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SOL Changes and Preparation
A parent presentation
The Focus on the New Tests is
Rigor
Rigor is not…
• Something extra you have to do on top of everything else
• More– More pages ≠ rigor– More of the same type of problem ≠ rigor– More homework ≠ rigor
Rigor in the Classroom
• Focus on what students are asked to do• Three main pieces– Course content– Instruction– Assessment
Secondary English
SOL Changes: An Overview
The important things to remember for English are:
• Thinking• Analyzing• Non-fiction
» Let’s look at the new question types that make students think and analyze
Reading
2009-2010 Test
Reading2012-2013 SOL Test
Reading
2009-2010 SOL Test
Reading2012-2013 SOL Test
Reading
2009-2010 SOL Test
Reading2012-2013 SOL Test
Writing
2009-2010 SOL Test
Writing2012-2013 SOL Test
Writing
2009-2010 SOL Test
Writing2012-2013 SOL Test
Writing
2009-2010 SOL Test
Writing2012-2013 SOL Test
Nonfiction is another big part of the new SOLs. Here’s what you can do:
Have students:• Read recipes to you while cooking• Read instruction manuals when you are
putting things together• Read the newspaper (print or online)• Help fill out applications
Changes to Science SOLs
Investigate & Understand• Many of the standards in the Science Standards of
Learning begin with the phrase “Students will investigate and understand.”
• This phrase was chosen to communicate the range of rigorous science skills and knowledge levels embedded in each standard.
Investigate & Understand“Investigate” refers to scientific methodology and implies systematic use of the following inquiry skills:
• observing;• classifying and sequencing;• communicating;• measuring;• predicting;• hypothesizing;• inferring;• defining, controlling, and manipulating variables in
experimentation;• designing, constructing, and interpreting models; and• interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating data.
Investigate & Understand“Understand” refers to various levels of knowledge application. In the Science Standards of Learning, these knowledge levels include the ability to:
• recall or recognize important information, key definitions, terminology, and facts;
• explain the information in one’s own words, comprehend how the information is related to other key facts, and suggest additional interpretations of its meaning or importance;
• apply the facts and principles to new problems or situations, recognizing what information is required for a particular situation, using the information to explain new phenomena, and determining when there are exceptions;
Investigate & Understand“Understand” refers to various levels of knowledge application. In the Science Standards of Learning, these knowledge levels include the ability to:
• analyze the underlying details of important facts and principles, recognizing the key relations and patterns that are not always readily visible;
• arrange and combine important facts, principles, and other information to produce a new idea, plan, procedure, or product; and
• make judgments about information in terms of its accuracy, precision, consistency, or effectiveness.
Changes to the SOL tests
• 15% of the test will be non-multiple choice questions– They will be Technology Enhanced Items
• The remaining multiple choice questions will be more rigorous
Technology Enhanced Items• Fill in the blank (word or number)
• Drag and Drop (sort or order)
• Hot spots (select)
• Graphs
Grade 8 – Then
Assessments – Then and Now
Assessments – Then and NowGrade 8– Now
Grade 8 – Then
Assessments – Then and Now
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Earth Science – Then
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Assessments – Then and NowEarth Science – Now
How have teachers responded to these changes?
Science Instruction – Then• “Cookbook” labs• Teacher-led instruction• Multiple choice
assessments• Teach facts
Science Instruction – Now• Inquiry-based labs• Student-led instruction• Open ended
assessments• Teach process• Teach students to think
rather than memorize
What you can do support your student
• Take an interest• Encourage perseverance• Help them with their problem solving skills• If they are confused, you may not be able to
answer their questions, but you can help them formulate questions to ask the teacher
Changes to Math SOLs
A New Trend Line in Student Achievement
“…this will be an indication that we are now expecting more of students, not that they are learning less.”
- Dr. Patricia I. Wright Superintendent of Public Instruction
• “Revised” versus “new”• New content - Repetition has been decreased• Increased rigor (higher-level) questions• Technology enhanced items (TEI) – approximately
15% of the items– Technology-enhanced items allow students to apply
what they have learned and use critical-thinking skills in ways not possible with traditional multiple-choice questions. The items mirror common classroom tasks and assignments.
2009 Mathematics Standards of Learning
Process Goals for Students
Students will• become mathematical problem solvers that• communicate mathematically; • reason mathematically;• make mathematical connections; and• use mathematical representations to model and
interpret practical situations
“The content of the mathematics standards is intended to support the five goals for students”
- 2009 Mathematics Standards of Learning
Area and Perimeter
4
3
A= l x w P = 2(l + w)
Conceptual Procedural
Conceptual vs. Procedural
Conceptual vs. Procedural
Procedural:
1. Divide the numerator by the denominator.
2. Write the quotient as the whole number. Write the remainder as the numerator. Use the same denominator.
7 6 = 1 R1 … 1 1/6
Change 7/6 to a mixed number.Conceptual:
It takes 6 sixths to make a whole, so it’s 1 whole with 1 sixth left
over… 1 1/6
Fractions
Sample TEI – Fill in the Blank
Sample TEI – Drag and Drop
Sample TEI – Hot Spot
Sample TEI – Create Graphs
What are teachers doing to address new levels of rigor?
Then: • Direct instruction• Tell students how to do it,
now do it• Practice with the skill
Now:• Let students experience
“intellectual struggle”• Expect of a variety of strategies
and explanation of thinking• Ask higher level questions in
class and practice APPLYING the skill
Examples of tasks/problems used in classes now…
• Problem:
• Grading Tool:
What Parents & Students Should Know About the New Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning
• FAQ on new mathematics standards and tests suitable for linking on school and division websites, for sharing via social media, or for printing and distributing to parents, the public, etc.
• VDOE website: What Parents & Students Should Know About the New Virginia Mathematics Standards of Learning
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/mathematics/parents_students_should_know.shtml