act aspire test design office of student assessment
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ACT AspireTest Design
Office of Student Assessment
Students Grades 3-11
Alternate
NCSC for Math and ELA
Grades 3-8 and 11
Science Portfolio
Grades 5,7 and 10 only
ACT Aspire/ACT
Math, English, Writing,
Reading and Science
ACT Aspire
ACT AspireO Grades 3-10
O English, writing, reading, math, and science yearly
O Accountability will be calculated at grade 10 only for the high school
O Online schools set their own test schedule
O Test Administrators must be licensed by ADE
Aspire Test Windows
Online - April 11 – May 13Paper – April 18 – April 29
Scheduling
Shift in ThinkingO ACT Aspire is shorter – Only one
administration window O Allows for more time to teach
O Focus on the standards and teach them well
O ACT Aspire has questions above and below grade levelO Foundations and prediction
O Overviews- https://actaspire.tms.pearson.com/
Scheduling Computer Based Testing
O No more than three subject tests per day
O There is no order in which the subject tests have to be administered
O Grade cohorts must test on the same day, or as close together as possible
O Small groups may be neededO http://actaspire.avocet.pearson.com/actaspi
re/home#6482
ACT Aspire ResourcesO Live Binder
O Exemplars
O Example Test Question Booklet (PDFs)
O TestNav8 examples
O Landing PageO Knowledge and Skills Map
LiveBinderO http://
tinyurl.com/arkansasassessment
Exemplars - Test Design
O Exemplars- http://actaspire.pearson.com/exemplars.html
O Example Test Question Booklet (PDF) – grade level per content area PDFs that explain test questions from the Student Sandbox and explanations of scoring.
O Student Sandbox – TestNav online examples – currently various grades are represented for each content area except writing. Future plans are to offer grade-by-grade per content area examples. (Example – 4th grade reading, 4th grade English, 4th grade science, 4th grade math)
ADE Staff Training - Aug. 2015 13
Landing Pagehttp://actaspire.pearson.com
Knowledge and Skills Map
O http://skillsmap.actlabs.org/O Login: actlabsO Password: actlabs
NEW!!!
English Language Arts
English Language Arts OACT Aspire divides ELA into
3 separate assessments: OReadingOEnglishOWriting
Test Item Types O Multiple Choice/Selected Response
O 1 point eachO 4 to 6 choices
O Technology Enhanced O 1 point eachO Example - Drag and Drop
O Constructed Response (Justification and Explanation)
O 2 to 4 points eachO Short answer/evidence based
ReadingO Two main types of passages
1. Literary 2. Informational – science and history
O Number of passages per typeO Grades 3-5: 4 operational reading passages (2 literary narratives, 1 history text, and 1 science)
O Grades 6-EHS: 3 operational reading passages (1 literary narrative, 1 history text, and 1 science)
O Estimated number of items per passage typeO Grades 3-5 – 10-14 literary, 10-14 informational O Grades 6-10 – 7-8 literary, 16-18 informational( A field test passage set will also be added in each grade)
Reading ExamplesTechnology Enhanced
Reading Example Paired Passage/Constructed Response
EnglishO The ACT Aspire requires students to revise and
edit. Students will read passages and make editorial decisions that provide evidence of their understanding in the following areas:
O Conventions of Standard EnglishO Punctuation and Usage Conventions O Sentence Structure and Formation
O Production of WritingO Topic Development O Organization, Unity, and Cohesion
O Knowledge of Language
EnglishO Approximate number of items per grade:
O Grades 3-5 – 25 operational itemsO Grades 6-8 – 35 operational itemsO Early High School (EHS) – 40 operational items(4-8 field test items will also be added in each grade)
O There are 2 main item types used on the English assessment for the online format (CBT- computer-based test):
(1) MC - multiple choice - 1 point each(2) TE - technology enhanced - 1 point each
English ExamplesMultiple Choice
English ExamplesTechnology Enhanced
Writing O Three modes of writing:
O Analytical ExpositoryO Reflective NarrativeO Persuasive Argumentative
O Essay format O One prompt only per gradeO 30 minutes total per gradeO Scratch paper is allowed for pre-writing
Analytical Expository
Reflective Narrative
Persuasive/Argumentative
Mathematics
Math O The ACT Aspire mathematics assessments
emphasize quantitative reasoning frequently applied to real-world contexts rather than memorization of formulas or computational skills. (Occasionally the formulas are given)
O Three item types used: 1. Multiple choice – 1 point2. Technology enhanced – 1 point3. Constructed response (also called
Justification and Explanation for math) – 2 to 4 points
Math
Grade Band
Approximate
Number of Operational Items
Testing Time
3-5 25 55
6-7 34 60
8-10 38 65
Math O Calculator Policy
O Grades 3-5 O NO CALCULATOR - Even as an accommodation
O Grades 6-10O ACT-approved personal calculator OR
Online calculator tool
O Formula SheetO None allowed or providedO Needed formulas are written into test questions
O http://actaspire.avocet.pearson.com/actaspire/home#6585O http://www.actstudent.org/faq/calculator.html
Math Examples Multiple Choice
Math Examples Constructed Response
Justification/Explanation
Math Example Constructed Response
Justification/Explanation
Science
Science O ACT Aspire focuses on science practices that
encompass three domains: O Interpretation of DataO Scientific InvestigationO Evaluation of Models, Inferences and Experimental
Results.
