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Mathematics Statewide Assessment UpdatesFAMS and FCTM October 2020
Travis Barton and Sarah Devereaux
Test Development Center
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Test Development Center
• Role of the Test Development Center
• Item Development Process
• Committee Participation
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Test Development Center (TDC)
• TDC is funded through a grant by the Florida Department of Education (FDOE). The grant is managed by Tallahassee Community College.
• TDC’s purpose is to assist FDOE in the implementation of various aspects of the statewide assessment program.
• TDC works with contractors and Florida educators to develop test items for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies assessments.
• TDC also works with contractors and FDOE to produce and distribute interpretive products related to statewide assessments.
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Mathematics Item Development Process
Item Development
Bias and Sensitivity Reviews
Content Review
Field TestRubric
ValidationData Review
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One Year of Florida Assessment Committee Participants, 2018-2019
Social Studies—33 Members
Mathematics—77 Members
Community Sensitivity—34 Members• Mathematics• ELA Reading/Writing• Social Studies• Science
Bias—35 Members • Mathematics• ELA Reading/Writing• Social Studies• Science
373 participants and 44 different committees
ELA Reading and Writing—150 Members
Science—44 Members
• Alignment Study• Content Advisory• Passage and Item
Content Review• Rubric Validation• Writing Rangefinder
• Content Advisory • Expert Review • Item Content
Review
• Content Advisory• Content Expert and
Item Review• Content Expert
Forms Review
• Content Advisory• Item Content
Review• Rubric Validation
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Region • Panhandle: 27%• East Central: 17%• Northeast: 16%• South: 19%• West Central: 21%
County Type• Rural: 11% • Urban: 79%• Suburban: 10%
County Size • Small: 10%• Medium: 34%• Large: 26%• Jumbo: 30%
Ethnicity• Asian: 1% • African American: 16%• Caucasian: 64%• Hispanic: 11%• Other: 8%
One Year of Florida Assessment Committee Participants, 2018-2019
Gender• Female: 74%• Male: 26%
373 participants and 44 different committees
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Key Assessment Events
• On March 17, 2020, it was announced that the remainder of 2019-2020 statewide assessments were canceled.
• FSA ELA Grade 10 and Algebra 1 Retake test administrations were already completed by March 13th, and all assessments were scored and results reported.
Source: DAC Powerpoint August 2020
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Key Assessment Events• No FSA or NGSSS assessments were administered,
scored, or reported.• FSA ELA Grades 3-10
• FSA Mathematics Grades 3-8
• FSA Algebra 1 and Geometry EOCs
• NGSSS Grades 5 & 8 Science
• NGSSS Biology, Civics, and US History EOCs
Source: DAC Powerpoint August 2020
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Key Assessment Events• Summer 2020 EOC Assessments were administered from
July 13–30, 2020• 40 districts participated
• 6,552 tests completed
• Fall 2020 ELA Retake and EOC Assessments• Schedule extension and flexibility sent to DACs on August 14
• ELA Retake: September 14–December 18 • Tests completed by October 23 will be reported prior to Winter Break
• EOCs: September 14–November 20 (Winter EOC opens on November 30)• Tests completed by October 9 will be reported prior to the Winter
administration
• Spring 2021 – published schedule has not been revised
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Key Assessment Events• Spring 2021 – flexibility considerations
• Florida Statute 1008.22• The grade 3 statewide, standardized ELA assessment and the writing
portion of the statewide, standardized ELA assessment for grades 4 through 10 must be administered no earlier than April 1 each year within an assessment window not to exceed 2 weeks.
• With the exception of assessments identified in subparagraph 1., any statewide, standardized assessment that is delivered in a paper-based format must be administered no earlier than May 1 each year within an assessment window not to exceed 2 weeks.
• With the exception of assessments identified in subparagraphs 1. and 2., any statewide, standardized assessment must be administered within a 4-week assessment window that opens no earlier than May 1 each year.
Source: DAC Powerpoint August 2020
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Key Assessment Events• Spring 2021 – flexibility considerations
• Florida Statute 1008.22• Assessment results for the statewide, standardized ELA and
mathematics assessments and all statewide, standardized EOC assessments must be made available no later than June 30, except for results for the grade 3 statewide, standardized ELA assessment, which must be made available no later than May 31.
