Using NAEP as a Bridge to the Common Core

Using NAEP as a Bridge to the Common Core Released NAEP Questions to Inform the Common Core

We are really doing good here at Do Great High School. Our A rating proves that! MDE - NAEP

All these Common Core workshops tell us we need to up the rigor in the classroom. They MUST be talking to those C and D level schools. MDE - NAEP

Elephants in the Room • Mississippi is progressing in small increments on NAEP while state assessments show large increases. States preforming well on NAEP have a close relationship between NAEP scores and state assessment scores. • NAEP results are a more realistic comparison for what Common Core test results will be in states where there is a wide score gap. MDE - NAEP MASA – Spring 2013

Language Arts MCT2 2012 NAEP 2011 MDE - NAEP

Math MCT2 2012 NAEP 2011 MDE - NAEP

NAEP – a reason for CCSS • NAEP results were one impetus for the development of CCSS • State-by-state comparisons on NAEP revealed the disparity between states’ assessments and NAEP and discrepancies in the definition of “proficient” • Honest benchmark for policymakers and educators to measure student success and make cross-state comparisons by setting common expectations across states. MDE - NAEP

NAEP Frameworks • NAEP frameworks are designed to support test development, not to serve as a guide for curriculum or instruction • Focus on content and skills deemed most important to assess at grades 4,8,12 MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool: An underutilized resource! http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx/ MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool: An underutilized resource! MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool Anchor Standard for Reading #1 (explicit comprehension): Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; … MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool Common Core: Content Area: Measurement and Data Standard: Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit. Grade: 4 NAEP: Content Area: Measurement Description: Solve a story problem involving quarts and gallons. Grade: 4 Year: 2011 Difficulty: Hard (32.23% Correct) Type of Question: Multiple Choice Amy wants to put 8 gallons of water into her aquarium. She has a 2- quart pitcher to carry water from the sink. How many times will she need to fill her pitcher? (4 quarts = 1 gallon) a. 4 b. 10 c. 16 d. 32 MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool Common Core: Content Area: Key ideas and details Standard: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly support an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. NAEP: Description: Interpret phrase in relation to main topic Grade: 8 Year: 2011 Type of question: Short constructed response Difficulty: Medium (Approximately 44 percent of students nationally answered the question with an acceptable response) Content Area: Informational Cognitive Target: Integrate/interpret. On page 2, the article says that Craig Greshaw thinks that “knowing about computers goes beyond surging the Web.” What does Greshaw mean by this? Explain your answer using information from the article. • Examples of student responses – acceptable • Responses at this level explain what Greshaw means by referring to the connection between technology (computers, cell phones, etc.) and e-waste. • Craig is saying that people not only need to know who to surf the web, but also need to know how to properly dispose of their computers and cell phones. • If you know how a computer runs and what/how it is made, you can create new products more efficiently and environmentally safe. • Examples of student responses – unacceptable • Responses explain Greshaw’s meaning by referring to information about computers or their use. Or, responses provide incorrect information, irrelevant details, or personal opinions, or they may simply repeat the question. • What Craig meant was that we think that just cause we can use a computer we know everything. When really we don’t know much. MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool Common Core: Content Area: Measurement and DataStandard: Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes.Solve word problems involving Addition and subtraction of time. NAEP: Content Area: Measurement Description: Solve a story problem involving time (Calculator Available) Grade: 4 Year: 2011 Difficulty: Medium (40% Correct) Type of Question: Short Constructed Response The early show and the late show for a movie last the same amount of time. The early show begins at 3:15 P.M. and ends at 4:27 P.M. The late show begins at 7:30 P.M. At what time does the late show end? Show your work. MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool It shows what can go wrong in a student’s understanding. MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool Common Core: Content Area: Writing Standard: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. NAEP: Description: Agree or disagree that people are more concerned with themselves than with society. Grade: 12 Year: 2011 Difficulty: Medium (56 %) Type of Question: Extended Constructed Response • Many people in this country care more about the way they look and • having a lot of nice things, like cars and clothes, than about the problems • of society such as crime, poverty and unemployment. • Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write an essay in which • you explain your opinion. MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool MDE - NAEP

NAEP Questions Tool Scorer Comments: “Excellent” responses take a clear position and support it with well-chosen details across the response. The response is organized with strong transitions, and descriptive details are used consistently to support his/her views about people improving society. This student exhibited sentence variety and precise word choice thought the response. MDE - NAEP

NAEP Writing - 2011 • NAEP writing results for 2011 were released in September. State level results were not reported but several schools in Mississippi were assessed and included in the national results. MDE - NAEP

NAEP Writing - 2011 MDE - NAEP

NAEP Writing - 2011 http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/writing/ MDE - NAEP

Using NAEP as a Bridge to the Common Core