Mathematics MEAP, MME

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Mathematics MEAP, MME Secondary Credit
Assessment Program

• Kyle H. Ward
• Office of Educational Assessment Accountability
• Michigan Educational Assessment Program
• Michigan Department of Education

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MEAP grades 3-8 2007 Item Development Schedule

• Jan. 9th 11th High School Rangefinding
• Jan. 29th High School Bias Sensitivity
  Committee
• Jan. 30th Feb. 2nd High School Content
  Advisory Committee

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Item Writing Schedule

• June 12th - 14th ES, MS, HS
• July 30th Aug. 2 ES, MS, HS

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MME Legislation

• PA 592 of 2004 - MME inserted into Career and
  Technical Preparation Act
• PA 593 of 2004 - Replaces high school MEAP with
  MME in School Aid Act
• PA 594 of 2004 - Replaces high school MEAP with
  MME in Postsecondary Enrollment Options Act
• PA 595 of 2004 - Replaces high school MEAP with
  MME for determining Merit Award Scholarships
• PA 596 of 2004 - Replaces the high school MEAP
  with MME in the School Code

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MME Assessment Design

• Grade 10 College entrance readiness test (PLAN
  and PSAT - local school/student choice)
• Grades 11 and 12 Michigan Merit Examination
• English Language Arts - ACT Reading, Writing, and
  English WorkKeys Reading for Information
  Michigan Social Studies constructed response item
• Mathematics - ACT Mathematics items from ACT
  Science WorkKeys Applied Mathematics Michigan
  Mathematics
• Science - ACT Science Michigan Science
• Social Studies Michigan Social Studies

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Components and Score Contributions to MME -
Mathematics

• Contributes to a Mathematics Score
• ACT Mathematics (60 MC)
• WorkKeys Applied Mathematics (30 MC)
• Selected ACT Science items (15 MC)
• Michigan items (12 MC)

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2007 Michigan Merit Examination

• MME Assessment Design
• Grade 10 College entrance readiness test (PLAN
  or PSAT - local school/student choice and cost) -
  for dual enrollment eligibility determination
• Locally scheduled

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MME Assessment Administration(Spring 2007)

• Grades 11 - Spring Administration
• March 13 - ACT Plus Writing
• March 14 - WorkKeys Michigan Mathematics
• March 14, 15, or 16 - Michigan Science and Social
  Studies
• March 27 - Makeup ACT Plus Writing
• March 28 - Makeup WorkKeys Michigan Mathematics
• March 28, 29, or 30 - Makeup Michigan Science
  and Social Studies
• Spring 2007 High school MEAP for 12th graders
  only

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Michigan Merit Exam

• MME Assessment Design
• 2007 assessments based on 1995 Michigan
  Curriculum Frameworks
• 2008 mathematics assessment will be based on the
  new High School Content Expectations
• 2009 science assessment will be based on the
  Essential Skills portion of the new High School
  Content Expectations

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MME Assessment Administration(Fall 2007)

• Grade 12 - Fall Administration
• Saturday, October 27, 2007 (ACT National Test
  Date) - ACT Plus Writing
• Tuesday, October 30, 2007 - WorkKeys Michigan
  Mathematics
• October 30, 31, or Nov 1 - Michigan Science and
  Social Studies

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Future Administration Dates
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Key 2006-07 MME Dates

• December 1, 2006 - ACT-approved accommodations
  requests due to ACT for Day 1 Testing (ACT Plus
  Writing)
• January 10, 2007 - State-allowed accommodations
  requests due to ACT for Day 1 Testing (ACT Plus
  Writing)
• For Day 2 (WorkKeys Michigan Mathematics) Day
  2-7 (Michigan Science and Social Studies), tests
  accommodations should be similar to those
  approved for Day 1
• Accommodations decisions for Day 2 and Day 2-7
  are the local school district responsibility
• Dates also apply to home school and non-public
  school students

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Key 2006-07 MME Dates

• June, 2007
• Students receive their reports
• Regular ACT reports (college-reportable)
• WorkKeys reports
• MME score reports
• Schools receive ACT, WorkKeys, and MME score
  reports
• MME scores used for EducationYES! accreditation
  and NCLB AYP accountability purposes

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MME Future

• Make sure the MME assessments at all levels are
  aligned with Michigans content standards and
  content expectations (NCLB requirement)
• Use Webb methodology to first determine what
  assessment augmentation is needed
• Select or develop and validate needed assessments
• Use Webb methodology to verify alignment

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MME Future

• Make sure the MME assessments at all levels are
  aligned with Michigans content standards and
  content expectations (NCLB requirement)
• Submit final information to the U.S. Department
  of Education (USED)
• Obtain USED approval of the changes to assessment
  at all levels
• Use assessment information for EducationYES!

