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Part I Georgia Milestones: Unique Features ***Some disabilities ***All schools MUST Features include: test some can be tested pencil- paper. students online. inclusion of constructed-response items in ELA and mathematics, in

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Part I

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Georgia Milestones: Unique Features

Features include:

– inclusion of constructed-response items in ELA and mathematics, in addition to selected-response items – inclusion of a writing component (in response to text) at every grade level and course within the ELA assessment; – inclusion of norm-referenced items in every grade and content area to complement the criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison; and – transition to online administration over time, with online administration considered the primary mode of administration and paper-pencil back-up until transition is completed.

Addition of technology-enhanced items beginning in 2016-2017.

***All schools MUST test ¡“some” ¡ students online. ***Some disabilities can be tested pencil- paper.

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Georgia Milestones: Embedded NRT

  • Each content area/course test will contain 20 norm-

referenced items.

  • The 20 NRT items will provide a national percentile score to

provide a barometer of national comparison.

  • Approximately 10 of these items have been reviewed by

Georgia educators for alignment to the grade level/course content standards.

– Only those NRT items judged to be aligned by Georgia educators will contribute to the criterion-referenced proficiency designations of students.

  • The remaining 10 or so items, while not necessarily aligned to

the grade level/course content standards, will not contribute to the proficiency designation.

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The NRT items were selected to reflect the full TerraNova subtest for each content area.

*** Let teachers know there may be some items the students have not received instruction on.

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Georgia Milestones: Unique Features

Item Types

  • Selected-Response [aka, multiple-choice]

– all content areas – evidence-based selected response in ELA

  • Constructed-Response

– ELA and mathematics

  • Extended-Response

– ELA and mathematics

  • Technology Enhanced

– to begin in 2016-2017

Constructed response is a general term for assessment items that require the student to generate a response as

  • pposed to selecting a response.

Extended-response items require more elaborate answers and explanations of

  • reasoning. They allow for multiple correct

answers and/or varying methods of arriving at the correct answer. Writing prompts and performance tasks are examples of extended-response items.

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Multiple Choice

Which fraction is largest? A B C D

The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

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Constructed Response

George and Ana each had a 12-inch pizza. Both pizzas were split into 8 equal

  • pieces. The shaded pieces are the portion of their pizzas that George and Ana

ate. Express in fractions how much pizza George and Ana ate. Use the symbol <, =, or > to show who ate more pizza.

>

The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

George Ana George Ana

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Constructed Response

12 inches George Ana 9 inches 12 inches George 12 inches Carlos

The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

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Technology Enhanced

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The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

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Online Tools Available for All Students

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  • Blocking Tool
  • Eraser
  • Highlighter
  • Magnifying Glass
  • Mark for Review
  • Online Calculator – if allowable
  • Option Eliminator
  • Scratch Pad
  • Test Pause

These tools are available to all students who test online and are therefore NOT considered accommodations.

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Georgia Milestones: General Test Parameters

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Georgia Milestones

General Test Parameters

  • ELA will consist of 3 sections, 1 of which will

focus mainly on writing

  • Mathematics will consist of 2 sections
  • Science will consist of 2 sections
  • Social Studies will consist of 2 sections

Each section will be approximately 70 minutes.

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Georgia Milestones

General Test Parameters: ELA

Criterion-Referenced

Total Number of Items: 44 / Total Number of Points: 55

Breakdown by Item Type:

– 40 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT) – 2 Constructed Response (2 points each) – 1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points) – 1 Extended Response (worth 7 points)

Norm-Referenced

– Total Number of Items: 20 (10 of which contribute to CR score)

Embedded Field Test

– Total field test items: 6

Total number of items taken by each student: 60

***Narrative Prose ***This ¡will ¡be ¡the ¡Writing ¡Portion…All ¡ grade levels will participate not just 3,5,8,11. It will be inform./explanatory or

  • pinion/argumentative
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Georgia Milestones

Writing at Every Grade

– All students will encounter a constructed-response item allowing for narrative prose, in response to text, within first or second section of the test. – Within the writing section of the test, students will read a pair

  • f ¡passages ¡and ¡complete ¡a ¡series ¡of ¡“warm-up” ¡items:
  • 3 selected-response items asking about the salient features of each

passage and comparing/contrasting between the two passages

  • 1 constructed-response item requiring linking the two passages
  • 1 writing prompt in which students must cite evidence to support their

conclusions, claims, etc.

Genres

Writing prompts will be informative/explanatory or

  • pinion/argumentative depending on the grade
  • level. Students could encounter either genre.

Warning: Students who simply rewrite excerpts from the passage(s) to illustrate their point(s) will not receive favorable scores.

***Example…writing ¡“I ¡agree ¡with ¡the ¡above ¡statement.” ¡ ¡ They need to explain their thinking. Do not rewrite passage.

