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Assessments

Spring 2015

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Division of Accountability ServicesDAS

• https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIMDE/subscriber/new

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Transition to M-STEPhttp://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Assessment_Transition_FINAL_11-13-14_473989_7.pdf

•Test session timings•Assessment sequence•Classroom activity•Performance Task•Other information

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M-STEP Grades 3-8

• Not Computer adaptive– ELA (Grades 3-8)

• Reading• Writing

– Math (Grades 3-8)– Science (Grades 4 and 7)– Social Studies (Grades 5 and 8)

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M-STEP Grade 11

• MME assessment “suite”– M-STEP

• ELA– Reading– Writing

• Math• Science• Social Studies

– ACT Plus Writing– WorkKeys

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Content

• Sources of content– ELA and Math

• Smarter Balanced – Truly measure Michigan standards in terms of content and

nature– Field tested in Michigan

• New items written by Michigan educators– Included as field-test items– Cannot be counted as operational

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ELA

• Reading– Informational and narrative passages

• Questions relating to the passages

– Language standards– Listening

• Headphones or earbuds

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ELA• Writing

– All grades 3-8 and 11– 5 Modes

• Narrative– Grades 3-8

• Informational– Grades 3-5

• Explanatory– Grades 6-11

• Opinion– Grades 3-5

• Argumentative– Grades 6-11

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Math

• Measures Michigan Math Standards– Concepts and procedures– Problem solving– Modeling and data analysis– Communicating reasoning

• ALL grade levels (3–8 and 11)

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Science and Social Studies• Science (Grades 4 and 7)

– Michigan-developed– Online– Fixed-form– Multiple-choice

• Social Studies (Grades 5 and 8)– Michigan-developed– Online– Fixed-form– Multiple-choice

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Performance Task

• Multi-item task administered online.• Several stimuli

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Performance Task

• ELA– 1 selected response– 2 short constructed response– 1 long essay

• Math– 1 selected response– 2 short constructed response– 1 long essay

• Science• Social Studies

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Performance Task

• 2 – 5 source materials– Grade level appropriate texts

• 3 – 5 questions– Multiple choice– Technology enhanced and/or short constructed

response• 1 full length essay

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Rubrics• Argumentative

– http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/PerformanceTaskWritingRubric_Argumentative.pdf

• Informative/Explanatory– http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/PerformanceTaskWritingRubric_Informati

veExplanatory.pdf

• Narrative– http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/PerformanceTask

WritingRubric_Narrative.pdf

• Opinion– http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/PerformanceTa

skWritingRubric_Opinion.pdf

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Grade 11Note: Performance Tasks (and their

accompanying classroom activities) are recommended but not required for students in grade 11, as state law prohibits the requirement of more than one extended-response item on the Michigan Merit Examination.

However, because a single extended-response item is likely insufficient to achieve alignment to Michigan’s high school standards, it is unclear whether the U.S. Department of Education will allow results without Performance Tasks to count for accountability.

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Classroom Activity

• Short, 30-minute scripted lesson• No more than 3 days prior to the PT• May occur on the same day as the PT• Delivered in class by the teacher• Purpose of the Classroom Activity

– Vocabulary– Context

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Technology for Online

• iPads• Chromebooks• Google Chrome

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Capitalize on Technology

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Additional Resources• M-STEP Resources

– http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/resources/

• M-STEP Spring Test Preview– https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1

• TRIG Online Assessment Awareness– http://aware.22itrig.org/

• MSTEP Online Resources– http://www.dsisd.net/TeachResources

• Calculator Practice– https://wbte.drcedirect.com/ MI/portals/mi/

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Questions/Comments

thereau@dsisd.k12.mi.us906-280-5977