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Updates NYS Assessments

Updates NYS Assessments. December 2012. Changes to NYSESLAT. Phase 1: Tests administered in 2013 and 2014 Aligned to existing ESL standards Moving towards Common Core Greater emphasis on academic vocabulary Reading for information Switch to six grade bands

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Updates NYS Assessments

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  1. Updates NYS Assessments December 2012

  2. Changes to NYSESLAT • Phase 1:Tests administered in 2013 and 2014 • Aligned to existing ESL standards • Moving towards Common Core • Greater emphasis on academic vocabulary • Reading for information • Switch to six grade bands • New bands for Kindergarten, Grades 1-2 and 3-4

  3. Changes to NYSESLAT • Phase 2 • Anticipated to begin in 2015 • Fully aligned to the Common Core • Based on Bilingual Common Core Standards currently being developed

  4. Grades 3-8 Test Guides • Separate guide for each subject and grade • Information on instruction and assessment • Common Core instructional shifts • Grade-specific Common Core content • How 2013 tests differ from past years • Test content and design • Available at engageny.org

  5. Changes to Grades 3-8 ELA • 4 test books administered across 3 days • Shorter testing time for Grades 3 and 4 • No speaking and listening section • Longer, more rigorous texts • Balance of literary and informational texts • New Common Core 2-point and 4-point holistic rubrics for scoring

  6. Changes to Grades 3-8 ELA • Items will look different than past items in several ways: • Many will require both analysis and text evidence simultaneously • Many will require comprehension of the entire text • Many will require students to navigate text based distractors • All writing will require comprehension and analysis of text

  7. Commissioned or Authentic Texts • State testing programs use either commissioned or authentic texts, or a combination, as passages for questions • Commissioned texts are authored by test developers or writers and are developed specifically for use in standardized tests • Authentic texts are published works from magazines, books,  newspapers, etc.

  8. Changes to Grades 3-8 Math • Shorter testing time for Grades 3 and 4 • Mathematics Content emphases and Standard-level emphases - not all standards are recommended to receive the same amount of instructional time • Some clusters require greater emphasis than others • Mathematics questions may assess multiple-standards simultaneously • Revised guidance on mathematics tools • Revised formula sheets

  9. Calculators • The Department does not provide schools with a specific list of approved calculators for the Grades 6-8 Mathematics Tests • As long as schools adhere to the specifications provided in the 2013 Grades 6-8 Mathematics Guides, schools may choose the specific models they purchase, and purchase calculators from any supplier they choose • Four-function calculator with square root key or scientific calculator for Grade 6 students • Scientific calculator for Grades 7 and 8 students

  10. Rulers and Protractors • Students in Grades 4-8 must be provided with a ruler and a protractor for all sessions of the Grades 4-8 Math Tests • Math Practice 5 of the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards: Use appropriate tools strategically.Mathematically proficient students consider the available tools when solving a mathematical problem. Proficient students are sufficiently familiar with tools appropriate for their grade or course to make sound decisions about when each of these tools might be helpful, recognizing both the insight to be gained and their limitations… • Specifications: Appendix P Math Toolshttp://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/sam/ei/ei-sam-12w.pdf

  11. Grades 3-8 Scorer Training • Turnkey training across NYS • January 28-March 8, 2013 • 14 different locations with one session of ELA and one session of Math at each location • Each session will run from 9 am-3 pm, with a one hour lunch break

  12. Grades 3-8 Scorer Training • There will be 100 slots for each location • One slot per district • Attendees must take on the commitment to train others • Scoring directors from the regional scoring sites should be among the attendees • 10 slots will be available to charter and non-public schools

  13. Grades 3-8 Scorer Training Training Outline • Part 1: The Six Shifts in ELA & Math and the Common Core Standards • Part 2: NYS Grades 3-8 ELA & Math Common Core Tests • Part 3: The Rubrics  • Part 4: Examples Student Responses and Scoring

  14. Questions? E-mail: emscassessinfo@mail.nysed.gov

  15. Thank you!

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