1. Hope College
December 2, 2013
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2. The BIG Picture: Triangulation
Triangulation is the alignment that occurs between curriculum (what is taught), instruction (how content is taught), and assessment (how what is taught is measured).
Curriculum
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Instruction
Assessment

3. Classroom Assessment Formative Assessment Summative Assessment
Balanced assessment
Summative
Assessment

4. Formative & Summative Assessment
Formative and summative assessments are interconnected. They provide different levels of information on student learning at different points in time.
—Adapted from Ministry of Education, Wellington, New Zealand
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5. Critical Distinction: It’s How the Results are Used
Assessment FOR Learning:
How can we use assessment data to help students learn more? (formative)
Assessment OF Learning:
How much have students learned at a particular point in time? (summative)

6. Types of Assessments Ticket out the door Whiteboards MEAP MAP DIBELS
Interim Assessments
Common Assessments
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Take a Stand
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7. Formative vs. Summative
Is a process during learning; on-going
Provide information that aids instruction
Are helpful to students
Help teachers diagnose and respond
Assessment FOR learning
Is an event after learning
Tells others about students
Document mastery
For reporting, sorting, accountability
Assessment OF learning
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8. Formative vs. Summative
Descriptive feedback
Use of rubrics
Self-assessment
Portfolios
DIBELS
Study Island
Final exams
Many standardized tests
Achievement tests
State assessments
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10. State Assessments (Grades 3-8)
MEAP
ELPA (English Language Proficiency Assessment)
MEAP with accommodations
MEAP Access
MI-Access Functional Independence
MI-Access Supported Independence
MI-Access Participation
MEAP – General Ed students and students w/disabilities w/accomodations
MI-Access for students w/mild to severe cognitive disabilities – Not for all special education students
Many states, as well as recent research, indicate that in addition to student with the most significant cognitive disabilities, there is a small group of student whose disability has precluded them from achieving grade-level proficiency and whose progress is such that they will not reach grade-level proficiency in the same time frame as other students.
Functional Independence - Designed for students who have, or function as if they have, mild cognitive impairment
Supt Independence - Designed for students who have, or function as if they have, moderate cognitive impairment
Participation - Designed for students who have, or function as if they have, severe cognitive impairment.

11. How do I know what assessment to give my Special Education Student?
MOST special education students will take the MEAP, MEAP with accommodations, OR MEAP Access
The IEP team will make this decision based on the level of student Independence

12. participating in MI- Access
All IDEA Students
Grades 3-8
participating in MI- Access
Participating in MEAP, MEAP with assessment accommodations, and MEAP-ACCESS.
Functional Independence
Supported Independence
Participation
cognitive impairments whose IEP (Individualized Educational Program) Team has determined that MEAP assessments, even with accommodations, are not appropriate

15. HOW MEAP-ACCESS differs from MI-ACCESS
Based on Extended Grade-level Content Expectations (EGLCEs)
Assessments for students who have,
or function as if they have, mild, moderate/ severe cognitive impairment
MEAP-ACCESS:
Based on Modified Achievement Standards
Assessments for students who have an IEP and for whom MEAP and MI-ACCESS are not appropriate

16. How MEAP-ACCESS differs from MEAP
An alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards
Fewer items on the assessments
3 answer choices per item vs. 4
Segmented passages
Passage introductions

17. MEAP-ACCESS sample booklet

18. MEAP-ACCESS Design Mathematics grades 3-8
45 multiple choice items (3 answer choices)
Two parts in one test booklet
Part 1 – 20 items, Part 2 – 25 items
Calculator use allowed on all items

19. MEAP Design Mathematics grades 3-8 Two parts in one test booklet
– No calculator on any part
61 mc items
Grades 4-8
– No calculator on part 1
4 answer choices
57 – 72 mc items

20. MEAP sample item

21. MEAP-ACCESS sample item

22. MEAP-ACCESS sample booklet

23. MEAP-ACCESS design Reading grades 3-8 Two days, two test booklets
4 reading selections, each with 8 multiple choice (mc) items
11 independent word study mc items
Two days, two test booklets
Day one – 3 parts
2 reading selections with 8 mc items each
Day two – 2 parts

24. MEAP DESIGN Reading grades 3-8
5 reading selections, each with 8 multiple choice (mc) items
3 short answer CR items
6 cross-text MC items

25. MEAP-ACCESS passage intro

26. Regular MEAP sample PASSAGE

27. MEAP-ACCESS sample Passage

28. MEAP-ACCESS sample items

29. The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) is a state-led consortium working to develop next-generation assessments that accurately measure student progress toward college- and career-readiness. Smarter Balanced is one of two multistate consortia awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Education in 2010 to develop an assessment system aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by the school year.

30. 4th Grade Math Future SBAC Sample
Computer Adaptive

31. 4th Grade Math Future SBAC Sample
Computer Adaptive

32. 4th Grade Math Future SBAC Sample
Computer Adaptive

33. So… what do we do with all these data? How do we make sense of it all?

34. Instructional Research Information Source
Laurie Smith, Educational Data Consultant

35. Data Collection Demographic Data Perception Data Outcome Data
Performance Indicators
Personnel Records
Assessment Systems
Student Records
District-based system
Perception Data
Demographic Data
Process Data
Outcome Data

36. Data extraction, cleansing, and
Data Warehouse Design
Existing
Data
Other Data
sources
Analysis tools
SMS
Load
Personnel
Data extraction, cleansing, and
transformation
Data warehouse
Web access
MSDS
Assessment
Other
Data query and
reporting tools

37. Data Sets Currently Available
Student Demographic Data
Local Assessment Data
State Assessment Data

40. Questions