Florida Standards Assessment Middle School 6 th Grade

Florida Standards Assessment Middle School 6 th Grade 2019 -2020

What is FSA? q“As many Floridians are aware, our state has been in a period of transition as we have made important decisions to improve our education system and raise the bar for our schools, educators and students. ” q The FSA in Mathematics and English Language Arts were approved by the Florida State Board of Education in February 2014. q. FSA assessments will provide information regarding how well all schools and students are learning the Florida standards.

What Assessments will my Child be Taking?

FSA MATHEMATICS Grade 6 Ms. Sanicharan

Test Specifications: Math Subject Math FSA # of Days Testing Grade Level 6 th-8 th Covers 5 Domains: Ratios and Proportional Relationships 2 Approximate *Minutes Per # of items per Session Assessment 60 Expressions The Number and System Equations 56 -66 Geometry Statistics and Probability

Reference Sheets q Calculators are not permitted for grades 3– 6 FSA Mathematics. q Reference sheets are provided for some mathematics assessments. q Reference sheets with conversions will be provided for FSA Mathematics assessments in Grades 4– 8 and EOC Mathematics assessments. q For Grades 4, 6, 7, and Geometry, some formulas will be provided on the reference sheet.

FSA Math Components q. Types of questions: q Multiple Choice q Selectable Hot Text- Sentences from a text are presented in this item type. Students fill in bubbles to indicate which sentences are correct. q Editing Task Choice- Students fill in a bubble to indicate the correct number, word, or phrase that should replace a blank. q Multi-Select Response- more than 1 possible answer q Matching Item Response q Equation Editor/ Gridded Response- The student fills in bubbles indicating numbers and mathematical symbols to create a response. Students respond in response grids in which they write their answer in the boxes at the top of the grid, then fill in the corresponding bubble underneath each box.

FSA ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Grade 6 Ms. Arencibia

Test Specifications for Writing & Reading • Students in Grades 5– 10 will take the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading test. ▪ • There are two sessions for FSA ELA Reading; you will complete the sessions over TWO days. ▪ • Grades 6– 8 students will have 85 minutes for each session. ▪ *The FSA ELA Writing Component Test is comprised of ONE , 90 -minute session. However, students may have an additional 30 minutes to complete their work, if needed.

FSA Writing Components Informative/Explanatory or Argumentation Writing Piece 1. Informative/Explanatory: Students will have to provide information on a topic. 2. Argumentative: Students will have to take a stance to support an argument. ▪ Students will be assessed based on a 10 point rubric ▪ 90 minutes allotted time ▪ Students will have to read a variety of texts/articles (Average 3 articles/texts) ▪ Answer prompt and cite evidence ▪ Students will have to write about 5 -6 paragraphs

Explanatory vs Argumentative 1. Write an informative essay about using details and information from the passages 2. Write an essay in which you argue and create a claim supported by evidence from the passages 3. Thorough and convincing support for the ideas must be evident. 4. Students MUST support their opinions or explanations by citing evidence. 5. Students must also determine if it’s a two-part prompt.

FSA Reading Components Types of Questions 1. Multiple Choice – (Part A and Part B Questions or Multi-select) 2. Open Response – citing evidence to support their response 3. Hot Text – Students will have to go into the text and find the exact place an answer is located ▪ Example (Hot Text): Select the sentence that shows that the main character has told the story many times

How Are We Preparing? • In-Class Review o Practice Tests o Test-Prep Resources • i. Ready (Web-based) o In-class and AT HOME

Are There Any Accommodations For My Child? YES, ONLY if your child falls under one of the following: q ESOL- Provides extended time/Access to a dictionary if necessary. q ESE q 504 Plan

Will the FSA Test Affect my Child’s Promotion? o NO, your child WILL NOT be retained if he/she does not pass the FSA Assessment(s) o However their scores on the assessments will affect their placement in interventions the following school year

Achievement Levels

FSA Math Scale Scores

FSA ELA Scale Scores

Test Taking Tips v Practice test materials allow teachers, parents/guardians, and students to become familiar with the various item types that will be encountered on the FSA, as well as the system, functionality and tools on FSA computerbased tests. Computer-based and paper-based practice tests for each assessment, paper-based test item practice handouts, and guided tutorials for responding to items on grades 3– 6 paper-based tests are available on the FSA Portal Practice Test Page. https: //fsassessments. org/students-and-families/practice-tests/index. stml v On the website you will find questions for multiple grade levels as well as the answer keys for each test. v Students will be required to participate in a training test session at their school prior to testing.

The Night Before the FSA v Make sure your children go to sleep early, so that they can be well rested for the FSA the following day(s). v A healthy breakfast is key, this will make sure they are concentrated during the FSA. v Positive reinforcement is another key quality that needs to be presented to your child so they feel optimistic during the test. **Example: You are going to do AMAZING!

Let’s Remember… “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out” -Robert Collier