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High School Department
Chair Meeting
9/28/10
The Things You Carry
Icebreaker
Excerpt from The Things
They Carried by Tim O’Brien
The Things You Carry
Select one item from your person (including wallet or purse) that reveals something about yourself or something/someone of whom you are proud
Think time
Please share your item and its meaning with the group
ASSESSMENT UPDATE
The Latest and Greatest from Victoria Young
STATE OF TEXAS ASSESSMENTS OF ACADEMIC READINESS (STAAR)
Grades 3−8 ReadingGrades 4 and 7 Writing
English I, II, and III
Victoria Young PresentationCREST Conference Excerpts
September 13, 20106
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STAAR Timeline
Spring 2011 Grades 3–8 reading field test embedded in
TAKS Grades 4 and 7 writing stand-alone field tests
in early April English I–first operational assessment English II and III–stand-alone field testsSpring 2012 First STAAR assessments–all courses/grades English I counts toward graduation for first-time
9th graders TAKS ELA tests continue for grade 10 and exit
level
8New Assessment DesignSTAAR 3–8 & High School
Linked to college and career readiness TEKS eligible for assessment split into
two categories readiness standards, defined as those TEKS
considered necessary for success in the current grade/course and important for preparedness in the grade/course that follows
supporting standards, defined as those TEKS which are important to teach but which will receive less emphasis by being assessed across years/administrations
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English I, II, & III
Advanced high school course readiness measure for English I and II
College and career readiness measure for English III
Scores reported separately for reading and writing
Students retest only in the section they fail
10Reading Test DesignGrades 3−8 & High School
Genre-based
Literary strand: fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama (drama beginning at grade 4)
Informational strand: expository and persuasive (persuasive beginning at grade 5)
Fiction and expository reading are considered readiness genres from grade 3 though high school
Literary nonfiction, poetry, drama, and persuasive reading are considered supporting genres
Procedural elements embedded in informational pieces and media literacy embedded in either literary or informational pieces
11Reading Test DesignGrades 3−8 & High School
Test Length
Word count attached to overall test rather than to individual pieces, as in TAKS
Maximum word count increases from grade to grade but is consistent at high school
Number of pieces included on a test can vary from year to year, dependent on length (e.g., at grade 5, 3−4 individual pieces and one pair)
Different numbers of questions attached to different-length pieces
12Reading Test DesignGrades 3−8 & High School
Pairs can mix strands and genres
Literary−Literary (e.g., fiction−poetry, literary nonfiction−drama, fiction−literary nonfiction
Informational−Informational (e.g., expository −expository, expository−persuasive)
Literary −Informational (e.g., fiction−expository, poetry−expository, literary nonfiction−persuasive)
13Writing Test DesignGrades 4, 7, and High School
Assessments at grades 4 and 7 administered over two days; writing component of English I, II, and III administered on Day 1 of test (with reading component on Day 2)
Field tests embedded for grade 7 and English I, II, and III
Abbreviated stand-alone field test for grade 4 every three years
14Revision and Editing Grades 4, 7, & High School
Revision and editing assessed separately, with increased focus on revision as students become more experienced and skilled writers
For Grade 4, 32% of multiple-choice score from revision and 68% of score from editing
For Grade 7, 40% of multiple-choice score from revision and 60% of score from editing
For English I, II, and III, 50% of multiple-choice score from revision and 50% of score from editing
15Composition Grades 4, 7, & High School
Students will write two one-page compositions addressing different types of writingGrade 4−personal narrative and expositoryGrade 7−personal narrative (with extension) and
expositoryEnglish I−literary and expositoryEnglish II−expository and persuasiveEnglish III−persuasive and analytic
Compositions will be weighted equally
No “gatekeeper” (automatic fail for a 1)
16Writing Prompts and RubricsGrades 4, 7, & High School
Prompts contain a stimulus and are scaffolded−Read, Think, Write
A rubric is being developed for each writing type, but three sections are identical Organization/Progression
Development of Ideas
Use of Language/Conventions
17Writing RubricsGrades 4, 7, & High School
Organization/Progressionthe degree to which form or structure is
appropriate to the purpose and demands of the prompt
the degree to which the writer establishes and sustains focus (affecting unity and coherence of piece)
the degree to which the writer controls progression with transitions and sentence-to-sentence connections and establishes the relationships among ideas
18Writing RubricsGrades 4, 7, & High School
Development of Ideasthe degree to which
details/examples are specific and well chosen
the degree to which (1) the piece is thoughtful and engaging and (2) the writer demonstrates an understanding of the task
19Writing RubricsGrades 4, 7, & High School
Use of Language/Conventionsthe degree to which word choice is
thoughtful and appropriate to form, purpose, and tone
the degree to which sentences are purposeful, varied, and controlled
the degree to which the writer demonstrates a command of conventions so that the writing is fluent and clear
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Victoria Young
Director of Reading, Writing, and Social Studies Assessments
Texas Education Agency
512-463-9536