National Assessments

Mary CalderbankKayleigh FreemanAshley HydeCandice HolmesNational Assessments

NAEPNational Assessment of Educational Progress

To assess what Americas students know and can do in various subject areas.

To provide valid and reliable data on student performance to the public.

To provide factors that may be related to students learning.

To measure progress over time. What is the purpose of NAEP?Who takes the NAEP?On the national level, representative samples of students in 4th, 5th, and 12 grade. Private and public schools.On the state level, representative samples of students in 4th, 5th, and 12th grades. Public schools only. Title 1 schools every two years.

The NAEP field staff: National network of educators trained to collect and safeguard NAEP assessment data.

The State Coordinator: Staff member at participating state Department of Education who works with the field staff.Who Administers the NAEPTo see where their population is academically.

To compare their population with the nations and other states.

To see if their population is making progress.What is the Public Interest ?28% of Georgia students performed at or above the NAEP proficient level in 2011.

Georgias percentage was smaller than the nations at 32%.

Atlanta performed below state and national public levels from 2002-2011.

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/districts/

What are the NAEP results?TUDAThe Trial Urban District Assessment

To determine the feasibility of reporting district-level results for NAEP.

To compare urban district results to large city results nationwide.

To provide tables and maps to compare urban districts.What is the Purpose of TUDA?Students in the 4th, 5th and 12th grade at urban, district-level schools.

The school must have a 50% or more student population being Black, Hispanic or eligible for the National Lunch Program.

Who Takes the Assessment?Who Administers the TUDAWestat, a contractor hired by NCES.

NAEP field staff, trained and supervised by Westat.

What is the Publics Interest?To compare their districts results to their states results.

To compare their districts results with other districts.

To become informed of their districts progress.

National: http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_2011/summary.asp

State: http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_2011/summary.asp?tab_id=tab2&subtab_id=Tab_1#chart

District: http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_2011/summary.asp?tab_id=tab3&subtab_id=Tab_1#chart

Recent TUDA ResultsThe Smarter Balanced Assessment ConsortiumSBAC

To compete for the Race to the Top funds to create common core assessments.To provide valid, and fair measures of students knowledge and skills required for college and careers.So teachers can use the data to improve teaching and learning in line with standards.To ensure students are prepared to pursue college or a career.What is the Purpose of SBAC?Students from 3rd-8th grades and high school.

This includes all students in these grades, regardless of disability, language or subgroup status.Who will take the SBAC?Teachers and administratorsWho administers the SBAC

That the consortium of states will design an assessment that ensures their children are ready for college or a career.

To indentify specific needs of students.

To improve teaching and learning.What is the publics interest in the SBACThere are no results as of yet.Some field results are expected in 2012.What are the results?

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and CareersPARCC

To ensure students grades 3 12 are on track for college.

To construct a pathway to college and career readiness.

To tackle breaches prior to students entering college and careers.

Provide teachers with information and provide student support.

What is the purpose of PARCC?Students in grades 3 through 12.

Who will take the assessment?

Teachers in grades 3 through 12.

Who will administer the assessment?

What is the publics interest?To make sure their children are ready for college or a career.

To better prepare students for college, so they do not have to take remedial classes.

There are no results at any level.

The PARCC assessments will not be administered until 2014-2015.What are the results?