Elementary and Middle Schools Reading and Math Benchmark Data June 14, 2017
Elementary ELA Local Assessments • Who? • What? • When? • Why?
Elementary ELA Local Assessments 3
Elementary ELA Local/PARCC Comparison 4
CCPS Elementary Mathematics Benchmark Assessments • Administered in grades PK-5 in late January and May • Assesses students’ knowledge of the concepts and skills included in the CCPS Curriculum • Provides individual student, individual teacher, grade level team, school and system wide data that is used to support students, school based professional development and systemic continuous improvement efforts • Data is shared with all stakeholders within one week of the data entry deadline
Elementary Mathematics Assessment Data January 2014-2017 Mean Score- County Totals 6
Elementary Mathematics Assessment Data January 2014-17 % of Student Meeting County Standard Score- County Totals 7
Elementary Mathematics Assessment Data May 2014-2017 Mean Score- County Totals 8
Elementary Mathematics Assessment Data May 2014-2017 Percent of Students Meeting County Standard Score- County Totals 9
Using the Data • Supervisors present incoming county data to principals at principals’ meetings. – School system data and individual school results are provided. – Principals discuss county trends and county strengths/weaknesses. – Principals in schools that score strongly in specific tested areas share strategies. – Supervisors conduct item analysis to determine if areas of weakness reflect invalid/unreliable questions versus ineffective instruction. • Either questions or curriculum are revised. 10
How do we use the data? • Teachers score the assessments and then enter their students’ achievement data through the CCPS Web Portal • Class matrices are then utilized to provide teachers with specific areas of instructional need
System Level: Item Analysis Work • The Elementary Mathematics Resource Team breaks the assessments down by content and by question • This analysis provides information for possible curriculum adjustments, professional development, resource purchasing, and possible item adjustment
Using the Data at Schools • Principals bring data back to their schools. – Used as lead data for PARCC. – Used to monitor and evaluate SIT goals and SLOs. – Used in root cause analysis and “5 Why’s” discussion. – SIT works with teachers to change instruction. • Intervene as necessary • Strengthen first pass instruction 13
Using the Data at Schools Freedom Elementary School Ms. Allison Smith, Principal 14
The New Middle School Benchmark Assessments Tom Hill Director of Middle Schools
ELA Benchmark 6-8 Text Dependent Constructed Response (TDCR) • What is the reason for the Benchmark Assessments? -Of the 5 areas that PARCC measures – Literary Reading, Informational Reading, Vocabulary, Writing Expression, and Writing Conventions – there are only two areas that grades 6-8 fall near the state average and below the PARCC states’ average: Writing Expression and Writing Conventions. • How does the Benchmark measure these areas? -Students read 2-3 text passages that are related by theme or topic (poems, articles, short stories, literature selections, etc.) and respond to a prompt that requires them to analyze and evaluate text content to write an extended synthesis “essay” or Text Dependent Constructed Response. 16
ELA Benchmark 6-8 TDCR (cont.) • What does the ELA Benchmark TDCR measure? -After fully understanding the readings, students must write a claim that answers the question, then weave quality text evidence (details) into an argument that is easy to follow and causes the reader to believe that the writer’s position is credible. • How are students’ TDCR responses evaluated? - In November and March, students are evaluated using the TDCR Feedback Tool (Rubric) adapted from the PARCC assessment rubric for grades 6-12. 17
ELA Benchmark 6-8 TDCR Text Dependent, Constructed Response Feedback Tool Proficient Not Proficient 4 3 2 1 0 Comments Exceptional Experienced Emerging Beginning Insufficient Response Composing the The claim The claim completely The claim The claim does A claim is not stated. Claim completely answers the question answers the not answer the answers the and attempts to question. question or is question and demonstrate relevant irrelevant to the demonstrates reasoning. text. relevant reasoning. Supporting the Multiple pieces of Some relevant, Limited relevant, Evidence is There is no specific Claim with relevant, accurate, accurate, and detailed accurate, and identified that is text evidence Evidence and detailed (R.A.D.) text evidence detailed (R.A.D.) not relevant, included in the (R.A.D.) text from the text supports text evidence is accurate, or response. evidence explicitly the claim. included. detailed (R.A.D.). support the claim. Connecting the Clear and Reasoning is partially Reasoning is Limited evidence There is no Claim and the convincing convincing and weak and of reasoning is connection between Evidence reasoning is supports the incompletely present. the evidence and logically and connection between supports the claim. sensibly woven evidence and claim. connection into a between comprehensive evidence and analysis of the text claim. and question. Wrapping it Up Effectively ties The closing statement The closing A closing A closing statement is together how the attempts to tie statement simply statement is not included. evidence supports together evidence restates the attempted. the claim and while restating the claim. responds to the claim. question. Writing it Well Demonstrates full Minor errors in Errors in Errors in Grammar and command of norms mechanics, grammar mechanics, mechanics, mechanics are and conventions and usage but the grammar and grammar and insufficient to meaning is clear. usage affect usage impair generate overall meaning. meaning. meaning. 18
ELA Benchmark TDCR Results 19
Middle School Mathematics 2016-2017 Mid-Year Benchmark
Benchmark Administration • Conducted mid-year and end of course assessments • Students take assessment on the tablets or laptops • Simulates the PARCC experience • Aligned to MD College & Career Readiness Standards • Analyze data by teacher, school, standard • Curriculum writers analyze the data to make changes to curriculum, resources, assessments, and professional development 21
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