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USING THE ITEM INFORMATION REPORTS. What is in the IIR?. The IIR contains details of the student / school / board / province results for each question on the EQAO assessment. Please take great care to Understand and Reflect on the information that is presented before you begin to Interpret it.
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What is in the IIR? The IIR contains details of the student / school / board / province results for each question on the EQAO assessment. Please take great care to Understand and Reflect on the information that is presented before you begin to Interpret it.
Multiple Choice Questions 1 6 5 2 3 7 4 • Strand or Skill • Question number – not all questions are included • Question Type (MC, SA, OR) • Possible responses • * indicates the correct answer • Percent of students from Board choosing response • Percent of students from Province choosing response
Short Answer Questions 1 5 2 4 6 7 3 • Strand or Skill • Question number – not all questions are included • Question Type (MC, SA, OR) • Scoring Options (Acceptable, Unacceptable, Incomplete) • Description of response • Percent of students from Board achieving score • Percent of students from Province achieving score
Open Response Questions 1 5 6 7 2 4 3 • Strand or Skill • Question number – not all questions are included • Question Type (MC, SA, OR) • Scoring Options (Scale from 10 – 40 or 60, I, B) • Description of response • Percent of students from Board achieving score • Percent of students from Province achieving score
What Are We Looking At? Grade, Subject, School, Question Number, Question Type, Skill, Range of Skills, Criteria What Information is Missing?
Considerations • IIR’s should be used as an additional source of data to inform instruction. • IIR’s will help us to identify strengths and weaknesses in student performance. • Each skill or strand is assessed a limited number of times and represent only 1 indicator of achievement.
Additional Data Sources • Question booklets • Scoring Guides (Anchors) • Student Roster IIR • Report Card data • School based assessments (e.g., ESI) • Standardized Assessments (e.g., DRA) • Teaching / Learning strategies
Interpreting Data • Group Questions a. Strand / Skill (e.g., implicit, explicit, making connections) b. Question Type (e.g., MC, SA, OR) c. Text Features (e.g., graphic organizers) d. Concepts (e.g., word study)
Interpreting Data 2. Analyze and Determine a. Areas where many students performed well b. Areas that were challenges for many students
Use ORID Questions • Objective questions – • What information is in the IIR? • What is not? • Reflect • When looking at the information, what feelings are elicited? • Did you have an “AHA” moment? • Interpret • What can the IIR tell you about the teaching practices in your school? • What other information do you need? • Decide • What now? Next steps? • How will you share the IIR with others?
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