2013-14Health Education Assessment Project(HEAP)

Executive Summary

2013-14Health Education Assessment Project(HEAP)

W.Va. State Code§18-2-9b (2005): 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 first planned and implemented a statewide paper-pencil assessment of health education (Health Education Assessment Project-HEAP). Since 2006, HEAPhas beenconducted yearly using an online platform as required in the WVBE Policy 2520. Currently, HEAP ishousedin the West Virginia Education Information System (WVEIS) and managed by the Office of Secondary Learning.

Regional School Wellness Specialists continue to conduct HEAP training workshops, sendletters, emailsand information packets to principals and health teachers of all eligibleschools. Instructions on administering HEAP areposted on the WVDE HEAP webpage, distributed to health teachers by the wellness specialists, and emailedusing 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 containedinjury prevention questions and Grade 8 and High School assessments containedmental health questions.

AllWest Virginia schools with 6thgrade, 8thgrade, and/orhigh school studentsarerequired to administer the HEAPannually to those grades (WVBE Policy 2520.5). A total of 38,438students of 61,121enrolled in the three grades*completed HEAP, adecrease of22from the 38,460students who took the assessment the previous year. Although all eligible schools were expected to administer the HEAP during the 2013-14school year, 156out of 197schools with 6th grade (79%), 146out of 176 schoolswith 8th grade (89%), and 105out of 116high schools (91%) elected to participate.

* Taken from the 2013-14SecondMonth Enrollments for 6th, 8th, and 10th grades

Demographics for 6th Grade HEAP

6th Grade / 2006-07 / 2007-08 / 2008-09 / 2009-10 / 2010-11 / 2011-12 / 2012-13 / 2013-14
Number/Percentage of Participating Counties / 44/55
(80%) / 38/55 (69%) / 48/55 (87%) / 50/55 (91%) / 48/55 (87%) / 54/55 (98%) / 52/55 (95%) / 53*/55 (96%)
Number of Schools Eligible / 197
Schools/Percentages That Tested / 103
(47%) / 110
(51%) / 116
(58%) / 133
(67%) / 127 (64%) / 158 (81%) / 154
(77%) / 156
(79%)
Student Enrollments in Selected Grades / 21,111 / 20,421 / 20,386 / 20,735 / 20,572 / 21,070 / 20,605 / 20,757**
Students/Percentage Completing Test / 5,151 (24%) / 5,475 (27%) / 9,022 (44%) / 10,802 (52%) / 10,211 (50%) / 12,572 (60%) / 12,220 (59%) / 12465 (60%)
* Counties with no schools participating (Monroe, 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 / 2011-12 / 2012-13 / 2013-14 / Average
Alcohol/Other Drugs / 76 / 79 / 78 / 76 / 77 / 77 / 74 / 74 / 74 / 76
Growth & Development / 65 / 81 / 74 / 73 / 73 / 74 / 76 / 76 / 76 / 74
Injury Prevention / 90 / 93 / 92 / 91 / 92 / 93 / 91 / 91 / 92 / 91
Nutrition / 72 / 62 / 65 / 65 / 64 / 66 / 66 / 66 / 66 / 66
Physical Activity / 76 / 79 / 77 / 76 / 76 / 77 / 76 / 76 / 76 / 77
Tobacco / 74 / 69 / 69 / 68 / 68 / 69 / 68 / 66 / 69 / 69
Total HEAP % / 77 / 77 / 76 / 75 / 75 / 76 / 75 / 75 / 74 / 76

State HEAP Results for 6th Grade

Demographics for 8th Grade HEAP

8th Grade / 2006-07 / 2007-08 / 2008-09 / 2009-10 / 2010-11 / 2011-12 / 2012-13 / 2013-14
Number/Percentage of Participating Counties / 41/55 (75%) / 46/55 (84%) / 48/55 (87%) / 50/55 (91%) / 51/55 (93%) / 55/55 (100%)* / 54/55 (98%) / 53*/55 (96%)
Number of Schools Eligible / 176
Schools/Percentages That Tested / 83
(45%) / 93
(55%) / 119
(65%) / 131
(72%) / 126
(70%) / 150
(85%) / 156
(90%) / 146
(89%)
Student Enrollments in Selected Grades / 21,469 / 21,440 / 21,197 / 20,423 / 20,389 / 20,709 / 20,435 / 20,432**
Students/Percentage Completing Test / 4,481 (21%) / 6,138 (29%) / 9,177 (43%) / 10,582 (52%) / 10,577 (52%) / 12,883 (62%) / 12,641 (62%) / 12,663 (62%)
* Counties with no schools participating: Monroe, Pendleton
** Taken from 2nd Month Enrollment

State HEAP Results for 8th Grade

8th Grade / 2002-03 / 2006-07 / 2007-08 / 2008-09 / 2009-10 / 2010-11 / 2011-12 / 2012-13 / 2013-14 / Average
Alcohol/Other Drugs / 57 / 79 / 78 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 60 / 59 / 60 / 65
Growth & Development / 70 / 81 / 74 / 75 / 76 / 76 / 75 / 76 / 76 / 75
Mental Health / 65 / 93 / 92 / 72 / 73 / 74 / * / 71 / 70 / 76
Nutrition / 60 / 62 / 65 / 63 / 63 / 63 / 62 / 62 / 61 / 62
Physical Activity / 76 / 79 / 77 / 77 / 78 / 77 / 76 / 75 / 75 / 77
Tobacco / 65 / 69 / 69 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 66 / 65 / 65 / 66
Total HEAP % / 66 / 77 / 76 / 69 / 70 / 70 / 68 / 68 / 68 / 70

