fcat information night handouts 1.daily fact schedule 2.test design summary packet 3.links to...

SPRING 2011

FCAT INFORMATION NIGHT HANDOUTS

1. DAILY FACT SCHEDULE

2. TEST DESIGN SUMMARY PACKET

3. LINKS TO WEBSITES

4. ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY

5. FCAT TIPS FOR PARENTS & STUDENTS PACKET

6. PALM BEACH WRITES RUBRICS

The Florida Comprehensive Assessment

Test® is administered to students in grades

3 - 11, approximately 200,000 students per

grade level. The FCAT measures the

Sunshine State Standards in reading and

mathematics (grades 3-10), science (grades

5, 8, & 11), and writing (grades 4, 8, & 10).

This 2010-2011 school year, Florida's statewide assessment

programs will begin transitioning to assessing student

understanding of the

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards through the

implementation of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment

Test® 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) and Florida End-of-Course (EOC)

Assessments. Selected grades and subjects will continue to

participate in FCAT assessments until the transition is

complete. To learn more about this transition and the Next

Generation Sunshine State Standards, or to research the

assessment(s) your child may be taking, visit the newly

created Success Measures website. https://app1.fldoe.org/SuccessMeasures/Default.aspx

http://www.floridastandards.org/index.aspx

http://www.fldoe.org/successmeasures

Success Measures

Welcome to the newly created Success Measures web

page. We understand that as Florida's assessment program

grows beyond the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test

® (FCAT), Florida's parents and students need an up-to-

date resource for all their assessment questions.

Through the new Success Measures website, parents,

students and teachers can access in-depth information

about all of Florida's student assessments in a timely and

meaningful way.

The Success Measures page will continue to be updated

with important information on Florida's assessment

programs including details on what your children are being

taught in our classrooms and how their learning will be

assessed.

Assessment(s)

Your child will be taking FCAT 2.0 Reading.

Your child will be taking FCAT Writing.

Your child will be taking FCAT 2.0 Mathematics.

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards

To learn more about the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, select the

plus sign (+) located next to the standard. These standards will be the focus of

your learning over the course of the year, and will also include examples of the

standard within the description.

Language Arts/Reading (-)

Content: The student will recognize knowledge of spelling patterns;

Content: The student will use structural analysis; and

Content: The student will use language structure to read multi-syllabic words in

text.

Content: The student will demonstrate the ability to read grade level text; and

Writing Daily Test Administration Schedule

Day 1 – Tuesday, March 1

Grades 4, 8, 10 Writing Test 45 minutes

Day 2 – Wednesday, March 2

Grades 4, 8, 10 Writing Make-Up Test 45 minutes

Day 3 – Thursday, March 3

Grades 4, 8, 10 Writing Make-Up Test 45 minutes

RMS Daily Test Administration Schedule

Day 1 – Monday, April 11

Grades 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Reading – Session 1 70 minutes

Grade 5 Mathematics – Session 1 70 minutes

Day 2 – Tuesday, April 12

Grade 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Reading – Session 2 70 minutes

Grade 5 Mathematics – Session 2 70 minutes

All Grades Make-up Testing

Day 3 – Wednesday, April 13

Grade 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Mathematics – Session 3 70 minutes

Grade 5 Reading – Session 3 70 minutes

Grades 6, 7, 8 Mathematics – Session 4 70 minutes

Grade 10 Mathematics – CBA 160 minutes


RMS Daily Test Administration ScheduleDay 4 – Thursday, April 14

Grade 3, 4 Mathematics – Session 4 70 minutes

Grade 5 Reading – Session 4 70 minutes

Grade 8 Science – Session 5 55 minutes






Day 5 – Friday, April 15



Day 6 – Monday, April 18



RMS Daily Test Administration ScheduleDay 7 – Tuesday, April 19




Day 8 – Wednesday, April 20




Day 9 – Thursday, April 21



Day 10 - Monday, April 25



The FDOE has allowed districts, if necessary, to use April 26-28, 2011, to accommodate the needs of students whose observance of religious holidays conflicts with testing.

What’s New for the 2011 FCAT Writing

Writing prompt has been removed from the Writing Folder

There are now three parts to the Writing Assessment Writing Folder Writing Prompt Sheet Planning Sheet

What’s New for the 2011 FCAT/FCAT 2.0Reading, Mathematics, & Science (continued)

Session 4 of Grades 3 and 4 Mathematics contains items that

require a ruler.

Rulers should not be distributed for Session 3

Rulers will be provided on perforated sheets with other test

materialsDo not cut the edges of the ruler!Do not cut the edges of the ruler!

What’s New for the 2011 FCAT/FCAT 2.0Reading, Mathematics, & Science

Sample Test Materials

Regular print are provided in online format

ONLY

http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatsmpl.asp

http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatsmpl.asp

• Mathematics Reference Sheets for Grades 5-AD students and Science Reference Sheets for Grades 8 and 11 students will be packaged as stand-alone pages and shipped with test materials.

