Updates
NYS Assessments
December 2012
Changes to NYSESLAT
• Phase 1:Tests administered in 2013 and 2014
– Aligned to existing ESL standards
– Moving towards Common Core
• Greater emphasis on academic vocabulary
• Reading for information
– Switch to six grade bands
• New bands for Kindergarten, Grades 1-2 and 3-4
Changes to NYSESLAT
• Phase 2
– Anticipated to begin in 2015
– Fully aligned to the Common Core
– Based on Bilingual Common Core
Progressions currently being developed
Grades 3-8 Test Guides
• Separate guide for each subject and grade
• Information on instruction and assessment
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Common Core instructional shifts
Grade-specific Common Core content
How 2013 tests differ from past years
Test content and design
• Available at engageny.org
2013
English Language Arts
1
2&3
4
Total Estimated Time
Estimated
Time for
Completion
50
50
50
150
1
2&3
4
Total Estimated Time
Grade
Book
Mathematics
Session Time
Book
Estimated
Time for
Completion
50
50
50
150
Session Time
70
70
70
210
1
2
3
50
50
50
150
70
70
70
210
1
2
3
50
50
70
170
70
70
90
230
1
2&3
4
Total Estimated Time
70
70
50
190
90
90
90
270
1
2
3
50
50
70
170
90
90
90
270
1
2&3
4
Total Estimated Time
70
70
50
190
90
90
90
270
1
2
3
50
50
70
170
90
90
90
270
1
2&3
4
Total Estimated Time
70
70
50
190
90
90
90
270
1
2
3
50
50
70
170
90
90
90
270
1
2&3
4
Total Estimated Time
70
70
50
190
90
90
90
270
1
2
3
50
50
70
170
90
90
90
270
3
4
5
6
7
8
70
70
70
210
Changes to Grades 3-8 ELA
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4 test books administered across 3 days
Shorter testing time for Grades 3 and 4
No speaking and listening section
Longer, more rigorous texts
Balance of literary and informational texts
New Common Core 2-point and 4-point
holistic rubrics for scoring
Changes to Grades 3-8
ELA
• Items will look different than past items
in several ways:
– Many will require both analysis and text
evidence simultaneously
– Many will require comprehension of the entire
text
– Many will require students to navigate text
based distractors
– All writing will require comprehension and
analysis of text
Commissioned or
Authentic Texts
• State testing programs use either
commissioned or authentic texts, or a
combination, as passages for questions
• Commissioned texts are authored by test
developers or writers and are developed
specifically for use in standardized tests
• Authentic texts are published works
from magazines, books, newspapers, etc.
Changes to Grades 3-8 Math
• Shorter testing time for Grades 3 and 4
• Mathematics Content emphases and Standardlevel emphases - not all standards are
recommended to receive the same amount of
instructional time
• Some clusters require greater emphasis than
others
• Mathematics questions may assess multiplestandards simultaneously
• Revised guidance on mathematics tools
• Revised formula sheets
Calculators
• The Department does not provide schools with a
specific list of approved calculators for the
Grades 6-8 Mathematics Tests
• As long as schools adhere to the specifications
provided in the 2013 Grades 6-8 Mathematics Guides,
schools may choose the specific models they purchase,
and purchase calculators from any supplier they choose
• Four-function calculator with square root key or
scientific calculator for Grade 6 students
• Scientific calculator for Grades 7 and 8 students
Rulers and Protractors
• Students in Grades 4-8 must be provided with a ruler
and a protractor for all sessions of the Grades 4-8
Math Tests
• Math Practice 5 of the New York State P-12 Common
Core Learning Standards: Use appropriate tools
strategically. Mathematically proficient students consider
the available tools when solving a mathematical problem.
Proficient students are sufficiently familiar with tools
appropriate for their grade or course to make sound decisions
about when each of these tools might be helpful, recognizing
both the insight to be gained and their limitations…
• Specifications: Appendix P Math Tools
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/sam/ei/ei-sam-12w.pdf
Grades 3-8 Scorer Training
• Turnkey training across NYS
• January 28-March 8, 2013
• 14 different locations with one
session of ELA and one session of
Math at each location
• Each session will run from 9 am-3 pm,
with a one hour lunch break
Grades 3-8 Scorer Training
• There will be 100 slots for each location
• One slot per district
• Attendees must take on the commitment
to train others
• Scoring directors from the regional
scoring sites should be among the
attendees
• 10 slots will be available to charter and
non-public schools
Grades 3-8 Scorer Training
Training Outline
• Part 1: The Six Shifts in ELA & Math
and the Common Core Standards
• Part 2: NYS Grades 3-8 ELA & Math
Common Core Tests
• Part 3: The Rubrics
• Part 4: Examples Student Responses
and Scoring
Regional Location
Suggested Counties
Tentative ELA
Training Date
1
Suffolk
Suffolk
2/15
2/1
2
Nassau
Nassau
2/11
2/12
3-6
NYC
Queens, Kings, Richmond, Manhattan, Bronx
TBD
TBD
7
Yonkers / Lower
Hudson Valley
Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia (southern)
3/6
3/5
8
Rockland / Lower
Hudson Valley
Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan (southern)
2/13
2/14
Binghamton /
Southern Tier
Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland (southern),
Delaware, Greene (western), Otsego (western), Schuyler,
Sullivan (northern), Steuben (southern), Tioga, Tompkins
(southern)
2/28
3/1
10
Capital Region
Albany, Columbia (northern), Fulton, Greene (eastern),
Hamilton (southern), Herkimer (southern), Montgomery,
Otsego (eastern), Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady,
Schoharie, Warren (southern), Washington (southern)
1/28
1/29
11
North Country
Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton (northern), Herkimer
(northern), St. Lawrence, Washington (northern), Warren
(northern)
1/29
1/28
12
Syracuse / MidState
Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland (northern), Jefferson, Lewis,
Madison, Oneida, Oswego,
Tompkins (northern)
2/27
2/28
13
Rochester / MidWest
Monroe, Genesee (eastern), Livingston, Ontario, Orleans
(eastern), Seneca, Steuben (northern), Wayne, Wyoming
(eastern), Yates
2/26
2/27
14
Buffalo / West
Erie, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee
(western), Niagara, Orleans (western),
Wyoming (western)
2/25
2/26
Code
9
Tentative Math
Training Date
Questions?
E-mail: emscassessinfo@mail.nysed.gov
Thank you!