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Pennsylvania State Assessments 2013



Pennsylvania State

Assessments

2012 - 2013





Presentation Content Introduction New This Year

Important Dates

Who Takes the Test

Who is Excused

Academic Standards

Assessment Anchors

Important Features

Item Specifics

Access Information

Resource Materials

Keystone Exams





Presentation Content

PASA Math and Reading

PASA Science

PSSA Math

PSSA Reading

PSSA Writing

PSSA Science

ACCESS for ELLs

NAEP

CDT

Monitoring

Coming in 2014





New This Year • Return of the Keystone Exams

• No PSSA-M or Grade 11 PSSA

• All students in Grade 11 who have not taken

the Keystone Exams must take them

• All PA assessments are available on-line

– PSSA, Keystone Exams, CDT

• Field testing PACC-aligned items in grades

3 – 5 in Math, Reading and Writing





Important Dates

Keystone Exams Testing Window

Wave 1: December 3 – December 14, 2012

Wave 2: January 9 – January 23, 2013

May 13 – May 24, 2013

July 29 – August 2, 2013





Important Dates

PSSA Math and Reading

April 8 - April 19, 2013

PSSA Writing Field Test

February 4 – February 13, 2013

PSSA Science

April 22 - April 26, 2013





Important Dates

PSSA make-up for Writing

March 18 – March 22, 2013

PSSA make-up for Math, Reading and

Science

April 29 – May 3, 2013

ACCESS for ELLs Test Window Grades K-12

January 28 – March 8, 2013





Important Dates

PASA Math & Reading Grades 3 - 8, 11 February 18– March 29, 2013

PASA Science Grades 4, 8, 11 May 6 – May 31, 2013

NAEP Math, Reading, Science, Writing and

Economics. Grades 4, 8, 12 in selected

schools

January 28 – March 8, 2013





Pennsylvania Alternate System of

Assessment (PASA)

Math & Reading: Feb 18 – Mar 29, 2013

Science: May 6 – May 31 , 2013

Writing: No statewide test form; individually created

(by teacher), scored (by teacher), and stored (in IEP

folder)

Who participates in the PASA?

Grades 3-8 and 11

Students with a significant cognitive disability





Contact information

Who manages the test?

PASA Project at the University of Pittsburgh

http://www.pasaassessment.org/

(412) 648-7363

All test materials are shipped from and returned to

PASA Project





Participation Guidelines

Student must meet all 6 eligibility criteria

Guidelines are posted on PASA website and on

PDE Special Education website in the ASIST

document

http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/c

ommunity/special_education/7465/assessment/607

491





Who Takes the PSSA?

Math/Reading – All students in grades 3-8

Writing – All students in grades 5 and 8

Science – All students in grades 4 and 8





Who is Excused?

Those who qualify to take the PASA

- Students must meet six criteria in order to take the alternate assessment for students who have significant disabilities. See www.pasaassessment.org.

ELLs in their first 12 months of enrollment in a U.S. school:

- Must take - PSSA Math and

- PSSA Science

- Do not have to take - PSSA Reading

- PSSA Writing

- See http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/english_as_a_second_language/7529.





Accommodations

Accommodations Training for PSSA and Keystone Exams:

October 31, 2012, and November 6, 2012

PSSA

http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/testin

g_accommodations_security/7448

English Language Learners

http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/testin

g_accommodations_security/7448

PASA

www.pasaassessment.org





PA Common Core Standards

The Pennsylvania Common Core Standards

(PACC) and draft Assessment Anchors are

available on SAS at:

http://www.pdesas.org/Standard/CommonCore





The Taxonomy of Assessment

Anchor Content Standards

1. Content Area

2. Grade Level

3. Reporting Category

4. Assessment Anchor Content Standards 1. (Assessment Anchors)

5. Assessment Anchor Descriptor

6. Eligible Content





Assessment Anchor Coding

S4.A.1.1.1

Science

Grade

Level

Reporting

Category

Assessment

Anchor

Assessment

Anchor

Descriptor

Eligible

Content





Important Features to Know

e.g.- The list is made up of examples but

are not limited to those given

i.e.- The list is limited to those specific

examples given





Important Features to Know

or - a student can be assessed on all or just some of the

elements in the Eligible Content

and - the intent is to assess each element in the Eligible

Content





Resource Materials

Item and Scoring Samplers

Performance Level Descriptors

- Detailed description of Advanced, Proficient, Basic, and

Below Basic

Performance Level Cut Scores

PSSA Assessment Handbook for all content areas

2013 ―Getting Ready‖ Power Point





Keystone Exams

Offered three times each year – winter, spring

and summer

Offered in Algebra I, Biology and Literature

Students can retake them until they score at the

proficient level

The Project-Based Assessment part of the

Keystones is being piloted





Who Takes the Keystones?

