Standardized Testing @ Léman ManhattanComprehensive Testing Program (CTP-4)

Writing Assessment Program (WrAP)

CTP-4

Created by the ERB (Educational Records Bureau)

Saw a need for testing high achieving students

History

Objective Assessment with Comparison Individual Progress Curriculum Check Data for Personalized Learning Plan It is NOT…

A city or state test Data used for promotion Curriculum based assessment (classroom

assessment)

Purpose

Timing and ContentGrades 2 and 3 (3-4 days)

Grade 2 - untimedAuditory ComprehensionReading ComprehensionWord AnalysisWriting MechanicsMathematics

Grade 3Verbal Reasoning** (35 min)Auditory Comprehension (40-60 min)Reading Comprehension (40 min)Writing Mechanics (30 min)Writing Concepts and Skills (45 min)Quantitative Reasoning** (45 min)Mathematics Part 1 & 2 (40 min each)

Grades 4 and 5 (3 days)

Verbal Reasoning** 35 min)Vocabulary (20 min)Reading Comprehension (40 min)Writing Mechanics (30 min)Writing Concepts and Skills (45 min)Quantitative Reasoning** (45 min)Mathematics 1 & 2 (40 min each)

“Aptitude”Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning

“Achievement”ELAAuditory Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Writing Mechanics and Writing Concepts and Skills

MATHMathematics Parts 1 & 2

Content

Verbal Reasoning

DESK : CLASSROOM ::pencil : papertoaster :

microwavebookshelf :

librarycar : motorcycle

Complete each statement by selecting the most logical conclusion

Putting in order…

Find the meaning of the underlined word

Find the word that means the opposite of the underlined word

Choose the word that best completes the sentence

Vocabulary

This passage most likely came from…The author most likely wrote the passage to…What is the main topic?What does the underlined word mean in the passage?

Reading / Auditory Comprehension

Writing MechanicsFind the misspelled word:a. foeb. lowc. sewd. No error

Find the error in capitalization or punctuation in a number of sentences.

Which is not a complete sentence?

Which of these would be best to use in a report about…?

Which of these sentences does not belong…?

Which sentence would make the best conclusion?

What is the best supporting sentence?

Writing Concepts and Skills

Quantitative ReasoningTony lives in a town and Jessica

lives in the country. Tony and Jessica go to the same school.

A = The number of miles Tony travel to school

B= The number of miles Jessica travels to school

Which statement is true?(A)A is greater than B.(B)B is greater than A.(C)A and B are equal.(D)There is not enough information

to tell which is greater.

A = Twice the sum of 16 and w

B= the sum of 32 and twice w

Mark: A. if the quantity in Column A is greater B. if the quantity in Column B is greater C. if the two quantities are equal, D. if not enough information is given for you to decide.

Mathematics

Scoring Stanine % of Students

Percentile

9 4 96-99 8 7 89-95 7 12 77-88

6 17 60-76 5 20 40-59 4 17 23-39

3 12 11-22 2 7 4-10

1 4 1-3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90

5

10

15

20

25

CTP-4

Percent of Students

Exceeds Expectations – Stanines 7-9

Meeting Expectations – Stanines 4-6

Developing – Stanines 1-3

Scoring – Grade 2

Look for…Patterns over timeDiscrepancy between Verbal Reasoning and

ComprehensionDiscrepancy between Auditory

Comprehension and Reading ComprehensionDiscrepancy between Quantitative

Reasoning and MathematicsDifferences in scores by topic

Reporting

WrAP

Authentic assessment snapshot

Specific areas of writing

PLP’s and curricular adjustments

Purpose

Grade 3/4 (Grade 4 Norms): Narrative – You hear strange noises coming from your kitchen. You walk in to discover an unusual animal in your kitchen sink. Write a story about your discovery. What happens next? What do you do? What does the animal do? Be sure to write an ending to your story.

Grade 5/6 (Grade 6 Norms): Informative/Descriptive – Your family has decided to host an exchange student form another country. The student will attend your school for one year. Write an informative essay for this student, explaining what it is like to be a student at your school. You might include the kinds of things you study, your classroom, your teachers, the kind of homework you have, the clothes you wear and the things you and your friends do.

Content

Two Scorers

Categories – scored out of 6 pointsOverall DevelopmentOrganizationSupportSentence StructureWord ChoiceMechanics

Raw Score: 36 possible points

Scaled Score

Percentile and Stanine (Suburban and Independent Norms)

Scoring