STATE-LEVEL SYSTEMS
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ARIZONA: Arizona Student Assessment Program's Performance Assessments
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| Purposes |
Measure Student Progress Toward the Attainment of State "Essential Skills" |
Format
Tasks: |
Thematic On-Demand Performance Tasks |
| Rubrics: |
Specific |
| Areas |
Reading, Writing, Mathematics |
| Grades |
3, 8, 12 |
| Status |
Full-Scale Implementation |
| Future |
Science and Social Studies will be added to the assessments. The state also hopes to award student certificates based on students' performance on these assessments. |
| Comment: |
The Arizona school included in this study is located in a district that administers its own criterion-referenced tests in all subject areas and at all grade levels. The district also administers its own performance assessments in social studies, foreign languages, English, science, dance, visual arts, and theater arts |
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KENTUCKY: Kentucky Instructional Results Information System —
Performance Assessments
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| Purposes |
School Accountability
Influence Instruction and Curriculum
Monitor Student Progress Toward the Attainment of KERA "Academic Expectations" |
Format
Tasks: |
Portfolios and On-demand Performance Tasks |
| Rubrics: |
Generic for Portfolios and Specific for Performance Tasks |
| Areas |
Mathematics and Language Arts for Portfolios |
| Grades |
4, 8, 11, 12 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation |
| Future |
In 1995-96, the Legislature will decide whether to administer the assessments to 11th or to 12th graders. |
| Comment: |
The KIRIS system also has a multiple-choice and open-ended component in social studies, mathematics, reading, and science, practical living, arts, and humanities.
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MARYLAND: Maryland Student Performance Assessment Program
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| Purposes |
Monitor Student Progress Toward the Attainment of Maryland Learning Outcomes School Accountability
Influence Instruction and Curriculum |
Format
Tasks: |
On-demand Performance Tasks |
| Rubrics: |
Specific |
| Areas |
Language Arts, Mathematics, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Writing |
| Grades |
3, 5, 8 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation |
| Future |
Continue MSPAP |
| Comment: |
Maryland also administers multiple-choice "Functional Tests" in reading, mathematics, writing, and citizenship in grades 9 and 11, which are required for graduation. In addition, students in grades 3, 5, & 8 take the CTBS/4. The school included in this study is located in a district that administers its own performance-based assessments in language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science at all grade levels.
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NEW YORK: Regents Portfolios at Hudson High
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| Purposes |
Serve as Waivers for a Portion of Regents Examinations
Influence Instruction and Curriculum
Format |
Format
Tasks: |
Extended Performance Tasks, Portfolios |
| Rubrics: |
Specific |
| Areas |
10th- and 11th-Grade English and Social Studies, 11th-Grade English, 9th- and 10th-Grade Global Studies, 9th-Grade Earth Science, 10th-Grade Biology |
| Grades |
9, 10, 11 |
| Status |
Pilot and Development |
| Future |
The state is developing a performance-based assessment system that is intended to replace the current Regents examination system |
| Comment: |
Regents examinations at these grade levels are used to determine student proficiency in the indicated subject areas, and include a mix of open-ended and multiple-choice questions. Scores on Regents examinations are used for awarding a Regents diploma (which is more prestigious than a local school diploma), and they are used by college personnel in making admissions decisions. |
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OREGON: Assessments for Certificate of Initial Mastery*
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| Purposes |
Student Certification Influence Instruction and Curriculum |
Format
Tasks: |
On-demand Performance Tasks, Extended Performance Tasks, Portfolios |
| Rubrics: |
Generic |
| Areas |
Several Skills and Competencies, such as the Ability to Apply Math and Science and Recognize Quantitative Relationships. |
| Grades |
3, 5, 8, 10 |
| Status |
Pilot and Development |
| Future |
Most of the assessment system components are being still developed, but eventually it will consist of on-demand performance tasks and portfolios.
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| Comment: |
All districts in Oregon are required to administer the Oregon State Assessments, which consist of reading, writing, and mathematics items at grades 3, 5, 8, and 11. The district included in this study also administers the California Achievement Test (CAT). |
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| * The Oregon assessment plan was changed in the Summer of 1995. |
VERMONT: Portfolios
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| Purposes |
Provide Data on Student Performance
Influence Instruction |
Format
Tasks: |
Portfolios |
| Rubrics: |
Generic |
| Areas |
Language Arts and Mathematics |
| Grades |
4, 5, 8 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation |
| Future |
The state hopes to extend the portfolio system to other grade levels and other subject areas. Specific plans for the near future include a high school mathematics portfolio, and the addition of history and social science portfolios at the middle and high school levels. |
| Comment: |
The state also administers a multiple-choice test. The school included in this study is located in a district that also administers the Stanford Achievement Tests in reading and mathematics at grades 2 through 8.
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HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2, CO: Performance-based Literacy Assessments
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| Purposes |
Monitor Student Performance Teach Students to Become Self-assessors
School Accountability |
Format
Tasks: |
Extended and On-demand Performance Tasks |
| Rubrics: |
Specific (Rubrics Designed for Teachers and Students) |
| Areas |
Literacy: Reading, Writing, Speaking |
| Grades |
K-12 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation |
| Future |
Develop and implement science, social science, and math curriculum and performance assessments. |
| Comment: |
The statewide assessment program was suspended for the academic years 1993-94 and 1994-95. The district also administers the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills at grades 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10, and a writing assessment at grades 1 through 5, and at grades 8 and 11. |
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ: Sixth Grade Research Performance Assessment
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| Purposes |
Align Instruction with Curriculum to Teach Research Skills |
Format
Tasks: |
Extended Performance Task and Demonstrations |
| Rubrics: |
Generic |
| Areas |
Research Topic Related to the "American Experience" (Social Studies) |
| Grades |
6 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation |
| Future |
The district is thinking about developing a similar 8th-grade research performance assessment. |
| Comment: |
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VA: Applications Assessments
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| Purposes |
Monitor Student Progress
Influence Instruction |
Format
Tasks: |
On-demand Performance Tasks |
| Rubrics: |
Specific |
| Areas |
Mathematics, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies |
| Grades |
3, 7, 10 |
| Status |
Pilot and Development |
| Future |
The district hopes to use the assessments for accountability purposes and to communicate to the public what students know and are capable of doing.
