star testing presented by: caitlin cline theresa anson educ 472

STAR Testing

Presented by:Caitlin Cline

Theresa Anson

EDUC 472

Test Background

• Bill signed in 1997• Must be completed 12 days before or after

85% of a school's year has passed• First comprehensive tests in California

administered to grades 2-11 in Spring 1998• Stanford Achievement Test Series, Ninth

Edition (Stanford 9) 1998-2002• California Standards Test (CSTs) from 2003 to

present

Purpose• The purpose of the California Standards Tests

(CST) is to determine students' achievement of the California content standards for each grade or course.

• Students' scores are compared to preset criteria to determine whether the students' performance on the test is advanced, proficient, basic, below basic, or far below basic.

• The state target is for all students to score at the proficient and advanced levels.

What That Means

• The State Board of Education adopted these standards, which specify what all children in California are expected to know and be able to do in each grade or course.

Test Includes

• The 2011 Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program includes four components:California Standards Tests (CSTs)California Modified Assessment (CMA)California Alternate Performance Assessment

(CAPA)Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)

Teachers Affected

ALL TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS!THAT MEANS YOU!!!

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Who Takes It

• The 2011 CSTs were required for students who were enrolled in the following grades/courses at the time of testing or who had completed a course during the 2010–11 school year, including 2010 summer school.

Information About the Test

• English Language Arts• Writing• Mathematics• History• Science

All tests are multiple choice except for the Writing portion.

English Language Arts• Given in grades 2-11• Questions cover the academic content standards taught in the

corresponding yearGrades 2 – 3

• Made up of 65 multiple choice questions• Test includes

Word Analysis Reading Comprehension Literary Response and Analysis Writing Strategies Written Conventions

Grades 4 - 11 • 75 multiple choice questions • Test includes

Word Analysis Reading Comprehension Literary Response and Analysis Writing Strategies Written Conventions

Writing•In grades 4 and 7 there is an additional writings section•In February 2000 the Governor signed legislation to add writing assessments to the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program’s California Standards Tests (CSTs) to be administered at the elementary and middle grade levels. •The California Writing Standards Tests were administered for the first time in spring 2001 at grades 4 and 7. • part of the California English–Language Arts Standards Tests (CSTs in English–language arts).•The CSTs in writing address state Writing Applications content standards for grades four and seven. •In grade four, these standards require students to produce four types of writing: narratives, summaries, information reports, and responses to literature. •In grade seven these standards require students to produce five types of writing: narratives, persuasive essays, summaries, responses to literature, and research reports.

Mathematics• Grades 2-6 have grade appropriate math tests• Students in 7th grade can take the 7th grade test or an

algebra 1 test• Mathematics tests for grades 8-11 include• General math (8th and 9th only)• Algebra I• Geometry• Algebra II• Integrated Mathematics: 1, 2, and 3• Summative high school Mathematics (grades 9-11)• Have 65 multiple-choice questions

Science• Tests are administered by grade level to

students in 5th, 8th through 11th

• Grade 5- covers 4 and 5 content standards• Grade 8- covers grade 8 content standards• Grades 9 through 11- covers End-of-course

Science for high school standards• Grade 5 Science, Grade 8 Science, Grade 10

Life Science, Biology/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Physics

• Have 60 multiple-choice questions

History/ Social Science

• the CSTs for History–Social Science were administered by grade to students in grades eight through eleven.

• grade-level tests for grades eight and eleven • end-of-course World History test for grades

nine through eleven

Modified

• The CMA was administered to eligible students in grades three through eleven. The CMA is a standards-based test for students with an individualized education program who meet the eligibility criteria adopted by the State Board of Education.

Alternate• Students with significant cognitive disabilities

who are unable to take the CSTs even with modifications participated in the STAR Program by taking the CAPA. The CAPA is an individually administered performance assessment with all tasks linked to the California ELA, mathematics, and science content standards.

• The CAPA is administered to one student at a time

• Tests represents specific grade spans.• Most students eligible for the CAPA take the

level corresponding to their enrollment (assigned) grade.

