Subtitle

Indiana Assessment Overview

Wes BruceAssistant Superintendent

Indiana DOE

Context

• 1,050,000 students K-12– ~ 80,000 per grade

• 293 school “corporations”– 49 public charter schools

• Elected State Superintendent– Chairs a 11 member Gov.-appointed board

• $41 million for assessment/remediation– $ can only go to vendor or schools

Academic Standards

• Major Revision in 2000– From grade-span to grade level– Implemented with 2002 tests (2004

GQE)

• 6 year cycle of review align with textbook adoption

• Implementing “Core Standards” – http://dc.doe.in.gov/Standards/AcademicStandards/in

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Indiana’s Assessment History• ISTEP began in 1987 part of the A+ program

• 1992 New legislation (IPASS)• 1996 1st Administration of ISTEP+ (Transition to

Fall)• 2000 1st Grad Class required to meet GQE

standard (1997 Grade 10)• 2002 “New Standards” tested 3, 6, & 8• 2003 Science for Grade 5, • 2003 Trial ISTEP+ for 4, 5, 7, & 9• 2004 “New Standards” tested on GQE• 2005 Science for Grade 7• 2008 Implement Assessment System (Transition to

Spring)

K – 2 Diagnostic

Asmts. (Rdg/Math)

3 – 8 Diagnostic

Asmts. (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies)

3 – ELA, Math

3 – 8

ISTEP+

4 – ELA, Math, Science

5 – ELA, Math, Soc Studies

6 – ELA, Math, Science

7 – ELA, Math, Social Studies

8 – ELA, Math

ECAs

Algebra I

GQECollege

Readiness

English 10

Algebra II

English 11

Biology

New Spring 3-8

• Applied Skills (Open-Ended or “OE”)– Administered in March– All four content areas

• ELA, math, science, and social studies– Open-ended items

• Constructed-Response (CR)• Extended-Response (ER)• Essay

• Multiple Choice– Administered in April / May– Multiple Choice items– All four content areas

• ELA, math, science, and social studies

“Applied Skills”

• Since 1996 40% of “points” have come from Applied Skills (open ended/performance) items

• State Law Requires ($$$)– Release of all AS items, Rubrics and Scoring Guides– Return a copy of AS students work (26 M

impressions)– Rescore of AS at parent/school request

• Basic format is consistent for all content areas and our end of course tests

Online

• All ECAs are offered online or paper– School X Course decision

• All students in English 11 will take the same format

– 170,000 online (65%) – 90,000 paper

• New 3-8 contract calls for 20% online MC at all grades – CAPACITY?

All Students

• NCLB – 3-8 & 10 E/la & Math (Sci. 5, 7, HS)

• Typical accommodations

– 1% - “ISTAR” in-house developed, teacher based ratings scale

• Uses academic standards with extensions and produces a “score” that can determine growth

– 2% current under development EAG (AZ and Vanderbilt)

• Struggling with Who and What

Contact Information

• Wes Bruce– 317-232-9054– wbruce@doe.in.gov– http://www.doe.in.gov/istep/– 101 W. Ohio St., Suite 500,

Indianapolis 46204