NDCA Conference
February 20, 2015
NDAA
Dynamic Learning Maps
Tammy Henke
thenke@nd.gov
ND Department of Public Instruction
Alternate Assessment Coordinator
NDSA
Smarter Balanced Model
Rob Bauer
rbauer@nd.gov
ND Department of Public Instruction
NDSA Testing Coordinator
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2014-15 Test Windows
Test
Subject
Grades
Test Window
Format
Contact
Rob Bauer
701-328-2224
rgbauer@nd.gov
NDSA
(CTB/McGraw-Hill)
Science
4, 8, 11
October 20 – November 7, 2014
Paper &
Pencil
NDSA
(Smarter Balanced)
English Language Arts
and
Mathematics
3-8
Last 12 weeks of the school year, but no
sooner than March 16, 2015.
Online
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Last 6 weeks of the school year, but no
sooner than March 16, 2015.
Online
NDAA1
(State Alternate Model)
Science
NDAA1
(Dynamic Learning
Maps)
English Language Arts
and Mathematics
4, 8, 11
3 - 8, 11
November 3 – December 20, 2014
March 16 – June 1, 2015
Rob Bauer
701-328-2224
rgbauer@nd.gov
Online
Tammy Henke
701-328-2277
thenke@nd.gov
Online
Tammy Henke
701-328-2277
thenke@nd.gov
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NDSA
Smarter Balanced
Model
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A Balanced Assessment System
Available 2015-16 in North Dakota
Digital Library on Formative Assessment
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An online collection of resources aligned to the
Common Core that will support K-12 teachers’
use of the formative assessment process.
• Assessment literacy modules
• Exemplar instructional modules
• Education resources submitted and vetted
by teachers
Teachers can rate materials and share their
expertise with educators across the country.
Accounts can be established by DPI for all
educators in districts requesting access.
Districts should contact Rob Bauer for account
creation (rgbauer@nd.gov).
Interim Assessments – Available in 2015-16
Available 2015-16 in North Dakota
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Optional assessments administered in grades 3-8 and high school
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For North Dakota, the Interim Assessments will likely be designed with
only machine-scorable test items.
At the high school level, the assessments may be administered in grades
9, 10, 11, and/or 12. Allow schools to check in on student
progress and provide information to inform instruction
Flexible administration options
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Interim Comprehensive Assessments use the same design as the
summative assessments.
Interim Assessment Blocks focus on smaller sets of related standards
and provide more detailed information for instructional purposes.
The Smarter Balanced Assessment System
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Administered in the last 12 weeks of the school year
Students will receive composite scores for each subject
area and the following claim-level scores:
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English language arts
• reading, writing, listening, and research;
Math
• concepts and procedures, problem solving and
modeling/data analysis, and communicating reasoning
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Summative Assessment Testing Windows
Each district will establish a schedule for the administration of the Smarter Balanced summative
assessments using a testing window as defined below:
Grades 3–8
• Testing shall not begin until at least sixty-six percent (66%) of a school’s annual instructional days
have been completed, but no sooner than March 16, 2015.
• Testing may continue up to and including the last day of school.
Grade 11
• Testing shall not begin until at least eighty percent (80%) of a school’s annual instructional days have
been completed, but not sooner than March 16, 2015. A typical North Dakota high school might
begin testing between April 1 and April 20, 2015, depending on the school calendar.
• Testing may continue up to and including the last day of school.
• [Note: Sixty-six percent of a school year occurs after the 120th instructional day in a 180-day year,
leaving a twelve-week window for grades 3–8 testing; eighty percent of a school year occurs after
the 144th instructional day in a 180-day year, leaving a seven-week window for grade eleven
testing.]
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Smarter Balanced
Assessment
CAT
Classroom
Activity
Performance
Task
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SAMPLE ADMINISTRATION SEQUENCE
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
ELA
ELA
Classroom
Activity
ELA
ELA
Part 1
Part 2
CAT
CA
PT
PT
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Math
Math
Classroom
Activity
Math
CAT
CA
PT
Administer the
performance
task within three
days of the
Classroom
Activity.
