a discussion about s tudent a ssessment of g rowth and e xcellence
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A Discussion About S tudent A ssessment of G rowth and E xcellence. Hal Sanderson, Ph.D. Director, Research & Assessment. Canyons Board of Education February 4, 2014. LEARNING TOPICS. Why SAGE? What is the SAGE assessment? What d oes it look like? What is our implementation of SAGE? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Hal Sanderson, Ph.D.Director, Research & Assessment
A DISCUSSION ABOUTSTUDENT ASSESSMENT OF GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE
Canyons Board of EducationFebruary 4, 2014
Why SAGE?What is the SAGE assessment?What does it look like?What is our implementation of SAGE?
Can we compare SAGE to previous tests?
LEARNING TOPICS
The state needed an assessment system to measure Utah’s new core standards in Math and English Language Arts
The new standards were approved by the State Board of Education in August 2010
WHY SAGE?
The Criterion-Referenced Tests (CRTs) no longer match these new standards
New assessment:Student Assessment for Growth and Excellence
WHY SAGE?
November 2012: American Institutes for Research awarded state contract
Fall 2013: Utah educators helped develop test questions
Fall 2013: Utah parents reviewed test questions
SAGE IS A CUSTOM-BUILT TEST
Developing SAGE Test Questions in Utah
SAGE is an online adaptive test that will measure the full range of grade-level knowledge and skills.
Each question a student receives is dependent on the correctness of answers to previous questions. Therefore, the order of test questions and specific questions posed are unique to each student.
Although questions answered may differ between students, SAGE will assess all students on all core standards equally.
WHAT IS THE SAGE ASSESSMENT?
SAGE is more than a multiple-choice testWith SAGE, students will be writing, constructing
math equations, building graphs, and conducting experiments on the computer
SAGE practice-training test: www.sageportal.org
WHAT IS THE SAGE ASSESSMENT?
SAGE DEMOWWW.SAGEPORTAL.ORG
SAGE is a major project for Canyons District and the state
SAGE preparation includes more than 10 Canyons departments
Thanks to the hard work of these groups, we will be ready to administer SAGE in April and May 2014
PLANNING FOR SAGE
KEY TASK DATEIncrease computers and technology in Canyons schools
Ongoing
Communicate with school leaders about SAGE information
Spring 2013 (ongoing)
Provide schools SAGE sample test questions and test blueprints
Fall 2013
IT reviews and implements SAGE Technical Requirements districtwide
Nov. 2013 –Jan. 2014
SAGE Summative Grade-Level Practice Tests released; school leaders assure Research and Assessment that all teachers will take a practice test by Jan. 31, 2014
Dec. 18, 2013
SAGE teacher accounts created January 2014Ear bud headphones purchased for students and schools
January 2014
CANYONS SAGE IMPLEMENTATION
NEXT STEPS IN IMPLEMENTATION
KEY TASK DATEConduct secure practice tests with teachers and students
February - March
Communicate SAGE to parents and community
February - May
Train school leadership FebruaryTrain teachers to administer SAGE FebruaryStudents take SAGE Writing test AprilStudents take SAGE Math, Science, English Language Arts test
April - May
Results are not comparable
SAGE serves as a new baseline for students, teachers and schools
Old Core Standards ≠ New Core Standards
CAN SAGE BE COMPARED TO THE CORE CRTS?
New state standards are more rigorous
Performance benchmarks not yet setComing in July 2014
CAN SAGE BE COMPARED TO THE CORE CRTS?
A DISCUSSION ABOUTSTUDENT ASSESSMENT OF GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE