By Ann Aaronson, Greene ESC

1. Assessment Tools You Can Use! By Ann Aaronson, Greene ESC

2. A little about me • I work at the Greene County ESC • I was a curriculum supervisor • 5th grade teacher • 3rd grade teacher • Art teacher

3. A little about me

4. Do you wonder what I do in Yellow Springs all day while you are slaving away in your district?

5. Not Much!!!

6. A Word About the Handouts • Cheat Sheet (Produced by Preble Co. ESC)

7. Overwhelmed with data?You are not alone!

8. There are no “original” ideas in education!

9. With all of the assessment resources sometimes you might become a little confused

10. Ohio educators have access to many data sources.

11. Ohio educators have access to many data sources.

12. www.greeneesc.org

13. http://www.greeneesc.org/curriculum-and-assessment.html handout

14. Let’s start with item analysis

15. Let’s start with item analysisWhat is different?

16. 5th grade 07-08 Science test State % Correct Question # % of Ohio Students for this question Indicator Benchmark Question Standard Answer handout

17. 5th grade 07-08 Science test Picture Chart Table Graph Diagram Map Total Most Exactly Never Best Conclude Compute Observe Trace Evaluate Student Expectation taken from the Success website Hyperlink to a best pactice lesson from IMS or ORC Taken from benchmark Vocabulary within the Question Question #

18. Are all indicators equal? • How do we determine which indicators need more depth and breath?

19. OK...Before showing the linkconsider the following…

20. Did you know???? The 5th grade 07 Science Test had • 23 - 5th grade standards based questions • 10 - 4th grade standards based questions • 6 - 3rd grade standards based questions

21. Did you know???? The 8th grade 07 Science Test had • 17 - 8th grade standards based questions • 14 - 7th grade standards based questions • 12 - 6th grade standards based questions

22. Did you know???? The 10th grade 07 Science Test had • 23 - 10th grade standards based questions • 16 - 9th grade standards based questions

23. Did you know???? The 5th grade 07 Social Studies Test had • 22 - 5th grade standards based questions • 14 - 4th grade standards based questions • 9 - 3rd grade standards based questions

24. Did you know???? The 8th grade 07 Social Studies Test had • 21 - 8th grade standards based questions • 6 - 7th grade standards based questions • 14 - 6th grade standards based questions

25. Did you know???? The 10th grade 07 Social Studies Test had • 26 - 10th grade standards based questions • 14 - 9th grade standards based questions

26. Go to Benchmark Analysis

27. Let’s look at an analysis

28. Life Science - Benchmark C 6-8 grade band Key Idea identified by teachers What do the students have to do? How many times was it assessed? Grade Level Indicators When is it taught? Benchmark handout

29. From that same page…

30. Questions by Benchmark

32. Questions by Benchmark

33. Go to Benchmark Assessment Tally

36. The Standards - ReorganizedBenchmark Grade Level Correlation

37. Benchmark Grade Level Correlation

38. Why put these resources together for all Ohio educators?

39. Example of teacher made test

40. In a standards based classroom the teacher clearly understands not only what must be taught, but the depth of understanding necessary for success. Grade 6 Mathematics I teach diameter I teach circumference Estimate perimeter or circumference and area of circles… Measure attributes and establish formulas. Deep Understanding of Content

41. 6th Grade Practice Achievement Test Question • Tim’s bicycle tire has a diameter of two feet. Tim knows that the circumference of a circle is about three times its diameter. About how far would Tim’s bicycle travel when the tire has made five revolutions? • 10 feet C. 50 feet • 30 feet D. 60 feet Clear expectations are essential!

42. So, Let’s look at a question from the 8th science test…Do you think vocabulary was an issue?

43. Question 13, Spring, 2008 OAT, Science

45. Option A is the correct answer.

46. How did Ohio students do? • 46% of total students who took this test chose "A" as their answer • 30% of total students who took this test chose "B" as their answer • 5% of total students who took this test chose "C" as their answer • 19% of total students who took this test chose "D" as their answer

47. Or….Students might not have a clue what these terms mean!Let’s look at the concept of mutualism.

48. Mutualism The interaction of organisms within an ecosystem in a manner that significantly benefits both, although the resulting relationship is not critical to the continued existence of either.

49. Mutualism The interaction of organisms within an ecosystem in a manner that significantly benefits both, although the resulting relationship is not critical to the continued existence of either. The plover bird and alligator

50. Nonlinguistic Representations • A variety of activities to produce nonlinguistic representations should be used. • Creating graphic representations • Making physical models • Generating mental pictures • Drawing pictures and pictographs • Engaging in kinesthetic activities Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock