The Florida

StandardsAssessments:

What Every Parent Should

Know

Greenfield ElementaryLiteracy Night

February 25, 2015

• How does the new FSA (Florida Standards Assessment) differ from the FCAT?

• When will students in Florida take the FSA?

• Where can you find additional information?

• What resources are available for you to help prepare your child?

Questions Answered:

New Tests for New Standards

• The Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) will measure student mastery of the newly adopted Florida Standards through a variety of item types.

• The Florida Standards are more closely aligned with the educational standards used throughout the country, more commonly known as ‘Common Core’.

What is Different about the Florida Standards Assessments?

• Higher expectations • Able to compare FL students to others nationwide• Emphasizes analytical thinking• Variety of item question formats• Increased complexity of texts• Increased focus on providing evidence of their thinking

Implications for Our Students• 3rd Grade Promotional Requirements• Middle School Elective Course Scheduling • School Grade & Funding• Preparing students for higher paying jobs (College

and Career Ready)• Student, Parent & Teacher Pride

Florida Standards Assessment Test DesignEnglish Language Arts/Literacy

Text-based Writing

Writing Assessment CHANGES

OLD: Writing FCAT• Scored as a separate test• 4th Grade Students Only • Given a Topic (Prompt Writing)• 45 minutes to write a narrative (story) or expository essay

NEW: FSA Writing• Scored as part of the Reading Assessment• 4th and 5th Grade Students• Given 2 – 4 Articles (Text Sets) to Read & Respond to a Related Prompt• 120 minutes to read, annotate, and write an informative or opinion based essay• Must include references from the text & cite evidence to support their ideas

Reading Assessment CHANGES

OLD: Reading FCAT • Multiple Choice

NEW: FSA Reading

• Editing Task Items• Multiple Choice Items• Multi-select Items• Two-part Items• Hot Text Items• Open Response Items • Graphic Response Items (GRID)• Listening Items (Grade 5 only)

Text-based Writing Sample Prompt Write an essay in which you give your opinion about whether technology should be used all the time. Use information from the passages in your essay.

Manage your time carefully so that you can• read the passages;• plan your essay;• write your essay; and• revise and edit your essay.

Be sure to include• an introduction;• support for your opinion using information from the passages; and• a conclusion that is related to your opinion.

Your writing should be in the form of a well-organized multi-paragraph essay.

Editing Task Item

Text with a Series of Questions

Text with a Series of Questions

Audio Multiple-Choice Item

Multi-Select Items

Two-Part Items

Hot Text Items

Graphic Response Item (GRID)

Open Response Item

Florida Standards Assessment Test DesignMath

FSA Standard Based Examples:Third grade Fourth grade Fifth grade

MAFS.3.OA.4.8 Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

EXAMPLE:On Monday, the bookstore sold 75 books. On Tuesday, the bookstore sold 125 books. The bookstore must sell 500 books by Friday. Write an equation that can be used to find how many more books, b, the bookstore must sell.

MAFS.4.OA.1.3 Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding

EXAMPLE: Jack bought 2 umbrellas and 3 hats and spent between $30 and $50. Each umbrella costs the same amount. Each hat costs the same amount. The price of a hat is $4.00. What is the least amount Jack could have spent on an umbrella? What is the most Jack could have spent on an umbrella?

MAFS.5.OA.1.2 Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. For example, express the calculation "add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2" as 2 × (8 + 7). Recognize that 3 × (18932 + 921) is three times as large as 18932 + 921, without having to calculate the indicated sum or product.

EXAMPLE: An expression is shown.3 x 4 x 5 – 5 + 3Which statement describes this expression?A. Three more than 5 subtracted from the sum of 3, 4, and 5B. The product of 3, 4, and 5 subtracted from 5 plus 3C. Multiply 3, 4, and 5, then subtract 5 and add 3.D. Three added to 5, then subtracted from the product of 3, 4, and 5

Third grade

• Each shape shown represents 1/2 of a whole. Drag the shapes into the box to show 5/2.

Fourth grade• Gretchen needs to bake 3 pies. Each pie takes 12

minutes to bake. She needs to let the oven re-heat for 4 minutes between each pie. She begins baking at 8:05 a.m. Drag pies onto the number line to show when each pie is finished baking.

Fifth grade• Richard and Gianni each bought a pizza. The pizzas

are the same size.• Richard cut his pizza into 12 slices.• Gianni cut his pizza into 6 slices, and ate 2 slices.• Together, Richard and Gianni ate 9/12 of one pizza.• How many slices of his pizza did Richard eat?

Changes in Student ExpectationsThe 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

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Florida Standards Assessment

Timeline&

Dates

General FSA Timeline• March 10th: Writing: (Grades 4-5)• March 26th and 27th: Reading (Grades 3-4)• March 31st and April 1st: Math (Grades 3-4)• April 13th and 14th: Science (Grade 5)• April 28th and 29th: Reading (Grade 5)• May 5th and 6th: Math (Grade 5)

Computer Based Resources:• Achieve 3000: (Reading ONLY)

www.portal.achieve3000.com• iReady (Math and Reading): learn.i-ready.com If you need help with online username and or password, please write a note to your child’s teacher in their planner.

Where can students go for reading practice and reinforcement at home?

These are some ways on how YOU can help at home with Math:

• Reinforce classwork at home– Check their homework for accuracy– Have your child correct/redo any errors– Review all graded and checked papers with your child

• Reflecting in journals that were created in class as a resource

• Visit fsassessment.org – You can take the practice test with your child

• I-ready: learn.i-ready.com

Informational ResourcesFlorida Department of Educationwww.fldoe.orgCPALMShttp://www.cpalms.org/Public/FLDOE Assessment Websitehttp://www.fldoe.org/asp/FSA Portalhttp://www.fassessments.org/Parent Guides to Student Successwww.pta.org/common_core_standards.asp

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