Tr a n s i t i o n t o C o l l e g e a n d Career Ready Assessment The Six Tenets of AQuESTT Assessment and Accountability Nebraska Department of Education Director- Valorie Foy Assistant Director- Jeremy Heneger Writing Director- Erin Kunkle
NeSA Project Manager--John Moon NAEP Coordinator- Kim Snyder Writing Remains the same 2015-2016 Character count Grades 8 and 11 Reading English Language Arts
Matched to revised standards College and Career Ready English Language Arts Students will not be accountable for new standards or item types in spring 2016
NeSA-English Language Arts Purpose New Item Types Plan for Transition NeSA-English Language Arts Purpose
Purpose of NeSA-ELA Item Types Reading and writing College and career readiness Higher order thinking skills Text Complexity Closer construct between valuable classroom instruction/activities and NeSA testing
Student engagement in assessment NeSA-English Language Arts New Item Types Evidence-Based SelectedResponse (EBSR) Respond to informational Two Points or literature passage
Part 2 Part 1 Analyzes passage Chooses single correct answer from four answer choices Elicits evidence
from passage Selects one answer based on response provided in Part 1 10 Constructed-Response 11
Auto-Scored Constructed Response (ASCR) Technology-Enhanced Test Questions 12 Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) Read text- Informational or Literature Respond to a writing prompt based on the passage(s)
Draw on basic writing skills while inferring and synthesizing information from passage(s) to develop a comprehensive response Provide evidence from the passage(s) to support response 13 Text-Dependent Analysis Item Writers Checklist
Text-Dependent Analysis Item Grade 3 1299/600 0 Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) Scored with a rubric Analysis of Text
Writing Skills 17 Advantages of new ELA assessment for Nebraska students Students will experience innovative assessment that What the student knows
-Includes questions more How the student knows closely tied to instruction in classroom -Asks students to support response by answering 18
Nebraska educator role in development of new ELA assessment Diverse groups of educators from across Nebraska will continue to give their expertise to Secure item writing Table of Specifications(TOS) development Scoring rubric development Prompt development
Rangefinder selection Standard setting Check4Learning item development 19 NeSA-English Language Arts ELA Transition Plan
Reading English Language Arts Grades 5-8 and 11 Two-Year Transition Plan 2016 Transition Test- Grades 5-8 and 11 All Multiple Choice Embedded
Field test Grades 5-8 and 11 Items match to legacy and Revised CCR standards Multiple choice Revised CCR New item types standards Text Dependent Analysis
2017-Fully transitioned NeSA-English Language Arts Reading English Language Arts Grades 3 and 4 Three-Year Transition Plan 2016Transition Test-Grades 3
and 4 Multiple Choice Embedded Field test Grades 3 and 4 Items match to legacy and Revised CCR standards Multiple choice Revised CCR
New item types standards No Text Dependent Analysis Spring 2016 Pilot test Text Dependent Analysis and other
item types 2017Partially Transitioned Test Grades 3 and 4 Multiple Choice Items match New Items Types revised CCR No Text Dependent Analysis standards Embedded
Field test Grades 3 and 4 Multiple choice Revised CCR New item standards types Text Dependent Analysis
2018-Fully transitioned NeSA-English Language Arts English Language Arts All online Same exceptions for online testing as currently allowed Current NeSA-Reading test
All Multiple Choice Items Projected time = 90 + 90 Real time = Approximately 40 + 40 NeSA-English Language Arts Multiple Choice Evidence Based Selected Response Auto-Scored Constructed Response
Text Dependent Analysis Projected time spring 2016 = 90 + 90 NeSA ELA Transition Information at NDE Assessment Websitewww.education.ne.gov\assessment ELA Transition NeSA-English Language Arts
Professional Development Opportunities Professional Development Opportunities for NeSA-ELA Professional Development Opportunities for NeSA-ELA Two-day participation
Each district can send up to three peopleRecommend District ELA Curriculum Leader attend Registration is currently open to DACs Registration fee (for lunch) $42.00 per participant for both days Allowed for extra participants
Professional Development Opportunities for NeSA-ELA Familiarity with new item types. Standards Crosswalk-legacy and new ELA. Opportunity to write items to match the standardsallowing a deep dive into what students will need to know to demonstrate knowledge of standards.
Professional Development Opportunities for NeSA-ELA NDE will make items available to participating districts after review and edit. Plan to add items to Check for Learning in 2016-2017 Districts that plan to sign the MOU and join C4L for 2015-2016 must send at least one representative.
Professional Development Opportunities for NeSA-ELA Text Dependent Analysis November 12:30 November November November November
11th- Scottsbluff 8:3012131618- Kearney 8:30-12:30 Norfolk 8:30-12:30 Lincoln 11:30-3:30 Omaha 8:30-12:30 Professional Development Opportunities for NeSA-ELA Text Dependent Analysis Review Sample Text Dependent
Analysis Prompts Review Scoring Rubric Review and discuss sample rangefinders Score and discuss sample student essays Review Writers Checklist NeSA-English Language Arts Transitions November
2015 NeSA-ELA Grade-Level Item Samplers Support Materials Available to Districts NeSA-ELA Practice Testonline tools training, and guided practice tests December 14,
also available. 2015New item types; TDA will save. June 30, 2016 Administration Available in eDIRECT and INSIGHT, including Test Setup December 2015 Revised Tutorials Available April 18-May
6, 2016 NeSA-ELA Text Dependent Analysis Pilot for Grades 3 and 4 Assessment Windows 2015-2016 NeSA-WritingJanuary 18-February 5 ELPA 21-February 8-March 18 NeSA RMS- March 21-May 6
NeSA 3rd and 4th grade TDA PilotApril 18-May 6 English Language Arts Alternate 2015-16 Assessments will be based on the same standards Reading Test will have new field test items All Multiple Choice English Language
Arts Alternate 2016-17 NeSA-AAR will be aligned to the new extended indicators Paper/pencil only Only multiple choice item/three answer options New Table of Specifications (TOS) will be patterned after the new TOS for the general NeSA Include some writing skills
Questions? Director: Valorie Foy [email protected] Assistant Director: Jeremy Heneger [email protected] Writing Director: Erin Kunkle [email protected] NeSA Project Manager: John Moon [email protected] NAEP Coordinator: Kim Snyder [email protected]
THINK BROADER Holistic view of each student Equal access to information Collective impact EXPERIENCE BOLDER New system for measurement Customized for Nebraska Outcome-based approach
BE BETTER Continuous improvement Sharing of best practices Focused on every student, every day