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| Comment: |
The district participates in the Virginia State Assessment Program, which consists of a norm-referenced achievement test battery given at grades 4, 8, and 11. The state also administers the Literacy Passport Test in reading, writing, and mathematics at grade 6 (and at grades 7 through 12 for transfer and non-passing students). In addition, the district is adopting a Basic Skills Assessment to complement the Applications Assessments. |
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NI?OS BONITOS ELEMENTARY: Language Arts and Math Portfolios
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| Purposes |
Align with Curriculum and Instruction Establish Instructional Goals for Students at Every Level |
Format
Tasks: |
Portfolios and Teachers' Observations |
| Rubrics: |
Generic |
| Areas |
Language Arts and Mathematics |
| Grades |
Pre-K-6 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation |
| Future |
Change other areas of the curriculum, including science.
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| Comment: |
The school also administers the statewide Abbreviated Stanford Achievement Test (ASAT). In addition, it is participating in the New Standards Project. |
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PARK ELEMENTARY: Primary Learning Record
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| Purposes |
Monitor and Record Student Progress and Intellectual Development
Influence Instruction and Curriculum
Communicate Student's Development to the Next Teacher |
Format
Tasks: |
Unstructured |
| Rubrics: |
Not Applicable (Teachers' Observations) |
| Areas |
Language Arts and Other Subject Areas |
| Grades |
Pre-k-6 |
| Status |
Implementation by Individual Teachers |
| Future |
Continue using the Primary Learning Record. |
| Comment: |
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THOREAU HIGH: Rite of Passage Experience
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| Purposes |
Graduation Requirement
Provide the Opportunity to Learn |
Format
Tasks: |
Portfolios, Extended Performance Tasks, and Demonstrations |
| Rubrics: |
None |
| Areas |
Most Subject Areas |
| Grades |
12 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation |
| Future |
Continue the Rite of Passage Experience.
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| Comment: |
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COOPER MIDDLE (Santa Fe, NM):
Coalition Of Essential Schools Influenced Assessments
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| Purposes |
Influence Curriculum and Instruction
Monitor Student Progress |
Format
Tasks: |
Portfolios, Extended Performance Tasks, Demonstrations |
| Rubrics: |
Specific |
| Areas |
All, Including Integrated Subject Areas |
| Grades |
7, 8 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation and Development |
| Future |
Change the report card to match the assessments and continually evaluate the validity of the assessments. |
| Comment: |
The district in which this school is located also requires all students to take the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) in reading, mathematics, social studies, and science. In addition, the state of New Mexico requires writing portfolios for grades 4 and 6. |
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NEW STANDARDS PROJECT
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| Purposes |
Influence Instruction and Curriculum
Align Assessment with New Content and Performance Standards |
Format
Tasks: |
Extended Performance Tasks, Performance Events, Portfolios |
| Rubrics: |
Generic and Specific |
| Areas |
English Language Arts and Mathematics |
| Grades |
4, 8, 10 |
| Status |
Pilot and Development |
| Future |
Establish an assessment system based on matrix-sampled tasks and student portfolios in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Applied Learning, and Science.
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| Comment: |
Two NSP participant schools were included in this study. Their versions of the NSP-influenced assessments are summarized below: |
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ANN CHESTER ELEMENTARY (Fort Worth, TX): An NSP Participant
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| Purposes |
Influence Instruction and Curriculum Monitor Student Performance |
Format
Tasks: |
Extended Performance Tasks and Portfolios |
| Rubrics: |
Generic and Specific |
| Areas |
All |
| Grades |
K-5 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation and Development |
| Future |
Continue using performance assessments, and also utilize NSP standards.
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| Comment: |
Ann Chester is located in a district that has developed and instituted the Applied Learning Program, which places emphasis on performance assessments. In addition, the state administers the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS), a criterion-referenced multiple-choice test, at grades 3 through 11. |
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NOAKES ELEMENTARY (Anton, IA): An NSP Participant
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| Purposes |
Influence Instruction and Curriculum
Monitor Student Performance |
Format
Tasks: |
Portfolios |
| Rubrics: |
Generic and Specific |
| Areas |
Teacher Determined |
| Grades |
K - 6 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation and Development |
| Future |
Continued district help in establishing and using NSP-modeled assessments. |
| Comment: |
The district in which Noakes is located administers the Iowa Test of Basic Skills in grades 3 through 8. |
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SOMMERVILLE HIGH (Suburban Maryland):
COLLEGE BOARD'S PACESETTER MATHEMATICS
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| Purposes |
Modify Instruction and Curriculum
Better Prepare Minority and Disadvantaged Youth in High School Mathematics |
Format
Tasks: |
On-demand & Extended Tasks, Journals, Portfolios |
| Rubrics: |
Specific |
| Areas |
Mathematics (Precalculus) |
| Grades |
12 |
| Status |
Full-scale Implementation with 50 Participant Schools as of 1994-1995. |
| Future |
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| Comment: |
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