Career and Technical Education Assessments

New CTE Teacher WorkshopSeptember 22-23, 2015

Valerie Felder

Office of Career and Technical Education

Grants, Assessments, Monitoring, and Evaluation (GAME)

Assessment Topics

• Perkins Legislation• Which students must be

assessed?• When should students be

assessed?

Assessment Topics

• Statewide Assessments Currently Implemented

• Assessments Field Tested in 2015 for Statewide Implementation in 2015-16

• Assessment vendors and tests aligned to each vendor

• Study Materials/Practice Tests

Assessment Topics

• Accommodations for students with special needs

• Assessment Reports• Cut score for each

assessment• Assessment Timelines

Assessment Topics

• Assessment Communication• CTE assessment website• Grants, Assessments,

Monitoring, and Evaluation Staff Acknowledgements and Contact Information

• Questions/Issues

Perkins Legislation

The Perkins Act of 2006, Section 113, Accountability, states that Performance Indicators must be designed to assess the effectiveness of the state and local funding recipients in achieving progress in CTE.

Perkins Legislation

These indicators must be valid and reliable. One of these indicators, 2S1 – Technical Skills Attainment, states, “Student attainment of career and technical skill proficiencies, including student achievement on technical assessments, that are aligned with industry-recognized standards..”

Which Students Must Be Assessed?

• Secondary CTE students who have at least reached concentrator status, but are as close to the end of the program as possible

• Who is a concentrator?– A student who has completed courses

with a 2.0 grade or better that covers seven or more segments

Which Students Must Be Assessed?

If concentrators are assessed, they should not be returning to the program the following school year.

When Should Students Be Assessed?

• At the end of the program or as close as possible to the end

• When students have completed coursework covering all of the program standards

• When students leave or complete the program

Assessments/Certifications/Field Test

Assessments

There is an assessment for every implemented program for 2015-16.

Certifications

Some assessments also have a certification associated with it. Students may take the certification, the assessment, or both.

Assessments/Certifications/Field Test

CertificationsIf a student takes only the certification and does not pass, then the student will be counted for Core Performance Indicator (CPI) 2S1 reporting and can become a completer.

AssessmentsIf a student should take both the certification and the assessment, and passes one but fails the other, then CTE will take the passing score and this will be used for Core Performance Indicator 2S1 reporting.

Assessments/Certifications/Field Test

Field Test• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

and Systems Administration/Administrator programs – (11.1001, 11.0901)

• Optional to Participate • Cost of Assessment covered by OCTE• Student scores will not be used in Core Performance

Indicator Reporting• Results of field test will be used to determine if

assessment will be implemented for 2016-17 assessment year

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NOCTI Study Materials for Students

NOCTI Study Materials for Students

ASE Study Materials for Students

Professional Readiness Exam (PRE) Study Materials for Students

Professional Readiness Exam (PRE) Study Materials for Students

National Health Science Assessmenthttp://www.healthscienceconsortium.org/

Accommodations for Students with Special Needs

• Students with special needs can be provided with accommodations.

• Vendors must be contacted well in advance for these accommodations.

• Please contact vendors for timelines.

Assessment Report

• Reports of assessment results are available for all assessments.

• The CTE Administrator and/or Test Coordinator will be able to access these reports.

Assessment Cut Scores

Assessment Name Cut Score

National Health Science 70%

ASE Student Certification – Electrical/Electronic Systems

50%

ASE Student Certification – Maintenance and Light Repair

52%

ASE Student Certification – Medium/Heavy Truck – Electrical/Electronic Systems

55%

ASE Student Certification – Painting and Refinishing

57%

Professional Readiness Examination 220 (scaled score)

Assessment Cut Scores

Assessment Name Cut Score

NOCTI Accounting-Advanced Job Ready

51.9%

NOCTI Criminal Justice Job Ready 55%

NOCTI Welding Job Ready 52%

NOCTI Architectural Drafting Job Ready

48.4%

NOCTI General Management Pathway Cut Score will be established in February 2016

MBAResearch Accelerated Marketing (3-credit)

70%

Assessment Timeline Before Test Administration

Task Timeline

Administer study guides, practice tests, and other study materials

ongoing

Identify Students to be Assessed 6 weeks

Identify Students needing Accommodations

6 weeks

Collaborate with Test Coordinator and/or CEPD Administrator to order assessments

4-6 weeks

Set up computer lab with vendors’ online testing requirements

2 weeks

Assessment Timeline After Test Administration

Task Timeline

Obtain student certificates, data reports Within 1 week

Follow-up with students on their performance

Within 1 week

Reflect on how process, student performance can be improved

ongoing

Assessment Communication

To receive communication regarding assessment updates via the Communique and Email, please send your email contact information to:

FelderV@michigan.gov

or

Polasekj3@Michigan.gov

Assessment Conference Call Dates

PLEASE RESERVE THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR

TIME: 3:30-4:30 pm 

October 1, 2015

November 5, 2015

December 3, 2015

January 7, 2016

February 4, 2016

March 3, 2016

April 7, 2016

May 5, 2016

June 2, 2016

 

CTE Assessment Website

• The website has information on each assessment that is currently implemented–Assessment tip sheets–Vendors’ assessment guides–Assessment Communique

CTE Assessment Website

www.michigan.gov/octe

Click on CTE Skills Assessments

Grants, Assessments, Monitoring and Evaluation Staff

Jill Kroll, Supervisor

David MacQuarrie, Education Research Coordinator

Krishnan Sudharsan, Education Research Consultant

Joan Church, Departmental Analyst

Joseph Polasek, Department Analyst

Contact Information

Assessment Implementation and Administration:

Valerie Felder(517) 335-1066FelderV@Michigan.gov

Feedback

Questions/Issues?

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