

  36. A powerful phrase we should keep repeating “I BELIEVE IN YOU”

  37. We are glad to be part of your child’s education and hope that tonight was an informational night.

  38. Thank you for coming and have a great evening!

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