Source: DAC Powerpoint August 2020
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Spring 2021 Considerations
• Unknowns that will impact scheduling needs• Number of students learning remotely
• Continued distancing requirements
• Technology/device availability for CBT
• Safety concerns for handling physical test materials
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2020–2021 FSA/EOC Administration Schedule
Updated 9/2/2020
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Key Assessment Events• New contract with Cambium Assessment, Inc., (CAI)
began this summer
• All statewide assessments are through one vendor (FSA and NGSSS)
• One computer-based testing platform and online management system for all tests
• Score reporting through PearsonAccess Next
• One online portal for all resources (https://fsassessments.org/)
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Completed Activities
• Content Advisory Meetings for ELA and Mathematics were conducted March 9–13, 2020
• Technical Advisory Committee Meeting was conducted on June 9, 2020
• Achievement Level Descriptor (ALD) Meetings for ELA and Mathematics were conducted July 13–17, 2020
• Content Advisory Meetings for ELA and Mathematics were conducted August 31–September 3, 2020
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Upcoming Activities
• Item Writer Training – October 2020
• Item Specifications• Used to inform new assessment development
• ALDs – additional reviews
• First administration of new assessments – Spring 2023• Field Testing – Spring 2022
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• Geometry Comparative Score - the State Board of Education adopted an amendment to Rule 6A-1.09422, F.A.C., that allows students to use a passing score on the FSA Geometry EOC as a comparative score to satisfy the Algebra 1 EOC graduation requirement. • Applies to all students with the FSA Algebra 1 requirement
• Spring 2020 Algebra 1 students are not required to attempt the Algebra 1 EOC prior to using a Geometry score for graduation
• Students enrolled in Algebra 1 are required to participate in the Algebra 1 EOC
http://fldoe.org/academics/graduation-requirements/
Other Updates
Source: DAC Powerpoint August 2020
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Other Updates• FDOE will allow public high school students in the state
of Florida to participate in the ACT or SAT assessment free of charge during the 2020-21 school year as part of Florida’s CARES Act plan (memo sent to districts on 8/14).
• FDOE will offer a free progress monitoring tool through CAI for optional district/school use for grades 3 – 10 ELA Reading and grades 3 – 8 Mathematics (memo sent to districts on 8/27).
Source: DAC Powerpoint August 2020
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Adaptive Progress Monitoring• Cambium’s Adaptive Progress Monitoring tool will be
available to all Florida public school schools on a voluntary basis.
• Grades 3–10 English Language Arts (ELA) Reading and grades 3–8 Mathematics
• Available October 1, 2020, through February 19, 2021
• The tool will be available for multiple administrations, per student, throughout the school year, such as early and midway through the school year.
Source: DAC Powerpoint August 2020
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Adaptive Progress Monitoring• Cambium’s progress monitoring tool is computer-adaptive with
about 24–34 items per administration.• Because the tool is computer-adaptive, students must answer each
item to proceed.
• Students may access any grade-level content.
• Though developed by Cambium, this tool is not the FSA.
• This tool is 100% optional for districts, and results will not be used in any accountability calculations.
Source: DAC Powerpoint August 2020
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Other Updates
• While there has been much discussion and activity regarding remote proctoring and at-home testing, FDOE is not considering this for any of Florida’s K-12 summative or postsecondary assessments in 2020-2021.
• FDOE is gathering evidence and resources on this issue that is being provided by other states, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and vendors.
Source: DAC Powerpoint August 2020
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Mathematics FSA General Information
• Portal Resources
• Calculator
• Practice Test
• Test Item Specifications
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Practice Using the Online Calculator
The Desmos calculator for grades 7 and 8 and the EOCs can be found at:
https://fsassessments.org/resources/subject-specific/
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Handheld Calculators• No updates for FSA have been made to the
information in the calculator policies document on the FSA Portal.
• Districts are responsible for noting any functionality changes to approved models.
• FDOE will not review/approve additional models for the list; however, districts may provide calculators if mathematics specialists in the district determine that they meet the published specifications.
