NEW ASSESSMENTS, ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENTS, & RACING TO THE TOP

The Future of Testing

Race to the Top Assessment Contest2

$330 MillionAligns with Common Core StandardsTwo Consortia for 99% of studentsTwo Consortia for remaining 1% of students

Pilots – 2011/2012, 2012/2013 Ready to go in the 2014-2015 SY

No more “one day” test - Replace the end of year test with a series of assessments throughout the year averaged to one score

Computer adaptive/based

MOST SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITIES

1%

Two Consortia: 1%

Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Program (DLM) – Kansas University $22 million 13 States - Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,

Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

Accessibility - keyboard, drag-and-drop, touch-screen, and compatible with a variety of assistive technologies commonly used by students.

National Center & State Collaborative19 States:

Alaska, Arizona Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming

ALL OTHER STUDENTSPARCC

(SMARTER BALANCED) SBAC

99%

Computer Adaptive Tests

Definition: A computer-adaptive assessment is one that uses the information it receives during the test to determine which question to present the test-taker with next.

Several states use them (HI, OR, DE, UT) Only Oregon is approved for NCLB Purposes

Concerns: Is our definition of what is hard and what is easy too

simplistic? Is every student tested on the full range of grade level

content? Is every student seeing a similar mix of questions that

measure cognitively complex skills?

Accommodations

Oregon – Braille Adaptive as of this school year Refreshable displays

Other states using computer based exams (not adaptive) include Hawaii, Arizona and Kentucky.

Accommodations

Signing AvatarsNot used as an accommodation in any state; Concerns about use for high stakestesting.

Thank You!

Assessment Consortia: PARCC

Computer Based

12

Assessment Consortia: Smarter Balanced

Computer

Adaptive

TIMELINE

2010-11 School Year: Launch and design phase 2011-12 School Year: Development begins 2012-13 School Year: First year pilot/field

testing and related research and data collection 2013-14 School Year: Second year pilot/field

testing and related research and data collection 2014-15 School Year: Full operational

administration of PARCC assessments Summer 2015: Set achievement levels,

including college-ready performance levels