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ACCESS CRCTITBSEOCTGHSGTGHSWT

Standardized Testing of English Learners in Georgia

ACCESS K-12 (ELs only)CRCT 3-8 All studentsITBS Grades 3, 5, 8 (R, LA, M)EOCT 8 courses, High School, current 9th

gradersGHSGT High School, current 10th, 11th, 12th

phasing outGHSWT Writing test for all High Schoolers

Making Connections

ACCESS Language Proficiency Assessment

Annual language assessment for all English Learners (ELs)

Determines continued eligibility or exit from language assistance

Used as accountability measure for ELs in the district (AMAO)

W-APT is the shortened version of ACCESS administered as students enter the district and used to establish eligibility for language assistance

Test Alignment with Proficiency LevelsTest Alignment with Proficiency Levels

Annual ACCESS for ELLs®

ENTERING BEGINNING DEVELOPINGEXPANDING BRIDGING

1 2 3 4 5

Tier A

Tier B

Tier C

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TIER A is most appropriate for English language learners who:

• Have arrived in the U.S. or entered school in the U.S. within this academic school year without previous instruction in English, OR

• Currently receive literacy instruction ONLY in their native language, OR

• Have recently tested at the lowest level of English language proficiency.

Tier Placement ConsiderationsTier Placement Considerations

TIER B is most appropriate for English language learners who:

•Have social language proficiency and some, but not extensive, academic language proficiency in English, OR

•Have acquired some literacy in English, though have not yet reached grade level literacy.

Tier Placement ConsiderationsTier Placement Considerations

Tier Placement ConsiderationsTier Placement Considerations

TIER C is most appropriate for English language learners who:

•Are approaching grade level in literacy and academic language proficiency in the core content areas, OR

•will likely meet the state’s exit criteria for support services by the end of the academic year.

Note: In order to be considered for exiting ESOL/language service eligibility, students must take a Tier C test and reach a minimum composite score of 5.0.

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Score Reports Available in MayScore

ReportAudience or

StakeholderTypes of Information

1. Parent/ Guardian

Students Parents/ Guardians Teachers School Teams

Proficiency levels for each language domain Overall Score ComprehensionAvailable in multiple languages on the WIDA website

2. Teacher Teachers Administrators School Teams

Individual student’s scale scores and language proficiency levels for each language domain, and four composites Raw scores for Comprehension Tasks, Speaking, and Writing Tasks by English language proficiency standard

3. Student Roster

Teachers Program

Coordinators/ Directors

Administrators

Scale scores and language proficiency levels for each language domain and four composites by school, grade, student, Tier, and grade level cluster

4. School Frequency

Program Coordinators/ Directors

Administrators

Number of students and percent of total tested at each proficiency level for each language domain and four composites within a school

5. District Frequency

Program Coordinators/ Directors

Administrators Boards of

Education

Number of students and percent of total tested at each proficiency level for each language domain and four composites by proficiency levels for grades within a district

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Parent Report

Student’s parent or guardian gets the report

Provided in English and 18 additional languages (visit www.wida.us)

A letter to accompany the report in parents’ primary language should be used

Other stakeholders – student, teachers, school teams

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Demographic Information About

the Student

Description of the ELP Levels

Student’s ELP Level by Domain

Comprehension Score

Overall Score

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Teacher ReportTeachers and administrators should have access

to this report – place original copy in perm record and a copy in ESOL blue folder

Make an extra copy for mainstream teachers of ELLs

Shows strengths and weaknesses by domains and content areas

Offers a starting point for informing curriculum, instruction and assessment of ELL’s.

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Demographic Information About

the Student

Student’s ELP Level by Domain

Student’s Composite

Scores

Student’s Scale Score by Domain

Student’s Scale

Composite Scores

Teacher Report (Lower section)

Student’s Comprehension

by Standard

Student’s Speaking Performance by

Standard

Description of the ELP Levels

Student’s Writing

Performance by Standard

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Student Roster Report

Scale Score and ELP Level by

Domain

Scale Score and ELP Level by Composite:

Oral Language, Literacy,

Comprehension and Overall

Cluster

Tier

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_NRT

1.Social and instructional language

2.The language of Language Arts

3.The language of Mathematics

4.The language of Science

5.The language of Social Studies

CAN DO Descriptors for the Levels of English Language Proficiency

For the given level of English language proficiency level, English language learners can:Language Domain

