Navigating the Changing
Landscape of WV Assessments
2013 WVDE Spring School Counselor Conferences
Dr. Beth Cipoletti, Assistant Director
Office of Assessment and Accountability
Division of Teaching and Learning
West Virginia Department of Education
April 2013
SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT
CONSORTIUM
April 2013
Smarter Balanced Consortium
• State-led consortium developing a nextgeneration assessment system aligned to the
Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
• Member states serve as governing or
advisory states.
• Governing states have a vote in policy decisions.
• Advisory states may participate in work groups and
provide guidance for the development of the assessment
system.
April 2013
Member States
March 26, 2013
Federal Support
• Four-year grant from a U.S. Department of
Education Race to the Top (RttT) Assessment
Program.
– Smarter Balanced assessments will be fully
operational and available for state use beginning in
the 2014-15 school year.
• Second RttT Assessment Program – the
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for
College and Careers (PARCC).
April 2013
WV Next Generation (NxG) CSOs
• Common Core State Standards adopted by
WVBE in May 2010.
• NxG CSOs for Mathematics and English
Language Arts aligned to the CCSS.
• Office of Instruction developed crosswalks of
the Next Generation CSOs numbers to the
CCSS numbers.
• Full implementation in grades 3-12 for 20142015.
April 2013
WESTEST 2 vs. Smarter Balanced Assessment Pilot
WESTEST 2
Smarter Balanced Assessment Pilot
Who
All Schools
Grades 3-11
Selected Schools for Scientific Sample
Practice Tests for all Schools
Format
Paper-and-Pencil with
Online Writing Session
Online plus Performance Task
Content
Reading/Language Arts,
Mathematics, Science and
Social Studies
English Language Arts/Literacy and
Mathematics
Test Items
Selected Response
(Online Writing –
Extended Response)
Selected Response, Constructed
Response, Technology-Enhanced Items
and Performance Task
April 2013
WESTEST 2 vs. Smarter Balanced Assessment Pilot
Alignment
WESTEST 2
Smarter Balanced Assessment Pilot
West Virginia CSOs
Common Core State Standards
(West Virginia Next Generation CSOs)
Length/Duration Untimed
Untimed
Development
WV educators
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
WVDE staff and WV educators
Reports
Student reports
School reports
No student or school reports
(Reports available for operational test
2014-15)
April 2013
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
SCIENTIFIC SAMPLE PILOT TEST
April 2013
When is the testing window for
the Scientific Sample Pilot Test?
• February 20-May 10, 2013
• Each scientifically selected school will be
assigned a two-week window within the larger
testing window.
• Each school will need to complete the testing of
its students in the designated grade(s).
• The number of students who can test at one
time will depend on the number of computers
available to them as well as the school’s network
and bandwidth capabilities.
March 26, 2013
What content areas will be tested in
the Scientific Pilot Test?
• English Language Arts/Literacy
• Mathematics
March 26, 2013
How will the Scientific Pilot Test
be administered?
• Online secure testing
system
March 26, 2013
What type of items will be on
the Scientific Pilot Test?
• Selected-Response Items
– The student selects an answer option by clicking anywhere on the
answer choice.
• Constructed-Response Items
– The student types a response into a response box.
• Technology-Enhanced Items
– The student uses the mouse or keyboard to manipulate items or
draw responses in the response box.
• Performance Tasks
– The student completes the extended activity in preparation for
answering questions.
Note: All tests may not contain all item types.
March 26, 2013
Can we preview items?
• Scientific Pilot
– Not to “preview” items
– To inform item development
March 26, 2013
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
PRACTICE TEST
April 2013
What is the testing window for
the Practice Test?
• May 29, 2013, through the summer and
across the next school year
– Schools may use the Practice Test for professional
development activities and for discussions with
parents, policymakers and other interested
stakeholders
April 2013
What content areas will be tested in
the Practice Test?
• English Language Arts/Literacy
• Mathematics
March 26, 2013
How will the Practice Test be
administered?
