By Elena Dolinski de Montilla Elena.Dolinski@SylvanWeston.com
Spring 2011 marks the first time students will be tested on the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. In order to assess these new standards, new assessments to measure student success, such as FCAT 2.0 were created.
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, Florida’s K-12 Statewide Assessment Programs will begin transitioning to assessing student understanding of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards through the implementation of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) and Florida End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments. Selected grades and subjects will continue to participate in FCAT assessments until the transition is complete. To learn more about this transition and the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, or to research the assessment(s) your child may be taking, visit the newly created Success Measures website: http://www.fldoe.org/successmeasures.
The Florida Department of Education’s Success Measures is a new resource designed to provide parents and students with information on what is being taught and tested in our classrooms. This application allows users to learn about the Florida standards, also referred to as the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, and the specific assessments that will be testing that particular standard. Please choose the anticipated school year, along with the grade level and the courses you wish to research. The results will display when you select “Go.”
Why is the FCAT Changing?
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, Florida’s statewide assessments will begin measuring student understanding of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. Previous assessments measured student knowledge of the Sunshine State Standards. The Next Generation Sunshine State Standards were adopted in 2007 and developed by hundreds of educators from across the state. Educators have been using the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in their classrooms since 2007. Now it’s time to begin assessing students on the new material they are learning.
The transition from FCAT to FCAT 2.0 will be phased in, with 2011 FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics being the first assessments to begin this transition. FCAT 2.0 Science will be administered to students for the first time in the spring of 2012.
To learn more about the individual K-12 assessments offered in Florida beginning in the 2010-11 school year, visit: FCAT – http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat, FCAT 2.0 – http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2, End-of-Course Assessments – http://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – http://www.floridastandards.org/index.aspx, NAEP – http://www.fldoe.org/asp/naep, TIMSS & PIRLS – http://www.fldoe.org/asp/naep/11timsspirls.asp.
Reference: Florida Department of Education / Bureau of K-12 Assessment. http://fcat.fldoe.org
FCAT 2.0 – First time students will be tested on the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
By Elena Dolinski de Montilla Elena.Dolinski@SylvanWeston.com
Spring 2011 marks the first time students will be tested on the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. In order to assess these new standards, new assessments to measure student success, such as FCAT 2.0 were created.
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, Florida’s K-12 Statewide Assessment Programs will begin transitioning to assessing student understanding of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards through the implementation of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) and Florida End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments. Selected grades and subjects will continue to participate in FCAT assessments until the transition is complete. To learn more about this transition and the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, or to research the assessment(s) your child may be taking, visit the newly created Success Measures website: http://www.fldoe.org/successmeasures.
The Florida Department of Education’s Success Measures is a new resource designed to provide parents and students with information on what is being taught and tested in our classrooms. This application allows users to learn about the Florida standards, also referred to as the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, and the specific assessments that will be testing that particular standard. Please choose the anticipated school year, along with the grade level and the courses you wish to research. The results will display when you select “Go.”
Why is the FCAT Changing?
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, Florida’s statewide assessments will begin measuring student understanding of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. Previous assessments measured student knowledge of the Sunshine State Standards. The Next Generation Sunshine State Standards were adopted in 2007 and developed by hundreds of educators from across the state. Educators have been using the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in their classrooms since 2007. Now it’s time to begin assessing students on the new material they are learning.
The transition from FCAT to FCAT 2.0 will be phased in, with 2011 FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics being the first assessments to begin this transition. FCAT 2.0 Science will be administered to students for the first time in the spring of 2012.
To learn more about the individual K-12 assessments offered in Florida beginning in the 2010-11 school year, visit: FCAT – http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat, FCAT 2.0 – http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2, End-of-Course Assessments – http://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – http://www.floridastandards.org/index.aspx, NAEP – http://www.fldoe.org/asp/naep, TIMSS & PIRLS – http://www.fldoe.org/asp/naep/11timsspirls.asp.
Reference: Florida Department of Education / Bureau of K-12 Assessment. http://fcat.fldoe.org FCAT 2.0 – Por primera vez los estudiantes serán evaluados en los nuevos estándares
By Elena Dolinski de Montilla
Elena.Dolinski@SylvanWeston.com
La primavera de este año 2011 representa la temporada en la cual por primera vez los estudiantes serán evaluados tomando como base la nueva versión de los Estándares del Estado de la Florida (Next Generation Sunshine State Standards). A fin de obtener información referida a estos nuevos estándares, una nueva prueba denominada “FCAT 2.0” ha sido creada con el propósito de medir el éxito académico de los estudiantes.
A partir de este año escolar 2010-201, en el estado de la Florida los programas de pruebas estandarizadas de K-12 comenzaran una etapa de transición con la finalidad de ayudar a los estudiantes con la comprensión de la nueva versión de los Estándares del Estado de la Florida (Next Generation Sunshine State Standards) a través de la implementación de dos nuevos tipos de pruebas estandarizadas denominadas en inglés: “Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) y “Florida End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments”. Ciertos grados y materias han sido seleccionados para continuar participando en la aplicación de la prueba tradicional del “FCAT” hasta que la etapa de transición finalice. Para obtener información relacionada a esta transición, así como de la “Nueva Versión de los Estándares del Estado de la Florida (Next Generation Sunshine State Standards), o para investigar acerca del tipo de prueba que sus hijos estarán presentando, deben visitar recientemente website creado “Success Measures”: http://www.fldoe.org/successmeasures.
¿Por qué el FCAT está siendo cambiado?
Con el inicio del año escolar 2010-201, las pruebas a nivel nacional en Florida comenzaran a medir en los estudiantes el conocimiento de la nueva generación de estándares o “Next Generation Sunshine State Standards”. Pruebas anteriormente aplicadas median el conocimiento de los “Sunshine State Standards”. Esta nueva generación o versión de estándares fue adoptado en el año 2007 y desarrollado por cientos de educadores a lo largo del estado de la Florida. Los educadores han utilizado los nuevos estándares o “Next Generation Sunshine State Standards” en sus aulas de clases desde el 2007. Ahora es el momento de evaluar a los estudiantes en el nuevo material que han aprendido.
La transición de la prueba “FCAT” al “FCAT 2.0” será realizada por fases, en el 2011 con las pruebas “FCAT 2.0” de Lectura y Matemáticas se dará inicio a la transición. Y la prueba “FCAT 2.0” de Ciencias sera realizada a los estudiantes por primera vez en la primavera del 2012.
Para mayor información relacionada con esta prueba individual para los grados K-12 ofrecida en Florida a partir de este año escolar 2010-2011, pueden visitar: FCAT – http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat, FCAT 2.0 – http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2, End-of-Course Assessments – http://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – http://www.floridastandards.org/index.aspx, NAEP – http://www.fldoe.org/asp/naep, TIMSS & PIRLS – http://www.fldoe.org/asp/naep/11timsspirls.asp.
Referencia: Departamento de Education de Florida / Bureau of K-12 Assessment. http://fcat.fldoe.org
