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Engaging Students in the Assessment Process. Misty Beair Special Education Director Wayne Community Schools. What are we worried about?. ALL KIDS LOVE SCHOOL….AND CAN’T WAIT TO BE TESTED!!. What we are really seeing…. Our job is to find the answer. Something to think about. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ENGAGING STUDENTS IN THE
ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Misty Beair
Special Education Director
Wayne Community Schools
WHAT ARE WE WORRIED ABOUT?
ALL KIDS LOVE SCHOOL….AND CAN’T WAIT TO BE TESTED!!
WHAT WE ARE REALLY SEEING…
OUR JOB IS TO FIND THE ANSWER
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT “Don’t constantly stress about test
scores. We have to stop sending the message to our students that the purpose of learning is to take a test.”
Ron Clark in “The End of Molasses Classes
Kids need to know that a test does not equal an education. It is simply a way to measure growth!!
WHERE WE STARTED NeSA MAP AIMSweb
Finding our purpose Communicating that purpose to our #1
clients and getting their support
OUR FIRST YEAR All kids (3-8 and 11) complete MAP
testing – scores shared with parents when report cards were sent
All kids (K-8) complete AIMSweb testing – scores shared with parents when concerns were noted
All kids (3-8 and 11) complete NeSA-R – scores shared with parents in the fall
PROBLEMS WE FOUND Most kids didn’t care about testing
because…Tests were done to them – not for themWe tested kids to know how the teachers
were doingResults were not shared in a timely mannerParents were confused on the purpose of
each of the tests their children were involved in so it wasn’t being talked about at home
OUR SECOND YEAR We added grade 9 to MAP testing We quit testing grades 7 and 8 with
AIMSweb We added NeSA-M
Teachers understood the importance of NeSA testing. We tried many things to get kids motivated. WEB purchased snacks for each student in
grades 5-8 Teachers and Administrators spent time
educating parents and students on the importance of NeSA testing
TRY – TRY AGAIN….. Students still were not buying in. Teachers understood the purpose for
NeSA, but not MAP or AIMSweb.
Time to go back to the drawing boardWhat was our purpose?How do we make kids “WANT” to test
YEAR THREE… We reduced our requirements for
AIMSweb and moved it from SPED to general ed. Plans are underway to add more testing each year
MAP – We added grade 10 to MAP testing (now testing grades 3-11). Required full testing in the fall (Math,
Reading, and Science) and short form testing of Math and Reading in the winter.
Teachers have the option to test more than district requirements, including spring testing to prepare for 2012-13 school year
YEAR THREE CONTINUED… NeSA testing
Math, Reading and Science Use MAP data to help prepare for NeSAUse MAP testing observations to prepare for
NeSA
YEAR THREE (WE ARE STILL LEARNING) We spent a significant amount of time
defining our purpose for each test. That information was relayed to teachers, parents, community members AND our students!!
Our best investment of time has been educating our students!!!
HOW DID WE GET OUR STUDENTS ON BOARD? All students in grades 3-11 were taught
about MAP tests and how to interpret their results
Kids in grades 3-8 participate in student led conferences. They were each in charge of explaining their testing results to their parents. THEY DID GREAT!!!
DATA CARDS
WHAT WE TAUGHT RIT score (or any test score) is a way to
measure growth.A test score is a picture of how you
“measured up” that day.An accurate test score can only be
measured if you “stand tall” (aka….try your best)
A test score CAN NOT determine what you will become or how far you will go in life.
A test score CAN tell you if you are growing
WHAT WE TAUGHT Educational growth should be thought of
just like your actual growth!Your height today does not tell us how tall
you will be! We used the junior high kids as an example.
WHAT DOES AN EDUCATIONAL GROWTH CHART LOOK LIKE?
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES Kids were able to explain what
“educational growth” was Teachers were present to answer
questions that students might not be able to answer
Teachers, students, and parents had genuine conversations about testing that put GROWTH as the priority – not grades!!!
THE DATA CARD Immediate feedback Intrinsic Motivation
Kids want to beat their “high score”First time in my life I’ve been thankful for
video games Teachers have a quick and easy
reference card We are planning on incorporating
AIMSweb and NeSA scores onto data cards
THE DATA CARD
MAKING IT FIT
MAKING IT FIT Kids should not view a test score as
“good” or “bad”“Show what you know”
Kids will develop their perception of testing based on how you present it
Testing should not be a “One Size Fits All” mentality
Do what it takes to make it “Fit” for your district!
QUESTIONS?Testing a child will never increase
their knowledge, just like measuring them won’t make them taller. What testing does do is measure progress over time. Monitoring a child’s progress is the most effective way to know if we are giving them what they need to grow.