Our journey continues

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Our journey continues

• With a reflection on the past
• In your notebook, please write a response to each
  of the scenarios below
• Mrs. Smith cannot understand why her second grade
  son cannot skip third grade. After all, she
  says, your own test scores show hes reading and
  doing math at a fifth grade level. How do you
  diplomatically respond to Mrs. Smith as to why
  her son may not really be ready for fifth-grade
  reading and math?
• Linda Jones is a new teacher just out of college.
  Parent conferences are around the corner and she
  wants to give the parents a clear picture of
  their childs achievement using standardized test
  scores. Further, she plans to use the scale
  score, not grade or age equivalents or
  percentiles. As a seasoned veteran, what advice
  would you give to Linda?

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Activity 1 Interpreting Standardized Tests
Parent-Teacher Conferences and Decision Making
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Factors to consider in interpreting standardized
test scores

• Test related factors
• 1. Does the test have acceptable reliability and
  criterion-related validity?
• 2. Does the test have content validity for my
  instructional objectives?
• 3. Was the tests norm group composed of student
  similar to my class?
• 4. Were standardized procedures followed?

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Factors to consider in interpreting standardized
test scores

• Student-related factors
• 1. Language and sociocultural
• 2. Age, sex and development
• 3. Motivation
• 4. Emotional state on the test date
• 5. Disabilities
• 6. Aptitude

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Activity 2 Interpreting Standardized Test
Scores - The Label
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How would you respond?

• Mr. Jackson
• Except for two of the subtests, this look
  just like Thomas score reports from previous
  years. Thomas has always done better in
  reading than writing until this test. Wed
  better get him a tutor

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Interpreting Standardized Test Scores The Label
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How would you respond?

• Thomas
• I was sick when I took the TAP, so the low score
  on Science must be because of that. I know all
  about science stuff and dont need to worry about
  it.

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Activity 3 Looking at a Criterion-Referenced
Skills Analysis or Mastery Report

• How would you respond to this parent?
• I cant believe it! It says right here that
  this test is for tenth- grade level students.
  How can you give a tenth-grade test to a
  fourth grader and expect valid results?

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Looking back at the Criterion-Referenced Skills
Analysis or Mastery Report

• How would you respond to this parents comment?
• Mrs. Cooper, Im appalled at Lindas performance
  on the ITBS. Shes never had a grade below C and
  yet she got two zeros, a thirty-eight, and
  several fifties and sixties on this test. I
  dont want her to be promoted if she doesnt know
  her basics. What do you suggest I do with her?
  Should we retain her?

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Activity 4 Analysis of Individual Performance
Profiles

• A parent is coming in for a conference. What
  would you tell them about their child? What
  recommendations would you have?

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Activity 5

• You are a building principal who must develop a
  school improvement plan. Using the data
  provided, work
  with your staff to achieve consensus for a
  School Improvement Plan which will be submitted
  to the Central Office and shared with parents at
  your annual Back-to-School Night.

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Performance Improvement Plan

• District
• School
• Outcome By June, 2006, increase_________by ____
  as assessed by ______________.

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For the next leg of your journey

• Reading Assignment Do your readings in Tanner
  Ch. 1-3, 8-10
• Task 1 -
• Give a brief description of your district/school
  in terms of demographic information available.
• What are your districts standardized testing
  requirements?
• Overall, how did your district/school/grade level
  do on the NJ Assessment? On NCLB?
• How does the current performance compare with
  past performances with emphasis on whether the
  school population meet the NJCCCS/made annual
  NCLB progress.
• What conclusion can you make based upon the data
  regarding the districts testing and assessment
  program and its implications for teaching and
  learning?
• Based upon you analysis and conclusions, develop
  a school improvement plan.
• Attach pertinent supporting documentation, either
  downloaded or provided by school personnel.

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Lets do a Jig-Saw Activity 6

• 1 Realiability
• 2 Validity
• 3 Bias
• 4 Standard
• Error of
• Measurement

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Based on your readings and class discussions to
date, write a letter to the editor in which you
address the newspaper headline below. In your
letter, be certain to critique the assumption
underlying the headline and suggest an alternate
way to measure student progress.

• STANFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS AGAIN SCORE BELOW
  NATIONAL AVERAGE ON THE TERRA NOVA
  TESTSUPERINTENDENT CALLS FOR A FREEZE ON TEACHER
  PAY UNTIL SCORES REACH NATIONAL AVERAGE

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Before you leave

• On a slip of paper, please tell me what worked
  for you as a learner this week and what didnt.