2015 PSSA Changes Quick Overview Keystone Exams no

2015 PSSA Changes Quick Overview § Keystone Exams: no change § PSSA Science: no change § PSSA Reading: now combined with Writing as PSSA ELA with separate booklet and testing window § PSSA Writing: now combined with Reading as PSSA ELA with separate booklet and testing window § PSSA Math: now PSSA Math with separate booklet and testing window

Assessment Acronyms MC-Multiple Choice OE-Open Ended EBSR-Evidence Based Selected Response TDA-Text Dependent Analysis CSI-Craft and Structure, and Integration of Knowledge and Ideas SA-Short Answer WP-Writing Prompt

2015 PSSA Changes

2015 PSSA Changes English Language Arts Test

2015 PSSA Changes ELA Reporting Framework, Clusters, and Categories Genre Reading Core Competencies Literature Text Informational Text Key Ideas and Details [Key Ideas] Craft and Structure, and Integration of Knowledge and Ideas [CSI] Vocabulary Acquisition and Use [Vocabulary] Writing Language Text Dependent Analysis Reporting Category Code A B A–K/B–K A–C/B–C A–V/B–V C D E

2015 PSSA Changes Item Types and Points Grade 3 20 core passage MC items 18 core standalone MC items 2 core 2 pt EBSR items 2 core 3 pt SA items 1 core 4 pt WP (weighted x 2) 20 points 18 points 4 points 6 points 8 points Total 62 points Grades 4 -8 23 core passage MC items 18 core standalone MC items 3 core 2 pt EBSR items 3 core 3 pt EBSR items 1 core 4 pt TDA (weighted x 4) 1 core 4 pt WP (weighted x 3) 23 points 18 points 6 points 9 points 16 points 12 points Total 84 points

2015 PSSA Changes Grade 3 Format Estimated Section Testing Number of Time (in Passages minutes) Section Content Emphasis Number of MC/EBSR Number of WP/SA 1 Writing and Language 20 MC 1 0 60 2 Reading 8– 12 MC 1– 3 EBSR 1 2 34– 50 3 Reading 14 MC 2 EBSR 1 2 48 4 Reading 8– 12 MC 1– 3 EBSR 1 2 34– 50

2015 PSSA Changes Grades 4 -8 Format Section Content Emphasis Number of MC/EBSR Number of WP/TDA Estimated Number of Passages Estimated Section Testing Time (in minutes) 1 Writing and Language 20 MC 1 0 60 2 Reading 15– 18 MC 4– 5 EBSR 0 3 58– 69 14 MC 2 EBSR 1 2 73 5– 8 MC 1– 2 EBSR 1 1 48– 57 3 4 Reading and Text Dependent Analysis

Grade 4 Evidence Based Selected Response (3 pts. )

Grade 8 Language Multiple Choice (1 pt. )

Sample Grade 7 Writing Prompt (4 pts. )

Sample Grade 7 Text Dependent Analysis Essay (4 pts. )

2015 PSSA Changes How Are TDA Responses Scored?

2015 PSSA Changes PSSA Math Assessment 2015

2015 PSSA Changes Reporting Categories A = Numbers and Operations — A‐T = Numbers and Operations in Base Ten (Grades 3– 5) — A‐F = Numbers and Operations – Fractions (Grades 3– 5) — A‐N = The Number System (Grades 6– 8) — A‐R = Ratios and Proportional Relationships (Grades 6, 7) B = Algebraic Concepts — B‐O = Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Grades 3– 5) — B‐E = Expressions and Equations (Grades 6– 8) — B‐F = Functions (Grade 8) C = Geometry — C‐G = Geometry (Grades 3– 8) D = Data Analysis and Probability — D‐M = Measurement and Data (Grades 3– 5) — D‐S = Statistics and Probability (Grades 6– 8)

2015 PSSA Changes Item Types and Points All grades:

2015 PSSA Changes

2015 PSSA Changes Math 2015

2015 PSSA Changes Math 2015