Dry Creek Elementary School

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Dry Creek Elementary School Port Angeles,
Washington February 26, 2004
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• Assess2Learns Brief History in Washington
• 2000- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grants
  OSPI funding to develop custom online assessments
  for teachers in Washington State. OSPI partners
  with Riverside Publishing and Assess2Learn.
• 2001- Custom tests are developed by Riverside
  Publishings Content Specialists, they are
  reviewed by teachers, and then piloted in
  Washington schools.
• 2002- Port Angeles School District awarded 3
  year grant to implement Assess2Learn district
  wide.

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Appropriate Uses of Assess2Learn

• Screen students for early intervention
• Identify the instructional needs of all learners
• Plan standards based learning objectives
• Group students efficiently and accurately
• Measure progress throughout the school year
• Track student performance over time
• Evaluate the success of instructional programs
• Increase communication with parents

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• Current Assess2Learn Use In Port Angeles
• Grade 4 Winter Reading Grade 5 Winter Reading
• 205 students tested 259 students tested
• District average 78 District average
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• Dry Creek average 79 Dry
  Creek average 74
• Grade 4 Winter Math Grade 5 Winter Math
• 203 students tested
  262 students tested
• District average 60 District average
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• Dry Creek average 58 Dry Creek average
  62

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Assess2Learn Predictor of WASL Success? Grade 5
Fall Winter Assessment 2003 Reading
WASL District- 77 average score District- 77
met standard Dry Creek- 74 average score Dry
Creek- 65.2 met standard Grade 5 Winter Math
Assessment 2003 Math WASL District- 66 average
score District- 56.4 met standard Dry Creek-
62 average score Dry Creek- 32.6 met standard
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Interpreting Score Reports
Skill Proficiency
Skill Gap Analysis
Item Analysis
Playback Report
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Interpreting Score Reports
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Interpreting Score Reports
Grade 4
Literary Analysis
Learning Target 6
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Skill Proficiency by Class
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Literary/ Narrative Text Analysis
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Strand LA Analyzes, interprets, and thinks
critically Analyzes and interprets Given a
literary text to read silently, learners respond
to items in which they
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Strand LA Analyzes, interprets, and thinks
critically Thinks critically Given a literary
text to read silently, learners respond to items
in which they
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Informational/ Expository Text Analysis and
Comprehension
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Strand IA Analyzes, interprets, and thinks
critically Analyzes and interprets Given an
informational or task-oriented text to read
silently, learners respond to items in which
they
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Strand IA Analyzes, interprets, and thinks
critically Analyzes and interprets Given an
informational or task-oriented text to read
silently, learners respond to items in which
they
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Strand IC Comprehends important ideas and
details Given an informational or task-oriented
text to read silently, learners respond to items
in which they
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Literary/ Narrative Text Comprehension
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Strand LC Comprehends important ideas and
details Given a literary text to read silently,
learners respond to items in which they
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Skill Gap Analysis
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The Skill Gap Analysis Report identifies groups
of students who have common instructional needs
EALR 2.4.2 Analyze authors purpose for and
style of writing in both literary/narrative text
and informational/expository text. W
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EALR 2.2.3 Understand and analyze story
elements. W
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EALR 2.2.3 Understand and analyze story
elements. W
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Item Analysis Report
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Students who selected Answer Choice C
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Test History by Class
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Score ranges for multiple test administrations
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Class Roster Report by Test
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Logon IDs and Passwords for students assigned to
the same test
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Playback Report
Students and Parents can view and print this
report!!!
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Linked to test items
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• WASL Released Items
• Grade 4 Reading
• Literary and Informational
• Grade 4 Writing
• Narrative and Expository
• Grade 4 Mathematics
• Grade 5 Science

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• WASL Released Items
• Grade 7 Reading
• Literary and Informational/Technical
• Grade 7 Writing
• Expository and Persuasive
• Grade 7 Mathematics
• Grade 8 Science

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• Test Authoring Capabilities
• Create multiple choice, true/false, and fill in
  the blank assessments that require no grading
• Write essay questions with rubrics
• Import graphics and audio files

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• Future of Assess2Learn in Port Angeles?
• Gates grant continues to fund A2L through the
  2004-5 school year
• Cost to subscribe will be 3.00 per student, per
  year- unless grant funding is renewed
• Additional multiple choice content available for
  Grades 1-8 in Reading, Language Arts and
  Mathematics

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Questions and Answers
Todd Hausman [phone] todd_hausman_at_hmco.co
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Jennifer Lutz [phone]
jennifer_lutz_at_hmco.com