2014 Fall Assessment Conference Assessment Program Update 2014-2015 September 9, 2014 (Part 2), 1:00-3:00 PM
General Updates • Testing/Assessment homepage has been reconfigured – Current Assessments – Legacy Assessments – Former/Retired Assessments • Georgia Milestones webpage launched – Content Weights 2
Georgia Milestones New Calculator Policy Content Area Grade Level/Course Type of Calculator Grades 3 – 5 EOG Not Allowed Basic 1 Grade 6 EOG Scientific or Basic 1 Mathematics Grades 7 – 8 EOG Graphing 2 or Scientific Coordinate Algebra EOC Graphing 2 or Scientific Analytic Geometry EOC Scientific or Basic 1 Science Physical Science EOC Scientific or Basic 1 Social Studies Economics EOC 1 Basic four-function calculator with square root and percentage functions. 2 Graphing calculator with functionalities consistent with TI-84 or similar models. Calculators are not permitted on certain designated sections of each mathematics test. 3
Georgia Milestones Calculator Policy Students and staff must adhere to the guidelines listed below and those that appear on subsequent slides. Given that technology changes rapidly, these guidelines may change at any time. A list of state approved calculators will not be issued. It is incumbent upon the System Test Coordinators, School Test Coordinators, and Test Examiners to ensure all calculator policies are implemented and followed. Calculators may not be shared by students. The following devices/features are NOT allowed: • For Basic and Scientific calculators, devices that store text and/or have QWERTY keyboards or typewriter-like keyboards. • Calculators that have programs stored in the memory other than those that are factory installed • No cell phones, personal laptops, minicomputers, pocket organizers, iPods, and personal tablets • Calculators with beaming capabilities • Calculators with wireless communication technologies and/or Internet access • Calculators with built in Computer Algebra System – CAS • Calculators that make noise, have paper tape, or that have voice 4
Georgia Milestones Calculator Policy Graphing Calculators and End of Course (EOC) Mathematics • Graphing calculators will be allowed for student use on the Coordinate Algebra and Analytic Geometry EOCs ONLY. (Note: For Physical Science and Economics only a scientific calculator is allowed.) • Given that many models of graphing calculators possess the ability to store text, and may prevent that feature from being disabled, it is required that System and School Test Coordinators, and Test Examiners, confirm prior to testing and immediately after testing ( before dismissing students ) that all graphing calculators are cleared of any stored text. – A failure to confirm that text is cleared may raise school-wide (and possibly system-wide) security concerns. – A failure to take these steps constitutes an irregularity that must be reported to GaDOE. • Should it be confirmed that a student either brought information into a test setting through stored text, or left the test setting with secure test information stored on a device, the student’s test will be invalidated. Such an event must be reported to GaDOE. • Georgia Milestones will provide an online graphing calculator, where appropriate, for student use. Concerns regarding the logistics and stipulations surrounding the use of hand-held graphing calculators can be eliminated by testing students online. – GaDOE encourages online test administration 5
Additional Georgia Milestones Calculator Considerations and Information • Review calculator guidelines for elementary, middle, and high school very carefully as they vary. • Mathematics test forms will have sections where calculator use is permitted and a section where calculator use is NOT permitted. Test manuals will be very clear on this point and will include script to address the logistics involved. Adherence, by examiners and students, will be critically important. • Again, online testing will ease the logistics around the transition from calculator to non-calculator sections. • All students testing online must use the online calculator provided and may not use a hand-held device. • All questions regarding calculator usage should be directed to the System Test Coordinator who can then contact the GaDOE Assessment Administration Division if necessary. Do not refer school-level staff directly to GaDOE – this is important to ensure consistent information is shared across your district. Calculator questions that come to GaDOE from school-level staff will be forwarded to the System Test Coordinator for review. Please note that Linux OS cannot support the online 6 scientific or graphing calculator at this time .
REMINDER: Calculator Policies for Legacy High School Assessments (EOCT & GHSGT) Remember, the calculator guidelines for Georgia Milestones and our legacy high school testing programs differ . . . Students and staff must adhere to the guidelines listed below. It is incumbent upon the School Test Coordinator and Test Examiner to ensure all calculator policies are implemented and followed. Calculators may not be shared by students. The following features are NOT allowed: • Graphing calculators • Calculators that store text and/or have QWERTY keyboards or typewriter-like keyboards • Calculators that have programs stored in the memory other than those that are factory • installed • Non-calculators such as cell phones, PDAs, laptops, minicomputers, pocket organizers, iPods, • etc. • Calculators with beaming capabilities • Calculators with wireless communication technologies and/or Internet access • Calculators with built in Computer Algebra Systems – CAS • Calculators that make noise, have paper tape, or that have voice 7
Test Administration Accommodations 8
Online Tools Available for All Students • Blocking Tool These tools are available to all students who • Eraser test online and are therefore NOT considered accommodations. • Highlighter • Magnifying Glass • Mark for Review • Online Calculator – if allowable • Option Eliminator • Scratch Pad • Test Pause 9
Accommodations • Accommodations allow access… – they are practices and procedures in the areas of presentation, response, setting, and scheduling that provide equitable instructional and assessment access for students with disabilities and English learners. • Accommodations reduce or eliminate the effects of a student’s disability or limited English proficiency • Accommodations do not provide an unfair advantage • Accommodations do not reduce or change learning expectations
Modifications • Modifications, on the other hand, involve: – Changing, lowering, or reducing learning or assessment expectations – May result in implications that could adversely affect a student throughout that individual’s educational career – Examples include • Requiring a student to learn less material • Revising assignments or tests to make them easier Modifications are not allowed on Georgia assessments.
Accommodations In Georgia accommodations MAY NOT • alter, explain, simplify, paraphrase, or eliminate any test item, reading passage, writing prompt, or choice option • provide verbal or other clues or suggestions that hint at or give away the correct response to the student These types of practices would constitute modifications . Only state-approve accommodations may be used on state-mandated assessment, following the guidance issued.
Eligible Students • Students eligible for accommodations include: – Students with Disabilities • students with individualized educational plans • students served under Section 504 1 – English Language Learners • Students qualifying for language assistance services • ELL students who are also SWD • Students who have exited language assistance services in the last two years (ELL-Monitored) 2 1 Only in the rarest of circumstances would a 504 student qualify for a conditional accommodation. 2 ELL-M students are not eligible for conditional accommodations.
Test Administration Accommodations • Accommodations provide access for demonstration of achievement – Allow participation – Do not guarantee proficiency • and therefore should not be selected solely as mean to help ensure proficiency • Must be required by the student in order to participate in the assessment • Must be provided during routine instruction and assessment in the classroom (both before and after the state tests are administered)
Conditional Accommodations • More expansive accommodations that provide access for students with more severe disabilities or more limited English proficiency who would not be able to access the assessment to demonstrate their achievement without such support – must be used sparingly, per State Board Rule – must be considered when interpreting scores State Board Rule 160-3-1-.07 limits the use of conditional accommodations to 3%.
Conditional Accommodations • Guidance on the appropriate use of conditional accommodations is provided in the Student Assessment Handbook • Only students meeting the guidance criteria are eligible for conditional accommodations • The educational plans for students qualifying for conditional accommodations must include specific goals that address the deficits which necessitate the accommodation
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