I received this following announcement from the Michigan Dept of Ed. yesterday. Interesting that they are dropping cross text reading/responding in favor of the more literal questions to respond to in short answer format. I'm still not sure how they think this will promote high level thinking after reading and responding. Ann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ELA MEAP Revisions This fall, schools will be required to administer the ELA assessment in two sessions. The dates for these sessions are Thursday, October 16, and Tuesday, October 21, with make-up sessions following each administration. There are still four parts to the ELA assessment and they will be untimed. The estimated time for administration is 120 minutes each day. Most schools will probably want to schedule a morning and afternoon test period. Some modifications have been made to the 2008 test. The “Response to the Paired Reading Selections” has been eliminated. The cross-text multiple choice questions will increase from five to six. In addition, each of the passages from the pairing will have a short-answer (one to three sentences) constructed-response question that will be scored with a three-point rubric. The purpose for using the short-answer constructed-response questions is to measure higher order comprehension while minimizing the impact from writing. There have been questions about these constructed-responses and their accompanying rubrics, so here are three examples that might be used for the fairy tale Cinderella. Example 1: List three things that the fairy godmother gave Cinderella so that she could go to the ball. Rubric: 3 - The student lists three things that the godmother gave to Cinderella. 2 - The student lists two things that the godmother gave to Cinderella. 1 - The student lists one thing that the godmother gave to Cinderella. 0 - The student does not list anything that the godmother gave to Cinderella. Example 2: What was the Prince’s problem? Explain what he did to solve the problem using two examples and/or details from the story. Rubric: 3 points for stating the problem and providing two details/examples from the story. 2 points for stating the problem and providing one detail/example from the story. 1 point for stating the problem. 0 - Response fails to address the prompt. Example 3: Cinderella has many strong characters. Choose one character from the story and describe that character’s personality. Use at least two details from the story to support your description. Rubric: 3 - A three-point response describes the character’s personality and uses two text-based details to support their description. 2 - A two-point response describes the character’s personality and uses one text-based detail to support their description. 1 - A one-point response describes the character’s personality but offers no text-based support for their description. 0 - The response is totally incorrect. The difficulty of the questions can range from very simple (like Example 1) to the more complex (like Examples 2 and 3). Rubrics will need to be developed for each of the questions due to the specificity that is required for scoring. Starting this fall, some of the passages will be written by Michigan authors. This will allow for the release of the passages on the OEAA website, along with their accompanying items. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Wendy Gould at 517-241-2090 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lynnette Van Dyke MDE English Language Arts Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] 517-241-3508 -- Ann [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
