Trigg County Public Schools Continuous Assessment Update March 10, 2011

Trigg County Public Schools Why assess? For learning Formative assessments are assessments conducted during learning to inform teachers’ instructional decisions along the way to student success. Provide information about how and what students are learning To be used effectively, teachers must take part in a cyclical process that includes assessment, diagnosis, feedback, goal setting, and instruction. - Rick Stiggins and Stephen Chappuis

Trigg County Public Schools Assessments and Purposes

Trigg County Public Schools Universal Screening AIMSweb Screening Tools –Take from 1 – 8 minutes per assessment –Given 3 times per year

Trigg County Public Schools GRADE and GMADE Norm-referenced, research-based reading and math assessments Administered to –all students in grades K-3 – 3 times per year –All students 4-5 – 2 times per year –6-12 – 2 times per year for students below the 10 th %il on AIMSweb screenings

Trigg County Public Schools ThinkLink Purpose – predictive assessment related to KY Core Content Given in the grade levels and subjects that are assessed in KCCT 3 times per year – approximately 1 hour per subject Resource/support materials available for teacher use to target specific skills

Trigg County Public Schools MAP – Measures of Academic Progress Could serve as the Universal Screener to identify students below average range Diagnostic in nature Adaptive computerized assessment Can predict performance on state assessment

Trigg County Public Schools M easures of A cademic P rogress® groundbreaking adaptive assessment –Grade level independent Flexible assessment system to serve multiple purposes PreK-12 for longitudinal data spanning a child’s full school experience Provides highly accurate data that scales to inform decision making at every level MAP ® Suite of Assessments

Trigg County Public Schools Partnering to Help All Kids Learn Growth, Not Grade

Trigg County Public Schools Dynamically developed to find instructional level MOST PRECISE MEASURE Items rotate through KY Core Content/ soon to be aligned with CCSS

Trigg County Public Schools MAP Testing Experience/Higher Performing Student Not a static test!

Trigg County Public Schools MAP Testing Experience/Lower Performing Student Not a static test!

Trigg County Public Schools RIT Scale (Rasch Unit) Vertical Scale Beginning Numeracy Adult Math X Norm x x xX X Grace XxXx x X X Daniel x X x x x 3 rd grade (5 th grade) 7 th grade See RIT reference chart X x An advantage of the RIT scale is that it can relate the numbers on the scale directly to the difficulty of items on the tests. Characteristics of the RIT Scale include: It is a stable equal interval scale. It helps to measure growth over time. It has the same meaning regardless of grade or age of the student. MAP sees instructional level not grade or age! It is an achievement scale.

Trigg County Public Schools Normative Data Sheet

Trigg County Public Schools Instructional Resources Reports DesCartes (matches learning statements with test items)

Trigg County Public Schools See P. 2 in Reporting Tools

Trigg County Public Schools Screening tests Assess basic letter/number skills Skills Checklist tests Assess developing literacy/numeracy skills Survey with Goals (adaptive tests) Measures growth in reading & math skills MAP MAP for Primary Grades (MPG) Grades (MPG)

Trigg County Public Schools Teacher Resources Link to access Student Goal Setting Worksheet

Trigg County Public Schools Student Progress Report See P. 14 in Reporting Tools

Trigg County Public Schools Student Goal Setting Worksheet 20 See P. 10 in Reporting Tools

Trigg County Public Schools Survey Test Interim/Intake Testing - Language/Math/Reading - Untimed - Immediate Results - Overall RIT Score - 20 Questions per subject Survey Test with Goals Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer - Language/Math/Reading - Untimed (40/45 min. per content) - Immediate Results - Overall RIT Score with goals (strands) -42/52 Questions per subject End of Course Tests (included & aligned with NCTM) Algebra I & II Geometry Integrated Math I & II Additional Tests Available: MAP for Primary Grades (K-2) 15/30 minutes depending on test Science (64 items) MAP Assessment Information Typical Testing Seasons: Fall Aug 15 - Nov 30 Winter Dec 1 - Feb 28 Spring March 1 - June 15 Summer June 16 - Aug 14

Trigg County Public Schools Eliminate the use of –GRADE and GMADE –ThinkLink –AIMSweb for all students Use MAP for universal screening, diagnostic, and predictive purposes Maintain the use of AIMSweb as a progress monitoring tool for students in the TAG process Proposal for Consideration