Georgia's New Assessments

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Georgias NewAssessments

Parent Informational SessionOctober 9, 2014


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Agenda

What are the new tests?

Questions?

How are they different?

What can parents expect?

How can parents help at home?


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Questions?





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Milestones introduction

A milestone is one of a seriesof numbered markers placedalong a road at intervals of onemile.

Milestones are constructed toprovide reference points along theroad.

This can be used to reassuretravelers that the proper path isbeing followed, and to indicateeither distance traveled or theremaining distance to adestination.


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Georgia Milestones

State tests are given to

measure how well students

have learned content based

on academic standards.

Results from these tests are

used to determine where

students may need help or

accelerated learning

opportunities, in addition toschool and district

accountability.

CCGPSCollege and Career Ready

Georgia Performance Standards

The new assessments will beused to gauge students progress

toward being ready to succeed incollege and careers.


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Milestones tested subjects

Grades 38: End of Grade (EOG)

High School: End of Course (EOC)

Science

Social Studies

Physical Science

Biology

U.S. History

Economics

Language Arts

Mathematics

9thLit/Comp

American Lit/Comp

Coordinate Algebra

Analytic Geometry


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Questions?





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Georgia Milestones

Criterion-Referenced

Criterion-referenced

performance information in

the form of fourperformance levels,

depicting students mastery

of state standards

Norm-Referenced

Norm-referenced

performance information in

the form of nationalpercentiles, depicting how

students achievement

compares to peers

nationally


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Assessment comparisons

CRCT / EOCT

Assessments for ELA, math,

science, and social studies

Each assessment given intwo sections

All test items in a multiplechoice format

Paper/pencil format

Milestones

Assessments for ELA, math,

science, and social studies

Math, science, and socialstudies given in two

sections; ELA given in three

sections to include writing

ELA and math tests willinclude constructed

response items in addition

to multiple choice

Some online testing


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Writing at every grade

All students will encounter an extended constructed-response

item allowing for narrative prose, in response to text, within

first or second section of the test.

Within the writing section of the test, students will read a pair

of passages and complete a series of warm-up items:

3 selected-response items asking about the salient features of eachpassage and comparing/contrasting between the two passages

1 constructed-response item requiring linking the two passages

1 writing prompt (allowing for an extended writing response) in whichstudents must cite evidence to support their conclusions, claims, etc.

Genres:Writing prompts will be informative/explanatory or opinion/argumentativedepending on the grade level. Students could

encounter either genre.

Warning:Students who simply rewrite excerpts fromthe passage(s) to illustrate their point(s) willnot receive favorable scores.


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Examining Georgia Milestones

Item Types

Example:

Grade 3 MathematicsFractions


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Multiple Choice

Which fraction is largest?

A

B

C

D

The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.


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Constructed Response

George and Ana each had a 12-inch pizza. Both pizzas were split into 8 equalpieces. The shaded pieces are the portion of their pizzas that George and Anaate.

Express in fractions how much pizza George and Ana ate. Use the symbol to show who ate more pizza.

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George Ana

George Ana



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12 inches

GeorgeAna

9 inches

12 inches

George

12 inches

Carlos

Thecontentandpresentationoftheseitemsareforillustrativepurpo

sesonly.

Constructed Response


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Technology Enhanced

>


To begin

2016-2017


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Georgia Milestones

General Test Parameters

English/Language Arts

MathematicsScienceSocial Studies


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English Language Arts

Criterion-ReferencedTotal Number of Items: 44 / Total Number of Points: 55

Breakdown by Item Type:

40 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)

2 Constructed Response (2 points each)

1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)

1 Extended Response (worth 7 points)

Norm-Referenced

Total Number of Items: 20 (10 of which contribute to CR score)

Embedded Field Test

Total field test items: 6Total number of items taken

by each student: 60


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Mathematics



50 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)

2 Constructed Response (worth 2 points each)

1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)

Norm-Referenced

Total Number of Items: 20 (10 of which contribute to CR score)

Embedded Field Test

Total field test items: 10Total number of items taken

by each student: 73


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Social Studies



55 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; approximately 10 of which are aligned NRT)

Norm-Referenced

Total Number of Items: 20 (approximately 10 of which contribute to CR score)

Embedded Field Test

Total field test items: 10

Total number of items taken

by each student: 75


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Transition to online testing

Year 1: minimum of 30% online testing



DEMOOFONLINEPLATFORM Access at http://learnoas.ctb.com/GA/

Click on any one of the tests to open the sample test page.

Click on Start the test at the top of the web page.

Click on Login. No credentials are required.

Note this demo was designed for the CRCT Retest in mind so the tests

that you will see are for Grades 3, 5, and 8 in Reading and Math.
http://learnoas.ctb.com/GACRCT/http://learnoas.ctb.com/GACRCT/http://learnoas.ctb.com/GACRCT/


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Questions?





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What parents can expect

This is a new assessment. Therefore, it is not

possible to directly compare the scores on the

new test with your students scores from

previous years. The new assessments measure deeper

knowledge and skills that are particularly

important to students futures, includingproblem solving, writing, and critical

thinking.


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What parents can expect

Because the standards are more rigorous, student

achievement scores may initially be lower.

A dip should not necessarily be interpreted as a

decline in student learning or in teacherperformance. Educators expect

the decline to improve as

teachers and students becomemore familiar with the standards

and better equipped to meet the

challenges they present.


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Questions?





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Helping your student


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Educational activities


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Questions?





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Lynn Skinner, Ed.D.Mathematics Content Specialist

Coweta County School System

[email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Sources

EngageNY: https://www.engageny.org/

Georgia Department of Education

o GeorgiaStandards.Org:

https://www.georgiastandards.orgo Testing/Assessment:

http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspx

National PTA: http://www.pta.org/ Wikipedia.org:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milestone
https://www.engageny.org/https://www.georgiastandards.org/http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.pta.org/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milestonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milestonehttp://www.pta.org/http://www.pta.org/http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspxhttps://www.georgiastandards.org/https://www.engageny.org/https://www.engageny.org/

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