Transcript How to Understand MME Assessment Results

How to Understand
Michigan Merit Exam Results
Lenawee ISD
June, 2011
MME Facts
• Fifth year of administering the MME
• The high school juniors who took the Michigan Merit Exam
this past spring are the second set of students required by
law to complete the new high school requirements in order
to graduate.
• The test is administered to most students over a three-day
period.
– ACT Plus Writing® college entrance exam on Day 1,
– three subtests of the WorkKeys® job skills assessment on Day 2,
– additional items in mathematics, science, and social studies that
complete the measurement of Michigan High School Content
Expectations on Day 3.
• www.michigan.gov/mme
Performance Levels on the MME
• Four levels for MME tests
– “Advanced” = “Wow”
– “Proficient” = “You’ve Got It”
– “Partially Proficient” =
“Nearly There”
– “Not Proficient” = “Oops”
What were the components of each MME
test score?
• MME Reading –
– ACT Reading and WorkKeys Reading for Information
• MME Writing –
– ACT English and ACT Writing
• MME Math –
– ACT Math, ACT WorkKeys Applied Mathematics, ACT WorkKeys
Locating Information, and Michigan Mathematics
• MME Science –
– ACT Science and Michigan Science
• MME Social Studies
– ACT WorkKeys Locating Information and Michigan Social Studies
MME Reading
• Reading, Listening, and Viewing
– Strategy Development
• Develop critical reading strategies
– Meaning Beyond the Literal Level
• Use a variety of reading strategies to construct meaning (e.g.,
drawing inferences; confirming and correcting; making comparisons,
connections, and generalizations; and drawing conclusions)
– Independent Reading
• Develop as a reader for personal, social, and political purposes,
through independent reading.
• Literature and Culture
– Close Literary Reading
• Develop the skills of close and contextual literary reading
MME Writing
• Writing, Speaking, and Expressing
– Writing Process
• Understand and practice writing as a recursive process.
– Purpose and Audience
• Communicate in writing using content, form, voice, and
style appropriate to the audience and purpose (e.g., to
reflect, persuade, inform, analyze, entertain, inspire)
– Inquiry & Research
• Gather evidence and draw conclusions about a topic
– Effective Use of Language
• Use language effectively in a variety of contexts
MME Math
Quantitative Literacy
and Logic
• Reasoning About Numbers, Systems and Quantitative
Situations
– represent quantitative relationships using mathematical
symbols, and interpret relationships from those
representations (Algebra I)
• Calculation, Algorithms, and Estimation
– describe and use algorithms in appropriate situations
(Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II)
• Mathematical Reasoning, Logic, and Proof
– interpret arguments made about quantitative situations,
know the language and laws of logic in both mathematical
and everyday settings, and write proofs using direct and
indirect methods (Geometry)
Algebra and Functions
• Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities
– recognize, construct, interpret, and evaluate expressions
(Algebra I, Algebra II)
• Functions
– understand functions, their representations, and their
attributes, perform transformations, combine and
compose functions, and find inverses (Algebra I, Algebra II)
• Families of Functions
– the symbolic and graphical forms of each function family.
using them as tools for solving problems or for modeling
real-world situations. (Algebra I, Algebra II)
Geometry and Trigonometry
• Figures and Their Properties
– represent basic geometric figures, polygons, and conic
sections and apply their definitions and properties in
solving problems and justifying arguments (Geometry,
Algebra II)
• Relationships Between Figures
– use and justify relationships between lines, angles, area
and volume formulas, and 2- and 3-dimensional
representations (Geometry)
• Transformations of Figures in the Plane
– solve problems about distance-preserving transformations
and shape-preserving transformations (Geometry)
Statistics and Probability
• Univariate Data-Examining Distributions
– plot and analyze univariate data by considering the shape of
distributions and analyzing outliers; find and interpret commonly-used
measures of center and variation; and explain and use properties of
the normal distribution. (Algebra II)
• Bivariate Data—Examining Relationships
– plot and interpret bivariate data by constructing scatterplots,
recognizing linear and nonlinear patterns, and interpreting correlation
coefficients; fit and interpret regression models (Algebra I)
• Probability Models and Operations
– understand probability and find probabilities in various situations,
applying the concepts of probability to make decisions (ACT College
Readiness Standard)
MME Science
• Inquiry and Reflection
– Identify patterns in data, describe a reason for a given conclusion
using evidence, and develop an understanding of a scientific concept
by accessing information from multiple sources
• Earth Science
– Earth Systems, The Solid Earth, The Fluid Earth, and
Earth in Space and Time
• Biology
– Organization of Living Systems, Living Systems and the Environment,
and Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity
• Physics
– Motion of Objects, Forces of Motion, and Energy
• Chemistry
– Energy Transfer and Conservation, Properties of Matter, and
Changes in Matter
MME Social Studies
• World History and Geography
– 300 A.D to present
– global, interregional, and regional topics
• United States History and Geography
– 1870 to present
– Industrialization and Urbanization, Great Depression and World War II, Post
World War II America, and America in the Global Age
• Civics
– Conceptual foundations, origins of American government, structure and
function of American government, the US and world affairs, and citizenship
• Economics
– The Market Economy, The National Economy, and
The International Economy
• Inquiry
– Read and interpret data in tables and graphs and use deductive and inductive
problem-solving skills