Welcome to Media’s PSSA Parent Night. Reading in 2007 March 12-23, 2007 Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, &...

Welcome to Welcome to Media’s PSSA Media’s PSSA Parent NightParent Night

Welcome to Welcome to Media’s PSSA Media’s PSSA Parent NightParent Night

Reading in 2007

• March 12-23, 2007• Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 11• Multiple-Choice • Open-Ended• Item-specific Scoring Guidelines

About the Assessment Anchor Content Standards

A. Comprehension and Reading Skills1.Fiction2.Nonfiction

B . Interpretation and Analysis of Fiction

and Nonfiction1.Components within or between

texts2. Literary Devices3.Concepts and Organization of

Nonfiction Text

Grade 3• 3 sessions• Approx. 50 - 60 minutes each• Sections 2, 4, & 6 (alternates w/Math)• Common Grade level passages

– 2 Stories– 1 Poem– 1 Informational– 1 Biography OR 1 practical/how-to

• 58 Multiple-choice items• 4 Open-ended items• Students write ALL answers in test booklet

Grades 4-8 & 11• 3 sessions• Approx. 50 –60 minutes each• Sections 2, 4, & 6 (alternates w/Math)• Common Grade level passages (varies by grade)

– Poem– Informational– Story– Autobiography/Biography– Practical/How-to/Advertisement– Essay/Editorial

• 56 Multiple-choice items• 6 Open-ended items• Students write answers in answer booklet

How Are Responses Scored?

• Bubbled multiple-choice responses scored by machine– 1 point each

• Written open-ended responses scored by hand– Item specific scoring guide– 3 points each

• Grade 3– Students write in test booklets

• Grades 4 – 8 & 11– Students write in answer booklets

Performance Level Descriptors

• Detailed statements that describe the knowledge and skills expected at Advanced, Proficient, Basic, & Below Basic levels

• PDE website @ Interpretation Aids

2006 – 2007 PSSA Testing Window

October 23 – November 3, 2006

12th Grade Retest for Math, Reading & Writing

February 12 – 23, 2007

5th, 8th, & 11th Grade Writing Assessment

March 12 – 23, 2007

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, & 11th Grade Math and Reading Assessment

April 23 – May 4, 2007

4th, 8th, & 11th Grade Science Field Test

2007 PSSA Math 2007 PSSA Math UpdateUpdate

2007 PSSA Math 2007 PSSA Math UpdateUpdate

2006/2007 and Beyond

• Criterion Referenced• Based on the 2007 Assessment

Anchors• 5 Reporting Categories

– Numbers and Operations– Measurement– Geometry– Algebra– Data Analysis


• Student score comes from:– 54 Multiple Choice questions– 3 Open-Ended questions

• Students take:– 66 MC at grades 3 - 8 and 11– 5 Open-Ended

• Grade 3 will alternate subject areas with Math coming first.


• Embedded Field Test• 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, 8 and

11.


• Testing time is approximately 2.5 – 3 hours for Math.

• Testing in Grades 3 - 8 and 11.• Grade 4 test is more like the grade 5

test than the grade 3 test.• Can have a “blemish” and still get a

score of 4 on an OE item.• “e.g. missing $” no longer included in

General Scoring Guidelines as an example of a blemish.


• Grade 3:– Format for Math is the same as the other

grades

– OE are now like the other grades

– May not use calculators

– Answers marked in test booklet

– Contractor is DRC, not CTB


• Grade 4 and up: – calculators ARE permitted.– Rulers will be provided at grades

where needed. – Students must use the rulers

provided for the PSSA.– Rulers scaled in inches

Anchor Cards

• 2007 Math and Reading Assessment Anchor Cards

M11.D Algebraic Concepts M11.D.2 Represent and/or analyze mathematical situations using numbers, symbols, words, tables and/or graphs.

M11.D.2.1 Write, solve and/or graph linear equations and inequalities using various methods.

M11.D.2.1.1 Solve compound inequalities and/or graph their solution sets on a number line (may include absolute value inequalities).

M11.D.2.1.2 Identify or graph functions, linear equations or linear inequalities on a coordinate plane.

M11.D.2.1.3 Write and/or solve a linear equation (including problem situations).

M11.D.2.1.4 Write and/or solve systems of equations using graphing, substitution and/or elimination (limit to two equations.)

M11.D.2.1.5 Solve quadratic equations using factoring (integers only – not including completing the square or the Quadratic Formula). 20















What Can Parents Do To Support Their Child?

• Make Sure your Child:– Gets a good night’s sleep– Eats a healthy breakfast– Arrives to school on time and

RELAXED– Receives encouragement from you to

follow directions, read carefully, and do their best!

Online Resources

• PSSA Parent Information– www.PAgrow.com

• Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)– www.pde.state.pa.us/

• PA Standards Website– www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/

chapter4/s4.83.html

Acknowledgements

This Presentation was downloaded from the Pennsylvania Department of Education Website

It was modified for the purpose of this particular informational meeting.

Samples

– 3rd Grade Math Sampler

– 5th Grade Reading Sampler

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