Transcript New Generation of Assessments in Ohio Ohio Department of
Ohio Department of Education Paula Mahaley Office of Curriculum and Assessment
Making preparations in Ohio:
Common Core and Ohio’s Revised Academic Content Standards New System of Assessments
Ohio’s Academic Standards
“The standards shall specify… the core academic content and skills… that will allow each student to be
prepared for postsecondary instruction and the workplace
for success in the twenty-first century .” ORC § 3301.079(A)(1)(a)
Ohio’s Academic Standards
• English language arts • Mathematics
Ohio Revised Standards
• Science • Social Studies
New Generation of Assessments
“The state board of education, the superintendent of public instruction, and the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents shall develop
a system of college and work ready assessments…
The system shall replace the Ohio graduation tests…” ORC § 3301.0712
New Generation of Assessments
More rigorous tests measuring student progress toward
“ college and career readiness ”
Have
common, comparable scores
across member states, and across consortia Provide
achievement and growth information
to help make better educational decisions and professional development opportunities
Source: Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 68 / Friday, April 9, 2010 pp. 18171-85
New Generation of Assessments
Assess all students ,
except those with “significant cognitive disabilities” Administer
online ,
with timely results Use
multiple
measures
Source: Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 68 / Friday, April 9, 2010 pp. 18171-85
Assessment Grants
In September 2010, the U.S. Department of Education awarded two grants to develop
common assessments aligned to standards.
The recipients were…
Assessment Consortia
PARCC SMARTER Balanced
Consortia Membership
Washington, DC
Hawaii
PARCC State SMARTER Balanced State Participating in Both consortia
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Ohio’s Decision
On November 15, the Ohio State Board of Education voted to have Ohio join PARCC as a governing member.
PARCC:
Assessments Designed for Students in the 21
st
Century
PARCC
Consortia of 24 states + D.C.
English language arts and mathematics assessments On-line testing
Item Types
Multiple-choice items Extended-response items Technology-enhanced items Performance Task items Rapid reporting system to inform instruction and accountability Teachers involved in developing and scoring tests
PARCC
Components:
1) Diagnostic ( optional ) 2) Mid-year ( optional ) 3) Performance Based (
required
* ) 4) End-of-year (
required*
) 5) Listening/Speaking (
required
) * contributes to summative score
PARCC Assessment Design
English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, Grades 3-11
Flexible Summative Components Diagnostic Assessment Mid-Year Assessment Performance Based Assessment End-of-Year /End-of-Course Assessment Summative assessment for accountability
Source: Center for K-12 at ETS Formative assessment
Speaking and Listening
PARCC will enable Ohio to:
1. Determine whether students are college- and career-ready or on track 2. Compare performance across states and internationally 3. Assess the full range of the Common Core Standards 4. Measure the full range of student performance , including high and low performing students
PARCC will enable Ohio to:
5. Provide data during the academic year to inform instruction, interventions and professional development 6. Provide data for accountability, including measures of growth 7. Guide changes in instructional practice
PARCC Additional Tools
Professional Development Public Communication Teacher Resources
Rationale for PARCC
Close alignment with Ohio’s Race to the Top initiatives and state legislation Established relationships with PARCC states Achieve’s* work on Algebra I and II End of-Course assessments led by Ohio * PARCC’s project manager partner
Ohio’s New Assessments
PARCC developed assessments English language arts
grades 3 – 8 and high school
Mathematics
grades 3 – 8 and high school Operational school year 2014-15
State developed assessments Science
grades 5 and 8 and high school
Social Studies
grade 5 and 8 and high school Operational school year 2014-15
Ohio Assessment Timeline
June 2010
•
State Board Adopted Common Core Standards March 2011
•
State Board Adopted Model Curriculum 2012 2014
• • • •
Assessment Development
Test Development Field Test Standards Setting
2014 2015
•
Assessments Operational – First Administration
Ohio Assessment Projects
Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Program (OPAPP):
Performance Task Assessment • •
Learning Task Assessment Task
Grades: • •
11 &12
– English language arts, mathematics and science
3, 4 & 5
– English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies
Contact
Ohio Assessment Projects
Formative Assessment Middle School (FAMS)
Formative instruction process/practice Community of Practice • Grades:
5, 6, 7 & 8
– English language arts, and mathematics
Contact
Where are we now?
Existing State Assessments – Transitional Years
Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA)*
Continue to be administered until ORC is revised to address end date
Ohio Graduations Tests (OGT)*
Continue to be administered ORC states OGT will be phased out and replaced with new system (national standardized assessment and end-of-course exams) but no timeline given * OAA and OGT assess the standards adopted in 2001 and 2002
The Transitional Years HB153 July 2011 Restates from HB1
Elementary, Middle and High School
Combine reading and writing into a single English language arts assessment Establish 3 performance levels (instead of 5)
The Transitional Years HB153 July 2011 Changes
High School
National Standardized Assessment Series of End of Course exams Senior Project 27
The Transitional Years
OTELA
Required for students identified as ELL Process started to realign to CCSS
Did not receive EAG to develop new standards and English language proficiency assessment States who joined the California led consortia Facilitated by CCSSO-ELL SCASS
Decision needed on developing new ELP to assess realigned to CCSS
The Transitional Years
Alternate Assessment for Students with Disabilities (AASWD)
– alternate OAA and OGT for students with severe cognitive disabilities Development has started for online assessment No longer the portfolio format – students will be given tasks, scores recorded by test administrator online Operational spring 2013
The Transitional Years
K-3 Diagnostics
Process has started to realign to CCSS Minor modifications to fill gaps Ready for districts to use in school year 2012-13
The Transitional Years
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment – Literacy (KRA-L)
Development started to expand content areas: Mathematics Physical well-being and motor development (including adaptive skills) Social and emotional development Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant – 35 states including Ohio
Web Resources
PARCC: http://www.parcconline.org/ Search education.ohio.gov
using keywords:
– Testing rules book – OAA – OGT – OTELA – Diagnostics – KRA-L