Adaptive Through-Year Assessment (ATYA)

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Evidence · 4 claims (4 mixed) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description

NWEA's proposed through-year adaptive assessment system designed to measure both grade-level standards proficiency and academic growth while replacing an end-of-year state summative assessment.

Components

• Adaptive Through-Year Assessment (ATYA) system proposed by NWEA: The ATYA is NWEA's proposed through-year assessment system designed to replace the end-of-year state summative while measuring both grade-level standards proficiency and academic growth. The review states "The interim tests will adapt within grade to accurately assess every student against grade-level expectations, as well as above and below grade level as needed," using a state-specific vertical scale linked to the Rasch Unit (RIT) scale. It is designed to address challenges inherent to non-adaptive TCSAs. (Garron Gianopulos (2019))

Claims

• Distributed blueprints with differing district pacing guides risk testing students on content they had no opportunity to learn [~W]
• The TCSA literature is sparse, with very few empirical or quantitative studies of the models' measurement properties [~W]
• Simple addition of through-course results is appropriate only when learning is bounded to each testing period [~W]
• Wise's simulation under continuous learning recommended projection-based weighted averages for aggregating interim scores [~W]

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Key Sources

• Garron Gianopulos. (2019). From Through-Course Summative to Adaptive Through-Year Models for Large-scale Assessment: A Literature Review. NWEA. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/from-through-course-summative-to-adaptive-through-year-models-for-large-scale-assessment-a-literature-review/

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title	Adaptive Through-Year Assessment (ATYA)
description	NWEA's proposed through-year adaptive assessment system designed to measure both grade-level standards proficiency and academic growth while replacing an end-of-year state summative assessment.
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