Verges K12 Assessment Update 2-21-15V2

Florida Standards Assessments
Update
Vince Verges
Assistant Deputy Commissioner
Accountability, Research and Measurement
College Readiness Conference

Florida Southwest State College
February 21, 2015
www.FLDOE.org
2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved.
Assessment Investigation
On August 25th, 2014, Governor Scott called for Commissioner
Stewart to conduct an investigation of standardized testing
required by the state and by school districts.
The investigation included an examination of why students take
the test, who is taking the test and what the results are used for.
The resulting report was released on February 18, 2015.
www.FLDOE.org
Assessment Investigation Recommendations

In order for Florida to move forward with fewer, better
assessments, the commissioner makes the following
recommendations:
1. Issue an Executive Order to suspend the Grade 11 Florida

Standards Assessment (FSA) for English language arts until
legislation is enacted to eliminate the mandate.
2. Enact legislation to eliminate the Postsecondary Education
Readiness Test (PERT) as a state mandate for grade 11 and
make it optional.
3. Enact legislation to eliminate the current progress monitoring
requirements.
4. Enact legislation to eliminate local final exams in
courses/subjects where there is also a statewide, standardized
end-of-course exam.
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Assessment Investigation: Recommendations for

Districts
1. Give no more than one school-wide or district-wide interim
assessment per course/subject per grading period.
2. Dont test students for the sole purpose of evaluating
teachers.
3. Districts should provide teachers, parents, and students with
information about student progress on each assessment used
for progress monitoring.
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2014 2015 Assessments

FSA
FCAT 2.0/EOC
Contractor
American Institutes for

Research (AIR)
Pearson
Standards
Assessed
Florida Standards
Next Generation Sunshine

State Standards
Grades 3 11 ELA
Grades 3 8 Mathematics
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra 2
Grades 5 and 8 Science

FCAT Mathematics Retake
FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake
Algebra 1 Retake
Geometry Retake (Fall and
Winter only)
Biology 1
Civics
Test Delivery System (TDS)
TestNav8
Computer-Based
Platform
2
www.FLDOE.org
Testing Modes
Computer-Based Assessments
FSA Grades 5-11 ELA Reading Component

FSA Grades 8-11 ELA Writing Component
FSA Grades 5-8 Mathematics
FSA Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 EOCs
NGSSS US History, Civics, Biology EOCs
NGSSS Algebra 1, Geometry, FCAT Mathematics Retake and FCAT
2.0 Reading Retake
Paper-Based Assessments
FSA Grades 3 & 4 ELA and Mathematics

FSA Grades 4-7 ELA writing component
FCAT 2.0 Grades 5 & 8 Science
Accommodations for students with specific IEP or 504 plan
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What Schools Need to Know About FSA

Training tests are available for students to become familiar with the
CBT platform and item types.
Training tests with CBT accommodations are available by grade band,
not grade level. Answer keys and a user guide are available on the
portal (www.fsassessments.org).
Grade-level/subject-specific practice tests will be available in Fall 2015.
Students will be able to skip items on live tests and detailed
instructions will be provided in administration scripts.
Paper-based Sample Test Materials for grades 3 and 4, including large
print and braille (all grades), are being developed. Large print and
braille will be shipped to districts, and regular print are posted as PDFs.
www.FLDOE.org

Headphones are required for Grades 5-11 ELA listening
items (CBT).
External keyboards for tablets are strongly
recommended.
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Training webinars for the FSA systems were
conducted in November and were recorded. These
are posted to the FSA Portal.
In-person training for school personnel took place
at 8 regional locations in late January and early
February
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2014-15 Assessments
Winter 2014-15 FSA ELA Writing Component
Field Test
Purpose:
to obtain item statistics on the newly-developed writing
prompts for grades 4 to 11; and
to review the item statistics and choose writing
prompts that will be used as operational items
beginning in the 2015-2016 school year
22,500 students per grade were selected for the sample
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2014-15 Assessments
Winter 2014-15 FSA ELA Writing Component Field Test
CBT: December 119, 2014; January 5February 13, 2015
PBT: February 213, 2015
Paper-based in Grades 4-7 (3 lined pages provided for each
prompt response); computer-based in Grades 8-11
Grades 4-11; all grade bands in selected schools participated
Two different prompts administered to each student on two
different days
One 90-minute session for each prompt, with an additional 30
minutes allowed, if needed (up to 120 minutes per session)
All students provided a planning sheet for each session
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2014-15 Operational Assessments

2015 FSA/FCAT 2.0/EOC Schedule
If districts wish to suspend testing on a given day (e.g., due to a
religious holiday), they may do so for all schools in the district.
There is no limit on administration days within a testing window.
Districts have been given maximum flexibility in scheduling.
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Other Resources
Updated Test Design Summary/ Blueprints
Percent of computer-based test comprised of technologyenhanced Items (when all are CBT)
Expanded definitions for technology-enhanced items (TEIs),
including PBT descriptions, as applicable
Finalized testing times
Coming in early March - Enhanced Test Item Specifications

