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Our School’s Move from Standardized Tests to
Online Formative Assessments
Sima Misra & MaryBeth Ventura
[email protected] [email protected]
The Berkeley School Preschool-8th grade
275 Students Berkeley
Acknowledgments ! Northwest Evaluation Association
! Zachary Roberts, Stephen Cahill, Mitch Bostian
! Pam McComas & Megan Holmstrom
! Erica Herro
! Matt Huxley
! The Berkeley School faculty
Agenda
! Intro
! Why we moved from ERB CTP-4 to MAP
! What is MAP?
! Family Education
! Teacher Professional Development
! i-Ready
Parking Lot
Intros
! K-2, 3-5, MS, HS
! Teacher, Administrator, Other
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Dot Voting Testing currently at your school
Rank Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
Currently, the standardized assessment that my school
uses…
Currently, the standardized assessment that my school
uses…
! provides parenting adults with valuable information about students and their learning.
! is a platforms for constructive conversations with families.
! is a positive experience for most of our students.
Currently, the standardized assessment that my school
uses…
! provides teachers with valuable information about students and their learning
! provides the school with valuable information about its curriculum & instruction
! provides information that is accessible, timely, and easy to interpret
ERB CTP-4 Tests ! Educational Records Bureau (ERB)
! Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP) test
! Paper & Pencil or Online
! National, Suburban & Independent school norms
! Timed above 3rd grade
! Online is adaptive within 3rd-6th or MS
! Once a year
! Constructed response
ERB CTP-4 Tests ! Reading Comprehension
! Writing Mechanics
! Writing Concepts & Skills
! Verbal Reasoning
! Vocabulary
! Quantitative Reasoning
! Mathematics 1 & 2
! Science test available
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Our Journey from the ERB CTP-4 to MAP
Why do we give the ERBs? Does administering ERBs fit with our principles
as a school?
What is MAP? A computer adaptive interim assessment
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
! Northwest Education Association (NWEA)
! 36 year old nonprofit
! Public, parochial, independent schools
! 50 states, 124 countries
! 3 million students in 2011-12
! Norm every 3 years
! 3rd-12th grade students
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
! Reading
! Language Usage
! Mathematics (Common Core State Standards)
! Science test available
Subject Areas and Strands Elementary
Reading Language Usage Mathematics Literature Writing: Plan,
Organize, Develop, Revise, Research
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Informational Text Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage
Number & Operations
Vocabulary Acquisition & Use
Understand, Edit Mechanics
Geometry
Measurement & Data
Subject Areas and Strands Middle School
Reading Language Usage Mathematics Literature Writing: Plan,
Organize, Develop, Revise, Research
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Informational Text Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage
The Real and Complex Number System
Vocabulary Acquisition & Use
Understand, Edit Mechanics
Geometry
Statistics and Probability
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Pros of MAP ! Fully adaptive on computer--“just right”
questions from 2nd-12th
! No time limit; avg. is 35-40 minutes per test
! Measures growth 3 times a year
! Feedback next day
! Straight-forward questions
! Can retest easily
Equity in Testing
! Every student is challenged
! Stronger students keep getting harder questions
! Students who need more support get easier questions
Sample Test
Measuring growth
RIT Scale measures growth Status vs. Growth Status Tests
! Standardized tests
! Summative assessment
! What have I mastered?
! How good am I compared to others?
! 2400 on the SAT
Growth Assessments ! MAP assessment
! Formative assessment
! How much have I learned?
! What am I ready to learn?
! 200 in 4th, 210 in 5th, etc.
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Cons of MAP ! No time limit
! Requires proctoring
! Error measurement
! Quantity of data
! Pay extra for independent school norms
! No constructed response
! No verbal or quantitative reasoning
Questions?
Pair Share by Role How do you communicate test results to your
school’s parenting adults? What issues come up?
Timer
Family Education
Logistics ! Parenting adults must attend 45 minute Family
Ed event to receive scores the first time.
! We offer Family Ed every time we test.
! We reformat results to be easily interpreted.
! We don’t share scores with students.
Interpreting results
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Interpreting results
Peer and self assessment
Rubrics
Tests and quizzes
Fountas & Pinnell/DRA
Standardized tests
Observation
Portfolios
Conferring
Assessment happens on a spectrum
Formative !---------------" Summative
MAP
Exhibitions and presentations
Measuring growth Each child is unique
Growth can be uneven A “Snapshot” in time
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To Share or not to Share ! Emphasize growth
! Highlight strength & challenge areas
! Snapshot
! One data point
Lexile Score
www.lexile.com
The Lexile Framework for Reading
“Just right” books
Pair Share by Role
Does your school have ways to help teachers use test results?
What issues come up?
Timer
Professional Development ! Technical training for IT & database staff
! Teacher/proctor training to administer
! Teacher training to interpret first set of test results
Using MAP to inform instruction: lesson planning
Using MAP to inform instruction: differentiation
Strategy
Product
Content
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Using MAP to inform instruction: groupings for instruction
Subject Areas and Strands Elementary
Reading Language Usage Mathematics Literature Writing: Plan,
Organize, Develop, Revise, Research
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Informational Text Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage
Number & Operations
Vocabulary Acquisition & Use
Understand, Edit Mechanics
Geometry
Measurement & Data
Instructional Ranges
Example reports
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i-Ready
i-Ready ! Curriculum Associates
! 40 year old business
! K-12th grade online diagnostic
! K-8th grade online instruction
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i-Ready
! Reading
! Mathematics
(Common Core State Standards)
Pros of i-Ready ! Adaptive, “just right” questions
! No time limit; 30-60 minutes per test
! No proctoring necessary
! Measures growth—formative assessment
! Immediate feedback
! Straight-forward multiple choice questions
! Personalized online instruction
Cons of i-Ready
! No time limit
! Error measurement
! Quantity of data
! No constructed response
! No Language Usage
Questions? Dot Voting
Potential for MAP testing Rank Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree
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A computer adaptive interim assessment…
A computer adaptive interim assessment…
! provides parenting adults with valuable information about students and their learning.
! is a platforms for constructive conversations with families.
! is a positive experience for most of our students.
A computer adaptive interim assessment…
! provides teachers with valuable information about students and their learning
! provides the school with valuable information about its curriculum & instruction
! Provides information that is accessible, timely, and easy to interpret
Questions?
Sima Misra [email protected]
MaryBeth Ventura [email protected]