Susan Leslie, Associate Superintendent Archdiocese of Detroit,

The Agenda Number of tests Timing of tests Aligned to which standards? Why the Archdiocese of Detroit

switched. Scoring

IRM DataManager Would I recommend switching?

How Many Tests Are Enough? ITBS Form A, B, C IOWA ASSESSMENTS Form E

Number of actual tests Grade 1& 2 (level 6) Core only 9 Grade 3 (level 9) 16 Grade 4-8 (levels 10-14) 14

Number of actual tests Grades 1& 2 (level 6) Core only 7 Grade 3 (level 9) 13 Grades 4-8(levels 10-14) 11

Number of items Grade 2 265 Grades 3 362 Grade 4 402 Grade 5 434 Grade 6 461 Grade 7 488 Grade 8 515

Number of items Grade 2 239 Grade 3 365 Grade 4 335 Grade 5 361 Grade 6 381 Grade 7 402 Grade 8 422

Which Tests Have Been Dropped? Maps and Diagrams Reference Material Math has been revised

Number Sense & Operations Algebraic Patterns & Connections Data Analysis/Probability/Statistics Geometry Measurement. Sections are now considered “basic skills”

Timing is Everything! Timing for Forms A, B, C Timing for Form E

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Grade 2 Core (level 7) 3 h 20 m Grade 3 5 h 43 m Grades 4-8 5 h 8 m

Iowa Assessments Grade 2 Core (level 7) 3 h 20 m Grade 3 5 h 40 m Grades 4-8 4 h 55 m

Standard Alignment Forms A,B,C

Subject matter content standards developed by national curriculum groups such as: NCTM, IRA, and NCTE.

Recommendations of subject matter specialists

Review of curriculum relevance Special Research studies

-The Iowa Tests Interpretative Guide, c.2001

Standard Alignment, cont.

Iowa Assessments Form E Aligned to Common Core State Standards

• - Iowa Assessments Planning and Implementation Guide, c. 2012, p. 18

Why We Switched

NCEA ‘s National Standards and Benchmarks-21st Century Skills

We were using the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations and were switching to the CCSS

Wanted aligned Interims Have decided to use the Smarter

Balance Test in 2014

Our Results

Went paperless (Was that a transition!) Getting ready for the new test Interim formative tests Working toward Data Director Moving to computer adaptive testing Not everything went that well!

Scoring Interactive Results Manager (Irms)

Data Management System

Web based –login and password Pretty Score Reports include Venn Diagrams and Longitudinal views No Individual Item Analysis Several Scoring options

Web Based-login and password plus data key Not as pretty-Yet Score Lexiles Quantiles Individual Item Analysis Many Scoring options

A Short Tour of the Data Management System

Lexile Levels Including CCSS “Stretch” Levels

Grade 2009 Lexile Measure CCSS Text Measure

1 230-420 190-530

2 450-570 420-650

3 600-730 520-820

4 640-780 740-940

5 730-850 830-1010

6 860-920 925-1070

7 880-960 970-1120

8 900-1010 1010-1185

9 960-1110 1050-1260

10 920-1120 1080-1335

11 & 12 1070-1220 1185-1385

For College and Career Readiness

Source: MetaMetrics, Inc.

Quantiles-Let’s look at the handout

Grade Student Measures

(Interquartile Range, Mid-Year)

QTaxon Measures (Interquartile Range)

K-1 EM to 260Q EM to 30Q

2 175Q to 405Q 85Q to 250Q

3 375Q to 605Q 250Q to 470Q

4 480Q to 720Q 470Q to 620Q

5 550Q to 815Q 640Q to 840Q

6 645Q to 895Q 720Q to 900Q

7 665Q to 995Q 790Q to 990Q

8 730Q to 1020Q 840Q to 1050Q

Algebra I * 760Q to 1065Q 990Q to1140Q

Geometry * 810Q to 1115Q 1100Q to 1220Q

Algebra II * 890Q to 1240Q 1100Q to 1270Q

Algebra I is typically taught at grade 9; Geometry is typically taught at grade 10; and Algebra II is typically taught at grade 11.

A word about Interims

Piloted in five schools Could give them three times Cost effective Scored by scanning

Only a few scanners worked Ended up doing them myself Downloaded tests and answer sheets by school Scoring not what expected

Would we Do this Again?

In a Word: YES, but with some conditions

Don’t assume all principals are ready Make sure the scoring center is ready to

provide what you need Demand professional development-don’t

let anyone tell you that “nothing has really changed”

In Summary: what’s different?

Fewer tests, with longer timing Aligned to the common core with reports

that will show this New reports such as Quantiles More reports included Interim tests available