Georgia Milestones Assessment System Sutton Middle School DRAFT

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1 Georgia Milestones Assessment System Sutton Middle School DRAFT

2 Goals for this Session: By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 1. Explain the composition and purpose of the Georgia Milestone Assessment System (GMAS); 2. Outline the specific types of items that students can expect on the exam; 3. Identify ways to find resources to support and prepare students for the Georgia Milestone Assessment System.

3 What is the Georgia Milestones Assessment System? The Georgia Milestone Assessment System known as Georgia Milestones will replace the CRCT, EOCT and Writing Assessment, beginning in the school year. The 3,5 and 8 th grade Writing Assessment and the CRCT-M will no longer be administered. This test will offer consistent expectations and rigor to position Georgia students to compete with peers nationally and internationally

4 Georgia Milestones Assessment System Increase expectations for student learning and achievement; Embed norm-referenced items to provide a national comparison; Align expectations with other external measures to send consistent signal of how Georgia students are doing compared to their peers; and Involve University System of Georgia (USG) and Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) in the development to ensure the assessments signal college and career readiness.

5 Comprehensive, Coherent, Consolidated Single program; not a series Combine ELA, Reading and Writing into one assessment. Consistent expectations and rigor to position students to compete nationally and internationally Georgia has the lowest achievement expectations in the nation [cut scores]; but we do not have the lowest performance in the nation. Consistent message about students preparedness for the next level and their achievement within systems and external (NAEP, PSAT, SAT, ACT)

6 Georgia Milestones Assessment System Grades 3 8 th Georgia Milestones End of Grade (EOG) tests will be administered in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. High School Georgia Milestones End of Course (EOC) tests will be administered in 9 th Grade Literature and Composition, American Literature and Composition, Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, US History and Economics.

7 How will the Georgia Milestones be Administered? The Georgia Milestones will transition to an online administration over a five year period. In Year One, 30% of students are expected to take the tests online. By Year Three, 80% of students are expected to take the tests online. By Year Five, 100% of students are expected to take the tests online. Paper/pencil versions will be available for the small number of students who cannot interact with computers due to their disability. Braille forms will be available.

8 Key Points to Remember New program; not reinvention of the CRCT Online testing protocols will need to be developed to support open ended test items Growth percentiles will continue to be calculated Reporting timelines will likely be delayed because of the technical work which will need to occur

9 Key Points to Consider Calculators will be allowed on certain assessments and at certain grade levels; policy will be shared once it has been finalized Scores will be delayed the first year

10 What Types of Test Items Will be on the Georgia Milestones? Constructed-response in ELA and mathematics Selected response items in all content areas Evidence-based selected response in ELA Extended response in ELA and Mathematics A writing component (in response to text) at every grade level and course within the ELA assessments Norm-referenced items in every grade and content area to complement the criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison Technology-enhanced items, beginning

11 Reading/ELA Assessment Item Multiple-Parts Text Dependent Questions Deeper Understanding

12 Mathematics Assessment Item Scaffolded Constructed Response Students explain their responses Students show work

13 How Do We Prepare for the Georgia Milestones? Content standards should be used to drive instruction including frameworks, formative lessons CRCT Readiness Indicators Provides a good idea as to who will struggle A score of 800 will not be sufficient in the future Reading Lexile Levels

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15 Key Findings From Pilots of Formative Open-Ended Items Overall performance shortfalls Students are not familiar with these types of items Many respond DNK as in do not know Don t seem to understand the need to show their work, detail their thoughts, rationales, cite evidence to support their answer or claim Tendency is to cite answer only as if a multiple-choice item Don t read carefully and answer all parts of the question/item

16 Resources Sample Assessment Items Ø Georgia OAS - Ø PARCC - Ø SBAC - Ø Kentucky - Ø New York - Ø NAEP -

17 Resources Formative Assessment Sample items: Ø Sample items available: PARCC SBAC Georgia OAS Other states (Kentucky, NY) NAEP released items GADOE Benchmark assessments GA DOE Formative Instructional Practices: Assessment/Pages/GeorgiaFIP.aspx

18 Georgia Milestones In closing, some reminders: New program new development [not redevelopment] Georgia Milestones replaces the CRCT, EOCT, and Writing Assessments in grades 3, 5, and 8 o Writing, in response to text, will be assessed as part of the ELA assessment in each grade and course o The Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT) will be administered and remains a diploma requirement for the school year

19 Georgia Milestones Assessment System Georgia Milestones represents a significant change and importantly an opportunity for our state. This opportunity allows us to recalibrate, as a state, and refocus on teaching and learning as a primary emphasis with assessment and accountability serving a supporting role.

20 Georgia Milestones Assessment System If you have questions about the Georgia Milestones Assessment System, please contact: Joe Blessing The full recording of the GaDOE presenting the Georgia Milestones can be found at: - suid=m.b36cc562f3e222ed23607f67a649ad&sid=