1. Transitioning to NGSS: One State’s Early Work Offers a Glimpse into the Future Anita Bernhardt Maine Department of Education Coordinator for Standards and Instruction Tim Crockett Measured Progress Senior Advisor

2. Maine’s Assessment Target D. The Physical Setting 1. Universe and Solar System 2. Earth 3. Matter and Energy 4. Force and Motion E. The Living Environment 1. Biodiversity 2. Ecosystems 3. Cells 4. Heredity and Reproduction 5. Evolution

3. Purpose Practice Core Ideas Blended CR

4. Science Constructed Response Item

5. Original Rubric

7. New Rubric

8. Matrix chart with no shading

9. Value Points

10. Cross Tabulation of Content and Practice Scores (Percent of Students Scoring in Each Cell)

14. Comparison

15. Findings New Rubric Characteristics – More difficult – More informative, especially for higher ability students Scoring – About the same time to score each response – Training time much longer

16. Considerations Reporting Diagnostic and Formative Assessment Tools Prioritizing of Assessment System Goals Scorer training protocols Weighting of dimensions