Transcript CAMT TEA Update - Region 4 Education Service Center

TEA Social Studies
Update
TETN July 22, 2009
Brenda Tingle
Manager
Student Assessment Division
STUDENT
ASSESSMENT
UPDATE
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
2
TAKS Release Plan
TAKS
2008
Primary
Forms
Only
FieldTest
Items*
√
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Mandated
Release
Year
Mandated
Release
Year
Mandated
Release
Year
√
√
√
√
√
√
√
* The field-test items that will be released will be at least four years old and no longer eligible for inclusion on a test.
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
TAKS Release Plan
 In August 2009, TEA will release all
primary forms of TAKS that were
administered during the 2008–2009
school year
 In 2010, TEA will release a set of TAKS
items to include about 3–5 items per
objective per grade and subject
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
4
Changes to the Assessment
Program—House Bill 3
Student Success Initiative (SSI)
 Students are no longer required to pass
TAKS grade 3 reading to be promoted
 TAKS grade 3 reading has been moved to
the last week in April
 No TAKS grade 3 reading retests
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
Changes to the Assessment
Program—House Bill 3
Student Success Initiative (SSI)
 Primary administrations of TAKS grades 5 and
8 reading have been moved from early March
to mid April to coincide with mathematics
 First retest administrations of TAKS grades 5
and 8 reading have been moved from late April
to mid May to coincide with mathematics
 LAT administrations of TAKS grades 5 and 8
mathematics and reading have been moved
into mid May to coincide with the first retest
administrations
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
Changes to the Assessment
Program—House Bill 3
 Eliminated Spanish TAKS at grade 6 for
mathematics and reading starting in
2009–2010
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
Changes to the Assessment
Program—House Bill 3
 Eliminates TAAS retests starting in 2009–2010
 Exit level TAKS assessments will be
administered to students needing to retest
with adjusted passing standards for students
whose graduation requirement is TAAS
 Students cannot be tested in a subject not
assessed by TAAS
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
Changes to the Assessment
Program—House Bill 3
New Assessments at Grades 3–8
 Must be linked to EOC assessments
 Must be linked to college readiness
 “Higher, deeper, narrower”
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
Changes to the Assessment
Program—House Bill 3
To establish performance across grade levels
by 2011–2012, linking studies will be
conducted to set performance standards on
 Algebra II and English III that indicate college
readiness
 Algebra II and English III that correlate to college
readiness performance standards
 Algebra I and English II that correlate to performance
on Algebra II and English III
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
Changes to the Assessment
Program—House Bill 3
To establish performance across grade levels
by 2011–2012, linking studies will be
conducted to set performance standards on
 English I that correlate to performance on English II
 Grade 8 assessments that correlate to Algebra I and
English I
 Grades 3–7 assessments that correlate to
assessments in the same content area at the next
grade
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
Changes to the Assessment
Program—House Bill 3
During the 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 school
years, TEA shall collect data through
 The annual administration of the grades 3–8
assessments
 The administration of EOC assessments to a
sufficiently large sample of students for the
purpose of setting performance standards
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
EOC Assessments
Current legislation requires the phase out
of high school TAKS and replaces it with
EOC assessments in
 Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II
 English I, English II, English III
 Biology, Chemistry, Physics
 U.S. History, World History, World Geography
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
13
EOC Assessments
 Freshman class of 2011–2012 is first
group to have EOC as a graduation
requirement
 That is the upcoming 7th graders
 All 12 EOC assessments will be
operational in 2011–2012
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
14
EOC Assessments
Plan for phase-out of HS TAKS and phase-in of EOC assessments
2008–2009
2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014
GR 9
TAKS
TAKS
TAKS
EOC
EOC
EOC
GR 10
TAKS
TAKS
TAKS
TAKS
EOC
EOC
GR 11
TAKS
TAKS
TAKS
TAKS
TAKS
EOC
GR 12
TAKS*
TAKS*
TAKS*
TAKS*
TAKS*
TAKS*
*Out-of-school testers and 12th grade re-testers
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
EOC Assessments
 EOC assessments shall measure a student’s
performance on college readiness standards
 EOC assessments will include special
purpose questions to measure
 College readiness (Algebra II and English III)
 Readiness for advanced coursework
(Algebra I, English I, and English II)
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
16
EOC Assessments
 In order to graduate, a student must achieve
a cumulative score that is at least equal to the
product of the number of EOC assessments
taken in that content area and a scale score
that indicates satisfactory performance
 For each of the four core content areas, the
cumulative score ≥ n x passing scale score,
where n = number of assessments taken
