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Where Do We All Fit In? Aligning the PSSA Assessment Anchors with K-16 Information Literacy Standards Ellysa Stern Cahoy Central PA K-16 Information Literacy Network April 19, 2007

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Where Do We All Fit In? 

Aligning the

PSSA Assessment Anchors with

K-16 Information Literacy Standards

Ellysa Stern CahoyCentral PA K-16 Information Literacy Network

April 19, 2007

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Introduction

• PA Assessment Anchors

• Information Literacy Standards

• Designing Authentic Assessment

• Group Exploration / Discussion

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Assessment Anchors• Core standards for measurement

• Describe which state standards are

measured by the PSSA

• Define grade-appropriate expectations

for each grade level and content area

• Clarify “eligible content” for each

grade level

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Assessment AnchorsSTRATEGIES…• Identify anchors that are a natural fit for information

literacy skills and behaviors

• Track the adoption of IL-related anchors

• Tie curriculum, instruction and assessment to

Anchors

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Information Literacy Standards

Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. American Association of School Librarians, 1998.

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Traditional vs Authentic Assessment

TRADITIONAL AUTHENTIC

Selecting a pre-set response Performing a task

Recalling information Constructing / applying knowledge

Teacher driven Student driven

Based on indirect evidence Based on direct evidence

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Authentic Assessment Examples• Oral Interviews

• Story or Text Retelling

• Writing Samples

• Projects/Exhibitions

• Experiments/Demonstrations

• Constructed-Response Items

• Teacher Observations

• Portfolios(Callison, 1998)

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Authentic Assessment

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Authentic Assessment

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Authentic Assessment in Practice

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Authentic Assessment in practice

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Collaboration

Flexible schedule

Resource based instruction

Integration of IL standards

Building Blocks for Success

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http://www.edportal.ed.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt

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http://www.edportal.ed.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt

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Education is the kindling of a flame

…not the filling of a vessel.--Socrates

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References• Callison, Daniel. “Authentic Assessment.” School Library Media Activities Monthly

14, no. 5 (January 1998).

• Harada, Violet and Joan M. Yoshina. Assessing Learning. Libraries Unlimited, 2005.

• Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. American Association of

School Librarians, 1998.

• Harada, Violet and Joan M. Yoshina. “Assessing Learning: The Missing Piece in

Instruction?” School Library Media Activities Monthly. (March 2006) 22 (7) :

• Miller, Donna. The Standards-Based Integrated Library. Linworth, 2004.

• Stephens, Angela. Authentic Assessment. Available at:

www.irvingisd.net/academyits/Authentic%20Assessment.ppt

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