Preparing for the M-STEP Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress

Karen Currie, curriekm@huronisd.org Jenni Trusock, jtrusock@huronisd.org

February, 2015 https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1

Elementary M-STEP Spring 2015

Subject

Grades

Computer Adaptive?

Item Types

Performance Task with Classroom Activity?

Mathematics 3-8 Yes NO Technology Enhanced Yes

English Language Arts

3-8 Yes NO Technology Enhanced Yes

Science 4 and 7 No Multiple choice No

Social Studies 5 and 8 No Multiple choice No

All Subjects: • Administered online or paper-pencil (by school or by student) • Test content learned in 2014-2015 school year Mathematics and English Language Arts: • Include Michigan-developed and SBAC items Science and Social Studies: • Michigan-developed items only

Grade 11 M-STEP Spring 2015

Subject Computer Adaptive?

Item Types

Performance Task with Classroom Activity?

Mathematics Yes NO Technology Enhanced Yes, but optional

English Language Arts

Yes NO Technology Enhanced Yes, but optional

Science No Multiple choice No

Social Studies No Multiple choice No

All Subjects: • Administered online or paper-pencil (by school or by student) Mathematics and English Language Arts: • Include Michigan-developed and SBAC items • Performance tasks are recommended but not required Science and Social Studies: • Michigan-developed items only Michigan Merit Exam Includes: ACT Plus Writing, WorkKeys, and M-STEP summative test for English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies

Devices and Skills

• M-STEP will be accessible on a variety of devices, including desktop and laptop computers, as well as Chromebooks and iPads. For specific information on device requirements, visit the Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant's (TRIG) website.

• Note that an external keyboard is required for M-STEP testing when using an iPad.

• Checklist of technology skills for students: http://tinyurl.com/MSTEPTechSkills

Technology-Enhanced Items

• Science and Social Studies - fixed-form, multiple choice, Michigan-developed items

• ELA and Math – use SBAC items, including Selected Response, Constructed Response, and Technology-Enhanced Items

• Resources: – Watch a 24-minute video at

http://aware.22itrig.org/technology-enhanced-items.html

Classroom Activities

• Introduce students to the context of a Performance Task

• Do not address content information; focus instead on vocabulary and key contextual topics

• Designed to be an introduction and not an assessment

• Not graded

Performance Tasks

• Collections of questions and activities connected to a single theme

• Measure capacities such as depth of understanding, writing and research skills, and complex analysis

• Taken on a computer (not computer-adaptive)

• Take one to two class periods to complete

Classroom Activities and Performance Tasks

• Required for ELA and Math, Grades 3-8

• Recommended but not required for Grade 11

• Sample Activities for Grades 3-8: http://tinyurl.com/MSTEPPTGr3-8

• Sample Activities for Grade 11: http://tinyurl.com/MMEPT

Accommodations – New Thinking

–Standard Administration Practices and

–Universal Tools – available to all

–Designated Supports – when indicated by an adult or team

-- Accommodations – when documented in an IEP or 504

(Ex. “Content read aloud that does not compromise construct being measured” vs. “Special Education teacher reads test aloud”)

Universal Tools

• Graph paper (Online): M-STEP Math, provided for all online testing schools to use with students in grades 6 and above.

• English Glossary (Paper/Online): M-STEP Math and ELA, provided for all students in paper-pencil schools, ON for all online test takers, provides context-appropriate definitions for specific words

• Magnifier (Online): M-STEP Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies, and MI-Access FI content areas

Designated Supports

• Supports for English Language Learners and Tier-2 or 3 Non-Special Education Students

– Translated documents

– Translators

Accommodations

• Recorded Feb. 11 webinar at www.mi.gov/mstep

– Scroll down to Professional Development

– Video

– PowerPoint presentation

Accommodations

• Multiplication Table (Paper/Online): Grade 4 and up only

• Multiple Day Testing

– 1 part in 1 day, OR, continuous in one sitting or with breaks (pause feature)

– Students requiring more than one day to complete a ‘part’ should take the paper-pencil assessment for this year

NOTE: MI-Access – Functional Independence online tests have been broken into two parts for each content area and have approximately 20-25 questions per ‘part’

Accommodations

• Audio support – text to speech, read aloud

• Scribing – scribes can write/type for students following scribing protocol

• Word processor with spell check turned off

• Paper-Pencil Answer Documents

• Enlarged Print

• Noise Buffers

• Abacus/Calculator

Practice Problems

NEW Grade/Subject Sample Online Item Sets in ELA and Mathematics Available • Developed for all grades. • Intended to demonstrate the rigor of Michigan’s

standards. • Embedded in Michigan’s online delivery engine so

students and teachers can practice using navigation tools and technology-enhanced items.

• Differs from the Spring 2015 Preview by providing more sample test items specific to grade and content.

• http://mi-web-td.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ • https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1

Practice Problems

• Use Google Chrome

• http://mi-web-td.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/

Practice Problems

Description of Tools

Tools

Summary of Test

Navigation to Flagged Items

Flag Option for Editing

TROUBLE SHOOTING Test Taking

Scroll to See All

Multiple Select NOT Multiple Choice

Practice Tools

NEW! Calculator Practice Online Tools Training

• Calculator Practice page

• On the M-Step Online Tools Training link

• http://mi-web-td.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/

Learn more!

• The upcoming M-STEP Readiness Workshops

• The “Are You Ready?” Online Assessment Awareness Class