Race to the Top Assessment Program

Public Meeting, Boston, MA

H Gary Cook, Ph.D.Wisconsin Center for Education Research

November 12, 2009

Overview

• Assessment system guiding principles• Proposed assessment system• Accessible item types• Things to think about

Guiding Principles of Assessment System

• Based on standards built toward college readiness

• Track the progress toward and attainment of college readiness for individual students

• Results support teaching and learning; program and school effectiveness; teacher and principle effectiveness; and students’ college or career readiness

Guiding Principles of Assessment System

• Support good instructional practice• Accessible to broad range of students• Appropriately samples subject area• Provide timely and actionable results• Valid and reliable• Appropriately secure• Not cost prohibitive

Current State Assessment Cycle

Assessment

Results

Current State Assessment Cycle

Assessment

Results

Proposed State Assessment Cycle

Assessment

Results

Assessment Assessment

Results Results

Proposed System Consortium Based

Proposed Assessment System Delivered On-line

Proposed Assessment Content

Shared Scope and Sequence

Assessment Results

Progression of Language Support

Language Neutral

Assessment

Supported Language

Assessment

Traditional Assessment

English Language

ProficiencyAssessment

English Language

Arts Assessment

Accessible Item Types

Sample Online Math Item

ONPAR Sample Math Item #1

Sample Online Math Item

ONPAR Sample Math Item #2

Things to Think About

• The technology to do this is available now.• Current measurement models will work.• How can we create an inclusive assessment

system that assesses the broadest range of students?

• How can we help students, parents, teachers and administrators use the assessment information effectively?