All students in Grade 11 who have not already taken

a Keystone Exam in Algebra I, Biology, and

Literature

All students who will complete a Biology course this

school year

All students who will complete an Algebra I course

this year

All students who will complete coursework that

covers the content of the Literature Exam this year





Keystones and Regulations

Students must take the Keystone Exams to

meet graduation requirements under Chapter 4

Regulations

Students must take the Keystone Exams to

meet AYP requirements under NCLB





PSSA

Math

Assessment

2013





Math 2013

Criterion Referenced

Five Reporting Categories

- Numbers and Operations

- Measurement

- Geometry

- Algebra

- Data Analysis





Math 2013

Student score comes from:

- 60 multiple choice questions

- Three open-ended questions

Students take:

- 72 multiple choice in grades 3 - 8

- Four open-ended questions

All grades will alternate subject areas with Math coming first.





Math 2013

Scores come from the COMMON ONLY.

2013 PSSA Math Test Format

Number of Multiple

Choice Items per

Student

(1 point each)

Number of Open-

Ended Items per

Student

(4 points each)

Grade

Estimated

Time of

Test

Common

Multiple

Choice

Items

Equating

Block

Items

Field

Test

Items

Common

Open-

Ended

Items

Equating

Block

Items

Field

Test

Items

Total

Number

of Score

Points

3-8

180

minutes

3 sessions 60 2 10 3 0 1

60+12=

72





Math 2013

Embedded Field Test

Gr 3-5 FT items based on PACC

Gr 6-8 FT items based on current Anchors

Open-Ended items scored on a 0-4 scale

Item-specific scoring guidelines but no general rubric

Formula sheets will be provided for grades 7 and 8. Formulas needed in grades 5 and 6 are provided with the item

- See Resource Materials on our web site for the formula sheets and item samplers





Item Specifics

Multiple choice items based on Eligible Content*

Open-ended items based on Anchor (Verbs come from

Anchor, Anchor Descriptor or Eligible Content; Content

comes from Eligible Content.)

Reminder:

Have students read the OE items carefully and

answer exactly what is being asked.

*All items based on the PACC may cross Eligible Content and Anchors and

Reporting Categories.





Item Specifics

Examples of how OE items might be phrased:

- Show or explain all your work.

- Show all your work. Explain why you did each

step.

- Explain why [something is true or false]

- Describe how [doing something affects

something else; to find something, etc.]





Math 2013

Roy is running for class president. He polls 50 students. 60 percent of them say they will vote for him.

A. There are 350 students in Roy’s class. Based on his survey, how many students should he expect to vote for him? Show or explain all your work.

B. Roy will sell fruit drinks to raise money for his campaign. A fruit drink cost $0.10 and he sells it for $0.50. How many fruit drinks does Roy need to sell to earn $80? Show all your work. Explain why you did each step.





Math 2013

Rubric (for sample item only): Part A:

- ½ point for correct answer

- 1 point for complete and correct work OR

½ point for correct but incomplete work.

Part B:

- 1/2 point for correct answer

- 1 point for correct and compete work OR

½ point for correct but incomplete work.

- 1 point for correct and complete explanation.

½ point for correct but incomplete explanation.





Math 2013

Rubric Metric:

Total Points (within) Score (on) 4 4

3 – 3 ½ 3

2 – 2 ½ 2

½ - 1 ½ 1

0 0





Math 2013

Some notes about open-ended items:

- Guess and Check is a valid method but at least two incorrect

guesses must be shown to receive full credit.

- Not all open-ended items require a ―why.‖

- At least half the score points must come from one Anchor.

The rest can come from anywhere else in that Reporting

Category.





Math 2013

Testing time is approximately 150-180 minutes for Math.

Testing in Grades 3 - 8.

Can have a ―blemish‖ and still get a score of 4

―e.g. missing $‖ may or may not be a blemish depending on

the item and grade.

―Guess and check‖ is a valid, acceptable strategy but to get full

credit at least two incorrect ―guesses‖ must be shown.





Math 2013

If an answer box is given the answer does not have

to be in the answer box to receive full credit, but if

there is an answer in the answer box it overrides

any other answer given.

An incorrect answer carried through correctly will

receive full credit for the correct part.





Math 2013

Grade 4 and up: calculators ARE permitted on all but the

beginning few items.

