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ASCD Meeting January 16, 2015
Robyn (Seifert) Decker
rdecker@oaisd.org
January, 2015
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Objectives
 Introduce Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-Step)
 Uncover embedded features and functions
 Explore sample items
 Examine student perspectives regarding online items
Focused Read
pages 1-3
Focus Read - Annotate
Read – the handout
Annotate - as you read using the following
markings:
√ = Got it.
I know or understand this
! = This is really important information
? = I’d like clarification or elaboration of
this material
Small Group Share
 As a triad, share your thoughts (5 minutes)
 Reference any questions/comments
 Ask clarifying questions
 What connections did you make?
Key Take Aways
→ The M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress) test replaces
the 44-year old MEAP test.
→ The Spring 2015 assessment will include Michigan-developed content as well
as content from the multi-state Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
→ Michigan continues to offer paper/pencil waivers for schools through a
deadline of November 21, 2014.
aware.22itrig.org
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Teacher Awareness Course
 http://aware.22itrig.org/for-educators.html
M-Step MDE Resources
 http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-22709_70117---,00.html
Classroom Activity, Performance Task, Rubric
http://www.michigan.gov/docu
ments/mde/GR_5_Working_To
gether_Classroom_Activity.final
_479154_7.pdf
 Updates are happening daily
 Measures depth of
understanding, writing,
research skills
 Approximately 2 class
periods
 Taken on the computer, but
not computer adaptive
Technology
http://aware.22itrig.org/m-step-technology.html
 Accessible devices
 http://22itrig.org/downloads/mtrax/michigan_testing_device_requirements_11
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13-14.pdf
Checklist for Student Technology Skills
District Plan for Online Assessment Success
Technology Enhanced Item Video
Timelines
Accommodations
Practice Test vs. Training Test
https://login4.cloud1.tds.airast.org/student/V74/Pages/LoginShell.aspx?c=SB
AC_PT&v=74
 Practice test
 Released in Spring of 2013
 Approximately 30 items
 New features continue to be added
 Training Test
 Released January 30, 2014
 Used for functionality of the software & interface features
 All tools, designated supports and accommodations
 M-Step Preview
Time to Practice
 https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/#login
 http://aware.22itrig.org/practice-problems1.html
Smarter Balanced Practice Tests
 These are for practice, the M-STEP test may look different
Smarter Balanced Login
https://login4.cloud1.tds.airast.or
g/student/V74/Pages/LoginShell.
aspx?c=SBAC_PT&v=74
Smarter Balanced Test Selections
Features to Explore
 Instructions and Help
Student Dialogue
“What would your friends and
students in other classes need to
know in order to be successful with
this online test.”
Student Dialogue
“The bubble in the straw is VERY
important”
- Ethan, grade 3
Student Dialogue
If the blinky line isn’t in the box
where you want your words to go,
you can press the letters all you want.....
words won’t appear.
- Brittney, grade 3
“I thought it was confusing that the
computer let you to click on more than
one answer. You had to be careful to
unclick when you changed your mind or
you could put in two or three answers to
one question.”
- Ben,
th
11
grader
Student Dialogue
“Whatever happened to
‘when in doubt pick C?’”
Student Navigation
 Students (and teachers) need to practice often
 http://aware.22itrig.org/navigation.html
Take Aways
 Teach the students the technology and test taking strategies simultaneously
 Just as we have prepared for paper testing….
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Bubble in the entire circle
Don’t make extra marks in the book – record on scrap paper
Highlight/underline the important parts
Cross out irrelevant information
Erase all the extra marks on your bubble sheet
 These all translate into using the interface of the online test – highlighters, strike-through, line
marker
 Practice online testing often
 Use computer time to access software programs
Academic digital literacy
• scroll bars,
• cursers,
• highlighting,
• reordering text,
• drawing lines / undoing lines,
• placing points
• adding arrows
• enacting a radio button
• clicking and unclicking responses,
• sticky notes
• flagging items,
• creating graphs
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Pictographs
Line graphs
Bar graphs
Box and whisker
• using zoom
• arrows to maximize a screen
• delete / insert
• keyboarding
Explore Items
Pair Share –
What are you discovering?
Additional Resources
Thank you!
Robyn (Seifert) Decker
Rdecker@oaisd.org