High School Biology EOCPlanning and Updates

December 4, 2012

Welcome- Networking and Coffee Door Prizes Contest Entry Task

Goals

• Teachers will learn strategies to prepare students for the Biology EOC so that all students have the opportunity to be successful.

• Teachers will understand the history and direction of high stakes assessments in science.

• Teachers will identify ALL resources that are available to support Biology EOC prep through assessment, instruction and curriculum.

• Teams of teachers will begin to prepare tools to use in the classroom, which will provide students with multiple opportunities to practice.

• Teachers will identify the strengths and limitations of existing data tools that can provide information about student learning.

Exploring Item Specs

Review the cards Align the cards with the EOC released

items. Predict student performance on each

item. What opportunities did students have

to practice this in class?

Exploring Released Items

Compare your predictions and OSPI answer key.

What? So what? Now what?

Reflection

BREAK

15 minutes

• Spring 2012 Results• Test Overview• Resources Available• Test Development and

Upcoming Events

Biology EOC – Overview

Statewide Results, Biology EOC

Students at Each Performance Level,Biology EOC

Who Takes the Biology EOC?

Graduation Requirements: Class of 2015 and Beyondo Must pass reading and writing HSPE’s, 2 math and the biology EOC

Winter (January/February) 2013o 10th graders who took EOC as 9th graders in spring 2012 and did not

meet standardo Students completing a biology course mid-year

Spring 2013o Any student (class of 2015+) enrolled in a high school level biology

courseo All 10th graders who have not yet met standard

o Meets the high school science testing requirement of NCLB o 9th grade scores from 2012 were banked for NCLB

State Report Card

http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?year=2011-12http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?year=2011-12

Test Overview--EOC

Align to Standards 2012 aligned to new content standards

Completion Items Operational in 2012; Worth 1 point

Test Window

Winter-January 12 to February 8

Spring-May 6 to June 21Locally determined schedule, during last 3 weeks of the course

Test Length

Three sessions: 50 minutes eachORSingle session: about 150 minutes*

*additional time needed for passing out materials and reading directions

EALRs 1-3Crosscutting Concepts and Abilities

EALR 4 Domains of Science

EALR 1 Systems Physical Science

…is a way of thinking that makes it possible to analyze and understand complex phenomena.

Force and MotionMatter: Properties and ChangeEnergy: Transfer, Transformation and Conservation

EALR 2 Inquiry Earth and Space Science

…is a process of asking and answering questions about the natural world that forms the bedrock of science.

Earth and SpaceEarth Systems, Structures and ProcessesEarth History

EALR 3 Application Life Science

…is about the interaction between science and technology, and how both can help solve real-world problems.

Structures & Functions of Living SystemsEcosystemsBiological Evolution

Big Ideas in Science Standards

Systems Inquiry Application• Diagram of a system and

some text about a specific system.

• May include systematic observations, models, or open-ended explorations of a system.

• Documentation of the steps of a controlled experiment or field study.

• Data table with the results.

• Documentation of the use of the technological design process to solve a problem.

• Table with test results.

Types of Scenarios

• Scenarios provide context for sets of items.– Biology EOC Life Science

• The items associated with a scenario cover a range of standards & range of cognitive complexity.

• Items not connected to a scenario are called “Stand Alone” items.

Scenarios and Test Items

Biology EOC Test Map

EALR Percent of EOC

1: Systems (crossed with Life Science and alone) At least 15

2: Inquiry (crossed with Life Science and alone) 20 – 25

3: Application (crossed with Life Science and alone) 15

4: Life science domain of EALR 4 (alone) 45 – 50

Biology EOC Test Map

Life Science Domain of EALR 4Percent of EALR 4

ItemsPercent of EOC

Points

Processes in cells (LS1) 40-45 20-23

Maintenance and stability of populations (LS2)

30-35 15-18

Mechanisms of Evolution (LS3) 25-30 14-16

Biology EOC Number and Types of Items

Item Type Biology EOC

Multiple Choice 30-34

Completion 1-5

Short Answer 5

Total Items 40

Total Points 45

Pilot Items 5

Next Generation Science Standards Updates

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• Public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards Development are due out in December. • Final draft due out Spring 2012• Adopted by the state of Washington by 2014 (estimated)• State assessment aligned to new standards 2017 (estimated)• Consider how Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) will

impact current teaching practices.

Resource Discovery Dive What did we find? How will it be useful?

8 Resources:Web – OSPI, Moodle, WikiFolders or Docs – Design Process

Templates, EOC Study Guides, Teacher Resources, Templates and Tools, Student Friendly Rubrics

SPS Data Share

by Dan Gallagher

Reflection

What did I learn? What else do I want to know? Is an end of year assessment timely? What would be timely or useful?

OSPI Lessons Learned

Distribute reading sections at table Table Share

Lunch

we will reconvene at 12:30pm

OSPI Templates and Related Sample Scenarios

Select two samples from ‘Sample Scenarios’ folder

Critique and provide input Share out with group

Scenario Writing Select a topic and template

(Systems, Inquiry, and/or Application)

Find the item spec cards that address the topic and template

Create a scenario that blends all item specs.

Share out…

Next Steps

Inventory Opportunities for collaboration Next Sessions:

January 15 March 15 April 9

Exit Ticket:

Reflection and Feedback

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