• Online testing system
– There are no security
constraints
– Practice Test does not
require a user name and
password
March 26, 2013
What type of items will be on
the Practice Test?
• Selected-Response Items
– The student selects an answer option by clicking anywhere on
the answer choice.
• Constructed-Response Items
– The student types a response into a response box.
• Technology-Enhanced Items
– The student uses the mouse or keyboard to manipulate items
or draw responses in the response box.
• Performance Tasks
– The student completes the extended activity in preparation
for answering questions.
Note: All tests will contain a full array of item types.
March 26, 2013
Can we preview items?
• Practice Test
– Yes
– To allow students to experience items that look
and function like those on the Scientific Pilot
March 26, 2013
DYNAMIC LEARNING MAPS
ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM
April 2013
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
Alternate Assessment Consortium
• Developing a computer-based assessment for
students with significant cognitive disabilities
for whom, even with accommodations, general
state assessments are not appropriate.
• Led by the Center for Educational Testing and
Evaluation (CETE) with the University of Kansas
(KU).
April 2013
Member States
April 2013
Federal Support
• Office of Special Education Programs, United
States Department of Education, funded two
General Supervision Enhancement Grants in
2010 to support the development of alternate
assessments linked to the Common Core
Standards (CCSS).
• DLM and the National Center and State
Collaborative (NCSC) at the University of
Minnesota were awarded five-year grants.
April 2013
Common Core
Essential Elements
• Specific statements of the content and skills that are
linked to CCSS grade level specific expectations for
students with significant disabilities.
• Bridge for students with significant cognitive
disabilities to achieve grade differentiated expectations
and provide challenge and rigor appropriate for these
students.
• Statements are not downward extension to pre-K, are
not general essence statements, and are not
statements of functional skills.
April 2013
WV NxG Extended Standards
• DLM CCEE incorporated into
– Alternate Academic Standards in Mathematics
(WVBE Policy 2520.162)
– Alternate Academic Achievement Standards in
English Language Arts (WVBE Policy 2520.161 )
• Effective date: July 1, 2013
April 2013
Dynamic Learning Map
• Learning map is a network of sequenced
learning targets.
• Dynamic learning maps show a learning
landscape in which multiple skills are related
to many other skills.
– Show the relationships between skills but also
show multiple learning pathways.
April 2013
APTA vs. DLM
APTA
DLM Alternate Assessment
Format
Paper-and-Pencil
Online
Content
Reading/Language Arts,
Mathematics, and
Science
English Language Arts/Literacy
and Mathematics
Alignment
Extended Standards
Extended Standards (Common
Core Essential Elements)
Length
Untimed
Untimed
Development
WV Educators
DLM Consortium
WVDE Staff and WV Educators
April 2013
Timeline
January/February 2012
CCEE based on CCSS developed
March 2012
Blueprint and item development
July 2012
Pilot Test
2012-2013
Field Test
2014-2015
Operational Test
April 2013
DLM Testlets
• Delivered by computer
• Based on Common Core Essential Elements
(WVBE Policies 2520.161 and 2520.162)
• Developed following principles of Universal
Design
• May include performance-based tasks,
technology-enhanced items that allow students
to order, sort, label and match, or multiple
choice scenarios
• Contain engagement activity and 3 to 5 test
items centered around a learning target
April 2013
RESOURCES
April 2013
Consortium Websites
• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
– http://www.smarterbalanced.org/
• Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate
Assessment Consortium
– http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/
April 2013
WV Consortium Webpages
• Information for educators, parents and
students
• Updates as available
• Collaborative effort among Office of
Assessment and Accountability, Office of
Research and Office of Communications
April 2013
WV Smarter Balanced Pilot Webpage
http://wvde.state.wv.us/smarter-balanced/
April 2013
WV DLM Webpage
• Under construction
– http://wvde.state.wv.us/dynamic-learning-maps/
April 2013
NxG Assessments Update
April 2013
NxG Assessments Updates
http://wvde.state.wv.us/smarter-balanced/newsletters.html
April 2013