2010-2011
Fall Test Coordinators’
Workshop
PreID Windows
 One PreID window for W/R/M/S
• January 3-28, 2011
• Writing Pre ID labels will be separate shipment (2
weeks prior to testing)
 Spring Enrollment
• Two-week window will be in November
• Pearson will load last year’s participation counts
into PearsonAccess
• Writing materials will be produced from these
numbers
 Algebra 1 EOC PreID window will be in
April
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What’s New
 Race Categories/Ethnicity
• For each race category, grid Y for yes and N for
no; a student may belong to more than one
category
• Grid Y for yes and N for no beside
Hispanic/Latino in the ethnicity section
 Mathematics/Science Reference Sheets
• Separate handouts packaged with test materials
 Administration Record/Security Checklist
• Pre-populated form now available for schools in
PearsonAccess
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Updated Ethnicity/Race
Categories
 Ethnicity – if gridded “yes” for Hispanic/Latino, this
information overrides race categories for reporting
 If more than one Race category is “yes”, the student is
reported as multiracial
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Test Group Codes
 Test Group Codes
continue to assist us
in investigating
testing irregularities
 Writing Folders will
have test group code
grids this year
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2011 Test Configurations
Key for tables that follow:
R – Reading
M – Mathematics
W – Writing
S – Science
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2011 Test Configurations
SUBJECT
GRADE
6
7
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R M W S
CONFIGURATION
Non-Scannable
Scannable
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R & M: Test Book
M: Ref. Sheet
R & M: Answer Book
R & M: Answer Book
X
X
R & M: Test Book
M: Ref. Sheet
X
R & M: Test Book
M: Ref. Sheet
X X X
W: Prompt
S: Test book
R & M: Answer Book
W: Folder
S: Answer Book
X
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Daily Session Schedule
 Grades 6 – 10 Reading
• Still under review
• Survey results were very close; we are seeking
further input from district reading specialists
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Writing Update
 No December 2010 Writing field test
 2011 FCAT Writing test will consist of one
prompt at each grade
 Grades 8 and 10 - Persuasive or expository
 One scorer per student response with 20%
of student responses receiving a second
score for quality control purposes only
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FCAT Writing
 Writing Prompt will be a separate secure
handout for students
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Shrink-wrapped separately
Should not be opened until the first day of testing
Must be returned with TO BE SCORED materials
for security purposes
 One prompt per grade level; mode will not be
revealed in advance
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Science Update – Spring 2011
FCAT Tests
 Grades 5 and 8 tests align with the 1996 SSS
 Multiple-choice items only
 No performance tasks
 Embedded field test items align with 2008
NGSSS
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Reading Update – Spring 2011
Tests
 Spring 2011 FCAT 2.0 Reading tests in
Grades 3–10 align with the 2007 Next
Generation Sunshine State Standards
(NGSSS).
 No performance tasks in any grade.
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FCAT 2.0 Reading Reporting
Categories
LITERARY
ANALYSIS
(FICTION AND
NON-FICTION)
INFORMATIONAL
TEXT/RESEARCH
PROCESS
GRADE
VOCABULARY
READING
APPLICATION
3-7
15-25%
25-35%
25-35%
15-25%
8-10
15-25%
20-30%
20-30%
25-35%
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Mathematics Update – Spring
2011 FCAT/ FCAT 2.0 Tests
 Spring 2011 FCAT 2.0 tests in Grades 3–8 align
with the 2007 NGSSS.
 Gridded-response items appear in Grades 4-8.
 No performance tasks in any grade.
 Four-function calculators for Grades 7-8.
 Reference sheets in Grades 5–8, 10, Retakes, and
paper-based accommodations will be provided as
stand alone documents rather than as perforated
sheets.
