• SIX STANDARDS RELATED TO TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS• STANDARDS 1-5 FROM

OBSERVATIONS AND EVIDENCE

• STANDARD 6 AS A MEASURE OF STUDENT GROWTH WITH

A TEACHER AND IN A SCHOOL

Reminders- NC Teacher Evaluation Instrument

What are MSLs/Common Exams?New assessments provided by the state of

North Carolina in certain subject areasCreated by teams of teachers from across

NCStudent growth data from Common Exam

scores will be one data point used in populating Standard 6 on a teacher’s evaluation

Assessments that measure what a student should know at the end of a course be able to do at the end of a course

Replace a teacher-made final examCount 25% of a student’s overall grade in a

high school course

What are MSLs/Common Exams?

NORTH CAROLINA MEASURES OF STUDENT LEARNING: NC’s COMMON EXAMS AT-A-GLANCE

2012-2013 High School Courses with MSLsENGLISH MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES OCSEnglish I Geometry Physical Science World History English Language

Arts IEnglish III Algebra II Earth/

Environmental Science

Civics and Economics

English Language Arts III

English IV Advanced Functions and

Modeling

Chemistry United States History

English Language Arts IV

Pre-Calculus Physics Financial Management

Introductory MathApplied Science

Adapted from http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/educatoreffect/measures/msl-timeline.pdf

What are MSLs/Common Exams?Timed Assessments

90 minutes – TOTAL TESTING TIMEConsidered a classroom test

classroom testing accommodations applyConsist of

Multiple Choice Constructed Response Items*

Must be scored by teachers before assessment can be scanned

ETHICAL STANDARDS

Since constructed response items will be scored daily, teachers will see the constructed response items before all students take the exams. Please be reminded that information related to the Constructed Response questions cannot be discussed with other classes.

Test Security and the MSL Common Exams Thursday, 16 May 2013, 11:55 AM  Please share with your schools the following

reminders with regards to maintaining security of the MSL Common Exam test materials.•The North Carolina Testing Code of Ethics (GCS-A-010 [16 NCAC 6D .0306]) applies to the administration of all common exams. •Excerpts from the tests must not be used at any time during classroom instruction or in resource materials, such as study guides, until after the common exams are released by the NCDPI. •No person may copy, reproduce, or paraphrase in any manner or for any reason the test materials without the express written consent of the test publisher. •LEAs/schools must maintain security of tests and data files at all times, including:

• Protecting the confidentiality of students at all times when publicizing test results; and

• Maintaining test security of answer keys and item-specific scoring rubrics.

•Emails/faxes/text messages must not be sent that contain operational test questions/answer choices or copies of operational CR rubrics.

To eliminate the need for Proctors, we will utilize a department trade-off model.

Teachers will pick up testing materials from the room Office Conference Room on the date of the test.

When the testing session is complete, teachers will return test materials to the Office Conference Room.

How will we score the Constructed Response Items?

Teachers will meet at 2:45 pm in the Media Center to score Common Exams after students are dismissed from school each of the following dates.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013Wednesday, May 29, 2013Thursday, May 30, 2013Friday, May 31, 2013

Members of the Common Exam Testing Team from each school will be divided to work with each content area:

EnglishMath Science Social Studies

OCS

Table tents will be placed on each table to designate where scoring will occur for each course.

Courses within each content area will be grouped together.

3 people will be grouped together. 2 people familiar with the content of the course will serve as the scorers and one person will serve as the recorder. A teacher from any content area may serve as a recorder.

Folders will be located on each table. Contents included within this folder will include:

DirectionsScoring RubricsPaper to Record Notes

Before scoring begins, the scoring team for each content area will need to look at each question and the rubric. The two scorers will need to discuss their expectations based on the questions/rubric. If more than one team is scoring for a specific course, the teams will need to discuss the rubric to ensure consistency in grading. Teachers will record notes on the piece of paper and place those notes in the folder once scoring is complete. (Folders will be used daily and it will be important to maintain consistency with grading).

SAMPLE RUBRICS

Algebra IIChemistryCivics & Economics

Best practices for scoring student work

Best practices for scoring student work for the Scorers

Ensure consistency of scores based on state rubrics

Maintain “blindness”Scorers will read the constructed response items for each student. Scorers will then complete a score card for each paper. Teachers will assign a number for each response based on the rubric(s). Scorers will sign at the bottom of each sheet and then pass each card to the recorder. Once each grader finishes, they will switch stacks of papers and repeat the process with the other set of constructed response items.

Responsibilities of the Recorder

The recorder will have the responsibility of matching the name with the NC WISE number. (The name will not be on the score card while being graded to maintain blindness. )

The recorder will begin to make a master list with the scores from both teachers. This next slide will provide an example of what this will look like.

Responsibilities of the Recorder

In addition, the recorder will have the responsibility of bubbling the scores on the answer sheets.

The final responsibility of the recorder is to place the master list with grades and the score cards in an envelope. This envelope will need to include this information:

the coursethe class periodthe scorers

NON-ELA SCORE SHEET

Scoring of Common Exams Scores from Constructed Response items will then

be transferred to student’s answer documents. Graders will double check that all scores recorded

on the answer sheet are correct. Student answer documents will then be scanned at

Central Services. Scores will be returned to teachers for student

grade calculations for high school.

How will we score Constructed Response Items?

Thank You for your

hard work during this school year.

If you

have questions about this process, please let us know.