1. DTE Energy Grant =
$10,000
Ida Public Schools
Purchased = 6 CPS Systems
Exam View Question Bank
Aligned to MI GLCE’s
2 yr. Implementation - 10/07 to 6/09
5th - 8th grade Math classes
Shelley Hoffman, Project Director

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Ida Public Schools is a rural southeastern
Michigan district that serves approximately
1,700 students. We have always prided
ourselves on our outstanding curriculum that
has produced above average MEAP scores
except for a few sub groups that we wanted
to improve. The classroom performance
systems and data bank purchased with this
grant has further enhanced our ability to
meet these goals.

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• Improve math MEAP
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grade students with
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• Provide a way to keep
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by using the CPS.

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• CPS is an interactive Classroom
Performance System where each student
as an electronic response pad, commonly
known as a “clicker”. Students can use
their wireless remote pads to respond to
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projected through an LCD projector onto a
large screen at the front of the room. All
students get a chance to respond before
the teacher gives immediate feedback.
The CPS keeps track of individual student
and item data. Low areas can be retested
with similar questions.

5. Use of Exam View
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• The Exam View item data bank that was purchased included
over 1,500 math questions that are aligned to the GLCEs.
• Pre and post tests were developed in grades 5 - 8 for:
• Numbers and operations
• Data and probability
• Geometry
• Measurement 5-6
• Algebra 6-8

6. Exam View Pre-test/Post-test 2008-2009
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Combined Results from all Assessments
Ida Middle School
Pre-tests Post-tests % Change
5th Grade 50% 55% +5%
6th Grade 60% 74% +14%
7th Grade 71% 72% +1%
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8 Grade 60% 68% +8%

7. Comparison between pre and post-
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Comparison % Change % Change
Chart 2007-08 2008 -09
th +8% +5%
5 Grade
th +19% +14%
6 Grade
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7 Grade
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8 Grade

8. Math MEAP Results Fall 2007, and Fall 2008
% that met or exceeded standards
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Ida Middle School
Fall 2007 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
88.9 88.9 84.1 89.6
# Tested 126 135 126 135
Fall 2008 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
85.6 91.6 95.6 78.5
# Tested 132 131 135 130

9. MEAP correlation with the same groups of
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Correlation State State State
Chart Avg. Avg. Avg.
5th graders 88.9% 74% 6th 88.9% 73% 7th 84.1% 73%
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2007 2007
6th graders 91.6% 80% 7th 95.6% 83% 8th 78.5% 75%
2008 graders graders
2008 2008
% Change +2.7% +6.7% -5.6%
• Gains were made with two groups and a loss with one.
However, their scores are still above the state average.
• *NOTE - 92% of these students were successfully matched
from Fall 2007 to Fall 2008.

10. What worked?
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• The immediate collection
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overall low areas.

11. What did we learn ?
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• When developing the tests make the font as large as
possible so students can see it well when projected
• Students need more time than you think to answer questions
so the original banks were reduced from 25 to 20.
• Keep spare AA batteries on hand for the remotes. (This was
not a huge problem.)
• You need to teach the students how to aim the remotes
correctly and handle them carefully so they are not
dropped.
• You also need to teach the students that this is not a game
show, we are serious about assessment, so answers can not
be shouted out or shared by trying to show what you
clicked.

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• Increased knowledge and
becoming more comfortable
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individual item and student
analysis to direct future
teaching.
• Development of teacher made
assessments and use in other
core classrooms.