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NYSESLAT NYSESLAT
Training 2006Training 2006
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NYSESLAT
CONTENTS OF THIS OVERVIEW
Test features
Materials
Administration mode and time
Subtest descriptions
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WHAT’S NEW IN 2006?
New items developed for and solely owned by
New York State
K-1 Writing activities written by NY teachers
2-12 Writing prompts revised by NY teachers
Pre-Writing questions written by NY teachers
Writing rubrics revised by NY committee
Printed listening options spoken on audio CD
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PURPOSE OF THE TEST
Annual assessment measuring
growth of English language learners
All LEP/ELL students in grades K–12 in all
public and charter schools
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FEATURES
Research-based
Aligned with New York State ESL
Learning Standards
Social and academic language
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NYSESLAT
FIVE TEST LEVELS
K — 1
2 — 4
5 — 6
7 — 8
9 — 12
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NYSESLAT
UNIVERSAL DESIGN
Full-color testing materials
Easy-to-navigate from item to item
White space
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Test Materials
K-1 LEVEL
4 test booklets Answer sheets the teacher bubbles in Directions for Administration
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Test Materials
ALL OTHER LEVELS
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4 test booklets Answer sheets Directions for Administration
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Subtest Format
SUBTEST FORMAT
Speaking Performance-based
Writing – Conventions Multiple-choice
Writing – Developmental (K-1), Pre-Writing (2-12), and Prompt (K-12)
Performance-based
Reading Multiple-choice
Listening Multiple-choice
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Untimed Testing
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NYSESLAT is Untimed
Approximate times provided for examiner
planning purposes only
Students working productively should be
allowed as much time as they need
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Administration Time
Individually administer Speaking in 15 min
Group administer each of the other subtests within approximately 45 min
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Grades K-1 Group Administration
* approximate time in minutes
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SUBTEST
Multiple-choice Items and Open-ended ItemsTIME *
Writing 40-45
Reading 25
Listening 35
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Grades 2-12Group Administration
* approximate time in minutes
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SUBTEST
Multiple-choice and Open-ended ItemsTIME *
Writing 40-45
Reading 35-45
Listening 30-35
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Speaking Individual Administration
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SPEAKING SUBTEST
Approximately 15 minutes per student
Four separate speaking activities
Sample items
Teacher-scored using a scoring form
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Grades 9-12
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Speaking Scoring FormExample
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Listening Group Administered
LISTENING STIMULI FEATURE
Conversational discourse
Academic and social contexts
Responding to authentic task-based
questions
Audio CDs for grades 2-12
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Grades 2-4
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Grades 7-8
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Reading Group Administered
Reading Subtest follows
National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP)
guidelines for reading assessment
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Reading Passagesby Published Authors
DIFFERENT MODES OF TEXT
Literary
Informational
Functional
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Reading Questions
DIFFERENT MODES OF COMPREHENSION
Initial understanding
Interpretation
Vocabulary and idioms in context
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Grades 2-4
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Grades 7-8
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Writing Group Administered
WRITING SUBTEST CONSISTS OF
Writing Conventions
Pre-Writing
Writing Prompt
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Writing Conventions Multiple-Choice
PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE WRITING
Multiple-choice items
Sentence structure
Mechanics
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Grades K-1 Grades 7-8
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Pre-Writing Short Response
Three questions related to prompt
Includes graphic from prompt
Elicits student ideas to be used in
response to prompt
Holistically scored with two-point
rubric
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Writing Prompt Direct Writing Assessment
Graphics-based
Prompt elicits
• Description or narrative for grades K-6
• Compare and contrast for grades 7-8
• Expository for grades 9-12
Holistically scored with four-point
rubric (two-point rubric for K-1)
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Writing Prompt Grades K-6 Description or Narrative
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Grades K-1
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Writing Prompt Grade 7-12 Compare and Contrast/Expository
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Grades 9-12
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Scoring Direct Writing Assessment
HOLISTIC SCORING
Two-point rubric for grades K-1
Four-point rubric for grades 2-12
Responses completely off-topic with
no contextual relevancy to the Writing
prompt are given a zero
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Pre-Writing Rubric Grades 2-12
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Writing Rubric
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Score Point Description
Score Point 4 NEAR MASTERYDemonstrates complex thinking about the topicIncludes many relevant and meaningful detailsFew errors in spelling and/or grammar that do not cause confusion about meaningIs well organized and coherentVocabulary and sentence structure are varied and appropriate for students within the grade span
Score Point 3 GENERAL CONTROLDemonstrates some complex thinking about the topicIncludes some relevant and meaningful detailsSome errors in spelling and/or grammar that do not cause confusion about meaningIs organized and coherentVocabulary and sentence structure are appropriate for students within the grade span
Score Point 2 SOME CONTROLDemonstrates basic understanding of the topicIncludes a few relevant details that may be redundantNumerous errors in spelling and/or grammar that may cause confusion about meaningMay be somewhat disorganized and lack coherenceVocabulary and sentence structure are basic for students within the grade span
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Writing Rubric
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Score Point 1 LITTLE CONTROLDemonstrates limited understanding of the topicIncludes very few details, or a few details that are redundantSerious errors in spelling and/or grammar that cause confusion about meaningIs disorganized and incoherentVocabulary and sentence structure are not appropriate for students within the grade span
Score Point 0 NO CONTROLDemonstrates no understanding of the topicIncludes no relevant detailsIs incomprehensible, incoherent, or illegibleMay be copy of the prompt or numbersLacks appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure for students within the grade spanSolely in a language other than English
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Directions for Administration
Secure Document Consisting of
General directions
Specific directions
Dictated subtests
Writing and Speaking rubrics
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Scaled Scores
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Unique cut scores for each grade
Student proficiency levels based on
scaled scores
Same scale used every year
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Performance Levels
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New York State ESL Proficiency Levels
Beginning Intermediate Advanced Proficient
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Testing Tips
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Encourage students “If you can’t respond, it’s okay” Examiner should move around the
room Check subtest icons Appropriate size testing group Clear off walls – e.g. Word Walls
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