Administering the Kindergarten Assessment Early Math Segment Numbers and Operations Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013 1

Administering the Kindergarten Assessment Early Math Segment

Numbers and Operations

Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013

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Preparing for the Early Math Segment

Assessors need:

ClipboardPencilAssessor booklet Student booklet (English or Spanish/English)A quiet location


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Early Math: Numbers and Operations

• Measures students' ability to understand numbers, number systems, relationships among numbers and meanings of operations

• All students participate in the assessment, with accommodations if determined to be necessary for equal access for an individual student

• The student booklet has one item per page

• There are two sample items and sixteen assessment items

• This assessment is not timedOregon Kindergarten Assessment

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Procedure for the Early Math: Numbers and Operations

• Seat yourself across the table from the student who is also seated

• Position yourself so the student cannot see the documents on the clipboard

• Pages in the student booklet have to be turned, the assessor should be close enough to turn the pages if needed

• Place the Student Booklet in front of the student

• Open to sample item #14


Sample Item #1

English Spanish/English

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• Read the directions on the assessor copy verbatim to the student

• Follow directions for gesturing

• If the student does not indicate understanding, repeat the directions and gestures

• Circle the student’s selected answer on the assessor copy

• For each item, the three possible answers fall under columns A, B, C

• The assessor can also circle NA if the student did not choose an answer


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Sample Items Directions A B C NA

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“We are looking at numbers, counting, adding to, and taking away. Here is one to practice. Look at what is here.” Demonstrate by pointing to the box and then sweeping your finger from the first to last number below. “How many? Point to or choose the answer.”

“Would you like me to read the directions again?”

1 2 3 NA

Sample Item #2

English Spanish/English

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• Read the directions on the assessor copy verbatim to the student

• Follow directions for gesturing

• If the student does not indicate understanding, repeat the directions and gestures

• Circle the student’s selected answer on the assessor copy

• For each item, the three possible answers fall under columns A, B, C

• The assessor can also circle NA if the student did not choose an answer


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Point to the box. Read the text: “What number is missing? Point to or choose the answer.” Record the number the child points to.

“Would you like me to read the directions again?” Turn student copy to Item 1.

5 4 2 NA

Providing Encouragement

• “Good effort”• “Keep trying”• “Next”• “It is OK to guess”• “Thank you”

• “Buen esfuerzo”• “Sigue intentando”• “La siguiente”• “Está bien si tratas de adivinar”• “Gracias”

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• Avoid providing visual or auditory clues about the correctness of response during the assessment

• It is allowable to say these encouraging words:

Additional Considerations for Early Math: Numbers and Operations

• The assessment items are not in order of difficulty

• It is important to persist through the assessment to get a true picture of what the student knows

• If the student does not provide an answer, remind the student that it is okay to guess

• If a student verbalizes an answer, test administrators may remind students to point to or choose the answer

• If the student does not offer an answer after the prompt, circle “NA” for “no answer” and move on to the next item

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Data Submission

For the fall 2013 collection, districts will submit raw data (A, B, C, or NA) for each of the 16 items through ODE’s Consolidated Collections

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Questions?

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Documents

Administering the Kindergarten Assessment Early Math Segment Numbers and Operations Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2013 1