MCAS Grade 10 ELA and Mathematics Informational Meetings The Office of Student Assessment Services October 3 and November 5, 2018

Presenters Michol Stapel, Associate Commissioner of Student Assessment Katie Bowler, Director of Test Development ELA Team Amy Carithers, Administrator for ELA Test Development Beth Niedzwiecki, grade 10 ELA test developer Jennifer O’Toole, grade 10 ELA test developer Mathematics Team Simone Johnson, Administrator for Math Test Development James Verdolino, grade 10 Math test developer

Logistics for This Session Questions may be asked at any time using the Q & A feature on the WebEx screen. Specific questions about a student or your district should instead be sent by email to mcas@doe.mass.edu. We will attempt to answer all questions submitted during the session; after the session, all questions will be answered and emailed out to participants. This session is being recorded and will be available online in about one week at: MCAS Resource Center -- mcas.pearsonsupport.com/training In the section entitled “Training Sessions Previously Offered This School Year”

01 02 Today’s Discussion 03 04 Transition to Next-Generation Tests English Language Arts (ELA) Test Design and Sample Items Today’s Discussion 03 Mathematics Test Design and Sample Items 04 Competency Determination (CD) and Retest Opportunities

Transition to Next-Generation Tests 01

Transition to Next-Generation High School Tests Grade 10 students (class of 2021) this year are the first class to take the next-generation grade 10 ELA and math tests Standards (Exceeding, Meeting, Partially Meeting, and Not Meeting Expectations) will be set on these tests in the summer of 2019 Important to ensure fairness during the transition period for the students in each graduating class Provide adequate notice of the requirements for high school graduation

Transition to Next-Generation Tests 2017 CBT required * grades 4 and 8 CBT optional grades 3, 5, 6, and 7 2018 CBT required * grades 4, 5, 7, and 8 CBT optional grades 3 and 6 2019 CBT required * grades 3–8 and 10 * Paper-based testing will be available for students with disabilities who require a paper-and-pencil test as well as for new ELL students unfamiliar with computers.

ELA Test Design and Sample Items 02

What is the same for 2019? Untimed test Types of passages Some question types Full release of the grade 10 test

What is different in 2019? Computer-based Number of sessions New question types Standards alignment Reporting types Item descriptions

Comparison of Legacy and Next-Generation Tests 36 multiple-choice questions 4 open-response questions 1 composition 72 total points 21-27 one-point questions 4-7 two-point questions 3 essays 59 total points

Embedded Matrix Questions Consist of both field-test and equating questions Do not count toward a student's score Student experience includes: Read one long and one short passage set Respond to 12 questions (one or two-point) Write 1 essay

2019 Reporting Categories Reporting Category Percentages (+/-5%) Total Number of Points Reading 50% 32 Language 20% 12 Writing 30% 15 Totals 100% 59

Informational and literary passages Single, paired or tripled passages Passage Types Informational and literary passages Single, paired or tripled passages Short and long passages

Presentation of Passages (Single Passage) glossed word

Presentation of Passages (Multiple Passages)

Selected Response Questions: Question Types Selected Response Questions: Multiple choice: worth one point Multiple select: worth two points Technology enhanced: worth two points Text-Based Essays: Scored in two domains: Idea Development: 5 points Conventions: 3 points Reading or Language Writing Language

Multiple-Choice Question

Multiple-Choice Question

Multiple-Select Question

Multiple-Select Question

Multiple-Select Question

Technology-Enhanced Question

Technology-Enhanced Question

Types of Writing Questions Writing in response to text Writing types: Argument (standard 1) Informative/explanatory (standard 2) Narrative (standard 3) One rubric used for all writing types

Writing Item Types: Grade 10 Idea Development (5 points) Conventions (3 points) quality and development of central idea or thesis* selection and explanation of evidence and/or details * organization expression of ideas awareness of task and mode sentence structure grammar, usage, and mechanics * Expectation is different for narrative writing Writing Standards 1,2 or 3 and Writing Standard 4 Language Standards 1,2 and 3 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Essay: Standard 1 (Argument)

Essay: Standard 2 (Informative/Explanatory)

Essay: Standard 3 (Narrative)

Resources for ELA MCAS ELA test design and resources Web Link ELA test design and resources http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/tdd/ela.html?section=nextgen Grade 10 ELA practice test and materials http://mcas.pearsonsupport.com/student/practice-tests-ela/ TestNav 8 computer-based environment http://mcas.pearsonsupport.com/student/ 2017 and 2018 next-gen released questions for grades 3-8 Testing schedule http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/cal.html

ELA Questions

Mathematics Test Design and Sample Items 03

What is the same for 2019? Untimed test Two sessions Session 1: non-calculator Session 2: calculator Some question types Multiple Choice, Short-Answer, Open/Constructed Response Total points 60

