Whats Coming Ahead TEA Update on the EndofCourse Program

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Whats Coming Ahead? TEA Update on the
End-of-Course Program

• Julie Guthrie
• Director of Mathematics Science Assessments
• Student Assessment Division
• Texas Education Agency

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Future End-of-CourseProgram
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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• In 2007 Senate Bill 1031 was passed requiring the
  phase out of high school TAKS and replacing it
  with EOC assessments in
• English I, English II, English III
• Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry
• Biology, Chemistry, Physics
• U.S. History, World History, World Geography
• Freshman class of 20112012 is first group to
  have EOC as graduation requirement (current 6th
  grade class)

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• Each EOC assessment will be scored on a scale of
  0100.
• To graduate, students on the Recommended
  Distinguished HS Plans must attain a cumulative
  score of at least 210 per subject area.
• To graduate, students on the Minimum Plan must
  attain a cumulative score of at least 70
  multiplied by the number of courses they take in
  which an EOC assessment exists.

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• The cumulative score requirement for the Minimum
  Plan varies by subject area and can be as low as
• 210 for EnglishEnglish I, English II, and
  English III
• 140 for social studiesU.S. history and world
  geography or world history
• 140 for mathematicsAlgebra I and geometry
• 70 for sciencebiology

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• Students must score at least 60 for the score to
  count towards their cumulative score.
• Students scoring below 60 must retake the
  assessment each time it is administered.
• Students scoring below 70 must receive
  accelerated instruction.

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• Any student may retake an EOC assessment for any
  reason.
• A students cumulative score is determined using
  the students highest score on each EOC
  assessment.

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• Examples of cumulative score requirement
• Biology70 Chemistry70 Physics70
• Biology60 Chemistry60 Physics90
• Biology90 Chemistry60 Physics60
• Biology100 Chemistry60 Physics60
• Biology60 Chemistry70 Physics80

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• A students score on an EOC assessment will be
  worth 15 of the students final grade for that
  course
• A school district is not required to use the
  students score on subsequent administrations to
  determine the students final grade for that
  course
• A student is not required to retake a course as a
  condition of retaking an EOC assessment

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• Every third year, the agency shall release the
  questions and answer keys to each EOC assessment
  instrument administered that school year.
• The agency may defer releasing assessment
  instrument questions and answer keys to the
  extent necessary to develop additional assessment
  instruments.

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• EOC assessments shall measure a students
  performance on college readiness standards.
• EOC assessments include special purpose questions
  to measure
• College readiness
• Readiness for advanced coursework

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031
End-of-Course Assessments With and Without
Readiness Measures
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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• Some EOC assessments, such as English I, have no
  direct link to advanced courses or those that are
  typically taken by students in 11th and 12th
  grade.
• Other EOC assessments, such as geometry, world
  history, and biology, have no direct content
  correlation to other EOC assessments.

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Requirements ofSenate Bill 1031

• EOC assessments may not be administered earlier
  than the first full week in May, except English
  I, II, and III which may occur at an earlier
  date.
• The commissioner shall adopt a transition plan to
  implement the requirements of SB 1031.

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Implementation ofEOC Assessments

• Algebra I
• Administered in current form since spring 2005
• Geometry and Biology
• Field tested in spring 2007
• Operational test in spring 2008
• Chemistry and U.S. History
• Field test in spring 2008
• Operational test in spring 2009
• Physics and World Geography
• Field test in spring 2009
• Operational test in spring 2010

• English I and Algebra II
• Field test in spring 2010
• Operational test in spring 2011
• English II and World History
• Field test in spring 2011
• Operational test in spring 2012
• English III
• Field test in spring 2012
• Operational test in spring 2013

December 2008
Texas Assessment Conference
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High School TAKS ? EOC
Plan for phase-out of HS TAKS and phase-in of EOC
assessments
Out-of-school testers and 12th grade re-testers
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Current End-of-CourseProgram
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Current EOC Assessments

• Development of EOC assessments
• Follows the Test Development Process posted on
  the TEA student assessment website
• Involves educator committees such as focus groups
  and advisory committee
• Involves the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
  Board
• Includes higher-education faculty

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Current EOC Assessments

• Available for students who
• Are enrolled in and completing the course in the
  spring semester, regardless of enrolled grade
  level
• Do not need special versions, i.e.,
  linguistically modified, Braille, large print,
  etc.these are not currently available

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Current EOC Assessments

• Voluntary operational EOC assessments for spring
  2009 are
• Algebra I
• Geometry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• United States History
• Three-week testing window is May 1129, 2009

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Current EOC Assessments

• Voluntary at any leveldistrict, campus, teacher,
  student
• Need to register by April 23, 2009 at
  www.etesttx.com
• Need to supply student enrollment file to Pearson

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Current EOC Assessments

• Mandatory (for those campuses selected) EOC field
  tests for spring 2009 are
• Physicsonline only
• World Geographyonline and paper
• Three-week testing window is May 422, 2009

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Current EOC Assessments

• Districts were notified of their selection in the
  field-test letter dated August 20, 2008
• Campuses should test all eligible students
  enrolled in the course up to a maximum of 200
• Campuses should select from eligible students in
  a random manner

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Current EOC Assessments

• EOC assessments are untimed, but designed to be
  completed in about 2 hours
• Operational tests are taking about 1½2 hours to
  complete
• Field tests are taking an average of about 1 hour
  to complete

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Current EOC Assessments

• Are not grade specific
• Are not required to be part of a students grade
• Are not included in state or federal
  accountability
• Are not required for graduation, therefore there
  are no retests available

December 2008
Texas Assessment Conference
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Resources for EOC Assessments

• Information is available for operational EOC
  assessments including
• Assessed curriculum documents
• Test blueprints
• Reference materials

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EOC Assessment Reporting

• Within 24 hours of testing
• Confidential Student Report
• Confidential List of Student Results
• Data file available in summer
• Overall raw score
• Performance by objective
• Performance standards for Algebra I only
• Summary reports available in summer for Algebra I
  only

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EOC Assessment Reporting

• Algebra I EOC assessment statewide summary
  reports for 20052008 are posted on the TEA
  student assessment website
• Can be found at http//www.tea.state.tx.us/student
  .assessment/reporting/results/summary/eoc/index.ht
  ml

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Algebra I EOC AssessmentResults
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Algebra I EOC Assessment2008 Results

• Total number of questions50
• Mean raw score31
• Mean percent correct63
• If passing standard was set at 70, then about
  44 of students would have passed.

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Geometry EOC Assessment2008 Results

• Total number of questions44
• Mean raw score23
• Mean percent correct53
• If passing standard was set at 70, then about
  27 of students would have passed.

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Biology EOC Assessment2008 Results

• Total number of questions54
• Mean raw score31
• Mean percent correct57
• If passing standard was set at 70, then about
  32 of students would have passed.

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For More Information Go To The

• TEC chapter 39.023 at http//tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/
  statutes/ed.toc.htm
• 2007 Legislative Briefing Book on the TEA website
  http//www.tea.state.tx.us/comm/leg_reports/LegBre
  BooJul07.pdf
• EOC homepage on the TEA student assessment
  website at http//www.tea.state.tx.us/student.asse
  ssment/admin/eoc/index.html
• Stand-alone field testing letter dated 08/20/08
• Online testing announcement letter dated 09/19/08

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Contact Information

• Student Assessment Division Texas Education
  Agency
• Phone
• [phone]
• Website
• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment
• E-mail addresses
• http//www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/send
  comments.html
• List serve
• http//miller.tea.state.tx.us/list/