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Update on Writing Test Design and Assessment for 4th and 7th Graders - February 2010

This document outlines the writing test design and assessment procedure for 4th and 7th graders, including student writing samples with multiple-choice items and constructed responses. The assessment will consist of various prompts for narrative and informational writing, using a holistic scoring rubric. Field testing is scheduled for October 2010, requiring two days for completion. The document also details scoring rubrics and highlights the involvement of the OEAA Advisory Committee. Overall, it emphasizes the importance of improving students' writing skills through structured assessments.

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Update on Writing Test Design and Assessment for 4th and 7th Graders - February 2010

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  1. OEAA Advisory Committee Writing Update 2/4/2010 2/4/2010

  2. Writing Test Design Testing only 4th and 7th graders 2 Student Writing Samples with 8 multiple choice items 16 points 1 Peer Response to Student Writing Sample 4 points 1 Narrative Writing Constructed Response 15 points 1 Informational Writing Constructed Response 15 points TOTAL: 50 points

  3. Schedule • Need to field test items during operational testing window in 2010 • Two days needed to complete assessment • Day 1 on Thursday, October 14 • Day 2 on Wednesday, October 20

  4. Constructed Response Prompts Student Writing Sample (GLCE: PR.03.04 or PR.06.03) What could the writer do to improve this sample? - 4 point holistic rubric - similar to rubric used from 2005-2008 - two pages provided

  5. Constructed Response Prompts Narrative Writing (GLCE: GN.03.01 or GN.06.01) Similar to Writing from Knowledge & Experience prompts used from 2005-2008 Options limited to two with “write about XXX in your own way” Worded to encourage narrative writing Two pages provided

  6. Constructed Response Prompts Informational Writing (GLCE: GN.03.03 or GN. 06.02) Assess various organizational patterns used in informational writing: descriptive, enumerative, sequence, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution Grade 4: comparison Grade 7: cause/effect

  7. 2009 Field Test 7 Forms: Student Writing Sample with 8 mc items on all forms 5 Forms: Informational Writing Prompt (5 prompts) 2 Forms: Response to Student Writing Sample (2 samples)

  8. New Analytic Rubrics Narrative & Informational Writing Ideas (x2) = 6 pts Organization = 3 pts Style = 3 pts Conventions = 3 pts 32 pts

  9. Rubric Evaluation • OEAA Advisory Committee • OEAA Fall Conferences: Sessions to practice scoring with new rubrics on released Knowledge & Experience prompts • Range Finding with Measurement, Inc. and Questar (MEAP narrative to be done in March) • Rubrics available as drafts on MDE website

  10. Results of Rubric Review 1. Revised statement for condition codes: Any condition code will result in a score of 0 for each trait 2. Possible to receive an earned 0 without a condition code 3. Revised wording for Informational Ideas and Narrative Ideas and Style

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