1. Welcome to Media’s PSSA Parent Night

2. Reading in 2007 March 12-23, 2007 Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 11 Multiple-Choice Open-Ended Item-specific Scoring Guidelines

3. About the Assessment Anchor Content Standards A. Comprehension and Reading Skills 1. Fiction 2. Nonfiction B. Interpretation and Analysis of Fiction and Nonfiction 1. Components within or between texts 2. Literary Devices 3. Concepts and Organization of Nonfiction Text

4. Grade 3 3 sessions Approx. 50 - 60 minutes each Sections 2, 4, & 6 (alternates w/Math) Common Grade level passages –2 Stories –1 Poem –1 Informational –1 Biography OR 1 practical/how-to 58 Multiple-choice items 4 Open-ended items Students write ALL answers in test booklet

5. Grades 4-8 & 11 3 sessions Approx. 50 –60 minutes each Sections 2, 4, & 6 (alternates w/Math) Common Grade level passages (varies by grade) –Poem –Informational –Story –Autobiography/Biography –Practical/How-to/Advertisement –Essay/Editorial 56 Multiple-choice items 6 Open-ended items Students write answers in answer booklet

6. How Are Responses Scored? Bubbled multiple-choice responses scored by machine –1 point each Written open-ended responses scored by hand –Item specific scoring guide –3 points each Grade 3 –Students write in test booklets Grades 4 – 8 & 11 –Students write in answer booklets

7. Performance Level Descriptors Detailed statements that describe the knowledge and skills expected at Advanced, Proficient, Basic, & Below Basic levels PDE website @ Interpretation Aids

8. 2006 – 2007 PSSA Testing Window October 23 – November 3, 2006 12 th Grade Retest for Math, Reading & Writing February 12 – 23, 2007 5 th, 8 th, & 11 th Grade Writing Assessment March 12 – 23, 2007 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th, 6 th, 7 th, 8 th, & 11 th Grade Math and Reading Assessment April 23 – May 4, 2007 4 th, 8 th, & 11 th Grade Science Field Test

9. 2007 PSSA Math Update

10. 2006/2007 and Beyond Criterion Referenced Based on the 2007 Assessment Anchors 5 Reporting Categories –Numbers and Operations –Measurement –Geometry –Algebra –Data Analysis

11. 2006/2007 and Beyond Student score comes from: –54 Multiple Choice questions –3 Open-Ended questions Students take: –66 MC at grades 3 - 8 and 11 –5 Open-Ended Grade 3 will alternate subject areas with Math coming first.

12. 2006/2007 and Beyond Embedded Field Test Open-Ended items scored on a 0-4 scale Item-specific scoring guidelines but no general rubric. Formula sheets will be provided for grades 7, 8 and 11.

13. 2006/2007 and Beyond Testing time is approximately 2.5 – 3 hours for Math. Testing in Grades 3 - 8 and 11. Grade 4 test is more like the grade 5 test than the grade 3 test. Can have a “blemish” and still get a score of 4 on an OE item. “e.g. missing $” no longer included in General Scoring Guidelines as an example of a blemish.

14. 2006/2007 and Beyond Grade 3: –Format for Math is the same as the other grades –OE are now like the other grades –May not use calculators –Answers marked in test booklet –Contractor is DRC, not CTB

15. 2006/2007 and Beyond Grade 4 and up: –calculators ARE permitted. –Rulers will be provided at grades where needed. –Students must use the rulers provided for the PSSA. –Rulers scaled in inches

16. Anchor Cards 2007 Math and Reading Assessment Anchor Cards2007 Math and Reading Assessment Anchor Cards M11.D Algebraic Concepts M11.D.2 Represent and/or analyze mathematical situations using numbers, symbols, words, tables and/or graphs. M11.D.2.1 Write, s olve and/or graph linear equations and inequalities using various methods. M11.D.2.1.1 Solve compound inequalities and/or graph their solution sets on a number line (may include absolute value inequalities). M11.D.2.1.2 Identify or graph functions, linear equations or linear inequalities on a coordinate plane. M11.D.2.1.3 Write and/or solve a linear equation (including problem situations). M11.D.2.1.4 Write and/or solve systems of equations using graphing, substitution and/or elimination (limit to two equations.) M11.D.2.1.5 Solve quadratic equations using factoring (integers only – not including completing the square or the Quadratic Formula). 20 M11.D Algebraic Concepts M11.D.2 Represent and/or analyze mathematical situations using numbers, symbols, words, tables and/or graphs. M11.D.2.1 Write, s olve and/or graph linear equations and inequalities using various methods. M11.D.2.1.1 Solve compound inequalities and/or graph their solution sets on a number line (may include absolute value inequalities). M11.D.2.1.2 Identify or graph functions, linear equations or linear inequalities on a coordinate plane. M11.D.2.1.3 Write and/or solve a linear equation (including problem situations). M11.D.2.1.4 Write and/or solve systems of equations using graphing, substitution and/or elimination (limit to two equations.) M11.D.2.1.5 Solve quadratic equations using factoring (integers only – not including completing the square or the Quadratic Formula). 20 M11.D Algebraic Concepts M11.D.2 Represent and/or analyze mathematical situations using numbers, symbols, words, tables and/or graphs. M11.D.2.1 Write, s olve and/or graph linear equations and inequalities using various methods. M11.D.2.1.1 Solve compound inequalities and/or graph their solution sets on a number line (may include absolute value inequalities). M11.D.2.1.2 Identify or graph functions, linear equations or linear inequalities on a coordinate plane. M11.D.2.1.3 Write and/or solve a linear equation (including problem situations). M11.D.2.1.4 Write and/or solve systems of equations using graphing, substitution and/or elimination (limit to two equations.) M11.D.2.1.5 Solve quadratic equations using factoring (integers only – not including completing the square or the Quadratic Formula). 20

17. What Can Parents Do To Support Their Child? Make Sure your Child: –Gets a good night’s sleep –Eats a healthy breakfast –Arrives to school on time and RELAXED –Receives encouragement from you to follow directions, read carefully, and do their best!

18. Online Resources PSSA Parent Information –www.PAgrow.comwww.PAgrow.com Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) –www.pde.state.pa.us/www.pde.state.pa.us/ PA Standards Website –www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chap ter4/s4.83.htmlwww.pacode.com/secure/data/022/chap ter4/s4.83.html

19. Acknowledgements This Presentation was downloaded from the Pennsylvania Department of Education WebsitePennsylvania Department of Education It was modified for the purpose of this particular informational meeting.

20. Samples –3 rd Grade Math Sampler3 rd Grade Math Sampler –5 th Grade Reading Sampler5 th Grade Reading Sampler