Florida Standards

Assessments (FSA)

Spring 2015

Clermont Elementary 4th gradeParent Night

Agenda

• What are the Florida Standards Assessments?– Subjects and Grades Assessed– Test Timing– Test Schedule– Test Design and Test Item Types– Score Information

• How is the FSA used?• Helpful Resources

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Transition from FCAT to FSA Assessments

Assessments in 2012-13, and 2013-14 Assessments in 2014-15

FCAT 2.0 Reading Grades 3 to 10 FSA English Language Arts Grades 3 to 11

FCAT 2.0 Writing Grades 4, 8, 10 FSA English Language Arts Writing Component Grades 4 to 11

FCAT 2.0 Mathematics Grades 3 to 8 FSA Mathematics Grades 3 to 8

What are the new Florida Standards?• The new Florida Standards were adopted in 2014 in

English/Language Arts and Mathematics to help prepare Florida students for success in college, career, and in life by emphasizing analytical thinking skills.

• The new test will provide a more authentic assessment of the Florida Standards, because it will include more than multiple choice questions. Students will be asked to create graphs, interact with test content and write and respond in different ways than on traditional tests.

• New question types will assess students' higher-order thinking skills in keeping with the higher expectations of the Florida Standards.

What are the Florida Standards Assessments (FSAs)?

• Florida Standards Assessments were developed to measure student success with the new Florida State Standards adopted in 2014 and implemented into instruction this school year

• What subjects are assessed with FSAs?– English Language Arts (ELA) - Grades 3-11 Reading and

Listening and Grades 4-11 Writing– Mathematics - Grades 3-8 – End of Course exams in Science, Social Studies and PE

• Testing contractor - American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Changes in Student Expectations

The Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) developed by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) demand students…

• maintain an increased sense of accountability toward their own learning

• develop a concept beyond an opinion and move to “support and evidence”

• think in a more conceptual, analytical and global manner

• utilize higher-order, critical thinking skills

• shift from mere memorization of terms to a deep understanding of meaning

• transfer skills to new experiences

• operate in a more student-centered environment with built in peer collaboration

Are the tests timed? YES!

• English Language Arts - Grades 3, 4, and 5• 160 minutes (2 – 80 minute sessions)• Tested over two days

• Mathematics - Grades 3, 4, and 5• 160 minutes (2 – 80 minute sessions)• Tested over two days

NOTE: Students will be given short stretch/water/restroom breaks during sessions

When are the tests?

• FSA ELA – Grades 3-4: March 23-24• FSA Math – Grades 3-4: March 25-26

Paper-based Tests

• Grades 3 and 4 ELA and Math– Students will receive a Test and Answer Book for each

subject

How is the FSA English Language Arts designed?

Content Categories and approximate percentage of raw-score points for each category

Depth of Knowledge*

*Depth of Knowledge refers to the complexity level of the cognitive process demanded by a test item rather than the difficulty of the item. Level 1 = Recall and Reproduction; Level 2 = Skills and Concepts; Level 3 = Strategic Thinking

GradeKey Ideas and

DetailsCraft and Structure

Integration of Knowledge and

IdeasLanguage and

EditingText-Based

WritingNumber of Items

3 - 5 15-25% 25-35% 25-35% 15-25% 56-60

4 - 5 To Be

Determined

Grade DOK Level 1 DOK Level 2 DOK Level 3Grades 3-11 10-20% 60-80% 10-20%

Writing component at grades 4-11 is at DOK Level 3.

Percentage of Points by Depth of Knowledge Level

Test Item Types

• ELA Question Types:– Multiple Choice: Select one answer – Multi-Select: More than one answer should be chosen– Two Part: two questions pertaining to the same topic– Graphics: interacting with the text – Editing Task: make edits within the text

Passage Example English Language Arts FSA

Test Item Types

• Multiple-Choice with 2 Correct Responses

Test Item Types

• Multiple-Choice with 2 Parts

Test Item Types

• Multi-Select (computer-based)

Test Item Types

• Graphics (computer-based)

• Place the characteristics that describe the narrator, Cassie, or both in the diagram in the correct locations. – Sure– Reflective– Adventurous– Cautious– Determined– Biology career– Careless about friendship– Impressed by the ocean

– **Not all words need to be used!

READING SMART 7 STRATEGIES:

• Step 1: Read and Box the title & Number Paragraphs.• Step 2: Read Each Question and circle important words

in the question.• Step 3: Read each paragraph or section carefully and ask

yourself, “Do I understand what I just read?” Make comments in the margins.

• Step 4: Read each question and put a check, question mark or X beside each choice.

• Step 5/6: Underline and prove your answer correct. This question may be author and me, think and search, on my own or right there.

• Step 7: Mark your answer.

How is the FSA Mathematics designed?

Content Categories and approximate percentage of raw-score points for each category

Depth of Knowledge

Grade DOK Level 1 DOK Level 2 DOK Level 3Grades 3-5 10-20% 60-80% 10-20%

Percentage of Points by Depth of Knowledge Level for Math

Grade Reporting CategoryPercent of

TestNumber of

ItemsOperations, Algebraic Thinking, and Numbers in Base Ten 48Numbers and Operations - Fractions 17Measurement, Data, and Geometry 35Operations and Algebraic Thinking 21Numbers and Operations in Base Ten 21Numbers and Operations - Fractions 25Measurement, Data, and Geometry 33Operations, Algebraic Thinking, and Fractions 39Numbers and Operations in Base Ten 28Measurement, Data, and Geometry 33

3

4

5

60-64

60-64

60-64

Test Item Types

• Math Question Types:– Multiple Choice: Select one answer – Multi-Select: More than one answer should be chosen

Test Item Types

• Graphics

Test Item Types

• Multiple-Choice with 2 Correct Responses

Example Question Math FSA

Example Question Math FSA

MATH SMART 7 STRATEGIES:

• Step 1: Read each problem. Underline the question.• Step 2: Circle Key Words ( altogether, how many more,

each, in all, difference, equal, groups, total, not, per).• Step 3: Think about what the problem is asking you to

do ( +, -, x, /, complete a pattern , measure, find area, analyze data).

