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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
January 2008
PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT
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AGENDA
• New Mexico English Language Placement
Test (NMELPT) Content and Administration
• New Mexico English Language Proficiency
Assessment (NMELPA) Content and
Administration
• NEW to NMELPA
• NMELPA Speaking Test
• Program Logistics/Information
• Spectrum Ordering Information
• NM PED Website Resources
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New Mexico English Language
Placement Test
New Mexico
English Language
Placement Test
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New Mexico English Language
PLACEMENT TEST
Purpose: To measure the English language
proficiency level of NEW students whose native
language is NOT English.
Results: To help schools determine whether a
student requires special English language
instruction or can be placed directly into regular
academic classes, and establishes an indicator
of English language proficiency that facilitates
monitoring of student progress.
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PLACEMENT TEST SUBTESTS
Listening
Handscored
with
results
retained
in the
district’s
student’s
file.
Speaking
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Reading
Writing
Conventions
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Placement Test Materials
• Primary Level (Grades K-2):
* Consumable test booklet
* Has a separate speaking test booklet
(algorithm is 1 per 5 students for speaking)
• Other Levels (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12):
* Reusable test booklets
* Answer documents and DFAs posted
on Spectrum
• Order materials on Harcourt SPECTRUM
• Materials available year-round
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NM English Language
Placement Test
Proficient
Students who score at the Proficient level should
be evaluated for appropriate placement within a
program of regular classroom instruction.
Non-Proficient
Students who score at the Non-Proficient level
should be placed in the appropriate ESL
instructional program.
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NMELPA
(Annual Assessment)
New Mexico
English Language
Proficiency Assessment
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PURPOSE OF NMELPA
• To provide information about ELL students’ annual
progress and attainment of proficient academic English.
• To set clear benchmarks of progress that reflect
differences for students entering school at various
proficiency levels.
• To ensure that ELL students develop English proficiency
and meet the same academic content and academic
achievement standards required of all students.
ELL * English Language Learner
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CHARACTERISTICS OF NMELPA
• Aligned to the New Mexico English Language
Development Content Standards
• Five language domains addressed
• Five Proficiency Levels
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FIVE PERFORMANCE LEVELS
1. Beginning (B)
1. Early Intermediate (EI)
1. Intermediate (I)
1. Early Advanced
(EA)
1. Advanced (A)
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Testing Sessions
• NMELPA is an untimed test.
• Recommended that NMELPA be administered in
multiple test sessions scheduled over several
days.
• No single session to exceed 75 minutes in length,
including preparation time.
• Prewriting and Writing should be administered
consecutively.
• Speaking is individually administered.
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New Mexico English Language
Proficiency Assessment
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NMELPA Kinder Subtests
1. Grade K has new subtest for reading called
Prereading
2. Grade K has a new subtest for Prewriting
(replaces Writing Conventions, Prewriting, and Writing
subtests at Kindergarten level only from last year)
3. Grade K test items for the Listening and
Speaking subtests are from last year’s
Primary Level Test.
4. Grade K test ONLY administered in the
Spring.
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NMELPA Changes
to Primary Level
1. NEW test booklet cover
for Primary Level:
Grades 1-2 Fall/Winter
administration (does not
include Grade K).
2. Some items in the
Listening and Writing
Conventions subtests
REPLACED with NEW
items.
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NMELPA CHANGES
•
Elementary Level (Grades 3-5) – some items in
the Reading and Writing Conventions subtests
REPLACED with NEW items.
•
Middle Grades Level (Grades 6-8) - some items
in the Reading and Writing Conventions subtests
REPLACED with NEW items.
•
High School Level (Grades 9-12) – one item
DELETED in the Listening subtest and one item
REPLACED with a NEW item in the Writing
Conventions subtest.
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Fall/Winter NMELPA Subtests
for Grades 1-12
Listening
Speaking
Comprehension
Writing
Reading
Writing
Conventions
Prewriting
(NO Kindergarten test administration at this time)
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Spring NMELPA Subtests
for Grades K-12
Prereading
(K only)
Listening
Reading
(K-12)
Speaking
(1-12)
Comprehension
(K-12)
Writing
Conventions
(1-12)
Prewriting
(K-12)
Writing
(1-12)
(Note: Kindergarten test administration in Spring ONLY!)
