Consortia of Consortia of StatesStates

Assessment Assessment SystemsSystems

Instructional Leaders Instructional Leaders RoundtableRoundtable

November 18, 2010November 18, 2010

GrantsGrants

Grants for General AssessmentsGrants for General Assessments Would replace PASS, HSAP, EOCEPWould replace PASS, HSAP, EOCEP

Systems for Alternate AssessmentsSystems for Alternate Assessments Would replace SC-AltWould replace SC-Alt

Future: USED may offer grants to Future: USED may offer grants to develop systems to assess ELL develop systems to assess ELL studentsstudents

Grants for General Grants for General Assessment Assessment

OverviewOverview USED awarded two 4-year cooperative USED awarded two 4-year cooperative

agreementsagreements Develop new generation assessment systemsDevelop new generation assessment systems Used for federal accountabilityUsed for federal accountability

Aligned with the Common Core State StandardsAligned with the Common Core State Standards mathematics and English language artsmathematics and English language arts

Measure college and career readinessMeasure college and career readiness Measure Achievement and Growth, with vertical Measure Achievement and Growth, with vertical

articulationarticulation States Implement Assessments in 2014-15States Implement Assessments in 2014-15

Two ConsortiaTwo Consortia Florida – Lead StateFlorida – Lead State

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of College and Careers (PARCC)College and Careers (PARCC)

26 member states (at time of award)26 member states (at time of award) Awarded $185,900,000Awarded $185,900,000

State of Washington – Lead StateState of Washington – Lead State SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium

(SBAC)(SBAC) 31 member states (at time of award)31 member states (at time of award) Awarded $175,849,539Awarded $175,849,539

South Carolina is currently a member of South Carolina is currently a member of both consortiaboth consortia

Common Across StatesCommon Across States

Achievement Standards (cut scores) and Achievement Standards (cut scores) and Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs)

Administration proceduresAdministration procedures Item release policiesItem release policies Test security proceduresTest security procedures Definition of ELL and SWDDefinition of ELL and SWD Policies and procedures for testing ELL Policies and procedures for testing ELL

and SWDand SWD Accommodations and customized materialsAccommodations and customized materials

ScheduleScheduleDateDate PARCCPARCC SBACSBAC

2011-2011-1212

Pilot testPilot test Pilot testPilot test

2012-2012-1313

Field testField test Field testField test

2013-2013-1414

Field testField testState must commit State must commit exclusivelyexclusively

continue membershipcontinue membership receive funds to receive funds to participate in the 2013-participate in the 2013-14 field test14 field test

Full system field testFull system field test

2014–2014–1515

Adopt common Adopt common achievement standardsachievement standardsImplement assessment Implement assessment systemsystem

Adopt common Adopt common achievement standardsachievement standardsImplement assessment Implement assessment system (paper and pencil system (paper and pencil option (not adaptive) option (not adaptive) availableavailableField testField test

Mode of AdministrationMode of AdministrationPARCC SBACPARCC SBAC

Computer–based, set Computer–based, set form form (same test items for all (same test items for all students)students)

Through-course Through-course AssessmentsAssessments Grades 3-5Grades 3-5

Topics onlineTopics online Responses on paper - until Responses on paper - until

students have computer students have computer skills to respond onlineskills to respond online

Grades 6-11Grades 6-11 Online - students type Online - students type

responsesresponses End-of-Year AssessmentsEnd-of-Year Assessments

Computer-basedComputer-based Listening and SpeakingListening and Speaking

Administered by the Administered by the teacherteacher

Online adaptive Online adaptive assessment assessment (items (items based on performance on based on performance on previous items)previous items) Grades 3 - 8 & 11Grades 3 - 8 & 11 Paper and pencil option Paper and pencil option

(not adaptive) available (not adaptive) available for first three yearsfor first three years