Rulers and protractors will be provided at grades where

needed. Students must use the rulers and protractors provided

for the PSSA. (For current items, protractors are provided

within the item itself. For items measuring the PACC, a

separate protractor may be provided.)

Rulers scaled in U.S. Customary and Metric as required by the

Anchors.





Math 2013

Calculator Policy The PSSA is designed so that calculators are not necessary

for students to be successful. If students choose to use a calculator on the portions of the PSSA for which calculators are permitted then they must adhere to the guidelines listed below. It is incumbent upon the school test coordinator to ensure that all calculator policies are implemented and followed, including making sure calculators have no programs stored in their memory. Please note that if a student wants to restore the deleted programs he or she will have to back them up prior to the assessment.





Math 2013

The following are NOT allowed for the PSSA or Keystones:

Non-calculators such as cell phones, PDAs, laptops, minicomputers, pocket organizers, etc.

Beaming capabilities. (These must be disabled.)

Wireless communication technologies. Calculators having wireless communication technologies may be used if those technologies are disabled.

Calculators with QWERTY keyboards or other typewriter-like keyboards or keypads (e.g. Dvorak).





Math 2013

The following are NOT allowed for the PSSA or Keystones:

Calculators with built in Computer Algebra Systems – CAS.

Calculators that make noise, have paper tape, need to be plugged in or talk unless these specific calculators are required as an accommodation. (Please refer to the Accommodations Manual.)

Sharing calculators by students during a test session.

All programs/information stored in a calculator. These must be deleted prior to using that calculator on any section of the PSSA. Typically these are graphing calculators but scientific calculators may also contain stored programs.





Math 2013

This is intended to be a general description of what is not

allowed. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list of specific

calculators, devices or technologies that cannot be used on the

PSSA.

As technology changes this policy will be reviewed and may

also change.

The current Calculator Policy is available on our website.





Math 2013

Grade 3: CANNOT use calculators

Answers marked in test booklet

Grade 4 and up: Calculators ARE permitted on all but the beginning few

items.*





Math Test Blueprint

Reporting

Category

Grade

3

Grade

4

Grade

5

Grade

6

Grade

7

Grade

8

Grade

11

Numbers and

Operations 40-50% 43-47% 41-45% 28-32% 20-24% 18-22% NA

Measurement 12-15% 12-15% 12-15% 12-15% 12-15% 12-15% NA

Geometry 12-15% 12-15% 12-15% 15-21% 15-21% 15-20% NA

Algebraic

Concepts 12-15% 12-15% 13-17% 15-20% 20-27% 25-30% NA

Data Analysis

and

Probability

13-16% 12-15% 12-15% 15-20% 15-20% 15-20% NA

Total Points 72

Points

72

Points

72

Points

72

Points

72

Points

72

Points NA





Math Performance Level Cut

Scores

Performance

Level

Grade

3

Grade

4

Grade

5

Grade

6

Grade

7

Grade

8

Advanced 1370

and up

1445

and up

1483

and up

1476

and up

1472

and up

1446

and up

Proficient 1180-

1369

1246-

1444

1312-

1482

1298-

1475

1298-

1471

1284-

1445

Basic 1044-

1179

1156-

1245

1158-

1311

1174-

1297

1183-

1297

1171-

1283

Below Basic 750-

1043

700-

1155

700-

1157

700-

1173

700-

1182

700-

1170





Keystone Algebra I

• Two modules

• Each Module has 30 points – 18 from multiple

choice and 12 from open-ended

• Each open-ended is worth four points

• Some open-ended will be machine scored

• Students in the class of 2017 must score at the

proficient or advanced level to graduate





Keystone Algebra I

• Modules are scored separately and can be

passed separately

• Students must score proficient (or higher) on

the entire exam but not necessarily pass each

module

• If a student retakes the exam the highest score

on each module will count





Keystone Algebra I – What It

Measures





Keystone Algebra I – Test Format





Keystone Algebra I – Point

Distribution





Keystone Algebra I – Estimated

Time





Charlie Wayne

Division of Assessment

717-783-0358

[email protected]





PSSA

READING

ASSESSMENT

2013





About the Eligible Content

The Eligible Content at each grade level shows the

range of knowledge and skills drawn upon to design

the PSSA for that grade level.

Examining the Eligible Content across grade levels

shows the progression of expectations from one grade

to the next.





About the Test

Three Reading Sections on the PSSA

Math and Reading sections alternate

- Math: Sections 1, 3, 5

- Reading: Sections 2, 4, 6

Alignment with PA Academic Standards: Assesses

knowledge and skills described in the Assessment Anchor

Content Standards

Target Passage Types

- Eligible passage genres identified at each grade level





Question Types and Scoring

Multiple-choice responses are bubbled in by the student and scored by machine.

