polk nov 18 doe presentation. project funding: florida “race to the top” initiative two grants...
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POLK NOV 18 DOE PRESENTATION
POLK NOV 18 DOE PRESENTATION
Project Funding:Florida “Race to the Top”
initiative
Two grants for Performing Fine Arts
RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment
Goals To create a test bank of High Quality test items
that assess individual student achievement of the Performing, Creating, and Responding NGSSS (Next Generations Sunshine State Standards)
To provide a tool for assessing the performing fine arts that will be available to Districts and teachers
Three year project
• Involving…
• Over 300 teachers (Writers, Reviewer, Scorers)• Fine Arts Supervisors• College Music Professors• Partnerships with FMEA, FATE, FDEO, American
Institute for Research, Digital World Institute (UF).
RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment
Challenge #1
“Building the plane while we are flying it.”
No Platform Need a virtual place to write, review and revise items It needs to be able to handle a variety of digital media Need it now
RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment
Solution #1
Moodle Free ware
http://moodle.polk-fl.net/my/
RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment
Challenge #2
Training Multiple sessionsParticipants from all over the
state
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Solution #2
Polk County Government TV Moodle-http://moodle.polk-fl.net/my/ Use Moodle in a circular review process
to monitor writing and reviewing
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Challenge #3“What will it look like?
RTTT Performing Fine Arts Assessment
“What will it look like?
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AN ASSESSMENT THAT REFLECTS Performing Fine Arts Classroom
Solution #3
Two Part Assessment
1- Responding (multiple choice, short answer, extended response)
Computer delivered 2- Performance- (On demand, Prepared, Creating)
Designed to be recorded and uploaded test platform
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Challenge #4
New standards and new course descriptions
No time to work with/understand them
Solution #4Item Specifications
Challenge #4
New standards and new course descriptions
No time to work with/understand them
Solution #4Item Specifications
http://cfaefl.org/
Center for Fine Arts Education
Project WebsiteProject Websitehttp://cfaefl.org/AssessmentProject
/
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What was considered when developing the ITEM SPECS?
What does this benchmark really mean for this grade level or course?
What questions would be asked to determine whether the student has mastered the benchmark?
Are all benchmarks created equal?
What was considered when developing the ITEM SPECS?
What does this benchmark really mean for this grade level or course?
What questions would be asked to determine whether the student has mastered the benchmark?
Are all benchmarks created equal?
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Content Limits
Written and aural musical excerpts should provide enough information for the student to answer the question keeping in mind the student might not be familiar with the work.
Content Limits
Written and aural musical excerpts should provide enough information for the student to answer the question keeping in mind the student might not be familiar with the work.
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Challenge #5
• Media• Copyright• File Sizes• Media in the platform
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Solution #5
• Digital World Institute- University of Florida http://rttt.dwresearch.org/index
• MP3, MP4, PNG• Friscobaldi (LillyPond)
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Challenge #6• Creating the Assessment
Solution #6• Blueprints• Test Maps
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TWO SECTIONS
A- Responding-30-40 min. B- Performing-no longer than 15 min.
40% / 60%- ELEMENTARY
30% / 70% - SECONDARY(AVERAGE)
BlueprintsBlueprints
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RESPONDING SECTION A Selected response- 2 min. (1 pt.) Short answer- 3 min (2 pts.) Extended response- 4 min (4 pts.)
Total Items must not exceed time limit
Total points must stay
within the weighting ratio
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PERFORMING SECTION B
Each part of the rubric is considered a “item.”
Each item is worth up to 4 points.
6 “items” in a rubric = 24 possible points
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Challenge #7• Differences in technology• Access and in quality• Issues with Mac platform
Solution #7• Districts update• FLDOE encouragement• Updated Java, media player, IE
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Responding Item Try-outs Nov. 12-22, 2013
Field Testing ItemsMarch 2014
Development of scoring processJune 2014
Questions?Questions?
POLK NOV 18 DOE PRESENTATION
POLK NOV 18 DOE PRESENTATION