Kansas State Assessments

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1 Kansas State Assessments A Footprint Fall 2015 Brad Neuenswander, Deputy Commissioner, KSDE

2 History of Assessments In the late 1970 s, the Legislature directed the State Board of Education to develop and administer minimum competency tests in reading and math. The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE) at the University of Kansas won the bid, and continued administering the assessments until the late 1980 s.

3 History of Assessments In 1992, the Kansas Legislature passed State Statute The state board shall establish curriculum standards which reflect high academic standards for the core academic areas of mathematics, science, reading, writing and social studies. The state board shall provide for statewide assessments in the core academic areas of mathematics, science, reading, writing and social studies.

4 History of Assessments Early 1990 s and Quality Performance Accreditation (QPA). New standards written, with new assessments developed to replace minimum competency exams. Still traditional paper/pencil tests in math, reading, writing, science and history/government.

5 History of Assessments 2001 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) or No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Assessments became part of Federal Accountability in Math and Reading. Also requires states to administer Science. 100% proficiency by 2014 Kansas is an early state to begin administering the state assessment computerized in the early 2000 s.

6 Current State Assessments New assessments in the Spring of 2015, developed and administered by CETE. Current CETE contract of $5.8 million (less than one million is state general fund $) Assessments include; Math, English Language Arts, Science, History/Government, English Language Proficiency, Career/Tech Ed. Average per/pupil cost of $ Brookings study, Kansas ranks 2 nd lowes per pupil cost in the nation.

7 Kansas Student Population Trends (Percent of K-12, September Unaudited Enrollment, Public Schools) 7

8 Details of Student Population Trends 8 year Free & Reduced Students w/ Disabilities English Language Learners

9 Five Performance Levels Exemplary Exceeds Standard Meets Standard Approaches Standard Academic Warning 9

10 Reporting Standard & Above Reported percentages are totals of all students in the top three performance levels. Example from Reading, All Students: Exemplary Exceeds Standard Meets Standard % at Standard or Above =

11 Reading Trends by Percent Proficient, All Students, Report Card Population 11

12 Disaggregated Groups All students Males & females Ethnic groups Free & reduced lunch Students with disabilities English Language Learners 12

13 Reading Gap by Percent Proficient, SES levels, , (report card population) 13

14 Reading Gaps by Percent Proficient & Ethnicity: (percent proficient, all grades, report card population) 14

15 Math Percent Proficient, All Students, Report Card Population 15

16 Math Gap by Percent Proficient, SES levels, , (report card population) 16 16

17 Math Gap by Percent Proficient & Ethnicity, (report card population) 17

18 New 2015 Kansas CCR Assessments New Assessments in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) 4 new Performance Levels instead of 5 Level 4: indicates that the student is performing above expectations for that grade level and is on track to being college ready. Level 3: indicates that the student is performing at academic expectations for that grade level and is on track to being college ready. Level 2: indicates that the student is doing grade-level work found in the standards but not at the depth or level of rigor to be considered on-track for college readiness. Level 1: indicates that a student is not performing at grade level standards, and additional supports are needed.

19 Moving in a New Direction Old State Assessment Exemplary Exceeds New College and Career Ready Assessment Meets 2 Approaching Warning 1 The best way to understand the 4-point scale is to look at the descriptions Kansas teachers used when developing the scale. One-word summaries as Kansas had in the past are misleading and imprecise. Such summaries are not valuable for teachers, parents, and students.

20 Grade 8 Mathematics: Excerpt from Performance Level Descriptor (PLD) New College and Career Ready Assessment Level 2 students should be able to identify and calculate the cube root of familiar perfect cubes and calculate the cube of integers. They should be able to work with and apply the properties of integer exponents of degree 2 or less to produce or identify equivalent numerical expressions

21 Grade 5 Language Arts: Excerpt from Performance Level Descriptor New College and Career Ready Assessment Level 2 Students can identify the interaction between elements of a text (e.g., events, people, ideas, and topics) using explicit details within a text; and identify conflicting information within a text.

22 Kansas College and Career Ready Academic Assessment: State ELA Results, 2015 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 100% 90% % % 60% % 40% 30% % 10% % Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 10

23 Kansas College and Career Ready Academic Assessment: State Math Results, 2015 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 100% 90% 80% % 60% 50% % % % % % Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 10

24 NAEP 2015 Mathematics and Reading Results

25 What is NAEP? The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what our nation s students know and can do in core subjects. A survey designed to produce national, state, and select urban district level results. NAEP results are for populations of students, not for individual students nor schools. Measures student performance nationally and reports changes over time. Allows comparisons between states and the nation. 25

26 NAEP School and Student Selection NAEP uses a carefully designed sampling procedure for the assessment to be representative of the geographical, racial, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity of schools and students in the state. First, a sample of schools is selected. Then, within each chosen school students are randomly selected to participate. Each participating student represents hundreds of other similar students. 26

27 Grade 4 NAEP Mathematics 260 Results Average Scale Scores National Public Kansas Proficie nt Basic NOTE: Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. 27

28 Grade 4 Mathematics Results Score Gaps National Public Kansas Not Eligible Eligible NOTE: Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scale scores. 28

29 Grade 4 Mathematics Results Score Changes Since

30 Grade 8 NAEP Mathematics 310 Results Average Scale Scores National Public Kansas Proficie nt Basic NOTE: Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. 30

31 Grade 8 Mathematics Results Score Gaps # National Public Kansas Not Eligible Eligible NOTE: Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scale scores. 31

32 Grade 8 Mathematics Results Score Changes Since

33 Grade 4 NAEP Reading 250 Results Average Scale Scores National Public Kansas Proficie nt Basic NOTE: Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. 33

34 Grade 4 Reading Results Score Gaps # # # # # # # # National Public State 180 Not Eligible Eligible NOTE: Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scale scores. 34

35 Grade 4 Reading Results Score Changes Since

36 Grade 8 NAEP Reading 290 Results Average Scale Scores National Public Kansas 280 Proficie nt Basic NOTE: Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. 36

37 Grade 8 Reading Results Score Gaps # # # # # 275 # # # National Public State Not Eligible Eligible NOTE: Observed differences are not necessarily statistically significant. Score gaps are calculated based on differences between unrounded average scale scores. 37

38 Grade 8 Reading Results Score Changes Since

39 ACT Results 2015

40 How Does ACT Determine if Students Are College Ready? The ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are scores on the ACT subject area tests that represent the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in corresponding credit-bearing firstyear college courses. Based on a nationally stratified sample, the Benchmarks are median course placement values for these institutions and represent a typical set of expectations. ACT College Readiness Benchmarks were revised for 2013 graduating class reporting.

41 The ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are: College Course Subject Area Test Original ACT College Readiness Benchmark English Composition English Social Sciences Reading College Algebra Mathematics Biology Science Revised ACT College Readiness Benchmark

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43 ACT: Kansas vs. Nation

44 Caution with Comparing States using ACT Not every state assesses all students with ACT Colorado: 100% tested & 20.7 avg. score Kansas: 74% tested & 21.9% avg. score Massachusetts: 28% tested & 24.4 avg. score

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47 Concluding Thoughts Drop-out and remediation rates at Kansas College at Universities are over 50%. This is unacceptable and addressed in part by raising expectations in high school. The KCCR standards raise expectations. The cut scores for the College and Career ready Assessments were established by 160 teachers representing all of Kansas, and they have raised the bar on student academic success. Kansas teachers setting cut scores value the high standards and want to see them in place long enough to align instruction with the assessment. Kansas needs to have a higher level of post-secondary completion, so it begins with higher standards and the state boards new vision.

48 Questions?