- One point each

Open-ended (short answer) responses are written out by the student and scored by trained raters.

- Three points are possible for each

- Item-specific scoring guide

Grade 3

- Students write in test booklets

Grades 4 – 8

- Students write in answer booklets





New Test Question Types

Grades 3-5 Transitional Field Test Items

• Selected Response (SR) (multiple choice) – worth 1-2

points

• Text Dependent Analysis

– Essay Answer – worth four points

– Scored with a holistic rubric





Grade 3 Three sessions

Sections 2, 4, & 6 (alternates w/Math)

Approximately 50 - 70 minutes each

Target Passage Types for Common Passages

- Two Stories

- One Poem

- One Informational

- One Autobiography/Biography or one Practical/How-to/Advertisement

56 Multiple-choice items, two selected response items (40 common items)

Three open-ended items (two common items)

Students write ALL answers in test booklet





Grade 3 Test Format

Approximate

length

Number of Multiple-

Choice Items

(1 point each)

Number of OE/SR/TDA Items

(OE 3 points each, SR 2-3

points each)

50 - 75

minutes

each section

Common Equating

Block

Field

Test Common

Equating

Block

Field

Test

40 8 8 2 0 3

Total 160 –

205 minutes

Student score (Common Only): 46 points

Total points on each test: 68*

* Field test items do not count for student score





Grade 4-5 Three sessions


Approximately 50 - 95 minutes each

Target Passage Types for Common Passages

- Two Stories

- One Poem

- One Informational

- One Autobiography/Biography or one Practical/How-to/Advertisement

56 Multiple-choice items, two SR items (40 common items)

Five open-ended items (4 common items)

One Text Dependent Analysis item

Students write ALL answers in test booklet





Approximate

length

Number of Multiple-Choice

Items

(1 point each)

Number of OE/SR/TDA Items

(OE3 points each, SR 2-3

points each, TDA 4 points)

50 – 95

minutes

each section

Common Equating

Block

Field

Test Common

Equating

Block Field Test

40 8 8 4 0 4

Total 190 –

235 minutes



* Field test items do not count for student score.

Grades 4–5 Test Format





Grades 6-8 Three sessions


Approximately 50 –75 minutes each

Target Passage Types (mix varies by grade)

- Story (all grades)

- Poem (all grades)

- Informational (all grades)

- Autobiography/Biography (eligible at all grades)

- Practical/How-to/Advertisement

- Essay/Editorial (grades 5, 6, 7, 8)

58 Multiple-choice items (40 common items)

Five Open-ended items (four common items)

Students write answers in answer booklet





Approximate

length

Number of Multiple-Choice

Items

(1 point each)

Number of Open-Ended Items

(3 points each)

50 - 75

minutes

each section

Common Equating

Block

Field

Test Common

Equating

Block Field Test

40 8 8 4 0 1

Total 170 –

215 minutes



*Field test items do not count for student score

Grades 6-8 Test Format





Grade 4 Multiple Choice Question (1 point)





• Grade 4 Online Multiple Choice Question (1 point)





Grade 4 Open-Ended Question (3 points)





Grade 4 Online Open-Ended Question (3 points)





Grade 4 Selected Response (2 points)





Grade 4 Online Selected Response (2 points)





Grade 4 Selected Response (3 points)





Grade 4 Online Selected Response (3 points)





Reading Reporting Clusters

Grade

Comprehension

and Reading Skills

(Category A)

Literature and

Interpretation

(Category B)

3 60-80% 20-40%

4 60-80% 20-40%

5 60-80% 20-40%

6 50-70% 30-50%

7 50-70% 30-50%

8 40-60% 40-60%





Genre Coverage

Grade

Fiction

(and Nonfiction)

Narrative

Nonfiction

3 50-70% 30-50%

4 50-70% 30-50%

5 50-70% 30-50%

6 40-60% 40-60%

7 40-60% 40-60%

8 40-60% 40-60%

11 30-50% 50-70%





Level

Grade

3

Grade

4

Grade

5

Grade

6

Grade

7

Grade

8

Grade

11

Advanced

1442

and up

1469

and up

1497

and up

1456

and up

1470

and up

1473

and up

NA

Proficient

1235-

1441

1255-

1468

1275-

1496

1278-

1455

1279-

1469

1280-

1472 NA

Basic

1168-

1234

1112-

1254

1137-

1274

1121-

1277

1131-

1278

1146-

1279 NA

Below

Basic

1000-

1167

700-

1111

700-

1136

700-

1120

700-

1130

700-

1145

NA

Reading Scale Score Ranges

by Performance Level and Grade





Not the Same!

