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What are 4Sight Benchmark Assessments?

• Predictor of PSSA achievement
• PA Reading and Math Benchmark Assessments for
  grades 3 to 11
• paper or on-line versions
• Mirror the look and feel of the PSSA
• Multiple choice items
• Open response items
• Aligned correlated to PA Academic Standards,
  Assessment Anchors, PSSA

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Administering 4Sight Benchmarks

• Who takes 4Sight Benchmarks?
• Students in districts that purchased the
  assessments
• Students in grades 311 who take the PSSA
• Use the same modifications/exemptions that are
  used for the PSSA for students with disabilities
• When is it given?
• Typically 4 times a year.

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Purpose of Benchmark Assessments

• Benchmarks allow you
• to take a pulse
• and not an autopsy.
• Dr. Robert Slavin
• Success For All Foundation

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Reports Available from 4Sight

• Estimate of student performance on the PSSA by
  district, school, grade, individual level
• Subgroup data
• Subscale reports for Math and Reading
• Item Analysis on test questions
• Individual student bar graphs

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Math Proficiencies

• Gr GP Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced
  T BP P Proficient
• 6 B 29 14 4 1 48 43 5
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Gr  Grade GP  Grading Period T  Total
Number Of Students P  Proficient Students BP
 Below Proficient Students
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Sub-Scale Reports by Grade
Students Total Numbers and Operations (A) 13 Measurement (B) 6 Geometry (C) 4 Algebraic Concepts (D) 6 Data Analysis Probability (E) 5
Joe Smith 17.0(40.48) 6.0 (46.15) 3.0 (50.0) 3.0 (75.0) 2.0 (33.33) 2.0 (40.0)
Averages 50.48 50.77 60.00 85.00 43.33 60.00
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Individual Reports by Subscale

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Item Analysis Report

• Kit lives in a town where 6,307 children live.
  How is that number correctly written in words?
• Respondents Picked
• A six thousand, three hundred seven
  27 9 33.33
• B six thousand, three hundred and seven
  27 11 40.74
• C six thousand, three seven 27 5 18.52
• D sixty-three, and seven
  27 2 7.41

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You cant look ahead until you look behind

• Role of Data Team Meetings after each test
• Guiding Questions to Ask
• How many students were proficient? (Math/Reading
  and by Sub Groups)
• What are areas of strengths and weaknesses?
• Why are we getting these results?
• What did I do as a teacher to contribute to these
  results?
• What is our challenge?
• Impact on Instruction

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Questions/Comments?