georgia's new assessments
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MILE
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Georgias NewAssessments
Parent Informational SessionOctober 9, 2014
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Agenda
What are the new tests?
Questions?
How are they different?
What can parents expect?
How can parents help at home?
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What are the new tests?
Questions?
How are they different?
What can parents expect?
How can parents help at home?
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Milestones introduction
A milestone is one of a seriesof numbered markers placedalong a road at intervals of onemile.
Milestones are constructed toprovide reference points along theroad.
This can be used to reassuretravelers that the proper path isbeing followed, and to indicateeither distance traveled or theremaining distance to adestination.
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Georgia Milestones
State tests are given to
measure how well students
have learned content based
on academic standards.
Results from these tests are
used to determine where
students may need help or
accelerated learning
opportunities, in addition toschool and district
accountability.
CCGPSCollege and Career Ready
Georgia Performance Standards
The new assessments will beused to gauge students progress
toward being ready to succeed incollege and careers.
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Milestones tested subjects
Grades 38: End of Grade (EOG)
High School: End of Course (EOC)
Science
Social Studies
Physical Science
Biology
U.S. History
Economics
Language Arts
Mathematics
9thLit/Comp
American Lit/Comp
Coordinate Algebra
Analytic Geometry
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What are the new tests?
Questions?
How are they different?
What can parents expect?
How can parents help at home?
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Georgia Milestones
Criterion-Referenced
Criterion-referenced
performance information in
the form of fourperformance levels,
depicting students mastery
of state standards
Norm-Referenced
Norm-referenced
performance information in
the form of nationalpercentiles, depicting how
students achievement
compares to peers
nationally
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Assessment comparisons
CRCT / EOCT
Assessments for ELA, math,
science, and social studies
Each assessment given intwo sections
All test items in a multiplechoice format
Paper/pencil format
Milestones
Assessments for ELA, math,
science, and social studies
Math, science, and socialstudies given in two
sections; ELA given in three
sections to include writing
ELA and math tests willinclude constructed
response items in addition
to multiple choice
Some online testing
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Writing at every grade
All students will encounter an extended constructed-response
item allowing for narrative prose, in response to text, within
first or second section of the test.
Within the writing section of the test, students will read a pair
of passages and complete a series of warm-up items:
3 selected-response items asking about the salient features of eachpassage and comparing/contrasting between the two passages
1 constructed-response item requiring linking the two passages
1 writing prompt (allowing for an extended writing response) in whichstudents must cite evidence to support their conclusions, claims, etc.
Genres:Writing prompts will be informative/explanatory or opinion/argumentativedepending on the grade level. Students could
encounter either genre.
Warning:Students who simply rewrite excerpts fromthe passage(s) to illustrate their point(s) willnot receive favorable scores.
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Examining Georgia Milestones
Item Types
Example:
Grade 3 MathematicsFractions
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Multiple Choice
Which fraction is largest?
A
B
C
D
The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.
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Constructed Response
George and Ana each had a 12-inch pizza. Both pizzas were split into 8 equalpieces. The shaded pieces are the portion of their pizzas that George and Anaate.
Express in fractions how much pizza George and Ana ate. Use the symbol to show who ate more pizza.
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George Ana
George Ana
The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.
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12 inches
GeorgeAna
9 inches
12 inches
George
12 inches
Carlos
Thecontentandpresentationoftheseitemsareforillustrativepurpo
sesonly.
Constructed Response
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Technology Enhanced
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The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.
To begin
2016-2017
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Georgia Milestones
General Test Parameters
English/Language Arts
MathematicsScienceSocial Studies
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English Language Arts
Criterion-ReferencedTotal Number of Items: 44 / Total Number of Points: 55
Breakdown by Item Type:
40 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)
2 Constructed Response (2 points each)
1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)
1 Extended Response (worth 7 points)
Norm-Referenced
Total Number of Items: 20 (10 of which contribute to CR score)
Embedded Field Test
Total field test items: 6Total number of items taken
by each student: 60
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Mathematics
Criterion-ReferencedTotal Number of Items: 53 / Total Number of Points: 58
Breakdown by Item Type:
50 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)
2 Constructed Response (worth 2 points each)
1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)
Norm-Referenced
Total Number of Items: 20 (10 of which contribute to CR score)
Embedded Field Test
Total field test items: 10Total number of items taken
by each student: 73
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Social Studies
Criterion-ReferencedTotal Number of Items: 55 / Total Number of Points: 55
Breakdown by Item Type:
55 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; approximately 10 of which are aligned NRT)
Norm-Referenced
Total Number of Items: 20 (approximately 10 of which contribute to CR score)
Embedded Field Test
Total field test items: 10
Total number of items taken
by each student: 75
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Transition to online testing
Year 1: minimum of 30% online testing
Year 3: minimum of 80% online testing
Year 5: minimum of 100% online testing
DEMOOFONLINEPLATFORM Access at http://learnoas.ctb.com/GA/
Click on any one of the tests to open the sample test page.
Click on Start the test at the top of the web page.
Click on Login. No credentials are required.
Note this demo was designed for the CRCT Retest in mind so the tests
that you will see are for Grades 3, 5, and 8 in Reading and Math.
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What are the new tests?
Questions?
How are they different?
What can parents expect?
How can parents help at home?
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What parents can expect
This is a new assessment. Therefore, it is not
possible to directly compare the scores on the
new test with your students scores from
previous years. The new assessments measure deeper
knowledge and skills that are particularly
important to students futures, includingproblem solving, writing, and critical
thinking.
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What parents can expect
Because the standards are more rigorous, student
achievement scores may initially be lower.
A dip should not necessarily be interpreted as a
decline in student learning or in teacherperformance. Educators expect
the decline to improve as
teachers and students becomemore familiar with the standards
and better equipped to meet the
challenges they present.
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What are the new tests?
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Helping your student
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Educational activities
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What are the new tests?
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Lynn Skinner, Ed.D.Mathematics Content Specialist
Coweta County School System
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Sources
EngageNY: https://www.engageny.org/
Georgia Department of Education
o GeorgiaStandards.Org:
https://www.georgiastandards.orgo Testing/Assessment:
http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspx
National PTA: http://www.pta.org/ Wikipedia.org:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milestone
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