SAT -10Its History, Current Activities, Future Direction

Presentation to Principals, May 11, 2010and Assistant Principals, May 13, 2010

Fran Clay, Glenn Heisey, Julian Katz, Kay Sammons, and Portia White

SAT-10 and MSA

Both measure student achievement in reading and mathematics

SAT-10 is a Norm-referenced Test (NRT)

MSA is a Criterion-referenced Test (CRT)

NRT Characteristics

Compares student’s performance to students in national norm group.

Kubiszyn & Borich, Educational Testing and Measurement, (2009)

Measures broad educational goals

Usually lengthy in administration

CRT Characteristics Compare student’s performance to an

absolute standard or criterion.Kubiszyn & Borich, Educational Testing and Measurement, (2009)

Typically narrow in focus

Typically not as lengthy as an NRT

Allows more accurate judgments regarding mastery of skills

Associated Scores

NRT CRT

Raw Score

Scale Score

Percent

Stanine

Percentile

Correlation Study SAT-10 with Grade 3 MSA

Performed using students in Grade 2 SAT- 10 (2008) and Grade 3 MSA (2009).

Included only students who took both tests.

Used Total Reading and Total Mathematics scores

Positive Correlations observed

Findings - Reading

15% of the Grade 3 2009 students scored Basic on SAT 10 as Grade 2 2008 students (i.e., below 4Oth percentile).

91% of the Grade 3 2009 students performing at the Basic Level on MSA, had scored Basic on SAT 10 in 2008 (i.e., below 4Oth percentile).

Findings - Mathematics

16% of the Grade 3 2009 students scored Basic on SAT-10 as Grade 2 2008 students (i.e., below 4Oth percentile).

88% of the Grade 3 2009 students performing at the Basic Level on MSA, had scored Basic on SAT in 2008 (i.e., below 4Oth percentile).

Concluding Statements

Students scoring below the 40th percentile on SAT 10 are likely to score Basic on MSA unless there is some intervention.

Other indicators must be used to determine the degree of the intervention.

Using Results from SAT-10

Mathematics

Clusters Content Clusters

Number Sense and Operations Patterns, Relationships and Algebra Data, Statistics, and Probability Geometry and Measurement

Process Clusters Communication and Representation Estimation Mathematical Connections Reasoning and Problem Solving

Format of SAT-10

Questions are read - Listening is key. Representation of Number

Base Ten Blocks Hundred Chart

Computation in context Understand the ruler - Inches and Cm Interpret Graphs

Resources for Teachers

Warm-ups for Listening Examples of problems Recommendations

Use hundreds charts during instruction Use manipulatives Applications of mathematics in context.

Examples for Teachers

Examples for Teachers

Using Results from SAT-10

Language Arts

Areas Assessed

In Language Arts there are four tested areas: Word Study Skills Reading Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Language

Vocabulary Subtest

This subtest will measure your child’s vocabulary skills.

Test items will include - Synonyms - Multiple meaning words - Words in context

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You wi ll do these questions on your own.

Focus: . Reading Vocabulary

Content Clusters • Synonyms • Multiple-Meaning Words • Contex tClues

The team was devastated after they lost the gam .e Devastated means --- O happy

O upset O tired O excited

1.

2. Jessica was hesitant about driving her new car in the snow. Hesitant means ---

O certain O confident O unsure O proud

3. A grouchy person may be ----

O careful O quick O good O angry

*Focus is on context clues.

*Focus is on context clues.

*Focus is on synonyms.

*Focus is on context clues.

Comprehension Subtest

This subtest will measure how well your child understands what he/she reads.

Your child will read literary, informationaland functional texts.

Birds don’t like to eat monarch butterflies. Monarchs taste bad.Some butterflies like to copy the monarch. This is because they want to trick the birds into thinking that they tastebad too.

Which of these sentences would not go with the story?

• I am eight years old.

• Some butterflies are clever.

• Monarchs might taste bitter.

Comprehension Sample

Language Subtests This test will measure

skills with capitalization, punctuation and usage.

The Language subtest will also measure skills with sentence structure, pre-writing, and organization.

Language Samples

Mr. McCoy is the principal of my school.

Decide how the underlined part of the sentence should be written.

• Principal of my school

• Principal of my School

• The way it is

On Thursday Im going to the zoo.

• I’m• I am• The way it is

Curriculum Alignment Document

Subt est What 's Assessed FYI 's Best Pra cti ce s

Word St udy

• short & long vowels • initia l & ending consonant sounds • oth er vowel sounds • 2 & 3 l ett er consonant blends • morphemes • diphth ongs • consonant digraphs • compound words • morphemes • contra cti ons

• 3 answer choices • phoneti c analysis it ems are under lined • t eacher does not read th e words that are t est ed, only th e directi ons

• att endance graph questi ons • Making Words • Making & Wri t ing words • word play (word ladders, word sort s, et c.) • auth enti c word work wit hin th e co nt ext of your guided reading lessons • Fountas & Pinnell Phonics Program • Words Their Way

Vocabulary

• Synonyms • Mult iple meaning words • Cont ext c lues

• 4 answer choices • st udent reads entir e

questi on, only th e directi ons are read t o st udent s

• explicit vocabulary instr ucti on • f ocused read alouds • vocabulary word wall • vocabulary cent ers • word choice trait lessons • independent reading ti me

Comprehension

• Initia l Underst anding • Int erpretati on • Criti cal Analysis & Strat egies

f or Lit erary , In f ormati onal and Functi onal Text

• 4 answer choices • f ocus on int erpreti ve

comprehension skills

• guided reading • comprehension strat egies • reciprocal t eaching • thin k- alouds • book ta lks • l it erat ure cir cles • Questi on Answer Response

(QAR)

Language

• Capita lizati on • Punct uati on • Usage • Sent ence str uct ure • Prewriting • Cont ent & organizati on

• 3 answer choices • questi ons include

"not" • possible choice "The

way it is."

• 6 trait s of writing wit h a f ocus on conventi ons and organizati on

• att endance graph questi ons • Daily Oral Language

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SAT 10 Supports Web Resources to Support Instruction

The Document Repository www.iknowthat.com

www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

www.writingfix.comwww.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/student.cfm#at

www.vocabulary.co.il

Analyzing the SAT-10 Results

Review the reports. Focus on the concept or skill. Verify this concept with other data sources. Evaluate the results in connection with test

performance.

Table Chat

How have you or might you

use the SAT 10 results at your school?How have you or might you direct your teachers to use the SAT 10 results?

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INROADSAccountability ReportsStudent Profile ReportsThe Sandbox ReportsEDI Reports

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06-07 07-08 08-09 Overall African American Asian Hispanic White ELL (and R-ELL)* FARMs Special Ed. Males (optional) Females (optional)

SIP Template Reading and Math

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School SAT-10 Group Report

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School SAT-10 Individual Student Report

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School SAT-10 Individual Student Profile

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School SAT-10 The Sandbox Report