• ELA PT—2 sessions
• Math PT—1 session
Summative Assessments –
Estimated Testing Time
Test Type
English Language
Arts
Mathematics
COMBINED
Grades
CAT
Perf. Task
Only
Total
Class
Activity
Total
3-5
1:30
2:00
3:30
:30
4:00
6-8
1:30
2:00
3:30
:30
4:00
11
2:00
2:00
4:00
:30
4:30
3-5
1:30
1:00
2:30
:30
3:00
6-8
2:00
1:00
3:00
:30
3:30
11
2:00
1:30
3:30
:30
4:00
3-5
3:00
3:00
6:00
1:00
7:00
6-8
3:30
3:00
6:30
1:00
7:30
11
4:00
3:30
7:30
1:00
8:30
Times are estimates of test length for most students. Smarter Balanced assessments are
designed as untimed tests; some students may need and should be afforded more time than
shown in this table.
Technology Preparation
• DPI is partnering with EduTech to deliver webinars and face-to-face
trainings on preparation for the online assessment.
• Training includes information on
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system requirements
network requirements
supported devices
Secure browsers
• Contact EduTech Help desk for more information
• 800-774-1091
• help@k12.nd.us
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Measured Progress
North Dakota’s Smarter Balanced Test Vendor
• Measured Progress (MP) has been selected as the test vendor that has
overall management and responsibility for delivery of the online
assessment.
• MP will provide a North Dakota test portal with the Test Administration
Manual, training modules for test administration, and secure access to
student test records.
• NDSAsmarter.measuredprogress.org
• Test Administrators will administer the assessment through the MP portal.
• MP will provide a North Dakota Service Desk phone and email address for
support.
• 800-929-3757
• NDSAservicedesk@measuredprogress.org
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Preparation of Student Records for Online Testing
Upload Student Enrollment Records from STARS
Upload Student Accommodations & Designated Support
Records from TieNet
Activate Account IDs for District Superintendents & District
Test Coordinators
Activate Account IDs for School Test Coordinators, Test
Administrators, and additional District Test Coordinators
Enter Local Student Records not entered by State
Enter Accommodations Not Uploaded from TieNet
Enter Non-IEP Designated Supports
Verify Accuracy of Student Records
Test Administration Setup
Student Testing
Administration &
Registration Tools
(ART)
Accessibility and Accommodations
For the secure assessments, a state can only
provide students with the universal tools,
designated supports, and accommodations
that are included in the Smarter Balanced
Usability, Accessibility, and
Accommodations Guidelines.
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Universal Tools
Embedded
Breaks,
Calculator,
Digital Notepad,
English
Dictionary,
English
Glossary,
Expandable
Passages,
Global Notes,
Highlighter,
Keyboard
Navigation,
Mark for Review,
Math Tools,
Spell Check,
Strikethrough,
Writing Tools,
Zoom
Non-embedded
Breaks,
English
Dictionary,
Scratch Paper,
Thesaurus
Designated Supports
Embedded
Color Contrast, Masking,
Text-to-speech, Translated Test
Directions,
Translations (Glossary), Translations
(Stacked), Turn off Any Universal
Tools
Non-embedded
Bilingual Dictionary,
Color Contrast,
Color Overlay,
Magnification,
Read Aloud,
Scribe,
Separate Setting, Translated Test Directions,
Translation (Glossary)
Accommodations
Embedded
American Sign Language,
Braille,
Closed Captioning, Text-tospeech
Non-embedded
Abacus, Alternate Response
Options, Calculator, Multiplication
Table, Noise Buffers, Print on
Demand, Read Aloud,
Scribe, Speech-to-text
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Claims for the ELA/Literacy Summative
Assessment
Overall Claim for Grades 3-8
“Students can demonstrate progress toward college and
career readiness in English Language arts and literacy.”
Overall Claim for Grade 11
“Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in
English language arts and literacy.”
Claim #1 - Reading
“Students can read closely and analytically to comprehend
a range of increasingly complex literary and informational
texts.”
Claim #2 - Writing
“Students can produce effective and well-grounded writing
for a range of purposes and audiences.”
