Powerful Classroom Assessments in the High School Classroom: How Did that Plant Get Here

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Powerful Classroom Assessments in the High School
Classroom How Did that Plant Get Here?
Presenter Cinda Parton Science Instructional
Coach Mead School District Spokane,
WA cparton_at_mead.k12.wa.us
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Powerful Classroom Assessments in the High School
Classroom How Did that Plant Get Here?

• Science Core Concepts Current Proposed
• Enhancing an Instructional Unit with the 2008
  Inquiry PCA How Did that Plant Get Here?
• Essential Question Activity
• Establish the Desired Results
• Assessment Targets
• 2008 WASL Results

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WA Science Standards(Current)
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WA Science Standards(Proposed)
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Science WASL
Scenario Test Map Point-balanced in Physical,
Earth/Space, Living Systems
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Investigating a Physical System
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Investigating an Earth/Space System
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Investigating a Living System
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Designing a Solution
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Analyzing a System
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Analyzing a System
Also, there is a Pilot Scenario with 5 items
toward the end of a session.
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Life Processes and the Flow of Matter and
EnergyEssential Questions

• Answer as a well-taught,
• hard-working,
• proficient 10th grade student
• should respond.

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Life Processes and the Flow of Matter and
EnergyEssential Questions

• For each of your responses, consider
• The appropriate level of understanding?

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Life Processes and the Flow of Matter and
EnergyEssential Questions

• For each of your responses, consider
• The big ideas necessary to move to the next
  level of understanding?

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Life Processes and the Flow of Matter and
EnergyEssential Questions

• For each of your responses, consider
• Effective strategies for helping students
  understand the core concept?

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Life Processes and the Flow of Matter and
EnergyEssential Questions

• For each of your responses, consider
• Preconceptions and/or misconceptions that are
  likely?

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Research on Life Processes and the Flow of
Matter and Energyadapted from Curriculum Topic
Study

• Please take a few minutes to read
• High School Science Core Concept with WASL
  Evidences of Learning
• Adult Content Knowledge
• Instructional Implications
• Concepts and Specific Ideas
• Research on Student Learning

(Page 1 of Enhancing a High School Instructional
Unit handout)
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Research on Life Processes and the Flow of
Matter and Energyadapted from Curriculum Topic
Study

• With your partner(s), discuss how this research
  relates to
• Your responses to the Essential Questions
• The core concept, Life Processes and the Flow of
  Matter and Energy
• The WASL Evidences of Learning
• Effective instructional strategies

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Assessment TargetsDerived from the How Did that
Plant Get Here? 2008 PCA

• Read the scenario and write out responses to the
  12 questions.
• Use the Scoring Guide to score your responses

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Assessment TargetsDerived from the How Did that
Plant Get Here? 2008 PCA

• Review rubrics
• Conclusion
• Energy transfer
• Plan an Investigation

(See also pages 2 and 3 of Enhancing a High
School Instructional Unit handout)
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Implications of the 2008 Data

• Energy questions, conclusions, and planning
  investigations comprised 18 of the 62 points
  typical for WASL.
• Level 2 students earn about 9 of those 18 points
• 9 more points could move all Level 2 students
  to Level 3

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State Science Proficiencies
48.2
43.0
40.0
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2008 Grade 10 Student Performance

• An additional 4.0 met standard as 9th graders in
  2007
• 9,865 students (13.8) included in Level 1
  received no score
• Unexcused absence/refusal
• Other no booklet, incomplete, invalid, etc.
• 11,975 students not included
• WAAS portfolio
• Excused absence
• Exempt
• OSPI Website, School Report Card, WASL, Detail,
  10th

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Target for the 2011 HS Science WASL
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OSPI Science Assessment Enhancements
Powerful Classroom Assessment (PCAs)s Scenario,
Scoring Guide, 10 annotated Student Responses
for each of the 3 open-ended items When teachers
adapt PCAs for their students, student
proficiency increases.

• High School PCAs
• How Did that Plant Living System Inquiry
• Juan de Fuca Earth System
• Sliding Away Earth System Inquiry
• Lifting a Load Physical System Application
• Aquarium Systems Living System Inquiry
• Super Grow Living System Inquiry
• Mousetrap Cars Physical System Application
  (NSTA Press)

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OSPI Science Assessment Enhancements
Grade 8 PCAs Tree Stump Physical System
Application Bean Machine Living System Inquiry
Wild About Radishes Living System Inquiry
Soccer Soaker Earth System Application
Respiratory System Living System Whats Your
Angle Earth System Inquiry Clean Water
Physical System Application School Garden
Living System Application In the Doghouse
Physical System Inquiry Bubble Gum vs. Chewing
Gum Living System Inquiry Electricity to Light
Physical System Inquiry (STC)
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OSPI Science Assessment Enhancements
Grade 5 PCAs Heats On Earth System Inquiry
State Tree Living System Better Boiling
Physical System Inquiry Weather Wonders Earth
System Let Us Grow Living System The Birds
Living System Application Hold That Soil Earth
System Inquiry Grass is Always Greener Living
System Inquiry Acid Rain Living System Inquiry
(STC) PCA Templates http//www.k12.wa.us/assessm
ent/WASL/Science/default.aspx
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Powerful Classroom Assessments in the High School
Classroom How Did that Plant Get Here?

• Science Core Concepts Current Proposed
• Enhancing an Instructional Unit with the 2008
  Inquiry PCA How Did that Plant Get Here?
• Essential Question Activity
• Establish the Desired Results
• Assessment Targets
• 2008 WASL Results