DevelopingaCommonExamBlueprint.ppt

Developing a Common Exam Blueprint Fifth Grade Science Trial February 20, 2007 Purpose To save individual districts time and energy by pooling our resources. To experiment with a possible format/template for curriculum documentation that is driven by standards and assessment. Create documents that are practical, usable, and teacher-friendly. Activities Background on the project Describe the process Pair up to create the 5th Grade Science blueprint Debrief Plan for the future Background State released the “new” standards last spring/summer Districts started revisions Regional professional development conference (Dec. 12) Regional curriculum meetings: January 23, February 8 What are our NEEDS? REAL PRACTICAL USABLE standards documents and ECAs But we also need to… Maintain local autonomy Accommodate for a variety of different schedules Address various textbook differences Allow teachers flexibility to teach creatively, yet provide sufficient structure for new or struggling teachers. State Standards New Standards on Web Site Features: Common structure of standards Standards consistent across grade levels Goals consistent Fairly specific objectives Content limits for ISAT Standards Format (5th Science) Now What? We have standards, with goals and objectives. How do we convert them into usable, testable items? The Process (Unpacking) Start with: A table of specifications A list of instructional objectives Carefully analyze the objectives Identify a sample of the most important elements of knowledge understanding Create “Propositions” “clearly stated sentences that reflect important elements of content and stipulate the kind of cognitive operation respondents must carry out.” (Stiggins, p. 132) Develop test items. (Easy if you have good propositions) Writing Propositions Examples American Government Government Standards Alignment Final Exam Blueprint 100 Concepts PowerPoint Time to Practice Suggestions? Ideas? + (positive) Made standards more teachabl