2010-11 Health Education Assessment Project (HEAP)

Executive Summary 2010-11 Health Education Assessment Project (HEAP)

W.Va. State Code §18-2-9b: The State Board shall prescribe a standardized health education assessment to be administered within health education classes to measure student health knowledge and program effectiveness.

In 2002-03, the West Virginia Department of Education’s Office of Healthy Schools first planned and implemented a statewide assessment of health education (Health Education Assessment Project-HEAP). Since 2006, HEAP has been contracted out to an Internet-based company, but this school year, HEAP is being housed within the West Virginia Education Information System (WVEIS) and managed by the Office of Healthy Schools.

Regional School Wellness Specialists continue to conduct HEAP training workshops, send letters, emails and information packets to principals and health teachers of all eligible schools. Instructions on administering HEAP are posted on the Office of Healthy School’s webpage, have been distributed to health teachers by the wellness specialists, and have been emailed on the health education teacher listserv.

HEAP is comprised of questions taken from the State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards Health Education Assessment Project (SCASS-HEAP). They were selected based on the extent to which they aligned with the WV K-4 Wellness and 5-12 Health Education Content Standards and Objectives (CSOs). The assessments for all grade levels were inclusive of questions in the health education content areas of nutrition, physical activity, growth and development, alcohol and other drugs, and tobacco. Grade 6 contained injury prevention questions and Grade 8 and High School assessments contained mental health questions.

West Virginia’s 55 counties and 199 schools with 6th grade, 181 schools with 8th grade, and 118 high schools were eligible to take the HEAP in 2010-11. A total of 32,880 students completed HEAP, a slight increase from the 32,770 students who took the assessment the previous year. Although all eligible schools were expected to administer the HEAP during the 2010-11 school year, 127 out of 199 schools with 6th grade (64%), 126 out of 181 schools with 8th grade (70%), and 91 out of 118 high schools (77%) participated.

1 Demographics for 6th Grade HEAP

6th Grade 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Number/Percentage of 44/55 (80%) 38/55 (69%) 48/55 (87%) 50/55 (91%) 48/55 (87%) * Participating Counties Number of Schools Eligible 221 215 200 200 199

Schools/Percentages That Tested 103 (47%) 110 (51%) 116 (58%) 133 (67%) 127 (64%) Student Enrollments in Selected 21,111 ** 20,421 ** 20,386 ** 20,735 ** 20,572 ** Grades Students/Percentage Completing 5,151 (24%) 5,475 (27%) 9,022 (44%) 10,802 (52%) 10,211 (50%) Test

* Counties with not schools participating (Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Monroe, Ritchie, Upshur) ** Taken from 2nd Month Enrollment

Percentages of Correct Responses for 6th Grade HEAP 6th Grade 2002-03 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Average Alcohol/Other Drugs 76 79 78 76 77 77 77 Growth & Development 65 81 74 73 73 74 73 Injury Prevention 90 93 92 91 92 93 92 Nutrition 72 62 65 65 64 66 66 Physical Activity 76 79 77 76 76 77 77 Tobacco 74 69 69 68 68 69 70 Total HEAP % 77 77 76 75 75 76 76

State HEAP Results for 6th Grade

2 Demographics for 8th Grade HEAP

8th Grade 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Number/Percentage of 41/55 (75%) 46/55 (84%) 48/55 (87%) 50/55 (91%) 51/55 (93%) * Participating Counties Number of Schools Eligible 184 168 182 182 181 Schools/Percentages That 83 (45%) 93 (55%) 119 (65%) 131 (72%) 126 (70%) Tested Student Enrollments in Selected 21,469 ** 21,440 ** 21,197 ** 20,423 ** 20,389 ** Grades Students/Percentage 4,481 (21%) 6,138 (29%) 9,177 (43%) 10,582 (52%) 10,577 (52%) Completing Test

* Counties with no schools participating (Calhoun, Clay, Lewis, Ritchie) ** Taken from 2nd Month Enrollment

