Assessment Module 5B ESUHSD June 2012
Outcomes Increase understanding of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Mathematics by exploring assessment resources Discuss next steps and the support necessary to transition to CCSS
Assessment: What We Know Assessments will begin in California is a governing state in the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium. Assessments will include: – Computer Adaptive Assessments (interim & summative) – Performance Assessments (interim & summative) Selected Response Constructed Response Extended Performance Assessments
Content Specifications - CCSSM
The measurement instrument will be novice [short] tasks. The items assessing this claim will account for 40% of the total score administered by computer. The measurement instrument will be by apprentice [scaffold] tasks or expert [unscaffold] tasks. The items assessing this claim will account for 20% of the total score and will be human scored.
Novice – short items focused on skills and routines Apprentice – medium performance tasks with scaffolding Expert – long tasks with high cognitive load and/or complexity. Types of Tasks in Mathematics
Novice Task - Examples
From Novice to Apprentice Tasks
Apprentice Task
Apprentice Task Rubric
Apprentice Performance Task: Leaky Faucets
Leaky Faucets: Rubric
Examine Student Work: Leaky Faucet Compare and contrast #1 and determine which solution path is easiest to understand and why? What are some probing questions you could ask students to clarify their thinking?
Expert Task: Pythagorean Triples
Examine Student Work: Pythagorean Triples Complete the task Review the rubric Score your own task Analyze training (T) papers Choose and interesting sample to study more deeply
Reflection Why did you choose this work? What is the core mathematics inherent in this work? Is this work an example of a misconception, a strategy you want students to make sense of, something you want students to compare and contrast, or moving to generalization?
The main point in mathematics teaching is to develop the tactics of problem solving. George Polya Extended Response
1.Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
4. Model with mathematics
Proposed Timeline Development of formative tools, processes, and practices underway; Specifications for summative and interim assessments developed Summative and interim item development completed ; Interim item pool become available for use Field testing of items for adaptive summative assessment completed Preliminary achievement standards proposed and other policy definitions adopted Operational summative assessment administered; Final achievement standards verified and adopted Center for K-12 Assessment & Performance Management at ETS
Assessments in Mathematics Implications for… o Students o Teachers o Administrators o Parents Table Talk
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