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UpdatesUpdates NYS Assessments NYS Assessments
UpdatesUpdates NYS Assessments NYS Assessments
December 2012December 2012
Changes to NYSESLAT• Phase 1:Tests administered in 2013 and
2014– Aligned to existing ESL standards– Moving towards Common Core
• Greater emphasis on academic vocabulary• Reading for information
– Switch to six grade bands• New bands for Kindergarten, Grades 1-2 and 3-4
Changes to NYSESLAT• Phase 2
– Anticipated to begin in 2015– Fully aligned to the Common Core– Based on Bilingual Common Core
Standards currently being developed
Grades 3-8 Test Guides• Separate guide for each subject and grade• Information on instruction and assessment
– Common Core instructional shifts– Grade-specific Common Core content– How 2013 tests differ from past years– Test content and design
• Available at engageny.org
Changes to Grades 3-8 ELA
• 4 test books administered across 3 days
• Shorter testing time for Grades 3 and 4• No speaking and listening section• Longer, more rigorous texts• Balance of literary and informational
texts• New Common Core 2-point and 4-point
holistic rubrics for scoring
Changes to Grades 3-8 ELA
• Items will look different than past items in several ways:– Many will require both analysis and text
evidence simultaneously– Many will require comprehension of the
entire text– Many will require students to navigate text
based distractors– All writing will require comprehension and
analysis of text
Commissioned or Authentic Texts
• State testing programs use either commissioned or authentic texts, or a combination, as passages for questions
• Commissioned texts are authored by test developers or writers and are developed specifically for use in standardized tests
• Authentic texts are published works from magazines, books, newspapers, etc.
Changes to Grades 3-8 Math
• Shorter testing time for Grades 3 and 4• Mathematics Content emphases and
Standard-level emphases - not all standards are recommended to receive the same amount of instructional time
• Some clusters require greater emphasis than others
• Mathematics questions may assess multiple-standards simultaneously
• Revised guidance on mathematics tools• Revised formula sheets
Calculators
• The Department does not provide schools with a specific list of approved calculators for the Grades 6-8 Mathematics Tests
• As long as schools adhere to the specifications provided in the 2013 Grades 6-8 Mathematics Guides, schools may choose the specific models they purchase, and purchase calculators from any supplier they choose
• Four-function calculator with square root key or scientific calculator for Grade 6 students
• Scientific calculator for Grades 7 and 8 students
Rulers and Protractors• Students in Grades 4-8 must be provided with a
ruler and a protractor for all sessions of the Grades 4-8 Math Tests
• Math Practice 5 of the New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards: Use appropriate tools strategically. Mathematically proficient students consider the available tools when solving a mathematical problem. Proficient students are sufficiently familiar with tools appropriate for their grade or course to make sound decisions about when each of these tools might be helpful, recognizing both the insight to be gained and their limitations…
• Specifications: Appendix P Math Tools http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/sam/ei/ei-sam-12w.pdf
Grades 3-8 Scorer Training
• Turnkey training across NYS• January 28-March 8, 2013• 14 different locations with one
session of ELA and one session of Math at each location
• Each session will run from 9 am-3 pm, with a one hour lunch break
Grades 3-8 Scorer Training
• There will be 100 slots for each location• One slot per district• Attendees must take on the
commitment to train others• Scoring directors from the regional
scoring sites should be among the attendees
• 10 slots will be available to charter and non-public schools
Grades 3-8 Scorer Training
Training Outline• Part 1: The Six Shifts in ELA & Math
and the Common Core Standards• Part 2: NYS Grades 3-8 ELA & Math
Common Core Tests• Part 3: The Rubrics • Part 4: Examples Student
Responses and Scoring
CodeRegional Location Suggested Counties
Tentative ELA Training
Date
Tentative Math Training Date
1 Suffolk Suffolk 2/15 2/1
2 Nassau Nassau 2/11 2/12
3-6 NYC Queens, Kings, Richmond, Manhattan, Bronx TBD TBD
7Yonkers / Lower Hudson Valley
Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia (southern) 3/6 3/5
8Rockland / Lower
Hudson ValleyRockland, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan (southern) 2/13 2/14
9Binghamton / Southern Tier
Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland (southern), Delaware, Greene (western), Otsego (western), Schuyler, Sullivan (northern), Steuben (southern), Tioga, Tompkins
(southern)
2/28 3/1
10 Capital Region
Albany, Columbia (northern), Fulton, Greene (eastern), Hamilton (southern), Herkimer (southern), Montgomery, Otsego (eastern), Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren (southern), Washington (southern)
1/28 1/29
11 North CountryClinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton (northern), Herkimer
(northern), St. Lawrence, Washington (northern), Warren (northern)
1/29 1/28
12Syracuse / Mid-
State
Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland (northern), Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Oswego,
Tompkins (northern)2/27 2/28
13Rochester / Mid-
West
Monroe, Genesee (eastern), Livingston, Ontario, Orleans (eastern), Seneca, Steuben (northern), Wayne, Wyoming
(eastern), Yates2/26 2/27
14 Buffalo / WestErie, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee
(western), Niagara, Orleans (western), Wyoming (western)
2/25 2/26
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