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Science MCA-IIIUpdates
Minnesota Department of Education
Science Assessment SpecialistJim Wood Dawn Cameron
[email protected] [email protected]
651.582.8541 651.582.8551
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MCA Update
• Scorable Item Samplers in 2012-13• Test Design and Simulations• Text to Speech• Reporting: Data and Resources
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Item Samplers – Score reportshttp://www.mnstateassessments.org/itemsamplers.html
Score Report Teacher Guide
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Science • Grades 5, 8 and high school MCA-III Statewide
scores went up from 2012 • Increase in performance was realized as
standards were more consistently implemented across the state.
2013 MCA Assessment Results Summary
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Comparison of 2012 and 2013St. Paul
Grade 5 Grade 5 State Grade 8 Grade 8 State High School HS State0
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• Interpreting Science MCA-III Test Scores– Overall scale scores (G01-99)– Scale scores match with the ALD’s
• Strand, Sub-Strand levels– Reported using a different scale score system (1-9)– Standard Deviation– Standard Error of the Mean= SD/√n
Putting it all together
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• All data is relative to the state data
• Watch the dotted lines – different colors may overlap in their standard deviation
• Keep an eye on the CLES metric when comparing schools
CAUTION!!!P-values and standard deviation
Food for Thought
• Save time for evaluation of data, individually and as a team
• What inferences can and cannot be made from results?
• Formative vs. Summative strengths– What are you going to do with this data
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Test Development Process
Test Specs
Storyboard Writing
Item Revie
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Field Test
Items
Data Revie
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Operational Item
Pool
Operational Test
Bias Revie
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Achievement Levels
Storyboard Review
Bias Revie
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Item Writin
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Get involved!
Assessment Advisory Panels—ongoing
Register to be invited to panels at
http://education.state.mn.us
Educator Excellence
Testing Resources
Register for Advisory panels