Fall Test Coordinators’ Workshop

2 PreID Windows One PreID window for W/R/M/S January 3-28, 2010 Writing PreID labels will be separate shipment (2 weeks prior to testing) Spring Enrollment Two-week window will be in November Pearson will load last year’s participation counts into PearsonAccess Writing materials will be produced from these numbers

3 What’s New Race Categories/Ethnicity For each race category, grid Y for yes and N for no; a student may belong to more than one category Grid Y for yes and N for no beside Hispanic/Latino in the ethnicity section Mathematics/Science Reference Sheets Separate handouts packaged with test materials Administration Record/Security Checklist Pre-populated form now available for schools in PearsonAccess

4  Ethnicity – if gridded “yes” for Hispanic/Latino, this information overrides race categories for reporting  If more than one Race category is “yes”, the student is reported as multiracial Updated Ethnicity/Race Categories

5  Test Group Codes continue to assist us in investigating testing irregularities  Writing Folders will have test group code grids this year Test Group Codes

Test Configurations Key for tables that follow: R – Reading M – Mathematics W – Writing S – Science

2011 Test Configurations GRADE SUBJECTCONFIGURATION RMWSNon-ScannableScannable 3XX R: Test & Answer Book; M: Test & Answer Book 4XXX W: PromptR: Test & Answer Book; M: Test & Answer Book W: Folder 5 XXX R: Test Book M: Grade 5 Reference Sheet R: Answer Folder M: Test & Answer Book; S: Test & Answer Book 7

8 Daily Session Schedule Grades 3, 4, and 5 Reading and Mathematics will both be administered over two days Subject order will remain the same

9 Writing Update No December 2010 Writing field test 2011 FCAT Writing test will consist of one prompt at each grade Grade 4 - Narrative or expository One scorer per student response with 20% of student responses receiving a second score for quality control purposes only

10 FCAT Writing Writing Prompt will be a separate secure handout for students Shrink-wrapped separately Should not be opened until the first day of testing Must be returned with TO BE SCORED materials for security purposes One prompt per grade level; mode will not be revealed in advance

11 Science Update – Spring 2011 FCAT Tests Grades 5 and 8 tests align with the 1996 SSS Multiple-choice items only No performance tasks Embedded field test items align with 2008 NGSSS

12 Reading Update – Spring 2011 Tests Spring 2011 FCAT 2.0 Reading tests in Grades 3–10 align with the 2007 Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS). No performance tasks in any grade.

FCAT 2.0 Reading Reporting Categories GRADEVOCABULARY READING APPLICATION LITERARY ANALYSIS (FICTION AND NON-FICTION) INFORMATIONAL TEXT/RESEARCH PROCESS %25-35% 15-25% %20-30% 25-35% 13

14 Mathematics Update – Spring 2011 FCAT/ FCAT 2.0 Tests Spring 2011 FCAT 2.0 tests in Grades 3–8 align with the 2007 NGSSS. Gridded-response items appear in Grades 4-8. No performance tasks in any grade. Rulers will be provided for the second session of the Grades 3 and 4 tests. Reference sheets in Grades 5–8, 10, Retakes, and paper-based accommodations will be provided as stand alone documents rather than as perforated sheets.

FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Reporting Categories GRADECATEGORYPERCENTAGE 3 Number: Operations, Problems, and Statistics 50 Geometry and Measurement30 Number: Fractions20 4 Number: Operations and Problems45 Geometry and Measurement30 Number: Base Ten and Fractions25 5 Number: Base Ten and Fractions50 Geometry and Measurement30 Expressions, Equations, and Statistics 20 15

16 ESE Updates Revisions to Rule 6A , F.A.C., effective July 1, 2010: Deleted references to specific accommodation types; test administration manuals list types Updated language to provide accommodations for Home Education or Private School students participating in statewide assessments Added language permitting exemption from participation in statewide assessments due to extraordinary circumstances (newly blind) – Commissioner approval required

17 ESE Updates The Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS) is working with the Accommodations and Modifications Project to update key documents FCAT Accommodations Guide for Students with Disabilities Accommodations and Modifications Guide Other brochures for teachers and parents Website: Contact: Bambi Lockman –

18 Virtual School Programs District Virtual Instruction Program Package materials for return as all other schools in your district using your district number and school number of the student’s school of enrollment Arrangements must be made to test Virtual School Program students

19 Packaging/Materials Return No BLUE calibration return label Statewide calibration sample; no special calibration materials Some jumbo and large districts will be asked for a small sample of schools to return materials early First school box will be white with a red wrap-around label

20 Packaging/Materials Return

21 Online Resources FDOE, Bureau of K-12 Assessment, Home Page New sites: FCAT FCAT End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments Computer-based Testing

22 Online Resources K-12 Assessment Memoranda

23 Online Resources PearsonAccess

24 Online Resources Participation in Statewide Committees committees.pdf committees.pdf Detailed descriptions of committees and educator involvement Frequently Asked Questions Cat=0 Cat=0 Expanded and updated for each area

25 Interpretive Products Updates 25

26 Reading, Mathematics and Science Test Item Specifications Draft FCAT 2.0 Reading (Grades 3–10) and Mathematics (Grades 3–8) Test Item Specifications are posted here: Draft FCAT 2.0 Science (Grades 5 and 8) Test Item Specifications are posted here: FCAT 2.0 Test Item Specifications for Reading and Mathematics are being modified to remove performance tasks. Modified documents will be posted in November/ December 2010.

27 Reading, Mathematics and Science Test Item Specifications The most current drafts of Appendix B of each pending Test Item Specifications document are posted on the Test Development Center’s Sharepoint site at efault.aspx. efault.aspx

Released FCAT Writing Anchor Sets The released sets contain examples of responses used as training materials for scoring the 2010 writing assessment. Each anchor set (scoring guide) includes a student response and an annotation to explain why it was assigned a particular score. Available at:

Sample Test Materials (STMs) All regular 2011 FCAT/ FCAT 2.0 STMs will only be available online Posted to FDOE website in October Braille and Large Print STMs due in districts in November 2010 No Writing STMs

FCAT Content Focus Report Now available on the FDOE website: Has benchmarks and content focus for each item that counted for student scores on the 2010 FCAT. Has total points for each reporting cluster/category. Identifies performance task benchmarks. Reading, Mathematics, and Science have benchmark crosswalks from 1996 SSS to 2007 NGSSS (Reading & Mathematics) and 2008 NGSSS (Science). Please note disclaimer!

31 Reminder: Eliminated Interpretive Products Due to budget constraints, several FCAT interpretive products that were produced in previous years are no longer available. These include: Florida Reads! Writes! Solves! Inquires! CD Keys to FCAT Understanding FCAT Reports Parent Results Folder

32 Per Florida Statute, scores for Spring Writing, Reading, Mathematics, and Science Assessments will be reported no later than the week of June 8, Reporting Schedule

33 FCAT 2.0 Reporting This year, FCAT and FCAT 2.0 scales will be linked using a statistical process similar to equating. Student results will be reported on the FCAT scale with FCAT achievement levels. Next year, a new FCAT 2.0 scale will be developed based on data analysis in the fall, and the new FCAT 2.0 scale and achievement levels will be used for Spring 2012 score reporting.

34 FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Paper Reports FCAT Writing and FCAT Science reports will look the same as in previous years FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics reports will have a new look and feel Scores reported on FCAT scale Explanation of linked scale score New reporting categories

35 Questions? Call or Angela S. Marino or Ext Nereida Gonzalez or Ext Veronica Gonzalez or Ext Art Tweedie or Ext John Boyd or Ext