All tests administered All tests administered online by 2017-18online by 2017-18

Item Types Item Types PARCC SBACPARCC SBAC

Selected-Selected-response itemsresponse items Constructed-Constructed-

response itemsresponse items Performance Performance

TasksTasks Computer-Computer-

enhanced itemsenhanced items

Selected-response Selected-response itemsitems Extended Extended

constructed-constructed-response itemsresponse items

Technology-Technology-enhanced enhanced constructed-constructed-response itemsresponse items

Computer-delivered Computer-delivered performance eventsperformance events

PARCC SBACPARCC SBACEnglish language arts/Literacy and English language arts/Literacy and

mathematics: Grades 3-11mathematics: Grades 3-11 ELA-1 and Math-1ELA-1 and Math-1

focused, through-course assessments: focused, through-course assessments: administered after roughly 25% of administered after roughly 25% of instructioninstruction

ELA-2 and Math-2ELA-2 and Math-2 focused, through-course assessments: focused, through-course assessments:

administered after roughly 50% of administered after roughly 50% of instructioninstruction

ELA-3 and Math-3ELA-3 and Math-3 extended, through-course assessments: extended, through-course assessments:

administered after roughly 75% of administered after roughly 75% of instructioninstruction

ELA-5: Speaking and ListeningELA-5: Speaking and Listening administered soon after ELA-3Students administered soon after ELA-3Students

present work from ELA-3 to classmatespresent work from ELA-3 to classmates Scores will not contribute to the Scores will not contribute to the

summative scoresummative score

ELA-4 and Math-4ELA-4 and Math-4 end-of-year assessmentsend-of-year assessments administered after roughly 90% of administered after roughly 90% of

instructioninstruction

English language arts and English language arts and mathematicsmathematics

Adaptive component: Adaptive component: Grades 3-8 and 11Grades 3-8 and 11

Grades 9 or 10 will be Grades 9 or 10 will be available as an option available as an option

Within 12 weeks of the Within 12 weeks of the end of the instructional end of the instructional yearyear

Performance events: Performance events: Grades 3-8Grades 3-8

two rigorous events for two rigorous events for each subjecteach subject

PARCC SBACPARCC SBACSummative High School Summative High School

Assessment in Assessment in MathematicsMathematicsGrades 9-11Grades 9-11

Most likely Most likely end-of-courseend-of-course Traditional courses (Algebra Traditional courses (Algebra

I, Algebra II, and Geometry)I, Algebra II, and Geometry)ANDAND

Integrated courses (Math I, Integrated courses (Math I, II, III)II, III)

College and Career College and Career Readiness Readiness

(two possible methods)(two possible methods) treating each module a treating each module a

student passes as a step student passes as a step toward reaching readinesstoward reaching readiness

Single end-of-domain Single end-of-domain approach: administered at approach: administered at completion of designated completion of designated content and skillscontent and skills

High schoolHigh school Performance eventsPerformance events

Up to 6 in each subject by Up to 6 in each subject by grade 11 grade 11

Key component of college- Key component of college- and career-readinessand career-readiness

Fixed administration Fixed administration windowwindow

One to two class periods One to two class periods to completeto complete

Investigating optional Investigating optional summative assessmentsummative assessment Based on content clusters Based on content clusters

– students demonstrate – students demonstrate mastery of content and mastery of content and skills throughout the year skills throughout the year and at the most and at the most appropriate time for the appropriate time for the studentstudent

PARCC PARCC SBACSBAC

Formative ToolsFormative Tools Resource Center – online digital Resource Center – online digital

resourceresource Curriculum frameworksCurriculum frameworks Released items and tasksReleased items and tasks Practice testsPractice tests Text Complexity Diagnostic ToolText Complexity Diagnostic Tool

Computer-adaptive, to identify Computer-adaptive, to identify students’ approximate zone of students’ approximate zone of developmentdevelopment

Options for Assessment K-2 Options for Assessment K-2 literacy and mathematicsliteracy and mathematics

