Transcript School Performance Score - Louisiana Department of Education

GEE 21
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
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GEE 21
Graduation
Exit
Examination
21st century
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GEE 21
Content
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Correlated with Academic Standards
and Benchmarks
Based on Foundation Skills
What students should know
and be able to do
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FOUNDATION
SKILLS
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Communication
Problem Solving
Resource Access and Utilization
Linking and Generating Knowledge
Citizenship
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CHANGES
GEE 21
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Longer and more rigorous
Application of knowledge,
not just recall of facts
Varied item types
multiple choice, short-answer, constructed
response, and essay
Math items in problem- solving context
Longer reading passages
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CHANGES
GEE 21
Present GEE
Pass or Fail
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GEE 21
Achievement Levels
Advanced
Proficient
Basic
Approaching Basic
Unsatisfactory
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Components 2001
 English
Language Arts
 Mathematics
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ELA
Assessments
DAY ONE
 Writing
 Using Information Resources
DAY TWO
 Reading and Responding
 Proofreading
 Questionnaire
Minutes
90
40
90
30
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Session 1
Written Composition
Writing prompt
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expository
persuasive
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Session 2
Information Resources
Reference sources
Examples:
 encyclopedia articles
 parts of books
 maps and charts
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 multiple choice and short answer items
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Session 3
Reading and Responding
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FICTION
NONFICTION
POETRY
Multiple choice
short answer
constructed response
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Session 4
Proofreading
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Short text: letter, narrative, editorial,
expository piece
8 underlined parts with errors or no errors
grammar
usage
capitalization
punctuation
spelling
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MATHEMATICS
Assessment
Numbers and Number Relations
Algebra
Measurement
Geometry
Data Analysis,Probability
and Discrete Math
Patterns, Relations, and Functions
10%
15%
15%
20%
20%
20%
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MATHEMATICS
Assessment
TEST DESIGN:
Part A: Multiple choice
Session 1: 30 items without calculator
Session 2: 30 items calculators allowed
Part B:
Session 3: 4 constructed-response
items
TEST TIME: 3 HOURS
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MATHEMATICS
Item Characteristics
Multiple Choice
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Practical, problem-solving context
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Four response options
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Numerical responses shown in ascending or
descending order
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MATHEMATICS
Test Design
 Four constructed-response items
 Application of multiple skills
 Student responses
 answer numerically
 construct chart/graph
 explain reasoning
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Calculators
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Scientific calculators recommended
Regularly used by students
Calculators used for Sessions 2 and 3
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SCIENCE
Strands
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Science as Inquiry
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth and Space Science
Science and the Environment
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SCIENCE: Session 1
Multiple Choice
40 multiple-choice items
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8 questions
10 questions
10 questions
6 questions
6 questions
Science as Inquiry
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth and Space Science
Science and the
Environment
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SCIENCE: Session 2
Short Answers
4 short-answer items
Physical Science
Life Science
Earth and Space Science
Science and the Environment
1 question
1 question
1 question
1 question
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SCIENCE: Session 3
Comprehensive Task
Students read a written scenario
describing a manipulated task,
and then respond to questions
about the task.
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SOCIAL STUDIES
Strands
Geography
Civics
Economics
History
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SOCIAL STUDIES
Assessment
TEST DESIGN
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PART A: 60 multiple-choice items
x items taken from 4 strands
PART B:
4 constructed response items
x each item keyed to 1 of 4
strands
x one short essay response
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History Assessment
LEAP 21 (Grade 8)
 U.S. History: up to 1877
 World History: up to 1450
GEE 21 (Grade 11)
 U.S. History: 1870s to present
 World History: 20th century
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Assessing World History
GEE 21
 Only
20th century world history
is assessed on GEE 21.
 Benchmarks
for Eras 8 and 9 are
to be covered in the American
history course.
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World History Course
 Elective
Course
 Curriculum covers from
1450 to present
 GEE 21 assesses 20th
century world history
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SCORING
GEE 21
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Scanned
Multiple Choice
Hand Scored
 Short Answer
 Extended Response
 Composition
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What is a rubric?
