1. Language Arts Assessment Update
San Diego County Language Arts Advisory
October 27, 2011

2. California Standards Tests in ELA Grades 2-11 Combined from 2007 to 2011

3. California Standards Tests in ELA Grades 2-11 Combined from 2007 to 2011

4. California Standards Tests in ELA Grades 2-11 by Racial/Ethnic Group in 2011

5. 2011 STAR Tests Taken by Students with Disabilities
San Diego County
California
Grade
CST
CMA 3
55%
45%
61%
39% 4
44%
56%
49%
51% 5
41%
59%
46%
54% 6 7
47%
53% 8 9
64%
36%
63%
37% 10
69%
31% 11
72%
28%
75%
25%

6. California High School Exit Exam - ELA Grade 10 First-time Test Takers
+0%

7. CST & CAHSEE Content Clusters
Reporting clusters summarize results at the strand level
Tests are equated from year-to-year at the overall test level but not at the cluster level
Cannot compare the actual percent correct from year-to-year since the items may vary in difficulty
Can compare local student results to the performance of students statewide
Best comparison is to the average percentage of items answered correctly by students statewide that scored at the lowest scale score to be proficient on the CST– “minimally proficient students”

8. CST English Language Arts Test Grade 3 Cluster Analysis
2009
2010
2011
Cluster
Average % Correct
“Gap” to Min.
Prof.
Word Analysis & Vocab Dev
73% -5
75%
Reading Comprehension
65% -3
72%
70%
Literary Resp. & Analysis -6
79% -7 -4
Written Conventions
69%
63%
64%
Writing Strategies
67%
61%

9. CST English Language Arts Test Grade 7 Cluster Analysis
2009
2010
2011
Cluster
Average % Correct
“Gap” to Min.
Prof.
Word Analysis & Vocab Dev
70% +2
75%
Reading Comprehension
73%
74% +3
Literary Resp. & Analysis
64% -1
68% +1
72%
Written Conventions
67%
Writing Strategies
60% +4 +6
62% +8

10. CST English Language Arts Test Grade 10 Cluster Analysis
2009
2010
2011
Cluster
Average % Correct
“Gap” to Min.
Prof.
Word Analysis & Vocab Dev
72% -7
74% -6
68% -2
Reading Comprehension
67%
69%
71% -5
Literary Resp. & Analysis
61% -4
62%
64%
Written Conventions
Writing Strategies
63%
66% -3

11. CST ELA Writing Test Grades 4 and 7
Year 2 4 6 8
2009 1%
28%
50%
18%
2010
No Grade 4 Writing Test
2011 5%
49%
17%
Grade 7
Year 2 4 6 8
2009 6%
42%
41%
10%
2010 2%
16%
61%
21%
2011 1% 9%
49%

12. CAHSEE ELA Writing Test Grade 10 Census Administration
Year
Average Score
March 2009
2.5
March 2010
March 2011
2.4

13. CST & CAHSEE ELA Results: Reflection & Table Talk
What trends do you notice in the data?
Is there anything unexpected or surprising in the ELA results?
Where do you see areas for celebration?
What do you see as areas of challenge for language arts teaching and learning in the county?

14. Transitioning to the Common Core
Implementation
Assessment
Professional Learning
Curriculum & Instructional Materials

15. Transitioning to the Common Core: Where are you now?
Awareness
Building readiness
Transition
Moving to the new standards
Implementation Making meaning
Transform ation
Changing teaching & learning

16. Assessment: SBAC SMARTER-Balanced Assessment Consortium
See this as an opportunity for “assessment do-over”
Currently includes 29 states:
21 governing, 8 advisory
Represent 48% of K-12 students in US
Washington State is fiscal agent
WestEd is project manager
Materials and Resources on SBAC website

17. Common Core Assessment Consortia Requirements
Create more rigorous tests measuring student progress toward “college and career readiness”
Have common, comparable scores across member states and across consortia
Provide achievement and growth information to help make better educational decisions and professional development opportunities
Assess all students except those with “significant cognitive disabilities”
Administer assessments online, with timely results
Use multiple measures

18. Assessment: SBAC
K-12 Common Core State Standards
All Students Leaving High School College & Career-Ready
Summative Assessments
Benchmarked to college and career readiness
Interim Assessments
Flexible, open, used for actionable feedback
Formative Assessment Tools & Processes
Teacher resources to improve instruction

19. Assessment: SBAC Summative Assessments
Benchmarked to college and career readiness
Grades 3-8 and Grade 11
Computer adaptive
Administered during last 12 weeks of year
Support accountability AND measure growth
Vertically scaled
Multiple item types
Selected response
Short and extended constructed response
Technology enhanced
Performance tasks

20. Assessment: SBAC Interim Assessments (Optional)
Comprehensive and content-cluster assessments
Non-secure and not used for accountability
Based on learning progressions
Available for administration throughout the year
Computer adaptive
Same item types as summative assessments
Scored on same scale as summative assessments

21. Assessment: SBAC Formative Tools & Processes (Optional)
Resources for improving instruction and learning
Build teacher assessment literacy
Web-based
Exemplar modules

22. Assessment: SBAC Computer Adaptive Technology
Turnaround in weeks compared to months
Faster Results
Fewer questions compared to fixed form tests
Shorter Test Length
Provides accurate measurements of student growth over time
Increased Precision
Item difficulty based on student responses
Tailored to Student Ability
Larger item banks mean that not all students receive the same questions
Greater Security
GMAT, GRE, COMPASS (ACT), MAP
Mature Technology

23. Assessment: SBAC Timeline
Work Groups established
Content, item, test specifications
IT Readiness Survey
Determine ELL & SWD definitions
Item writing for pilot tests
Pilot summative & interim assessments
Summative assessment field testing
Preliminary achievement standards
Summative assessment operational
Final achievement standards

24. Assessment: CA work with SBAC
Opportunities for Teacher Involvement
Content specifications review
Writing and reviewing test items and tasks
Range-finding and score validation
Scoring performance tasks
Collaborating on design of score reports and web tools

25. Assessment: Next Steps for California
Current STAR
Grades 2-11
ELA
Math
Grades 5, 8, HS
Science
Grades 8, HS
History-Social Science
SBAC
Grades 3-8 and 11
ELA
Math

26. Assessment: Next Steps for California
STAR is legislatively mandated
AB 250 extended sunset to 2014
AB 250 requires State Superintendent to report on STAR reauthorization and transition to “next generation” assessment system by Nov 2012
CAHSEE is authorized under separate legislation and has no sunset date

27. Assessment: Next Steps for California
Considerations for STAR Reauthorization
Will ELA & Math be tested in more grades than SBAC?
Will the additional 15% that CA added to the CCSS be assessed? If so, how?
What is the future of the grade 4 & 7 writing tests?
Will CA continue end-of-course assessments in mathematics, science, history-social science? If so, will they be fixed form/paper-pencil or computer-based?
What will happen with the EAP?
Will schools have to administer STAR tests if they participation in SBAC pilot or field testing?

28. Transitioning to the Common Core: Reflection & Table Talk
Consider the area of Assessment, both SBAC and STAR Reauthorization
Where is your district now (awareness, transition, implementation, transformation)?
What resources could CDE and/or SDCOE provide to help you move to the next level?
What might be your next district steps?
What issues should the state consider in the reauthorization of STAR?

29. SDCOE Assessment Unit Sally Bennett-Schmidt, Assessment Director
(858)
Shannon Coulter, Assessment Coordinator
(858)
Karla Groth, EL/Assessment Coordinator
(858)