Georgia's New Assessments: Parent Informational Session

Georgias New
Assessments
Parent Informational Session
October 9, 2014
MILE
Agenda
What are the new tests?
How are they different?
What can parents expect?
How can parents help at home?
Questions?

Questions?
Milestones introduction
A milestone is one of a series
of numbered markers placed
along a road at intervals of one
mile.
Milestones are constructed to
provide reference points along the
road.
This can be used to reassure
travelers that the proper path is
being followed, and to indicate
either distance traveled or the
remaining distance to a
destination.
Georgia Milestones
State tests are given to
measure how well students
have learned content based
on academic standards.
Results from these tests are
used to determine where
students may need help or
accelerated learning
opportunities, in addition to
school and district
accountability.
CCGPS
College and Career Ready
Georgia Performance Standards
The new assessments will be
used to gauge students progress
toward being ready to succeed in
college and careers.
Milestones tested subjects

Grades 3 8: End of Grade (EOG)
Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
High School: End of Course (EOC)
9th Lit/Comp
American Lit/Comp
Coordinate Algebra
Analytic Geometry
Physical Science
Biology
U.S. History
Economics

Questions?
Georgia Milestones
Criterion-Referenced
Norm-Referenced
Criterion-referenced
performance information in
the form of four
performance levels,
depicting students mastery
of state standards
Norm-referenced
performance information in
the form of national
percentiles, depicting how
students achievement
compares to peers
nationally
Assessment comparisons
CRCT / EOCT
Milestones
Assessments for ELA, math,

science, and social studies
Each assessment given in
two sections
Assessments for ELA, math,

science, and social studies
Math, science, and social
studies given in two
sections; ELA given in three
sections to include writing
ELA and math tests will
include constructed
response items in addition
to multiple choice
Some online testing
All test items in a multiple

choice format
Paper/pencil format
Writing at every grade

All students will encounter an extended constructed-response
item allowing for narrative prose, in response to text, within
first or second section of the test.
Within the writing section of the test, students will read a pair
of passages and complete a series of warm-up items:
3 selected-response items asking about the salient features of each

passage and comparing/contrasting between the two passages
1 constructed-response item requiring linking the two passages
1 writing prompt (allowing for an extended writing response) in which
students must cite evidence to support their conclusions, claims, etc.
Warning:
Students who simply rewrite excerpts from

the passage(s) to illustrate their point(s) will
not receive favorable scores.
Genres:
Writing prompts will be informative/
explanatory or opinion/argumentative
depending on the grade level. Students could
encounter either genre.
Examining Georgia Milestones

Item Types
Example:
Grade 3 Mathematics Fractions
Multiple Choice
Which fraction is largest?
A
B
C
The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.
Constructed Response
George and Ana each had a 12-inch pizza. Both pizzas were split into 8 equal
pieces. The shaded pieces are the portion of their pizzas that George and Ana
ate.
George
Ana
Express in fractions how much pizza George and Ana ate. Use the symbol <,
=, or > to show who ate more pizza.
George
Ana
>
George
Ana
12 inches
George
12 inches
9 inches
Carlos
12 inches
Constructed Response
Technology Enhanced
>
To begin
2016-2017
Georgia Milestones
General Test Parameters
English/Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
English Language Arts

Total Number of Items: 44 / Total Number of Points: 55
Breakdown by Item Type:
40 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)

2 Constructed Response (2 points each)
1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)
1 Extended Response (worth 7 points)
Norm-Referenced
Total Number of Items: 20 (10 of which contribute to CR score)
Embedded Field Test

Total field test items: 6
Total number of items taken

by each student: 60
Mathematics

50 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)
2 Constructed Response (worth 2 points each)
1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)
Norm-Referenced
Total Number of Items: 20 (10 of which contribute to CR score)
Embedded Field Test


by each student: 73
Science

55 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; approximately 10 of which are aligned NRT)
Norm-Referenced
Total Number of Items: 20 (approximately 10 of which contribute to CR score)
Embedded Field Test


by each student: 75
Social Studies

55 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; approximately 10 of which are aligned NRT)
Norm-Referenced
Total Number of Items: 20 (approximately 10 of which contribute to CR score)
Embedded Field Test


by each student: 75
Transition to online testing

Year 1: minimum of 30% online testing
DEMO OF ONLINE PLATFORM
Access at http://learnoas.ctb.com/GA/
Click on any one of the tests to open the sample test page.
Click on Start the test at the top of the web page.
Click on Login. No credentials are required.
Note this demo was designed for the CRCT Retest in mind so the tests
that you will see are for Grades 3, 5, and 8 in Reading and Math.

Questions?
What parents can expect

This is a new assessment. Therefore, it is not
possible to directly compare the scores on the
new test with your students scores from
previous years.
The new assessments measure deeper
knowledge and skills that are particularly
important to students futures, including
problem solving, writing, and critical
thinking.
What parents can expect

Because the standards are more rigorous, student
achievement scores may initially be lower.
A dip should not necessarily be interpreted as a
decline in student learning or in teacher
performance. Educators expect
the decline to improve as
teachers and students become
more familiar with the standards
and better equipped to meet the
challenges they present.

Questions?
Helping your student
Educational activities

Questions?
Lynn Skinner, Ed.D.

Mathematics Content Specialist
Coweta County School System
[email protected]
Sources
EngageNY: https://www.engageny.org/
Georgia Department of Education
o GeorgiaStandards.Org:
https://www.georgiastandards.org
o Testing/Assessment:
http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-andAssessment/Assessment/Pages/default.aspx
National PTA: http://www.pta.org/

Wikipedia.org:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milestone

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How are the new Georgia Milestones tests different from previous state tests?

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What subjects and grades will be tested in the new Georgia Milestones assessments?

What subjects and grades will be tested in the new Georgia Milestones assessments?

Georgias New

What are the new tests?

Milestones tested subjects

High School: End of Course (EOC)

What are the new tests?

Assessments for ELA, math,

Assessments for ELA, math,

All test items in a multiple

Writing at every grade

3 selected-response items asking about the salient features of each

Students who simply rewrite excerpts from

Examining Georgia Milestones

English Language Arts

Breakdown by Item Type:

40 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT)

Embedded Field Test

Total number of items taken

Breakdown by Item Type:

Embedded Field Test

Total number of items taken

Breakdown by Item Type:

Embedded Field Test

Total number of items taken

Breakdown by Item Type:

Embedded Field Test

Total number of items taken

Transition to online testing

What are the new tests?

What parents can expect

What parents can expect

What are the new tests?

Helping your student

What are the new tests?

Lynn Skinner, Ed.D.

National PTA: http://www.pta.org/

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