A continuous quest for excellence in education

1
A continuous quest for excellence in education
Assessment
Presenter Denise L. Pagán Vega, Ed.D.
2
A continuous quest for excellence in education
CCSSO LARGE SCALE ASSESSMENT
June 2006 San Francisco, CA
3
Enrollment of 562,607 students
in 1,523 schools
With a total of 46,067 teachers
and 84 local School Districts
distributed throughout 10 Educational Regions
including social workers, librarians and
counselors, etc. (2005)
4
PRDES TEN EDUCATIONAL REGIONS
5
PRDEs organizational structure
84 School Districts
A School District (SD) is usually a municipality
a school district consisting between 7 and 40
schools
6
State Assessment Overview

• PRDEs language of instruction is Spanish
• State assessment reflects language of instruction
• Pruebas Puertorriqueñas de Aprovechamiento
  Académico (PPAA Puerto Ricos Academic
  Achievement Test)

7

• The PPAA is aligned to PRDEs academic content
  and achievement standards revised in academic
  year 2000
• Assessment developed with Educational Testing
  Service (ETS)
• Direct input for the development with Puerto
  Rican educators in Puerto Rico
• All requirements are met to comply with No Child
  Left Behind, as well as local requirements

8
Components of the Assessment Program

• Pruebas Puertorriqueñas de Aprovechamiento
  Académico (PPAA)
• Language Assessment Scale (LAS Spanish Language
  Learners Assessment)
• Pruebas Puertorriqueñas de Evaluación Alterna
  (PPEA Alternate Assessment)

9
PPAA

• Administered in Spanish except ESL
• Grades and subjects tested
• Spanish Language Arts (3-8, and 11)
• Math (3-8, and 11)
• English as a Second Language (3-8, and 11)
• Science (4, 8, and 11)

10
All tests are aligned to the PRDEs content
standards of excellence

• The PRDE complies with assessment and
  accountability requirements and uses the Spanish
  Language Arts assessment, whereas, in the states
  it is English Language Arts
• Tests were developed in 2002 in four grades
• Spring 2006 is fourth year of administration

11

• The contractor who works with the PRDEs
  assessment program understands the importance of
  the Spanish that is used in Puerto Rico in all
  aspects (written, spoken, and read)

12
English as a Second Language ESL

• Consists of
• Reading Comprehension Test
• Listening Comprehension Test

13
Item Development Process

• Committees of educators from different grade
  levels review the standards and develop the
  specifications of the test
• The company trained educators on how to develop
  items and use these developed by the committees
• Contractor presents a draft of all the items to
  the committees of Puerto Ricos educators
• Items are field tested island wide
• Contractor determines after the necessary
  analysis, which items are eligible for inclusion
  on future tests

14
Students enrolled and tested in Spring 2006

• Statistics 3rd grade (Enrollment 42,773)
• Tested
• Spanish 42,442 students
• Math 42,366 students
• ESL 42,172 students

15
(No Transcript)
16

• Statistics 4th grade (Enrollment 43,690)
• Tested
• Spanish 43,339 students
• Math 43,238 students
• ESL 43,028 students

17
(No Transcript)
18

• Statistics 5th grade (Enrollment 43,990)
• Tested
• Spanish 43,667 students
• Math 43,589 students
• ESL 43,430 students

19
(No Transcript)
20

• Statistics 6th grade (Enrollment 45,059)
• Tested
• Spanish 44,760 students
• Math 44,698 students
• ESL 44,558 students

21
(No Transcript)
22

• Statistics 7th grade (Enrollment 45,828)
• Tested
• Spanish 45,274 students
• Math 45,214 students
• ESL 45,017 students

23
(No Transcript)
24

• Statistics 8th grade (Enrollment 42,740)
• Tested
• Spanish 42,182 students
• Math 42,114 students
• ESL 41,926 students

25
(No Transcript)
26

• Statistics 11th grade (Enrollment 37,274)
• Tested
• Spanish 36,641 students
• Math 36,541 students
• ESL 36,262 students

27
(No Transcript)
28
Student PerformanceSpring 2006

• PRDE students have over 95 participation rate in
  the regular assessment
• Elementary school students demostrated higher
  achievement levels in comparison with Secondary
  school students
• Secondary school students performed better in ESL
  than in Spanish Language Arts

29
For more information

• Contact
• Dr. Denise L. Pagán Vega, Special Assistant
• Office of the Undersecretary for Academic
  Affairs
• Puerto Rico Department of Education
• P O Box 190759
• San Juan PR 00919-0759
• Telephone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email pagan_d_at_de.gobierno.pr