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The M-STEP is a 21st Century online test given for the first time in the Spring of 2015. It is designed to gauge how well students are mastering state standards. These standards, developed for educators by educators, broadly outline what students should know and be able to do in order to be prepared to enter the workplace, career education training, and college. M-STEP results, when combined with classroom work, report cards, local district assessments and other tools, offer a comprehensive view of student progress and achievement. For additional information, click State Assessment in Michigan: What it is, What it means - And What it Offers
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Current Assessment Administration
- Grade 8 List of Important Dates, Spring 2020
- M-STEP Online Test Administrator's Directions and Manual
- Alternate INSIGHT Availability Request
- Test Administration Manual, Spring 2020
- Guide to State Assessments 2019-2020
Updated 1/9/2020
- Summative Testing Schedule, Spring 2020
Updated 1/9/2020
- M-STEP List of Important Dates, Spring 2020
Updated 1/9/2020
- Excel File of Important Dates for All Spring 2020 Assessments
- MME/PSAT and Grade 8 Assessment Trainings, Spring 2020
- Passage-Based Writing Field Test, Test Administration Guide 2020
- Assessment Integrity Guide
- Writing Skills Field Test Practice for Students
- Incident Reporting Guide, Spring 2020 - Coming Soon
- Online and Paper/Pencil Test Directions, 2020 - Coming Soon
- MDE-Approved INSIGHT Tools Poster
- Accountability Best Practices: Data Reporting Guide for Trouble-free Accountability 2018-19
- Security Compliance Form
- Calculator Policy, Mathematics M-STEP
- Scratch Paper Policy, M-STEP
- Graph Paper, Grades 6-8 M-STEP
- DRC INSIGHT Portal (formerly eDIRECT)
Content Specific Information
- Science Grades 5, 8, and 11 Annotated Sample Items
- ELA M-STEP Passage-based Writing Prompt Rubric
- ELA Sample Passage-based Writing (PBW) Prompts and Student Essay Scores
- ELA Sample Passage-based Writing Prompts
- ELA and Mathematics Blueprints
- M-STEP Test Overview Training Videos
- M-STEP ELA Construct Relevant Vocabulary for English Language Arts and Literacy
- ELA Crosswalks: Claims, Targets, and Standards
- Michigan K-12 Science Standards Assessment Update Webinar
- Math Crosswalks: Claims, Targets, and Standards
- Online Practice for M-STEP ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies
Answer Keys for Mathematics, ELA, Science, and Social Studies included
- Paper/Pencil Sample Item Sets
Professional Development
- Test Administrator Toolkit for Building Coordinators
- Assessment Security Training Information
- Assessment Administrators Resources
- Important Dates, Test Administration Manuals, and other documents in one location for all state assessments.
- Assessment Coordinator Training Guide
- August 2018 State Assessment Webinar Questions and Answers
- Computer Adaptive Test Training Videos for ELA and Math
- Test Administration Training Videos and Powerpoints - M-STEP
- Classroom Resources
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Performance Tasks and Rubrics for teacher-use in the classroom unrelated to test content on the M-STEP
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- Student Supports and Accommodations Webinar Links & Powerpoints
- Assessment Committee Participation Application
- Secure Site Training Documentation
Reporting
- MiLearn Student Assessment Score Reporting Site Educator User Guide
- Grade 8 Testing Interpretive Guide to Reports
- Dynamic Score Reporting Site User Guide
- 2019 Interpretive Guide to M-STEP Reports
- Interpretive Guide to Reports Training Video, 2019
- M-STEP Passage-Based Writing Condition Codes
- Target Analysis Report Training Materials
- Performance Level Scale Score Ranges, 2019
- Student Growth Resources
- Claim Performance Indicator Clarification
- M-STEP and MME Performance Level (PL) Descriptors
- Reporting Archive - M-STEP
General Information
- 2018 M-STEP Technical Report
- 2017 M-STEP Technical Report
- 3-Year OEAA Calendar for Michigan's Statewide Summative Assessments 2019-2021
- Waiver Request for Science Assessment
- Michigan's Education Assessment System: What It Is, What It Means, And What It Offers Flyer
- Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) Information
- Secure Site Support Documents
- Michigan Arts Education Instruction and Assessment Project
- Spotlight Newsletter
- Contact Us
Parent/Student Information
- State Superintendent Message to Families/Guardians
- Sample Parent Report, 2019
- Student User Guide - MILearn Student Assessment Score Reporting Site
- Parent User Guide - MILearn Student Assessment Score Reporting Site
- MiLearn Informational Flyer
View your child's score reports directly from your local Student Information System
- Parent Teacher Conference Guide
- Starting Smarter Informational Flyer
- Michigan State Assessment System for 2019-20
- M-STEP with Computer Adaptive Testing Video
Explains the M-STEP state assessment, what it measures, how it is given and how computer adaptive tests work
- What Parents Should Know About Assessments - includes valuable resources
- Michigan's Education Assessment System: What It Is, What It Means, And What It Offers Flyer
- Student Testing, What Parents Can Do to Help Students Prepare
- M-STEP/MME Parent Report Video
How to read and interpret student scores on their parent report.
- M-STEP: What can students expect? Video
This video provides an overview of what students can expect including types of questions when taking the M-STEP assessment administered in grades 3-8 and 11.
- M-STEP/PSAT - How to Read Your Child's Score Report for Grades 3-8
- MME - How to Read Your Child's Score Report for Grade 11
- Collaborating for Success - Parent Engagement Toolkit
- Online Practice for M-STEP ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies
Answer Keys for Mathematics, ELA, Science, and Social Studies included
- Paper/Pencil Sample Item Sets
- Michigan Academic Standards
