LEAP 21 Parent Workshop

1. LEAP 21 Parent Workshop Department of Accountability and Assessment East Baton Rouge Parish School System

2. LEAP 21 • Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for the 21st Century • Includes: • Kindergarten Screening • Developmental Reading Assessment • LEAP21 and GEE21 • iLEAP

3. LEAP21 “…the new assessments are based upon what the students should know and be able to do.” Excerpt from “preface” of Teachers’ Guide to Statewide Assessment LEAP for the 21st Century

4. Teaching to Standards Standards Assessment Instruction

5. CRT vs. NRT • Criterion-referenced test • Teacher-made test • LEAP21/GEE21 (grades 4, 8, 10, 11) • Driver’s license test

6. CRT vs. NRT • Norm-referenced test • California Achievement Test • ACT/SAT • Iowa Tests of Basic Skills

7. iLEAP • Grades 3, 5, 6, 7, & 9 • Integrated LEAP • NRT + CRT • Multiple choice • Short answer items based on Grade Level Expectations

8. LEAP 21 Achievement Levels Advanced: Student has demonstrated superior performance. Mastery: Student has demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter and is well prepared for the next level of schooling. Basic: Student has demonstrated only the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling. Approaching Basic: Student only partially demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level for schooling. Unsatisfactory: Student has not demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling.

9. LEAP Spring Test March 20 – 24, 2006 • Grade 4 Promotion Standards • Pass academically • Attendance • Basic/Approaching Basic combination in LEAP 21 English Language Arts & Mathematics tests Did Not Meet Promotion Standards Summer School and Retest Mandatory for waivers or appeals Meets Promotion Standards Did Not Meet Promotion Standards Student Promoted to 5th Grade Student Repeats 4th Grade

10. English Language Arts Reading and Responding: 4 reading selections (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) 20 Multiple Choice Items 8 Short Answer Items Writing: Composition (100 – 150 words) Proofreading - 8 Multiple Choice Items Information Resources: 5 Multiple Choice Items 2 Short Answer Items

11. Choosing a Petby Janice Kuharski Last Thursday, Mother told me That I could get a pet. I must’ve named a million; She hasn’t liked one yet! Mom says a baby elephant Will take up too much space. She insists a mountain lion Is much too hard to chase. Pandas are too picky Since they only eat bamboo. She says that bears and tigers Should stay inside a zoo. She can’t abide a lizard Or a python or a goat, And to keep an alligator, We’d need to build a moat When I told her that an octopus Would make a striking pet, She said I can’t have anything That makes the floor too wet. Mom said a giant tortoise Is awkward and too slow. And when I said a porcupine, The answer still was no. At last I said an emu, She had never heard of that. Imagine my amazement when She said yes to a cat! Can’t abide: can’t stand Moat: a dug-out place filled with water, usually around a castle Striking: unusual looking

12. Grade 4 English Language Arts Reading and Responding - Short Answer Items After reading the poem “Choosing a Pet,” respond to these questions: • Suppose you were the person in the poem. Write two things that you would tell your mother to convince her to let you get a pet. (2 points) • What would be another good title for this poem? Write your title and tell why you chose that title.( 2 points)

13. Write two things that you would tell your mother to convince her to let you get a pet. Score these responses. Give each response 0, 1, or 2 points. A. B. C.

14. Write your title and tell why you chose that title. Score these responses. Give each response 0, 1, or 2 points. A. B. C.

15. Mathematics • Part A: Multiple Choice 30 Word Problems (Non-calculator) 30 Word Problems (Calculator) • Part B: 3 Constructed Response Items (Calculator)

16. Grade 4 Mathematics Constructed Response Item (4 points) The shaded area of the picture shows how much floor Mr. Randall can scrub in 30 minutes. • He wonders about how long it will take him to scrub the whole floor. • About how long will it take him to scrub the whole floor? • Explain how you found your answer. Be sure to include a drawing of the floor in your explanation.

17. Constructed Response ItemScore Point 4

18. Constructed Response ItemScore Point 1

19. Science • Part A: 40 Multiple Choice Items 4 Short Answer Items • Part B: Comprehensive Scientific Task (3 Short Answer Items & 1 Essay)

20. Grade 4 ScienceShort Answer Items Look at the Pond Community Data Sheet. A. Give two reasons why the dragonfly and water bug are similar. (2 points) B. Here is a food chain for a pond. What would happen to the largemouth bass if all the algae were removed from the pond? Describe what would happen to all four parts of this food chain. (4 points)

21. Pond Community Data Sheet

22. ScienceShort Answer Items A. Score Point 2 B. Score Point 4

23. Social Studies Part A: 50 Multiple Choice Items Part B: 4 Constructed Response Items

24. Grade 4 Social StudiesMultiple Choice Item • Where is fur mostly found in Louisiana? • north • east • south • west

25. Grade 4 Social StudiesMultiple Choice Item Miss Miller is a nurse at the local hospital. She takes care of newborn babies and their mothers. Miss Miller provides a A. service. B. good. C. natural resource. D. capital resource.

26. Grade 4 Social StudiesMultiple Choice Item Which document explained how the government of the United States was to be set up and what the government could and could not do? A. the Declaration of Independence B. the Constitution of the United States C. the Gettysburg Address D. the Emancipation Proclamation

27. Parents’ Role in LEAP Preparation • ENCOURAGE your child. • Provide a study spot with a dictionary, thesaurus, ruler, and calculator. • Read silently and orally with your child. • Check written responses. • Check explanations of math problems. • Emphasize importance of listening, participating, and cooperating with the teacher. • www.louisianaschools.net