Florida Standards Assessment Grades 3 8 Beachside Montessori
Florida Standards Assessment Grades 3 -8 Beachside Montessori Village Parent Night January 28, 2020
What is the Florida Standards Assessment? • develop a concept beyond an opinion and move to “support and evidence” • think in a more conceptual, analytical and global manner • utilize higher-order, critical thinking skills • shift from mere memorization to deep understanding of meaning and process • transfer skills to new scenarios and environments • maintain an increased sense of accountability toward their own learning
FSA by GRADE 3 * ELA and MATH (retention year) GRADE 4 * ELA, WRITING, and MATH (1 st year of writing) GRADE 5 * ELA, WRITING, MATH, and SCIENCE (1 st year of science) GRADE 6 & 7 * ELA, WRITING, and MATH (EOC will take the place of FSA math if enrolled in algebra) GRADE 8 * ELA, WRITING, MATH and SCIENCE (EOC will take the place of FSA math or science if enrolled in algebra, geometry OR biology)
FSA Schedule ---ELA 3 rd Grade= April 1 & 2 ELA (reading) 4 th-8 th Grade= April 2 WRITING 4 th-6 th Grade= May 5 th & 6 th ELA (reading) 7 th & 8 th Grade= May 6 th & 7 th ELA (reading)
FSA Schedule---MATH Geometry EOC= May 11 th & 12 th Algebra EOC = May 13 th & 14 th Grades 3 -6 MATH May 12 & 13 Grades 7 th & 8 th MATH May 14 & 15
Note: The Text-Based Writing component at grades 4 -10 is a
DOK—Measures a Student’s Depth of Knowledge LEVEL 1 = recall/reproduction on a low level rote memorization/basic knowledge LEVEL 2 = skill or concept -- application of skills and concepts/ making connections with information LEVEL 3 = strategic thinking and reasoning that is abstract and complex —analyzing and evaluating LEVEL 4 = extended thinking—requires high cognitive demands & complex reasoning
DOK—Measures a Student’s Depth of Knowledge 3 levels of complexity tested on FSA DOK 1= low complexity—locating details in a text or solving one-step problems DOK 2= moderate complexity— summarize a passage or retrieve information from a graph and use it to solve a problem DOK 3= high complexity—analyze cause-effect relationships or justify a solution to a problem
Achievement Levels
Achievement Levels
Learning Gains
QUESTIONS
What does the FSA look like? ? English Language Arts Mathematics
3 rd grade parents please report to Ms. Binios’s room… 151 4 th grade parents please report to Mrs. Cuneo’s room… 228 5 th grade parents please report to Mrs. Scott’s room… 229 6 -8 grade parents please report to Mrs. Wyda’s room… 214
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