Percentages of Correct Responses for 8th Grade HEAP

Demographics for High School HEAP

High School / 2006-07 / 2007-08 / 2008-09 / 2009-10 / 2010-11 / 2011-12 / 2012-13 / 2013-14
Number/Percentage of Participating Counties / 40/55 (73%) / 51/55 (93%) / 48/55 (87%) / 49/55 (89%) / 51/55 (93%) * / 53/55 (96%)* / 54/55 (98%) / 53*/55 (96%)
Number of Schools Eligible / 116
Schools/Percentages That Tested / 69
(55%) / 88
(72%) / 98
(81%) / 89
(74%) / 91
((77%) / 102
(89%) / 102
(84%) / 105
(91%)
Student Enrollments in Selected Grades / 24,163 / 23,000 / 23,508 / 21,719 / 22,579 / 20,284 / 20,226 / 19,932** grade 10
Students/Percentage Completing Test / 6,876 (28%) / 10,775 (47%) / 12,064 (51%) / 11,386 (52%) / 12,092 (54%) / 14,187 (70%) / 13,577 (67%) / 14,412 (72%)
* Counties with no schools participating (Hancock, Pendleton)
** Taken from 10th Grade 2nd Month Enrollment

State HEAP Results for High School

High School / 2002-03 / 2006-07 / 2007-08 / 2008-09 / 2009-10 / 2010-11 / 2011-12 / 2012-13 / 2013-14 / Average
Alcohol/Other Drugs / 67 / 73 / 62 / 67 / 69 / 69 / 69 / 69 / 66 / 68
Growth & Development / 70 / 79 / 77 / 67 / 75 / 75 / 74 / 74 / 74 / 74
Mental Health / 49 / 76 / 74 / 66 / 66 / 66 / * / 71 / 65 / 67
Nutrition / 72 / 74 / 61 / 67 / 72 / 72 / 71 / 71 / 69 / 70
Physical Activity / 67 / 69 / 71 / 71 / 64 / 65 / 65 / 65 / 66 / 67
Tobacco / 64 / 73 / 66 / 67 / 66 / 66 / 68 / 67 / 67 / 67
Total HEAP % / 65 / 74 / 69 / 66 / 69 / 69 / 69 / 70 / 68 / 69

Percentages of Correct Responses for High School HEAP

Demographics for Totals of 2006-2014HEAP

6th, 8th and High School / 2006-07 / 2007-08 / 2008-09 / 2009-10 / 2010-11 / 2011-12 / 2012-2013 / 2013-14
Number/Percentage of Participating Counties / 42 (76%) / 45 (83%) / 48(87%) / 50 (91%) / 54 (99%) / 55/55(100%) / 55/55 (100%) / 55/55(100%)
Number of Schools with 6th and/or 8th / 187*
Student Enrollments in Selected Grades / 66,743 / 65,61 / 65,091 / 64,709 / 63,540 / 62,063 / 61,266 / 61,121
Students/Percentage Completing Test / 16,508(25%) / 22,388 (34%) / 30,263(46%) / 32,770(51%) / 32,880(52%) / 39,642(64%) / 38,460 (63%) / 38,438
(63%)

*Taken from 2nd Month Enrollment

Content Area / 2002-03 / 2006-07 / 2007-08 / 2008-09 / 2009-10 / 2010-11 / 2011-12 / 2012-13 / 2013-14 / Average
Alcohol/Other Drugs / 67 / 72 / 70 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 68 / 67 / 66 / 69
Growth & Development / 68 / 77 / 76 / 73 / 75 / 75 / 75 / 75 / 75 / 74
Injury Prevention / 90 / 93 / 92 / 91 / 92 / 92 / 91 / 91 / 92 / 92
Nutrition / 68 / 67 / 66 / 66 / 66 / 67 / 66 / 66 / 65 / 66
Physical Activity / 73 / 75 / 73 / 71 / 73 / 73 / 72 / 72 / 72 / 73
Tobacco / 68 / 71 / 67 / 65 / 67 / 67 / 68 / 66 / 67 / 67
Mental Health / 57 / 75 / 71 / 68 / 70 / 70 / 69 / 71 / 68 / 69

State HEAP Results for Combined Grades

Percentages of Correct Responses for Combined HEAP

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 WVDE Health and WellnessHEAP website.

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 Secondary Learningand the eight Regional Education School Wellness Specialists areavailable to assist county school systems with the following:

• training for HEAP administration
• analysis oftrend 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 theHealth Education Content Standards and Objectives, multiple forms of assessments should be used. Therefore, the Office of Secondary Instruction will continue to design professional development offerings using HEAP dataand provide teachers with a variety of instructional strategies that include performance assessment materials that can be used in their classrooms.

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