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Georgia Milestones

General Test Parameters: Mathematics

Criterion-Referenced

Total Number of Items: 53 / Total Number of Points: 58

Breakdown by Item Type:

– 50 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; 10 of which are aligned NRT) – 2 Constructed Response (worth 2 points each) – 1 Constructed Response (worth 4 points)

Norm-Referenced

– Total Number of Items: 20 (10 of which contribute to CR score)

Embedded Field Test

– Total field test items: 10

Total number of items taken by each student: 73

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Georgia Milestones Calculator Policy

Content Area Grade Level/Course Type of Calculator Mathematics Grades 3 – 5 EOG Not Allowed Grade 6 EOG Basic1 Grades 7 – 8 EOG Scientific or Basic1 Coordinate Algebra EOC Graphing2 or Scientific Analytic Geometry EOC Graphing2 or Scientific Science Physical Science EOC Scientific or Basic1 Social Studies Economics EOC Scientific or Basic1

3 1Basic four-function calculator with square root and percentage functions. 2Graphing calculator with functionalities consistent with TI-84 or similar models.

Calculators are not permitted on certain designated sections of each mathematics test. New

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Georgia Milestones

General Test Parameters: Science

Criterion-Referenced

Total Number of Items: 55 / Total Number of Points: 55

Breakdown by Item Type:

– 55 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; approximately 10 of which are aligned NRT)

Norm-Referenced

– Total Number of Items: 20 (approximately 10 of which contribute to CR score)

Embedded Field Test

– Total field test items: 10

Total number of items taken by each student: 75

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Georgia Milestones

General Test Parameters: Social Studies

Criterion-Referenced

Total Number of Items: 55 / Total Number of Points: 55

Breakdown by Item Type:

– 55 Selected Response (worth 1 point each; approximately 10 of which are aligned NRT)

Norm-Referenced

– Total Number of Items: 20 (approximately 10 of which contribute to CR score)

Embedded Field Test

– Total field test items: 10

Total number of items taken by each student: 75

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Georgia Milestones: Rubrics

  • Rubrics are item specific and therefore cannot be

released.

– Generally speaking, rubrics outline the expectations for the answer(s) along with sufficient justification/explanation

  • Student cites evidence from the text to support answer in ELA
  • Student explains reasoning or approach to problem solving in mathematics
  • Student answers all portions of the item

– Remember the OAS includes rubrics and student exemplars for all formative open-ended items.

  • The extended-response analytic writing rubric will be released.

Students will be scored on two features:

– Idea Development, Organization, & Coherence – Language Usage & Conventions

Coming Soon

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Transition to Georgia Milestones: Resources Available NOW

  • Content standards

– frameworks, formative lessons, PARCC evidence statements

  • Sample items

– formative ¡items/benchmarks ¡via ¡Georgia ¡OAS→GOFAR; ¡ – released items via PARCC, SBAC, other states (KY, NY), NAEP – parent’s ¡guide ¡to ¡Georgia’s ¡new ¡assessment ¡developed ¡by ¡the ¡National ¡ PTA [http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3816 ]

  • CRCT Readiness Indicators
  • Lexiles (as one indicator of text complexity)
  • Technology Specifications
  • Eliciting Evidence of Student Learning Modules

Focus on teaching and learning – eliciting evidence of student learning during instruction and adjusting as needed.

This walks you through constructed response items. Go to the Assessment page for DOE. Click on Georgia Milestones from middle of page. Found

  • n right side under Helpful Resources.

Other resources can be found here also.

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Formative Assessment Initiatives

Bringing a Balanced Assessment Focus to the Classroom

Assessment Literacy Professional Learning Benchmark Assessments Formative Item Bank

1600 new items loaded 1140 science and social studies items will be loaded in fall 2014 Formative Instructional Practices (FIP) [ 7 foundational modules launched in summer 2013] 24 Benchmarks developed Additional 12 modules that expand upon the foundation Coming soon: items for grades 1 & 2 and additional writing prompts

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Transition to Georgia Milestones: Resources Available Soon

  • Sample items specific to Georgia Milestones
  • Ancillary support resources, such as

– Assessment Guides – Student Study Guides – Accommodations Guidelines – Informational videos [parents & public /educators] – Online Practice Center (to ¡aid ¡students ¡in ¡gaining ¡familiarity ¡for ¡CTB’s ¡

  • nline test administration system)
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Online Testing Transition & Technology Specifications

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Transition to Online Testing

  • Technology Specifications posted at:

http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Information-For- Educators.aspx

  • Tablets supported beginning with Spring 2015 main

administrations.

– iPads supported beginning Winter 2014 EOC

  • Transition to Online

– Year 1: minimum of 30% online across the district, grades 3-12 – Year 3: minimum of 80% online across the district, grades 3-12 – Year 5: minimum of 100% online across the district, grades 3-12

All schools in all district are expected to conduct some degree of testing online in 2014-2015 . . . and of course, subsequent years.

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General Scheduling and Administration Guidelines

  • Target for online testing in Year 1 of Georgia Milestones is a minimum
  • f 30% of students district-wide across Grades 3 – 12.
  • Each school within a district must conduct some degree of online

testing.

  • For the EOG, students who are tested online must engage in online

testing in all content areas.

  • In other words, a student who takes the Grade 5 ELA assessment online must

also test online in Math, Science, and Social Studies.

  • The scheduled start date for an EOG grade-level content area or EOC

content area must be consistent district-wide regardless of administration mode.

  • Each grade-level content area (EOG) or course area (EOC) should be

scheduled for completion during the same week as its start date. The exception is ELA Section 3 (writing).

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