Front matter
Additional items
Assessment limits
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Whats New in Accommodations

Unique Accommodations
One-Item-Per-Page (PBT and CBT) and Large Print (CBT) are no
longer unique accommodations.
Student eligibility for ALL paper-based accommodations must
be confirmed at the district level and submitted to FDOE.
These should be no more than 3% of the population.
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FSA CBT Accessibility Tools and

Accommodations
Text-to-speech for Mathematics, ELA Writing
Prompt and directions, ELA Reading Component
test items, answer options, and directions. Text-tospeech is not available for any ELA passages
(Writing or Reading).
Color contrast, text enlargement, zoom, and
highlighting available to all students.
www.FLDOE.org
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FSA PBT Accommodations

Regular Print (for <3% of students)
Large Print
Braille
One-Item-Per-Page
Writing and Reading Passage Booklets
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Other Accommodation Notes

Additional accommodations that may be provided
are included in the categories of flexible
presentation, flexible responding, flexible setting,
flexible scheduling, and assistive devices/tools.
Decisions regarding accommodations are made by
the IEP or Section 504 plan team by first
considering what a student needs in order to
access instruction and assessments in the
classroom.
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FSA
Mathematics
Assessments
www.FLDOE.org
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Updated Calculator Policy

Online calculator tool for FSA Grades 7 and 8 Mathematics
and EOC assessments will be the scientific calculator.
Permit the use of a hand-held scientific calculator for all
students taking an FSA Mathematics assessment (Grade 7,
Grade 8, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2) during
calculator-allowable sessions only (Sessions 2 and 3 for
grades 7 and 8; Session 2 for EOCs).
See the FSA Portal for a list of prohibited functionalities for
scientific calculators (rather than approved models).
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FSA Calculator Summary

Assessment
Calculator Permitted
Grades 3 and 4 Mathematics PBT- None
Grades 5 and 6 Mathematics CBT - None

Grades 7 and 8
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Geometry
PBT: Paper-Based Test
Computer-based
scientific calculator or
hand-held scientific
calculator (during
certain sessions only)
CBT: Computer-Based Test
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Practice Using the Online Calculator

The online scientific calculator for grades 7 and 8 and the EOCs can be found
on the FSA Portal
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Conversions will be provided in a pop-up window for the

grades 5-11 CBT and as a conversion sheet for grade 4.
Customary Conversions
Metric Conversions
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet
1 mile = 5,280 feet
1 mile = 1,760 yards
1 meter = 100 centimeters

1 meter = 1000 millimeters
1 kilometer = 1000 meters
1 liter = 1000 milliliters
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces

1 pint = 2 cups
1 quart = 2 pints
1 gallon = 4 quarts
1 gram = 1000 milligrams

1 kilogram = 1000 grams
1 pound = 16 ounces
1 ton = 2,000 pounds
Time Conversions
1 minute = 60 seconds
1 hour = 60 minutes
1 day = 24 hours
1 year = 365 days
1 year = 52 weeks
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Formulas Presented
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Mathematics Policies and Materials Documents

The Mathematics Policy document was updated
and posted to the portal to reflect conversion table
information and decisions for calculators.
www.FLDOE.org
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Grades 3-5 Mathematics

Grade
Number
of Items
Number of
Sessions
Number of
Days
Administration
Mode in
2015/Test
Materials
60 64
PBT
160 minutes
60 64
PBT
160 minutes
60 64
CBT with
work folder
160 minutes
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TOTAL
Testing
Time
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Grades 6-8 Mathematics

Grade
Number
of Items
Number
of
Sessions*
Number of
Days
Administration
Mode/Test Materials
TOTAL
Testing Time
Grade 6
62 66
CBT with work folder;

no Calculator
180 minutes

Scientific Calculator
(Sessions 2 and 3 only)
180 minutes

(Sessions 2 and 3 only)
180 minutes
Grade 7
Grade 8
62 66
62 66
*All sessions administered over two days.