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A rubric is a descriptive measurement for
defining what a learner should know and
be able to do.
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Rubric:
A Scoring Guide
A rubric
 is an inventory of what will be
assessed.
 articulates the gradations of quality
for each criterion from excellent to
poor.
 connects the assessment to actual
student understanding and
performance.
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GEE 21
Item Scores
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Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Essay
Constructed Response
Written Composition
1 point
2 points
4 points
4 points
12 points
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Scoring
Extended Responses
4 Points
 demonstrates in-depth understanding
 completes task accurately and
communicates effectively
 offers insightful interpretations or
extensions
 uses sophisticated reasoning or efficient
procedures
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Scoring
Extended Responses
3 Points
 Completes important aspects of task and
communicates clearly
 demonstrates understanding of major
concepts
 may contain minor flaws in logic and
reasoning
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Scoring
Extended Responses
2 Points
 Completes some parts of the task
successfully
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Demonstrates gaps in the conceptual
understanding
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Scoring
Extended Responses
1 point
 completes only a small portion of tasks
and/or shows minimal understanding
0 points
 incorrect, irrelevant, too brief, or blank
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Achievement Levels
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Advanced
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Proficient
Basic
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Approaching Basic
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Superior
Performance
Competency
Fundamental
knowledge and skills
Partially
demonstrated
fundamental
achievement
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Achievement Levels
 Unsatisfactory: Students at this
level have not demonstrated the
fundamental knowledge and skills needed
to earn a diploma.
THESE STUDENTS
WILL NOT PASS GEE 21.
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Test Item Selection
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Assessment writers develop
items.
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Panel of LA educators reviews,
revises or rejects items.
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Bias Committee reviews to approve
or reject.
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Item Tryouts
and Field Tests
Item tryouts
X small statewide samples
X 50 students
Field test
X larger statewide samples
X 1500 students
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Item Bank Selection
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Committee of Educators meets again,
reviews data, makes necessary
changes.
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Bias Committee meets again, reviews
data, makes necessary changes.
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Test forms are designed.
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PREPARING FOR GEE
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Content standards are the
basis of instruction.
Local curricula are developed from
benchmarks.
Classroom assessment follows LEAP 21
model.
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Teachers’ Guides
Assessment Framework provided
Benchmarks correlated with assessments
Content parameters established
Test formats detailed
Scoring explained
Sample test items included
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GEE 21
Classrooms
Standards-based education
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Foundation skills
Benchmarks
Content Parameters
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GEE 21
Classrooms
Assessment
is an ongoing evaluation of what students
should know and be able to do.
Benchmarks
guide classroom assessment.
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CONTENT
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Begins with Standards and
Benchmarks
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Focuses on Content Parameters
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Applies Foundation Skills
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Instructional
Strategies
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Higher-order thinking
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Different learning styles
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Questioning techniques
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Classroom Focus
“ ... help students develop thinking skills
for deeper understanding, posing
questions, gathering information,
reasoning, synthesizing different
perspectives, communicating conclusions
and applying new learning”
Anne Wheelock
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ELA
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Modes of writing
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Proofreading
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Research process
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Reading and responding models
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Mathematics
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Real-life applications
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Problems in context
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Estimation
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Reasoning and problem-solving skills
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Science
 Utilize
Inquiry Method
 Explain and Connect Concepts
 Apply Knowledge
 Use Technology
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Social Studies
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Historical thinking skills
Primary sources
Concepts
Benchmarks from all strands
Maps, charts, graphs
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Using Data
 LEAP
scores: 8th grade
 ITED
scores: 9th grade
Identify strengths and weaknesses.
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Dates of GEE 21
March 12-14, 2001
Makeup dates
March 15-22, 2001
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Students Tested
10th graders 2000-2001
first class to take
LEAP 21 Grade 8
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PASS
10th graders 2000-2001
ELA and Mathematics
10th graders 2001-2002
ELA, Mathematics, and
Science or Social Studies
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GEE 21
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