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NMELPA Fall/Winter/Spring
Subtest Format for Grades 1-12
Subtest
Format
Time Estimate
Administration
Type
Listening
Multiple Choice
20 minutes
Group
20
Reading
Multiple Choice
20-25 minutes
Group
20
Writing
Conventions
Multiple Choice
10-20 minutes
Group
10
Prewriting
Short Response
10 minutes
Group
9
Writing
Extended
Response
10 minutes
Group
1
Speaking
Short Response
15 minutes
Individual
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# of Items
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Spring NMELPA Subtest
Format for Kindergarten
Subtest
Format
Time
Estimate
Administration
Type
# Items
Listening
Multiple
Choice
20 minutes
Group
20
Prereading
Multiple
Choice
25 minutes
Individual or
Small Group
(3-5 students)
20
Prewriting
Multiple Choice
and Short
Response
25 minutes
Individual or
Small Group
(3-5 students)
20
15 minutes
Individual
19
Speaking
Short
Response
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Number
of
Prompts
Description of Writing
Activity
Maximum
Possible
Points
3
Letter/Word Copying
6
1
Sentence Copying
2
2
Letter/Sound
Identification
4
2
Word/Sentence Dictation
4
1
Descriptive Sentence
4
Elementary
3-5
3
Prewriting
6
1
Narrative
4
Middle
Grades
6-8
3
Prewriting
6
1
Compare and Contrast
4
3
Prewriting
6
1
Compare and Contrast
4
Prewriting & Writing
Overview
Level/Grade
Span
Primary
1-2
High School
9-12
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Kindergarten Prewriting Overview
Level/Grade
Span
Kindergarten
Number
Of Prompts
Description of Writing Activity
Maximum
Possible Points
3
Letter Dictation
3
1
Number Dictation
1
1
Sentence Copying
2
1
Beginning Sounds
1
2
Word Dictation
2
1
Sentence Dictation
2
2
Letter Identification
2
4
Writing Conventions
4
2
Spelling
2
2
Storytelling
4
2
Sequencing
4
2
Word to Picture
4
2
Making a List
4
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Grades 3-5
Elementary Level for
Fall/Winter Administrations
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NMELPA
Test Coordinator’s Manual
Important
Note:
Spring TCM
is slightly
different
(revised)
from the
Fall/Winter
version.
T
C
M
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Grades K-2
Spring Test Materials
Primary Level
• Test Booklet
• Directions for
Administering
(DFA)
• Speaking Test
Booklet
Note: Spring Primary
Booklet includes
K-2 Grade Levels
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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Four Test Levels for
Spring 2008 Administration
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Speaking Subtest
• Speaking subtest is simple to administer and
score.
• Takes approximately 15 minutes per student.
• Is teacher-scored using a simple scoring form.
Individually Administered
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SPEAKING
•
•
•
•
Rubrics
Direct-speaking task
Scored by teacher
Takes approximately 15 minutes per
student
Assesses:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Repeat/Read Aloud
Sentence Completion
Storytelling
Social Interaction
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Speaking Test
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Speaking Test Scoring Form
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NMELPA
Program Information
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Important Dates in Fall 2007
The NMELPA may be administered during one or more of the following three
testing windows during the 2007-2008 school year:
Testing Window # 1
TBD
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Important Dates in Winter 2008
Testing Window # 2
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Important Dates in Spring 2008
Testing Window # 3
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Roles and Responsibilities
• District Test Coordinator (DTC) (at a public, charter, BIA, or
State Supported school)
– Main contact for Harcourt
– Responsible for coordinating the administration of the
NMELPA among all schools within a district
• School Test Coordinator (STC) (at a public, charter, BIA, or
State Supported school)
– Responsible for coordinating the administration of the
NMELPA at a school
• Test Administrator (TA) (at a public, charter, BIA, or State
Supported school)
– Responsible for administering the NMELPA to students
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District Test Coordinator (DTC)
• Responsible for coordinating the NMELPA administration among all
schools within a district, charter, BIA, or State Supported school
including:
➢ ordering and receiving test materials,
➢ distributing and collecting all test materials to and from
schools,
➢ returning all test materials to Harcourt using the boxes
in which test materials are shipped, and
➢ tracking secure materials
• Knowledgeable regarding proper test administration and test security.
