GAUGING STUDENT MASTERY OF MICHIGAN’S SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS

M I C H I G A N S TAT E T E S T I N G C O N F E R E N C E

F E B R UA RY 1 4 , 2 0 1 8

M-STEP: Social Studies

SCOTT KOENIGEDUCATION CONSULTANT

OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

EMAIL: KOENIGS@MICHIGAN.GOV

OFFICE: 517-373-1931

Presenter

Takeaways� Knowledgeable about the purpose of

the M-STEP and the test development process

� Awareness of item types and sample items on the Social Studies M-STEP

� Know where the social studies standards update process is at

� Understand where both M-STEP and Social Studies resources are located

M-STEP is * a 21st Century online test.* designed to gauge how well

students are mastering state standards.

M-STEP results* (when combined with classroom

work, report cards, local district assessments, and other tools) offer a comprehensive view of student progress and achievement.

Large Scale Assessment

Test Development

STEP 1: Local Education Expert Item Writing Committees

STEP 2: Local Education Expert Bias/Content Review Committees

STEP 3: Field Testing

STEP 4: Local Education Expert Data Review Committees

STEP 5: Operational

STEP 6: Local Education Expert Standard Setting (Only done with new tests)

Our assessments are developed byMichigan educators for Michigan classrooms.

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Social Studies 2015 - 2018

� MEAP to M-STEP – Grades 5, 8, and 11

� Measures student understanding of current (2006 adoption)social studies content standards

� Contains Multiple Choice (MC) items on assessment

� Contains technology-enhanced (TE) items and developing stimuli with sets of items

� College, Career, and Civic Life Framework (C3) update for content standards is in process for another State Board of Education review

Online Assessment

Engaging Online Assessment

� Hot Text� Match� Drag and Drops

(Text and Graphic)� Choice � Drop Down� Order

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3)

Items are being written through the C3 lens.

Focus Area

Online Assessment

Sample Items

MC Sample Item (Elementary)

MC Sample Item (Middle School)

MC Sample Item (High School)

TE Sample Item (Elementary)

TE Sample Item (Elementary)

TE Sample Item (Middle School)

TE Sample Item (Middle School)

TE Sample Item (High School)

TE Sample Item (High School)

The Social Studies Standards

An Update to the Update!

Michigan decides to update standards based on C3 Framework

Standards Updated Committee provides first draft

Draft reviewed by Review Committee

Historical Timeline: Update Process 2014

Final Review Committee reviews standards

External Review Committee provides further feedback

Format and prepare final document for public comment

Public comment and information session

Historical Timeline: Update Process 2015-16

Historical Timeline: Update Process 2017

Social Studies writers meet at MDE •Draft #8 Standards with Examples completed

Draft #8 sent to Focus Group

Focus Group meets for six full days

Social Studies Writers create Final Draft

Partners

Social Studies Writers

Gordon Andrews Grand Valley State University MCHECarol Bacak-Egbo Oakland Schools MCSS, MGA+Rebecca Bush Ottawa ISD FMCSS, MSSSA+Derek D’Angelo Utica Eisenhower MCEEDavid Hales Wayne RESA MCHE, MGA+Dave Johnson Wexford-Missaukee MGA+David Klemm Muskegon ISD NCSS, MCSS+Mike Libbee Central Michigan University MGA+Stan Masters Lenawee ISD MSSSARoy Sovis Genesee ISD MCSS, MSSSALinda Start MCCE Executive Director, RetiredEllen Zwarenstyn MCCE Executive Director

Why Update Michigan’s Social Studies Standards?

Last Update was in 2007

Feedback from the field: Fewer,

clearer, and higherC3 Framework

released

More integration of content

Standards to reflect deeper

student learningIncreased student

outcomes

Michigan’s Involvement in the C3 Framework

Michigan participated in the development of the C3 Framework beginning in

2012

2 of the 16 C3 Framework writers are from Michigan

Over 40 teachers, ISD representatives, and higher education representatives

participated in the standards update and C3 Framework development

process

Notable Changes, 6th and 7th Grade

Change Rationale

6th Grade will be World Geography Existing content expectations for 6th and 7th grade are redundant. Contemporary civics/government and economics content is integrated throughout the year.

