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Measures of Academic Measures of Academic Progress Nationwide - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Measures of Academic Measures of Academic Progress Nationwide - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Measures of Academic Measures of Academic Progress Nationwide Presence Nationwide Presence Essential Questions If If you could design an assessment, ld d i t what would you want it to tell you about your students? What are the essential
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Nationwide Presence Nationwide Presence
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Essential Questions
If ld d i t If you could design an assessment, what would you want it to tell you about your students? What are the essential components of an effective assessment system?
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Purpose & Design
The purpose drives the design of t assessment- External accountability
T t t t t k h ld
To report out to stakeholders
Internal accountability
To inform instruction To adjust curriculum To adjust curriculum For program evaluation
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S i F i Summative vs. Formative Assessments
Summative-Assessment OF Learning To inform others about students To inform others about students
- Achievement standards for which
schools teachers and students are schools, teachers, and students are held accountable Formative-Assessment FOR Learning To inform students about themselves
- Improvement, mastery of increasingly
sophisticated learning targets over time
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How do we foster growth for for all kids?
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Measures of Academic Progress g S r e Test
Math, Reading, Language Usage
Survey Test
I t i /I t k T ti
Survey with Goals
Interim/Intake Testing Overall RIT Score 20 it bj t Fall/Spring testing Overall RIT Score with Goal Scores 20 items per subject Scores 42-60 items per subject End of Course Tests Algebra I & II Additi l T t Algebra I & II Geometry Integrated Math I & II Additional Tests Available: MAP for Primary MAP for Primary Grades Science
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RIT (Rasch Unit) Scale
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RIT Scale
Achievement scale Achievement scale Equal interval Measures longitudinal growth growth Grade independent
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Design & Features of Design & Features of Measures of Academic Progress g
Dynamically developed for each student Dynamically developed for each student Accurate data across the scale Tests are not timed Tests are not timed Immediate results M t t d t f t Measures current student performance, not mastery
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NWEA DesCartes NWEA DesCartes
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Monitoring Growth in Student Achievement
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Goal Setting Worksheet
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Lexile Scores www.lexile.com
The upper part of a 500 The upper part of a 500-
- Lexile
NWEA RIT
650L range might be used 650L range might be used for the student’s group for the student’s group
RIT
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reading program reading program – instructional reading level instructional reading level
650L 500L 205
The teacher might use the The teacher might use the lower part of this range as lower part of this range as a target for the student’s a target for the student’s – independent reading independent reading l l l l level level
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Lexile Report
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Student Progress Report Student Progress Report Report Report
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Student Progress R t Student Progress R t Report Report
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T h R t T h R t Teacher Report Teacher Report
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District Growth R ti District Growth R ti Reporting Reporting
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Dynamic Reporting Suite Dynamic Reporting Suite
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Dynamic Reporting Dynamic Reporting Suite
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Dynamic Reporting Dynamic Reporting Suite
Fall 06
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Dynamic Reporting Suite Suite
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C ti C lt f Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Use data at every level of the system (Community to Board
Room to Classroom)
Use data for insight into what things need to be improved g g p Look for the root causes Plan focused goals Get good at staying focused Motivate people to work and learn individually and together together Recognize people’s work Do it all again g Plan the work and work the plan Work on the system to improve the work of the system Create a culture of continuous improvement
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