board assessment update 2012 (final)
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An Upd a t e on
Color ad os NewS u m m a t i v e
Assessments
Oct ober 17 - 18 , 201 2Christina Wirth-Hawkins and Joyce Zurkowski
Assessment Unit
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Summative Assessment Timeline
TCAP Colorado ACT2013
TCAP Reading, Writing and Math New Social Studies and Science
assessments expected to be operational Colorado ACT
2014
New English Language Arts andMathematics assessments expected to beoperational
Second year of new Social Studies andScience assessments
Colorado ACT
2015
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NEW COLORADO SCIENCE AND
SOCIAL STUDIES ASSESSMENTS
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Science and Social Studies
Assessments
Based on the Colorado Academic Standards
Grades:
Science: grades 5, 8 and once in high school Social Studies: grades 4, 7 and once in high
school
Timeline
Field test administration planned for spring 2013
Operational administration planned for spring2014
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Science and Social Studies
Assessments Attain balance: Innovation with technical soundness and feasibility
Breadth with depth
Take advantage of technology: General assessments:
Development: item type
Administration: computer-based Scoring: automated and artificial intelligence
Alternate assessments: score input online
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Science and Social Studies
General Assessments
Item types:
Selected response
Constructed response
Simulation/performance-based
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Science and Social Studies
Sample Items
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Measuring Local Readiness
Readiness for online assessments
has multiple different dimensions:
1. Computers & other devices
Minimum system requirements2. Ratio of devices to test-takers
Including testing window and session scheduling
3. Network and infrastructure Bandwidth, network utilization, size of content
4. Personnel (staffing & training)
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Opportunities for District
Involvement in Development
Item writing
Item review
Cognitive labs Field testing
Anchor paper selection
Data review
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
AND MATHEMATICSASSESSMENTS
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PARCC
English Language Arts and Mathematicsin grades 3-11
First operational assessment: spring 2015
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PARCC Assessment Design
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End-of-YearAssessment
Innovative,computer-based items
Required
Performance-Based
AssessmentExtendedtasks
Applicationsof conceptsand skills
Required
DiagnosticAssessmentEarlyindicator ofknowledgeand skills toinforminstruction,
supports, andPDOptional
Mid-Year
AssessmentPerformance-based
Emphasis onhard-to-measurestandards
Optional
Speaking and Listening Assessment(Required): Locally scored
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PARCCAssessments
In English Language Arts/Literacy, intended toanswer whether students:
Can read and comprehend complex literary andinformational text
Can write effectively when analyzing text Have attained overall proficiency in ELA/literacy
Reading and writing grounded in evidencefromtext, literary and informational.
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PARCCAssessments
In Mathematics, intended to answer whether
students:
Have mastered fundamental mathematical concepts
Pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skilland fluency, and application in major topics
Task focus will be on assessing:
concepts, skills and procedures
expressing mathematical reasoning modeling / applications
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PARCC Sample Items
http://www.parcconline.org/samples/item-task-prototypes
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Colorado Participation in PARCC Work
Governing BoardLeadership Team
Operational Working Groups
Test designResearch and psychometrics
Accessibility and accommodations
Non-summative assessmentsItem Review (content and bias/sensitivity)