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NYS Common Core Exams
What are the changes?
What are the implications?
Presented by: Mrs. Bodenstein, Mrs.
Hyman & Mrs. Steincke
Background
• All NYS tests will be Common Core-aligned
to mirror the CC-aligned instruction in our
classrooms.
• Last year’s Grades 3-8 NYS tests were
Common Core-aligned.
• ELA DATES April 1, 2 & 3, 2014
• Math Dates April 30,2014 and May 1& 2
Test Format
Content
Formatand
& Content
• 3 Books for all grades in ELA & Math
• ELA will encounter literary passages as well as
more content rich Non-Fiction representing
multiple subjects
• Math tests reflect the content emphases
covering the major work of the grade
• For all grades math exams is 20 minutes
shorter than 2013, but the number of
questions also decreases
Six Shifts in Mathematics Assessments
Shift 1: Focus
Priority standards will be the focus of the assessments.
Shift 2: Coherence
Assessments will reflect the progression of content and concepts as depicted
in the standards across grade levels.
Shift 3: Fluency
It will be assumed that students possess the required fluencies as articulated.
Shift 4: Deep Understanding
Each standard will be assessed from multiple perspectives.
Shift 5: Application and Shift 6: Dual Intensity
Students will be expected to know grade-level mathematical content with
fluency and which concepts to employ to solve real-world problems.
• Shift 1: Balancing Informational & Literary Text
– Passages will be authentic, and will be balanced between informational and literary texts.
• Shift 2: Knowledge in the Disciplines
– Tests will contain knowledge-based questions about the informational text; students will
not need outside knowledge to respond.
• Shift 3: Staircase of Complexity
– Passage selection to be based on text complexity that is appropriate to grade level per
Common Core
• Shift 4: Text-based Answers
– Assessment questions will require students to marshal evidence from the text, including
from paired passages.
• Shift 5: Writing from Sources
– Writing emphasizes use of evidence from text to support an opinion.
• Shift 6: Academic Vocabulary
– Students continuously build the transferable vocabulary they need to access grade-level
complex texts. This can be done effectively by spiraling like content in increasingly complex
texts.
Priority Standards
• Kindergarten: Operations and Algebraic
Thinking
• Grade 1: Number and Operations in Base 10
• Grade 2: Number and Operations in Base 10
• Grade 3: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Grade 4: Number and Operations ~ Fractions
• Grade 5: Number and Operations ~ Fractions
• More information on the Engage NY website
(www.engageny.org)
Required Fluencies
• Kindergarten: Add and subtract within 5
• Grade 1: Add and subtract within 10
• Grade 2: Add and subtract within 20; Add
and subtract within 100 (pencil and paper)
• Grade 3: Multiply and divide within 100;
Add and subtract within 1000
• Grade 4: Add and subtract within 1,000,000
• Grade 5: Multi‐digit multiplication
Common Core-aligned Tests
• Tests will mirror the math content emphases (Major
Works) of each grade
– Major clusters will make up the majority of the
assessments
– Supporting and additional clusters will also be assessed
• Assessment questions will require students to:
– Take multiple steps to solve.
– Apply skills based on their understanding of
mathematical vocabulary RATHER than simply being
tested on that vocabulary.
– Choose the appropriate tool (e.g. ruler, protractor)
AND apply mathematical concepts in using that tool.
Math Test Question Breakdown
CCLS Domain
Number and
Operations in Base Ten
Number and
Operations-Fractions
Operations and
Algebraic Thinking
Measurement and
Data
Geometry
Grade 3
5-15%
15-25%
40-50%
15-25%
5-15%
ELA  Test Blueprint 
The chart below shows the percentage of points that relate to Reading, Language,
and Writing Standards. Reading Standards are divided by focus (Key Ideas, Craft
and Structure, and Integration of Knowledge) to help guide instruction.
