Accountability and Assessment

Bulletin 111

The Louisiana School,

District and State
Accountability System
LEAP to Success

Test Design
Test Content
Sample Test Items
Scoring
 Desired Outcomes
By the end of this session, we will have become
familiar with:
• School Performance Score (SPS)
• Subject-Test Index Points
• Unit Weights of Assessment Index
• Assessments (Formative and Summative)
• LEAP ELA and Math Format
 Did you know?
The School Indicator Weight

Performance Elementary Assessment

Index
90%

Score (SPS) is Attendance 10%

calculated as Middle Assessment 90%

School Index
follows: Attendance 5%
Dropout (7-8) 5%
High School Assessment 70%
Index (9-11)
Graduation 30%
Index (12)
 An Example of Calculating the SPS
The SPS for a K-6 school is calculated by
multiplying the index values for each indicator by
the weight given to that indicator and adding the
total scores. These index values are based on
two years of data.
In the example: (87.8 x 90%) + (95.2 x 10%) = 88.5
Indicator Index Value Weight Indicator Score
Assessment Index 87.8 90% 79.0
(Grades 3-8)
Attendance (K-6) 95.2 10% 9.5

SPS =88.5
 Assessment Index
Calculations
Label Points

Advanced 200

Mastery 150

Basic 100

Approaching Basic 50

Unsatisfactory 0
 Unit Weights for Assessment Index
Unit Weights for K-8 assessment Index
Grade ELA Math Science Social
Studies
3rd 2 1 ½ ½

4th 2 2 1 1

5th 1 1 1 1

6th 1 1 1 1

7th 1 1 1 1

8th 2 2 1 1
 Unit Weights for 9-12 Assessment Index
Grade ELA Math Science Social Total
Studies
9th 1 1 2
10th 1.25 1.25 2.5
11th 1.25 1.25 2.5
 Tackle the Test!
• Use formative assessments to tackle the test.
• Dig deep into the data.
• What does the data say?
• How can schools and teachers use this data to
group students?
• How can the school and teachers
reteach/reassess GLEs?
Formative Assessments
• EAGLE (Enhanced Assessment of Grade-level
Expectations)

• Reading Street (adopted core reading series)

• DIBELS
• Test Prep Materials
• State Test Items (Bell Ringers, etc.)
 LEAP ELA Format
Content Standards 4th Grade 8th Grade
Writing Prompt/Rubric Prompt/Rubric
Reading and Responding 20 multiple choice 20 multiple-choice
8 short answer
8 short answer 1-4 point essay
question based on
reading passages
Information Resources 5 multiple choice 5 multiple choice
2 short answer 2 short answer
Proofreading 8 multiple choice 8 multiple choice
 ELA Test Specifications
STD1. Read and respond 10 points (4th & 8th)

STD2. Write competently 8 points (4th & 8th)

STD3. Conventions of language 12 points (4th & 8th)

STD5. Locate, select and
synthesize information
STD6. Read, analyze, and
respond to literature
STD7. Reasoning/Problem Solving
9 points (4th & 8th)
8 points (4th) 12 points (8th)
18 points (4th & 8th)

Total 65 points (4th) 69 points (8th)

No. of items 44 (4th) 45 (8th)

 LEAP Math Format
60 Multiple Choice Items
• 30 noncalculator
• 30 calculator
• Problem-solving context

Constructed Response Items

• 4th grade = 3 items
• 8th grade = 4 items
 Math Test Specifications
STD1. Number & Number Relations 40% (4th) 20% (8th)
STD2. Algebra 5% (4th) 20% (8th)

STD3. Measurement 10% (4th) 15% (8th)

STD4. Geometry 20% (4th) 20% (8th)
STD5. Data Analysis, Probability, 10% (4th) 20% (8th)
and Discrete Math
STD6. Patterns, Relations, and 15% (4th) 10% (8th)
Functions
 Sample Test Items
• Provide answer key.

• Responses are matched to standards,

benchmarks, and GLEs.
 What is ?
Enhanced Assessment of Grade-Level Expectations
EAGLE is an online classroom assessment tool designed to help teachers and
students identify student strengths and weaknesses. Teachers can access targeted
classroom resources, and refine instructional strategies based on student
assessment and performance.

• A Tool for Teachers

– Create tests with items aligned to GLEs
– Use the system’s premade tests for pre or post assessment
– Assign tests to entire class or individual students
– Communicate with students using the Message Center
– Learn to score CR items with the Handscoring Tutorial
– View immediate test results for MC and some SA items
– Analyze reports showing class and individual performance
– Access instructional resources aligned to the GLEs

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 What is ? (cont.)

• A Tool for Students

– Take tests online to measure GLE-based skills
– Receive results immediately for MC and some SA items
– View meaningful reports showing actual performance
compared to goal set by teacher
– Communicate with teacher using the Message Center
– Assess mastery of GLEs using the Student
Self-Assessment Report

• A Tool to Support Formative Assessment

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 Next Steps
• Dig deep into the data to find specific skills
students need help with.
• Use formative assessments (such as EAGLE,
Reading Street, DIBELS, and test prep
materials) to continuously remediate and
reassess student performance.
Questions and Comments

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 Ticket Out-the-Door
♦ List three important things you learned
from the session.

♦ List two things I need clarified.

♦ List one thing that jumped out at you.