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WASL WritingWASL WritingGrade 7Grade 7

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WASL Writing: 2004-2008WASL Writing: 2004-2008

Grade 7Grade 7

North Middle

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WASL Writing: WASL Writing: Where are we now?Where are we now?

Questions to answer:Questions to answer:

• How are we doing?How are we doing?– OverallOverall– by COSby COS– by CONby CON

• Compared to district & state?Compared to district & state?

• Compared to previous years?Compared to previous years?

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Levels of Analyzing the DataLevels of Analyzing the Data

Broad findingsBroad findings

Specific findingsSpecific findings

Percent Meeting the Standard

• Performance Levels

• Strand Scores

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Grade 7 WASL Grade 7 WASL Writing PerformanceWriting Performance

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Grade 7 WASL Grade 7 WASL Writing PerformanceWriting Performance

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2005-06 47 68 61

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2007-08 59 80 70

North Middle District State

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Questions about Our Writing PerformanceQuestions about Our Writing Performance

• What do these comparisons seem to tell What do these comparisons seem to tell us?us?

– Celebrations:Celebrations:

– Challenges:Challenges:

• What do these comparisons What do these comparisons notnot tell us? tell us?

• What What elseelse do we need to know? do we need to know?

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Levels of Analyzing Our DataLevels of Analyzing Our Data

Broad findingsBroad findings

Specific findingsSpecific findings

• Percent Meeting the Standard

Performance Levels

• Strand Scores

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Results by Performance LevelsResults by Performance Levels

Beginning with the 2004 assessment, Beginning with the 2004 assessment,

WASL Writing results are provided by WASL Writing results are provided by performance level.performance level.

• Scores of 0-6:Scores of 0-6: Level 1 Level 1 (standard not (standard not met)met)

• Scores of 7-8:Scores of 7-8: Level 2 Level 2 (standard not (standard not met)met)

• Scores of 9-10:Scores of 9-10: Level 3 Level 3 (standard met)(standard met)• Scores of 11-12:Scores of 11-12: Level 4 Level 4 (standard met)(standard met)

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Picture of Ideal Trends for LevelsPicture of Ideal Trends for Levels

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WASL Writing:WASL Writing:Results by Performance LevelResults by Performance Level

Percent of Students Scoring in Each Performance LevelWriting Grade 7

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Levels of Analyzing the DataLevels of Analyzing the Data

Broad findingsBroad findings

Specific findingsSpecific findings

• Percent Meeting the Standard

• Performance Levels

Strand Scores

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7th Grade WASL Writing Strands 7th Grade WASL Writing Strands

Content, Organization,Content, Organization,& Style (COS)& Style (COS)

Conventions (CON)Conventions (CON)

Defensible strand score analysis tracks the difference between school and state.

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Criteria for Strand Level PerformanceCriteria for Strand Level Performance

• Overall Standard based on 12 score pointsOverall Standard based on 12 score points Need a total score of 9 or better to be classified as Need a total score of 9 or better to be classified as

“Meeting the Writing Standard”“Meeting the Writing Standard”

• To be considered to have strand level performance To be considered to have strand level performance similar to that of students at the writing standard, similar to that of students at the writing standard, students need the following number of points:students need the following number of points:

COS – 6 or more out of the 8 points availableCOS – 6 or more out of the 8 points available

CON – 3 or more out of the 4 points availableCON – 3 or more out of the 4 points available

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Grade 7:Grade 7:Content, Organization, and StyleContent, Organization, and Style

Defining what we are measuringDefining what we are measuring

Content, Organization, & Style (COS)Content, Organization, & Style (COS)

• Ideas and Content Ideas and Content • OrganizationOrganization• TransitionsTransitions• VoiceVoice• Word ChoiceWord Choice• Sentence FluencySentence Fluency

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Grade 7 Content, Organization, and Style:Grade 7 Content, Organization, and Style:Comparison of School to StateComparison of School to State

Difference Between School and State Percents

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Grade 7:Grade 7:Conventions (CON)Conventions (CON)

Defining what we are measuringDefining what we are measuringConventions (CON)Conventions (CON)

• CapitalizationCapitalization• Punctuation Punctuation • SpellingSpelling• Grammar and UsageGrammar and Usage• Sentence StructureSentence Structure• Paragraph StructureParagraph Structure

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Grade 7 Conventions (CON): Grade 7 Conventions (CON): Comparison of School to StateComparison of School to State

Difference Between School and State Percents

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Questions about Grade 7 Writing Questions about Grade 7 Writing Strand Data and TrendsStrand Data and Trends

• What do these strand data seem to tell us?What do these strand data seem to tell us?

– Celebrations:Celebrations:

– Challenges:Challenges:

• What do these data What do these data notnot tell us? tell us?

• What What elseelse do we need to know? do we need to know?

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Grade 7:Grade 7:Our WASL Writing StrengthsOur WASL Writing Strengths

• List areas where students were proficient.List areas where students were proficient.

• How about the subgroups?How about the subgroups?

• What did we do What did we do to contributeto contribute to their successes? to their successes?

• What do we need to continue to do to ensure success with our students What do we need to continue to do to ensure success with our students in the future?in the future?

• Can we use these strategies to improve areas where our students are Can we use these strategies to improve areas where our students are not proficient?not proficient?

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Grade 7 WASL Writing Targets:Grade 7 WASL Writing Targets:Where do we want to go?Where do we want to go?

• List challenges.List challenges.

• What do we need What do we need to do differentlyto do differently to improve to improve student performance in these areas? student performance in these areas?

• What other data do we need to consider?What other data do we need to consider?

• What can we learn from our successes?What can we learn from our successes?