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GA Milestones

March 2019. GA Milestones. 3 rd , 4 th , and 5 th. Welcome!. What are the Georgia Milestones Assessments? What are the content areas in the Georgia Milestone Assessments ? What are the content w eights? What are the lexile reading l evels?

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GA Milestones

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  1. March 2019 GA Milestones 3rd, 4th, and 5th

  2. Welcome! • What are the Georgia Milestones Assessments? • What are the content areas in the Georgia Milestone Assessments? • What are the content weights? • What are the lexile reading levels? • What is the purpose of the Georgia Milestones Assessments? • What Information do the Georgia Milestone Assessments provide? • What types of questions will be on the Georgia Milestones Assessments? • How are results of the Georgia Milestone Assessments used? • What does the assessment results contain? • What information do the assessment results provide? • Example of Individual Student Report • What are the Achievement Levels? • What are some resources?

  3. What are Georgia Milestones Assessments? The Georgia Milestones Assessments are a yearly end-of-grade measure of student achievement taking place in grades 3-8 • English Language Arts (ELA) • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies • Students in 3rd and 4th grade will only take ELA and Math sections • Students in 5th grade will take all 4 sections (ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies)

  4. Content Areas ELA: Broken into 2 sections (Reading/ELA and Writing) Math: 1 Section Science and Social Studies: 1 Section

  5. Content Weights

  6. Content Weights

  7. Lexile Reading Levels Lexile reading levels are the basis for determining at what text complexity level students should be reading, at which grades-to make sure they are ultimately prepared for the reading demands of college and careers.

  8. What is the purpose of the Georgia Milestones Assessment Program? • Measures student achievement: • what they have learned and are able to do at the end of their grade level year as described in the expectations stated in the Georgia Performance Standards. • Improve student achievement • by providing information that guides plans for improving teaching and learning.

  9. What Information do the Georgia Milestone Assessments provide? The assessments provide: • An official measure of student accomplishment of achieving the learning expectations for his/her grade level • Information on students’ readiness for the next grade level • A measurement of how much progress is made from one grade level to the next • Information on teacher effectiveness • Information on school, district, and state accountability: is what students know, and are able to do, in line with the expectation of what needs to be taught (Georgia Performance Standards)

  10. What types of questions will be on theGeorgia Milestones Assessments? Georgia Milestones include: • Open-ended (constructed response) items in English Language Arts and Math • A writing component within the English Language Arts Assessments (in response to passages read by students) • Nationally norm-referenced items to provide a national comparison, alongside criterion-referenced items • Multiple choice items Georgia Milestones will be transitioned to online testing in 5 years. Online will be the primary way of testing, and paper-and-pencil tests will be available until the transition is complete.

  11. How are results of the Georgia Milestone Assessments used? The results are used to • Provide educators with feedback about instructional practice • Identify students not achieving mastery of the learning expectations • Assist school districts in identifying strengths and weaknesses in order to establish priorities in planning educational programs • Student achievement in reading (part of the ELA assessment) is used in promotion & retention decisions for grade 3 • Student Achievement in reading and math is considered in promotion & retention decisions for grades 5 & 8

  12. What does the assessment results contain? • Achievement levels • Scale score • State, School, and System Comparison • Lexile level and suggested reading titles • Extended and short response scores • National Percentile • Domain category performance

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  15. Achievement Level vs. Scale Score • Achievement Level: • Level 4: Distinguished Learner • Level 3: Proficient Learner • Level 2: Developing Learner • Level 1: Beginning Learner • Scale Score: • Varies per subject per grade level

  16. How can I support my child in preparing for the Georgia Milestones Assessments? • Parent Guide http://www.pta.org/files/Advocacy/CCSSIToolkit/Common%20Core%20State%20Standards%20Resources/Assessments%20Resouces/PTA_GA_6PG_17DEC13_FINAL.pdf • Assessment Guides http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Georgia-Milestones-End-of-Grade-Assessment-Guides.aspx • Georgia Department of Education http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Georgia-Milestones-Assessment-System.aspx • Sample Assessment Results http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Parents/Parent_Guide_EOG_Brochure_2016.pdf

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