SBA to GLE: The Road Les Morse, Director Assessment & Accountability Alaska Department of Education...

SBA to GLE: The Road

Les Morse, DirectorAssessment & Accountability

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

No Child Left Behind Winter ConferenceJanuary 18, 2006

Anchorage, Alaska

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Presentation Outline

1. Materials2. History3. Assessment

types4. Standards Based

Assessment5. Questions6. From SBA to GLE

1. Cell phones2. EVERYONE is

essential3. Timed activities

Partner Sharing Table activities

Table Moderator Table Timer

4. Whole group5. Breaks


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Materials

• Table Folders– School Report

• One content area/grade per table

– Related Test Blueprint– Related Proficiency Level Descriptor– Scale Proficiency Score Chart

• Alaska Standards booklet


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GLE History

• January 2004 – content teacher review

• March 2004 – stakeholder review– Teachers, school board, administrator, public

• March 2004 – State Board approved• June 2005 – State Board adopted

into regulation after a period of public comment


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GLE History


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SBA History

• April 2004 – teacher item writing workshop• August 2004 – content/bias review• October 2004 – field test• December 2004 – data review• April 2005 – operational assessments (3-9)• April 2006 – operational assessments (3-10)


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Assessment Types

Formative assessment

Occurs while the topic is being taught, provides diagnostic information on specific mistakes and misconceptions, leads to instructional adaptations.

Summative assessment

The process of evaluating (and grading) the learning of students at a point in time. Accountability decisions are derived from summative assessment data.


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Assessment Types

School Accountability

•Standards Based Assessment

•Alternate Assessment

Student Accountability

•High School Graduation Qualifying Examination

Program Accountability

•English Language Proficiency Assessment

Classroom/Grade Accountability

•End of course/unit/year tests

Program Change

•Pre/post & intermediate checks

Summative


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Assessment Types

• Besides the Standards Based Assessments (SBA), what summative assessments are used within our district to monitor student progress?

Partner Sharing

Protocol (4 minutes)• Partner: A person who

does not work in your district or agency

• 2 minutes A shares• 2 minutes B shares

C:\Program Files\Cool Timer\ct.exe


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Standards Based Assessment

Standards Based Assessments– Grades 3-10– Criterion, based on Alaska GLEs

• Items written by educators, including Alaska teachers

– Reading, writing, and mathematics• Science in 2008

– Meets NCLB and state accountability requirements

– Multiple choice and constructed response– Given once each year


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Developing Questions

Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLD): what does performance at the different proficiency levels look like?

•Advanced•Proficient•Below Proficient•Far Below Proficient


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Test Item

Proficiency Level Descriptor

Grade Level Expectation

“Standards”

Developing Questions


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Mathematics: Grade 5

William is buying equipment for his bicycle. He buys a helmet for $19.99, a tire pump for $8.86, and a new seat for $13.45. What is the total cost of the items he purchased rounded to the nearest $10?

A. $20B. $30C. $40D. $50

Example


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Mathematics: Grade 5 Example

Partner Sharing(5 minutes)

1. 1 minute: Review problem and turn to math GLEs in standards booklet, pages 79-108

2. 2 minutes: Identify appropriate GLE that serves as foundation to this item

3. 3 minutes: Discuss how the GLE is evident in the item



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Item Samplers

http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/assessment/SBA_ItemSamplers.html


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SBA to GLE

Area of emphasis

Grade Level Expectation addressed

Reporting Category


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SBA to GLE

Scale Score Information by school, district and state (300 is proficient)

Overall Proficiency level information#/% proficient

Content Area



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SBA to GLE

Drill down from reporting category to GLE


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SBA to GLE

Test connected to standards.


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SBA Data Review

• Identify School Summary Report

• Identify area of greatest challenge

• Identify specific GLEs using test blueprint

Table Discussion

Protocol (10 minutes)• 2 minutes: Complete

tasks to left• 8 minutes:

Discussion Rounds–1 minute per person

What aspects of district program need to be reviewed to address challenge?


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Individual Student Report

Student scale score by reporting category and reported with error band.

Proficiency Level Descriptor


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Micro Lab Discussion

Partner Activity

Purpose: Share ideas and build understanding around use of GLEs.

Protocol

One partner speaks, other partner listens and CANNOT speak.

Partner A answers first question and has one minute.

Partner B answers second question and has one minute.

Repeat twice through 4th question.


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Micro Lab Questions 1 & 2

• How do we make sure EVERYONE understands the connection between the SBAs and GLEs?

• How do we organize all summative assessments to develop our understanding of students?



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Micro Lab Questions 3 & 4

• How can we appropriately use the item samplers and information about item development to improve instruction?

• What methods can one use to have assurance the curriculum is REALLY aligned to the GLEs?


•Grade Level Expectations (GLE) – The Standard!

•Standards Based Assessment – accountability . . .

The Road . . .

SBA to GLE: The Road Les Morse, Director Assessment & Accountability Alaska Department of Education...

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