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Advisory Council Update from the DOE

Advisory Council Update from the DOE. April 16, 2014 Georgia Department of Education Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist. A New Assessment System. Comprehensive

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Advisory Council Update from the DOE

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  1. Advisory Council Update from the DOE April 16, 2014 Georgia Department of Education Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist

  2. A New Assessment System Comprehensive • single program, not series of tests (e.g., CRCT; EOCT; WA) Coherent • consistent expectations and rigor to position Georgia students to compete with peers nationally and internationally • consistent signal about student preparedness for the next level, be it the next grade, course, or college/career • consistent signal about student achievement both within system (across grades and courses) and with external measures (NAEP; PSAT; SAT; ACT) Consolidate • combine reading, language arts, and writing into a single measure to align to the standards Melissa Fincher

  3. Coherency – Consistency Achievement of Georgia Students in Reading 2013 • NAEP – Grade 8: 32% at/above proficient • CRCT – Grade 8: 97% met/exceeded • 9th Grade Literature EOCT: 86% met/exceeded • American Literature EOCT: 91% met/exceeded • SAT – Class of 2013: 43% college ready benchmark* • ACT – Class of 2013: 43% college ready benchmark** 2012 • PSAT – sophomores: 40% on track to be CCR • Melissa Fincher *SAT data represent 71% of Class of 2013 **ACT data represent 51% of Class of 2013

  4. Overall ELA Phase I Pilot Summary Data Melissa Fincher

  5. Overall ELA Phase II Pilot Summary Data Melissa Fincher

  6. Lexiles with CRCT Readiness Indicators

  7. Assessment Resources NAEP: Writing Framework for 2011 http://www.nagb.org/content/nagb/assets/documents/publications/frameworks/writing-2011.pdf PARCC: Sample Items for ELA/Literacy https://www.parcconline.org/samples/ELA Smarter Balance: Sample Items and Performance Tasks http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-performance-tasks/ Florida Department of Education: FCAT 2.0 Sample Questions and Answer Key Books http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/fcatitem.asp Georgia Department of Education: Formative Item Bank in OAS http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/OAS-Resources.aspx Kentucky Department of Education: Sample Test Items http://education.ky.gov/AA/items/Pages/default.aspx

  8. Assessment Resources New York Department of Education • 3rd grade:  Multiple Choice, Short Response, Extended Response Samples (Literature and Info text Cold Reads) http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/new_york_state/ela-grade-3.pdf • 7th grade: Multiple Choice, Short Response, Extended Response Samples (Literature, Info Text, & Paired Passages Cold Reads) http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/new_york_state/ela-grade-7.pdf • 8th grade: Multiple Choice, Short Response, Extended Response Samples (Literature, Info Text, & Paired Passages Cold Reads) http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/new_york_state/ela-grade-8.pdf

  9. Assessment Resources SBAC: Practice Test Scoring Guides for different grade levels 5th grade • http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Grade5ELA.pdf 8th grade • http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Grade8ELA.pdf 11th grade • http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Grade11ELA.pdf

  10. Classroom Expectations to Cultivate Eliminate These Practices Cultivate These Practices Jeff Anderson’s Model Sentences Grammar in Context Daily Writing Teacher Models Develop Reading Stamina Test “Cold Passages” DOK 2-4 in each Unit Test Facilitate/Gradual Release • DOL (Dumb or Lucky!) or DGP (Dull Grinding Practice) • Grammar out of Context • Occasional Writing • Teacher Assigns • Short Reads on Tests • Test What You Taught • DOK 1 Level Questions • “Stand and Deliver”

  11. Contact Us Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager cwaters@doe.k12.ga.us 404.463.1933 Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist lhooven@doe.k12.ga.us 404.656.0675 Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist ssanders@doe.k12.ga.us 404.657.9811

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