Getting Ready for the Fall 2005 MEAP Assessment

1
Getting Ready for theFall 2005 MEAP Assessment

• A Preview of Whats On the Way

2
Overview

• No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements
• New assessment designs
• field testing in Winter 2005
• operational Fall 2005

3
Move to Fall Assessment
Operational Assessment

• Return to fall assessment in 2005-06
• Consequently, teachers will receive results in
  time to use them for planning instruction

4
Move to Fall Assessment
Operational Assessment

• Operational assessment for elementary and middle
  school in all subjects for the 2005-06 school
  year is scheduled for October 3 21, 2005.
• HS Fall 2005 Retest Dates will be October 24
  November 4.

5
NCLB Testing Requirements
Operational Assessment

• Every student must be assessed in mathematics and
  English language arts every year.
• Results in mathematics will be reported by Grade
  Level Content Expectation (GLCE).
• ELA may include limited GLCE reporting
• Science social studies may do so in future

6
Changes in Grades 3 through 8
Operational Assessment

• Greatest impact in grades 3 through 8
• More students will be assessed
• Longer assessments

7
Test Lengths by Grade
Operational Assessment
Grade ELA Math
3 62-76 75
4 62-76 90
5 62-76 90
6 62-76 90
7 62-76 91
8 62-76 72
8
Field Testing will Increase
Field Testing

• In the past, MEAP has used field testing in a
  limited number of schools
• Current plan is to release all items relating to
  the core GLCEs each year
• Therefore, field testing will be expanded

9
Winter 2005
Field Testing

• A significant number of schools will participate
  in field testing new items in grades 3 through 8
  during the Winter 2005 operational assessment
  cycle.

10
Sample Selection
Field Testing

• School coordinators were notified about sample
  selection on October 15.
• Sample must adequately represent the students in
  the State.
• Schools selected as part of the sample are
  required to participate in the field testing.

11
Testing in Grades 4, 5, 7 8
Field Testing

• In the traditional MEAP grades, assessments will
  include both operational and field test items.
• Field test items will be scored, but will not be
  used to determine student performance levels or
  for reporting.
• Field test items will be placed within the
  assessments and will look just like the other
  items.

12
Winter 2005 Testing Cycle
Field Testing

• Base MEAP assessments with embedded field test
  items will be administered at the same grade
  levels as they have been in recent years
• Grade 4 English language arts (ELA) and
  mathematics
• Grade 5 Science and social studies
• Grade 7 English language arts
• Grade 8 Mathematics, science and social studies

13
Winter 2005 Stand-alone Field Tests
Field Testing

• Stand-alone field tests
• Will consist only of field test items
• Will not be used for scoring or reporting
  purposes
• Schools will be randomly selected to participate

14
Field Tests in Grades 3, 5, 6, 7 8
Field Testing

• Stand-alone field tests will be conducted in the
  following grades and subject areas
• Grade 3 English language arts and mathematics
• Grade 5 English language arts and mathematics
• Grade 6 English language arts and mathematics
• Grade 7 Mathematics
• Grade 8 English language arts

15
Embedded Field Tests (Future)
Field Testing

• Beginning in Fall 2005, we plan to embed field
  test items in each MEAP assessment booklet for
  all subjects, in order to determine which items
  are the best to use for creating future
  operational assessments.

16
Embedded Field Tests in Math ELA
Field Testing

• For math, each student will take 8 to 10 field
  test items in addition to the items that will
  count in their assessment scores.
• For ELA , in addition to the items that will be
  reported as part of their scores, each student
  will be asked to (a) respond to 10 multiple
  choice items related to an extra reading passage,
  or else (b) write an essay based on a prompt.

