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Early Performance Assessment

in Language Arts

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OVERVIEW OF THE GRADE 3 E-PAL

Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts (E-PAL) is a component of the Early Childhood Literacy Assessment System (ECLAS-2). It is a continuation of the kit for Grades 2 and 3.

E-PAL holistically assesses:

• Listening/Writing and Reading/Writing-in–Response-to-Literature

• Writing Mechanics

Is administered over two days

Is optional for all students in Grade 3. However it is used as a part of the promotion criteria for students whose promotion is in doubt.

WHAT IS HOLISTIC SCORING?

Holistic scoring produces a single score on overall student performance. Using the rubrics in the Scoring Guide, you will assess multiple responses as one unit rather than evaluating each response individually. Be sure to read all applicable responses before assigning a single score. Do not score each question separately.

E-PAL is scored holistically, you do not score each question separately.

WHAT’S IN THE GRADE 3 E-PAL?

The E-PAL assessment contains:

•One listening passage

•One reading passage

•Three questions per passage

• one graphic organizer

• two-extended-response questions

SCORING GRADE 3 E-PALSCORING LISTENING/WRITING – AND READING/WRITING-IN-RESPONSE-TO-LITERATURE

You will refer to the Scoring Guide for the:

•General rubrics – top of page in the Scoring Guide

•Specific rubrics – bottom of page

•Student anchor papers

Use general rubrics + specific rubrics + anchors to arrive at one holistic score per passage.

SCORING WRITING MECHANICS•General rubrics

•Student anchor papers

Use general rubrics + anchors to arrive at one holistic score for the extended responses from both passages.

GENERAL RUBRICS

• Describe the elements necessary to determine a high, medium, or low score

• Can be used to score any writing sample

•Describe ways in which a student’s response to a particular passage deals with:

• text specific themes

• insightful interpretation of text

• key element of the text

• basic story line/main ideas

• main characters

SPECIFIC RUBRICS

SCORING GRADE 3 E-PAL

DAYS 1 and 2

Maximum: 3 points

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SCORING GRADE 3 E-PALLISTENING / READING / WRITINGThe student receives a Listening/Writing score for Day 1 and a Reading/Writing score for Day 2. The score for each day is obtained by scoring that day’s graphic organizer and the extended-response questions together.

WRITING MECHANICSThe student receives only one Writing Mechanics score for both Day 1 and Day 2. The writing Mechanics score is obtained by scoring the extended-response questions (2, 3, 5, and 6) together. The graphic organizers are not scored for Writing Mechanics.

LISTENING / WRITINGDAY 1

Maximum: 3 points

READING / WRITINGDAY 2

Maximum: 3 points

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SCORING GRADE 3 E-PALWhat if the student doesn't answer all of the questions?

• If the student answered only two of the three questions for a passage (omitted one), score the responses based on the general and specific rubrics for Listening/Writing or Reading/Writing and subtract one point from the total score.

• If the student attempted only one of the three questions for a passage, the Listening/Writing or Reading/Writing score is either one or zero, depending on the quality of the response.

• If the student didn’t answer any of the three questions for a passage, the Listening/Writing or Reading/Writing score for that passage is zero.

• If the student responses consist primarily of appropriate text that is copied, subtract one point from the Reading/Writing score. Appropriate text is text that addresses the question. If the student responses consist primarily of inappropriate text that is copied, the Reading/Writing score is zero. Inappropriate text is text that does not address the question.

• If all three responses are incomprehensible, completely off topic, or a refusal, the Listening/Writing or Reading/Writing score for that passage is zero.

LISTENING / WRITING and READING / WRITING

SCORING GRADE 3 E-PAL

What if the student doesn't answer all of the questions?

• If the student answered two or three of the four extended-response questions (Questions 2, 3, 5, and 6), there is no Writing Mechanics penalty. However, if the student answered only one or none of the extended-response questions, the Writing Mechanics score is zero.

• If the student’s answers to the extended-response questions are unreadable or consist primarily of copied portions of the text, with little or no original writing, or of random letters or letter strings, the Writing Mechanics score is zero.

WRITING MECHANICS

RECORDING THE SCORES

• Score the Student Response Book

• Record scores on inside front cover of the Student Response Book

• The Class Record Sheet is an optional form that you may use if you wish to maintain a record of scores for your entire class. It can be found in the back of the Scoring Guide.

• Bubble in student’s scores on the ECLAS-2 Data Collection Document

Inside front cover of the Student Response Book

RECORDING THE SCORES

RECORDING THE SCORES

The Class Record Sheet

RECORDING THE SCORES

The Data Collection Document (Bubble Sheet)

Alba LangenthalALangen@schools.nyc.gov

Trudy LichtTLicht@schools.nyc.gov

Iris RothsteinIRothstein@schools.nyc.gov

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