ENGLISH ESTATES

Florida StandardsAssessments (FSA)Spring 2019ENGLISH ESTATES

Agenda What are the Florida Standards Assessments?––––––Subjects and Grades AssessedTest ScheduleTest TimingTest Design and Test Item TypesState Science AssessmentScore Information How are FSA results used? Helpful Resources

What are the Florida Standards? The Florida Standards were adopted in 2014 in English/LanguageArts and Mathematics to help prepare Florida students for successin college, career, and in life by emphasizing analytical thinkingskills. The FSA provides a more authentic assessment of the FloridaStandards than prior tests, in that students will be asked to creategraphs, interact with test content, and write and respond indifferent ways than on traditional tests. Question types will assess students' higher-order thinking skills inkeeping with the higher expectations of the Florida Standards.

What subjects and grades are tested?ALL TESTS WILL BE PAPER-BASED THIS YEAR!! Grades 3-5 FSA English Language Arts (ELA) Grades 4-5 FSA Writing– A student must take both the Writing and Reading teststo receive an FSA ELA score. Grades 3-5 FSA Mathematics Grade 5 Statewide Science

What are the test windows?AssessmentGrade LevelTest Date(s)FSA WritingGrades 4 and 5April 2 (Tuesday)Make-ups: April 3-12Make-ups: May 7-14FSA ELAGrade 3April 2 & 3 (Tuesday & Wednesday)Make-ups: April 4-12FSA ELAGrades 4 and 5May 1 & 2 (Wednesday & Thursday)Make-ups: May 3-14FSA MathGrades 3-5May 7 & 8 (Tuesday & Wednesday)Make-ups: May 9-14State ScienceGrade 5May 9 & 10 (Thursday & Friday)Make-ups: May 13 & 14

Are the tests timed? YES! FSA Writing – Grades 4 and 5– 120 minutes (1 session)– A 3-minute break after 60 minutes of testing FSA ELA – Grades 3, 4, and 5FSA Mathematics – Grades 3, 4, and 5Statewide Science – Grade 5– 160 minutes over two days 80 minutes – Day 1 80 minutes – Day 2 A short break is given after 40 minutes of testing

Paper-based Test Materials Grade 3-5 ELA & Mathematics– Students will receive a Test and Answer Book– Students will work problems in their test and answer book. Grades 4 and 5 Writing– Students will receive a Writing Planning Sheet and aTest and Answer Book Grade 5 Science– Students will receive a Test Book and an Answer Book/Sheet Practice Tests have been developed by DOE. Students will have anopportunity to take the practice test at the school prior to the actualtest.– Available on the FSA portal for public access.Go to fsassessments.org Practice Tests

Test Design – ELA (Writing & Reading)ELA-READING CONTENT CATEGORIESGrades 3-5Approximate percentage of raw score points for each category.ELAPERCENTAGE OF POINTS BYDEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK)* LEVELGrades 3-5Reading Text TypesLiterature - 50%Informational - 50%DOK Level 1 (Low)10-20%Key Ideas and Details15-25%DOK Level 2 (Mod)60-80%Craft and Structure25-35%DOK Level 3 (High)10-20%Integration ofKnowledge and Ideas20-30%Note: Text-based Writing (G4-5) component is aDOK Level 3 task.Language and Editing15-25%Text-Based Writing(Grades 4-5)Determined eachyearTotal Number of Items56-60*DOK refers to the complexity level of thecognitive process demanded by a test item ratherthan the difficulty of the item.Level 1: Recall and Reproduction, Level 2: Skillsand Concepts, and Level 3: Strategic ThinkingApproximately 6-10 items within the Reading and Language components listed aboveare field test items are included in the ranges above but are not included in the students’ score.

Test Design - Writing FSA Writing (Grades 4-5)At elementary, the stimulus will consist of two to four texts, ranging from 800-1300words each. Scoring rubrics for FSA Writing can be found on the FSA Portal. Overall Task Description Students will read a stimulus about a single topic. Stimulus should consist of informational or literary fiction or nonfiction texts and can covera wide array of topics. After reading stimulus, students will respond by providing information on a topic or take astance to support an opinion or argument. Stimulus Attributes The stimuli for informative/explanatory prompts should maintain a clear topicalconnection but may address diverse concepts/ideas. The stimuli for opinion/argumentative prompts should present opposing points of view.Each point of view should be equally represented so that a student can take either side of aposition. Thorough and convincing support for the controlling ideas must be evident in all /answer-keys-paper/FSA 2018 4 Writing Practice-Test ts/answer-keys-paper/FSA 2018 5 Writing Practice-Test Rubric.pdf

Writing Prompt

Planning Sheet

Writing Testing Tips1. Read the prompt and determine whether it is asking forinformation/explanation, or an opinion/argument2. Read the texts, looking for details to support informationor opinion/argument3. Use the Planning Sheet to organize thoughts and details4. Write and edit response. Make sure it contains: Clearly stated and strongly maintained idea or argumentDetails from the passages to support idea or argumentVariety of sentence types and transitional strategiesClear and effective expression and logical progression of ideasStrong introduction and conclusionCorrect spelling and punctuation

Test Design/Scoring Grades 4-5 Writing component contributes 10 raw scorepoints to the overall FSA ELA total raw score.– The raw score is not the most important score when consideringa student’s overall performance. FSA, like other Florida statewide assessments past andpresent, is not scored using a percent-correct or numbercorrect scoring method. Students correctly answering themore-difficult items receive more credit than studentsanswering less-challenging items. In other words, the scoringmodel involves both the number and the difficulty ofquestions a student answers correctly.

