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Interim Formative Assessment to Improve WETEST Performance. Mary Brickey Wilbur Mills ESC. ACE Testing History. The Need. Superintendents’ concerns for an interim assessment: To raise the End of Course scores for the CTE courses To do it online. Course Selection.
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Interim Formative Assessment to Improve WETEST Performance Mary Brickey Wilbur Mills ESC
The Need • Superintendents’ concerns for an interim assessment: • To raise the End of Course scores for the CTE courses • To do it online
Course Selection • Courses were chosen by the greatest number of students tested in each subject area. • Core courses were used in Business and Family and Consumer Science • Core course for Agriculture was in revision so we used the course that was being tested which would effect the most students in our coop area
Item Development Process • Teachers were trained on item development • Teachers were given the item analysis from test year 2010-2011 • Teachers did assessment of personal areas of weakness • Teachers worked together to create test questions using framework objectives
Item Review • Teachers reviewed the questions and corrected or discarded the questions that they felt were incorrect or misleading
Test Development • Curriculum specialist was hired to help review the questions • Questions were entered into the testing system • Questions were reviewed after entry to once again check for mistakes
Test Delivery • Online • Familiar with D2SC/PCG as the vendor for Target Test Project
Training • Brenda Beard with PCG did an after school workshop to show the teachers the testing process • Teachers were given detailed handouts to cover all areas of the assessment process
First Cycle • Teachers were contacted as tests were released • ESC monitored to ensure that all teachers were testing and contacted those that had not
Use of the Data • Reviewed reports • Item analysis • Individual student responses • Analyzed responses and reviewed incorrect/correct rationale • Retaught skills
Next Steps • Analysis of the test • Validation of the testing questions • Test revision as necessary • Second semester testing
Project Expansion • Adding additional courses • Expanding item bank • Eventually expanding participation • ESC • Districts
Contact Information PCG Mary Brickey, CTE Coordinator, WDEMSCCoop 501-882-6745 mbrickey@wilbur.k12.ar.us Con Sullivan, Agriculture Inst. DesArcHigh School sullivanc@desarc.wmsc.k12.ar.us David Shea dshea@pcgus.com 281-543-8166 John King jaking@pcgus.com 870-703-4910
