1. Michigan Assessment Consortium Building and Using Common Assessments: A Professional Development Series Module 1 Overview of the Series

2. Narrated by: Kathy Dewsbury-White Ingham Intermediate School District 2

3. Rationale for the Series  State and national requirements  Lack of educator training  Pursuit of balanced assessment systems  Power of focused teacher conversation about assessment results to improve student achievement 3

4. What is the Common Assessment Module Series?  Overview of technically-sound but understandable methods for creating common assessments  Step-by-step process  Reliable and valid measures 4

5. In this Set of Modules, You Will Learn:  Definition and when to use  Criteria to select targets & match to appropriate assessment methods  Develop, edit, field test, review and revise  Use and reporting results  Tool to improve student achievement 5

6. What Modules are in the Series? The modules include: 1.What Is a Common Assessment? 2.Determining the Outcome of the Common Assessment 3.Determining the Targets of the Assessment 4.Matching the Assessment Methods to the Learning Targets 5.Assessing Students with Special Needs 6.Writing the Test Blueprint 6

7. What Modules are in the Series? 8.Writing Selected-Response Items 9.Writing Constructed-Response Items 10.Writing Performance Assessment Items 11.Using Portfolios to Assess Students 12.Writing Scoring Rubrics and Scoring Guides 13.Editing the Draft Test Items 14.Detecting and Eliminating Bias in Assessment Items 15.Assembling the Assessment Instrument 7

8. What Modules are in the Series? 16.Field Testing 17.Looking at Field Test Data 18.Reliability 19.Establishing Validity 20.Assembling the Final Common Assessment 21.Standard Setting 22.Presenting the Results of the Assessment 23.Using the Results of the Assessment 8

9. How Should the Modules be Used?  Users of the modules could include:  Individual teachers interested in improving their assessment practice  School or district teams who want to build common assessments  District or intermediate district specialists who are leading others in assessment development 9

10. Developers of the Modules  Kathy Dewsbury-White, Ingham ISD  Kim Young, Ionia County ISD, Project Manager  Edward Roeber, MSU, Series Editor  Bruce Fay, Wayne RESA  Jim Gullen, Oakland Schools  Julie McDaniel, Oakland Schools  Ellen Vorenkamp, Wayne RESA 10

11. Development Support for the Assessment Series  The MAC Common Assessment Development Series is funded in part by the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators  In cooperation with  Michigan Department of Education  Michigan State University  Ingham and Ionia ISDs, Oakland Schools, and Wayne RESA 11

12. Comments/Suggestions? Send any suggestions, edits, or changes to: Edward Roeber Editor MSU College of Education 201G Erickson East Lansing, MI 48824-1034 roeber@msu.edu 12