• Handheld calculators are OPTIONAL for CBT and REQUIRED for PBT in calculator sessions.
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• School staff and Test Administrators MUST be trained on the appropriate use of calculators:• Grades 7 and 8—SESSIONS 2 and 3 ONLY
• FSA EOCs—SESSION 2 ONLY
• Tests for students who have access to a calculator during non-calculator sessions OR who have access to a calculator with prohibited functionalities must be invalidated.
Handheld Calculators
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• In all FSA Mathematics grades and courses, at least one new or revised paper-based practice item per grade/course were updated in January 2020.• Updates are intended to show item types, item type
combinations, and item formats.
• Multi-interaction items will be added to paper-based practice tests.
Practice Tests
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Test Item Specifications
• FSA Test Item Specifications provide content and format information to item writers and reviewers.
• A summary of any revision(s) or update(s) is available in Appendix B of each grade/course’s specifications document.
• The latest version of the specifications is January 2020 as the Appendix was updated based on the practice test item additions.
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Mathematics FSA Administration Information
• Statewide Assessment Program Guide
• Algebra 1 Administrations
• PBT Reference Sheets
• CBT and PBT Practice Tests
• PBT Grid-in Practice and Directions
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Statewide Assessment Program Guide
• Online resource for information on the statewide assessment program
• Updated in 2019
• Expanded description of test construction
• Information on the standalone ELA Writing Field Test
• Updated Resources in Section 8.0
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FSA Algebra 1
Fall EOC(9/14–11/20)
Winter EOC(11/30–12/18)
Spring Algebra 1
Retake(2/22–3/12)
Spring EOC(5/3–5/28)
Summer EOC
(7/12–7/23)
First-TimeTest Takers
X X X* X
Retakers X X X* X
Senior transfer student
(first-time)
Retakerenrolled
in the class
again.
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PBT Reference Sheets
• The reference sheets for Grades 4–8 Mathematics and Algebra 1 and Geometry EOCs will be included in Sessions 1 and 2 (and 3, if applicable).
• These sheets do not have perforated pages, so students may not tear them out.
• Schools may print copies of the reference sheet.
• This policy information will be included in administration manuals.
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PBT Practice Tests
• Students who will take an FSA ELA Reading or Mathematics paper-based test are strongly encouraged to practice at school. • Student Presentations with animations and narrations
• Directions for Completing – shorter practice with test items
• Paper-Based Practice Tests
• Students taking PBT ELA Writing are strongly encouraged to take a practice test to become familiar with the amount of space they will have for their responses.
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CBT Practice Tests
• CBT students are required to participate in a practice test session prior to testing.
• Students retaking an assessment who previously completed this requirement for the test they will take (EOC or Retake) are not required to participate in another practice test.
• Students with CBT accommodations must use the appropriate accommodated practice test.
• Ensure test administrators do not start an Operational Session for practice.
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FSA Portal• https://fsassessments.org/resources/test-administration/
• https://fsassessments.org/students-and-families/practice-tests/paper-based-materials/index.stml
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Gridding in numerical answers
• Remind students that directions for gridding are at the front of the PBT booklet.
• The directions are not located in a session. So, they are able to flip back to look at them any time during the test.
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TDC Mathematics Contact Information• Travis Barton, Mathematics Coordinator
• (850) 922-2584, Ext. 2242
• Yashica Washington, Content Specialist, Grades 3-5
• (850) 922-2586, Ext. 2221
• Trinidad Dixon, Content Specialist, Grades 6–8• [email protected]
• (850) 922-2584, Ext. 2229
• Sarah Devereaux, Content Specialist, Algebra 1 and Geometry• [email protected]
• (850) 922-2584, Ext. 2249
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Other TDC Contact Information
• Leah Glass, Science Coordinator• [email protected]• (850) 922-2584, Ext. 2248
• Sally Rhodes, English Language Arts Coordinator• [email protected]• (850) 922-2584, Ext. 2228
• Stacy Skinner, Social Studies Coordinator• [email protected]
• (850) 922-2584, Ext. 2250
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Racquel Harrell
Executive DirectorTest Development Center
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