Math Assessment Resources
The following resources can be utilized in a variety of ways to ensure student achievement.
Illinois Digital Item Library
Quote from the website: "The Digital Item Library provides access to items previously administered on an Illinois English language arts or mathematics assessment. The library categorizes items by Evidence Statements or Common Core State Standards and contains searchable fields to help find specific items. Items can be previewed in the format presented on the computer-based assessment or downloaded as individual or bulk PDFs."
This site is extremely valuable in embedding assessment into daily lessons. Assessment should be considered a habit in the learning process. Students that develop assessment skills perform better on standardized assessments.
Education Lane can provide professional development on how to link standards, state wide assessment (IAR), and classroom practices that will enhance student performance.
New Meridian Assessment Resources
Quote from the website; "Ensuring Every Student Succeeds
New Meridian has a proven approach to test development. With involvement from educators across the country, New Meridian develops assessments that foster deep learning and require critical thinking.
The New Meridian Resource Center provides access to high quality resources to support educators — especially educators in states where New Meridian items are being used on summative assessments. These materials include released item sets for both Math and English Language Arts/Literacy, answer keys, scoring rubrics, and scored/annotated Sample Student Responses.
The New Meridian Item Banks are fully aligned to Common Core State Standards and compatible standards. There is a wide range of item types of varying levels of complexity that are accessible to all students..."
Interrater reliability is key to ensuring staff assess students accurately. This site can assist staff in developing rubrics that align to the Illinois Assessment of Readiness expectations. This site can also be utilized with students to ensure they understand the expectations of an extended response item.
Education Lane can provide professional development on how to utilize this site to build teacher capacity and student understanding of the expectations of state wide assessment (IAR) and classroom practices that will enhance student performance.