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FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Reporting
Categories
GRADE
6
7
8
CATEGORY
PERCENTAGE
Fractions, Ratios/Proportional Relationships, and
Statistics
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Expressions and Equations
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Geometry and Measurement
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Geometry and Measurement
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Ratios/Proportional Relationships
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Number: Base Ten
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Statistics and Probability
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Expressions, Equations, and Functions
40
Geometry and Measurement
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Number: Operations, Problems and Statistics
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Florida End-of-Course (EOC)
Assessments
April 2011 ( window not set yet)
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PreID file submission
MAY 16 – 20, 2011
Administration
• ALGEBRA 1 EOC ASSESSMENT
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Algebra 1 EOC Assessment
 Administration Dates
• May 16-20, 2011
 Length of Test
• One 160-minute session
• Individual breaks as needed
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Algebra 1 End-of-Course
Operational Test
 Computer-based test (CBT) with paper-based
test (PBT) accommodations
 Four-function online calculator for CBT;
four-function handheld calculator for PBT
accommodated versions
 Online reference sheet and straightedge
 Multiple-choice and Fill-in response items
 No performance tasks
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Algebra 1 EOC Assessment
 Paper-based Accommodations
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Paper should be requested for
 Students whose IEPs indicate this
accommodation
 Students who require accommodations that
cannot be supported by CBT (i.e., student can
test over several days)
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Algebra 1 EOC Assessment
 Paper-based Transcription
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Tests have fill-in response items (no grids); these
items cannot be scanned
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School/district staff will transcribe paper-based
responses into TestNav6.9 and submit for scoring
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Student will need to be assigned a test in
PearsonAccess and transcriber will use this login
information
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Algebra 1 EOC Assessment
 Paper-based Transcription (cont’d)
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Pearson staff will verify a percentage of
transcribed tests
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This will ensure timely reporting for these
students
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School-level transcription process will apply only
to tests with fill-in response items
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Algebra 1 EOC Assessment
 Calculator Policy
• At the end of the Practice Test script, students will
be asked to request a hand-held FCAT calculator
for testing if they are uncomfortable using the
online version
• FCAT Calculators should be available for these
students during test administration
• Geometry EOC requires use of a scientific
calculator; the FDOE will not provide hand-helds
• Students may use approved calculator only for
Geometry (TI-30XS), if available
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Florida End-of-Course (EOC)
Assessments
MAY 9 – 13, 2011 Field Tests
• GEOMETRY EOC FIELD TEST
• BIOLOGY 1 EOC FIELD TEST
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Biology 1/Geometry Field Tests
 Administration Dates
• May 9-13, 2011
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One week per test to administer tests in selected schools
Our office will send your field tests samples in December
 Length of Tests
• Geometry – One 90-minute session
• Biology 1 – TBD
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Geometry and Biology 1
End-of-Course Field Tests
 Computer-based field tests administered to select schools
 No paper-based test accommodations
 Scientific online calculator (TI-30XS) for Geometry
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(handheld may be used, but is not provided by FDOE)
Online reference sheet and straightedge for Geometry
Online periodic table for Biology 1
Multiple-choice and Fill-in response items for Geometry
Multiple-choice items only for Biology 1
No performance tasks
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End-of-Course Reporting
 The first year of live reporting requires post-
equating.
 No dates scheduled for reporting; it will be
contingent upon the equating process – this
will be the case for the first operational year
of each EOC.
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End-of-Course Reporting
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Three forms of the test will be scored, and they
will be post-equated to ensure that reported scores
are accurate regardless of the form number.
Students will receive a scale score, the range of
which is still being discussed with advisory
groups. Districts may determine how to use the
scale score as 30% to calculate the student’s final
grade in the course.
FDOE will provide one-third cut reports showing
student performance across the state to help
districts in making this determination.
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ESE Updates
 Revisions to Rule 6A-1.0943, F.A.C., effective
July 1, 2010:
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Deleted references to specific accommodation
types; test administration manuals list types
Updated language to provide accommodations for
Home Education or Private School students
participating in statewide assessments
Added language permitting exemption from
participation in statewide assessments due to
extraordinary circumstances (newly blind) –
Commissioner approval required
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ESE Updates
 The Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student
Services (BEESS) is working with the
Accommodations and Modifications Project to
update key documents
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FCAT Accommodations Guide for Students with Disabilities
Accommodations and Modifications Guide
Other brochures for teachers and parents
 Website: http://www.fldoe.org/ese/
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Virtual School Programs
 District Virtual Instruction Program
• Package materials for return as all other schools in
your district using your district number and
school number of the student’s school of
enrollment
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Arrangements must be made to test Virtual School
Program students
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Packaging/Materials Return
 No BLUE calibration return label
 Statewide calibration sample; no special
calibration materials
 Some jumbo and large districts will be asked
for a small sample of schools to return
materials early
 First school box will be white with a red
wrap-around label
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Packaging/Materials Return
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Online Resources
 FDOE, Bureau of K-12 Assessment,
Home Page
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http://fcat.fldoe.org/default.asp
 New sites:
• FCAT
http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat/
• FCAT 2.0
http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/
• End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments
http://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/
• Computer-based Testing
http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/cbt.asp
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Online Resources
 K-12 Assessment Memoranda
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Online Resources
 PearsonAccess
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Online Resources
 Participation in Statewide Committees
• http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/state-assessmentcommittees.pdf
• Detailed descriptions of committees and educator
involvement
 Frequently Asked Questions
• http://www.fldoe.org/faq/default.asp?Dept=179&
Cat=0
• Expanded and updated for each area
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Interpretive Products
Updates
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Reading, Mathematics and
Science Test Item Specifications
 Draft FCAT 2.0 Reading (Grades 3–10) and
Mathematics (Grades 3–8) Test Item Specifications
are posted here:
http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatis01.asp
 Draft FCAT 2.0 Science (Grades 5 and 8) Test
Item Specifications are posted here:
http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/
 Draft Test Item Specifications for the Algebra 1
End-of-Course assessments are posted here:
http://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/
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Reading, Mathematics and
Science Test Item Specifications
 FCAT 2.0 Test Item Specifications for Reading
and Mathematics are being modified to
remove performance tasks.
