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: [email protected]
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)
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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
Here
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: [email protected]
Jim Cameron Social Studies Curriculum ConsultantEmail: [email protected]