Test Facilitation

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State and National Assessments

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)

Linguistically Accommodated Testing (LAT)

Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) TAKS-Modified (TAKS-M)) TAKS-Accommodated (TAKS-A) TAKS-Alternative (TAKS-Alt)

National Comparative Data Study

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

End of Course On-line Field Tests and other State-Mandated Field Tests Norm-referenced Assessment for LEP using

Stanford 10 Abbreviated Assessment of Course Performance (ACP)

Make-ups Homestudy or Nonaccredited Schools Credit Verification (

CBEwACP

)

Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI)

and

El Inventario de Lectura en Español de Tejas (Tejas LEE) Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED),

and

Logramos

Reading First

ITBS/Logramos

and

TPRI/Tejas LEE

Magnet School Testing

Woodcock Muñoz Language Survey (WMLS-R)

Score Processing

State and National Assessments State and National Assessments Distribution Center (972) 925-6410 FAX (972) 794-3541 (972) 925-4840 FAX (972) 925-4841

Test Facilitation

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Local Assessment

Assessment of Course Performance (ACP)

•

ACP

for Reconnection Centers •

ACP

Special Administrations • Benchmark Assessments • Credit by Examination (CBE) with prior instruction • Credit by Examination for Acceleration (CEFA) without prior instruction

Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL-3) Orleans-Hanna TAKS Diagnostics Development of Benchmarks and ACPs Local Assessment at Service Center I 972-925-4430, FAX 972-925-4440

Test Facilitation

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Margaret and Gilbert Herrera Intake Center Language Proficiency Office (972) 749-5772

Woodcock Muñoz Language Survey

(WMLS-R) Test Administration

Local Assessment

Changes and Continuances

Changes

 Two October Benchmark Test Dates  Oct 8-12 --- Grades 3-12  Oct 22-23 ----- Grades K-2 Early Release Day – October 26 Three new Benchmark tests this year: Environmental Systems, MS Advanced Reading ESL, MS Advanced Lang. Arts ESL

Changes

 January Benchmarks: Grades K-6 given January 14-18 (2 nd week back from break).

 ACPs: Grades 7-12 are given the same week (January 15-18).

 Scanning:  ACPs will be scanned 15-18  Benchmarks will be scanned Jan. 22-24  Early Release Feb. 8

Changes

 2 nd Semester ACPs will be given May 30 to June 4.

 ACPs are for Grades 7-12 only.

Continuances

 Benchmark Myths  Benchmarks are not aligned to the curriculum • False – Every item is associated with a page in the CPGs.

 Benchmarks are not correlated with TAKS • First – specious argument – These are formative assessments designed to measure the curriculum, not to predict TAKS.

• Second – False – Benchmarks do correlate with the TAKS.

Benchmark Correlations Math

Benchmark Math TAKS     Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 .65

.64

.66

.68

 Grade 7  Grade 7 Pre-AP .58

 Grade 8 .65

.55

Benchmark Correlations Reading/ELA

          Benchmark Reading TAKS Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 .64

.70

.70

Grade 6 Grade 7 LA .68

.60

Grade 7 LA Pre-AP .49

Grade 7 Reading .55

Grade 8 LA Grade 8 LA Pre-AP .47

.36

Grade 8 Reading .60