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Tes esting O Over erview

R ye C ity School District March 22, 2018

NYS Tes esting O Over erview ew

Gr Grades 3 3-5: 5:

• State tests in ELA and Math
• Science grade 4

Gr Grades 6 6-8: 8:

• State tests in ELA and Math
• Science grade 8
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egents grade 8 C

• mputer-Based Testing (C

BT)

• Still in the early stages
• Long term plan will be for all schools to use C

BT

• Students have access to C

BT practice tests in school

Tes est C Conten ent

The annual G rades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests:

• Focus on the New Y
• rk State learning standards, which guide classroom

instruction in ELA and math

• Measure real-world skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, and writing
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equire students to explain their answers and describe and defend their reasoning

• Feature many test questions written by New Y
• rk State teachers.

Asse ssessment Dates 2 s 2018

• ELA (G

rades 3-8) : April 11-12

• Math (G

rades 3-8): May 2-3

• Science (G

rade 4 and G rade 8): ○ Performance: May 24-June 2 (specific date and time determined by building) ○ W ritten: June 4

• R

egents: Specific date by subject

EL ELA

• Two day exam
• Literary and informational passages
• Each session is untimed but takes approximately 60-80

minutes to complete

EL ELA F Format

Da Day 1 1 Da Day 2 2 Passages 4 in G rades 3-4 5 in G rades 5-8 3 passages in all grades Multiple-C hoice 24 questions in G rades 3-4 35 questions in G rades 5-8 Short R esponse 6 questions in G rades 3-6 7 questions in G rades 7-8 Extended R esponse 1 question

SA SAMPLE E ELA P PASSA SSAGE/ QUEST STIONS

G rade 3 ELA passage with multiple-choice questions G rade 7 ELA passage with constructed and extended-response

Preparing ng for

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he ELA

• Calendar dates at Teachers College
• Turnkey training at each building
• Units in reading and writing focusing on test taking strategies and

the question formats ○ Covering and predicting answer choices ○ Finding evidence in the story to support an answer ○ Part to part questions ○ Part to whole questions ○ Answer and two details for short-response questions

Mat ath

• Two day exam
• A mix of computation and problem-solving
• All sessions are untimed but takes approximately 50-60 minutes to

complete

• Preparing for the math test

○ Use of released multiple-choice questions ○ Exposure to problem-solving using constructed-response questions

Mat ath F Format at

Da Day 1 1 Da Day 2 2 Multiple-C hoice 25 questions in G rades 3 30 questions in G rades 4-5 31 questions in G rade 6 33 questions in G rade 7-8 8 questions in G rades 3-5 7 questions in G rades 6-8 Short R esponse 6 questions in G rades 3-5 7 questions in G rades 6-8 Extended R esponse 1 question

SAMPLE M E MATH QUES ESTIONS

G rade 8 math multiple-choice questions G rade 4 math open-ended questions

Sci cience ce--

• - Gr

Grade 4 4 & 8 8

• Performance Assessment:

○ Students complete three workstations with hands-on material ○ Takes about 45-60 minutes ○ Date/schedule determined by building

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ritten Assessment ○ One day assessment ○ Multiple-choice ○ Short-response

W ritten test sampler

Li Links R eleased questions by grade for ELA & Math Understanding the parent score report W hat parents can do to help their children at home FAQs

Questions

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Sherri Goffman, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment 914-967-6100 x6207 goffman.sheryl@ryeschools.org Kerri Winderman, District Testing Coordinator 914-967-6100 x3215 winderman.kerri@ryeschools.org