Digging Into the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

1. Digging Into the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Digging Into the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Items, Forms, Materials, Delivery Options, and Technology Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

2. 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. Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

3. 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 Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

4. 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 Test Item Image, page 3 Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

5. Sample Selected Response Item Sample Selected Response Item Test Item Image, page 3

6. 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 child’s ability to complete the task • Full, partial, or no credit earned based on performance • Administered individually or in small groups Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

7. Sample Performance Task Sample Performance Task Test Item Image, page 7

8. Sample Performance Task Sample Performance Task

9. Sample Performance Task Sample Performance Task Test Item Image, page 7

10. Sample Performance Task Sample Performance Task

11. Item Types: Observation Item Types: Observation • Observation Items: teachers rate a child’s skill or knowledge based on the child’s 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) Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

12. Sample Observation Item Sample Observation Item Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

13. Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

14. 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 Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

15. 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) Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

16. 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. Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

17. Planning for Administration: Format Options Planning for Administration:Format Options 17 Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

18. Planning for Administration: Materials Planning for Administration:Materials • Teacher Administrator Manual • Test Item Images (by domain) • Manipulatives Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

19. 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 Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

20. 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 Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

21. 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 Professional Development by Johns Hopkins School of Education, Center for Technology in Education

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