(DLM) 2014-2015
dmatthews@ksde.org
785-296-0916

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 DLM English Language Arts Integrated Assessment
Model 2014-15
 DLM Mathematics Integrated Assessment Model
2014-15 Blueprint
 And the Essential Elements on the Educator
Resource page that have live links, so can’t be downloaded.
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

Students and Teachers need to be uploaded to
DLM by October 1, 2014
 Teachers after October 1, 2014 can complete the
First Contact Survey if the student is new or review previously completed surveys
 Teachers after October 1, 2014 can complete the
PNP if the student is new or review previous PNP for students
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

All testing information is at the new DLM website at http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/
 Then, go to assessments at the top of the page and in the drop down, menu click on operational testing
 Then, go to the bottom of the page to select states and choose Kansas
Remember Teachers are called Test Administrators
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

 NOW, Teachers need to pick their Essential
Elements (EEs, which are links to the standards) for their students using the:
 DLM English Language Arts Integrated Assessment
Model 2014-15 Blueprint
 DLM Mathematics Integrated Assessment Model
2014-15 Blueprint
 After picking the EEs then teachers can organize their classroom and begin instruction
 Teachers will enter the chosen EEs into DLM
Educator Portal starting November 10
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

The First Contact Survey determines the Linkage
Level that will be delivered to the student when the student enters the assessment.
There are 5 linkage levels:
 Successor
 Target
 Proximal
 Distal
 Initial
Each EE and the nodes at each linkage level are on the Educator Recourse page at http://dynamiclearningma ps.org/kansas then go to Essential
Elements and click on the
EE you are choosing and you will see what is on the next slide. This information has live links so it can’t be downloaded.
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

CCSS Grade-Level
Standards
ELA.RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
DLM Essential
Element
ELA.EE.RL.3.1
Answer who and what questions to demonstrate understanding of details in a text.
Node Linkage Progression
Successor Node:
Can answer wh questions about details in a narrative
Target Node:
Can answer who and what questions about details in a narrative
Proximal Precursor:
Can identify concrete details in a familiar story
(characters, objects) (supporting node)
Can answer who and what questions about details in a familiar narrative
Distal Precursor:
Can identify familiar people, objects, places, and events
Initial Precursor:
Can pay attention to object characteristics due to language cues
E SSENTIAL E LEMENT , N ODES , AND M INI -M AP ELA: 3
RD
G RADE ELA.EE.RL.3.1
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

NOW
 There is required training for test administrators -
 The Individual Test Administrative Training is in the Educator Portal
 The Facilitated Test Administrative Training is located at http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/kansas
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

A person that completes the Required Test
Administrative training.
A paraprofessional can be a Test Administrator as long as they have completed the training.
The Required Test Administrative training is available now on Dynamic Learning Maps in the Educator Portal
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

When thinking of DLM we have to think of it as a formative process, the assessment is a year long
process that will involve:
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Instruction
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Then going into the Instructional Tool Interface
weekly to complete testlets, then continue instruction and completing testlets.
2014-2015 testlets will only be two deep so please limit use of testlets per EE 2x - So you can only test one EE – 2 times in DLM
Some EEs may not have any testlets
Some EEs will have testlets that have FT on the testlet and that means it is a field test item and can be used
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

2014-2015
 Beginning On November 10, 2014 teachers will be able to go into DLM and have access to the testlets to assess their students as instruction is occurring
 This year the integrated use of testlets in the
Instructional Tools Interface will not be used in the students State Assessment Score – this is a year that teachers can explore and get used to using the
Instructional Tools Interface weekly or often with their students
 Only the final End of Year assessment will be used for the
Students State Assessment score in 2014-2015
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

2015-2016
 As teachers go through that process they are creating many data points for each student across the school year
 These many data points, plus a small End of Year
Assessment over the EEs that were chosen for that student will be the students State Assessment
Score for the year starting in 2015-2016
 This type of assessment will also show the growth of the student across the year
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

End of year testing date is –
The End of Year Test will be a re-assessment of 5 EEs for ELA and 5 EEs in Math. The assessment will randomly select 5 EEs out of the total number of EEs chosen for the student and will use those 5 EEs to assess the student on in the small End of Year
Assessment.
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

 There will be 3 Field Tests and Kansas teachers can volunteer their participation of students
 DLM still has 6,000 items they need to field test this year so participation will be appreciated
 When teachers go into the Instructional Tool
Interface and use testlets they might see “FT” on some testlets and those are Field Test testlets
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

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Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org

 To get all the information you need go to Dynamic
Learning Maps http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/kansas
 This power point will be located at http://ksde.org/Agency/DivisionofLearningServices/Ca reerStandardsandAssessmentServices/CSASHome/Ass essments/DynamicLearningMaps(DLM)EssentialElemen ts.aspx
Please contact me with any question s dmatthews@ksde.org
785-296-0916
Kansas State Department of Education www.ksde.org