Performance Level

Descriptors

– Advanced

– Proficient

– Basic

– Below Basic

Scores on Open-Ended

Reading Questions

– 3 points

– 2 points

– 1 point

– 0 points

≠

1) Scores on open-ended questions contribute to a student’s raw score.

2) The student’s raw score is converted to a scale score.

3) The student’s scale score is interpreted as a Performance Level.





PSSA Reading Assessment

Accommodations

Certain accommodations are available for students taking

the PSSA Reading assessments.

Test administrator may not read aloud any part of the

reading passages or reading test questions and answer

choices.

Please refer to PDE’s accommodations guidelines

documents for further information.





Student’s English Language

Learner (ELL) statuses:

ELL and enrolled in a U.S. school after March 31, 2012 (previous enrollment in Puerto Rico is not considered as enrollment in U.S. schools) – Excused from PSSA Reading.

ELL and enrolled in a U.S. school on or before March 31, 2012 – Must take all PSSA subjects.

Exited an ESL/bilingual program and in the first year of monitoring – Must take all PSSA subjects.

Exited an ESL/bilingual program and in the second year of monitoring – Must take all PSSA subjects.

Former English Language Learner and no longer monitored.





ELLs and PSSA Reading

When should a first-year ELL take the PSSA

Reading test?

Students who are expected to exit LEP (ESL) services, even in

their first year in a U.S. school, should take the PSSA Reading

test. This is because PSSA Reading test scores are used as

part of the exit criteria for those services. Students who do not

take the PSSA will not have the opportunity to register a PSSA

score for program exit.





Kerry Helm


717-783-6538

[email protected]





PSSA

Writing

Assessment

2013





Writing 2013

Grades 5, 8

Multiple-Choice

Writing Prompts

Mode-specific Scoring Guidelines for composition

Conventions scored separately





Writing 2013

Alignment

- Standards (not the revised PACC)

- End of elementary and middle

Holistic ―hybrid‖ scoring

- Holistic scoring for composition—more appropriate for large-scale assessments

- Separate scoring for conventions leaves emphasis on composing

- Multiple-choice adds validity & reliability





Who takes the test?

All students in grades 5 and 8

Exceptions:

- ELL students in first 12 months

- PASA students

* Take an alternate writing test based on IEP goals

* Scored test is stored in IEP folder





Grade 5

Multiple-Choice Section given first

- Five passages (three core, two field test) with embedded editing and

revision errors

- Four questions for each passage, 20 multiple choice questions total

Writing prompts

- Two common prompts

- Any two of three modes

http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsyl

vania_system_of_school_assessment_%28pssa%29/8757/resource_

materials/507610





Grade 8

Multiple-Choice Section given first

- Five passages (three core, two field test) with embedded editing and revision errors

- Four questions for each passage, total 20 questions

Writing prompts

- Two core prompts

- One field test prompt

- Informational and Persuasive modes only





How Are Responses Scored? Each writing prompt will be scored using a 4 pt. conventions

rubric and a 4 pt. writing rubric with a variable mode emphasis.

Writing prompt responses scored by hand (with 10 percent read twice)

- Focus, Content, Organization and Style

* Scored holistically

* 1-4 pt. Mode-specific Scoring Guide

- Editing and Revising:

* Scored separately

* 1-4 pt. Conventions Scoring Guideline

Bubbled multiple choice responses scored by machine

* 1 pt. each





Common Score Points

Multiple

Choice

Writing Prompts

Totals

Conventions Mode

12 8 80 100

12 items each

worth 1 point each

(12 X 1) = 12

2 items each worth a

maximum of 4 points

each

(2 X 4 = 8)

2 items each worth a

maximum of 4 points

each

(The raw score is

multiplied by 10)

(2 X 4) X 10 = 80

12+8+80=100

Field test items are not reflected in this chart.

No scores are reported for field test items.





Non-scorable

Illegible

Incoherent

Insufficient

Blank paper

Off-prompt: Still receives a Conventions score

Off-mode: Loss of one point in Composition score





2013 Writing Test Format

Session Approx.

