1 WASL Writing Grade 7

2 WASL Writing: Grade 7

3 WASL Writing: Where are we now? Questions to answer: How are we doing? How are we doing? –Overall –by COS –by CON Compared to district & state? Compared to district & state? Compared to previous years? Compared to previous years?

4 Levels of Analyzing the Data Broad findings Specific findings Percent Meeting the Standard Performance Levels Strand Scores

5 Grade 7 WASL Writing Performance

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7 Questions about Our Writing Performance What do these comparisons seem to tell us? What do these comparisons seem to tell us? – Celebrations: – Challenges: What do these comparisons not tell us? What do these comparisons not tell us? What else do we need to know? What else do we need to know?

8 Levels of Analyzing Our Data Broad findings Specific findings Percent Meeting the Standard Performance Levels Strand Scores

9 Results by Performance Levels Beginning with the 2004 assessment, WASL Writing results are provided by performance level. Scores of 0-6:Level 1 (standard not met)Scores of 0-6:Level 1 (standard not met) Scores of 7-8:Level 2 (standard not met)Scores of 7-8:Level 2 (standard not met) Scores of 9-10:Level 3 (standard met)Scores of 9-10:Level 3 (standard met) Scores of 11-12:Level 4 (standard met)Scores of 11-12:Level 4 (standard met)

10 Picture of Ideal Trends for Levels

11 WASL Writing: Results by Performance Level

12 Levels of Analyzing the Data Broad findings Specific findings Percent Meeting the Standard Performance Levels Strand Scores

13 7th Grade WASL Writing Strands l Content, Organization, & Style (COS) l Conventions (CON) Defensible strand score analysis tracks the difference between school and state.

14 Criteria for Strand Level Performance Overall Standard based on 12 score pointsOverall Standard based on 12 score points Need a total score of 9 or better to be classified as “Meeting the Writing Standard” Need a total score of 9 or better to be classified as “Meeting the Writing Standard” To be considered to have strand level performance similar to that of students at the writing standard, students need the following number of points:To be considered to have strand level performance similar to that of students at the writing standard, students need the following number of points: COS – 6 or more out of the 8 points available CON – 3 or more out of the 4 points available

15 Grade 7: Content, Organization, and Style Defining what we are measuring Content, Organization, & Style (COS) Ideas and Content Ideas and Content Organization Organization Transitions Transitions Voice Voice Word Choice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Sentence Fluency

16 Grade 7 Content, Organization, and Style: Comparison of School to State

17 Grade 7: Conventions (CON) Defining what we are measuring Conventions (CON) Capitalization Capitalization Punctuation Punctuation Spelling Spelling Grammar and Usage Grammar and Usage Sentence Structure Sentence Structure Paragraph Structure Paragraph Structure

18 Grade 7 Conventions (CON): Comparison of School to State

19 Questions about Grade 7 Writing Strand Data and Trends What do these strand data seem to tell us? What do these strand data seem to tell us? – Celebrations: – Challenges: What do these data not tell us? What do these data not tell us? What else do we need to know? What else do we need to know?

20 Grade 7: Our WASL Writing Strengths List areas where students were proficient. List areas where students were proficient. How about the subgroups? How about the subgroups? What did we do to contribute to their successes? What did we do to contribute to their successes? What do we need to continue to do to ensure success with our students in the future? What do we need to continue to do to ensure success with our students in the future? Can we use these strategies to improve areas where our students are not proficient? Can we use these strategies to improve areas where our students are not proficient?

21 Grade 7 WASL Writing Targets: Where do we want to go? List challenges. List challenges. What do we need to do differently to improve student performance in these areas? What do we need to do differently to improve student performance in these areas? What other data do we need to consider? What other data do we need to consider? What can we learn from our successes? What can we learn from our successes?