Test Item Types - ELA ELA Item Types– Multiple Choice25-50% of test is composed of enhanced items which include –––––Multi-SelectSelectable TextMulti-PartTable MatchEditing Task Choice

Test Item Types - ELA Multiple Choice– Choose the best answer from the answer choices, and fillin one bubble for the correct answer.

Test Item Types - ELA Multi-Select– Choose more than one correct answer from the answerchoices, and fill in the bubbles for more than one correctanswer.

Test Item Types - ELA Selectable Text– Fill in the bubble before the phrase or sentence that you want to select. Thistype of item will ask students to select one or more phrases or sentencesfrom a passage, so read the item carefully to know how to respond.

Test ItemTypes - ELA Multi-Part– The two parts of theitem, Part A & Part B,may be eithermultiple-choice (oneanswer), multi-select(more than oneanswer), orselectable text (oneor more answers).

Test Item Types - ELA Table Match– Students will be required to match the information fromeach row to the corresponding column. Read theinstructions carefully to know how to respond to the item.

Test Item Types - ELA Editing Task– Students will read a passage withseveral underlined words orphrases that may be incorrect.Following the passage, editingtask items will ask students toreview a sentence with anunderlined word or phrase and tofill in one bubble to correct thesentence. If the sentence isalready correct and requires nochange, fill in the bubble marked“correct as is.”

Test Design - MathMATH CONTENT CATEGORIESGrades 3-5 (CBT)MATHApproximate percentage of raw score points for each category.Grade345Numberof ItemsPERCENTAGE OF POINTS BYDEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK)* LEVELReporting CategoryPercentof TestOperations, Algebraic Thinking, and Numbersin Base Ten48Numbers and Operations - Fractions17Measurement, Data, and Geometry35DOK Level 3 (High) 10-20%Operations and Algebraic Thinking21Numbers and Operations in Base Ten21Numbers and Operations – Fractions25Measurement, Data, and Geometry33*DOK refers to the complexity level of thecognitive process demanded by a testitem rather than the difficulty of the item.Level 1: Recall and Reproduction, Level 2:Skills and Concepts, and Level 3: StrategicThinkingOperations, Algebraic Thinking, and Fractions39Numbers and Operations in Base Ten28Measurement, Data, and Geometry33Grades 3-5DOK Level 1 (Low)60-6460-6460-6410-20%DOK Level 2 (Mod) 60-80%

Test Item Types - Math Math Item Types–––––Multiple ChoiceMulti-SelectTable MatchResponse GridEditing Task Choice

Test Item Types - Math Multiple Choice– Choose the best answer from the answer choices, and fill inone bubble for the correct answer.

Test Item Types - Math Multi Select– Choose more than one correct answer from the answer choices,and fill in the bubbles for more than one correct answer.

Test Item Types - MATH Table Match– Students will use the information in the table to provide your answer.You will be required to match the information from each row to thecorresponding column. Read the directions carefully to understandhow to respond to the item.

Test Item Types - Math Response Grids

Test Item Types - Math Response Grids (continued)

Test Item Types - Math Response Grids

Test Item Types - Math Editing Task Choice– Students will respondby choosing the correctword or phrase to fill ineach blank in asentence or sentences.For each answer choicebox, fill in the bubblebefore the correctword or phrase. Besure to respond toeach of the editing taskboxes in the item.

Reference Sheets Grades 4 & 5 Math willreceive reference sheets– Grade 4 someformulas will be on thereference sheet– Grade 5 someformulas may beincluded with the testitem Grade 3 Math doesnot receive areference sheet

Test Design - Science Grade 5 students will take the Science assessmentbased on the Florida Next Generation Sunshine StateStandards.SCIENCE CONTENT CATEGORIESGrade 5Approximate percentage of raw score points for each category.Grade5Reporting CategoryPercentof TestNature of Science17Earth and Space Science29Physical Science29Life Science25Numberof Items60-66ELA SCIENCEPERCENTAGE OF POINTS BYDEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK)* LEVELGrades 5DOK Level 1 (Low)10-20%DOK Level 2 (Mod)60-80%DOK Level 3 (High)10-20%*DOK refers to the complexity level of thecognitive process demanded by a test item ratherthan the difficulty of the item.Level 1: Recall and Reproduction, Level 2: Skillsand Concepts, and Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Test Design - Science All items on the Grade 5 Science test are multiple choice.

Electronic Devices No electronic devices permitted during testing– Students CANNOT have any electronic device (e.g., cellphone, mp3 player, game system, etc.) on them OR withinarm’s reach even if they do not use them– Cause for immediate invalidation of test.

Helping Your Child Test Preparation– Help your child to realize that it is important to do theirbest every day, as well as on the FSA.– Review class and homework with your child.– Ensure that your child participates in the practice tests sothat he/she becomes familiar with the items and thecomputer-based platform/tools.– Help your child get a good night’s sleep and eat anutritious breakfast.– Work with your child to help them learn how to loweranxiety/stress about the test.

FSA Scores Students will receive a Scaled Score (SS),Achievement Level, Percentile Rank, and Raw Scores. Grade 3 ELA scores will be released by May 30. Grades 4-5 ELA and Grades 3-5 Math scores will bereleased in July.– Schools will determine how score reports will go home toparents.

FSA ScoreReportDescriptions of Report:1 – Identifies student, school, district,test administration2 – Description of the FSA andresources for teachers, parents, &students.3 – Performance Levels and Scale Scorewith information regarding theperformance level.4 – Performance Details lists thereporting categories, number ofpoints possible, and number ofpoints earned for each category.5 – Performance Comparison showshow your student performedcompared to the school, thedistrict, and the state.

FSAAchievementLevels