NJSLA Parent Information Night

Grades 3-6Mrs. Govindaraju Curriculum Supervisors

Mrs. Hascup, 3-6 Testing CoordinatorMr. Tong - Math Coach

Tonight’s Agenda

1. What is NJSLA?2. Why should my child take NJSLA?3. ELA4. Math5. NJSLA-Science6. NJSLA scores7. Parent Resources8. Q&A

2019 NJSLA

● NJSLA stands for New Jersey Student Learning Assessment

● Is it very different from PARCC?

Testing Dates at TEECSMay 14 & 15 - NJSLA-ELAMay 16 & 17 - NJSLA-MathMay 28 & 29 - NJSLA-Science (Gr. 5&8 only)

Is it very different from PARCC?

○ The NJSLA-ELA Spring 2019 assessments:

■ maintain a representative sampling of standards and evidence statements;

■ reflect the balance between literary and informational texts;■ include a writing task in each unit;■ maintain all ELA scoring rubrics;■ continue the use of ELA Task Models;■ maintain all item types (Evidence-Based Selected Response;

Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response; and Prose Constructed Response);

■ maintain five performance levels (i.e., Approaching Expectations, Meeting Expectations, etc.).

ELA UNIT TIMES

ELA Unit 1 Unit 2

Grade 3 75 minutes 75 minutes

Grades 4 and 5 90 minutes 90 minutes

Grades 6 through 11 90 minutes 90 minutes

Item Tasks● The Literary Analysis Task requires students to read two literary texts that are

purposely paired. ○ Students read the texts, answer questions for each text and for the texts as a

pair, and then write an analytic essay.

● The Research Simulation Task requires students to analyze an informational topic through several articles or multimedia stimuli. ○ Students read and respond to a series of questions and synthesize

information from multiple sources in order to write an analytic essay.

● The Narrative Writing Task focuses on one literary text.○ Students read the text, answer questions, and write a narrative response that

is tied to and draws on the text

Note about the BlueprintsTotal points vary between the two forms due to the nature of the design of the Literary Analysis Task and Narrative Writing Tasks. However, they both ask students to read and respond to literary texts.

Both tasks report and align to the Literary Text subclaim, standards and evidence statements. The forms are designed so students, regardless of which form they are assigned, will need to demonstrate the same level of knowledge to meet a specific performance level.

First, the two forms were built to be similar in content and difficulty. Then, experts equated the two forms, which is a statistical process conducted to establish comparable scores on different forms of an assessment.

*The two forms will be randomly assigned to students. Therefore, all students need to be prepared to respond to all three task types.

NJSLA Math Unit Times

Mathematics Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3

Grades 3 through 5 60 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes

Grades 6 through 8 60 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes

Algebra I, Geometry,

Algebra II

90 minutes 90 minutes N/A

Overview of Task TypesTask Types Description of Task Type

I. Tasks assessing concepts, skills and procedures • Balance of conceptual understanding, fluency, and application • Can involve any or all mathematical practice standards • Machine scorable including innovative, computer-based formats • Sub-claims A and B

II. Tasks assessing expressing mathematical reasoning • Each tasks calls for written arguments/justifications, critique of reasoning, or precision in mathematical statements

• Can involve other mathematical practice standards • May include a mix of machine scored and hand scored responses • Sub-claim C

III. Tasks assessing modeling/applications • Each task calls for modeling/application in a real-world context or scenario

• Can involve other mathematical practice standards • May include a mix of machine scored and hand scored responses • Sub-claim D

On the NJSLA-M, subclaim categories will remain Major Content, Additional and Supporting Content, Reasoning and Modeling.

Parent Resources

● https://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/parents/

● https://nj.mypearsonsupport.com/practice-tests/english/

● https://nj.mypearsonsupport.com/practice-tests/math/

● https://parcc-assessment.org/released-items/

● http://024ccps.ss10.sharpschool.com/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=818022

● https://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/district/ELA18.pdf

School Testing Environment

● Testing Security

● Headphones

● Chromebooks charged

● Being on time

● Rested and ready

NJSLA-S

NJSLA-S 2018-19 administration will be a baseline year with the first operational assessment for science in 5th grade.

There will be full reporting of results following the 2019 administration.

Test Administration:The NJSLA-S can be administered in a minimum of two days, with a maximum of two units being administered per day.

TEECS will administer the test on May 28th & 29th, 2019 for grades 5 & 8

NJSLA-S Make up date: May 30th, 2019

Test Blueprint :

The assessment is designed to assess these skills: the Performance Based Assessment (PBA) and the Machine Scorable Assessment (MSA).

PBA: will always contain one critical response item, which is an open-ended item that will require the student to synthesize their own response

MSA: will contain a multiple-choice items.

Targeted Number of Items Per Test

Thank you