act aspire test design office of student assessment
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ACT AspireTest Design
Office of Student Assessment
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Students Grades 3-11
Alternate
NCSC for Math and ELA
Grades 3-8 and 11
Science Portfolio
Grades 5,7 and 10 only
ACT Aspire/ACT
Math, English, Writing,
Reading and Science
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ACT Aspire
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ACT AspireO Grades 3-10
O English, writing, reading, math, and science yearly
O Accountability will be calculated at grade 10 only for the high school
O Online schools set their own test schedule
O Test Administrators must be licensed by ADE
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Aspire Test Windows
Online - April 11 – May 13Paper – April 18 – April 29
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Scheduling
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Shift in ThinkingO ACT Aspire is shorter – Only one
administration window O Allows for more time to teach
O Focus on the standards and teach them well
O ACT Aspire has questions above and below grade levelO Foundations and prediction
O Overviews- https://actaspire.tms.pearson.com/
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Scheduling Computer Based Testing
O No more than three subject tests per day
O There is no order in which the subject tests have to be administered
O Grade cohorts must test on the same day, or as close together as possible
O Small groups may be neededO http://actaspire.avocet.pearson.com/actaspi
re/home#6482
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ACT Aspire ResourcesO Live Binder
O Exemplars
O Example Test Question Booklet (PDFs)
O TestNav8 examples
O Landing PageO Knowledge and Skills Map
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LiveBinderO http://
tinyurl.com/arkansasassessment
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Exemplars - Test Design
O Exemplars- http://actaspire.pearson.com/exemplars.html
O Example Test Question Booklet (PDF) – grade level per content area PDFs that explain test questions from the Student Sandbox and explanations of scoring.
O Student Sandbox – TestNav online examples – currently various grades are represented for each content area except writing. Future plans are to offer grade-by-grade per content area examples. (Example – 4th grade reading, 4th grade English, 4th grade science, 4th grade math)
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ADE Staff Training - Aug. 2015 13
Landing Pagehttp://actaspire.pearson.com
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Knowledge and Skills Map
O http://skillsmap.actlabs.org/O Login: actlabsO Password: actlabs
NEW!!!
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English Language Arts
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English Language Arts OACT Aspire divides ELA into
3 separate assessments: OReadingOEnglishOWriting
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Test Item Types O Multiple Choice/Selected Response
O 1 point eachO 4 to 6 choices
O Technology Enhanced O 1 point eachO Example - Drag and Drop
O Constructed Response (Justification and Explanation)
O 2 to 4 points eachO Short answer/evidence based
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ReadingO Two main types of passages
1. Literary 2. Informational – science and history
O Number of passages per typeO Grades 3-5: 4 operational reading passages (2 literary narratives, 1 history text, and 1 science)
O Grades 6-EHS: 3 operational reading passages (1 literary narrative, 1 history text, and 1 science)
O Estimated number of items per passage typeO Grades 3-5 – 10-14 literary, 10-14 informational O Grades 6-10 – 7-8 literary, 16-18 informational( A field test passage set will also be added in each grade)
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Reading ExamplesTechnology Enhanced
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Reading Example Paired Passage/Constructed Response
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EnglishO The ACT Aspire requires students to revise and
edit. Students will read passages and make editorial decisions that provide evidence of their understanding in the following areas:
O Conventions of Standard EnglishO Punctuation and Usage Conventions O Sentence Structure and Formation
O Production of WritingO Topic Development O Organization, Unity, and Cohesion
O Knowledge of Language
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EnglishO Approximate number of items per grade:
O Grades 3-5 – 25 operational itemsO Grades 6-8 – 35 operational itemsO Early High School (EHS) – 40 operational items(4-8 field test items will also be added in each grade)
O There are 2 main item types used on the English assessment for the online format (CBT- computer-based test):
(1) MC - multiple choice - 1 point each(2) TE - technology enhanced - 1 point each
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English ExamplesMultiple Choice
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English ExamplesTechnology Enhanced
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Writing O Three modes of writing:
O Analytical ExpositoryO Reflective NarrativeO Persuasive Argumentative
O Essay format O One prompt only per gradeO 30 minutes total per gradeO Scratch paper is allowed for pre-writing
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Analytical Expository
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Reflective Narrative
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Persuasive/Argumentative
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Mathematics
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Math O The ACT Aspire mathematics assessments
emphasize quantitative reasoning frequently applied to real-world contexts rather than memorization of formulas or computational skills. (Occasionally the formulas are given)
O Three item types used: 1. Multiple choice – 1 point2. Technology enhanced – 1 point3. Constructed response (also called
Justification and Explanation for math) – 2 to 4 points
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Math
Grade Band
Approximate
Number of Operational Items
Testing Time
3-5 25 55
6-7 34 60
8-10 38 65
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Math O Calculator Policy
O Grades 3-5 O NO CALCULATOR - Even as an accommodation
O Grades 6-10O ACT-approved personal calculator OR
Online calculator tool
O Formula SheetO None allowed or providedO Needed formulas are written into test questions
O http://actaspire.avocet.pearson.com/actaspire/home#6585O http://www.actstudent.org/faq/calculator.html
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Math Examples Multiple Choice
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Math Examples Constructed Response
Justification/Explanation
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Math Example Constructed Response
Justification/Explanation
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Science
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Science O ACT Aspire focuses on science practices that
encompass three domains: O Interpretation of DataO Scientific InvestigationO Evaluation of Models, Inferences and Experimental
Results.
