Day 2 of past NYS ELA Exam minus 1 short answer question

Assessment Type

Interim/Benchmark/Diagnostic

Description & Purpose

Prior NYS ELA assessments provide valuable data for identifying student strengths, skill gaps, and patterns of performance over time. Because these assessments measure grade-level standards and skills needed for future academic success, analyzing prior results can help predict areas of potential difficulty and guide targeted instruction and intervention. Used with other assessment data, NYS ELA results provide an additional measure for making informed instructional and AIS decisions.

Grade Range

6-8

Frequency

Several Times Per Year

Questions That Assessment Results Can Help To Answer (Use)

These questions would work well for an AIS/MTSS data analysis:
– What specific ELA skills are students struggling with?
– What are students’ strongest ELA skills?
– Are there common skill gaps across a grade level or student group?
– Which students may need additional intervention or AIS support?
– Are weaknesses consistent across multiple years of NYS ELA assessments?
– Which standards or question types should be prioritized for instruction?
– Are students demonstrating growth over time?
– Do NYS ELA results align with other data, such as NWEA, classroom assessments, and student work?
– Which skills may create difficulty for students as they move to the next grade level?
– How can assessment results be used to create targeted instructional groups and interventions?