Assessment System Design and Philosophy TM Bridging the

Assessment System Design and Philosophy

TM Bridging the Gap Make interim assessments required within the assessment system – Custom to state needs Items should be machine or teacher scorable – Professional Development Results immediate to inform instruction Scale results across the assessment events to minimize time on PRESENTATION TITLE testing at the end of the year © 2014 Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2

Current Designs Extensive time on end of year testing Optional interim assessments limit ability to connect scores and show within year growth Innovation is limited due to administration constraints PRESENTATION TITLE © 2014 Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 3

Different Approach Consider spreading summative testing across the year Provide more instructional information Provide growth measures– within and across years PRESENTATION TITLE © 2014 Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 4

Most Essential Factors in Assessment Test Validity Sources of Validity Degree to which evidence and theory Evidence support the interpretations of test scores for proposed uses § Response Processes of tests. Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (2014) § Test Content § Internal Structure § Relationship to other variables § Consequences PRESENTATION TITLE © 2014 Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 5

Standards § Strong and clear purpose definition drive standards § Inform instruction and assessment

Philosophy on Designs Incorporate performance assessments throughout the year Minimize time spent on end of year assessment Link scores on performance assessments and summative assessments to show within year growth as well as across year growth Start of Year Placement Test Performance Assessments throughout Year Summative Assessment Within and Cross-Year PRESENTATION TITLE Growth © 2014 Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 7

TM Bridging the Gap Fitting assessment system into federal requirements Timing of performance assessments flexible Structured scoring rubrics accessible to all teachers Performance assessments broad enough to allow students to show what they can do PRESENTATION TITLE © 2014 Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8