New%20York%20State%20English%20as%20a%20Second%20Language%20Achievement%20Test%20(NYSESLAT)

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New York State English as a Second Language
Achievement Test (NYSESLAT)

• Present and Future
• Presented by
• Mary Enright, Associate, Office of Bilingual
  Education and Foreign Language StudiesVanessa
  Lee Mercado, NYSESLAT Coordinator, Office of
  State Assessment
• New York State Education Department
• Long Island Teachers Institute
• March 30, 2006

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NYSED-State Assessments

• Provide a uniform measure of student achievement
  across all districts, all schools, all
  classrooms.
• State tests assess the extent to which students
  have achieved the learning standards.
• Drive necessary changes in curriculum and
  classroom interaction.

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Test Development Process

• The test development process ensures assessments
  are fair, valid, and reliable measures of student
  performance in relation to meeting the State
  learning standards.
• The NYSESLAT is designed with input from NYS
  teachers.

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Test Development Process
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Establish English as a Second Language Learning
Standards

• Align the NYS ELA standards with the TESOL
  Standards.
• Learning Standards contain content and
  performance indicators.
• Provide a framework for ESL learning experiences,
  classroom practices, and curriculum development.
• Set the parameters for the NYSESLAT.

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Understanding the Process

• Design test specifications-test blueprint.
• Solicit and train item writers.
• Passage Review select passages for the field
  test items.
• Item Review Committee review and edit submitted
  items.
• Field Test forms scan field test score items.

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Understanding the Process (continued)

• Range Finding select anchor and training set
  papers.
• Perform item and test analysis.
• Select items for the operational form of the
  test.
• Standard Setting Study determine student
  performance levels through standard setting
  study-cut scores.

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Whats new for 2006?

• New items developed for and solely owned by New
  York State.
• K-1 Writing activities written by NY teachers.
• 2-12 Writing prompts revised by NY teachers.
• Pre-Writing questions written by NY teachers.
• Writing rubrics revised by NY committee.
• Printed listening options spoken on audio CD.
• Operational scoring training DVD with live items.

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Important NYSESLAT 2006 Testing Dates
Activity Target Dates
Five Turnkey Training Sessions on scoring NYSESLAT 2/1 2/8
Schools order tests via Spectrum 2/1-3/10
Speaking test booklets arrive at schools 4/24-4/25
Administration of the Speaking Test 4/24-5/26
Listening, Reading, and Writing test booklets arrive at schools 5/3-5/5
Administration of the Listening, Reading, and Writing Tests 5/8-5/26
DVDs and booklets for scorer training arrive at schools 5/24-5/25
Questions and answers for scoring posted at http//www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/nyseslat 5/30
Help Line for Scoring available 5/30-6/12
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Important NYSESLAT 2006 Testing Dates (continued)
Scoring of constructed responses 5/30-6/12
Submit scorable materials to scanning centers 6/12
Return test booklets to Harcourt 6/16
Scanning 6/13-6/30
Preliminary files to Repository 6/26
Preliminary files to Harcourt 6/30
Final data to Repository 7/10
Final File to Harcourt 7/14
Scores available to schools through GROW 8/14
New York City and Yonkers may establish
different due dates for district schools to
submit answer sheets for scanning.
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For more information regarding the NYSESLAT

• http//www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/nyseslat/home.shtml