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WV WritesUpdates
Stacey Murrell and Sandy FosterOffice of Assessment and Accountability
Bridgeport, WVApril 26, 2012
State-level Usage
• As of April 20, 2012, 525,829 essays in WV Writes in the 2011-2012 school year!!
Last year-• 491,916 essays in WV Writes in 2010-
2011 school year.
CTE Pilot Usage• Seven Technology Centers that Work
schools used WV Writes• 197 CTE content-specific prompts
– Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Business and Marketing, Engineering and Technical, Health Science, Human Services, and Cross Concentration
• 199 teacher accounts created at these seven sites
• 11,728 student accounts at these seven sites, grades 9-12
• 555 essays written (April 20, 2012)
Preliminary Findings
• Overall proficiency• Concentration to concentration
comparisons• Gender comparisons• Progression or improvements• Plagiarism• Hand scoring• Writing process to improve writing
Technology Centers that Work WV Writes Proficiency Summary (555 Essays Submitted)
Holistic Score Averages Based on CTE Prompt Concentration 2011-2012
Holistic average0
1
2
3
4
5
6
4.8
3.6
2.3
3.4
2.9
2
2.6
4.3
2.3
3.93.7
44.3
3.8
3.22.9
3.2
AccountingAuto mechanicsAgricultural mechanicsBusiness and marketingConstructionElectricalFloricultureGame designGraphic communicationHealth occupationsMasonryOffice admin supportPre-engineeringProstartScience of agricultureSmall engineWelding
Proficiency Levels by Grade
Distinguished* not students' original work
Above mastery Mastery Partial mastery Novice0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
9th grade10th grade11th grade12th grade
Proficiency Levels by Gender
Distinguished* not students' original work
Above mastery Mastery Partial mastery Novice0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
female
male
• Student opening paragraph-• Most folks have gladly put their mowers away for another
season and the last thing they want to think about now is servicing their mower. Perhaps you are one of the few that took the time to service the mower after the last mowing of the year my hat's off to you! However, I am guessing that most listeners fall into a class of people that put their mower away the last time they used it and they HOPE it will start again next spring. Remember the old adage an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure? It applies to your lawn mower as much as to your health and in just a few hours you can ensure your lawn is getting off on the right foot next season.
Read
Hmmm…
http://www.anr.ext.vt.edu/lawnandgarden/turfandgardentips/tips/service_mowers_now.html
Addressing Plagiarism-Group Question
• Why did CTE students do this?• How can we address plagiarism next
year?• How can we monitor plagiarism
attempts?
Hand Scoring
Content teacher hand scores for accuracy
English teacher verifies agreement with engine scores
Monitor/Adjust Essay Scores
Remember and Share
• When WV Writes glitches, teachers think it will happen with WESTEST 2 Online Writing.– These are two separate scoring
processes.– Reassure your teachers that
problems/glitches in WV Writes are just in WV Writes.
2011-2012 Scoring Problems
• Repeated phrases
• Organize into paragraphs
• Spelling mistakes
Scoring Inaccuracy Patch
• Essay score jumps down to 1 or 2 in organization or development in a 4, 5, or 6 level essay.
• Patch will be released this summer.
Giving WV Writes a Grade
• Please be informed that the Office of Assessment and Accountability does NOT recommend that the holistic score students receive in WV Writes be calculated into a percentage or letter grade.
Writing Process Improves Writing
EDITING/REVISING/SCORING• Student• Peer• Content teacher• English teacher
Planning for 2012-2013Concerns and Considerations• Populating the CTE Schools–47 CTE schools with 226 teachers
and 48,000 students–WV Writes “opens” around August 9–CTE schools are organized under the
CTE District, no longer in the county because we want to pull accurate data on all CTE students collectively
• Rostering– Teacher users (only one pull for teachers)
and student users rostered in mid-July– New teachers added by school admin, Tracy,
and me– No one (except me) can create/add
students in WV Writes– Bi-monthly student roster updates occur in
WV Writes- as long as your students are correct in WVEIS, then we will get the transfers/additions made in WV Writes
Planning for 2012-2013Concerns and Considerations
• Should CTE adjust proficiency levels in WV Writes?
Planning for 2012-2013Concerns and Considerations
• Professional development• Addressing spoofing• Not just a “one-stop shop” learning
experience- writing gain report• Aligning to Common Core career
readiness standards
Planning for 2012-2013Concerns and Considerations
