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Development of a NCLB Assessment Development of a NCLB Assessment for Hawaiian Immersion Schoolsfor Hawaiian Immersion Schools
Sarah GronnaSarah Gronna,, Hawaii Department of Education-Student Assessment SectionKeoni Inciong,Keoni Inciong, Administrator- Hawaiian Language Immersion ProgramDon BurgerDon Burger, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning
““HAPA”HAPA”
Hawaiian Aligned Portfolio Assessment
All constructed response items in Hawaiian Oral Reading Fluency component for grade
3 Aligned to each Reading and Mathematics
Grade 3 and 4 Benchmarks
Historical TimelineHistorical Timeline
Prior to NCLB Designed for NCLB Setting Reading Levels Translations of Benchmarks Alignment to Hawaii Content and
Performance Standards III Flexibility for various vocabulary usage Continuous Development and input from
educators and community
Prior to NCLBPrior to NCLB
No one assessed in Immersion Programs prior to 2001in grade 3 & 5
Grades 6 and up assessed using HSA 2002-2003: Grade 5 and up assessed using HSA,
back translated field test grade 3 2003-2004: Grade 3 back translated HSA field
tested grade 4 2004-2005: Grades 3 & 4 assessed with HSA back
translation 2005-2006: Memo from Superintendent, First
HAPA 2006-2007: Second administration of the HAPA
Designed for NCLBDesigned for NCLB
Recommended by Technical Advisory Committee to use a structured portfolio
Designed by teachers and parents Written in Hawaiian Responses in Hawaiian Teachers, educators, parents, UH Hilo,
UH Manoa, community members fluent in Hawaiian developed items
Setting Reading LevelsSetting Reading Levels
Needed to create grade level passages No Frye’s readability level for Hawaiian Developed Literacy Reading Level Criteria Created Grade 3 and Grade 4 reading level
criteria Contracted local educators fluent in
Hawaiian to write grade 3 and grade 4 passages using reading criteria
Translations of BenchmarksTranslations of Benchmarks
Used Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III Benchmarks
Modeled items after sample performance assessments that were benchmark specific
Developed Glossary of vocabulary words used in benchmarks
Translated benchmarks in Spring 2007 Posted Translated Benchmarks to the
HAPA web site Spring 2007
Alignment to HCPS IIIAlignment to HCPS III
Items written to HCPS III benchmarks Grade 3 and Grade 4 Reading
Comprehension, Convention and Skills and Literary Response
Grade 3 Oral Reading Fluency questions All Grade 3 and Grade 4 Mathematics
benchmarks Norman Web Alignment studies indicate
HAPA is well aligned to HCPS III
Flexibility for Vocabulary UsageFlexibility for Vocabulary Usage
Various vocabulary words may be substituted for vocabulary used in HAPA test item
Allows for philosophical and cultural differences
An entire test items may be substituted for an item for a specific benchmark to meet the needs of the teachers and class
Continuous ConversationsContinuous Conversations
Continuous Development and input from the educators and community members regarding the HAPA items and passages
Sensitivity of cultural issues as well as for NCLB large scale assessment requirements
Respect for each other Involvement and commitment of HLIP
schools and teachers
Contact InformationContact Information Sarah Gronna 808-529-4266 [email protected]
Keoni Inciong 808-733-9141 ext 262 [email protected]
Don Burger 808-441-1342 [email protected]