California Department of EducationAssessment, Accountability, & Awards Division

2010 STAR Test ResultsQuartz Hill Elementary SchoolAll Students - California Standards Test Summary Report

County Name: Los Angeles County District Name: Westside Union Elementary District School Name: Quartz Hill Elementary School CDS Code: 19-65102-6023584

Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 693 Total Number Tested: 691 Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 691

Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent Grade 2 through Grade 11 respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.

An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when ten or fewer students had valid test scores.

English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)Result Type Value Students with Scores 647 % Proficient or Advanced 58.0 % Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)Result Type Value Students with Scores 651 % Proficient or Advanced 64.2 % Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)Result Type Value Students with Scores 123 % Proficient or Advanced 76.4 %

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California Department of EducationAssessment and Accountability Division

2011 STAR Test ResultsQuartz Hill Elementary SchoolAll Students - California Standards Test Summary Report

County Name: Los Angeles County District Name: Westside Union Elementary District School Name: Quartz Hill Elementary School CDS Code: 19-65102-6023584


Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent grades two through eleven respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.

An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when 10 or fewer students had valid test scores.





2010 STAR Test ResultsSulphur Sprgs. Comm Elem SchoolAll Students - California Standards Test Summary Report

County Name: Los Angeles County District Name: Sulphur Springs Union District School Name: Sulphur Sprgs. Comm Elem School CDS Code: 19-65045-6022917



An asterisk (*) appears on the Internet reports to protect student privacy when ten or fewer students had valid test scores. English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)Result Type Value Students with Scores 511 % Proficient or Advanced 69.9 % Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)Result Type Value Students with Scores 511 % Proficient or Advanced 72.2 % Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)Result Type Value Students with Scores 106 % Proficient or Advanced 81.1 %




2011 STAR Test ResultsSulphur Sprgs. Comm Elem SchoolAll Students - California Standards Test Summary Report

County Name: Los Angeles County District Name: Sulphur Springs Union District School Name: Sulphur Sprgs. Comm Elem School CDS Code: 19-65045-6022917

Total Enrollment on First Day of Testing: 513 Total Number Tested: 513 Total Number Tested in Selected Subgroup: 513 Note: The first row in each table contains numbers 2 through 11 which represent grades two through eleven

respectively. Additionally, EOC stands for End-of-Course.


English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)Result Type Value Students with Scores 481 % Proficient or Advanced 74.6 % Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)Result Type Value Students with Scores 481 % Proficient or Advanced 73.4 %Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)Result Type Value Students with Scores 97 % Proficient or Advanced 84.5 %




2010 STAR Test ResultsEmblem Elementary SchoolAll Students - California Standards Test Summary Report

County Name: Los Angeles County District Name: Saugus Union District School Name: Emblem Elementary School CDS Code: 19-64998-6022669




English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)Result Type Value Students with Scores 227 % Proficient or Advanced 67.8 %Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)Result Type Value Students with Scores 227 % Proficient or Advanced 74.0 %Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)Result Type Value Students with Scores 51 % Proficient or Advanced 70.6 %




2011 STAR Test ResultsEmblem Elementary SchoolAll Students - California Standards Test Summary Report

County Name: Los Angeles County District Name: Saugus Union District School Name: Emblem Elementary School CDS Code: 19-64998-6022669







California Department of Education2010 STAR Test Results

Peachland Avenue Elementary SchoolAll Students - California Standards Test Summary Report

County Name: Los Angeles County District Name: Newhall District School Name: Peachland Avenue Elementary School CDS Code: 19-64832-6020804





©2012 California Department of Education Assessment, Accountability, & Awards Division



2011 STAR Test ResultsPeachland Avenue Elementary SchoolAll Students - California Standards Test Summary Report

County Name: Los Angeles County District Name: Newhall District School Name: Peachland Avenue Elementary School CDS Code: 19-64832-6020804




English-Language Arts (Grades 2-11)Result Type Value Students with Scores 357 % Proficient or Advanced 67.8 % Mathematics (Grades 2-7, and end-of-course)Result Type Value Students with Scores 366 % Proficient or Advanced 79.5 %Science CST (Grades 5, 8, and 10)Result Type Value Students with Scores 77 % Proficient or Advanced 80.5 %



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CAPA.examiners_manual.nonsecure.2012.pdf• http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/coreadaptations.asp

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