1 NYSESLAT Training 2006. 2 Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. NYSESLAT CONTENTS OF THIS OVERVIEW Test features Materials Administration

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NYSESLAT NYSESLAT

Training 2006Training 2006

2Copyright 2005 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

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CONTENTS OF THIS OVERVIEW

Test features

Materials

Administration mode and time

Subtest descriptions


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WHAT’S NEW IN 2006?

New items developed for and solely owned by

New York State

K-1 Writing activities written by NY teachers

2-12 Writing prompts revised by NY teachers

Pre-Writing questions written by NY teachers

Writing rubrics revised by NY committee

Printed listening options spoken on audio CD


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PURPOSE OF THE TEST

Annual assessment measuring

growth of English language learners

All LEP/ELL students in grades K–12 in all

public and charter schools


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FEATURES

Research-based

Aligned with New York State ESL

Learning Standards

Social and academic language

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FIVE TEST LEVELS

K — 1

2 — 4

5 — 6

7 — 8

9 — 12

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UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Full-color testing materials

Easy-to-navigate from item to item

White space


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Test Materials

K-1 LEVEL

4 test booklets Answer sheets the teacher bubbles in Directions for Administration


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Test Materials

ALL OTHER LEVELS


4 test booklets Answer sheets Directions for Administration

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Subtest Format

SUBTEST FORMAT

Speaking Performance-based

Writing – Conventions Multiple-choice

Writing – Developmental (K-1), Pre-Writing (2-12), and Prompt (K-12)

Performance-based

Reading Multiple-choice

Listening Multiple-choice


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Untimed Testing


NYSESLAT is Untimed

Approximate times provided for examiner

planning purposes only

Students working productively should be

allowed as much time as they need

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Administration Time

Individually administer Speaking in 15 min

Group administer each of the other subtests within approximately 45 min


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Grades K-1 Group Administration

* approximate time in minutes


SUBTEST

Multiple-choice Items and Open-ended ItemsTIME *

Writing 40-45

Reading 25

Listening 35

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Grades 2-12Group Administration

* approximate time in minutes


SUBTEST

Multiple-choice and Open-ended ItemsTIME *

Writing 40-45

Reading 35-45

Listening 30-35

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Speaking Individual Administration


SPEAKING SUBTEST

Approximately 15 minutes per student

Four separate speaking activities

Sample items

Teacher-scored using a scoring form


Grades 9-12

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Speaking Scoring FormExample


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Listening Group Administered

LISTENING STIMULI FEATURE

Conversational discourse

Academic and social contexts

Responding to authentic task-based

questions

Audio CDs for grades 2-12



Grades 2-4


Grades 7-8

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Reading Group Administered

Reading Subtest follows

National Assessment of Educational Progress

(NAEP)

guidelines for reading assessment


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Reading Passagesby Published Authors

DIFFERENT MODES OF TEXT

Literary

Informational

Functional


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Reading Questions

DIFFERENT MODES OF COMPREHENSION

Initial understanding

Interpretation

Vocabulary and idioms in context



Grades 2-4


Grades 7-8

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Writing Group Administered

WRITING SUBTEST CONSISTS OF

Writing Conventions

Pre-Writing

Writing Prompt


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Writing Conventions Multiple-Choice

PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITING

Multiple-choice items

Sentence structure

Mechanics



Grades K-1 Grades 7-8

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Pre-Writing Short Response

Three questions related to prompt

Includes graphic from prompt

Elicits student ideas to be used in

response to prompt

Holistically scored with two-point

rubric


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Writing Prompt Direct Writing Assessment

Graphics-based

Prompt elicits

• Description or narrative for grades K-6

• Compare and contrast for grades 7-8

• Expository for grades 9-12

Holistically scored with four-point

rubric (two-point rubric for K-1)


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Writing Prompt Grades K-6 Description or Narrative


Grades K-1

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Writing Prompt Grade 7-12 Compare and Contrast/Expository


Grades 9-12

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Scoring Direct Writing Assessment

HOLISTIC SCORING

Two-point rubric for grades K-1

Four-point rubric for grades 2-12

Responses completely off-topic with

no contextual relevancy to the Writing

prompt are given a zero


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Pre-Writing Rubric Grades 2-12


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Writing Rubric


Score Point Description

Score Point 4 NEAR MASTERYDemonstrates complex thinking about the topicIncludes many relevant and meaningful detailsFew errors in spelling and/or grammar that do not cause confusion about meaningIs well organized and coherentVocabulary and sentence structure are varied and appropriate for students within the grade span

Score Point 3 GENERAL CONTROLDemonstrates some complex thinking about the topicIncludes some relevant and meaningful detailsSome errors in spelling and/or grammar that do not cause confusion about meaningIs organized and coherentVocabulary and sentence structure are appropriate for students within the grade span

Score Point 2 SOME CONTROLDemonstrates basic understanding of the topicIncludes a few relevant details that may be redundantNumerous errors in spelling and/or grammar that may cause confusion about meaningMay be somewhat disorganized and lack coherenceVocabulary and sentence structure are basic for students within the grade span

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Writing Rubric


Score Point 1 LITTLE CONTROLDemonstrates limited understanding of the topicIncludes very few details, or a few details that are redundantSerious errors in spelling and/or grammar that cause confusion about meaningIs disorganized and incoherentVocabulary and sentence structure are not appropriate for students within the grade span

Score Point 0 NO CONTROLDemonstrates no understanding of the topicIncludes no relevant detailsIs incomprehensible, incoherent, or illegibleMay be copy of the prompt or numbersLacks appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure for students within the grade spanSolely in a language other than English

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Directions for Administration

Secure Document Consisting of

General directions

Specific directions

Dictated subtests

Writing and Speaking rubrics


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Scaled Scores


Unique cut scores for each grade

Student proficiency levels based on

scaled scores

Same scale used every year

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Performance Levels


New York State ESL Proficiency Levels

Beginning Intermediate Advanced Proficient

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Testing Tips


Encourage students “If you can’t respond, it’s okay” Examiner should move around the

room Check subtest icons Appropriate size testing group Clear off walls – e.g. Word Walls

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