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Alaska Developmental Profile
Training Presentation
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Alaska Developmental Profile
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The Alaska Developmental Profile is
required as part of the statewide
comprehensive system of student
assessments, Sec. 14.07.020
Information in presentation taken from
Alaska Developmental Profile
Implementation Guide:
http://education.alaska.gov/tls/assessment/developmental.html
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Purpose of the DP
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To identify, record and summarize the skills
and behaviors students demonstrate at the
beginning of their kindergarten year, based
on teacher observations
Not intended to be used for the evaluation of
individual students to determine their
eligibility for any programs, including
kindergarten, or for the evaluation of specific
learning programs
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DP Aligned to Early Learning
Guidelines
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State Board approved Early Learning
Guidelines (ELGs) June 2006
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ELGs contain goals and accompanying indicators that reflect
expectations for children’s knowledge and behavior from birth
to age five
ELGs joint project by EED and the Department of Health and
Social Services
http://education.alaska.gov/publications/EarlyLearn
ingGuidelines.pdf
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Use of Data
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Student scores will be reported with
Alaska state student ids
Allows EED to disaggregate results by
demographic variables to promote
comparisons of various groups of
kindergarten students across the state
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Organization of DP
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DP covers five domains of development:
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Physical Well-Being, Health, and Motor
Development;
Social and Emotional Development;
Approaches to Learning;
Cognition and General Knowledge;
and Communication, Language, and Literacy
Each domain contains several goal
statements
Domain and goals taken from ELGs
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Goals and Indicators
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Goal statements express a specific
expectation of what children should
know, understand, and be able to do at
kindergarten entry
Each goal statement is defined by a set
of indicators that describe expected
observable behaviors or skills.
Each goal on the DP has 3-5 indicators
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Example of Domain, Goal, and
Indicators
Domain
Physical Health, Well-Being, and Motor
Development
Goal
Demonstrates strength and coordination of large motor
muscles
Indicators
Runs with an even gait and with few falls
Maintains balance while bending, twisting, or stretching
Moves body into position to catch a ball, then throws
the ball in the right direction
Kicks large ball to a given point with some accuracy
Able to alternate weight and feet while skipping or
using stairs
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Ratings for the DP
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DP is an observational instrument;
teachers are encouraged to make
multiple observations of the skills and
behaviors on the DP before assigning a
rating to the student
Every goal statement must be rated on
a 3-point scale
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Rating Scale
Rating
Category
Definition
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Consistently
Demonstrates
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Progressing
Student demonstrates the indicated skills or behaviors on an inconsistent basis.
Students should be given this rating if they demonstrate the indicated skills or
behaviors on an inconsistent basis OR if they are unable to consistently
demonstrate most of the indicated skills and behaviors (i.e., for students who
demonstrate only some of the indicated skills or behaviors consistently).
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Does Not
Demonstrate
Student does not demonstrate the indicated skills or behaviors (20% or less of
the time).
Students should be given this rating if they are generally unable to successfully
demonstrate these skills most of the time.
Student demonstrates the indicated skills or behaviors on a consistent basis
(80% or more of the time).
Students should be given this rating if they are generally able to demonstrate
these skills most of the time. Students are not required to successfully
demonstrate each skill and behavior all of the time to receive this rating.
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Notes on Rating Scale
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Key
points!
Thus, for any goal, if a student consistently
demonstrates all of the indicators except one,
the student should receive a rating of ‘2’ for
that goal
Alternatively, if a student is able to
successfully demonstrate only one of the set
of indicators, the student should receive a ‘0’
for that goal
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Structure of Student
Observations
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Teachers encouraged to conduct
student observations during first four
weeks of the academic year
Implementation guide (p. 11-18)
contain suggested activities for teacher
observations associated with each goal
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Example of Suggested
Teacher Observations
Domain
Cognition and General Knowledge
Goal
Sorts, classifies, and organizes objects
Indicators
Sorts objects into categories, classifying and comparing
according to a characteristic (e.g., size, color)
Recognizes, describes, duplicates and extends a two-part
pattern (e.g., A/B, circle/square)
Describes how and why objects are arranged or sorted the
way they are
Suggested
Activities for
Teacher
Observations
Provide a variety of objects for students to manipulate (e.g.,
buttons, stones, pine cones)
Ask students to look for and describe patterns in the
classroom or nature
Provide opportunities for students to create his or her own
patterns
Allow students to arrange collections into groupings using
different rules
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Teacher Records
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Appendix B in Implementation Guide
has form for classroom use
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3-page classroom recording form contains
all goals, indicators, and rating scale with
room to enter scores for each student
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Data Reporting Period
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Teachers asked to make observations
during first four weeks of school
Teachers enter data online after end of
observation window (online system
available mid-September)
Districts must ensure that all DP data is
submitted to EED by November 1
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ELL Students and Students
with Disabilities
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Children with disabilities should be
observed using accommodations or
adaptations they typically use
Student-teacher interactions should be
conducted in the student’s native
language whenever possible
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Who Must Have a Completed
DP?
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All kindergarten students
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The DP need not be completed for
students who enroll after Oct. 1
These late enrollees are considered to have
missed the assessment window
Only first graders who did NOT attend a
public kindergarten (either attended
private kindergarten or did not attend
kindergarten)
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How Do Teachers Report
Scores?
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Implementation Guide and online reporting system
directions at
http://education.alaska.gov/tls/assessment/developmental.html
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Online Reporting System
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Site can be visited multiple times to enter
student ratings
Site will only save complete records for
students
Information and ratings can be changed
during subsequent visits, if needed
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District Log In
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EED will give districts password and
login to DP web site
Districts will see number of students
each teacher in each school has profiled
Districts can track teacher submissions
in order to notify EED when all district
teachers have submitted DP
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Teacher Log In Screen
• Select the link to the reporting web site at
http://education.alaska.gov/tls/assessment/developmental.html
• Follow the instructions on the reporting web site to
log into the system
• You must use the name on your teaching certificate.
A link to the Alaska teaching certificate database is
provided on the reporting web site so you can double
check the name on your certificate.
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Once logged in, you will choose your school district and school.
Then you will be on the Pick Students page.
On the Pick Students page, scroll down to see the Available
Student List. Note the information on how the list is generated. It
may not be a completely up-to-date list of kindergarten students in
your school. (For fall of 2015, the date will be students who turn 5
after Sep. 2, 2009.) Students not found on school list can be added.
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Double clicking on the name of your student in the Available Student
List will move the student’s name to Selected Students.
To record ratings for students, select Profile Students.
Once on the Profile Students page, select student to record ratings
for by clicking once on student name.
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Enter ratings for selected student.
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After entering all ratings, select Save Record. Select Profile Students
link to continue to record ratings for other students.
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Profile Students page will show which students have been profiled.
If a student is not on the class list, you can do a search on the
Pick Students page and manually add students if they are not
found in the search. The search will only find students initially
enrolled in your district. If students move to another district
after being enrolled in the Alaska Student ID System, they will
not show up in the search. You need to know the student’s date
of birth to do a search. The search will look for students up to 7
years of age.
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If the search does not find a student, you can automatically add
the student to the list of selected students. The student will
then added to the list of selected students. Note: The DP
system will assign an id number instead of using the state
student id number. This will be corrected by EED at the end of
the data collection period for the DP.
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Questions or Comments
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[email protected]
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