• Ensures that all personnel assigned to testing are adequately trained in
the areas of proper test administration and test security.
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School Test Coordinator/
Test Administrator
• Responsible for coordinating the NMELPA test
administration at a school.
• Knowledgeable regarding proper test administration and
test security.
• Is familiar with the information in the Test Coordinator’s
Manual (TCM) and the Directions for Administering (DFA).
• Ensures that all personnel assigned to testing are
adequately trained in the areas of proper test
administration and test security.
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Test Administrator
• Responsible for the actual NMELPA test
administration.
• Must be familiar with the Directions for
Administering.
• Knowledgeable regarding proper test
administration and test security.
• TAs and Proctors must remain in the room during
the entire testing session.
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Test Security
• NMELPA test booklets are secure.
• All test materials MUST be accounted for.
• Materials should be stored in a secured area
when not in use.
• It is important to follow ALL security guidelines
before, during, and after testing.
• Report any possible breaches of security to
the School Test Coordinator (STC) immediately.
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Receiving Test Materials
NMELPA test materials will be shipped to districts.
Materials will be boxed by school and will be numbered
(e.g., Box 1 of 3, etc.).
Test booklets will be shrink-wrapped in singles and/or sets of
five.
Inventory test materials immediately with the packing list
contained in Box 1 of the shipment.
Save the dual-purpose cartons for returning test materials to Harcourt.
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Receipt of Test Materials
• All Primary level exams are scorable booklets.
• Elementary through High School Level exams consist of a
test booklet and an answer document.
• ORANGE return labels (scorable used test booklets and used
answer documents)
• GREEN return labels (unused scorable test booklets, all (used
and unused) test booklets and unused answer documents, and all
DFAs)
• Scoring Service Identification (SSID) Sheet (sample on page
24 of TCM)
• Master File Sheet (MFS) (sample on page 25 of TCM)
• White Paper Bands
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Distributing Test Materials
•TAs will receive test materials
from the STC.
• Upon receipt of test
materials, TA should confirm
the number of materials
delivered by the STC.
•The biogrid that carries
student demographic
information is located on
the back cover of the
Primary level test booklet.
• The biogrid is located on the back cover of
the Elementary, Middle, and High School
level answer documents.
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Additional Test Materials
Orders for additional test materials (if needed)
should be placed through Spectrum on or before
Winter – January 25, 2008
Spring – April 24, 2008
Questions regarding shipments and requests for
Master File Sheets, SSID sheets, ORANGE or
GREEN return labels, and/or paper bands should
be directed to:
Customer Support Center
1-800-763-2306
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Returning Test Materials
District Test /School Test Coordinators (DTCs/STCs)
must ensure that ALL NMELPA test materials are
collected from each school in order to ship
materials to Harcourt no later than
Winter Administration – February 8, 2008
Spring Administration – May 8, 2008
Separate scorable materials returned from each
school from nonscorable materials.
Maintain an accurate record of materials to ensure
receipt of all NMELPA materials from all schools.
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NM Public Education
Department Resources
New Mexico Public Education Department (PED)
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/div/acc.assess/assess/index.html
NMELPA (Assessment) Cut Scores
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/div/acc.assess/assess/dl/NMELPA/
cut_ scores/NMELPA%20Cut%20Scores.pdf
NMELPT (Placement) Cut Scores
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/div/acc.assess/assess/dl/NMELPA/
cut_
scores/NMELPA%20Placement%20Test%20Cut%20Scores.pdf
New Mexico Public Education Bilingual Division
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/div/learn.serv/Bilingual/index.html
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Contact List
Contact Information
Tim Clark, Program Manager
Harcourt Assessment
[email protected]
Erica Baltierra, Program
Administrator
Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
[email protected]
Carol Strickler, Program Coordinator
Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
[email protected]
Harcourt Customer Support Center
1-800-763-2306
[email protected]
New Mexico Public Education Department
300 Don Gaspar Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
TAs should contact their STC or DTC
with any questions or concerns.
Contact to the PED should only be
through the DTC. DTC may call the
PED at 505-827-6683
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