State HEAP Results for 8th Grade 2008- 8th Grade 2002-03 2006-07 2007-08 09 2009-10 2010-11 Average Alcohol/Other Drugs 57 79 78 61 62 63 67 Growth & Development 70 81 74 75 76 76 75 Mental Health 65 93 92 72 73 74 78 Nutrition 60 62 65 63 63 63 63 Physical Activity 76 79 77 77 78 77 77 Tobacco 65 69 69 65 66 67 67 Total HEAP % 66 77 76 69 70 70 72

Percentages of Correct Responses for 8th Grade HEAP

3 Demographics for High School HEAP

High School 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Number/Percentage of 40/55 (73%) 51/55 (93%) 48/55 (87%) 49/55 (89%) 51/55 (93%) * Participating Counties Number of Schools Eligible 125 123 121 120 118 Schools/Percentages That 69 (55%) 88 (72%) 98 (81%) 89 (74%) 91 ((77%) Tested Student Enrollments in 24,163 ** 23,000 ** 23,508 ** 21,719 ** 22,579 ** Selected Grades Students/Percentage 6,876 (28%) 10,775 (47%) 12,064 (51%) 11,386 (52%) 12,092 (54%) Completing Test * Counties with no schools participating (Calhoun, Hampshire, Monroe, Morgan) ** Taken from 9th Grade 2nd Month Enrollment

State HEAP Results for High School High School 2002-03 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Average Alcohol/Other Drugs 67 73 62 67 69 69 68 Growth & Development 70 79 77 67 75 75 74 Mental Health 49 76 74 66 66 66 66 Nutrition 72 74 61 67 72 72 70 Physical Activity 67 69 71 71 64 65 68 Tobacco 64 73 66 67 66 66 67 Total HEAP % 65 74 69 66 69 69 69

Percentages of Correct Responses for High School HEAP

4 Demographics for Totals of 2006, 07, 08, 09. 10 HEAP 2009-10 2010-11 6th, 8th and High School 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Number/Percentage of 50 (91%) 54 (99%) Participating Counties 42 (76%) 45 (83%) 48(87%) 312* 300* Number of Schools Eligible to Test 333* 328* 309* Student Enrollments in Selected 64,709* 63,540* Grades 66,743* 65,616* 65,091* Students/Percentage Completing 32,770 (51%) 32,880 (52%) Test 16,508 (25%) 22,388 (34%) 30,263 (46%) *Taken from 2nd Month Enrollment

Content Area 2002-03 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Average Alcohol/Other Drugs 67 72 70 68 69 70 69 Growth & Development 68 77 76 73 75 75 74 Injury Prevention 90 93 92 91 92 92 92 Nutrition 68 67 66 66 66 67 67 Physical Activity 73 75 73 71 73 73 73 Tobacco 68 71 67 65 67 67 68 Mental Health 57 75 71 68 70 70 69 State HEAP Results for Combined Grades

Percentages of Correct Responses for Combined HEAP

5 Conclusion: County superintendents, county instructional leaders, county testing coordinators, county School Wellness Council chairs and school principals will receive a report with county, school and state scores. Results will also be posted on the Office of Healthy School’s website. http://wvde.state.wv.us/healthyschools/HEAP.htm

Information from this report should be used for the continuous improvement of health education programs and related professional development. County school systems are encouraged to review the HEAP data for their county schools and determine needs related to improving participation as well as performance. Counties may employ a variety of strategies to improve in both of these areas including but not limited to: professional development for health teachers covering technology, test data analysis, curriculum mapping and instructional strategies; support from technology integration specialists to improve skills for on-line test administration; and support from county testing coordinator to assure compliance with HEAP requirements.

The WVDE Office of Healthy Schools and Regional Education School Wellness Specialists are available to assist county school systems with the following:  training for HEAP administration  analysis of trend HEAP data  utilization of HEAP data to plan targeted professional development for health educators  coordination of health education professional development

Note: Selected response items used in the HEAP are just one tool used to measure student progress. In order to determine student mastery of the Health Education Content Standards and Objectives, multiple forms of assessments should be used. Therefore, the WVDE Office of Healthy Schools will continue to design professional development offerings using HEAP data and provide teachers with a variety of instructional strategies that include performance assessment materials that can be used in their classrooms.