Michelle Le Patner

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The 5 Most Important Tasks In Assessing A
Standards-Based Lesson
Preparing Students for the California Standards
Test

• Presented by
• Michelle Le Patner
• Department of Research and Evaluation

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AGENDA

• Factors That Influence Student Achievement
• The Five Tasks
• Using STAR released test questions

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Factors That Influence Student Achievement

• School Level
• Guaranteed and viable curriculum
• Challenging goals and effective feedback
• Parent and community involvement
• Safe and orderly environment
• Collegiality and professionalism
• Teacher Level
• Instructional strategies
• Classroom management
• Classroom curriculum design
• Student Level
• Home environment
• Learned intelligence and background knowledge
• Motivation

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Factors that Impact Student Achievement
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How Much Does This Impact Student Achievement?

• When curriculum is well-articulated, aligned to
  assessment, and school leaders monitor extent to
  which content standards are covered, there is a
• 31 point increase
• in student achievement
• New Era of School Reform
• Going Where Research Takes Us,
• (Marzano, 2000)

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Whats the Purpose of Analyzing Test Questions?

• Structure and Format
• Alignment between whats tested and whats taught
• Focus on strategy

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The Five Tasks
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The 5 Tasks That Can Make a Difference

• Set the focus and share the plan by school, grade
  level and department
• Review the standards by grade level and
  department and analyze what is tested using the
  blueprints.
• Realign the priorities using the pacing guides,
  textbook and lesson plans
• Assess the standards
• Provide feedback on progress

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Whats Being Tested

• The California Standards Test (CST)

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Sample Test Items

• Using sample test items to teach strategy, lets
  review the released test questions for the CST
• Utilize the California Standards Test Release
  Test Question Review Sheet

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Returning to Strategies

• Now that you know the types of questions being
  asked on the CST and the importance of aligning
  instruction to standards, what skills and
  strategies are you going to teach?
• Work with your grade level to process
• Whats one new thing you are going to do with
  your students?

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Questions

• Michelle Le Patner
• Department of Research and Evaluation
• michelle.lepatner_at_sausd.us
• 714-558-5850