O ACT Aspire science assessments focus on assessing science practices using rich, real-world scientific scenarios. The scenarios in the upper-grade assessments include student investigations, formal scientific research, formal scientific data from references, and students or scientists providing competing explanations for real scientific phenomena.
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ScienceO The content of the science assessment
includes:O biology (life science at the earlier grades)O chemistry and physics (physical science at the
earlier grades)O Earth/space sciences (e.g., geology, astronomy,
and meteorology).
O The ACT Aspire science assessments stress science practices over recall of scientific content, complex mathematics skills, and reading ability."
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Science-Item TypesO Selected response (multiple choice)
questions will be tied to a scenario which could include a data table, a graph, or a scientific phenomenon
O Constructed response which can vary in both point value and length of response
O Technology enhanced questions will provide the student with a drop down menu or a drag and drop choices for students.
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Science Test ItemsO Grade Total Test Total Test Operational
Field TestLevel Items-Paper Items-Computer Items Items
O 3-5 35 33-34 28 5-6
O 6-7 40 37-38 32 5-6
O 8 40 38-40 32 6-8
O EHS 40 38-40 32 6-8
O Note: item counts may vary.
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Science ExamplesO Grade 3 Exemplar – Selected Response -
Students will need to scroll to see the entire table.
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Science ExamplesO Grade 6 Exemplar – Constructed Response –The
scroll bar will have to be noticed and used to generate a correct response.
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Science ExamplesO Early High School Exemplar – Technology
Enhanced – drag and drop type. Student will have to scroll to see the full stem.
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ACT Aspire Periodic Assessments
O Available December 1st
O Set up in the same system as the summative.O Students must be entered and PNPs completed
before interims can be given.
O Schools will schedule their own periodics and managing all data
O Fixed forms for both Interim and Classroom
online delivery only (no paper periodics)
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Classroom vs. InterimDifferences are underlined
Classroom
O Grades: Grades 3-8
O Content Areas: English, reading,
math, science (no writing)
O Administration: local control
O 6 assessments - per subject/per
grade
O Format: fixed format, all multiple
choice
O Duration: 15 - 20 minutes/test
O Feedback: usually 15 minutes
O Reports: student, parent, teacher,
school/district; Item
Report/Analysis
Interim
O Grades: Grades 3-10
O Content Areas: English, reading,
math, science (no writing)
O Administration: local control
O 4 assessments - per subject/per
grade
O Format: fixed format, all multiple
choice
O Duration: 45 minutes or less
/test
O Feedback: usually 15 minutes
O Reports: student, parent, teacher,
school/district; Item
Report/Analysis
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Additional InformationContact the Office of Student Assessment
O [email protected] Director
O [email protected] Test Administration
O [email protected] Periodic Assessments
O [email protected] Accommodations
O [email protected] Science
O [email protected] ELA/Communications
O [email protected] Data Literacy
O [email protected] Tech
O [email protected] K-2/ELA
O [email protected] Alternate Assessments
O [email protected] ELPA21