Observations, checklists, running Observations, checklists, running records, and on-demand records, and on-demand performance eventsperformance events

Adaptive Interim/Benchmark (I/B) Adaptive Interim/Benchmark (I/B) AssessmentsAssessments

Targeted to specific skillsTargeted to specific skills Flexible administration, at various Flexible administration, at various

points in year, determined at the points in year, determined at the local levellocal level

More detailed informationMore detailed information Same item types and performance Same item types and performance

eventsevents

Formative Tools, Processes, and Formative Tools, Processes, and PracticesPractices

Opportunities for training and Opportunities for training and collaborationcollaboration

Help teachers and administrators Help teachers and administrators use data from summative and I/B use data from summative and I/B assessmentsassessments

To build capacity to collect To build capacity to collect evidence during instruction that evidence during instruction that can be useful in diagnosing can be useful in diagnosing student’s learning needs.student’s learning needs.

Test ResultsTest ResultsPARCC SBACPARCC SBAC

Student scores, Student scores, information on college and information on college and career readiness, growth career readiness, growth measuresmeasures

Available shortly after Available shortly after testing through an testing through an interactive online platforminteractive online platform

Identification of gaps in Identification of gaps in student’s knowledge in student’s knowledge in time to adjust plans for time to adjust plans for instructioninstruction

Results for each subject Results for each subject combined for combined for accountability (except accountability (except ELA-5)ELA-5)

SummativeSummative Achievement, growth, college Achievement, growth, college

and career readinessand career readiness Immediate scoring Immediate scoring Preset and customizable reportsPreset and customizable reports

I/BI/B Same scale as summativeSame scale as summative Reports mirror summative Reports mirror summative

reportsreports Reports that provide more direct Reports that provide more direct

and detailed student-level and detailed student-level informationinformation

Formative Assessment: Tools, Formative Assessment: Tools, Processes, and PracticesProcesses, and Practices Record of student performances, Record of student performances,

including teacher grades, etcincluding teacher grades, etc Tools for teachers to share Tools for teachers to share

information about processes and information about processes and practicespractices

Full grant SubmissionsFull grant Submissions

http://www.fldoe.org/parcc/pdf/apprtcasc.pdf

http://www.edweek.org/media/sbac_final_narrative_20100620_4pm.pdf

Grants for General Assessment Grants for General Assessment

OverviewOverview Consortia of StatesConsortia of States New Generation Alternate Assessment New Generation Alternate Assessment

SystemsSystems USED awarded grants to two consortia of statesUSED awarded grants to two consortia of states

Used for federal accountabilityUsed for federal accountability Designed for a wide range of students with significant Designed for a wide range of students with significant

cognitive disabilitiescognitive disabilities Aligned with the Common Core State StandardsAligned with the Common Core State Standards

mathematics and English language artsmathematics and English language arts Aligned with the assessment systems developed by PARCC Aligned with the assessment systems developed by PARCC

and SBACand SBAC Grades 3-8, and one grade in high schoolGrades 3-8, and one grade in high school Emphasis on improving curriculum and instruction and the Emphasis on improving curriculum and instruction and the

development of both formative and summative assessmentsdevelopment of both formative and summative assessments Implement in 2014-15Implement in 2014-15

Two ConsortiaTwo Consortia National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

at the University of Minnesota: The National at the University of Minnesota: The National Center and State Collaborative PartnershipCenter and State Collaborative Partnership

18 states, the District of Columbia, and several territories18 states, the District of Columbia, and several territories Awarded $45 millionAwarded $45 million

University of Kansas Center for Research: The University of Kansas Center for Research: The Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment System ConsortiumSystem Consortium

11 states11 states Awarded $22 million. Awarded $22 million.

South Carolina is a member of The National South Carolina is a member of The National Center and State Collaborative Partnership lead Center and State Collaborative Partnership lead by NCEOby NCEO