1. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 1 2006 Mathematics Released Items for Grades 3–8 Beverly Neitzel Mathematics Initiative Director 360/725-6352 beverly.neitzel@k12.wa.us Mary Holmberg Mathematics Initiative TOSA 360/725-6235 Mary.Holmberg@k12.wa.us http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/Mathematics/default.aspx

2. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 2 “You’re Kidding! You count the WASL?”

3. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 3

4. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 4 Agenda  Introduction  Scoring with Newly Released Items  Released Item Documents (RIDs) with “Lessons Learned”  Where are we, and what else can we do?  Questions and Evaluation  Break 2:30–2:45 p.m.

5. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 5 A View of Mathematics from OSPI  Mathematics is a language and science of patterns.  Mathematical content (EALR 1) must be embedded in the mathematical processes (EALRs 2–5).  For all students to learn significant mathematics, content must be taught and assessed in meaningful situations.

6. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 6 Big Ideas  How can we use the knowledge of standards and assessment to plan for instruction?  How can we use what we learn from student work to further students’ understanding in mathematics?

7. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 7 Scoring Training  Knowledge of Standards  Knowledge of Assessment –Evidence of Understanding  Using Knowledge to Further Student Understanding

8. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 8 Scoring Training Process  Teachers: –do item and share solutions –match item with item specification –examine rubric –review anchor papers –score practice papers  Back to Big Ideas

9. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 9 How to Read RIDs  Terry Letter  How to Use  Ideas  Introduction  Item  Score Points  Tools Y N X  Strand  Item Specification  Performance Data –School –District –State  Student Example –3 Examples of Score Points of 4, 3, 2, 1 –1 Example of Zero Score Point

10. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 10 Lessons Learned from Scoring Student Work

11. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 11 What do you see?

12. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 12 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 10 64.5 56.0 49.6 49.1 59.1 48.8 51.2 21.3 1997 20.1 1998 33.0 1999 Mathematics: Grades 3–8 and 10 Percent of students meeting standard

13. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 13 Washington’s Results on the Nation’s Report Card Mathematics 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

14. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 14 NAEP Achievement-Level Descriptions  The three NAEP achievement levels, from lowest to highest, are: –Basic: denotes partial mastery of the knowledge and skills that are fundamental for proficient work at a given grade. –Proficient: represents solid academic performance. Students reaching this level have demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter. –Advanced: signifies superior performance.

15. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 15 NAEP Scale Scores  NAEP mathematics scores are reported for grades 4 and 8 on a 0–500 scale.  Beginning in 2002, the national sample sizes have increased dramatically. Standard errors, an estimate of the uncertainty in data, have been reduced due to the increase in national sample size.  While a small—1- or 2-point—difference may not have met the have met the standard for “statistically significant” before 2002, that same difference may meet that standard in later years because of the smaller standard errors.

16. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 16 NAEP Grade 4

17. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 17 NAEP Grade 4

18. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 18 NAEP Grade 4

19. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 19 NAEP Grade 4

20. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 20 NAEP Grade 4

21. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 21 NAEP Grade 8

22. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 22 NAEP Grade 8

23. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 23 NAEP Grade 8

24. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 24 NAEP Grade 8

25. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 25 NAEP Grade 8

26. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 26 NAEP Grade 8

27. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 27 SAT STATE Participation Rate 2004* 2004 Mean 1994 Mean 10 Year Change New York87%51049713 Connecticut85%51549718 Massachusetts85%52350023 New Jersey83%51450014 New Hampshire80%52151011 D.C.**77%4764688 Maine76%50149011 Pennsylvania74%50248913 Delaware73%4994918 Georgia73%49347419 Rhode Island72%50248814 Virginia71%50949514 North Carolina70%50748225 Maryland68%51550312 Florida67%4994927 Vermont66%51249814 Indiana64%50649313 South Carolina62%49547322 Hawaii60%51450410 Oregon56%52851513 Alaska53%51450212 Texas52%499500 Washington52%53151219 California49%51950613 Table 3: Mean SAT Verbal and Math Scores by State, with Changes for Selected Years

28. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 28 SAT STATE Participation Rate 2004* 2004 Mean 1994 Mean 10 Year Change Washington52%53151219 Oregon56%52851513 Massachusetts85%52350023 New Hampshire80%52151011 California49%51950613 Connecticut85%51549718 Maryland68%51550312 Alaska53%51450212 Hawaii60%51450410 New Jersey83%51450014 Vermont66%51249814 New York87%51049713 Virginia71%50949514 North Carolina70%50748225 Indiana64%50649313 Pennsylvania74%50248913 Rhode Island72%50248814 Maine76%50149011 Delaware73%4994918 Florida67%4994927 Texas52%499500 South Carolina62%49547322 Georgia73%49347419 D.C.**77%4764688 Table 3: Mean SAT Verbal and Math Scores by State, with Changes for Selected Years

29. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 29 What Else Can We Do?  What are you doing in your districts now that is working?  What else can “we” be doing?

30. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 30 www.k12.wa.us

31. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 31 Mathematics Assessment

32. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 32 Tools/Resources

33. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 33 Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs)/Indicators

34. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 34 Released Item Documents (RIDs) Test and Item Specifications Practice and Sample Tests

35. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 35 GLEs

36. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 36

37. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 37

38. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 38

39. Mathematics Initiative Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 2006 Mathematics WASL Released Items for Grades 3–8 December 6, 2006 Slide 39 Thanks!