Virginia Alternate Assessment Program Standard Setting Richmond Virginia

Virginia Alternate Assessment Program Standard Setting Richmond, Virginia September 18 -21, 2001

Purpose/Goals l. Define Proficiency Levels l. Recommend Cut Scores l. Recommend Improvements

Background l The Law (PL 105 -17) l Uses of the Program l Content Areas l Collections of Evidence l Scoring l Performance Levels

Content Areas l English Language Arts l Mathematics l Science l History/Social Science

Collections of Evidence l Measurable IEP goals l One entry per subject l Focus on SOL objectives l 4 -6 pieces of evidence l Varied formats l Support documents

Scoring l 5 Dimensions þLinkage to Standards þStudent Performance þVariety of Settings þContexts þSupports for Independence l 3 Score Points l 2 Raters

Issues to Consider l Skill of person preparing Collection of Evidence l Progress over time vs. current status l IEP/SOL link

Proficiency Levels l. Needs Improvement l. Proficient l. Advanced

Activities l Practice l Round 1 l Discussion l Round 2 l Discussion l Round 3 (if needed)

Steps l Review Collections of Evidence l Evaluate Performance Levels l Complete Forms l Discuss Ratings l Repeat l Recommend Cut Scores

Example N = Needs Improvement

Example P = Proficient

Example A = Advanced

? Clearly Needs Improvement Example Clearly Proficient ? Clearly Advanced

Follow-Up l. Report to Board l Refine Definitions l. Recommend Improvements