Michigan Educational Assessment Program MEAP Michigan Merit Exam

Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) Michigan Merit Exam (MME) English Language Arts Update 10/25/06

Grade 3 Reading Assessment • Measuring state-assessable reading GLCE for K-2 • Paired reading selections – Text 1 (8 m. c. items) + Text 2 (8 m. c. items) – 5 cross-text m. c. items – 6 -point Response to Reading (2 pages max) • Independent reading selection Text 3 + 8 m. c. items • Total = 35 reading points 11/25/2020 2

Grades 4 -8 Reading Assessments • Measuring state-assessable reading GLCE • Paired reading selections – Text 1 (8 m. c. items) + Text 2 (8 m. c. items) – 5 cross-text m. c. items – 6 -point Response to Reading (2 pages max) • Independent reading selection Text 3 + 8 m. c. items • Linking text from previous grade + 8 m. c. items • Total = 43 reading points 11/25/2020 3

Grades 4 -8 Linking Reading Texts • Linking texts = Text 1, 2, or 3 from previous grade with the associated 8 m. c. items • Approved for and field-tested in lower grade • Not a mistake • To study growth for groups of students • Linking items are scored, and reported, but do not count toward the students’ scale scores or proficiency levels 11/25/2020 4

Grades 3 -8 Reading Items/Domains Grade 3 – 35 total points across 3 texts ü 29 m. c. items = WS* + NT + IT + CM + CS ü 6 -point Response to Reading (CM) Grades 4 -8 – 43 total points across 4 texts ü 37 m. c. items = WS + NT + IT + CM + CS ü 6 -point Response to Reading (CM) * GLCE code 11/25/2020 5

Writing: Grades 3 -8 Writing from Knowledge and Experience • 6 -point holistic rubric • Students choose genre, format of response • Two pages max • No resources • Scored as first draft, not polished response Student writing sample • Peer response (4 -point rubric) • Five multiple-choice (m. c. ) editing and revising items 11/25/2020 6

S 07: HSTs in Reading and Writing Seniors get one last shot at MEAP – Reading • Texts 1 and 2 with nine associated m. c. items each • Cross-text: 7 m. c. items, plus one response – Writing • Writing from Knowledge and Experience • Reporting and Reflecting 11/25/2020 7

MME Reading Components 11/25/2020 8

ACT Reading • 4 texts, 40 questions, 35 minutes – Literary – Social science – Humanities – Natural science 11/25/2020 9

ACT Reading Items • Items ask students to: – determine main ideas and significant details – understand sequence of events – make comparisons – comprehend cause-effect relationships – determine meaning in context of words, phrases, statements – draw generalizations – analyze author's/narrator's voice/method 11/25/2020 10

ACT Work. Keys: Reading for Information • 33 items, 45 minutes – measures skills used when reading and using written text to do a job – memos, letters, directions, signs, notices, bulletins, policies, regulations – not necessarily well-written or targeted to appropriate audience – all text, no graphics 11/25/2020 11

MME Writing Components 11/25/2020 12

ACT Writing • Persuasive writing • Given issue • Given two perspectives on issue • 6 -pt. rubric • Scored by two ACT scorers 11/25/2020 13

ACT English 75 multiple-choice items, 45 minutes Includes items that ask students: – to be aware of writing style – about specific portions of underlined text and elements of writing, such as tone or emphasis, in that portion – about whole sections or whole passages with no underlined parts – about more than one aspect of writing 11/25/2020 14

Double-scoring the Social Studies Response: How Does It Work? For MME Social Studies: • Scored by two independent MME scorers, using standard MEAP social studies 5 pt. rubric • Scored for social studies content • Contributes to MME social studies total score For MME Writing : • Scored by two independent MME scorers, using new MME 6 -pt. persuasive writing rubric • Scored for persuasive writing • Contributes to MME total writing score 11/25/2020 15

Tips for Improvement • Teach your curriculum year-round! • Don’t limit yourselves to teaching the assessable content. • Don’t “drill and kill” just before the test! • Watch for “Released Items” on our website (www. michigan. gov/meap) • Compare scoring guides to the rumors about how “you, too, can raise your MEAP scores. ” • Call us to check on rumors. Rumor control is a big part of our job! 11/25/2020 16

Contact Information Jane Faulds English Language Arts Assessment Consultant, MDE/MEAP fauldsj@michigan. gov For more information: • about MEAP, go to: www. michigan. gov/meap • about MME, go to: www. michigan. gov/oeaa • about ACT, go to: www. act. org 11/25/2020 17