Minutes

Number of

Test Items

Conventions

Score Points

Composition

Score Points

1 30 20

Multiple

Choice

12 (Common) 0

2 60 1 Writing

Prompt

4 (if prompt is

Common)

N/A (if prompt is

Field Test)

4 (if prompt is

Common)

N/A (if prompt is

Field Test)

3 60 1 Writing

Prompt

4 (if prompt is

Common)

N/A (if prompt is

Field Test)

4 (if prompt is

Common)

N/A (if prompt is

Field Test)

4 60 1 Writing

Prompt

4 (if prompt is

Common)

N/A (if prompt is

Field Test)

4 (if prompt is

Common)

N/A (if prompt is

Field Test)





Writing Scaled Score Ranges by Grade and

Performance level

Performance

level Grade 5 Grade 8 Grade 11

Advanced 1909

and up

1748

and up

NA

Proficient 1236-

1908

1236-

1747

NA

Basic 745-

1235

914-

1746

NA

Below Basic 700-

744

700-

913

NA





Standalone Writing Field Test

February 4-13, 2013





Who takes the test?

All schools will receive the field test booklets

for grades 3-5

Participation is strongly recommended

All materials are secure and must be returned

to DRC

Exceptions:

- ELL students in first 12 months

- PASA students





Test Design

Aligned with PACC Standards

Grade 3-5 will be operational 2014

Grades 6-8 will field test in 2014

Grades 3-8 will be operational 2015

All grades will be assessed on writing composition

All grades eligible for three modes

All multiple choice are stand-alone items

Grade 3 has short answer responses





Test Design

Grade 3

18 multiple choice (language skills)

Four short answer (application of language skills)

One writing essay prompt (composition)

Grade 4-5

24 multiple choice (language skills)

One writing prompt (composition)





Sample Grade 3 Language Short Response (2 pts.)





Sample Grade 4 Language Multiple Choice (1 pt.)





Sample Grade 5 Writing Prompt (4 pts.)





Sample Grade 4 Text Dependent Analysis Essay (4 pts.)





Administration

Paper and pencil only

Time

Grade 3: 60-75 minutes

Grades 4-5: 54-69 minutes





How Are Responses Scored?

Multiple Choice

1 pt. each

Machine scored

Short answer (Grade 3)

Hand-scored

2 pts. each

Writing essay prompt

Holistic scoring

Hand-scored

4 pts. each





Scoring Guidelines

New Scoring Guidelines have been drafted

Holistic scoring (no separate conventions scoring)

Four points

Writing essay prompt scoring focus: composition

and language skills

Text Dependent Analysis essay prompt scoring

focus: text analysis of a passage; composition and

language skills





Diane Simaska


717-346-8064

[email protected]





Keystone Literature Exam





Keystone Exams will be used for two purposes:

Proposed state requirement that the class of 2017 and

beyond demonstrate proficiency for the purpose of

graduation

Accountability as per No Child Left Behind (NCLB), i.e.

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)





The Literature Keystone Exam will assess

students’ mastery of the Literature Assessment

Anchors as defined by the Eligible Content and

will be aligned to the Concepts and

Competencies.

Module 1 Module 2

Assessment Anchors Covered Fiction Literature Nonfiction Literature

Number of Eligible Content Covered 25 31





Types of questions and number of questions

covered in the Literature Keystone Exam

operational form.

*

Multiple

Choice

Questions

Constructed

Response

Questions

*

Multiple

Choice

Questions

Constructed

Response

Questions

*

Multiple

Choice

Questions

Constructed

Response

Questions

Number of

Operational

Questions

2

17

3

2

17

3

4

34

6

Number of

Field Test

Questions

1

6

1

1

6

1

2

12

2

Total 3 23 4 3 23 4 6 46 8

Module 1 Module 2 Total

* Number of passages





Types of questions and number of points covered

in the Literature Keystone Exam operational

form.

Module 1 Module 2

Number of Operational Multiple

Choice Questions

17 questions @ 1 point each = 17

points

17 questions @ 1 point each = 17

points

Number of Operational Constructed-

Response Questions

3 questions at 3 points each = 9 points 3 questions at 3 points each = 9 points

Total Number of Points 26 points 26 points

Percentage of Points for Entire Test 50% 50%

There will be a total of 52 points (Module 1 and Module 2 combined), with

approximately 65 percent multiple-choice points and 35 percent constructed-

response points.





Estimated time a typical student would need to

complete Module 1 and Module 2 of the

Literature Keystone Exam operational form.

Operational

Questions

Field Test

Questions

Total Questions

Number of Minutes 104 42

146





For more information

See the Standards Aligned System website at

http://www.pdesas.org/module/assessment/Keystone.

aspx

Or

See the PDE assessment webpages at

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/commu

nity/pennsylvania_system_of_school_assessment_%2

8pssa%29/8757/test_administration/507611





ACCESS FOR ELLs

English Language

Proficiency

ASSESSMENT

2013





What is the ACCESS for ELLs?