7th Grade will be World History Existing content expectations for 6th and 7th grade are redundant. The artificial separation of Eastern and Western hemisphere is eliminated.

Notable Changes, High School

Change Rationale

World History and Geography Era 4: Era 4 Expanding and Intensified Hemispheric Interactions, 300 to 1500 C.E./A.D. moved to middle school

Provides high schools more rigor for World History and Geography Era 8 – The Cold War and Its Aftermath: The 20th Century Since 1945

American History Era 6: Industrialization, 1870-1930, moved to the high school

Era 6 sets the stage for most of 20th century US History & Geography

Processes and Skills section updated to produce college, career, and civic life ready students

Research over the last eleven years provides better methods for improving our abilities to ensure students are career, college, and civic life ready

Notable Changes, Continued

Deletion Rationale

2- C2.0.2 Describe how the Pledge of Allegiance reflects the core value of patriotism.

2 – C2.0.2 Describe the purpose of the Pledge of Allegiance.

To meet the original expectation a student could simply memorize that the Pledge of Allegiance reflects patriotism. The revised expectation requires a student to think more deeply about the Pledge and what it means in addition to how it reflects several core values including patriotism, justice and the common good.

Notable Changes, Continued

Change Rationale

GLCEs and HSCEs edited to create "fewer, clearer, higher"

Feedback from teachers at conferences & workshops revealed a need for this (fewer, clearer, higher)

Standards placed in vertical alignment to ensure grade level appropriateness

Helps K-12 social studies teachers understand how their work fits the full curriculum

Civil Rights Considerations Southern Poverty Law Center gives Michigan an “F” for civil rights content in Standards

Social Studies Standards: What’s Next?

ØWriting committee is concluding its final review of the proposed standards

Ø Final edits are being discussed and completed at this time

What to expect once edits are completed . . .

ØPresentation to the State Board of Education (SBE) and anopen public comment period

ØAssessment discussion and professional development roll-out to begin pending SBE approval

A Review of Notable Standard Updates

Standard Shifts:� Grade 6 geography focus� Grade 7 world history focus� World History Era 4 moved

down� American History Era 6 moved

up� Language changes in

standards� Adjusted expectation

numbering� C3 Inquiry lens

Assessment Alignment:

§ Updating Item Bank content standards

§ Continued item writing though "inquiry” lens

§ Beginning development of innovative stimuli with multiple items

Social Studies Resources

M-STEP Sample Items

www.michigan.gov/mstep

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Spotlight

www.michigan.gov/mstep

MDE- Social Studies

http://michigan.gov/socialstudies

Performance Assessments of Social Studies Thinking (PASST)

passtmoodle.wmisd.org/

Michigan Open Book

textbooks.wmisd.org/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwmORoqJzWw

MAISA, Rubicon Atlas, or Michigan Citizenship Collaborative Curriculum (MC3)

https://oaklandk12-public.rubiconatlas.org/Atlas/Search/View/Default

Geographic Inquiry and New Temporal Sequencing in Social Studies (GIANTS)

ss.oaisd.org

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

Stanford History Education Group

https://sheg.stanford.edu/

Teacher Learning Supports and Resources

MC3 Curriculum Michigan Historical Center

Historical Society of Michigan

Michigan eLibrary

(M.O.R.E. Portal)TRIG Initiatives PASST

Assessments

USING YOUR ELBOW PARTNER:

1. DISCUSS ONE “A-HA” MOMENT.

2. WHAT IS A QUESTION YOU MIGHT HAVE?

3. DISCUSS ONE “ TAKE HOME” YOU GAINED?

Discussion Time

Contacts: Scott KoenigSocial Studies Assessment ConsultantEmail: KoenigS@michigan.gov

Jim Cameron Social Studies Curriculum ConsultantEmail: cameronj3@Michigan.gov