O ACT Aspire science assessments focus on assessing science practices using rich, real-world scientific scenarios. The scenarios in the upper-grade assessments include student investigations, formal scientific research, formal scientific data from references, and students or scientists providing competing explanations for real scientific phenomena.
ScienceO The content of the science assessment
includes:O biology (life science at the earlier grades)O chemistry and physics (physical science at the
earlier grades)O Earth/space sciences (e.g., geology, astronomy,
and meteorology).
O The ACT Aspire science assessments stress science practices over recall of scientific content, complex mathematics skills, and reading ability."
Science-Item TypesO Selected response (multiple choice)
questions will be tied to a scenario which could include a data table, a graph, or a scientific phenomenon
O Constructed response which can vary in both point value and length of response
O Technology enhanced questions will provide the student with a drop down menu or a drag and drop choices for students.
Science Test ItemsO Grade Total Test Total Test Operational
Field TestLevel Items-Paper Items-Computer Items Items
O 3-5 35 33-34 28 5-6
O 6-7 40 37-38 32 5-6
O 8 40 38-40 32 6-8
O EHS 40 38-40 32 6-8
O Note: item counts may vary.
Science ExamplesO Grade 3 Exemplar – Selected Response -
Students will need to scroll to see the entire table.
Science ExamplesO Grade 6 Exemplar – Constructed Response –The
scroll bar will have to be noticed and used to generate a correct response.
Science ExamplesO Early High School Exemplar – Technology
Enhanced – drag and drop type. Student will have to scroll to see the full stem.
ACT Aspire Periodic Assessments
O Available December 1st
O Set up in the same system as the summative.O Students must be entered and PNPs completed
before interims can be given.
O Schools will schedule their own periodics and managing all data
O Fixed forms for both Interim and Classroom
online delivery only (no paper periodics)
Classroom vs. InterimDifferences are underlined
Classroom
O Grades: Grades 3-8
O Content Areas: English, reading,
math, science (no writing)
O Administration: local control
O 6 assessments - per subject/per
grade
O Format: fixed format, all multiple
choice
O Duration: 15 - 20 minutes/test
O Feedback: usually 15 minutes
O Reports: student, parent, teacher,
school/district; Item
Report/Analysis
Interim
O Grades: Grades 3-10
O Content Areas: English, reading,
math, science (no writing)
O Administration: local control
O 4 assessments - per subject/per
grade
O Format: fixed format, all multiple
choice
O Duration: 45 minutes or less
/test
O Feedback: usually 15 minutes
O Reports: student, parent, teacher,
school/district; Item
Report/Analysis
Additional InformationContact the Office of Student Assessment
O [email protected] Director
O [email protected] Test Administration
O [email protected] Periodic Assessments
O [email protected] Accommodations
O [email protected] Science
O [email protected] ELA/Communications
O [email protected] Data Literacy
O [email protected] Tech
O [email protected] K-2/ELA
O [email protected] Alternate Assessments
O [email protected] ELPA21