KEYSTONE EXAMS &PROJECT BASED

ASSESSMENT

WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?

• At your tables, share what you• Have heard about the Keystone Project Based Assessments

• Think you know about the Keystone Project Based Assessments

• Want to know about the Keystone Project Based Assessments

CHAPTER 4 – KEYSTONE EXAMS

• Graduation Requirement

• Class of 2016-17: current ninth graders

• Proficient or higher: Algebra 1, Biology, Literature

• Unlimited retakes

• Supplemental instruction after each unsuccessful attempt

• Exam or PBA

• Accountability

• Federal – ‘NCLB’ waiver

• State – part of School Performance Profile

CHAPTER 4 – KEYSTONE PBA

• Alternative for Graduation Requirement ONLY

• After two (or more) unsuccessful attempts of Exam

• IEP Student

• Team determines when student moves to project

• Could move to PBA after one unsuccessful attempt

• May work on project and retake exam

• One PBA per Module

KEYSTONE EXAMS

• Algebra 1 Format

• Two Modules

• Operations and Linear Equations & Inequalities

• Linear Functions and Data Organization

• Two types of questions• Multiple choice

• Constructed response

KEYSTONE EXAMS

• Biology Format

• Two Modules

• Cells and Cell Processes

• Continuity and Unity of Life

• Two types of questions• Multiple choice

• Constructed response

KEYSTONE EXAMS

• Literature Format

• Two Modules

• Fiction Literature

• Non-fiction Literature

• Two types of questions

• Multiple choice

• Constructed response

KEYSTONE EXAMS

• Depth of Knowledge

• Majority at levels 2 and 3

• Coming (subject to funding)

• State graduation requirement

• Composition – required beginning 2018-19 school year

• Civics & Government – required beginning 2019-20 school year

KEYSTONE PBA

• Test – not a creative project

• One ‘project’ per module

• Complete a project for each non-proficient module

• Assesses same Eligible Content at the same DOK levels

• Computer administered in a secure setting

• Log on required; good for 1 hour

• Monitored

KEYSTONE PBA – KEY ROLES

• Test Administrator

• Monitors students as they work

• Provides log on information for students

• Log on is good for one hour

• Does NOT remediate unless also designated as Tutor

• Tutor

• Recommended certifications on SAS

• Reviews project activities and completed project

• Instructs/remediates on an as-needed basis

THE PROJECT IS A TEST

• Students can only work on the project at school. This includes any student in cyber school or a student who is homeschooled.• Students must have a monitor (Test Administrator) to

sign them into the website and remain present while they work on the project.• The monitor can be an aide.• Tutors are assigned to each student and should be

certified in the content area.

THE PROJECT IS A TEST (CONTINUED)

• Tutors cannot actually help students with the content of the project.• Tutors can point students toward practice problems in

the eligible content and provide some remediation based on student need in a particular area.• The tutor must review the project at set checkpoints

and “sign off” on the project before it is sent to the state for scoring.

PBA SAMPLES

• SAS Portal

• One for each module in each content area

• Accessing the project video

KEYSTONE EXAMS & PBA - RESOURCES

• SAS Portal – Assessment

• CLIU Content Networking Wiki

• http://cliu21cng.wikispaces.com/

NOW WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

• What new knowledge do you have?

• What questions have been answered?