1. Utilizing the ELA Results
Puget Sound District Literacy leaders
December 2, 2015
9:30 – 11:00 am
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2. Our Time Together
How can assessment support all learners in successfully achieving the Washington State K-12 Learning in English language arts?
Summative Score Reports
Washington Comprehensive Assessment Program (WCAP) Portal
Digital Library & The Formative Assessment Process
Interim Assessments Blocks
Interim Comprehensive Assessment (ICAs)
Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs)
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3. A Balanced Assessment System
Summative:
College and career readiness assessments for accountability
Washington
K-12
Learning Standards set the expectations for college and career readiness
Teachers and schools have information and tools they need to improve teaching and learning
All students leave high school college and career ready
Formative resources:
Supporting classroom-based resources to improve instruction
Interim:
Flexible and open assessments, used for actionable feedback
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4. Smarter Balanced ELA Test Scores
2015 Statewide
Smarter Balanced ELA Test Scores
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5. 2015 State by State Comparison Smarter Balanced ELA Results
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 11 CA
38%
40%
44%
43%
45%
56% CT
54%
55%
59%
57%
53% DE
49%
50%
52% HI
46%
48%
47% ID
51%
61% MO
58% NA OR
69% SD VT WA WV
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6. WCAP Portal Test Administrators & Coordinators
Online Reporting System (ORS)
Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE)
Digital Library
Assessment Viewing Application (AVA)
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7. Online Reporting System (ORS)
View Score Report
Washington or School District
Score Report
View Smarter Summative Results
Test - Smarter Summative
Applicable radio button
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8. Number of Students Tested & Percent of Students Proficient in
Number of Students Tested & Percent of Students Proficient in ** SD,
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9. Viewing Achievement Levels
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10. School Performance on Each ELA Claim
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11. School Performance on Each ELA Target
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12. School Performance on ELA Targets
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13. Summative Score Report
Individual Score Reports include:
Overall score
Overall Achievement Level
Achievement Level Descriptors
Claim Level Descriptors
Comparison to district and state proficiency
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14. The Digital Library Puget Sound ESD_12_02_15
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15. Formative Assessment Process
a deliberate process
used by teachers and students during instruction
to provide actionable feedback
adjust ongoing teaching and learning strategies
and support students’ attainment of curricular learning targets/goals.
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16. Curriculum Planning Resource
Educator Learning Goals
Educator Success Criteria
Guiding Questions
Learning Event: Using Score Reports
Learning Event: Plan Curriculum using Smarter Balanced Resources
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17. Target: Word Meanings (6th Grade)
Filters: Subject – ELA, Resource Type – Instructional, Grade – 6, CCSS: RI.6.4
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18. Interim Assessments Interim Assessment Blocks
Replicate the summative assessment
Same test blueprint
Interim Block Assessments
Short focused set of items
Measure related targets
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19. Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE)
Teacher Hand Scoring Materials
Overview to Score ELA Interims
Grade Level Exemplars
Grade Level Teacher Guide
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20. Resources, Support, and Materials
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Assessment/ELA Tab
Scoring the Performance Task Full-Writes
CAT and PT Item Specifications
Rubrics for Short Texts, Brief Writes, Full Writes and Research
Claim and Target one pagers
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21. Resources, Support, and Materials
Smarter Balanced:
Smarter Balanced Assessment
Field Test, practice and training tests, sample items and performance tasks, interim assessments, item writing, achievement levels, computer adaptive testing, technology
K-12 Education Tab
Teachers: the Assessment systems, digital library resources, computer adaptive testing factsheet, formative assessment process overview, practice tests
Administrators: Smarter Balanced Theory of Action, computer adaptive assessment information, using data and results to plan for instruction, technology readiness tools
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22. Resources, Support, and Materials
WCAP Portal:
Resources
Students and Families: Your Child’s Progress, Smarter Balanced Fact Sheets, FAQs
Test Administrators & Coordinators: Blueprint for Interim Assessments, Grade Band Resources for Assessments, User Guides and Manuals, Training Modules
Technology Coordinators: General Information, Technical Information, and Training Modules
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23. Shared Learning Summative Formative Interims
Current Problem of Practice
Summative
Formative
Interims
Summative
College and career readiness assessments for accountability
Formative
Supporting classroom-based resources to improve instruction
Interim
Flexible and open assessments, used for actionable feedback
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24. OSPI Assessment Webpage
For More Information
Shelley O’Dell
Assessment Specialist
Amy Ripley
OSPI Assessment Webpage
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