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What are 4Sight Benchmark Assessments?

Predictor of PSSA achievement

PA Reading and Math Benchmark Assessments for grades 3 to 11 paper or on-line versions

Mirror the look and feel of the PSSA Multiple choice items Open response items

Aligned & correlated to PA Academic Standards, Assessment Anchors, PSSA

Administering 4Sight Benchmarks

Who takes 4Sight Benchmarks?

Students in districts that purchased the assessments

Students in grades 3–11 who take the PSSA

Use the same modifications/exemptions that are used for the PSSA for students with disabilities

When is it given? Typically 4 times a year.

Purpose of Benchmark Assessments

Benchmarks allow you to take a pulse

and not an autopsy.

Dr. Robert Slavin Success For All Foundation

Reports Available from 4Sight

Estimate of student performance on the PSSA by district, school, grade, individual level

Subgroup data Subscale reports for Math and Reading Item Analysis on test questions Individual student bar graphs

Math Proficiencies

Gr GP Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced T BP P %Proficient

6 B 29 14 4 1 48 43 5 10

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Gr =  Grade GP =  Grading Period T =  Total Number Of Students P =  Proficient Students BP =  Below Proficient Students

Sub-Scale Reports by Grade

Students Total Numbers and Operations (A) 13

Measurement (B) 6

Geometry (C) 4

Algebraic Concepts (D) 6

Data Analysis & Probability (E) 5

Joe Smith 17.0(40.48%)

6.0 (46.15%) 3.0 (50.0%) 3.0 (75.0%) 2.0 (33.33%) 2.0 (40.0%)

Averages 50.48 50.77 60.00 85.00 43.33 60.00

Individual Reports by Subscale

Item Analysis Report

Kit lives in a town where 6,307 children live. How is that number correctly written in words?

Respondents # Picked %

A six thousand, three hundred seven 27 9 33.33%

B six thousand, three hundred and seven 27 11 40.74%

C six thousand, three seven 27 5 18.52%

D sixty-three, and seven 27 2 7.41%

“You can’t look ahead until you look behind”

Role of Data Team Meetings after each test Guiding Questions to Ask

How many students were proficient? (Math/Reading and by Sub Groups)

What are areas of strengths and weaknesses? Why are we getting these results? What did I do as a teacher to contribute to these results? What is our challenge?

Impact on Instruction

Questions/Comments?