NEW ASSESSMENTS, ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENTS, & RACING TO THE TOP The Future of Testing
Race to the Top Assessment Contest 2 $330 Million Aligns with Common Core Standards Two Consortia for 99% of students Two Consortia for remaining 1% of students Pilots – 2011/2012, 2012/2013 Ready to go in the SY No more “one day” test - Replace the end of year test with a series of assessments throughout the year averaged to one score Computer adaptive/based
MOST SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES 1%
Two Consortia: 1% Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Program (DLM) – Kansas University $22 million 13 States - Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Accessibility - keyboard, drag-and- drop, touch-screen, and compatible with a variety of assistive technologies commonly used by students.
National Center & State Collaborative 19 States: Alaska, Arizona Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming
ALL OTHER STUDENTS PARCC (SMARTER BALANCED) SBAC 99%
Computer Adaptive Tests Definition: A computer-adaptive assessment is one that uses the information it receives during the test to determine which question to present the test-taker with next. Several states use them (HI, OR, DE, UT) Only Oregon is approved for NCLB Purposes Concerns: Is our definition of what is hard and what is easy too simplistic? Is every student tested on the full range of grade level content? Is every student seeing a similar mix of questions that measure cognitively complex skills?
Accommodations Oregon – Braille Adaptive as of this school year Refreshable displays Other states using computer based exams (not adaptive) include Hawaii, Arizona and Kentucky.
Accommodations Signing Avatars Not used as an accommodation in any state; Concerns about use for high stakes testing.
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Assessment Consortia: PARCC Computer Based
Assessment Consortia: Smarter Balanced 12 Computer Adaptive
TIMELINE School Year: Launch and design phase School Year: Development begins School Year: First year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection School Year: Second year pilot/field testing and related research and data collection School Year: Full operational administration of PARCC assessments Summer 2015: Set achievement levels, including college-ready performance levels