Measures of Student Learning/Common Exam Update

Parent Advisory Council

October 2012

Setting the Context

Setting the Context

Setting the Context

Setting the Context

Setting the Context

Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams

• Exams designed for currently non-tested subjects

• Built by the state – every district will have the same exams

• Intended to replace final exams in high school

Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams

• FALL 2012-3:

Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams

• SPRING 2013:

Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams

HIGH SCHOOL EXAMS:• 80-minute test

– Two 40-minute sessions

• Multiple-choice and constructed responseconstructed response– Students write in answers; for example:

• Math – students provide numeric answer and show their work

• English – short answer (paragraph or less) and extended response (up to 3 paragraphs)

Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams

• How/if it counts as grades are determined by each school system– High school: just like a final exam - 25% of final

grade– Elementary and middle: decision is yet to be

made

Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams

• Each school system is responsible for scoring the exams– Multiple choice: scored by central office– Constructed response: scored by school

personnel• Can be scored by more than one person• Teacher of students can’t be the only scorer

Measures of Student Learning/Common Exams

• Won’t be part of accountability model for schools

• For student purposes, replaces the teacher-made exam

• Scoring will be consistent across the system

Questions andfor more

Information:

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/educatoreffect/measures/