Transcript HSPA February 2009 presentation

What is the HSPA???
HSPA - Overview
• The HSPA is the High School Proficiency
Assessment that is given to juniors in New Jersey’s
public schools.
• States are required by federal law to use tests as a
way of determining the performance levels of
schools.
• The tests are designed to assess how well students are
learning the knowledge and skills called for by New
Jersey’s standards.
• Passing the HSPA (or SRA) is a graduation
requirement.
• The HSPA assesses 4 mathematical areas
• Standard 1 – Number and Numerical
Operations
• Number Sense
• Numerical Operations
• Estimation
• Standard 2 – Geometry & Measurement
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Geometric Properties
Transforming Shapes
Coordinates of Geometry
Units of Measurement
Measuring Geometric Objects
• Standard 3 – Patterns and Algebra
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Patterns and Relationships
Functions
Modeling
Procedures
• Standard 4 – Data Analysis, Probability, and
Discrete Mathematics
• Data Analysis (Statistics)
• Probability
• Discrete Mathematics – systematic listing and
counting
• Discrete Mathematics – vertex-edge graphs
and algorithms
• The HSPA has two major types of questions.
• Multiple choice – the students are asked to choose
one correct answer from among four choices.
• The second type of question is the open-ended
question.
• Students will answer these questions with short or
long written responses.
• Students may also present their response using
diagrams, graphics, and/or pictures.
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HSPA contains a total of 48 items
40 multiple choice items
8 open-ended items
Each multiple choice item is worth 1 point.
Each open-ended item is worth 3 points.
• On HSPA (March 2007) the raw points necessary to
achieve “proficient” was about 50%.
• The open-ended items on the HSPA have a
rubric. You can receive a 3, 2,1, or 0 for your
work on each open ended question.
• 3 points – Everything correct (a minor error is
sometimes acceptable)
• 2 points – Something wrong
• 1 point – Something correct
• 0 points – Nothing correct
Is the HSPA the same as the
SAT??
NO!
What are some differences?
Questions on the SAT are ordered from
easiest to hardest. On the HSPA they are
not. You could have the easiest question
last, so don’t stop when you get to a hard
question and give up. Keep on trying!!!
The SAT penalizes for guessing, but the
HSPA does not.
SAT multiple choice questions have 5
choices, the HSPA only has 4!
*Hint: Narrow down your choices!
So how should you approach
each problem???
• First, read the entire problem, including
the answer choices if it is multiple choice.
• Second, ask yourself if you can do the
problem. Your answer should be Yes (Y),
No (N) or Maybe (M). Put this letter next to
the problem.
If your answer is yes
• Put a Y next to the problem first.
• Work the problem out, check your answer,
and mark the answer on your answer
sheet.
If your answer is no
• This means, no matter how long you work
on the problem, you feel like you will never
be able to work it out.
• Put an N next to the problem.
• Choose the best answer that you can,
mark it on your answer document, and
move to the next question.
If your answer is maybe.
• Place an M next to the problem.
• At this point, continue on to the next
problem.
• At the end of the test, come back and work
on each question that has an M next to it.
Double Check Before Time is
Called
• Make sure that you have an answer for
each and every question.
• This includes both multiple choice and
open ended questions.
How to approach Open Ended
Questions
• Make sure to read the entire question
before beginning work on the problem.
• You may not be able to answer every part
of the question, but answer the parts that
you can (might not be part A).
• For example, maybe the question has 3
parts, A, B, and C. You didn’t know how
to do parts A or B, but you know that you
could get the answer to part C by adding
the answers for A and B together.
• Next to part C, state that to get the answer
you would add the answers from A and B.
That would get you some points!
• The next slide shows an example of an
open ended question.
• Take out some paper and try it yourself
then we will look at some other student
responses so that you can see how you
did.
• This paper would
receive a score of
3.
• I t has correct
answers to every
part and the work
is explained
clearly.
This response would receive a score of 2, because it has
something wrong.
In part d, this student said that n= the sum of the row times 2
(n=28) and it should state that the sum of the line equals 2 to the
nth power or sum=2n.
This response would receive a
1, because although it has a
LOT wrong, it does have
something right. The table in
part b is correct. The other
parts (a, c, and d) are all
incorrect.
This response would receive a 0 (zero). Although we can’t tell which
part the student is trying to answer, this isn’t correct for any of the parts.
Remember, something has to be correct for you to receive points.!
It’s the QUALITY not the QUANTITY of work that gets the points!+
Here is a website with additional practice
that you can check out at home.
• http://www.nj.gov/education/njpep/assess
ment/hspa/hspa_math/index.htm