Mississippi Academic Assessment Program 3rd Grade English ...

Mississippi Academic Assessment

Program 3rd Grade English Language

Arts Assessment Results

Carey M. Wright, Ed.D. State Superintendent of Education

May 2019

3rd Grading Reading Summative Assessment Results: May 2019

A Joint Publication

Office of the Chief Accountability Officer ? Dr. Paula Vanderford, Chief Accountability Officer ? Dr. Jackie Sampsell, State Assessment Director ? Melissa Beck, K-3 Screener/Data Coordinator

Office of the Chief Academic Officer ? Dr. Nathan Oakley, Chief Academic Officer ? Dr. Tenette Smith, Executive Director of Elementary Education and Reading ? Dr. Kymyona Burk, State Literacy Director (K-12) ? Robin Lemonis, Director of Student Intervention Services

The Mississippi State Board of Education, the Mississippi Department of Education, the Mississippi School for the Arts, the Mississippi School for the Blind and Deaf, and the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, or disability in the provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities and benefits. The following office has been designated to handle inquiries and complaints regarding the non-discrimination policies of the abovementioned entities:

Director, Office of Human Resources Mississippi Department of Education

359 North West Street Suite 203

Jackson, Mississippi 39201 (601) 359-3511

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3rd Grade Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) English Language Arts (ELA) Assessment Results Overview Explanation

Standard Setting Validation and Cut Score Explanation The 3rd Grade MAAP ELA Assessment sub-score will consist exclusively of the operational reading and language items from the 3rd Grade MAAP ELA Assessment (reading literature, reading for information, and language). The maximum possible raw score is 48 points, which is fewer points than the 3rd Grade MAAP ELA Assessment because the ELA test also includes writing tasks.

The standards validation was necessary because a new assessment was administered for the first time in 2015?2016. Reading and language items from the 3rd Grade MAAP ELA Assessment is being used to meet the requirements of the Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA) (Miss. Code Ann. ? 37-177-1 et seq.) creating the need for a review of the Performance Level 2 and Performance Level 3 cut scores.

A cut score determines which category students' results apply: ? Not Met (i.e., does not meet the readiness requirement) ? Met (i.e., meets the readiness requirement)

Two (2) passing standards were determined: ? Performance Level 2 was established as the initial required score for the 3rd Grade MAAP ELA assessment in school years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. ? Performance Level 3 was established for use when the law required a more rigorous score in school year 2018-2019.

Performance Level Descriptors Met Requirements (Performance Level 3): A student who scores at Performance Level 3 or above meets the requirements of the Literacy Based Promotion Act for the 2018-2019 school year for promotion. Students who score below this performance level may need additional intervention and supports in one (1) or more of the following areas:

? provide the main idea and supporting details, describe characters, and paraphrase literary texts; ? establish a purpose for reading; ? use structural analysis, describe multiple meanings of words, and interpret figurative language; ? describe characters and/or key details; ? recognize characters, themes, settings, plots, genre, points, and key details from texts (e.g.,

literary and informational texts); ? make connections to self, text, and the world; ? determine the author's purpose, literary elements, point of view in literary genres and

informational texts; ? determine the author's point of view and their own point of view; ? apply vocabulary across content using structural analysis and context clues; ? recognize visual representations in informational texts; and, ? use root words, prefixes, and suffixes to change word meanings use reference material to

determine meaning.

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Did Not Meet Requirements (Performance Levels 1 and 2): A student who scores at these levels will need additional interventions and supports in the areas from Performance Level 3. Students who score below this performance level may also have a minimal understanding of the following skills:

? apply phonetic analysis to decode unknown words; ? determine story elements, the main idea, and cause/effect in literary and informational

texts; ? respond to literal comprehension questions and summarize short story selections; ? demonstrate an understanding of a variety of informational resources by following

written directions and using captions; ? identify characters, settings, plots, and genre (e.g., literary and informational texts); ? recognize the author's purpose; ? use context clues to determine word meaning within context; ? identify visual representations (illustrations) in informational texts; ? recognize root words, prefixes, and suffixes; ? use elements of phonetic analysis to decode unknown words; ? use sequencing, predicting, and retelling to understand literary and informational texts; ? use signs and labels; ? identify characters, settings (e.g., literary and informational texts); and, ? identify pictorial representations (illustrations) in informational texts.

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3rd Grade MAAP ELA Assessment: Summary Results

Table 1. 3rd Grade MAAP ELA Assessment for Promotion (Percent Meeting Promotion

Requirements)

Aggregate Scale Score Analysis

Students Meeting LBPA Requirements

Spring 2017 Primary

Administration (Level 2

Requirement) 36,057 Test Takers

(92.0%)

Spring 2018 Primary

Administration (Level 2

Requirement) 35,050 Test Takers

(93.2%)

Spring 2019 Primary

Administration (Level 3

Requirement) 26,057 test takers

(74.5%)

Students Not Meeting 3,119 Test Takers 2,553 Test Takers 8,941 test takers

LBPA Requirements

(8.0%)

(6.8%)

(25.5%)

Total Test-Takers

39,176

37,603

34,998

Chart 1. 3rd Grade MAAP ELA Assessment (Percent Meeting Promotion Requirements)

100

92% 93.2%

90

80

74.5%

70

60

*

50

40

30

20

10

0

Met LBPA Requirements

25.5%

* 8% 6.8%

Did Not Meet LBPA Requirements

Spring 2017Level 2 or higher

Spring 2018Level 2 or higher

Spring 2019Level 3 or higher

*denotes increased score required for promotion (Level 3 or above)

Chart 2. 3rd Grade MAAP ELA Assessment (Percent Scoring 3 or Above)

80 70

69.6% 73.8% 74.5%

60

50

40

30

20

10

0 Met LBPA Requirements

30.4% 26.2% 25.5%

Did Not Meet LBPA Requirements

Spring 2017 Spring 2018 Spring 2019

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