• Mathematics Reference Sheets available on the FDOE website: FCAT, Grade 10/Retake

http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/1011g10rfcatmrs.pdf FCAT 2.0, Grades 6-8

http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/mg68rs.pdf FCAT 2.0, Grade 5

http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/mg5rsr.pdf

What’s New for the 2011 FCAT/FCAT 2.0Reading, Mathematics, & Science

http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/1011g10rfcatmrs.pdf

http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/mg68rs.pdf

http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/mg5rsr.pdf

Reminders for the 2011 FCAT/FCAT 2.0Writing, Reading, Mathematics, & Science

Schools are required to adhere to the District approved daily

testing schedule.

Test administrators are required to use ALL of the allotted time

in each test session and should not end a session early.

A student with the accommodation of extra time must

complete one session before continuing to the next session.

If a student starts a test and leaves school without finishing (for

an appointment, illness, etc.), he/she will NOT be allowed to

complete the test.


Students may not have any electronic or recording devices at

their desks, in their pockets, or anywhere they can reach them

during testing, even if the devices are turned off or the

students do not use them.

If a student is found to be in possession of ANY electronic

device(s) during testing, his or her test must be invalidated in

order to successfully enforce this policy.

Test administrators must NOT administer the FCAT/FCAT 2.0 to

their family members.


Make-up Testing

Is required

All security and administration procedures must be followed

The test script MUST be read verbatim in its entirety

Students to be Tested

English Language Learners (ELLs)

ALL Grades 3–11 ELLs MUST participate in FCAT Reading and

Writing.

All Grades 3–11 ESE students take the appropriate FCAT unless

their IEP indicates an alternate assessment.

Grade Level

Writing Planning

Sheet

FCAT/FCAT 2.0Calculato

r

Mathematics

Reference Sheet

Science Reference

Sheet/Periodic Table

Ruler

CBT Work Folder

3 N/A NO NO N/A YES* N/A

4 YES NO NO N/A YES* N/A

5 N/A NO YES NO NO N/A

6 N/A NO YES N/A NO N/A

7 N/A YES YES N/A NO N/A

8 YES YES YES YES NO N/A

9 N/A YES N/A N/A NO N/A

10 YES YES YES N/A NO YES

11 N/A N/A N/A YES NO N/A

RETAKE N/A YES YES N/A NO YES

* Grades 3 & 4 FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Session 4 ONLY

* Grades 3 & 4 FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Session 4 ONLY

GRADE DOCUMENT TITLEITEM TYPE

Multiple Choice

Gridded Response

3Reading Test and Answer Book

Mathematics Test and Answer Book

4

Writing Folder

Reading Test and Answer Book


5


Reading Test BookReading Answer Folder

Science Test and Answer Book

GRADE DOCUMENT TITLEITEM TYPE

Multiple Choice

Gridded Response

6Reading & Mathematics Test BookReading & Mathematics Answer Book

7Reading & Mathematics Test BookReading & Mathematics Answer Book

8

Writing Folder

Reading & Mathematics Test BookReading & Mathematics Answer Book

Science Test BookScience Answer Book

AccommodationsMust be in the student’s IEP (Individual Educational Plan) or

504 plan (Students under Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act) Must not alter content Must be in use in the classroom Must be in use prior to FCAT

For Paper-Pencil Testing Allowable accommodations Must be gridded on answer document by teacher Used not allowed LEP ESE 504

Regular Temporary

Test Invalidation Policies and Procedures

A test MAY be invalidated if any of the following circumstances occur: A student becomes ill and is unable to finish, OR a student is not allowed

the correct amount of time. A student was given an accommodation not allowed on the FCAT. A student was given an accommodation not on the student’s IEP, Section

504 plan, or LEP plan. A student was not given an allowable accommodation listed on the

student’s IEP, Section 504 plan, or LEP plan. An error occurs in test administration or procedures that could

compromise the validity of the test results (e.g., students had access to an unauthorized visual aid that gave an unfair advantage).

A test MUST be invalidated if any of the following circumstances occur:

A student has an electronic device during testing.

A student is cheating during testing.

A student is disruptive during testing.

Test AdministratorsDuring testing, ensure that students:

have cleared their desks of all materials except the

appropriate test materials (mechanical pencils, ink pens,

highlighters, crayons, colored pencils, markers, correction

fluid, etc., are NOT permitted)

do not have books, notes, scratch paper, or electronic

devices of any kind (including, but not limited to, cell phones,

pagers or electronic games) during testing, even if they do

not use them

Test AdministratorsDuring testing, they ensure that students:

do not talk or make any disturbance

are working independently

are working in the correct session and recording their answers in the appropriate area

do not make stray marks near the answer choice bubbles. This is especially critical when students are testing in a

combination test and answer book. Stray marks near the bubbles may interfere with the

scoring of the document.

Test Administrators

May not:

talk with students about any test item

help students answer any test item

While they may encourage students to continue working,

they may not talk with them about the prompt or test items

or help them with their responses.

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