CC-Aligned Assessments What are the changes? What are the implications? Children First Network 207

CC-Aligned Assessments

What are the changes? What are the implications?

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Background

• All NYS tests will be Common Core-aligned to mirror the CC-aligned instruction in our classrooms.

• Last year’s Grades 3-8 NYS tests were CC-aligned.

• ELA DATES April 1, 2 & 3, 2014• Math Dates April 30,2014 and

May 1& 2


Test Format and Content

• 3 Books for all grades in ELA & Math• ELA will encounter literary passages as well as

more content rich Non-Fiction representing multiple subjects

• Math tests reflect the content emphases covering the major work of the grade

• For all grades math exams is 20 minutes shorter than 2013, but the number of questions also decreases

Test Format & Content


Six Shifts in Mathematics Assessments

Shift 1: Focus Priority standards will be the focus of the assessments.

Shift 2: Coherence Assessments will reflect the progression of content and concepts as depicted in the standards across grade levels.

Shift 3: Fluency It will be assumed that students possess the required fluencies as articulated.

Shift 4: Deep Understanding Each standard will be assessed from multiple perspectives.

Shift 5: Application and Shift 6: Dual Intensity Students will be expected to know grade-level mathematical content with fluency and which concepts to employ to solve real-world problems.


• Shift 1: Balancing Informational & Literary Text – Passages will be authentic, and will be balanced between informational and literary texts.

• Shift 2: Knowledge in the Disciplines – Tests will contain knowledge-based questions about the informational text; students will not

need outside knowledge to respond.

• Shift 3: Staircase of Complexity– Passage selection to be based on text complexity that is appropriate to grade level per

Common Core

• Shift 4: Text-based Answers – Assessment questions will require students to marshal evidence from the text, including

from paired passages.

• Shift 5: Writing from Sources – Writing emphasizes use of evidence from text to support an opinion.

• Shift 6: Academic Vocabulary – Students continuously build the transferable vocabulary they need to access grade-level

complex texts. This can be done effectively by spiraling like content in increasingly complex texts. Children First Network 207

Priority Standards

• Kindergarten: Operations and Algebraic Thinking

• Grade 1: Number and Operations in Base 10• Grade 2: Number and Operations in Base 10• Grade 3: Operations and Algebraic Thinking• Grade 4: Number and Operations ~ Fractions• Grade 5: Number and Operations ~ Fractions• More information on the Engage NY website

(www.engageny.org)


Required Fluencies

• Kindergarten: Add and subtract within 5 • Grade 1: Add and subtract within 10 • Grade 2: Add and subtract within 20; Add

and subtract within 100 (pencil and paper) • Grade 3: Multiply and divide within 100;

Add and subtract within 1000 • Grade 4: Add and subtract within

1,000,000 • Grade 5: Multi‐digit multiplication


Common Core-aligned Tests

• Tests will mirror the math content emphases (Major Works) of each grade– Major clusters will make up the majority of the

assessments– Supporting and additional clusters will also be

assessed

• Assessment questions will require students to:– Take multiple steps to solve.– Apply skills based on their understanding of

mathematical vocabulary RATHER than simply being tested on that vocabulary.

– Choose the appropriate tool (e.g. ruler, protractor) AND apply mathematical concepts in using that tool.


Math Test Question Breakdown

CCLS Domain Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5Number and

Operations in Base Ten5-15% 20-30% 20-30%

Number and Operations-Fractions

15-25% 20-30% 30-40%

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

40-50% 15-25% 5-15%

Measurement and Data

15-25% 15-25% 20-30%

Geometry 5-15% 5-15% 5-15%


ELA Test Blueprint The chart below shows the percentage of points that relate to Reading, Language, and Writing Standards. Reading Standards are divided by focus (Key Ideas, Craft and Structure, and Integration of Knowledge) to help guide instruction.

