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Tests are standardized. Students are not.™
Michigan Future Schools and
Academic ApproachIntro to EPAS and CRS
Tests are standardized. Students are not.™
About the ACT, PLAN, and EXPLORE
About the ACT: Format
About the ACT: Scoring
• Page 5
About the ACT: Scoring
About the English Test
• PLAN• 50 items in 4 passages; 7:30 per passage
• EXPLORE• 40 items in 4 passages; 7:30 per passage
About the English Test
Curriculum• Rhetorical Skills vs. Usage and Mechanics
About the English Test
Sample Content – Skills + Strategy• Redundancy• 3:1 Split
Tests are standardized. Students are not.™
About the Math Test
About the Math Test
• PLAN• 40 items; 40 minutes
• EXPLORE• 30 items; 30 minutes
About the Math Test
• Math is the only section in which the questions are presented from easiest to hardest.
• Answer choices are typically presented from smallest to largest or largest to smallest.
1. A fingernail grows at an average rate of 0.12 inches per month. Rip Van Winkle, a character in a story by Washington Irving, slept for 20 years. If his fingernails grew at the average rate, approximately how many inches did each grow while he slept?
A. 28.8 B. 24.0 C. 20.0 D. 12.0 E. 2.4
59. For a specific nonzero value of b, the graph of y = sin bx in the standard (x, y) coordinate plane intersects the x-axis at k values of x in the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π. At how many values of x in this interval does the graph of y = 2 sin bx intersect the x-axis?
A. k
B. k − 2
C. k + 2
D.
E. 2k
Instructional Techniques
Sample Math Content: Page 12 • Skill• Strategy
Tests are standardized. Students are not.™
About the Reading Test
About the Reading Test
• PLAN• 3 600 word passage + 8-9 questions;
6:40 per passage
• EXPLORE• 3 600 word passage + 10 questions;
10:00 per passage
About the Reading Test
• Four passages, always in the same order:• Prose Fiction• Social Science• Humanities• Natural Science
About the Reading Test
Sample Reading Content: Page 15• Skill• Strategy
Tests are standardized. Students are not.™
About the Science Test
About the Science Test
• PLAN• 30 items; 25 minutes; 5 passages
• EXPLORE• 28 items; 30 minutes; 6 passages
About the Science Test
• Seven passages in an unpredictable order (ACT):
Passage Type
# of questions
per passage (ACT ONLY)
Details
Data Representation
5 questions/3 passages
Typically easier, asks mostly data identification questions
Research Summary
6 questions/3 passages
More challenging, asks more about conclusions
Conflicting Viewpoints
7 questions/1 passage
Reading based, little or no data, takes the longest
About the Science Test
Sample Science Content: Page 16
Tests are standardized. Students are not.™
About the CRS
Reading the CRS
orCOP 301
Reading CRS Codes: Page 3
Reading the CRS Table
Reading the CRS Table: Page 4
Reading the CRS Table: Story within a Strand
Reading the CRS Table
Reading the CRS Table
Reading the CRS Table
Reading the CRS Table
Tests are standardized. Students are not.™
Michigan Future Schools Assessment Program
Assessments by Grade
11th Grade• 3 Full-length practice SATs10th Grade• 1 Pre-PLAN (transfer students only)• 3 Assessments by Score Band• 1 Post-Plan9th Grade• 1 Pre-EXPLORE• 3 Assessments by Score Band• 1 Post-EXPLORE
Assessments: What is an Assessment by Score Band?
Assessments by Score Band• Target a narrow score band of standards
• Freshmen and Sophomores will take 16-23 assessments
• Should be used to assess standard mastery• Contain items that match the proportion of the ACT• Are timed more generously than EPAS exams
Assessment Timeline
Academic Approach sends
test booklets, answer sheets,
and return envelope to
school-based contact
School assesses students within
the testing window and assembles
answer sheets into return envelope
Academic Approach schedules
answer sheet pick-up and grades tests
Academic Approach
emails reports to MFS and school-based contact with student and
school comparison
data
Academic Approach will ask for one contact from each school for testing logistics communication.
Tests are standardized. Students are not.™
Reading Our Reports
Reports: Overview
Parts of the Report
Reports: Overview
Reports: Composite Scores
Parts of the Report
Reports: Composite Scores
Reports: Composite Scores
Reports: Composite Scores
Reports: Subject Scores
Parts of the Report
Reports: Subject Scores
Reports: Subject Scores
Reports: Subject Scores
Reports: Subject Scores
Parts of the Report
Reports: Subject Scores ACT category, aligned CRS, and curriculum-based lesson
Correct answer and item accuracy
Distractor analysis and omit rate
Reports: Subject Scores
Parts of the Report
Reports: Subject Scores
Class accuracy by lesson. Nested by topic – 12 total punctuation items, which include 9 commas and 3 apostrophes
Reports: Subject Scores
Parts of the Report
Reports: Subject Scores
34% accurate on whole TDPF strand
45% accurate on 24-27 score band
22% accurate on TDPF 28-32.2
Reports: Subject Scores
Student Score Report
Student Score Report
Student Question and Answer Report
Student Question and Answer Report
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