ACCESS for ELLs is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s

English Language Proficiency (ELP) Assessment. PDE is a

member of the WIDA Consortium, which maintains the test.

The ACCESS for ELLs tests students’ Reading, Writing,

Listening, and Speaking skills for social and academic

purposes.

More information on the WIDA and PA ELP standards and

performance level descriptors can be found at the WIDA

website, http://www.wida.us/standards/elp.aspx.





ACCESS for ELLs Test Window

January 28-March 8, 2013





Who takes the ACCESS?

Students designated as LEP (Limited English

Proficiency), also referred to as ELLs (English

Language Learners), must take the ACCESS for

ELLs.

Every ELL, grades K-12, participates in the ACCESS

for ELLs testing.





ACCESS for ELLs Participants

All current ELLs, K-12

Not former ELLs (exited and in year one or year

two of monitoring, or no longer in monitoring)





Student’s English Language

Learner (ELL) status:

Current ELLs (PIMS field 41 is coded “01”) take ACCESS for ELLs.

Date of first enrollment in a U.S. school does not affect participation. All current ELLs, K-12, take ACCESS for ELLs.

Former ELL, exited an ESL/bilingual program, and in the first year of monitoring. – DO NOT take ACCESS for ELLs.

Former ELL, exited an ESL/bilingual program, and in the second year of monitoring. – DO NOT take ACCESS for ELLs.





What about ELLs with

IEPs or 504 Plans?

All ELLs, grades K-12, participate in the ACCESS.

This includes ELLs with IEPs and/or 504 plans.

ELLs with IEPs and/or 504 plans may receive

appropriate accommodations (these do not include

translation or interpretation of the test). Check the

ACCESS for ELLs Test Administrator Manual or

Special Instructions for PA (goldenrod sheet) for more

information.





What about ELLs who qualify for the

PASA?

All ELLs, grades K-12, must participate in the

ACCESS for ELLs.

This includes ELLs who qualify for the PASA.

An Alternate ACCESS for eligible students with

severe cognitive disabilities will be available for pilot

testing this year. LEAs who wish to participate must

administer the Alternate ACCESS in addition to the

ACCESS for ELLs. For more information, contact

Linda Long or Tami Shaffer at PDE, BTLS.





Who produces the

ACCESS for ELLs?

Pennsylvania participates in the WIDA Consortium; the

Consortium provides professional development and test

administration training, and also manages test development.

Distribution, scoring and score reporting are accomplished

by a WIDA contractor, Metritech.

More information is available at www.wida.us, by emailing

[email protected], or by calling toll free 1-866-276-7735.





Who oversees the

ACCESS for ELLs in PA?

Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Bureau of

Teaching and Learning Support in cooperation with PDE’s

Bureau of Assessment and Accountability oversee the

ACCESS for ELLs in Pennsylvania.

Visit the WIDA website for more information about

ACCESS for ELLs and other services for English

Language Learners: www.wida.us





PSSA

Science

Assessment

2013





PSSA Science 2013

All students in grades 4 and 8

Exception:

- PASA students





PSSA Science 2013

Criterion Reference

Four Reporting Categories

- The Nature of Science

- Biological Sciences

- Physical Sciences

- Earth and Space Sciences

Embedded Field Test

Open-Ended items scored on a 0-2

Item-specific scoring guidelines





PSSA Science 2013

District and School Reporting

A. The Nature of Science

1. Reasoning and Analysis

2. Processes, Procedures, and

Tools of Scientific Investigation

3. Systems, Models, and Patterns





PSSA Science 2013


B. Biological Sciences

1. Structure and Function of Organisms

2. Continuity of Life

3. Ecological Behavior and Systems





PSSA Science 2013


C. Physical Sciences

1. Structure, Properties and Interactions of Matter

2. Forms, Sources, Conversions, and Transfer of

Energy

3. Principles of Force and Motion





PSSA Science 2013


D. Earth and Space Sciences

1. Earth Features and Processes that

Change Earth and Its Resources

2. Weather, Climate, and Atmospheric

Processes

3. Composition and Structure of the

Universe





PSSA Science 2013

Science Test Composition

50% Nature of Science

(Inquiry)

50% Biological Science

Physical Science

Earth and Space Sciences

(Content)





PSSA Science 2013 Test Blueprint





PSSA Science

Performance Level Cut Scores





PSSA Science 2013

Student score comes from:

Grades 4 and 8

- 58 Multiple Choice items

- Five open-ended items (two points each)





PSSA Science 2013

Total number of items:

Grade 4

- 68 Multiple Choice Items

- Seven open-ended Items

Grade 8

- 70 Multiple Choice Items

- Seven open-ended Items





2013 PSSA Science Format

Total Number of Multiple Choice

Items per Student

Total Number of Open-

Ended Items per Student

Total Number of

points

(Common Items

Only)

G

R

A

D

E

Approx.

