Deconstruction and Developing Targets for Priority Standards

The starting point for effective assessment is clarifying the

LEARNING TARGET

Learning Targets

•Knowledge•Reasoning•Performance/Skills•Products

Knowledge TargetsWhat do I need to know?

Usually knowledge targets begin with words like:

Lists, names, identifies, recalls, locate, recall, recite, etc.

Reasoning Targets

What can I do with what I know?

Reasoning targets start out with mental processes like:Predicts, infers, classifies, hypothesizes,

compares, concludes, summarizes, analyzes, evaluates, generalizes

Performance SkillsPerformance skills require the students to demonstrate their mastery of a learning target and to be observed. The development of proficiency in doingsomething where the process is mostimportant.

Product Targets

The ability to create tangible products that meet certain standards of quality and present concrete evidence ofacademic proficiency.

Example:Writing an argumentative piece.

Instructional Design Process

Standards

Targets

Assessments

Lessons

CHECKING FOR CONGRUENCE

ARE OUR ASSESSMENT ITEMS/LEARNING TASKS CONGRUENT TO THE INTENT OF CCSS?

What do you consider when determining congruency?

Target-Method Match ScenariosSee exerpt from Ch. 4 Classroom Assessment for Student

Learning

ACCURATE ASSESSMENT

ASSESS HOW?WHAT METHOD?WRITTEN WELL?SAMPLED HOW?

AVOID BIAS HOW?

WHY ASSESS?WHAT’S THE PURPOSE?

WHO WILL USE THE RESULTS?

ASSESS WHAT?WHAT ARE THE

LEARNING TARGETS? ARE THEY CLEAR?ARE THEY GOOD?

“Keys to Quality Classroom Assessment”Classroom Assessment for Student LearningStiggins, Arter, Chappuis, Chappuis

Connect your content with appropriate

standard/target

Make meaning of the standard

Does each question capture the intent

of the standard/target

labeled?

Progressions

Deconstructions

CCR Standards

Content– Vocabulary & Interpretation

Rigor– DOK/Bloom’s

To Jury

FACILITATION

RIGORDOK?

Verbs/Bloom’s

CONTENTStandard(s)?

Target(s)?Standard-consistent

vocabulary?

Students engage in content at appropriate level

STUDENT WORK Artifact(s)

Observation

Artifact(s)

Artifact(s)

Artifact(s):Lesson plans, Assessment, Activity

Some Aligned Assessment Examples

Links provided on kadiralston.com

• EngageNY.org: Annotated 2013 Test Questions• Evaluate items for ELA Assessment

• PARCC Released Assessment items: Begins at 3rd grade

• Achievethecore.org • See close reading exemplars and classroom lessons around the

standards

ASSESSING AT INCREASINGLY COMPLEX LEVELS

A Word about Standard 10Quantitative, Qualitative, Reader and Task Considerations