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Science Assessment Item Collaborative (SAIC)
AsstatesarebeginningtoimplementnewsciencestandardsforK-12students,theyfacemajorchallengesdevelopingalignednext-generationassessments.Thesechallengesincludemeasuringstandardswithathree-dimensionaldesign,shiftingtodepthofunderstandingcomparedtobreadthofcontent,andachievingacceptablecoverageofstandards.
Tohelpstatesaddressthesechallenges,theCouncilofChiefStateSchoolOfficers(CCSSO)hasfacilitateda14-stateScienceAssessmentItemCollaborativetodevelopsummativeassessmentitemsalignedtotheNextGenerationScienceStandards(NGSS).Thefirstphaseofthisworkfocusedonprocessdocumentationandprototypedevelopment.
Standards,Assessment,andAccountabilityServices(SAAS)atWestEdsupportedtheCollaborativebyproducingthefollowingguidingdocumentationthatwillbeusedbythe14participatingstates—andareavailablepublicly—toinformlarge-scaleNGSStestanditemdevelopment:
• AnAssessmentFrameworkthatincludestheoveralltestdesign,descriptionofanalignedtestitemclusterasthefoundationalunitofanNGSS-alignedassessment,specificationsforvarioustypesoftestitems,andaccessibilityprinciples.
• ItemSpecificationsGuidelinesthatdetailamodelofNGSSitemclusterspecifications.Theguidelinesclassifyitemtypesforconsiderationinanitemcluster,identifykeyelementsforeachitemcluster,anddescribethelinkagebetweenitemclustersandtheNGSS.Thedocumentprovidesguidanceforitem-writinganditem-reviewefforts.
• TwoItemClusterPrototypesthatwillbeusedbytheparticipatingstatestoinformtestitemdevelopment.Eachprototypeincludesadescriptionofthecluster’salignmenttoperformanceexpectationtargets,NGSSdimensions(i.e.,DisciplinaryCoreIdeas[DCI],ScienceandEngineeringPractices[SEP],andCrosscuttingConcepts[CCC]),NGSSevidencestatements,andadescriptionofhowtheitemsaredesignedtofunctionasaunit.
WestEdfacilitatedreviewcyclesandprototypereviewcommitteemeetingstoensurethatparticipatingstates’needsandexpectationsweremetbythefinaldocumentation.
ThestatesandentitythatparticipatedintheScienceAssessmentItemCollaborativeincludeArkansas,California,Connecticut,Delaware,Illinois,Kentucky,Hawaii,Maryland,Massachusetts,Michigan,Nevada,Oregon,Washington,WestVirginia,andtheU.S.VirginIslands.Asaresultofthiswork,stateshavebeenabletomoreclearlydefinetheirneedsandexpectationsforNGSSlarge-scaleassessments.ThisdocumentationhassupportedstatesintheirongoingeffortstoaddressthechallengesofalignmentofitemsanddevelopmentoftestdesignstomeasurestudentachievementfortheNGSS.
Formoreinformation,pleasecontact:KevinKing([email protected];435.655.1229)NicolleRomero([email protected];415.412.4448)
Science Assessment Item Collaborative Guiding Documentation
AssessmentFramework
TheAssessmentFrameworkprovidesarangeofoptionsandaccompanyingrationalesforthedevelopmentofNGSS-aligneditemsandsummativeassessments.
ItemSpecificationsGuidelines
TheItemSpecificationsGuidelines,developedasacompaniondocumenttotheSAICAssessmentFramework,providesamethodicalandpracticalguideforthedevelopmentofItemSpecificationsfortheassessmentoftheNGSS.Itdiscussesissuespertinenttoassessmentdevelopmentandprovidesaroadmapforthedevelopmentofclear,comprehensivespecificationsforNGSS-aligneditemclusters.
Grade5ItemClusterPrototypeTheGrade5ItemClusterPrototypewasdesignedtofollowtheprinciplesandrecommendationssetforthintheSAICAssessmentFrameworkandItemSpecificationsGuidelinesforanNGSS-alignedlarge-scalesummativeassessmentitemcluster.Theprototypeservesasaninitialmodelformeasuringthethree-dimensionalsciencelearningcalledforintheNGSSandshouldpromoteongoingdialogueaboutthevisionforatrulynext-generationscienceassessment.Theitemclustercannowbepreviewedlivewithinteractiveitemsandmedia.
HighSchoolItemClusterPrototypeTheHighSchoolItemClusterPrototypewasdesignedtofollowtheprinciplesandrecommendationssetforthintheSAICAssessmentFrameworkandItemSpecificationsGuidelinesforanNGSS-alignedlarge-scalesummativeassessmentitemcluster.Theprototypeservesasaninitialmodelformeasuringthethree-dimensionalsciencelearningcalledforintheNGSSandshouldpromoteongoingdialogueaboutthevisionforatrulynext-generationscienceassessment.
Sources:http://www.csai-online.org/spotlight/science-assessment-item-collaborative
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