Length

Common

Items

Common

Scenario

Items

Equating

Block

Items

Field

Test

Items

Common

Items

(2 points

each)

Equating

Block

Items

Field

Test

items

Number of Score

Points per Student

4

110-115

Minutes

2

Sections

58 0 2 8 5 1 1 58+10=68

8

120-125

Minutes

2

Sections

54 4 2 10 5 1 1 58+10=68





Biology Keystone 2012-2013






The Biology Keystone Exam takes the place of the

Grade 11 PSSA Science Assessment for 2012-2013

Two purposes:

- Proposed state requirement that the class of 2017 and

beyond must demonstrate proficiency for the purpose of

earning a PA high school diploma

- Accountability as per No Child Left Behind (NCLB) for

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculations






The Biology Keystone Exam will measure the

Biology Assessment Anchors as defined by the

Eligible Content and will be aligned to the Concepts

and Competencies

Module 1 - Cells and Cell Processes

Module 2 - Continuity and Unity of Life






Eligible Content may be assessed using knowledge

and/or skills associated with the Nature of Science





Craig Weller


(717) 525-5825

[email protected]


PSSA Administrator Training



National Assessment of Educational

Progress





National Assessment of

Educational Progress (NAEP)

NAEP is a congressionally mandated project overseen by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to continuously monitor the knowledge, skills, and performance of the nation’s children and youth.

As the ―Nation’s Report Card‖ it measures and reports on a regular basis what America’s students know and can do in core subjects like reading, mathematics, and science.

NAEP uses a carefully designed sampling process to ensure that the schools and students selected are representative of all students across the United States.

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard





NAEP 2013

In Pennsylvania, participation in NAEP is required of the 364 randomly selected schools.

Testing window is January 28 to March 8, 2013

Grades tested are 4, 8 and 12.

Main subjects of 2013 are Math, Reading and the Technology and Engineering Literacy Pilot (TEL) for grade 8 only.

The TEL assessment will be operational in 2014.





The NAEP 2013 Results Provided Grade Subject National Results State Results TUDA

Results

4 Mathematics x x x

Reading x x x

8 Mathematics x x x

Reading x x x

TEL Pilot Results not

available

Results not

available

12 Mathematics x *

Reading x *

NAEP 2013

*Results are only provided for the 13 participating states.





NAEP 2013

Nationally, approximately 350,000 students will be assessed in

fourth-grade, 360,000 in eighth-grade and 110,000 in twelfth-

grade.

Students will spend about 90 minutes completing the

assessment, including answering questions in one subject area

and answering questions about themselves and their

educational experiences, such as the amount of reading they do

and what types of classes they take.





NAEP 2013

A sample of grade 8 students will participate in a computer-based

Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) pilot assessment.

The results will be used to develop the first operational TEL

assessment for 2014.

Nationally, approximately 15,000 students will be assessed in the

pilot.

Thirty students at each selected school will participate.





NAEP 2013

The TEL pilot will be administered in two sequential sessions

of 15 students each.

Students will spend about 120 minutes completing the

assessment.

The assessment will include problem-solving tasks based on

interactive scenarios, as well as multiple choice and short

answer questions.





Jack Hoerner

NAEP Coordinator


717-787-4865

[email protected]





Classroom Diagnostic Tools

The Pennsylvania Department of Education has completed development of the Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDTs) to support teachers and students in grades 6 through 12 in Mathematics, Reading/Literature and Science. These tools - available at no cost to districts - are fully integrated and aligned to the Standards Aligned System (SAS) and enable educators to identify a student’s academic strengths and areas of need as well as links to classroom resources.





Monitoring

In 2007 PDE began monitoring schools and districts regarding

test security, administration, etc. This process will continue in

2012-13.

All visits will be unannounced.

PDE representatives are treated very well.

THANK YOU!





Coming in 2014

Grades 3 – 5 Reading and Writing

transitioning to ELA

Grades 3 – 5 Math and ELA based on PACC

Separate booklets for Math and ELA

Stand-alone field test for Writing in grades

6 – 8

No change for grades 6 – 8 except for field

test items based on PACC





Thank you!

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