Florida Standards Assessments English Language Arts

Florida Standards Assessments English Language Arts

Renn Edenfield, FSA ELA Coordinator Fall 2014 (Updated 11/5/2014)

Council of Language Arts Supervisors Meeting Florida Council of Teachers of English Professional Development Institute



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2014 ? 15 Assessments

FSA

FCAT 2.0/EOC

Contractor

American Institutes Pearson for Research (AIR) ? Data Recognition

Corporation (DRC)

Standards Assessed Florida Standards

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards

Grades 3 ? 11 ELA Grades 3 ? 8 MA Algebra 1 (EOC) Geometry (EOC) Algebra 2 (EOC)

Grades 5-8 Science FCAT Mathematics Retake FCAT 2.0 Retake Algebra 1 Retake Geometry Retake (Fall and Winter only) Biology 1 Civics

CBT Platform

Test Delivery System TestNav8

(TDS)

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Florida's Transition to Computer-Based Testing Statewide ELA Assessments* Updated 11/5/14

Assessment 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

ELA Reading PBT Grade 3

ELA Reading PBT Grade 4

PBT

PBT

1st year CBT CBT

1st year CBT CBT

ELA Reading CBT

CBT

CBT

CBT

Grades 5

through 11

ELA = English Language Arts CBT = Computer-based Test

PBT = Paper-based Test NLA = No longer administered

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) Reading Assessment

FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake

2014-15 CBT

2015-16 CBT

2016-17 NLA

2017-18 NLA

*Complete Schedule available at



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FSA Text-based Writing Component Additional Information (as of 11/5/14)

? Grades 4-7 will be paper-based for both the field test and the operational test.

? Grades 8-11 will be computer based for both the field test and the operational test. --------------------------------------------------------------------

All paper-based test forms will include three lined pages for the student's response.



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FSA ELA Test Materials ? Spring 2015 (updated 11/5/14)

CBT Assessment

All Students

Paper-Based Accommodations

Grades 8-11 ELA Writing component

Writing Planning Sheet Test and Answer Book

(provided)

Writing Passage Booklet

(CBT accommodation)

Grades 5-11 ELA Reading component

CBT Worksheet (provided) Headphones/ear buds required (No

specifications; sound check.)

FSA ELA Test Materials (PBT)

Test and Answer Book Reading Passage Booklet (CBT accommodation)

Grades 4-7 ELA Writing component Test and Answer Book Writing Planning Sheet

Grades 3-4 ELA Reading component Test and Answer Book



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