Welcome 8 th Grade Test Review February 4, 2010. Introductions - Name -School/District -Your experiences taking standardized tests.

Welcome8th Grade Test Review

February 4, 2010

Introductions

-Name-School/District-Your experiences taking standardized tests

GroundingFOOD FOR THOUGHTReasons Why the English Language is Hard to Learn

Read each statement carefully:1. The bandage was wound around the wound.2. We must polish the Polish furniture.3. He could lead if he would get the lead out.4. Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to

present the present. 5. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. 6. They were too close to the door to close it.7. The buck does funny things when the does are present. 8. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.9. After a number of injections, my jaw got number. 10. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

Agenda

• Introductions• Grounding• Agenda/Outcomes• Graphing Practice• Test Taking Strategies/Practices• Tier Two Words• Standards Checklist and Review

Outcome

• Participants will gain strategies to use with students in preparation for standardized testing.

Types of Graphs

Bar graph might be appropriate for comparing different trials or different experimental groups.

XY-line graph shows the relationship between your dependent and independent variables when both are numerical and the dependent variable is a function of the independent variable.

Pie chart is a circle graph divided into pieces, each displaying the size of some related piece of information. Pie charts are used to display the sizes of parts that make up some whole.

Scatter plot might be the proper graph if you're trying to show how two variables may be related to one another

Graphing Reminders• What Makes for a Good Graph? For a Good Graph, You Should

Answer "Yes" to Every Question• Have you selected the appropriate graph type for the data you

are displaying? Yes / No• Does your graph have a title? Yes / No• Have you placed the independent variable on the x-axis and the

dependent variable on the y-axis? Yes / No• Have you labeled the axes correctly and specified the units of

measurement? Yes / No• Does your graph have the proper scale (the appropriate high and

low values on the axes)? Yes / No• Is your data plotted correctly and clearly? Yes / No

Graphing Relationships

Relationships cont.

Graphing Practice

In Table groups:• Review sample graphing problems• What are some questions that your students

might have? Why?• What prior knowledge would your students

need to have in order to answer these questions?

CALIFORNIA STANDARDS TEST Released Test Questions

Content Vocabulary

OCDE Science Website (science.ocde.us)

Powerful Words That Increase Student Achievement on High Stakes Tests

Word Student Friendly Definition

1. Analyze Break apart; see what it’s all about

2. Compare Identify all the ways two or more things are alike

3. Contrast Identify all the way things are different

4. Describe Tell all about (5 senses)

5. Evaluate Judge by set criteria

6. Explain Tell how

7. Formulate Make; create

8. Infer Read between the lines

9. Predict What will happen next (based on Evidence)

10. Sequence Put in time order

11. Summarize Give me the short version

12. Support Back up with details

13. Trace List in steps

Tips for Taking Reading Tests

1. Read the Title and Think2. Look at the Graphics-parts and relationships3. Look at the Features-Bold, italics, underline, quotes, numbers

123, capitals, boxes4. Skim the passage

a. Thick-1st and last lines or sentences b. Thin-1st line or sentence

5. Answer and Bounce a. Right… Why? b. Wrong…Why? c. Wrong…Why? d. Wrong…Why?

Practice

Test Practice

Test Practice

Test Practice

Test Practice

Best Practices

• Read over and predict which of the strategies would have the greatest impact on student achievement.

Nine categories of instructional strategies that have a strong effect on student achievement.

Category PercentileGain

No. ofStudies

Identifying similarities and differences.

45 31

Summarizing and note taking.

34 179

Reinforcing effort and providing recognition.

27 246

Homework and practice. 28 134

Nonlinguistic representations.

27 246

Cooperative Learning 27 122Setting objectives and providing feedback.

23 63

Generating and testing hypotheses.

23 63

Questions, cues, and advance organizers.

22 1,251

Standards Checklist and Review

• Review standards and complete standards checklist

• Complete standards review timeline

Information

• Science.ocde.us• Probeware lending library• Win.ocde.us

Contact InformationDenise Antrim

[email protected]

Christine [email protected]

Karen [email protected]