What is different in 2019? Computer-based New standards 2017 Curriculum Framework will be assessed Coded to cluster headings New question types Calculator policy Reference sheets Item/question descriptions Reporting category percentages

2019 Operational Questions Legacy 2019 Next-Generation 32 multiple-choice questions 4 short-answer questions 6 open-response questions 60 total points 32 one-point questions 6 two-point questions 4 constructed response questions 60 total points

2019 Embedded Matrix Questions Consist of both field-test and equating questions Do not count towards the student’s score Student experience includes: Six additional 1- or 2-point questions Four additional constructed-response questions

Curriculum Framework Clusters

Question Coded to a Cluster Standard: Explain why the sum or product of two rational numbers is rational; that the sum of a rational number and an irrational number is irrational… N-RN.B.3 Cluster: Use properties of rational and irrational numbers N-RN.B

2019 Reporting Category Percentages Total Number of Points Number & Quantity 15% 9 Algebra & Functions 35% 21 Geometry Statistics & Probability

Question Types Question Type Total Points Multiple Choice Students select one correct answer from among several answer options. 1 Multiple Select Students select more than one correct answer from among several answer options. Technology Enhanced Students taking the computer-based tests answer questions using technology such as drag-and-drop and hot spot. 1 or 2 Short Answer/Fill-in-the-Blank Students construct a short written response, typically only a word or a number. Constructed Response Students write a response to a multi-part item that includes calculations and explanations to a problem or set of problems 4 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Multiple Select Question

Technology Enhanced Question – Hot Spot

Technology Enhanced Question - Match Table Grid

Technology Enhanced Question – Inline Choice

Technology Enhanced Question – Graphing on a Coordinate Plane

Technology Enhanced Question – Graphing Functions

Technology Enhanced Question – Transformations

Technology Enhanced Question – Creating a Histogram

Technology Enhanced Question – Solution Set of an Inequality

Technology Enhanced Question – Graphing a System of Inequalities

Short Answer/Fill-in-the-Blank (with Equation Editor)

Answering a Short Answer/Fill-in-the-Blank Question (with Equation Editor for math only)

2-Point Question

Short Answer/Fill-in-the-Blank Computer-Based Version Paper-Based Version

Answering a Short Answer Question on the Paper Test

Constructed Response Question

Answering a Constructed Response Question (with Equation Editor for math and text)

Constructed Response – Paper Equivalents On the axes provided in your answer space, graph the solution set of the inequality.

Embedded calculator Handheld calculators Calculator Policy Scientific calculator Handheld calculators Students who prefer to use handheld calculators when taking the computer-based test may do so. At a minimum, schools should provide a five-function calculator Students may also use their own handheld calculator, including a graphing calculator. Students must have sole access to the handheld calculator. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Grade 10 Reference Sheet Exhibits

Resources for Mathematics MCAS Web Link Math test design and resources http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/tdd/math.html?section=nextgen Grade 10 Math practice test and materials http://mcas.pearsonsupport.com/student/practice-tests-math/ Tutorial http://mcas.pearsonsupport.com/student/ Equation editor guides and symbols Gridded response guidelines Math reference sheets Testing schedule http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/cal.html

Math Questions

Competency Determination (CD) and Retest Opportunities 04

Board Adoption of New Regulations in February 2018 Students in the classes of 2021 and 2022 will be held to an interim passing standard. The interim standard will be defined as a similar level of achievement to the required standards on the legacy tests: 240 (Proficient), or 220 (Needs Improvement) plus an Educational Proficiency Plan The interim standard will be identified in summer 2019 through A statistical linking process, and Validation by a panel of experts Provides students of the classes of 2021 and 2022 with timely notice of the passing standard Provides students, parents, and educators with sufficient time to become familiar with the new tests and expectations before a new passing standard is established. Provides time to conduct outreach to students, parents, educators, administrators, and other stakeholders as we move toward a new CD

Current CD Requirements for ELA and Mathematics, by Class School Year CD requirements 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Class of 2020 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12   Legacy (240 or 220+EPP, per BESE vote in October 2016) Class of 2021 Grade 9 Grade 10* Interim (standard on new test that represents similar level of achievement as 240, or 220+EPP) Class of 2022 Class of 2023 Grade10 Future (to be determined after results of new tests are considered by the Board in fall 2019) *First administration of next-generation grade 10 tests in ELA/Mathematics

Timeline for Tests/Retests: Grade 10 ELA and Mathematics May 2018 Timeline for Tests/Retests: Grade 10 ELA and Mathematics March 2019 Legacy retest administration Spring 2019 First administration of next-generation tests November 2019 March 2020 Last legacy retest administration; last separate March retest administration Spring 2020 Second administration of next-generation tests November 2020 First administration of next-generation retests Spring 2021 First administration of grade 10 tests with new CD standard First time students will retest using the Spring tests in place of a March retest Key points: One year of legacy retests following the first administration of the next-gen tests Phasing out of the March retest; retesters would take the core parts of the spring tests

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