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Modified documents will be posted in
November/ December 2010.
 Geometry End-of-Course Test Item
Specifications will be posted in the coming
weeks.
 Biology 1 End-of-Course Test Item
Specifications will be posted in 2011.
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Reading, Mathematics and
Science Test Item Specifications
 The most current drafts of Appendix B of
each pending Test Item Specifications
document are posted on the Test
Development Center’s Sharepoint site at
http://sharepoint.leon.k12.fl.us/tdc/external/d
efault.aspx.
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2010 Released FCAT Writing
Anchor Sets
 The released sets contain examples of
responses used as training materials for
scoring the 2010 writing assessment. Each
anchor set (scoring guide) includes a student
response and an annotation to explain why it
was assigned a particular score.
 Available at:
http://fcat.fldoe.org/10writinganchorsets.asp
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2011 Sample Test Materials
(STMs)
 All regular 2011 FCAT/ FCAT 2.0 STMs will
only be available online
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Posted to FDOE website in October
 Braille and Large Print STMs due in districts
in November 2010
 No Writing STMs
 Algebra 1, Geometry, and Biology 1 EOC
online practice tests will be provided on ePat
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2010 FCAT Content Focus Report
 Now available on the FDOE website:
http://fcat.fldoe.org/fccontentfocus.asp
 Has benchmarks and content focus for each item
that counted for student scores on the 2010 FCAT.
 Has total points for each reporting
cluster/category.
 Identifies performance task benchmarks.
 Reading, Mathematics, and Science have
benchmark crosswalks from 1996 SSS to
2007 NGSSS (Reading & Mathematics) and
2008 NGSSS (Science). Please note disclaimer!
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Reminder:
Eliminated Interpretive Products
 Due to budget constraints, several FCAT
interpretive products that were produced in
previous years are no longer available.
 These include:
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Florida Reads! Writes! Solves! Inquires! CD
Keys to FCAT
Understanding FCAT Reports
Parent Results Folder
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Reporting Schedule
Per Florida Statute, scores for Spring
Writing, Reading, Mathematics, and Science
Assessments will be reported no later than
the week of June 8, 2011.
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FCAT 2.0 Reporting
 This year, FCAT and FCAT 2.0 scales will be
linked using a statistical process similar to
equating. Student results will be reported on
the FCAT scale with FCAT achievement
levels.
 Next year, a new FCAT 2.0 scale will be
developed based on data analysis in the fall,
and the new FCAT 2.0 scale and achievement
levels will be used for Spring 2012 score
reporting.
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FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Paper Reports
 FCAT Writing and FCAT Science reports will
look the same as in previous years
 FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics reports
will have a new look and feel
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Scores reported on FCAT scale
Explanation of linked scale score
New reporting categories
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Questions?
Call or e-mail
Angela S. Marino marinoa@osceola.k12.fl.us
407-870-4056 or Ext. 66150
Nereida Gonzalez gonzalezn@osceola.k12.fl.us
407-518-2902 or Ext. 66158
Veronica Gonzalez gonzalv@osceola.k12.fl.us
407-870-4056 or Ext. 66150
Art Tweedie tweediea@osceola.k12.fl.us
407-870-4932 or Ext. 66159
John Boyd boydj@osceola.k12.fl.us
407-518-2903 or Ext. 66160
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