Level 1-Entering

Level 2-Beginning

Level 3- Developing

Level 4-Expanding

Level 5-Bridging

Level 6- R

eaching

Listening Point to stated pictures, words, phrasesFollow one-step oral directionsMatch oral statements to objects, figures, or illustrations

Sort pictures, objects according to oral instructionsFollow two-step oral directions Match information from oral descriptions to objects, illustrations

Locate, select, order information from oral descriptionsFollow multi-step oral directionsCategorize or sequence oral information using pictures, objects

Compare and contrast functions, relationships from oral informationAnalyze and apply oral information Identify cause and effect from oral discourse

Draw conclusions from oral informationConstruct models based on oral discourseMake connections from oral discourse

Speaking Name objects, people, picturesAnswer wh- questions

Ask wh- questionsDescribe pictures, events, objects, peopleRestate facts

Formulate hypotheses, make predictionsDescribe processes, proceduresRe/ tell stories or events

Discuss stories, issues, conceptsGive speeches, oral reportsOffer creative solutions to issues, problems

Engage in debatesExplain phenomena, give examples, and justify responsesExpress and defend points of view

Reading Match icons and symbols to words, phrases, or environmental print Identify concepts about print and text features

Locate and classify informationIdentify facts and explicit messagesSelect language patterns associated with facts

Sequence pictures, events, processesIdentify main ideasUse context clues to determine meaning of words

Interpret information or dataFind details that support main ideasIdentify word families, figures of speech

Conduct research to glean information from multiple sourcesDraw conclusions from explicit and implicit text

Writing Label objects, pictures, diagramsDraw in response to oral directionsProduce icons, symbols, words, phrases to convey messages

Make listsProduce drawings, phrases, short sentences, notes Give information requested from oral or written directions

Produce bare-bones expository or narrative texts Compare/ contrast informationDescribe events, people, processes, procedures

Summarize information from graphics or notesEdit and revise writingCreate original ideas or detailed responses

Apply information to new contextsReact to multiple genres and discoursesAuthor multiple forms of writing

Other Georgia Standardized Tests

•CRCT – Mandated for 3rd through 8th grade

•ITBS - 3rd, 5th and 8th graders (R,LA,M)

•EOCT - Ninth Grade Literature and Composition, American Literature and Composition, Mathematics I, Math II, Biology, Physical Science, United States History, Economics/Business/Free Enterprise

•GHSGT – Current 10th, 11th, and 12th graders,

The objective is simply to see whether the student has learned the material. (GPS Standards for the grade level)

•Used as Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measure for schools and districts

•Used as second indicator for ESOL exit.

CRCT

Criterion Referenced Competency Tests

• Administered annually in reading, English language arts and mathematics to students in grades one through eight.

• Students in grades three through eight shall also be tested in science and social studies.

• Student scores are reported according to three performance levels: Does Not Meet Expectations, Meets Expectations, and Exceeds Expectations.

CRCT

Scores at or above 850 indicate a level of performance that Exceeds the Standard set for

the test.

Scores from 800 to 849 indicate a level of performance that Meets the Standard set for

the test.

Scores below 800 indicate a level of performance that Does Not Meet the Standard set for the test (i.e., the state’s minimum level of proficiency). Students performing at this level may need additional instructional support.

Interpreting the Scores

This type of test identifies whether the test taker performed better or worse than other test takers.

ITBS

Iowa Test of Basic Skills

•Identify strengths and weaknesses of individual students

•Identify strengths and weaknesses of groups of students

•Monitor year to year developmental changes

•Provide feedback to students and parents

ITBSIowa Test of Basic Skills

•National Percentile Rank (NPR) 1-99•National Stanine (NS) 1-9

1 - 3= Low4 - 6= Average7 - 9= High

•Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) 1-99•Grade Equivalents (GE) K.0-13+•Standard Score (SS) 80-400

Scores Reported

Percentile Rank (PR) shows the student’s relative position or rank in a group, more than ½ of all students fall between 25th and 75th.

Grade Equivalent (GE) not grade level mastery! Grade level at which the typical student has obtained a given raw score.

What do these terms mean?

For more explanation http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_NRT

• Test given for 8 courses, usually in spring.• Economics (.5 credit course) administered in December. • The passing score is 70. Scoring range is 0-100.• Test score must be 20% of student’s report card grade for course.

EOCT

• Only the knowledge, concepts, and skills addressed in

the GPS are assessed on the GHSGT. • Phasing out, moving to EOCT.• Current 10th, 11th and 12th graders must still take.

GHSGT Georgia High School Graduation Test