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End-of-Course Assessments
Course
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra 2
Number
of Items
64 68
64 68
64 68
Number
of
Sessions
2
Number
of Days
Administration
Mode/Test Materials
TOTAL
Testing
Time

(Session 2 only)
180
minutes

(Session 2 only)
180
minutes

(Session 2 only)
180
minutes
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FSA
English Language Arts
Assessments
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FSA ELA Session Timing

The FSA ELA includes the Text-Based Writing
Component, administered separately from the rest of
FSA ELA to allow time for handscoring; will be reported
as part of a single ELA score.
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FSA ELA Writing Component ONLY

Grade Number
of Items
Number
of
Sessions
Number
of Days
Administration
Mode/Test
Materials*
TOTAL Testing
Time**
1 prompt
PBT
90 minutes
1 prompt
PBT
90 minutes
1 prompt
PBT
90 minutes
1 prompt
PBT
90 minutes
1 prompt
CBT
90 minutes
1 prompt
CBT
90 minutes
10
1 prompt
CBT
90 minutes
11
1 prompt
CBT
90 minutes
*All students (PBT and CBT) receive a planning sheet.

**Students may have an additional 30 minutes, if needed.
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FSA ELA Writing Component

For responding to text-based prompts:
Spell check NO
Bold
Italics
Underline
Remove formatting
Insert/remove numbered list
Insert/remove bulleted list
Decrease indent
Cut, copy, paste, undo, redo
Insert special character
Training Tests Secure Browser release in November; applicable
tools will be functional.
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FSA ELA Reading Component

Grade
Number
of Items
Number
of
Sessions
Number
of Days
Administration
Mode in 2015/ Test
Materials
TOTAL Testing
Time
5660
PBT
160 minutes
5660
PBT
160 minutes
5660
CBT with worksheet
160 minutes
5862
CBT with worksheet
170 minutes
5862
CBT with worksheet
170 minutes
5862
CBT with worksheet
170 minutes
6064
CBT with worksheet
180 minutes
10
6064
CBT with worksheet
180 minutes
11
6064
CBT with worksheet
180 minutes
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FSA ELA Score Reporting

FSA ELA scores will be reported as a single score,
combining the FSA ELA Writing and Reading Components
There is no defined weight to the FSA ELA Writing
Component (e.g., 30%).
Questions and prompts are weighted in part based on their
relative difficulty compared to other test questions.
Questions and prompts are also analyzed for pattern scoring.
That is, the pattern of correct and incorrect answers and quality
of writing provided by a student are analyzed as a whole to
determine the students abilities.
This scoring model is used across the nation and around the
world because it produces the most accurate scores possible.
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FSA Score Reporting All Tests

By statute, assessment results must be reported no later
than the week of June 8.
Scores linked to FCAT 2.0/ NGSSS will be provided for
Grades 3 & 10 ELA and Algebra 1.
For all other grades and EOCs, student reports will
include percentile ranks comparing student performance
with other students who took the test.
Districts will receive percentile ranks and t scores for all
grades and subjects, including Grades 3 & 10 ELA and
Algebra 1.
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Standard Setting
Achievement Level
Descriptions (ALDs)
Legislative Review
(Fall/Winter)
Educator Panel
Reactor Panel
(Aug/Sep)
(Sep)
Commissioners
Recommendations/
Proposed Rule
(Fall)
Public Input
Workshops
State Board of
Education
(Winter)
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www.FLDOE.org
(Sep)
Questions?
Vince Verges
Vince.Verges@fldoe.org
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Florida Standards Assessments

College Readiness Conference

Assessment Investigation Recommendations

1. Issue an Executive Order to suspend the Grade 11 Florida

2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved.

Assessment Investigation: Recommendations for

2014 2015 Assessments

American Institutes for

Next Generation Sunshine

Grades 5 and 8 Science

Test Delivery System (TDS)

FSA Grades 5-11 ELA Reading Component

FSA Grades 3 & 4 ELA and Mathematics

What Schools Need to Know About FSA

What Schools Need to Know About FSA

What Schools Need to Know About FSA

2014-15 Operational Assessments

Coming in early March - Enhanced Test Item Specifications

Whats New in Accommodations

FSA CBT Accessibility Tools and

FSA PBT Accommodations

Other Accommodation Notes

Updated Calculator Policy

FSA Calculator Summary

Grades 3 and 4 Mathematics PBT- None

Grades 5 and 6 Mathematics CBT - None

2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved.

Practice Using the Online Calculator

Conversions will be provided in a pop-up window for the

1 meter = 100 centimeters

1 cup = 8 fluid ounces

1 gram = 1000 milligrams

Mathematics Policies and Materials Documents

Grades 3-5 Mathematics

Grades 6-8 Mathematics

CBT with work folder;

CBT with work folder;

CBT with work folder;

*All sessions administered over two days.

CBT with work folder;

CBT with work folder;

CBT with work folder;

FSA ELA Session Timing

FSA ELA Writing Component ONLY

*All students (PBT and CBT) receive a planning sheet.

FSA ELA Writing Component

FSA ELA Reading Component

CBT with worksheet

CBT with worksheet

CBT with worksheet

CBT with worksheet

CBT with worksheet

CBT with worksheet

CBT with worksheet

FSA ELA Score Reporting

FSA Score Reporting All Tests

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