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Measures of Academic Measures of Academic Progress

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Essential Questions If If you could design an assessment, ld d i t what would you want it to tell you about your students? What are the essential components of an effective assessment system?

Purpose & Design The purpose drives the design of assessment- t � External accountability � To report out to stakeholders T t t t t k h ld � Internal accountability � To inform instruction � To adjust curriculum � To adjust curriculum � For program evaluation

S Summative vs. Formative i F i Assessments Summative-Assessment OF Learning To inform others about students To inform others about students - Achievement standards for which schools teachers and students are schools, teachers, and students are held accountable Formative-Assessment FOR Learning To inform students about themselves -Improvement, mastery of increasingly sophisticated learning targets over time

How do we foster growth for for all kids?

Measures of Academic Progress g Math, Reading, Language Usage S r e Test Survey Test Survey with Goals I t Interim/Intake Testing i /I t k T ti Fall/Spring testing � Overall RIT Score � Overall RIT Score with Goal Scores Scores � 20 items per subject 20 it bj t � 42-60 items per subject � End of Course Tests Algebra I & II Algebra I & II Additi Additional Tests l T t Geometry Available: Integrated Math I & II MAP for Primary MAP for Primary Grades Science

RIT (Rasch Unit) Scale RIT Scale 280 � Achievement scale Achievement scale � Equal interval � Measures longitudinal growth growth � Grade independent 110

Design & Features of Design & Features of Measures of Academic Progress g � Dynamically developed for each student Dynamically developed for each student � Accurate data across the scale � Tests are not timed � Tests are not timed � Immediate results � Measures current student performance, not M t t d t f t mastery

NWEA DesCartes NWEA DesCartes

Monitoring Growth in Student Achievement

Goal Setting Worksheet

Lexile Scores www.lexile.com Lexile NWEA The upper part of a 500 The upper part of a 500- - RIT RIT 650L range might be used 650L range might be used for the student’s group for the student’s group reading program – reading program 650L instructional reading level instructional reading level 600L 205 205 The teacher might use the The teacher might use the lower part of this range as lower part of this range as 500L a target for the student’s a target for the student’s – independent reading independent reading l l level level l l

Lexile Report

Student Progress Student Progress Report Report Report Report

Student Progress Student Progress R R Report Report t t

T T Teacher Report Teacher Report h h R R t t

District Growth District Growth R R Reporting Reporting ti ti

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C Creating a Culture of ti C lt f Continuous Improvement � Use data at every level of the system (Community to Board Room to Classroom) � Use data for insight into what things need to be improved g g p � Look for the root causes � Plan focused goals � Get good at staying focused � Motivate people to work and learn individually and together together � Recognize people’s work � Do it all again g Plan the work and work the plan Work on the system to improve the work of the system Create a culture of continuous improvement

Bob Baker bob.baker@nwea.org Partnering to help all kids learn www.nwea.org