17
Matrix Sampling
Field Testing
A B C D E F G H I J K L
1 X X
2 X X
3 X X
4 X X
5 X X
6 X X
7 X X
8 X X
9 X X
10 X X
11 X X
12 X X
18
The new ELA reading assessment
ELA Assessment

• Narrative and informational passages with
  comprehension questions (14 items each)
• One pair of Cross-Text passages (Informational
  and/or Narrative) including
• within-text comprehension questions (7 items
  each)
• cross-text questions (5 items)
• Response to Reading constructed-response
  question. (6 points)
• Word Study and Recognition Multiple-choice
  vocabulary meaning questions. (5 items)
• Replacement items New passages and items for one
  component or part of a component of the reading
  or writing assessment. (10 items or points)

19
ELA reading
ELA Assessment
Domain Type Points
Narrative Text MC 14
Informational Text MC 14
Comprehension Critical Standards MC 14
Word Study MC 6
Embedded Field Test MC/CR 10
Total Points 58
Not reported
20
Reading test word limits
ELA Assessment
Grade Word Limit
3 2,150
4 2,250
5 2,600
6 3,000
7 3,250
8 3,500
21
The new ELA writing assessment
ELA Assessment

• Extended writing prompt (12 points)
• Shorter writing prompt (8 points)
• Multiple-choice revising and editing of student
  writing (10 items)

22
Revising and editing
ELA Assessment

• Word usage
• Reorganization
• Additions deletions
• Combining sentences
• Appropriate use of transitions
• Topic sentence
• Identifying organizational patterns
• Author's intent (audience purpose for writing)
• Genre
• Style

23
ELA writing
ELA Assessment
Domain Type Points
Revising Editing MC 10
Long Response CR 12
Short Response CR 8
Embedded Field Test CR/MC 10
Total 40
Not reported
24
ELA content expectations
ELA Assessment

• In English Language Arts, there are
  grade-appropriate content expectations at all
  grade levels in each of the following strands
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Listening Viewing

25
Grade 4 Reading GLCEs
ELA Assessment

• Word Study Use structural, semantic, and
  syntactic cues to automatically read frequently
  encountered words, decode unknown words, and
  decide meaning, including multiple meaning words
  (e.g., letter/ sound, rimes, base words, affixes,
  syllabication)

26
Grade 4 Reading GLCEs (continued)
ELA Assessment

• Narrative Analyze characters thoughts and
  motivation through dialogue various character
  roles and functions (e.g., hero, villain,
  narrator) know first person point of view and
  conflict/resolution

27
Grade 4 Reading GLCEs (continued)
ELA Assessment

• Informational Identify and explain the defining
  characteristics of informational genre (e.g.,
  autobiography/ biography, personal essay,
  almanac, newspaper)

28
Grade 4 Reading GLCEs (continued)
ELA Assessment

• Comprehension Retell and summarize grade level
  appropriate narrative and informational text

29
Grade 4 Writing GLCEs
ELA Assessment

• Write a comparative piece to demonstrate
  understanding of central ideas and supporting
  ideas using an effective organizational pattern

30
Mathematics assessment
Mathematics Assessment

1. Core Three-item measures for up to 24 Core
   GLCEs (55 to 72 items)
2. Extended Core Items for up to two additional
   GLCEs (0 to 2 items)
3. Future Core Items for up to two additional GLCEs
   that are expected to become part of the Core
   assessment in five years (0 to 4 items)

31
Mathematics (continued)
Mathematics Assessment

• Replacement Items Items to replace released
  items from 1-3 above in future years (8 to 10
  items)
• Linking Items A small group of items from the
  previous and next grade levels used to place the
  tests on a common scale for measuring growth
  from one grade to another (3-6 items)

32
Math items per grade
Mathematics Assessment
Type GLCEs Items
Core 20-24 60-72
Extended Core 0-8 0-16
Future Core 7-13 14-26
Linking Items 3-6
Replacement Items 128-162
Total 31-44 205-282
Not reported at the student level Not
reported at any level
33
Math test lengths
Mathematics Assessment
Type GLCEs Items
Core 20-24 60-72
Extended Core 0-8 0-2
Future Core 7-13 2-3
Linking Items 3-6
Replacement Items 8-10
Total 31-44 70-92
Not reported at the student level Not
reported at any level
34
Content expectations in math
Mathematics Assessment

• At all grade levels, there are grade-appropriate
  content expectations in each of the following
  strands
• Number and operations
• Algebra
• Measurement
• Geometry
• Data and probability

35
Some future math GLCEs
Mathematics Assessment

• Grade 2 Understand multiplication as the result
  of counting the total number of objects in a set
  of equal groups, e.g., 3 x 5 gives the number of
  objects in 3 groups of 5 objects, i.e.,
• 3 x 5 5 5 5 15.

