MME Reading Score Analysis Harvey Czerwinski MACA - November 2013

ACT Reading Scores are Going Up Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/15/2013 2

MME Percent Proficient is Flat Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/15/2013 3

MME Scale Scores are Going Down Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/15/2013 4

Contributing Components to the Spring 2013 MME Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/15/2013 5

441 Items Total on the 2013 ACT, WorkKeys, and Michigan “Wrap-Around” In all, students are assessed using 441 items when the ACT, WorkKeys, and Michigan “Wrap-Around” tests items are added together. Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/15/2013 6

Only 263 Items Are Used for Scoring the MME However, not all of the items are included in the scoring of the MME. Some items are field test items. Some are simply not included. Of the 441 items, only 263 items are used when scoring the MME. Subject Number of items used for scoring the MME Math 62 Science 55 Social Studies 38 Reading 51 Writing 57 Total 263 Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/15/2013 7

Spring 2013 MME Test Item Summary Subject Number of Items ACT/WK ACT WorkKeys: Reading WorkKeys: Applied Math WorkKeys: Locating Information Michigan Wrap Around Included in scoring MME Mathematics 60   33 38 25 62 60% or more Science 40 49 55 11% or more Social Studies 48 2% or more Reading 51 100% Writing 75 1 prompt 57 Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/15/2013 8

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53.4% 46.6% Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/14/2013 10

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51.6% 36.0% 12.4% Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/14/2013 12

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88.7% 9.2% 1.9% 0.1% Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/14/2013 14

Conclusion: WorkKeys Reading for Information is an integral part of MME Reading scoring. About 50% of the MME items are taken from WorkKeys. Student performance on WorkKeys is a good predictor of MME achievement. Schools need to focus on both ACT and WorkKeys reading objectives. Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/14/2013 15

Sample of WorkKeys Objectives Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/14/2013 16

WorkKeys Test Item for Level 6 Consultant Services Department, Macomb ISD 10/14/2013 17