Developed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Updated November 2015
Use this template to document your district-determined measure (DDM) in a way that is
easy to share with other educators. This template was developed as a part of the DDM
Development Leadership Grant for Educational Collaboratives, which was designed to
(1) produce complete, open source example DDMs that provide critical information
about student growth in key content areas and (2) to support Educational
Collaboratives as leaders in the process of developing and refining DDMs.
For questions about DDMs or the Massachusetts Educator Evaluation Framework
please email EducatorEvaluation@doe.mass.edu.
District-Determined Measure Example
Name of Common Assessment
Content Area and Grade Range: List content area and grade
DDM Summary: Summary of the DDM – include a 1-2 sentence description and the content that is
assessed
Developed by: Names and roles of the individuals who developed the measure
Reviewed by: Names and roles of the individuals who reviewed the measure
Pilot Districts: District(s) where the measure was piloted
Date updated: Date the DDM was last updated
Table of Contents
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................
Instrument .............................................................................................................................................
Administration Protocol .......................................................................................................................
Scoring Guide .......................................................................................................................................
Measuring Growth and Setting Parameters ........................................................................................
Piloting ...................................................................................................................................................
2
Development Report Template
Introduction
Description of the Measure
Paragraph description of the context in which the measure was developed, including:
the DDM, and range of contexts appropriate for its use
introduction should also include a table delineating the content covered and the relative weight
(add/subtract rows as needed)
Content (Standard)
Weight
% of the
measure
% of the
measure
% of the
measure
% of the
measure
% of the
measure
100%
Instrument
Include narrative text describing the instrument (e.g., a set of test items, a writing prompt, activity,
etc.). Describe what students will do to complete the instrument. Be sure to include any directions
students must read to complete the task(s).The actual instrument should be attached as an appendix.
Administration Protocol
The Administration Protocol addresses how the measure is intended to be implemented to best
support a common conversation about student growth across classrooms. At a minimum the
Administration Protocol should address the following questions:
When is the measure administered? This may be defined by a time of year, before or after a
particular unit or series of units, or at the beginning or end of a course. For a measure given at
multiple points in the year, such as with a repeated measures model, be clear about when each
administration period should take place.
3
Development Report Template
How is the measure administered? How much time – if it is a timed assessment – are students
given to complete the measure? How will results impact students? What tools or resources are
students allowed to use to complete the measure? What prior experiences should students have with
the form and style of the measure?
How will accommodations be documented? How will the district ensure that all students receive
appropriate accommodations (e.g., students with disabilities, English-language learners)? Will
modified versions on the measure be available? If so, what are the criteria for using them?
How are deviations to protocols addressed? What happens if a student misses an administration?
What happens when a student enters mid-year? What happens if the assessment is not given at the
right time?
Scoring Guide
Include narrative text describing the steps for scoring this DDM. Scoring materials (e.g., rubrics,
scoring papers) may be included here or attached as appendices (see the Implementation Brief on
Scoring and Parameter Setting or Part 8 of the DDMs and Assessment Literacy webinar series for
more information). The Scoring Guide should be aligned to the Assessment Blueprint and reflect an
intentional weighting of covered content.
Measuring Growth and Settings Parameters
Include narrative text describing how the development team decided on a method for measuring
growth and how said method is used in the context of this particular measure (see page 11 of
Technical Guide B and Part 8 of the DDMs and Assessment Literacy webinar series for a discussion
of four methods for measuring student growth)
Include the parameters for high, moderate, and low growth, as well as a description of how
parameters were determined for this DDM (see the Implementation Brief on Scoring and Parameter
Setting or Part 8 of the DDMs and Assessment Literacy webinar series for more information).
Estimated Student Growth Parameters
Low Growth
Gain
Low initial
Performance
Typical initial
Performance
High initial
Performance
4
Development Report Template
Moderate Growth
Gain
High Growth
Gain
Piloting
Include narrative text describing how the DDM was piloted and how feedback received from
educators was used to revise and improve the measure. Include a summary of pilot data (see page
B5 of Technical Guide B for more information
5
Development Report Template