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5th Grade Parent Night
October 7, 2014Gould Media Center
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Bosse, Mrs. Cox, Mrs. DeVoe and Dr. Stein
Introduction Discuss GMAS Sample Test Items How students are preparing in school What can parents do from home Resources
Welcome!! Tonight’s Agenda
Scholastic Reading Inventory◦ Score to meet Standards- 825◦ Skills tested- Inferences in Reading
Example Mrs. DeVoe is putting on boots and a water proof jacket.
She grabs the umbrella by the door. Based on this reading you can determine that
A. It is cold outside B. It is sunny outside C. It is raining outside D. It is warm outside.
SRI
Testing Dates: Late August- already completed- ask you child’s teacher for the score
January 6- February 27March 23- May 15
Measures of Academic Progress Score to meet Standard- 225
Skills tested Operations and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations Measurement and Data Geometry
Example◦ Choose the expression(s) that equal 35
7 * 5= 4*10-5= (30 * 1) +5= 7*8-9= 2+3*6 = 175/5=
MAP
Testing Dates: Late August- already completed- ask you child’s teacher for the score
January 6- February 27March 23- May 15
Georgia Milestones Assessment System Assess Knowledge and Skills in the following
areas:I. Language ArtsII. MathematicsIII. ScienceIV. Social Studies
GMAS
open-ended (constructed-response) items in language arts and mathematics
Open-ended questions are ones that require more than one word answers. The answers could come in the form of a list, a few sentences or something longer such as a speech, paragraph or essay. a writing component (in response to
passages read by students)
Format of GMAS
Designed to: assess how well students are mastering
content Provide students with a better
understanding of their own achievements
“If you can think it, you can explain it. If you can explain it, you can do it.”
Purpose of GMAS
ELA: http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/#
MATH: http://practice.parcc.testnav.com/#
Example Problems
Learning and USING appropriate vocabulary in all subject areas
Writing in complete sentences
Using correct punctuation
Answering all questions using the R.A.C.E. method
How is My Child Preparing at School
Purpose of Constructed Response Items
• Address assessment targets and claims that are of greater complexity
• Require more analytical thinking and reasoning than a selected response can elicit
• Prepare students for the Georgia Milestone Assessment
Restate, Answer, Cite evidence,
Explain
4-part strategy that
TRAINS YOUR BRAIN to think about the most important
steps in answering a question!
Constructed Response Items
Most constructed response items take between 3 and 5 minutes to complete.
Some more complex items may take up to 10
minutes to complete.
Response must include support from the text.
Read the entire question.
Identify and underline key words in the question, such as: explain, name, provide examples.
Define any key terms needed for understanding.
Before Beginning:
Beginning your RACE response: Don’t start your answer off with “Yes,”
“No,” “I believe,” or “I think.”
Don’t use the words They, He, She, It, or We in your first sentence.
The response should make sense even WITHOUT the prompt.
http://www.cwu.edu/~glasbys/writing.pdf
This is a math class! Why are we writing?
You will find that writing good mathematical explanations will improve your knowledge and understanding of the mathematical ideas you encounter.
Putting an idea on paper requires careful thought and attention.
http://www.cwu.edu/~glasbys/writing.pdf
This is a math class! Why are we writing?
Hence, mathematics which is written clearly and carefully is more likely to be correct.
The process of writing will help you learn and retain the concepts which you will be exploring in your math class
Variety is key Keeping journals / logs (chronological log
of learning) Solving a problem (allows students to
monitor and reflect) Explaining mathematical ideas (may or
may not be about a math process / ex: write about what make a good problem solving partner, write about your least or most favorite task in a unit, etc.)
http://www.cwu.edu/~glasbys/writing.pdf
What does good mathematical writing look
like? You should not confuse writing
mathematics with “showing your work” A list of calculations without any
explanation demonstrates that you’ve spent some time doing computations
When writing in math the goal will be to communicate mathematical reasoning and ideas clearly to another person
Restate, Answer, Cite evidence, Explain
4-part strategy that
TRAINS YOUR BRAIN to think about the most important steps in
answering a question!
Resources for Locating Stimuli for Constructed Response
www.newsela.com www.sascurriculumpathways.com www.beyondthebubble.com http://mdk12.org/assessments/k_8/items/cr_gr
ade3_reading.html (change the grade in the hyperlink to your specific grade level)
Word Generation SERP Periodicals related to your content Passages or graphs and charts in your
textbooks
• Require students to speak in complete sentences
• Request that they are specific when referring to people, places, things, events, etc. in lieu of using words such as “it” “he” “she” .
• Ask them about their day and do not just accept “nothing” and have them be specific.
Symbaloo- a webmix that allows students to access a variety of websites where they can practice skills in every subject.
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/parentresources122
How Can You Help Your Child From Home???