Georgia Milestones Assessment

Crabapple Middle School January 26, 2015

Information by:

LaKenji Hastings, Ed.S. NWLC Program Specialist, Assessment &

Georgia Department of Education

Achievement

• One time snapshot of student performance

• Looks at the collective performance

• Summative

Example:

97% of 3rd Grade students passed the reading CRCT.

Growth

• Look at student performance over time

• Better inform students, parents and teachers of student strengths and lesser strengths

Example:

Kevin showed an 35% increase in his ability comprehend informational text.

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Achievement vs. Growth

Tested Subjects • Utilize Student Growth

Percentiles or SGPs

• Generated based on EOG and EOC performance

• Will be calculated at the state level

Non-Tested Subjects • Utilize Student Learning

Objectives or SLOs

• Generated based on performance on pre- and post assessment measures

• Will be calculated at the district level for all state funded courses without a standardized test

Two Measures of Growth

• Each teacher without a EOG or EOC must have at least one SLO

• Approximately 350 courses need SLOs in Fulton County Schools

• SLOs implemented in the Fall of 2014 (August)

Students Learning Objectives (SLO)

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Georgia Milestones information adapted from the Georgia DOE

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• Alignment – Georgia had the lowest achievement expectations in the nation

– The CRCT did not match the expectations being taught in schools with Common Core standards

• Coherent – Consistent expectations regarding rigor and student preparedness

within grades and courses and with external measures

• Comprehensive – Single program across the subjects and grades

• Consolidate – Reading, language arts, and writing into one assessment

Coherent

88% 84%

39%

84% 83%

29%

CRCT-Grade 4Fulton PercentMeets/Exceeds

CRCT-Grade 4State Percent

Meets/Exceeds

NAEP-Grade 4Percent

Proficient

CRCT-Grade 8Fulton PercentMeets/Exceeds

CRCT-Grade 8State Percent

Meets/Exceeds

NAEP-Grade 8Percent

Proficient

Comparison of CRCT and NAEP MATH Results for 2013

94% 93%

34%

98% 97%

29%

CRCT-Grade 4Fulton PercentMeets/Exceeds

CRCT-Grade 4State Percent

Meets/Exceeds

NAEP-Grade 4Percent

Proficient

CRCT-Grade 8Fulton PercentMeets/Exceeds

CRCT-Grade 8State Percent

Meets/Exceeds

NAEP-Grade 8Percent

Proficient

Comparison of CRCT and NAEP READING Results for 2013

Coherent

Comprehensive

• Grades 3 – 8 • End of Grade (EOG) in language arts, mathematics, science, social

studies

• EOC in 8 subjects • Language Arts Science

– Ninth Grade Literature and Composition - Physical Science

– American Literature and Composition - Biology

• Mathematics Social Studies – Coordinate Algebra - United States History

– Analytic Geometry - Economics

Consolidate Consolidation of English Language Arts

• English Language Arts and reading will be combined and a writing component added for every grade level and course within the ELA assessment

• One overall ELA score and proficiency designation

• Reporting categories below the overall content area will be reported similar to the domains on the CRCT

Georgia Milestones Transition to Online Starts this school year

• Online administration will be the primary mode of administration for Georgia Milestones for all grades

– Year 1: minimum of 30% online

– Year 3: minimum of 80% online

– Year 5: minimum of 100% online

• EVERY School will participate in online testing this school year – CMS will be 100% online

• Paper/pencil versions will be available for the small number of students who cannot interact with computer due to their disability. Braille forms will be available.

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Things to note…Testing Windows Test windows for schools will be longer…which is a good thing!

• Testing window begins on April 16 with two testing days per test and a make-up day built into the middle and end

– Will have 4 testing sessions per test (2 days of AM/PM sessions)

Georgia Milestones Things to note….Score reporting • First year results will be delayed until fall of 2015 due

to standard setting at the state

• The State Board has waived through July 2015: – 160-4-2-.11 Promotion, Placement, and Retention sections

(3)(a), (3)(b), (3)(c)

– 160-4-2-.13 Statewide Passing Score sections (2)(d), (2)(e), (2)(f)

• While the state board has waived student accountability this first year, it has not waived implementation of the EOG or EOC

Georgia Milestones Unique Features

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Blended: Criterion-Referenced and Norm-Referenced

Criterion-Referenced

• Did students learn a specific body of knowledge

• Meet a set cut score to determine proficiency

Norm-Referenced

• Designed to rate and rank test takers in relation to others

• Generally reported as percentages

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Item Types • Selected-Response (multiple-choice)

– all content areas – evidence-based selected response in ELA

• Constructed-Response – Generating a response rather than selecting – ELA and mathematics

• Extended-Response – More elaborate response that requires

explanation/justification – ELA and mathematics

• Technology Enhanced – to begin in 2016-2017

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Sample Assessment

Grade 7 Informational Task

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

Express in fractions how much pizza George and Ana ate. Use the symbol <, =, or > to show who ate more pizza.

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

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GA Milestones MathBlueprint – 8th

Standards for Algebra and Functions 8.EE.5 8.EE.8 8.F.3 8.EE.6 8.F.1 8.F.4 8.EE.7 8.F.2 8.F.5

These topics represents 40% of the test

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Sample of 8.F.2 (SR)

Sample of 8.F.2 (SR) – Solution B

Sample of 8.F.2 (SR) - Explanation

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Resources Available Now

• Georgia Department of Education website

– www.gadoe.org (Milestones information, Assessment Guides)

– http://learnoas.ctb.com/ga/

• Engage NY

– www.engageny.org/resources

• PARCC, SB and NAEP released items

• Rigor

– Cloze readings

– Text dependent questions

– Justifications of answers on assessments

• Student experience with typing responses

• Student experience with the online platform

– Explanations of available tools and their benefit

• Flex block utilization – focus groups

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What we are doing…