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Ohio’s Early Childhood Comprehensive Assessment System

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Overview

• Assessment System Purpose• Assessment Components• Early Learning Assessment• Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

• Timelines and Next Steps

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Purpose

• Support children’s development and academic achievement to improve educational outcomes

• Measure the progress of children in all essential domains of school readiness


Scope

• All essential domains of school readiness

• ONE Comprehensive Assessment System with built-in accommodations for ALL students

• Extensive reliability and validity research including review by a national expert panel

• Aligned to state and national standards


Assessment System Components

Early Learning Assessment

Professional Development

Multiple Methods of

Measurement

Kindergarten Readiness

Assessment

Online Reporting System

Comprehensive Assessment

System


Early Learning Assessment

• Teachers will be able to

• Track children’s learning trajectories

• Individualize learning opportunities

and plan for intervention

• Ensure that children are on the path

for kindergarten readiness

• Informs Early Childhood Outcomes for

preschool children with disabilities


Kindergarten Readiness Assessment• Identify individual children’s needs and provide

necessary supports to children and teachers

• Assist teachers in data-driven instructional

decision making at the child and classroom level

• Provide families with information about their

children’s learning and development

• Inform prior early learning and development

stakeholders


Item Types

• Selected response items• Performance tasks• Observation rubrics


Technologies • Online Reporting System• Assessment administration

and scoring• Data capture and reporting

• Electronic Learning Community• Professional development

• Virtual Performance Assessment• Interactive items for students

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Professional Development

Train-the-trainer ModelWeb-based training, coaching, and technical

assistanceOnline learning communitiesUse of simulation activities


Domain Comparison

Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards Domains

Social and Emotional Development

Approaches toward Learning

Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (including

Math, Science & Social Studies)Language and Literacy

Development

Physical Well-Being and Motor Development

Assessment Domains

Social Foundations (SF)

Mathematics (MA)

Science (SC)

Social Studies (SS)

Language and Literacy (LL)

Physical Well-Being and Motor Development (PD)


Administration Timelines

• Kindergarten Readiness Assessment• Administration Window: First day of school

through November 1st. • Language and literacy portion will meet TGRG

requirements if administered by 9/30• Early Learning Assessment• Fall & Spring administration model• Optional continuous use model throughout year


Next Steps

• February 12, 2:30-4pm statewide webcast• Regional in-person meetings• Teacher training April 1 to early September

2014 for Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Documents

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