Post on 14-Jan-2016
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S2 + Student Success Utilizing Student Surveys Equals
Student Success
Iris Garner, Education Consultant,
Testing Policy and Operation
Fay Gore , Social Studies Consultant
Curriculum and School Reform Services
Brian Swiger, Educational Consultant
NCSU/TOPS
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•History•Survey Purpose•Survey Design•Question Dimensions•Teaching Strategies•Future•Demonstration
Presentation Overview
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History• Been in existence for more than a decade • Joint effort between Curriculum, Test
Development, and Testing, Policy, and Operations
• Greenbook used to distribute results• Recently revised survey questions to
include more up-to-date information
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•The North Carolina Student Survey (NCSS) is a high-quality, structured, personal interview survey of North Carolina’s students conducted by NC testing program.
What is the student survey?
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NCSS Purpose • To generate systematic data on the
North Carolina student body
• To provide date to education that would assist them make informed discussions about instruction.
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NCSS Design • Each NCSS has a series of questions
on a special topic and a set of background, behavioral, and attitudinal items that are asked in successive surveys.
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NCSS Dimensions
• The questions on the NCSS include the following dimensions:
1. Extracurricular Participation
2. Instructional Participation
3. Educational Practices
4. Learning Styles
5. Demographic Information
6. Technology Usage
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Question Dimensions• Learning Styles: questions provide educators with
blueprints of students’ learning behaviors. This dimension will allow teachers to develop lessons that are fashioned to meet the cognitive demands of the students.
• Demographical Information: questions provide educators with students’ demographic trends such as education. This dimension allows educators to better understand the student population and their family units.
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Question Dimensions• Extracurricular Participation: questions provide
information to educators on students’ personal interests and goals. This dimension will allow teachers to craft instructional strategies that capture and maintain students’ attention.
• Instructional Participation: questions provide educators with a bank of typical instructional strategies customarily implemented. This dimension will allow teachers to develop multi-dimensional instructional activities that cater to diverse learning styles.
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Question Dimensions• Technology Usage: questions provide educators
with knowledge that certifies the students’ degree of technology awareness and availability. This dimension will allow teachers to promote and improve a key component of 21st century skills. Additionally, this dimension will inform the Information Technology staff on technical requirements and technology-based needs.
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Teacher Efficacy
• Curriculum Development & Alignment
• Aligned & Balanced Assessment Practices
• Aligned Instructional Strategies
• Professional Development
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Curriculum Development
My school and/or district has a written curriculum for U.S. History and Civics & Economics.
A. Yes
B. No
C. I don’t know
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Curriculum Development
My school/district’s curriculum is aligned to the NC Standard Course of Study.
A. Yes
B. No
C. I don’t know
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Curriculum Development
My school/district’s curriculum is vertically aligned.
A. Yes
B. No
C. I don’t know
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Assessment Practices
My school/district has a balanced assessment system that includes both formative/summative assessments.
A. Yes
B. No
C. I don’t know
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Assessment Practices
My school/district assessments are aligned to the written curriculum.
A. Yes
B. No
C. I don’t know
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Effective Teaching Strategies
• Makes work meaningful to students – authenticity
• Engages students’ intellect
• Incorporates use 21st Century skills
• Reflects content-specific methods of instruction
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Effective Teaching Strategies
Integrating Technology – computers, web 2.0
Reading – various texts: primary resources, news magazines and journals, daily/weekly newspapers, fiction, drama, poetry
Independent research, portfolios, collaborative group projects, educational field trips/travel, community service activities, social studies organizations
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Instructional Strategies
My school/district uses instructional strategies that involve current trends in effective instruction for Social Studies.
A.Always
B.Sometimes
C.Hardly ever
D.I don’t know
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Professional Development• Discipline-specific
– Knowledge
– Understanding
• Pedagogical
– Teaching in general
– Content-specific
• Sustainability
– Follow-up
– On-going evaluation
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Roles and Responsibilities
Test coordinators contribute to student success by:
A.Facilitating test administrations
B.Training personnel for test administration
C.Creating an awareness of related resources
D.All of the above
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Roles and Responsibilities
Who is the key player in fostering student success?
A. Testing Policy and Operations
B. Test Development
C. Curriculum and Instruction
D. All of the above
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Future
• New Web Page
Web Page Components:
1. General purpose
2. Types of questions asked
3. Overview of the findings
4. Standards course of study
5. Teaching strategies
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Demonstration
• Interactive PDF now online• Springboard for ideas• Feedback encouraged
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Surprise !
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Thank You
•We appreciate your attendance and continued support of the North Carolina Testing Program.