Claim #3 - Speaking and
Listening
Claim #4 - Research/Inquiry
“Students can employ effective speaking and listening
skills for a range of purposes and audiences.”
“Students can engage in research and inquiry to
investigate topics, and to analyze, integrate, and present
information.”
Claims for the Mathematics Summative
Assessment
Overall Claim for Grades 3-8
Overall Claim for Grade 11
“Students can demonstrate progress toward college and career
readiness in mathematics.”
“Students can demonstrate college and career readiness in
mathematics.”
Claim #1 - Concepts &
Procedures
“Students can explain and apply mathematical concepts and
interpret and carry out mathematical procedures with precision and
fluency.”
Claim #2 - Problem Solving
“Students can solve a range of complex well-posed problems in pure
and applied mathematics, making productive use of knowledge and
problem solving strategies.”
Claim #3 - Communicating
Reasoning
“Students can clearly and precisely construct viable arguments to
support their own reasoning and to critique the reasoning of others.”
Claim #4 - Modeling and Data
Analysis
“Students can analyze complex, real-world scenarios and can
construct and use mathematical models to interpret and solve
problems.”
NDAA
Dynamic Learning
Maps
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“We are developing the DLM
assessment where supporting
instruction is in the very design of the
assessment, not an afterthought, so
that all children can meet high
standards.”
Neal Kingston
DLM Project Director
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• All children participate in state accountability
assessments.
• The Dynamic Learning Maps™ Alternate Assessment
System (DLM™) is an instructionally relevant system
that supports student learning and measures what
students with significant cognitive disabilities know
and can do.
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DLM Assessment Design
• The DLM system is designed to map a student’s
learning throughout the year.
• There are two testing phases.
• The Instructionally Embedded occurs in the fall, winter,
and early spring. Students are assessed at least once on
each Essential Element that is chosen by a teacher before
instruction.
• Results factor into overall accountability reports.
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DLM Assessment Design
• The Spring Testing window students are re-assessed
on a subset of the previously tested Essential
Elements .
• The system selects five testlets per content area.
• These also factor into overall accountability reports.
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Essential Elements
• The Essential Elements (EEs) are specific statements of knowledge
and skills that link the academic expectations for students with
significant cognitive disabilities to grade-level standards.
• The EEs specify academic targets, while the learning map clarifies
how students can reach the specified standard.
• EEs included in the blueprint for each grade are listed in blueprint
documents.
www.dynamiclearningmaps.org
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Assessment Results
• The DLM scoring system works differently from traditional alternate
assessments.
• The system uses the student’s performance on instructionally
embedded assessments and spring testing and compares it to the
learning map to determine the student’s level of mastery on the
Essential Elements.
• There are no raw scores, percentages, or scale scores.
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Assessment Results
• Each student’s results will include information about performance on the
assessed EEs.
• Score reports will be provided at the individual student level and include:
• Essential Element Learning Profile
• Performance in each conceptual area
• Overall performance
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Test Administration Time
All times noted are estimates and ranges.
• Total testing time varies depending on the number of EEs assessed and a student’s unique
learning needs.
• Testlets may be taken separately across multiple testing sessions as long as they are all completed
within the testing window.
• Instructionally Embedded Testlets: Time Per Testlet
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5-10 minutes for mathematics
10-15 minutes for reading
10-20 minutes for writing
• Spring Testing: Total Testing Time
• 60-75 minutes in ELA
• 35-50 minutes in mathematics
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NDAA: Resources for Teachers
http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/northdakota
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Educator Resource: DLM webpage with resources to support Test Administrators
http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/content/erp_im
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Guide To Practice Activities and Released Testlets:
Guide to Practice Activities & Released Testlets 2014-15 (pdf)
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ELA Blueprints–Pool of available Essential Elements (EEs) and the requirements for coverage within
each conceptual area
http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/sites/default/files/math_im_blueprint_0.pdf
Math Blueprints:- pool of available Essential Elements (EEs) and the requirements for coverage
within each conceptual area
http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/sites/default/files/math_im_blueprint_0.pdf
Continue to
monitor the
DPI website
for updates.
For Information on NDAA:
http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/northdakota or
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/speced1/index.shtm
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