Deconstruction and Developing Targets for Priority Standards

assessment The starting point for effective assessment is clarifying the LEARNING TARGET

Learning Targets Knowledge Reasoning Performance/Skills Products

Knowledge Targets What do I need to know? Usually knowledge targets begin with words like: Lists, names, identifies, recalls, locate, recall, recite, etc.

Reasoning Targets What can I do with what I know? Reasoning targets start out with mental processes like: Predicts, infers, classifies, hypothesizes, compares, concludes, summarizes, analyzes, evaluates, generalizes

Performance Skills Performance skills require the students to demonstrate their mastery of a learning target and to be observed. The development of proficiency in doing something where the process is most important.

Product Targets The ability to create tangible products that meet certain standards of quality and present concrete evidence of academic proficiency. Example: Writing an argumentative piece.

Instructional Design Process StandardsTargetsAssessments Lessons

CHECKING FOR CONGRUENCE ARE OUR ASSESSMENT ITEMS/LEARNING TASKS CONGRUENT TO THE INTENT OF CCSS? What do you consider when determining congruency? Target-Method Match Scenarios See exerpt from Ch. 4 Classroom Assessment for Student Learning

ACCURATE ASSESSMENT ASSESS HOW? WHAT METHOD? WRITTEN WELL? SAMPLED HOW? AVOID BIAS HOW? WHY ASSESS? WHAT’S THE PURPOSE? WHO WILL USE THE RESULTS? ASSESS WHAT? WHAT ARE THE LEARNING TARGETS? ARE THEY CLEAR? ARE THEY GOOD? “Keys to Quality Classroom Assessment” Classroom Assessment for Student Learning Stiggins, Arter, Chappuis, Chappuis

Connect your content with appropriate standard/target Make meaning of the standard Does each question capture the intent of the standard/target labeled? Progressions Deconstructions CCR Standards Content– Vocabulary & Interpretation Rigor– DOK/Bloom’s

DOK? Verbs/Bloom’s Standard(s)? Target(s)? Standard-consistent vocabulary? Students engage in content at appropriate level Artifact(s) Observation Artifact(s) Artifact(s): Lesson plans, Assessment, Activity

Some Aligned Assessment Examples Links provided on kadiralston.com EngageNY.org: Annotated 2013 Test Questions Evaluate items for ELA Assessment PARCC Released Assessment items: Begins at 3 rd grade PARCC Released Assessment items: Begins at 3 rd grade Achievethecore.org See close reading exemplars and classroom lessons around the standards

ASSESSING AT INCREASINGLY COMPLEX LEVELS A Word about Standard 10 Quantitative, Qualitative, Reader and Task Considerations