the florida standards assessents: what every parent should know beauclerc elementary literacy night...
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The Florida
StandardsAssessents:What Every
Parent Should Know
Beauclerc ElementaryLiteracy Night
February 5, 2015
• How does the new FSA (Florida Standards Assessment) differ from the FCAT?
• When will students in Florida take the FSA?
• Where can you find additional information?
• What resources are available for you to help prepare your child?
Questions Answered:
New Tests for New Standards
• The Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) will measure student mastery of the newly adopted Florida Standards through a variety of item types.
• The Florida Standards are more closely aligned with the educational standards used throughout the country, more commonly known as ‘Common Core’.
What is Different about the Florida Standards Assessments?
• Higher expectations • Able to compare FL students to others nationwide• Emphasizes analytical thinking• Variety of item question formats•Increased complexity of texts• Increased focus on providing evidence of their thinking
Implications for Our Students• 3rd Grade Promotional Requirements• Middle School Elective Course Scheduling • School Grade & Funding• Preparing students for higher paying jobs (College
and Career Ready)• Student, Parent & Teacher Pride
Florida Standards Assessment Test DesignEnglish Language Arts/Literacy
Text-based Writing
Writing Assessment CHANGES
OLD: Writing FCAT• Scored as a separate test• 4th Grade Students Only • Given a Topic (Prompt Writing)• 45 minutes to write a narrative (story) or expository essay
NEW: FSA Writing• Scored as part of the Reading Assessment• 4th and 5th Grade Students• Given 2 – 4 Articles (Text Sets) to Read & Respond to a Related Prompt• 120 minutes to read, annotate, and write an informative or opinion based essay• Must include references from the text & cite evidence to support their ideas
Reading Assessment CHANGES
OLD: Reading FCAT • Multiple Choice
NEW: FSA Reading
• Editing Task Items• Multiple Choice Items• Multi-select Items• Two-part Items• Hot Text Items• Open Response Items • Graphic Response Items (GRID)• Listening Items (Grade 5 only)
Text-based Writing Sample Prompt Write an essay in which you give your opinion about whether technology should be used all the time. Use information from the passages in your essay.
Manage your time carefully so that you can• read the passages;• plan your essay;• write your essay; and• revise and edit your essay.
Be sure to include• an introduction;• support for your opinion using information from the passages; and• a conclusion that is related to your opinion.
Your writing should be in the form of a well-organized multi-paragraph essay.
Editing Task Item
Text with a Series of Questions
Text with a Series of Questions
Audio Multiple-Choice Item
Multi-Select Items
Two-Part Items
Hot Text Items
Graphic Response Item (GRID)
Open Response Item
Florida Standards Assessment
Timeline&
Dates
General FSA Timeline
General Testing Timeline
Computer Based Resources:• Achieve 3000 • iReady
Where can students go for reading practice and reinforcement at home?
Informational ResourcesFlorida Department of Educationwww.fldoe.orgCPALMShttp://www.cpalms.org/Public/FLDOE Assessment Websitehttp://www.fldoe.org/asp/FSA Portalhttp://www.fassessments.org/Parent Guides to Student Successwww.pta.org/common_core_standards.asp
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