Presentation to DPAS-II Student Growth Measures Working Group

July 14, 2010Dr. Michael Stetter, Acting Director

Accountability ResourcesDirector, Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development

Delaware Department of Education

DCAS Assessment- adaptive, online, diverse item types

Initial Test Year: 2010-2011

Content Areas Assessed◦ Reading (Grades 3-10)◦ Mathematics (Grades 3-10)◦ Science (Grades 5, 8, EOC)◦ Social Studies (Grades 4,7,EOC)◦ Grade 2 Practice Assessment (Spring)

SchoolYear

Aug-Sept(within 30 days of school start) October November December January February March April May-June

2010- 2011

Initial Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Initial summative and ongoing assessment

ALL MANDATORY-Summative within grade-Ongoing cross grade

Mid-year Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Mid-year summative and ongoing assessment

ALL MANDATORY-Summative within grade-Ongoing cross grade

Final Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Final summative within grade and ongoing cross grade assessment -Norm-referenced section for grades 3-10MANDATORY Participation-Student’s final summative score will count toward accountability Additional Assessments-Grade 2 Practice Assessment Math; Reading-Grades 5, 8 and 10 Science-Grades 4 and 7 Social Studies

FIELD TESTHS EOC–Block 1Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II;Biology; US History

MANDATORYFor Block 1

FIELD TESTHS EOC – Block 2Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II;Biology; US History

MANDATORY For Block 2 and Full Year students

2011- 2012

Initial Blended Assessment-Grades 3-10 Math; Reading-Initial summative and ongoing assessment

ALL MANDATORY-Summative within grade-Ongoing cross grade

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Mid-year Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Mid-year summative and ongoing assessment

ALL MANDATORY-Summative within grade-Ongoing cross grade

Spring Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Final summative within grade and ongoing cross grade assessment OPTIONAL Participation-Student’s highest final summative score will count toward accountabilityMANDATORY Participation-Norm-referenced section for grades 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10

Final Blended Assessment-Grades 2-10 Math; Reading-Final summative within grade and ongoing cross grade assessment MANDATORY Participation-Student’s highest final summative score will count toward accountability-Norm-referenced section for grades 3,6, 9Additional Assessments-Grade 2 Practice Assessment Math; Reading-Grades 5, 8 and 10 Science-Grades 4 and 7 Social Studies

HS EOC-Block 1Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II: Biology; US History

MANDATORYFor Block 1

HS EOC- Block 2Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II; Biology; US History

MANDATORY For Block 2 and Full Year students

DCAS Operational Schedule – Drafted 7-12-2010

• Selected Measure must demonstrate:– Growth in student

achievement using at least two measures over time

– Has standardized administration and scoring

– Valid for stated purpose

– Recorded student level data available from archive

• DCAS design features include:– All enrolled students will

participate in three assessments in 2010-2011, and up to four assessments in 2011-2012 and future

– Adaptive test administration plan with test blueprint and standardized scoring

– Valid measure of student growth on standards and GLEs

– Data storage and score reporting mechanism reports data at state, district, school, grade, class, and student levels

• DCAS will measure Delaware standards and grade level expectations in reading, mathematics, social studies and science

• Online, Adaptive• Designed to measure student growth within

the school year and between school years• Student scores will be available within days

of student’s completed assessment session- the system updates as students finish the test

Online Reports will provide educators with views at district, school, grade, content area, class and student level

Data comparison at all levels at specific points in time (test administration) and over time

Student: James Grade 4 Assessment: Mathematics

Student: James Grade 4Assessment: Reading

Accountability Scores for this assessment date

• Performance Level= 2• Scale Score=390

Additional Scores (Includes Off-level results)

• Blended Scale Score=389Numeric Reasoning Strand Score=

WAlgebraic Reasoning Strand

Score=XGeometric Reasoning Strand

Score=YQuantitative Reasoning Strand

Score=Z

Accountability Scores for this assessment data

• Performance Level=3• Scale Score= 450

Additional Scores (includes Off-level results)

• Blended Scale Score= 453Reading Comp. Strand

Score= XLiterary Response/Analysis

Strand Score=Y

Jane Doe All my classesJane Doe Class Roster Detail

All my students (% Prof in Reading

Students by Class/Period taught (% Prof in Reading)◦ Example- My English II

students (% Proficient)

All my students(Group Scale Score,% Proficient in Reading, plus Reading Strand Scores◦ Reading Comp (Scale

Score, proficiency status- Does not meet, nearly meets, meets, Exceeds)

◦ Literary Analysis (Scale Score, proficiency status)

Available at State, District, School, Teacher, and Class level, plus custom rosters

Reading Trends for Jane Doe Reading

ROSTER REPORTS Subject-specific Student Roster Subject-specific Longitudinal Trend Roster for

individual students Benchmark Report showing instructional needs

for individual students

INDIVIDUAL STUDENT REPORTS Individual Student Summary Report Student Longitudinal Trend Report