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CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Presenter: Lily Roberts, Ph.D., Administrator, English Language Proficiency Assessments Office, California Department of Education
CCSSO National Conference on Student Assessment
June 21, 2013
Future of English Language Proficiency Testing in
California
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction!
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Presentation Overview • California Context: Data on our English
Learner (EL) population
• Assessment Transition: Aligning assessments to new English language development (ELD) standards
• Alignment Process
• Proposed English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
• Key Considerations in ELPAC Development
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction!
California’s English Learners
Source: 2012-13 CALPADS Fall 1
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Assessment Transition California English Language Development Test (CELDT)
– Aligned to the 1999 California English Language Development (CA ELD) Standards
– One test used for initial identification and annual summative assessment (in the fall)
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California
– Aligned to the 2012 CA ELD Standards that are aligned to the California Common Core Standards for English language arts
– Two different tests: Initial screener for initial identification and an annual summative test (in the spring)
– To be compatible with the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium technology platform
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CA ELD Standards: Elements
Glossary of Key Terms
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Alignment Process • The CELDT contractor conducted a
preliminary analysis of the alignment of CELDT items to the 2012 ELD Standards.
• A representative group of about 100 kindergarten through grade twelve California educators participated in the item alignment meeting in June 2013.
• In July, an independent expert will review all ratings to provide external validation.
• A major outcome will be a gap analysis. 8
TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction!
Proposed ELPAC Timeline Pending funding and legislative authority, California plans to: 2013–14
• Analyze alignment of CELDT items to the 2012 CA ELD Standards
• Develop new K–12 test blueprints • Draft legislation for transition to the ELPAC
2014–15 • Develop and pilot test ELPAC items • Conduct standalone ELPAC field test
2015–16 • Operational ELPAC with spring annual assessment
window • Train district staff to administer the ELPAC
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TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction!
Proposed ELPAC Timeline Pending funding and legislative authority, California plans to: 2013–14
• Analyze alignment of CELDT items to the 2012 CA ELD Standards
• Develop new K–12 test blueprints • Draft legislation for transition to the ELPAC
2014–15 • Develop and pilot test ELPAC items • Conduct standalone ELPAC field test
2015–16 • Operational ELPAC with spring annual assessment
window • Train district staff to administer the ELPAC
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TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction!
Edynn Sato, Ph.D. WestEd
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TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction!
Validity Framework Included considerations of: • Population definition • Clear purpose(s)/use(s) • Research, theory, and relevant “best practices” • Data and input from a range of stakeholders • Expert review and input • Intended consequences as well as possible
unintended negative consequences
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TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction!
General Guiding Principles 1. Based on theory, research, and best practice 2. Understandable, usable, and easily transferrable to classroom instruction 3. Meaningful and coherent 4. Include an appropriate level of specificity/granularity and examples 5. Rigorous 6. Concise and measurable 7. Reflect Horizontal and vertical alignment
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