POLK NOV 18 DOE PRESENTATION

Project Funding: Florida “Race to the Top” initiative Two grants for Performing Fine Arts RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment

Goals To create a test bank of High Quality test items that assess individual student achievement of the Performing, Creating, and Responding NGSSS (Next Generations Sunshine State Standards) To provide a tool for assessing the performing fine arts that will be available to Districts and teachers

Three year project Involving… Over 300 teachers (Writers, Reviewer, Scorers) Fine Arts Supervisors College Music Professors Partnerships with FMEA, FATE, FDEO, American Institute for Research, Digital World Institute (UF). RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment

Challenge #1 “Building the plane while we are flying it.” No Platform Need a virtual place to write, review and revise items It needs to be able to handle a variety of digital media Need it now Challenge #1 “Building the plane while we are flying it.” No Platform Need a virtual place to write, review and revise items It needs to be able to handle a variety of digital media Need it now RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment

Solution #1 Moodle Free ware Solution #1 Moodle Free ware RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment

Challenge #2 Training Multiple sessions Participants from all over the state Challenge #2 Training Multiple sessions Participants from all over the state RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment

Solution #2 Polk County Government TV Moodle- Use Moodle in a circular review process to monitor writing and reviewing Solution #2 Polk County Government TV Moodle- Use Moodle in a circular review process to monitor writing and reviewing RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment

Challenge #3 “What will it look like? Challenge #3 “What will it look like? RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment

“What will it look like? RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment AN ASSESSMENT THAT REFLECTS Performing Fine Arts Classroom

Solution #3 Two Part Assessment 1- Responding (multiple choice, short answer, extended response) Computer delivered 2- Performance- (On demand, Prepared, Creating) Designed to be recorded and uploaded test platform RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment

Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project Challenge #4 New standards and new course descriptions No time to work with/understand them Solution #4 Item Specifications

Center for Fine Arts Education

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Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project What was considered when developing the ITEM SPECS? What does this benchmark really mean for this grade level or course? What questions would be asked to determine whether the student has mastered the benchmark? Are all benchmarks created equal?

Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project Content Limits Written and aural musical excerpts should provide enough information for the student to answer the question keeping in mind the student might not be familiar with the work.

Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project Challenge #5 Media Copyright File Sizes Media in the platform

Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project Solution #5 Digital World Institute- University of Florida MP3, MP4, PNG Friscobaldi (LillyPond)

Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project Challenge #6 Creating the Assessment Solution #6 Blueprints Test Maps

Blueprints Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project TWO SECTIONS A- Responding min. B- Performing-no longer than 15 min. 40% / 60%- ELEMENTARY 30% / 70% - SECONDARY (AVERAGE)

Blueprints Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project RESPONDING SECTION A RESPONDING SECTION A Selected response- 2 min. (1 pt.) Selected response- 2 min. (1 pt.) Short answer- 3 min (2 pts.) Short answer- 3 min (2 pts.) Extended response- 4 min (4 pts.) Extended response- 4 min (4 pts.) Total Items must not exceed time limit Total points must stay within the weighting ratio

Blueprints Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project PERFORMING SECTION B PERFORMING SECTION B Each part of the rubric is considered a “item.” Each item is worth up to 4 points. 6 “items” in a rubric = 24 possible points

Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project Challenge #7 Differences in technology Access and in quality Issues with Mac platform Solution #7 Districts update FLDOE encouragement Updated Java, media player, IE

Performing Fine Arts Assessment Project Responding Item Try-outs Responding Item Try-outs Nov , 2013 Nov , 2013 Field Testing Items Field Testing Items March 2014 March 2014 Development of scoring process Development of scoring process June 2014 June 2014 Responding Item Try-outs Responding Item Try-outs Nov , 2013 Nov , 2013 Field Testing Items Field Testing Items March 2014 March 2014 Development of scoring process Development of scoring process June 2014 June 2014

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POLK NOV 18 DOE PRESENTATION