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OEAA Web Conference Series
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Test Development
• Items written by Michigan teachers
• Items/Passages reviewed by several committees
Bias Review CommitteeContent Review CommitteeField Reviews – Teachers from across state
• Items field tested during operational testing window
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Test Development cont’d
• Includes both narrative and informational text
• In 2009 began using commissioned passages in addition to permissioned passages
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Reading Test Design for 2010
Grades 3 thru 8
• Paired reading selectionsText 1 (8 MC items)
Text 2 (8 MC items)
Text 1 & 2 (6 cross-text MC items)
• Independent reading selectionText 3 (8 MC items + 1 short answer CR
item worth 3 points)
Total: 33 points
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Short Answer Constructed Response
• Purpose: Another way for students to show understanding
• Could assess any of the GLCEs
• Scored for comprehension
• Scored using customized 3-point rubric
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Sample Questions (2007)
Grade 5: All About Alligators • List three locations in which alligators can be
found.
• Describe alligators using three details from the selection.
• Explain why alligators can be dangerous using three details from the selection.
Other samples located on MDE website under Content Areas,
Sample ELA Reading CRS 2005-2007
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Sample Rubric (List)A 3- point response provides three text-based locationsin which alligators can be found
A 2-point response provides two text-based locations in which alligators can be found
A 1-point response provides one text-based location inwhich an alligator could be found.
A 0-point response receives a Condition Code: A = Off-topic; B = Illegible or written in language other than English; C = Blank; D = Insufficient
to rate; E = Incorrect answer
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Sample Rubric (Describe/Explain)
A 3-point response describes three text-based detailsdescribing alligators
A 2-point response describes two text-based detailsdescribing alligators
A 1-point response describes one text-based detaildescribing alligators
A 0-point response receives a Condition Code: A = Off-topic; B = Illegible or written in a
language other than English; C = Blank; D = Insufficient to rate; E = Incorrect answer
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Schedule
• Need to field test during operational testing window
• Two days needed to complete assessment- Day 1 on Tuesday, October 12
- Day 2 on Wednesday, October 13
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Tips
• Become familiar with “Released Items” from website
– 2005 and 2006 released 100% of items
– 2007 and 2008 released Independent Reading items
– 2009 and on, not releasing any items (Item Descriptors)
• For CR items, impress upon students importance of answering question that was asked
• Don’t “drill and kill” just before the test
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Contact Information
Wendy GouldEnglish Language Arts, Assessment ConsultantMDE/MEAP517 [email protected]
For more information go to:www.michigan.gov/meap