Area of Focus
Approximate Percentage of Points
Reading Standards (RL and RI)
100% of points require close reading
Language and Writing Standards
Up to 45% of points require writing and command of language
Approximate Percent of Reading Points
Key Ideas and Details
Craft and Structure
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Up to 65%
Up to 35%
Up to 30%
Range of Informational Texts
The 2014 Common Core English Language Arts Test will have questions on a variety of informational texts. The chart
below categorizes common informational texts according to their structure. Please note that the chart below is not
grade specific, but can help understand the range of informational texts that students may encounter by the end of
Grade 8.
Expository
Argumentative
Instructional
Narrative
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Textbooks (science)
Textbooks (humanities)
Reports
Tourism Guides
Product Specifications
Product/Service Descriptions
Magazine Articles
Company Profiles
Legal Documents
Agendas
Correspondence
Essays
Interviews
Government Documents
News Articles
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Opinion/Editorial Pieces
Speeches (including those from
seated politicians)
Advertisements
Political Propaganda
Journal Articles
Government Documents
Legal Documents
Tourism Guides
Correspondence
Essays
Reviews
Memoirs
Training Manuals
Contracts
User Guides/Manuals
Legal Documents
Recipes
Product/Service Descriptions
(Auto)Biographies
Histories
Correspondence
Curriculum Vitae
Memoirs
News Articles
Essays
Interviews
Agendas
Math Time and Test Design ~
Grade 3
2013
2014
Day 1
30 multiple choice questions in 24 multiple choice questions in 60
70 minutes
minutes
Day 2
31 multiple choice questions in
70 minutes
24 multiple choice questions in 60
minutes
Day 3
5 short response and 3
extended response in 70
minutes
5 short response and 3 extended
response in 70 minutes
ELA Time and Test Design ~
Grade 3
2013
2014
Day 1
5 Passages, 30 multiple choice
questions in 70 minutes
5 Passages, 30 multiple choice
questions in 70 minutes
Day 2
1 Reading Passage, 7 Multiple
Choice Questions –
1 Reading Passage, 7 Multiple
Choice Questions –
2 Passages- Writing
3 Short-Response Questions
2 Passages -Writing
3 Short-Response Questions
1 Extended-Response Questions
in 70 minutes
1 Extended-Response Questions
in 70 minutes
Day 3
3 Passages –
5 Short-Response Questions
1 Extended-Response Questios
In 70 minutes
3 Passages –
5 Short-Response Questions
1 Extended-Response Question
In 70 minutes
Math 2013-2014 Question Types
• Multiple Choice
– Designed to incorporate mathematical content and practices in realworld applications
– Assess both procedural and conceptual standards
– Require the use of multiple skills and concepts
– All distractors will be based on plausible mistakes and misunderstandings
• Short Response
– Similar to past 2-point questions – complete a task and show your work
– All descriptors for multiple choice apply to short response questions
• Extended Response
– Similar to past 3-point questions – show your work in completing 2 or
more tasks or one more extensive problem
– Give students the opportunity to show their understanding of math
procedures, conceptual understanding, and application.
ELA 2013-2014 Question Types
• Multiple Choice
– Designed to incorporate the instructional shifts of ELA
– Assess content with an emphasis on structure, craft &language
– Author’s purpose will be stressed over main idea and sequence
• Short Response
– 2-point rubric – students may complete a graphic organizer and support
opinion with details from text
– Compare and contrast, analyze. All descriptors for multiple choice apply
to short response & extended response questions
• Extended Response
– 3-point Rubric – take a stance and support it with details from the text
– Writing should clearly introduce a topic, connect ideas with details from
text provide a conclusion that follows information presented and
demonstrate grade appropriate command of conventions
Where can you find more
information?
• Common Core Library
(http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/CommonCore
Library/default.htm)
– Click on “For Families” tab
– Select “Resources for Learning at Home”
– Select “Grades PreK – 8”
• Engage NY (http://engageny.org/)
– Click on “Parent and Family Resources” tab