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
EOC Assessments
 A student must achieve a minimum score, as
determined by the commissioner, for the score
to count towards the student’s cumulative score
 A student’s cumulative score is determined
using the student’s highest score on each EOC
assessment
 The 0–100 scale with references to scores of 60
and 70 has been deleted
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
EOC Assessments
 In addition to the cumulative score requirements,
a student on the recommended high school
program must perform satisfactorily on the
Algebra II and English III EOC assessments
 In addition to the cumulative score requirements,
a student on the distinguished achievement
program must perform satisfactorily on the
college-readiness component of the EOC
assessments for Algebra II and English III
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
EOC Assessments
 If a student does not achieve the minimum
score on an EOC assessment, the student
shall retake the assessment
 If a student does not perform satisfactorily on
the college-readiness component of the EOC
assessments for Algebra II or English III, the
student may retake the assessment
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
EOC Assessments
 A student’s score on an EOC assessment
will be worth 15% of the student’s final grade
for that course
 A school district is not required to use the
student’s score on subsequent
administrations to determine the student’s
final grade for that course
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
Current EOC Assessments
Development of EOC assessments
 Follows the Test Development Process posted on the
TEA student assessment website
 Involves educator committees such as focus groups
and advisory committee
 Involves the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board
 Includes higher-education faculty
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
22
Current EOC Assessments
 Districts may volunteer at the student,
teacher, campus, or district level
 Untimed, but designed to be about 2 hours
 Three week testing window
 No retests available
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
23
Current EOC Assessments
 Must be enrolled in and completing the course
to take the assessment
 Not grade specific
 Not required to be part of student’s grade
 Not included in state or federal accountability
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
24
U S History
EOC Assessment
2009 Results*
 Total number of questions—68
 Mean raw score—36
 Mean percent correct—53%
*Preliminary
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
25
EOC Assessment Reporting
 Within 24 hours of testing
 Confidential Student Report
 Confidential List of Student Results
 Data file available in August
 Overall raw score
 Performance by objective
 Performance standards for Algebra I only
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
26
EOC Assessment Reporting
 Summary reports available in August
 For Algebra I
• Percent met standard
• Percent commended
 U S History (and other 3 operational tests)
• Overall raw score frequency distribution
• Objective level raw score frequency distribution
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
27
Your Input Is Needed
 Educator involvement in test development is
critical to process
 Highly qualified educators are needed to serve
on educator committees, especially at the high
school level
 The Educator Recommendation Form can be
found at
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/d
evelop/recform.pdf
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
Social Studies
List Serve
It’s our way of
“shouting out” to you
when you are busy
and something
important comes up
for social studies in
Texas…
Please join: www.tea.state.tx.us/list/
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
29
Brenda Tingle
Manager
Social Studies Assessments
512.463.9536
[email protected]
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
30
Copyright and Terms of Service Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2002.
These materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas
Education Agency and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of
the Texas Education Agency, except under the following conditions:
1) Texas public school districts, charter schools, and Education Service Centers may
reproduce and use copies of the Materials and Related Materials for the districts’
and schools’ educational use without obtaining permission from the Texas Education
Agency;
2) Residents of the state of Texas may reproduce and use copies of the Materials
and Related Materials for individual personal use only without obtaining written
permission of the Texas Education Agency;
3) Any portion reproduced must be reproduced in its entirety and remain unedited,
unaltered and unchanged in any way;
4) No monetary charge can be made for the reproduced materials or any document
containing them; however, a reasonable charge to cover only the cost of
reproduction and distribution may be charged.
Private entities or persons located in Texas that are not Texas public school districts or
Texas charter schools or any entity, whether public or private, educational or noneducational, located outside the state of Texas MUST obtain written approval from the
Texas Education Agency and will be required to enter into a license agreement that may
involve the payment of a licensing fee or a royalty fee. Contact TEA Copyrights with any
questions you may have.
Social Studies Update July 09
TETN
31