Presentation to DPAS-II Student Growth Measures Working Group
July 14, 2010Dr. Michael Stetter, Acting Director
Accountability ResourcesDirector, Curriculum, Instruction & Professional Development
Delaware Department of Education
DCAS Assessment- adaptive, online, diverse item types
Initial Test Year: 2010-2011
Content Areas Assessed◦ Reading (Grades 3-10)◦ Mathematics (Grades 3-10)◦ Science (Grades 5, 8, EOC)◦ Social Studies (Grades 4,7,EOC)◦ Grade 2 Practice Assessment (Spring)
SchoolYear
Aug-Sept(within 30 days of school start) October November December January February March April May-June
2010- 2011
Initial Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Initial summative and ongoing assessment
ALL MANDATORY-Summative within grade-Ongoing cross grade
Mid-year Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Mid-year summative and ongoing assessment
ALL MANDATORY-Summative within grade-Ongoing cross grade
Final Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Final summative within grade and ongoing cross grade assessment -Norm-referenced section for grades 3-10MANDATORY Participation-Student’s final summative score will count toward accountability Additional Assessments-Grade 2 Practice Assessment Math; Reading-Grades 5, 8 and 10 Science-Grades 4 and 7 Social Studies
FIELD TESTHS EOC–Block 1Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II;Biology; US History
MANDATORYFor Block 1
FIELD TESTHS EOC – Block 2Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II;Biology; US History
MANDATORY For Block 2 and Full Year students
2011- 2012
Initial Blended Assessment-Grades 3-10 Math; Reading-Initial summative and ongoing assessment
ALL MANDATORY-Summative within grade-Ongoing cross grade
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Mid-year Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Mid-year summative and ongoing assessment
ALL MANDATORY-Summative within grade-Ongoing cross grade
Spring Blended Assessment-Gr 3-10 Math; Reading-Final summative within grade and ongoing cross grade assessment OPTIONAL Participation-Student’s highest final summative score will count toward accountabilityMANDATORY Participation-Norm-referenced section for grades 4, 5, 7, 8 and 10
Final Blended Assessment-Grades 2-10 Math; Reading-Final summative within grade and ongoing cross grade assessment MANDATORY Participation-Student’s highest final summative score will count toward accountability-Norm-referenced section for grades 3,6, 9Additional Assessments-Grade 2 Practice Assessment Math; Reading-Grades 5, 8 and 10 Science-Grades 4 and 7 Social Studies
HS EOC-Block 1Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II: Biology; US History
MANDATORYFor Block 1
HS EOC- Block 2Algebra I or Integrated Math; English II; Biology; US History
MANDATORY For Block 2 and Full Year students
DCAS Operational Schedule – Drafted 7-12-2010
• Selected Measure must demonstrate:– Growth in student
achievement using at least two measures over time
– Has standardized administration and scoring
– Valid for stated purpose
– Recorded student level data available from archive
• DCAS design features include:– All enrolled students will
participate in three assessments in 2010-2011, and up to four assessments in 2011-2012 and future
– Adaptive test administration plan with test blueprint and standardized scoring
– Valid measure of student growth on standards and GLEs
– Data storage and score reporting mechanism reports data at state, district, school, grade, class, and student levels
• DCAS will measure Delaware standards and grade level expectations in reading, mathematics, social studies and science
• Online, Adaptive• Designed to measure student growth within
the school year and between school years• Student scores will be available within days
of student’s completed assessment session- the system updates as students finish the test
Online Reports will provide educators with views at district, school, grade, content area, class and student level
Data comparison at all levels at specific points in time (test administration) and over time
Student: James Grade 4 Assessment: Mathematics
Student: James Grade 4Assessment: Reading
Accountability Scores for this assessment date
• Performance Level= 2• Scale Score=390
Additional Scores (Includes Off-level results)
• Blended Scale Score=389Numeric Reasoning Strand Score=
WAlgebraic Reasoning Strand
Score=XGeometric Reasoning Strand
Score=YQuantitative Reasoning Strand
Score=Z
Accountability Scores for this assessment data
• Performance Level=3• Scale Score= 450
Additional Scores (includes Off-level results)
• Blended Scale Score= 453Reading Comp. Strand
Score= XLiterary Response/Analysis
Strand Score=Y
Jane Doe All my classesJane Doe Class Roster Detail
All my students (% Prof in Reading
Students by Class/Period taught (% Prof in Reading)◦ Example- My English II
students (% Proficient)
All my students(Group Scale Score,% Proficient in Reading, plus Reading Strand Scores◦ Reading Comp (Scale
Score, proficiency status- Does not meet, nearly meets, meets, Exceeds)
◦ Literary Analysis (Scale Score, proficiency status)
Available at State, District, School, Teacher, and Class level, plus custom rosters
Reading Trends for Jane Doe Reading
ROSTER REPORTS Subject-specific Student Roster Subject-specific Longitudinal Trend Roster for
individual students Benchmark Report showing instructional needs
for individual students
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT REPORTS Individual Student Summary Report Student Longitudinal Trend Report