Preliminary SAISD 2002 - 2003 TAKS Performance

Preliminary SAISD 2002 - 2003 TAKS Performance

Board ReportJune 2003

Elevating Assessment Standards: Migrating from TAAS to TAKS

The State of Texas recognized a need for more rigorous assessment standards because the TAAS exam no longer measured the full potential of our students or our schools.

State regulations prevented TAAS testing contractors from making TAAS questions “more difficult” over time.

Elevating Assessment Standards: State Methodology

In 2003, Texas elevated testing standards by:

Expanding the testing program to include more grades and subjects.

Making test questions harder through the introduction of a new test: Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS).

Elevating Assessment Standards: Including More Grades and Subjects

2003 Changes From TAAS to TAKS

Subject Area ChangeReading Added in Grade 9

Writing Moved to Grade 7; deleted in Grade 10

Mathematics Added in Grades 9 and 11

English language arts Added in Grades 10 and 11(including writing)

Science Added in Grades 5, 10, and 11; deleted in Grade 8

Social studies Added in Grades 10 and 11

Elevating Assessment Standards: Making Test Questions Harder

Test Duration

TABS 1980 - 1983

Texas Assessment of Basic Skills

TEAMS 1983 - 1990

Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills

TAAS 1990 - 2002

Texas Assessment of Academic Skills

TAKS Present Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

See the examples which follow.

Exit Level (11th Grade)

Use basic operations

7,001 A. 1,076 -6,325 B. 776

C. 676*D. 1,976

Exit Level (Grade 11)

Use basic operations to solve decimal problems

26.05 X 20 =

A. 521*B. 42C. 52.1D. 53

Exit Level (Grade 10)

Express or solve problems using mathematical representation

A. 0.10(2 + d) = 3.50B. (0.10)(2) + d = 3.50C. 2(0.10d) = 3.50D. 2 + 0.10d = 3.50*E. 2(0.10 + d)= 3.50

The fare for riding in a taxi is a $2 fixed charge and $0.10 per mile. The fare for a ride of d miles is $3.50. Which equation could be used to find d ?

Exit Level (Grade 11) Prototype Item

Formulate and use linear equations and inequalities The equations of two lines are:4x - 5y = -15 and y = 4 / 5x - 6Which of the following describes their point of

intersection?

A. (1.875, 4.5)B. (-5, 1)C. (10, -5)D. No intersection*

Grade 5 Mathematics Prototype Item

Demonstrate an understanding of probability and statistics TEKS 5.12, 5.13

The chart shows the high temperature for today’s date for five consecutive years.

Date Temperature1996 74°F1997 80°F1998 81°F1999 76°F2000 79°F

What is the median high temperature in °F for this date? Record your answer and fill in the correct bubbles on the answer document.

Item demonstrates that students now have some questions in which the answer cannot be selected, but must be calculated with precision.

Elevating Assessment Standards: Making Test Questions More Difficult

Like TAAS, the TAKS test also measures understanding of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. However, the level of difficulty of questions is much harder. For example:

Passing Standard if TAAS was still in place

Passing Standard for TAKS (Phase I 2003)

Exam # Test Questions

# Questions Correct to Pass

# Test Questions

# Questions Correct to Pass

2003 Grade 7 Math TAKS Test

48 9 48 22

2003 Grade 8 Reading TAKS Test

48 15 48 28

Elevating Assessment Standards: Benchmarking TAKS Performance Measurement

The following slides outline our current performance in regard to TAKS.It is counterproductive to measure current performance against TAAS, since this is an “apples to oranges” comparison. Our best performance indicator is our “relative performance” in terms of state scores, which are currently available only at grade levels.

Preliminary 2002 – 2003 SAISD TAKS Results: Reading (Combining Reading and ELA, Grades 3-11)

84.4

73.967.5

73.873.8

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All Eco Dis AA H W

Reading

District figures at nearest tenth. Grade level rounded up at .5 and higher. Not a final accountability document.

Preliminary 2002 – 2003 SAISD TAKS Results: Math (Grades 3- 11)

77.1

65

51.8

64.364.3

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All Eco Dis AA H W

Math


Preliminary 2002 – 2003 SAISD TAKS Results: Writing (Grades 4 and 7)

84.979.3

76.579.179.3

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All Eco Dis AA H W

Writing


Preliminary 2002 – 2003 SAISD TAKS Results: Science (Grades 5, 10, and 11)

73.7

55.3

46.755.155.4

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All Eco Dis AA H W

Science


Preliminary 2002 – 2003 SAISD TAKS Results: Social Studies (Grades 8, 10, and 11)

