NCLB/State Assessments

By: Trish Doty, Autumn Hendry, and Shahzana Merchant

What is the purpose of the CRCT?

To measure how well students acquire skills and knowledge based on Georgia Performance Standards (GPS).

To acquire information on academic achievement at the student, class, school, system, and state levels.

To identify individual student strengths and weaknesses based on GPS, and gauge quality of education throughout Georgia

Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT)

Who takes the assessments?

Students in grades one through eight are tested in reading, English/language arts, and mathematics.

Students in grades three through eight are also assessed in science and social studies.

Students in Grades one and two will not be tested spring 2012 due to budget constraints

CRCT

Who administers the assessment?

The test must be administered by a Georgia-Certified educator

All Examiners and Proctors must be trained in test procedures prior to test

CRCT

What is the public’s interest in this assessment?

Achievement based on schools, teachers, students, counties and state

CRCT

Recent Results State Reading 2011 3rd grade: Tested 126,245 Not Meeting 9.1% Meeting50.8 %Exceeding40.1

2011 5th grade: Tested 126,882 Not Meeting9.5% Meeting 56.0% Exceeding 34.5 %

Gwinnett County Reading

2011 3rd grade: Tested12,136 Not Meeting 6.1 Meeting 48.0 % Exceeding 45.8 %

More results are available at www.doe.k12.ga.us

CRCT

What is the purpose of the assessment?

Provide data to help students identify strengths and weakness in learning, therefore improving performance in all high school courses and on other assessments, such as the GHSGT.

provide data to evaluate the effectiveness of classroom instruction at the school, system and state levels.

Beginning in 2011 – 2012, the EOCT will become Georgia’s

high school accountability assessment.

End of Course Test (EOCT)

Who takes the test?

There are ten courses that require the EOCT The majority of which are high school courses

Students who are transferring to a public GA school from a non-credit program must take an end of course test

Any student in a course that is flagged to be tested

EOCT

Who administers the assessment? The test must be administered by a

Georgia-Certified educator All Examiners and Proctors must be trained

in test procedures prior to test

EOCT

What is the public’s interest in this assessment?

Achievement based on schools, teachers, students, counties and state

EOCT

Recent Results GA 9th Grade Literature and Compostition State N Tested 103,730 Percent in PL1 17.7

Percent in PL2 46.3 Percent in PL3 36.0 Mean Grade Conversion Score 84.00

Gwinnett CountyTested 12,114 Percent in PL1 13.1 Percent in PL2 42.8 Percent in PL3 44.0 Mean Grade Conversion Score 86.7More results can be found at www.doe.k12.ga.us

EOCT

GAAGeorgia Alternate

AssessmentUS Department of Education defines an alternate achievement standard as one

that “sets an expectation of performance that differs in complexity from a grade-

level achievement standard.”

Who takes the GAA•In GA it is given to :

•Kindergarten students—English/language Arts and Mathematics

•Grade 3-8 and 11 students--English/Language Arts,

Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies•Grade 2 & 3 are left out due to budget

restraints

US Department of Education Georgia Department of Education

Who Administers GAA

The GAA is designed to meet the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 and

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004.

Both NCLB and IDEA require that all students, including students with significant cognitive disabilities, have access to a general curriculum that encompasses challenging academic standards.

These laws require states to ensure that all students are assessed for their progress toward meeting academic standards.

Students with significant cognitive disabilities may be assessed via alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards

Public’s interest in GAA

A Stage of Progress (performance level) is assigned to each content area. The Stages of Progress—

Extending Progress Established Progress Emerging Progress correspond to Advanced/Exceeds, Proficient/Meets, and

Basic/Does Not Meet, respectively.

Stage of Progress (performance level)

94%) of Georgia’s kindergarten students achieved Established Progress or Extending Progress in English/Language Arts 2011

96%) of Georgia’s kindergarten students achieved Established Progress or Extending Progress in Mathematics in 2011

GA results for 2011

91%- Est Progress or Ext Progress in English/Language Arts in 2011 (86%-2010)

90%- Est Progress or Ext Progress in Mathematics in 2011(88%-2010)

98%- Est Progress or Ext Progress in Science in 2011(99%-2010)

98%- Est Progress or Ext Progress in Social Studies in 2011

8th Grade

What is the purpose of the GHSGT?◦ The GHSGT identifies students who need

additional instruction in Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies

Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT)

Who takes the assessment?◦ Students looking to receive a high school diploma

and entered high school before July 2011◦ Students start taking it their junior year of high

school◦ Students who entered high school in the 2011-

2012 school year are not required to take the GHSGT

GHSGT

Who administers the assessment?◦ The test must be administered by a Georgia-

Certified educator◦ All Examiners and Proctors must be trained in test

procedures prior to test

GHSGT

What is the public’s interest in the GHSGT?◦ Achievement based on schools, teachers,

students, counties and state

GHSGT

GHSGT 2010-2011 ResultsLA- Below proficiency

LA- Basic Proficiency

LA- Advanced Proficiency

Math- Below Proficiency

Math- Basic Proficiency

Math- Advanced Proficiency

Gwinnett County

6% 29% 43% 10% 28% 41%

State 9% 35% 39% 16% 35% 36%

Science- Below proficiency

Science- Basic roficiency

Science- Advanced proficiency

SS- Below proficiency

SS- Basic proficiency

SS- Advanced proficiency

Gwinnett County

4% 22% 48% 12% 32% 25%

State 7% 31% 45% 20% 37% 22%

Results Continued