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Future MME Mathematics Assessments

• Examine new High School Content Expectations
• Determine what part(s) are assessed in ACT
  Mathematics test
• Determine what portions of the remaining content
  expectations are suitable for state summative
  assessment
• Determine for which content expectations new item
  development needs to take place
• Carry out item development

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Future MME Mathematics Assessments

• Pilot test the new items
• Review and revise the new assessments
• Field test the items by embedding them in
  operational forms
• Using field-test data, assemble the new tests and
  develop test directions for these new assessments
• Provide technical and other information to USED
  to show the technical adequacy of these
  assessments.

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Mathematics Design - Future

• The goal is to create assessments that work
  together
• Formative assessments for classroom teacher use
• Benchmark assessments for district use
• Summative assessments for use at the state level

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SCA

• Divide the HSCEs into sub-units
• Assessments based on these sub-units
• Assessments could be used prior to, during, or
  after instruction - by teachers or students
• Students who do poorly can re-learn the material
  and re-test
• Assessments created by teachers and curriculum
  specialists

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SCA

• Goals
• Help all students learn the HSCEs in an
  appropriate context and manner
• Traditional course sequences
• Integrated courses
• Applied courses
• Self-study (obtain credit without taking a
  course)
• Encourage innovative approaches to teaching,
  learning and assessment to increase student
  achievement

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Secondary Credit Assessment Legislation

• Senate Bill No. 1124
• beginning with pupils entering grade 8 in
  2006
• At least 4 credits in mathematicsof at least
  algebra I, geometry, and algebra II, or an
  integrated sequence 3 credits, and an
  additional mathematics credit such as
  trigonometry, statistics, precalculus, calculus,
  applied math, accounting, business math, or a
  retake of algebra II. Each pupil must
  successfully complete at least 1 mathematics
  course during final year of high school

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Secondary Credit Assessment Legislation

• A school districtdetermination ofsuccessfully
  completedsubject area content expectationsthat
  apply to a credit at least in part onperformance
  on the assessment department or school district

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Secondary Credit Assessment Legislation

• school districtshall also grantcredit if the
  pupil earns a qualifying score, as determined by
  the department, on the (department)
  assessmentsor determined by the school
  districton 1 or more (school district)
  assessments

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Secondary Credit Assessment Legislation

• House Bill No. 5606
• If pupil completes 1 or more credits before high
  school, credit is granted

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House Bill No. 5606

• OEAA has 3 years to develop/select assessments
  2008
• Algebra I, II Geometry
• Algebra I Geometry pilot tests in Jan. 2007

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Personal Curriculum

• After 2.5 credits completed
• Total must be at least 3.5 credits
• 1 credit final year
• Algebra II modification only after 2 credits
  plus one or more 1 semester Algebra II, take
  over 2 years, career/tech program with same
  content

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Secondary Credit Assessments

• Develop the secondary course/credit assessments
  (state, district, and classroom-based
  assessments) at the same time to assure that the
  pieces work together to support learning of the
  content expectations.

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Secondary Credit Assessment

• Create a coherent, coordinated assessment system
• Based on the same High School Content
  Expectations
• Provide classroom, benchmark, and end-of-course
  assessments to local districts for voluntary
  local district use

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Future Secondary Credit Assessments

• High school graduation legislation requires the
  creation of end-of-course exams
• Mathematics Secondary Credit Assessments will be
  created in
• Algebra I
• Geometry
• Algebra II
• Data and Statistics
• Pre-Calculus

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Future Secondary Credit Assessments

• Assessments will be developed for traditional,
  integrated and applied instruction
• Legislation requires districts to use an
  approved assessment to certify accomplishment
  of the course/credit

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Future SCA

• Michigan is proposing to create a formative
  credit assessment system so that students can
  receive credit by passing exams given before,
  during or after instruction.
• Assessments would be delivered online so that
  students could be assessed when the students or
  the teacher are

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Future SCA

• Assessments need to be ready within three years,
  although some exams will be ready sooner
• Algebra I may be ready this year
• Use is voluntary at the district level

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How Will Work be Carried Out

• Develop ISD/RESA teams to sponsor work groups of
  local educators
• Leadership team from one or more ISDs/RESAs
• Working groups of teachers and curriculum
  specialists in the four content areas
• Professional development assistance provided by
  MDE and others
• Use other existing resources with an interest in
  improved instruction and assessment

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How Will Work be Carried Out

• There are existing learning communities, formal
  and informal, across the state already engaged in
  thinking about
• How students learn best
• How teachers can draw out the best from students
• How we know whether students have learned
• How educators can learn more about learning,
  teaching and assessment
• More such learning communities are needed in the
  state

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What work will be done?

• Develop model instructional lessons that address
  parts of the high school content expectations
• Build a variety of assessments within these
  instructional ideas
• Try out these lessons and assessments with
  students
• MDE Collect, select and share the ideas

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Target

• Provide instructional and assessment ideas across
  the state no later than Fall 2008
• Build an assessment system for use locally
• Deliver the assessments on an on-going basis, so
  that students can be assessed before they take a
  class, as they are taking it, or at the
  conclusion of it

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Contact info

• Kyle Ward
• wardk2_at_michigan.gov
• [phone]