Transcript Melissa Fincher, Ph.D. Deputy Superintendent, Assessment

TESTING WINDOW: April 16 – May 1
Georgia Milestones information adapted from the Georgia DOE & Fulton County Schools
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Who?
Grades 3 – 8
End of Grade (EOG) in
• language arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• social studies
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Georgia Milestones
Guiding principles: Georgia Milestones
 be sufficiently challenging to ensure Georgia students are well
positioned to compete with other students across the United States
and internationally;
 be intentionally designed across grade levels to send a clear signal of
student progress/growth and preparedness for the next level
 be accessible to all students, including those with disabilities or limited
English proficiency, at all achievement levels;
 support and inform educator effectiveness initiatives and instructional
practices
 accelerate the transition to online administration, allowing – over
time – for the inclusion of innovative technology-enhanced items.
Date
Thursday, April 16
Subject
ELA Sections 1 & 2
Pencil paper/Online
Friday, April 17
ELA Sections 1 & 2
Online
Monday, April 20
ELA Section 3 - Writing
Pencil paper/Online
Tuesday, April 21
ELA Section 3 - Writing
Online
Wednesday, April 22
Math Sections 1 & 2
Pencil paper/Online
Thursday, April 23
Math Sections 1 & 2
Online
Friday, April 24
Monday, April 27
Make-Up Day
Science Sections 1 & 2
Pencil paper/Online
Tuesday, April 28
Science Sections 1 & 2
Online
Wednesday, April 29
Social Studies Section 1 & 2
Pencil paper/Online
Thursday, April 30
Social Studies Section 1 & 2
Online
Friday, May 1
Make-Up Day
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Georgia Milestones
Consolidation of English Language Arts
• English Language Arts and reading will be
combined and a writing component added for
every grade level and course within the ELA
assessment
• One overall ELA score and proficiency designation
• Reporting categories below the overall content area will
be reported similar to the domains on the CRCT
Georgia Milestones
Transition to Online Starts this school year
• Online administration will be the primary mode of
administration for Georgia Milestones for all grades
– Year 1: minimum of 30% online
– Year 3: minimum of 80% online
– Year 5: minimum of 100% online
Georgia Milestones
Transition to Online Starts this school year
EVERY School will participate in online testing this school year
(Barnwell Elementary will be assessing 4th graders and students
special accommodations provided through IEPs or 504s)
• Use the following link to access the site:
– http://learnoas.ctb.com/GA/
• Note that no login is required. All you need to do to access a
test is to click on the login button to begin your experience.
Georgia Milestones
Things to note….
• First year results will be delayed until fall of 2015 due
to standard setting
• The State Board has waived the use of the GA
Milestones results for the purpose of promotion
through July 2015.
Georgia Milestones
Unique Features
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Georgia Milestones
Blended: Criterion-Referenced and Norm-Referenced
Georgia Milestones will provide:
• criterion-referenced performance information in the form
of four performance levels, depicting students’ mastery of
state standards
‒ new performance levels
• norm-referenced performance information in the form of
national percentiles, depicting how students’ achievement
compares to peers nationally
Item Types
• Selected-Response [aka, multiple-choice]
– all content areas
– evidence-based selected response in ELA
• Constructed-Response
– ELA and mathematics
• Extended-Response
– ELA and mathematics
• Technology Enhanced
– to begin in 2016-2017
Georgia Milestones
General Test Parameters
• ELA - 3 sections, 1 of which will focus
mainly on writing
• Mathematics, Science and Social Studies
will consist of 2 sections
• Each section will be approximately 70
minutes.
Georgia Milestones
ELA
Criterion-Referenced
Breakdown by Item Type:
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40 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)
2 Constructed Response (2 points each)
1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)
1 Extended Response (worth 7 points)
Norm-Referenced
– Total Number of Items: 20
Embedded Field Test
– Total field test items: 6
Georgia Milestones
Mathematics
Criterion-Referenced
Breakdown by Item Type:
– 50 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)
– 2 Constructed Response (worth 2 points each)
– 1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)
Norm-Referenced
– Total Number of Items: 20
Embedded Field Test
– Total field test items: 10
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Science
Criterion-Referenced
Breakdown by Item Type:
– 55 Selected Response
Norm-Referenced
– Total Number of Items: 20
Embedded Field Test
– Total field test items: 10
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Social Studies
Criterion-Referenced
Breakdown by Item Type:
– 55 Selected Response
Norm-Referenced
– Total Number of Items: 20
Embedded Field Test
– Total field test items: 10
Examining
Georgia Milestones
Item Types
Example – Grade 3 Mathematics –
Fractions
Multiple Choice/Selected Response
Which fraction is largest?
A
B
C
D
The content and presentation of these items are
for illustrative purposes only.
Constructed Response
George and Ana each had a 12-inch pizza. Both pizzas were split into 8 equal
pieces. The shaded pieces are the portion of their pizzas that George and Ana
ate.
George
Ana
Express in fractions how much pizza George and Ana ate. Use the symbol <,
=, or > to show who ate more pizza.
George
Ana
>
The content and presentation of these items are
for illustrative purposes only.
George
12 inches
George
12 inches
12 inches
The content and presentation of these items are
for illustrative purposes only.
Constructed Response
Ana
9 inches
Carlos
Technology Enhanced
>
The content and presentation of these items are
for illustrative purposes only.
Writing at Every Grade Level
Writing Section:
o students read a pair of passages & complete “warm-up” items
 3 selected-response items asking about the features of each
passage & comparing/contrasting between the two passages
 1 constructed-response item – link the 2 passages
 1 writing prompt - students must cite evidence to support their
conclusions, claims, etc.
Writing at Every Grade Level
Writing Section:
• Writing prompts will be informative/explanatory or
opinion/argumentative depending on the grade
level. Students could encounter either genre.
Georgia Milestones
Lessons learned from state formative assessment pilot
last year….
• Students are not familiar with constructed
response items
• Many respond ‘dnk’ – as in ‘do not know’
• Don’t seem to understand the need to “show”
their work, detail their thoughts, rationales, cite
evidence to support their answer or claim
• Tendency is to cite answer only – as if a
multiple-choice item
• Don’t read careful and answer all parts of the
question/item
Constructed Response
A
Preparing our Students
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Typing Pal
Write Score Writing Assessment (4th grade)
OAS
Study Island
Georgia Milestones Diagnostic Assessment
Practice Assessment - March 16
Implementation of the RACE strategy across the
curriculum
• Extended opportunities to engage in use of
technology (4th grade)
• GADOE:
http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/Assessment/Documents/GM%20Grade%203%20EOG%20Assessm
ent%20Guide.pdf
•National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx/landing.aspx
•New York City
http://schools.nyc.gov/academics/commoncorelibrary/tasksunitsstudentwork/defa
ult.htm
•Kentucky
http://education.ky.gov/aa/items/pages/k-prepitems.aspx
•PARCC
http://www.parcconline.org/parcc-assessment
•Smarter Balance
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-performance-tasks/
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