36
Some future math GLCEs (continued)
Mathematics Assessment

• Grade 3 Estimate the perimeter of a square and
  rectangle in inches and centimeters estimate the
  area of a square and rectangle in square inches
  and square centimeters.

37
Some future math GLCEs (continued)
Mathematics Assessment

• Grade 4 Find unknown angles using the properties
  of triangles, including right, isosceles, and
  equilateral triangles parallelograms, including
  rectangles and rhombuses, and trapezoids.

38
Some future math GLCEs (continued)
Mathematics Assessment

• Grade 6 Solve equations of the form ax b c,
  e.g., 3x 8 15, by hand for positive integer
  coefficients less than 20, using calculators
  otherwise, and interpret the results.

39
Some future math GLCEs (continued)
Mathematics Assessment

• Grade 7 Recognize inversely proportional
  relationships in contextual situations know that
  quantities are inversely proportional if their
  product is constant e.g., the length and width
  of a rectangle with fixed area and that an
  inversely proportional relationship is of the
  form y k/x where k is some non-zero number.

40
(yet to be approved)
Science Assessment

• Science benchmarks and standards are under review
  this year, with May 2005 as the earliest that
  assessment development can begin.
• Current Science assessments would be given in the
  Fall 2005 at grades 5 and 8.
• Schools will not have the first semester to cover
  content included in the assessment this could
  have local instructional implications.
• New assessments could be pilot-tested in Winter
  2006 and implemented in Fall 2006.

41
Science benchmarks
Science Assessment

• Constructing new scientific knowledge
• Reflecting on scientific knowledge
• Using life science knowledge
• Using physical science knowledge
• Using earth science knowledge

42
(yet to be approved)
Social Studies Assessment

• The State Superintendents Social Studies Task
  Force will be making several recommendations
  soon.
• Under consideration A proposal to create
  grade-level expectations and reduce the breadth
  of the MEAP assessments.
• If completed by Fall 2004, new MEAP assessment
  items could be field tested in Fall 2005 and the
  new assessments could be implemented in Fall
  2006.

43
Move to grades 6 9
Social Studies Assessment

• Existing MEAP assessments, now given in the
  winter of grades 5 and 8, may be shifted to the
  fall of grades 6 and 9 in 2005.

44
Social studies content strands
Social Studies Assessment

• Historical perspective
• Geographic perspective
• Civic perspective
• Economic perspective
• Inquiry
• Public discourse and decision making
• Citizen involvement

45
Teacher involvement
Item Development

• MEAP plans to return to the previous practice of
  involving Michigan teachers in developing the
  items for field tests beginning in Fall 2005.

46
Benefits
Item Development

• Will ensure that our assessments have high
  quality
• Will also give Michigan educators a valuable
  professional development opportunity to increase
  their familiarity with the GLCEs and thereby
  enhance their knowledge of Michigans standards.

47
References

• For further information about content standards,
  go to http//www.mi.gov/mde and select K-12
  Curriculum. Copies of the math and ELA GLCEs are
  available for download at www.michigan.gov or at
  www.learnport.org/news.cfm
• To compare GLCEs with benchmarks, go to
  http//www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140--87065--
  ,00.html
• To participate in reviewing State-assessed GLCEs
  for math and/or ELA, go to the MEAP website and
  look under Whats New?, or else go to
  http//www.mi.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-22709_31168-10
  1707--,00.html