Area of Focus Approximate Percentage of Points

Reading Standards (RL and RI) 100% of points require close reading

Language and Writing Standards Up to 45% of points require writing and command of language

Approximate Percent of Reading Points

Key Ideas and Details Craft and Structure Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Up to 65% Up to 35% Up to 30%


Range of Informational Texts

Expository Argumentative Instructional Narrative

Textbooks (science) Textbooks (humanities) Reports Tourism Guides Product Specifications Product/Service Descriptions Magazine Articles Company Profiles Legal Documents Agendas Correspondence Essays Interviews Government Documents News Articles

Opinion/Editorial Pieces Speeches (including those from

seated politicians) Advertisements Political Propaganda Journal Articles Government Documents Legal Documents Tourism Guides Correspondence Essays Reviews Memoirs

Training Manuals Contracts User Guides/Manuals Legal Documents Recipes Product/Service Descriptions

(Auto)Biographies Histories Correspondence Curriculum Vitae Memoirs News Articles Essays Interviews Agendas

The 2014 Common Core English Language Arts Test will have questions on a variety of informational texts. The chart below categorizes common informational texts according to their structure. Please note that the chart below is not grade specific, but can help understand the range of informational texts that students may encounter by the end of Grade 8.


Math Time and Test Design ~ Grade 3

2013 2014

Day 1 30 multiple choice questions in 70 minutes

24 multiple choice questions in 60 minutes



Day 3 5 short response and 3 extended response in 70 minutes

5 short response and 3 extended response in 70 minutes


ELA Time and Test Design ~ Grades 3 & 4

2013 2014

Day 1 5 Passages, 30 multiple choice questions in 70 minutes

5 Passages, 30 multiple choice questions in 70 minutes

Day 2 1 Reading Passage, 7 Multiple Choice Questions –

2 Passages- Writing3 Short-Response Questions 1 Extended-Response Questions in 70 minutes

1 Reading Passage, 7 Multiple Choice Questions –

2 Passages -Writing3 Short-Response Questions 1 Extended-Response Questions in 70 minutes

Day 3 3 Passages – 5 Short-Response Questions 1 Extended-Response Questios In 70 minutes

3 Passages – 5 Short-Response Questions 1 Extended-Response Question In 70 minutes



2013 2014Day 1 30 multiple choice

questions in 70 minutes24 multiple choice questions in 60 minutes




6 short response and 4 extended response in 90 minutes



2013 2014Day 1 30 multiple choice

questions in 90 minutes24 multiple choice questions in 80 minutes




6 short response and 4 extended response in n 90 minutes


ELA Time and Test Design ~ Grade 5

2013 2014Day 1 Passages – 6

Multiple Choice Questions – 42In 90 minutes

Passages – 6 Multiple Choice Questions – 42In 90 minutes

Day 2 3 Passages –21 Multiple Choice Questions –2 Passageswith 3 Short-Response Questions & 1Extended-Response Question

In 90 minutes

3 Passages –*7 Multiple Choice Questions –2 Passages with 3Short-Response Questions & 1Extended-Response Questions

In 90 minutes

Day 3 3 Passages, 5 Short-Response Questions & 1 Extended-Response Questions In 90 minutes

3 Passages, 5 Short-Response Questions & 1 Extended-Response Questions In 90 minutes


Math 2013-2014 Question Types

• Multiple Choice– Designed to incorporate mathematical content and practices in real-

world applications– Assess both procedural and conceptual standards– Require the use of multiple skills and concepts– All distractors will be based on plausible mistakes and

misunderstandings

• Short Response– Similar to past 2-point questions – complete a task and show your

work– All descriptors for multiple choice apply to short response questions

• Extended Response– Similar to past 3-point questions – show your work in completing 2 or

more tasks or one more extensive problem– Give students the opportunity to show their understanding of math

procedures, conceptual understanding, and application.


ELA 2013-2014 Question Types

• Multiple Choice– Designed to incorporate the instructional shifts of ELA– Assess content with an emphasis on structure, craft &language – Author’s purpose will be stressed over main idea and sequence

• Short Response– 2-point rubric – students may complete a graphic organizer and

support opinion with details from text– Compare and contrast, analyze. All descriptors for multiple choice

apply to short response & extended response questions

• Extended Response– 3-point Rubric – take a stance and support it with details from the

text– Writing should clearly introduce a topic, connect ideas with details

from text provide a conclusion that follows information presented and demonstrate grade appropriate command of conventions


Sample Test Questions

• Look at the New York State Common Core-Aligned Question Samples

• Read each question and consider:–What is the math in the question?– How might you solve the problem?

• Talk at your tables about your responses


Where can you find more information?

• Common Core Library (http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCoreLibrary/default.htm)– Click on “For Families” tab– Select “Resources for Learning at Home”– Select “Grades PreK – 8”

• Engage NY (http://engageny.org/)– Click on “Parent and Family Resources”

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