Assessments
Spring 2015
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Division of Accountability Services
DAS
• https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIMDE/subscriber/new
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Transition to M-STEP
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/Assessment_Transition_
FINAL_11-13-14_473989_7.pdf
•Test session timings
•Assessment sequence
•Classroom activity
•Performance Task
•Other information
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M-STEP Grades 3-8
• Not Computer adaptive
– ELA (Grades 3-8)
• Reading
• Writing
– Math (Grades 3-8)
– Science (Grades 4 and 7)
– Social Studies (Grades 5 and 8)
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M-STEP Grade 11
• MME assessment “suite”
– M-STEP
• ELA
– Reading
– Writing
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
– ACT Plus Writing
– WorkKeys
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Content
• Sources of content
– ELA and Math
• Smarter Balanced
– Truly measure Michigan standards in terms of content and
nature
– Field tested in Michigan
• New items written by Michigan educators
– Included as field-test items
– Cannot be counted as operational
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ELA
• Reading
– Informational and narrative passages
• Questions relating to the passages
– Language standards
– Listening
• Headphones or earbuds
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ELA
• Writing
– All grades 3-8 and 11
– 5 Modes
• Narrative
– Grades 3-8
• Informational
– Grades 3-5
• Explanatory
– Grades 6-11
• Opinion
– Grades 3-5
• Argumentative
– Grades 6-11
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Math
• Measures Michigan Math Standards
– Concepts and procedures
– Problem solving
– Modeling and data analysis
– Communicating reasoning
• ALL grade levels (3–8 and 11)
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Science and Social Studies
• Science (Grades 4 and 7)
– Michigan-developed
– Online
– Fixed-form
– Multiple-choice
• Social Studies (Grades 5 and 8)
– Michigan-developed
– Online
– Fixed-form
– Multiple-choice
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Performance Task
• Multi-item task administered online.
• Several stimuli
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Performance Task
• ELA
– 1 selected response
– 2 short constructed response
– 1 long essay
• Math
– 1 selected response
– 2 short constructed response
– 1 long essay
• Science
• Social Studies
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Performance Task
• 2 – 5 source materials
– Grade level appropriate texts
• 3 – 5 questions
– Multiple choice
– Technology enhanced and/or short constructed
response
• 1 full length essay
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Rubrics
• Argumentative
– http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/09/PerformanceTaskWritingRubric_Argumentative.pdf
• Informative/Explanatory
–
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/09/PerformanceTaskWritingRubric_InformativeExplanatory.pdf
• Narrative
– http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/09/PerformanceTaskWritingRubric_Narrative.pdf
• Opinion
– http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/09/PerformanceTaskWritingRubric_Opinion.pdf
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Grade 11
Note: Performance Tasks (and their
accompanying classroom activities) are
recommended but not required for students in
grade 11, as state law prohibits the requirement
of more than one extended-response item on
the Michigan Merit Examination.
However, because a single extended-response
item is likely insufficient to achieve alignment to
Michigan’s high school standards, it is unclear
whether the U.S. Department of Education will
allow results without Performance Tasks to count
for accountability.
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Classroom Activity
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Short, 30-minute scripted lesson
No more than 3 days prior to the PT
May occur on the same day as the PT
Delivered in class by the teacher
Purpose of the Classroom Activity
– Vocabulary
– Context
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Technology for Online
• iPads
• Chromebooks
• Google Chrome
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Capitalize on Technology
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Additional Resources
• M-STEP Resources
– http://sbac.portal.airast.org/practice-test/resources/
• M-STEP Spring Test Preview
– https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1
• TRIG Online Assessment Awareness
– http://aware.22itrig.org/
• MSTEP Online Resources
– http://www.dsisd.net/TeachResources
• Calculator Practice
– https://wbte.drcedirect.com/ MI/portals/mi/
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Questions/Comments
thereau@dsisd.k12.mi.us
906-280-5977
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