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WELCOMEto the Fall 2015 MCAS-Alt
EDUCATOR TRAINING
MCAS-Alt Update:What’s New for 2016?
Dan WienerAdministrator of Inclusive Assessment
WithMeasured Progress
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MCAS-Alt Educator Training: Schedule for the Day
¨ Teachers with no prior or recent MCAS-Alt experience:· Introduction to MCAS-Alt (8:30 am—12:30 pm)
¨ Teachers with MCAS-Alt experience (8:30 am—12:15 pm)· Session 1: MCAS-Alt Update (What’s New?)· Session 2: How to Submit a Complete Portfolio· Session 3: Choice of concurrent sessions
ELAWriting Activity: Entry points, Access skills, and Scoring
Competency and Grade-level Portfolios for students working at or close to grade level
¨ Note: Oct. 5, 6, 14, 15 Administrators Training (1:30—3:00 pm)
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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In This Session 2015 MCAS-Alt Statewide Results What We Observed at the Scoring Institute 2016 Educator’s Manual
New and Notable (pp. 3-4) Updated Resource Guides (Fall 2015) Technology and MCAS-Alt (Demonstration)
Flash driveOnline Forms and GraphsDigital evidence; e-newsletter
2015 Teacher Survey New ELAWriting Requirements Other New and Notable
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2015 MCAS-Alt Results: Statewide Participation
8,795 students in grades 3-12 took MCAS-Alt
in at least one subject in 2015.
Total has decreased by 308 since 2014
(9,103)
46,943 strands were scored.
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2013-2015 MCAS-Alt: Statewide Results(All Content Areas - All Grades)
2013
2014
2015
80.12%
10.41%8.41%
.15%.91%
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17.09%
1.88%
10.81%
70.09%
.10%
Incomplete Awareness Emerging Progressing Needs Improvement+
.83%
10.68%
12.40%
75.95%
.13%
2015 MCAS-Alt: Percent Incomplete Portfolios by Grade Level and Subject
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What We Observed at the Scoring Institute
ELAReading: better than last year, but…· Titles missing in brief descriptions.· Informational and Literary text types were mixed.
Measurable outcomes were generally better, but evidence did not always assess what was stated.
Brief descriptions often lacked adequate explanation of how student performed the skill.
Better assessment of access skills during standards-based instruction.
Per scorers request, we encourage:No: Sheet protectors; staplesYes: Three-hole punch; dividers
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What’s New? Fall 2015 Resource Guides:
2016 MCAS-Alt must be based on the updated Fall 2015 Resource Guides in all subjects.Entry points and access skills were
added/revised in all three assessed subjects, based on feedback from special educators and content specialists.
Online Forms and Graphs updated to reflect current entry points and access skills.Brief demonstration of technology used for
MCAS-Alt.
www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/alt/resources.html
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2015 MCAS-Alt Teacher Survey: Responses
97% (2,448) of lead teachers (2,522) responded to survey.
How many portfolios did each teacher submit?· 83% submitted 1-6
- 59% submitted 1-3- 24% submitted 4-6
· 11% submitted 7-10· 4.4% (about 100 respondents) submitted more than 10
24.5% did MCAS-Alt for the first time in 2015. 41% had help from other special educator; 50% from
aide; 25% from student. 48.4% had classroom coverage or flex time (up from
43%). 98.5% teach standards-based knowledge and skills at
times other than portfolio creation. 96% used data collection methods for other
instruction.
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What’s New? ELAWriting for 2016 MCAS-Alt
ELAWriting requirements in grades 4, 7, and 10 have been replaced with an annual ELAWriting assessment on MCAS, PARCC, and MCAS-Alt.
Writing will now be assessed in grades 38 and 10.· Emphasis on “Writing in response to a text” in 2011 MA
Curriculum Framework. Submission requirements include:
Three final writing samples in any text type listed in the “Text Types and Purposes” cluster
One draft/baseline writing sample for each text type submitted, showing where student began
Data charts are not required only writing samples Students will use their primary mode of
communication to produce writing samples.
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How does your student communicate?
Oral language Sounds Symbols (photos, icons) Objects Gestures Sign language Eye-gaze High tech device (e.g., Dynavox) Low tech device (e.g., communication
book) Other
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
ELAWriting Samples Three different writing samples are
required in any combination of “text types.” · Argument/opinion: States a claim or preference,
based on a text or topic.· Informative/explanatory text: Conveys facts or
ideas, based on a text or topic.· Narrative: Tells a story, based on real or imagined
events.· Poetry: Uses figurative language, imagery, sound
of words, meter, etc. to express emotion or tell a story.
Use entry points and access skills in “Text Types and Purposes” cluster (W.x.1, W.x.2, W.x.3, MA.W.x.3a).
Include draft/baseline samples: required for each text type submitted in final samples.
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Pre-Scoring the Writing Samples Teachers will pre-score their students’ final writing
samples, using standardized scoring rubrics.Include completed scoring rubric for each final writing
sample. Scorers will verify the teacher’s scores.Scoring rubrics for each text type were developed by
the Department Scoring rubrics include the following:
Level of ComplexityDemonstration of Skills and Concepts
Expression of Ideas and Content (clarity) Text Structure (words, phrases, sentences) Vocabulary (appropriate, related) Conventions (mechanics)
Independence (frequency of prompts)Self-Evaluation
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Required Elements for Writing
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Draft Sample (not scored)
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X
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Final Writing Sample (1 of 3)
Baseline/Draft
Writing Sample
Educator’s Manual, pp. 22-25
Final Sample Scoring Rubric (scored)
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What is “writing?”
Using the rubric, how would each of these score?
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Measurable Outcome: “(Student) will apply temporal words to indicate a sequence of events in a text.”
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Which of these is “writing?”
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What about these examples?
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Resources:MCAS-Alt Training SpecialistsYour colleagues who… Have experience compiling and submitting
MCAS-Alt portfolios
Have volunteered to help teachers in their district
Will lead Department-sponsored portfolio review sessions in January and March
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Dates to Remember¨ Educator and Administrator Training
Sessions: Sept. 28, 29, 30, Oct. 1, 5*, 6*, 14*,15*
¨ “Portfolios in Progress” (half-day portfolio review sessions):· January 6, 7, 13, 14, 2016· Feb. 25, 26, March 9, 10
¨ Order MCAS-Alt materials: Jan. 416, 2016¨ Binders received in schools: last week in
Feb.¨ Portfolios due: Friday, April 1¨ Preliminary results: posted mid-June¨ MCAS-Alt Score Appeals deadline: June 24
* Administrator Training Sessions (1:30-3:00 pm)
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MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education – Student Assessment (781-338-3625) Dan Wiener – Administrator of Inclusive
Assessment Debra Hand – [email protected] General Inquiries – [email protected]
Measured Progress MCAS Service Center – 800-737-5103 Kevin Froton – [email protected] Terri Rippett –
Contact Information
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education