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Minnesota Assessments2011

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-

Modified (MCA-Modified)Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS)Test of Emerging Academic English (TEAE)

Minnesota Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (MN SOLOM)

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2011 Assessment Summary

• Minnesota students showed slight improvement in overall reading scores.

• Minnesota students in grades 3-8 took new, more rigorous math assessments aligned to higher standards designed to prepare all kids to be career and college ready.

• Minnesota students in 11th grade showed improvement in math, reflecting an increased emphasis in recent years on more rigorous math coursework.

• We continue to see a persistent disparity in achievement between students of color, students in poverty and their white counterparts.

• This achievement gap reflects the urgent need to focus time, attention and resources to ensure all children achieve at high levels.

• Strategies outlined in Governor Dayton’s 7 Point Plan, a statewide focus on high standards and meaningful assessment, and continuous efforts by MDE to support effective teaching and learning aim to close Minnesota’s persistent achievement gap and ensure all students achieve at high levels.

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2011 Assessments

• 2011 Mathematics assessments in grades 3-8 aligned to 2007 Minnesota Academic Standards– Inaugural administration– Increased rigor from 2003 Minnesota Academic Standards

• Mathematics Test for English Language Learners was eliminated– Principles incorporated in development of new Mathematics

assessments– Most English Learners moved to the Mathematics MCA

• 2011 Reading assessments continue to be aligned to 2003 Minnesota Academic Standards

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2011 Assessments

• The MCA-Modified allows more students receiving Special Education services to demonstrate what they know and can do– The MCA-Modified results reflect high expectations for students

with disabilities.– The MCA-Modified was designed to be a more appropriate

measure of mathematics/reading knowledge and skills for some students with disabilities. Students eligible for the MCA-Modified achieved the Does Not Meet the Standards level in previous administrations of the MCA. Some of these students were able to demonstrate achievement levels of Partially Meets, Meets and Exceeds the Standards on this alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards.

– Students taking the MCA-Modified must have Standards-based goals in their Individualized Education Programs (IEP). As this best practice is more widely implemented across the state, we anticipate the numbers of students achieving proficiency will increase.

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2011 Assessment Participation

• Most students took the MCA, but some special education students took the MCA-Modified or MTAS

Mathematics Overall

IncludingMCA

MCA-ModifiedMTAS

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2011 Results

2011 MATHEMATICS RESULTS

• Mathematics results show decline in percentage of all students proficient on all assessments (8.7%)– Grades 3-8 Math assessments align to standards with increased

rigor– Anticipate an increase in proficiency as standards are more

consistently implemented across the state

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All Mathematics (MCA, MTELL, MCA-Modified, MTAS)

Percentage of Students Proficient by Year

Includes MTELL from 2007-2010; MTAS from 2007-2011; MCA-Modified introduced in 2011; MCA-III replaced MCA-II in 2011 grades 3-8.

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All Mathematics (MCA, MTELL, MCA-Modified, MTAS)

Percentage of Students Proficient in Each Grade

Includes MTELL from 2007-2010; MTAS from 2007-2011; MCA-Modified introduced in 2011; MCA-III replaced MCA-II in 2011 grades 3-8.

Mathematics MCA

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2011 Results

2011 MATHEMATICS MCA RESULTS

• MCA in grades 3-8 shows decline in percentage of students proficient on assessments– First year aligned to 2007 Minnesota Academic Standards in

Mathematics• Aligned to college-and career-ready, internationally benchmarked standards

– Anticipate an increase in proficiency as standards are more consistently implemented across the state

• MCA in grade 11 shows 5.3% increase

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Mathematics MCA

Percentage of Students Proficient in Each Grade by Year

MCA-III replaced MCA-II in 2011 grades 3-8. Some students took MTELL from 2007-2010, MTAS from 2007-2011 and MCA-Modified in 2011.

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2011 Mathematics MCA

Percentage of Students at Each Achievement Level

% may not add to 100 due to rounding

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Grade 3 Mathematics MCA

Percentage of Students Proficient by Year - Ethnicity

MCA-III replaced MCA-II in 2011. Some students took MTELL from 2007-2010 and MTAS from 2007-2011.

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MCA-III replaced MCA-II in 2011. Some students took MTELL from 2007-2010, and MTAS from 2007-2011.

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MCA-III replaced MCA-II in 2011. Some students took MTELL from 2007-2010, MTAS from 2007-2011 and MCA-Modified in 2011.

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Some students took MTELL from 2007-2010, MTAS from 2007-2011 and MCA-Modified in 2011.

Mathematics MCA-Modified

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2011 Results

2011 MATHEMATICS MCA-Modified RESULTS

• Results are not as high as desired– Also aligned to rigorous on-grade level standards– Anticipate an increase in proficiency as eligibility requirements are

better understood and Standards-based IEPs implemented– Many students achieved Partially Meets (many previously at Does

Not Meet on MCA)

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Mathematics MCA-Modified

Percentage of Students Proficient on Modified Achievement Standards in Each Grade - 2011

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2011 Mathematics MCA-Modified



Mathematics MTAS

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2011 Results

2011 MATHEMATICS MTAS RESULTS

• MTAS results are mixed across the grade levels

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Mathematics MTAS

Percentage of Students Proficient on Alternate Achievement Standards in Each Grade by Year

Mathematics MTAS-III replaced MTAS in 2011 grades 3-8.

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2011 Mathematics MTAS



Reading Overall

IncludingMCA

MCA-ModifiedMTAS

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2011 Results

2011 READING RESULTS

• Reading results show increase in percentage of all students proficient on all assessments (1.6%)

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All Reading (MCA, MCA-Modified, MTAS)

Percentage of Students Proficient by Year

Most English learners took the TEAE in 2006; all were assessed using the MCA-II, MTAS or MCA-Modified in 2007 and following years.

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Percentage of Students Proficient in Each Grade

All Reading (MCA, MCA-Modified, MTAS)


Reading MCA

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2011 Results

2011 READING MCA RESULTS

• MCA proficiency increased or stayed steady– Standards assessed consistent from previous years– While we see white student achievement increasing we also see

progress being made in gap closure

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Reading MCA



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2011 Reading MCA



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Grade 3 Reading MCA



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Grade 4 Reading MCA



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Grade 5 Reading MCA



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Grade 6 Reading MCA



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Grade 7 Reading MCA



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Grade 8 Reading MCA



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Grade 10 Reading MCA



Reading MCA-Modified

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2011 Results

2011 READING MCA-Modified RESULTS

• MCA-Modified results are not as high as desired– Anticipate an increase in proficiency as eligibility requirements are

better understood and Standards-based IEPs implemented– Overall, a majority of students performed at Partially Meets (many

previously at Does Not Meet on MCA)

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Reading MCA-Modified

Percentage of Students Proficient on Modified Achievement Standards in Each Grade - 2011

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2011 Reading MCA-Modified



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Reading MTAS

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2011 Results

2011 READING MTAS RESULTS

• MTAS results show little change from 2010 results

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Reading MTAS

Percentage of Students Proficient on Alternate Achievement Standards in Each Grade by Year

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2011 Reading MTAS



Test of Emerging Academic English

(TEAE)

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Reading TEAE


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Writing TEAE


Minnesota Student Oral Language Observation

Matrix (MN SOLOM)

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Listening/Speaking MN SOLOM


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