Digging Into the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

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Digging Into the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
Digging Into the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
Items, Forms, Materials, Delivery Options, and
Technology
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Assessment Methods
Assessment Methods

• The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment uses
  multiple assessment methods
• teacher observation
• direct performance
• The assessment includes a developmentally
  appropriate mix of items.

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Item Types
Item Types

• The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment includes a
  mix of item types -direct and observational
• Selected response items
• Performance tasks
• Teacher observations of everyday activities

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Item Types Direct Performance
Item Types Direct Performance

• Selected Response Items each question includes
  three response options
• One correct response per item
• Related items appear in clusters
• Administered individually

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Sample Selected Response Item
Sample Selected Response Item
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Item Types Direct Performance
Item Types Direct Performance

• Performance Tasks
• Child completes an activity, such as sorting a
  set of objects in a specific way
• Teacher rates the childs ability to complete the
  task
• Full, partial, or no credit earned based on
  performance
• Administered individually or in small groups

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Sample Performance Task
Sample Performance Task
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Sample Performance Task
Sample Performance Task
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Sample Performance Task
Sample Performance Task
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Sample Performance Task
Sample Performance Task
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Item Types Observation
Item Types Observation

• Observation Items teachers rate a childs skill
  or knowledge based on the childs performance
  during everyday classroom activities
• Item-specific rubrics identify specific behaviors
  (criteria) at three levels of proficiency (P, I,
  N)
• Administered individually or in groups (small or
  large)

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Sample Observation Item
Sample Observation Item
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Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
DOMAIN Selected Response Performance Task Observation
Social Foundations 0 0 12
Mathematics 3 11 0
Language Literacy 6 9 2
Physical Well-being Motor Development 0 0 7
Total Items 9 20 21
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Remember
Remember

• Know the assessment window and develop a
  manageable implementation plan
• Practice, practice, practice
• Be intentional in planning and using
  opportunitiesto observe children in every day
  activities and routines

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Planning for Administration
Planning for Administration

• Items are designed to be administered in a
  variety of developmentally appropriate ways
• Individual only (selected response items)
• Individual, small group (performance tasks)
• Individual, small group, large group (observation
  items)

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Planning for Administration Format Options
Planning for Administration Format Options
All items are available as PDF files or in print.
A subset of items can be delivered and scored
through the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment App.
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Planning for Administration Format Options
Planning for Administration Format Options
Online PDF or Print Materials Kindergarten Readiness Assessment App
Teacher Administration Manual, Test Item Images, manipulatives interactive items, online manipulatives to be used with a tablet or a computer
teacher records scores on printed score sheets and then enters them into Ready for Kindergarten Online system scores automatically feed into Ready for Kindergarten Online system as the child completes an item no need for the teacher to manually enter scores
all domains are available Select mathematics items appropriate for use with technology
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Planning for Administration Materials
Planning for Administration Materials
Teacher Administrator Manual Test Item Images (by
domain) Manipulatives
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Planning for Administration
Planning for Administration
Items are grouped into three sections Mathematics
(selected response/performance tasks) Language
and Literacy (selected response/performance
tasks) Observations
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Planning for Administration
Planning for Administration
Items are grouped into three sections Mathematics
(selected response/performance tasks) Language
and Literacy (selected response/performance
tasks) Observations
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Planning for Administration Materials Test
Security
Planning for Administration Materials Test
Security

• The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment is a secure
  assessment.
• Follow test security procedures
• Do not reproduce or distribute materials outside
  the school or district
• Keep all materials in a secure location
• Keep your Ready for Kindergarten Online login
  private

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Wrap Up Considerations for Planning
Wrap Up Considerations for Planning

1. Take time to build a positive environment and
   establish classroom routines
2. Be aware of the administration window
3. Determine your use of the materials (print or
   technology-based)
4. Identify a quiet place to administer items
5. Think about how to best avoid distractions
6. Determine what the class will be doing
7. Carefully examine items to thoughtfully plan
   observations
8. Print observation forms or reserve the technology
9. Monitor item completion in the Ready for
   Kindergarten Online system
10. Begin with the end in mind