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Preparing to Administer the Assessment

This training module covers the educator portal, practice activities, scheduling for assessment administration, data checking, and more.

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Preparing to Administer the Assessment

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  1. Preparing to Administer the Assessment Required Training Module 4

  2. Learning Objectives • Overview of Educator Portal • Utilizing practice activities and released testlets • Planning and scheduling for assessment administration days • Considerations for test administration

  3. Checking data

  4. https://educator.cete.us

  5. Verify Student Participation • District data stewards upload enrollment files • Educators check student information • Educators notify data steward if student information is inaccurate

  6. Check Student Roster • Each student must be enrolled in each content area assessed • Test Administration Manual and state’s guidelines • No extra students should appear on roster

  7. Additional Student Information • Personal Needs and Preference Profile • First Contact Survey

  8. First Contact • Used to determine entry point in the assessment • Includes questions on topics such as: • Communication • Assistive technology devices • Motor and sensory impairments • Academic performance

  9. Pause for Activity

  10. Utilize the practice activities and released testlets

  11. Practice Activities and Released Testlets

  12. Practice Activities • Separate practice activities for educators and students • Familiarize students with: • Question types • Navigation process • Procedures to end a testlet • Check device compatibility

  13. Released Testlets • Similar to testlets used in operational test in look, feel, and academic content • New released testlets are added periodically

  14. Released Testlets • A variety of Essential Elements • A variety of linkage levels • Teacher-administered testlets • Computer-administered testlets

  15. Prior to the Assessment Window • Read the Test Administration Manual – bookmark state page • Refresh security agreement and make sure training is complete • Verify the Technical Liaison has installed KITE on testing devices

  16. Planning and scheduling for assessment administration days

  17. Planning and Scheduling • Technology preparations • Obtaining braille forms (if needed) • Printing of usernames/passwords

  18. Planning and Scheduling • Complete practice activities and released testlets • Retrieve TestletInformation Page • Determine appropriate length of test session • Consider schedules • Testing window • Support staff schedules

  19. Planning and Scheduling • Designate testing location • Quiet area • Clear from distractions • Arrange the testing display device so that it is only accessible to the student being assessed • Set up accessibility devices as needed • Stage manipulatives as needed • Evaluate student behavior

  20. Need More Guidance? Educator Resource Page

  21. Test Administration Manual Test Administration Manual

  22. Accessibility Manual Accessibility Manual for the Dynamic Learning Maps™ Alternate Assessment

  23. Additional Training Videos Using the ITI Writing Testlets

  24. Professional Development http://dlmpd.com

  25. The present publication was developed under grant 84.373X100001 from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The views expressed herein are solely those of the author(s), and no official endorsement by the U.S. Department should be inferred.

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