• Step 4: Solve the problem and show your work. Think real hard is it a two part problem?

• Steps 5/6: Compare the answer choices to your work using the process of elimination. Check to make sure your answer makes sense.

Do you have SWAG?

• S= Spot the Question•W= What are the Key Words• A= Analyze how to Solve• G= Get the Answer

W.W.M.K.D•What •Would•Ms.•King•Do

FSA Scores for 2015

• Grade 3 will receive scores linked to FCAT 2.0 student performance expectations – basically an FCAT 2.0 score based upon how the student would have scored on the FCAT 2.0 scale. Score will be released at end of school year for promotion/retention purposes.

• Grades 4-5 will receive FSA scores after all data has been studied and score ranges set. Scores are anticipated to be released in late Fall 2015.

Helping Your Child

• Test Preparation– Help your child to realize that it is important to do their

best every day, as well as on the FSA– Review class and homework with your child– Help your child practice the skills they are learning in real-

life situations so that the skills have meaning beyond the tests and the classroom

– Help your child get a good night’s sleep and eat a nutritious breakfast

– Overemphasizing the tests can increase your child’s anxiety • Work with your child to help them learn how to handle anxiety

FSA Portal

• The FSA Portal contains all published information regarding FSA assessments, and released Training Tests

• FSA Portal: www.FSAssessments.org• To access Training Tests:

1. Click on Students and Parents2. Click Training Tests

• Click on Training Test Guide for instructions on how to use the training tests

3. Click on Take the Training Test4. Click Sign In5. Select Student Grade and Click Yes6. Click on test you wish to take

Test Rules Acknowledgment

• Test Rules Acknowledgment– Students will be required to sign (paper tests) or agree to (computer

test) the Test Rules Acknowledgment before taking any FSA assessment.• Test Rules read, “During the test, you must no talk to other students or make any

disturbance; look at another student’s test or computer screen; ask for help answering any test questions; give help to another student in answering test questions; have notes or scratch paper; have any electronic or recording devices in your possession at any time, including breaks, even if you do not use them; fail to follow any other instructions given. After the test, you may not discuss the test items with anyone. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting to blogs or websites like Facebook or Twitter. If you are found sharing information about test items, even without the intent to cheat, your test will be invalidated.”

• Test Rules Acknowledgment reads: “I understand the testing rules that were just read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score will be invalidated.”

Electronic Devices Reminder• No electronic devices permitted during testing– Students CANNOT have any electronic device (e.g., cell

phone, mp3 player, game system, etc.) on them OR within arm’s reach even if they do not use them

– Cause for immediate invalidation of test

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How are FSA Results Used?

• FSA results provide teachers and schools with additional information about each student’s proficiencies

• Results are used IN ADDITION TO teacher observations and coursework throughout the year in making determinations of student strengths and areas of opportunity

How are FSA Results Used?

• Grade 3 English Language Arts Scores– Students who score a Level 1 on English Language Arts

are required (by state law) to have further evaluation before being promoted to 4th grade

• Options for Students who Score at Level 1– ‘Good Cause’ Promotion Options

• SAT 10 test• Portfolio of 3rd grade work demonstrating proficiency

– Decisions are made on an individual-student basis

How are FSA Results Used?

• Students who score at Levels 1 or 2 on the English Language Arts and/or Mathematics tests are required (by state law) to have intensive remedial assistance classes during the following school year– This intensive remediation must be different from previously

received instruction– Students in this category are progress-monitored to ensure

their success

Florida’s Revised A+ Program• The Florida Department of Education uses FSA/FCAT 2.0 results

to evaluate each public school and each school district• Grades are determined through performance on the FSA English

Language Arts (Reading and Writing combined), Mathematics, and FCAT 2.0 Science tests.

• The school grade is based upon the percentage of total points earned. Each component is worth up to 100 percentage points.

• 2015 School Grades will be released in late fall

Florida’s Revised A+ Program

English/Language Arts

Mathematics Science

Achievement(0% to 100%)

Achievement(0% to 100%)

Achievement (0% to 100%)

Learning Gains (0% to 100%)

Learning Gains (0% to 100%)

Learning Gains of the Low 25%

(0% to 100%)

Learning Gains of the Low 25%

(0% to 100%)

Elementary School Grades Model

Florida Standards information site http://fsassessments.org/

Helpful Resources

• Contact your child’s teacher and school administrator– Florida Department of Education Web Site:

http://www.fldoe.org

– FSA Portal: www.FSAssessments.org

– FCAT School Accountability Reports: http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org

– Florida State Standards: http://www.cpalms.org/Public

• I-ready and I-station

• Math Boot camp tomorrow until 5:30 and Saturday 10:30-2:00

Clermont Elementary School 4th grade Building Success for Every Student

Relax

and

Laugh

Thank you for coming tonight,

and for all the things you do for Clermont Elementary!