93.985.682.985.785.7

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All Eco Dis AA H W

Social Studies


Percentage Points of Difference Between SAISD and the State on 2003 TAKS

Test Range of DifferenceReading/ELA From (- 4) at Grade 11 to (-12) at

Grades 4 and 10

Math From (- 9) at Grades 3 and 10 to (-21) at Grade 7

Writing From (- 6) at Grade 4 to (-7) at Grade 7

Science From (-11) at Grade 5 to (-21) at Grade 10

Social Studies

From (- 2) at Grade 8 to (-7) at Grade 10

Elevating Assessment Standards: Statewide Implications of TAAS to TAKS

The increase in item difficulty widened the gap between economically disadvantaged students and the all student group in most subjects at the state level this year. For example: at Grade 5 Science, economically disadvantaged students scored 17 percentage points below the all student group. This gap ranged from 12 to 14 percentage points for math at Grades 9, 10 and 11.Since 90% of students in SAISD are economically disadvantaged, district scores are compared to the state in this area. In SAISD, economically disadvantaged scores are usually exactly the same as the all student group. (The only district variance was that in seven measures economically disadvantaged students were one percentage point lower. See grades noted with *.)

SAISD TAKS 2003 Grade Level Reading Scores Compared to State Economically Disadvantaged (Including ELA at Grade 10 and 11, Grades 3 - 11)

6560

72

8178

75

6974

83

6061

72

828179

71

7984

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3* 4* 5* 6 7 8 9* 10 ELA 11 ELA

SAISD Eco-State


-1 -5 -2 -4 -3 -1 0 -1 +5

Difference

SAISD TAKS 2003 Grade Level Math Scores Compared to State Economically Disadvantaged

5762

5155

52

62

757481

5559

49

6162

70

808286

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3 4* 5 6 7 8 9* 10* 11

SAISD Eco-State


-5 -8 -5 -8 -10 -6 +2 +3 +2

Difference

SAISD TAKS 2003 Grade Level Writing Scores Compared to State Economically Disadvantaged (Grade 4 and Grade 7)

81 797880

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4 7

SAISD Eco-State


-1 -1

Difference

SAISD TAKS 2003 Grade Level Science Scores Compared to State Economically Disadvantaged (Grade 5, 10, and 11)

5248

63 63

52 53

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5 10 11

SAISD Eco-State


0 -4 -1

Difference

SAISD TAKS 2003 Grade Level Social Studies Scores (Grade 8, 10, and 11)

89

7884

86

79

91

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8 10 11

SAISD Eco-State


+2 +1 +2

Difference

Elevating Assessment Standards: Migrating from TAAS to TAKS

SAISD and other districts are at the beginning of a new testing cycle with TAKS. The TAKS test will be “phased in” over a period of three years.

The number of questions needed to pass the test will go up over the next two years at every grade level and in every subject. This number varies across every test.

In 2005, we will be at the level of difficulty the state originally planned.

In the following graphs, the blue bar indicates where we are. The red striped bar indicates where we would be if there were no phase in period prior to 2005.

SAISD 2003 Percent Passing Reading Compared by ’05 Panel Recommendation and Current ’03 Standard

72

6155 54 56

64

54 52 5465

60

72807875

6873

83

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

SAISD 2SEM ('03) SAISD Panel ('05).

Blue Columns – 2003 TAKS Results measured against the 2003 standard (2SEM) - the current measure in place. Red Striped Columns – 2003 TAKS Results measured against the 2005 standard - the future goal.All scores are based on all students taking - raw score summary data (not an accountability subset).

SAISD 2003 Percent Passing Math Compared by ’05 Panel Recommendation and Current ’03 Standard

8174 76

62

51 54 50

615659

49 50

38

27 28 29 32 30

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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

SAISD 2SEM ('03) SAISD Panel ('05)

Blue Columns – 2003 TAKS Results measured against the 2003 standard (2SEM) - the current measure in place.

Red Striped Columns – 2003 TAKS Results measured against the 2005 standard - the future goal.All scores are based on all students taking - raw score summary data (not an accountability subset).

SAISD 2003 Percent Passing Writing Compared by ’05 Panel Recommendation and Current ’03 Standard

79 7867 64

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4 7


Blue Columns – 2003 TAKS Results measured against the 2003 standard (2SEM) - the current measure in place. Red Striped Columns – 2003 TAKS Results measured against the 2005 standard - the future goal.All scores are based on all students taking - raw score summary data (not an accountability subset).

SAISD 2003 Percent Passing Science Compared by ’05 Panel Recommendation and Current ’03 Standard

63

47 52

2519

27

0

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5 10 11




SAISD 2003 Percent Passing Social Studies Compared by ’05 Panel Recommendation and Current ’03 Standard

9178

86

6958

70

0

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8 10 11




SAISD and Destination Exemplary

Our focus has changed this year to include a broader, conceptual approach to the TEKS.Diagnostic data, now available, will be invaluable in guiding us toward excellence in the coming year.

Preliminary SAISD 2002 - 2003 TAKS Performance

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