MI-Access Spring 2012 Webcast

1. MI-Access Spring 2012Webcast February 2, 2012

2. Welcomeand Introductions Jim GriffithsManager, Assessment Administrationand Reporting Office of Standards & Assessment

3. New Name for OEAA Bureau of Assessment & Accountability BAA Office of Standards & Assessment - OSA Office of Psychometrics, Accountability, Research & Evaluation - OPARE Office of Assessment Business Operations - OABO

4. Our Presenters are… • Jim Griffiths – BAA • Manager, Assessment Administration and Reporting • Linda Howley – BAA • Assessment Consultant for Students with Disabilities • Dan Evans – BAA • Analyst, Administration and Reporting • Stephanie Pfahlert – Questar Assessment, Inc. • MI-Access Project Manager

5. Submitting Questions Email: answers@resa.net View any time at: www.MIstreamnet.com

6. Webcast Agenda • The MI-Access “Top 10” • MI-Access Assessment Basics • What’s New This Spring 2012? • Participation and Supported Independence (P/SI) • Functional Independence • Do Not Read Aloud Items • Assessment Accommodations

7. Webcast Agenda • BAA Secure Site Processes • Receiving Your Assessment Materials • Returning Materials after testing • Fees • Most Common Errors • Important Communications

8. MI-Access Top 10 List Fill in answer bubbles completely with a #2 pencil FI students do not fill in their own bubbles Tested Roster is IMPORTANT Verify information in the Educational Entity Master (EEM) Security Compliance Form stays in district

9. MI-Access Top 10 List Review the “Students NOT TESTED” screen Inventory Materials when received Apply Pre-ID Labels to Answer Documents Know Your Accommodations READ the MANUAL!

10. MI-Access Assessment Basics

11. Spring Assessment Window • Grade 11 • February 13 – March 23, 2012

12. Who’s Being Assessed? • Populations assessed: • Participation • Supported Independence • Functional Independence

13. What’s Being Assessed? • Content areas assessed for each population: • English Language Arts P/SI • FI Accessing Print • FI Expressing Ideas • Mathematics • Science • Since MI-Access does not assess Social Studies, the IEP team must decide the appropriate district level test.

14. Key Dates • Arrival of Materials: Week of Jan 30 • Additional Orders: February 6 – March 16 • Return Materials: NO LATER THAN April 6

15. What’s New This Spring 2012? • Student Demographic data entry in MSDS • P/SI Booklets produced separately • P/SI Picture Cards produced separately

16. WHAT’S NEW FOR Spring 2012 (Cont’d) • Participation and Supported Independence assessment booklets are separated and no longer are combined in flip-style booklets. • For example, the Participation ELA and Mathematics booklet is separate from the Supported Independence ELA and Mathematics booklet.

17. Submitting Questions Email: answers@resa.net View any time at: www.MIstreamnet.com

18. Participation and Supported Independence (P/SI) Linda Howley Assessment Consultantfor Students with DisabilitiesOffice of Standards & Assessments

19. P/SI • Student Populations • Content Areas • Assessment Booklets • Item Formats • Scoring Rubrics

20. Participation • Students who have, or function as if they have, severe cognitive impairment

21. Participation • Expected to require extensive ongoing support in adulthood and may have significant cognitive and/or physical impairments that limit their ability to generalize or transfer learning • Dependent on others for most, if not all, daily living needs

22. Participation • The instructional approach for these students targets opportunities for them to integrate into age-appropriate tasks, activities related to daily living skills, and academic content

23. Supported Independence • Students who have, or function as if they have, moderate cognitive impairment

24. Supported Independence • Will require ongoing support in major life roles and may have cognitive and/or physical impairments that limit their ability to generalize or transfer learning

25. Supported Independence • Instructional approach is direct, in context, and targeted toward specific, essential independent living and academic skills

26. Supported Independence • Working toward mastering daily living and employment routines and an acceptable level of independent living

27. P/SI Content Areas Assessed • English Language Arts • Mathematics • Science MI-Access EBs/EHSCE

28. Participation • ELA and • Mathematics = Blue

29. Supported Independence • ELA and • Mathematics = Green

30. Participation • Science = Pink

31. Supported Independence • Science = Red

32. Item Development • All items • aligned to EHSCEs/EBs • coded to adult life contexts

33. Item Development • Core items count toward the student’s score • Embedded items are for field testing ONLY

34. Item Types and Formats • Selected Response/Multiple Choice • SI: 3 choices-graphics • P: 2 choices-graphics

35. Item Types and Formats • Observation/Activity • Many items use an activity-based observation format • Paper and pencil tests aren’t appropriate

36. Selected-response • ELA, mathematics, and science have selected-response items • ALL selected-response items are administered specific ways

37. Selected-response • Selected-response picture cards will be provided by the MI-Access contractor

38. Selected-response • ONE set of picture cards will be shipped to each TEACHER based on: • content area (P/SI ELA and Mathematics and/or P/SI Science)

39. Picture Cards • Picture cards are presented in very specific ways • Read manual sections on the different presentation styles • Watch presentation styles in online learning program on www.michigan.gov/mi-access

40. Selected-Response • Two reasons for picture cards: • Not practical for students to look at pictures in an assessment booklet • Selected-response items have to be presented twice – each time in a different order

41. Sample SI Item Which of these shows a pulley being used? A hammer and nail Braising a flag Cwheelchair on ramp

42. Picture Cards • The assessment administrator will be provided with 8½ X 11 pictures of a hammer and nail, raising a flag, and a wheelchair on ramp

43. Sample Participation Item Which one can go faster? A B

44. Picture Cards • The assessment administrator will be provided with 8½ X 11 pictures of a car and a bicycle

45. Picture Cards

46. MI-Access Artwork Artwork is available at the MI-Access Web page for review and instructional use

47. Activity-Based Observation • Assessment administrators need to use whatever they typically use during instruction in the format most familiar to the student

48. Activity-Based Observation • Assessment administrators will provide THEIR OWN picture cards IF they are typically used during the activity or routine where the item is being administered

49. Sample Participation Item Activity: The student will respond appropriately to a greeting from an unfamiliar person, such as a teacher, support staff, or related service provider, during arrival or dismissal time. Scoring Focus: Responding to and/or communicating with a variety of audiences

50. Participation Scoring Rubric