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Baltimore City Public Schools Pre-Test Workshop Spring’08

Detailed agenda for pre-test workshop including testing schedule, administering directions, activities, and material distribution guidelines. Accommodations, testing procedures, and post-testing organization tips also provided.

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Baltimore City Public Schools Pre-Test Workshop Spring’08

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  1. Baltimore City Public Schools Pre-Test Workshop Spring’08

  2. Agenda • Testing Schedule • Specific Directions for Administering • Activities Prior to & During Testing • Inventory & Distribution of Test Materials • Completing Student Demographic Information • Activities After Testing • Organizing & Packaging Materials • Completing Scoring Forms (SSIDs & SPOSS) • Shipping materials for Scoring 2

  3. 2008 Schedule • February 28 & 29 Delivery of Test Material (Harcourt) • March 10 – March 18 BCPS Test Administration • March 19 Pick-up Scorable Material (Pitney Bowes) • May, 2008 Deliver Score Reports 3

  4. GRADE 1/ Primary 1 Word Study Skills 20 minutes Word Reading 25 minutes Sentence Reading 30 minutes Reading Comprehension 40 minutes TOTAL WORKING TIME 115 MINUTES Grade 2/ Primary 2 Word Study Skills 20 minutes Reading Vocabulary 20 minutes Reading Comprehension 40 minutes TOTAL WORKING TIME 80 MINUTES Student Working TimeReading 4

  5. Mathematics Grades 1 & 2 Math Problem-Solving 50 minutes Math Procedures 30 minutes Total Testing Time 80 minutes Rulers are required for the Math Problem-Solving Subtest Listening – Required forReading First Schools Only! Grades 1 & 2 30 minutes The entire subtest is read to students Student Working Time 5

  6. Specific Directions for Administering Physical Conditions in Testing Room • Maintain a natural classroom atmosphere • Provide adequate lighting • Arrange seating in order to prevent cheating • Post a “Testing DO NOT Disturb Sign” on the door Test Directions for Administering • Read directions as printed in booklet (markers) • Do not give help on specific test questions • Pause approximately 10 seconds between questions • Reread direction if a mistake is made reading the direction • Cover all Sittings within a subtest 6

  7. ACCOMODATIONS • Accommodations Changes in standardized assessment conditions to level the playing field for students by eliminating the construct created by their disability (Tindal & Fuchs, 1999) • Nonstandard Administration • Verbatim Reading (Reading Comprehension, Word Study Skills, Word Reading, Sentence Reading ) • Calculator in Math Procedures Subtest • Oral Response in Native Language – English Language Learners • Special Coding Requirement for Non-Standard Administration • On Student Booklet under “Special Conditions” bubble #20 7

  8. Activities Prior to Testing • Inventory Test Materials against Packing Slip • Ensure boxes belong to your building • Retain Boxes for returning booklets for scoring • Contact Assessment Office for Additional Materials • Ancillary Materials (distributed during meeting) • Packing Instructions – Power point • Special Program Order for Scoring Services (SPOSS) Form • SSID Sheets • Paperbands • Address Labels (white) • Pre-Identification Rosters and Labels • Test Materials (delivered to your school) • Test Booklets / Practice tests – packages of 10 • Test Directions / Practice Test Directions- single copies • Rulers – packages of 40 • Meet with Test Administrators • Set Testing Schedule • Allow teachers to preview test directions • Train teachers for test administration 8

  9. Examiner Directions for Administering Test Booklets (one per student) No. 2 pencils with Erasers Clock Scratch Paper Paper Rulers Pre-Identification Labels Student Test Booklet No. 2 pencil with eraser Scratch Paper Paper Ruler Activities Prior to Testing Materials Required for Testing 9

  10. Activities Prior to Testing Completing Student Demographic Information • Pre-Identification Labels • Eliminates bubbling most Student Identification information • Must be placed properly on test booklets • Discard labels with inaccurate information • If a student receives a non-standard administration you must bubble #20 on the test booklet in Special Conditions • Bubble the following information for students without labels 2. Last Name, First Name MI • Date of Birth • Gender • Race/Ethnicity • Grade • Student Number-begin with leading zero 10. If a student receives a non-standard administration you must bubble on the test booklet #20 in Special Conditions 10

  11. Test Booklet w/ Pre-ID Label Non Standard Administration Only 11

  12. Test Booklet with hand bubbled Information Non Standard Administration Only 12

  13. After Testing • Organize Scorable Materials to return to Harcourt • Used Test Booklets grades 1 & 2 • Arrange Booklets by class • Arrange booklets with the demographic page facing up • Ensure margin with black horizontal bars is on the left • Complete a Scoring Service Identification Sheet for each class or group of documents • Use a #2 pencil to complete this form • Do not mix grades within a group • Do not send photocopies of the SSID Sheet • Place the completed SSID sheet on top of the group and band with a paper band 13

  14. A After Testing B C • Scoring Service Identification Sheet • Side #1: Directions • Print School Information • Grid the Grade Level • Grid the School Name • D. Leave Blank • E. Grid Number of Documents • “0021” – Right Justify • F. Grid School Code • Leave Blank • Leave Blank D F E H G 14

  15. I After Testing J K Scoring Service Identification Sheet Side #2: Directions I. Grid Bubble J. Leave Blank K. Print/Grid Teacher Name L. Leave Blank Place the completed SSID sheet on top of the group of documents and band with a paper band L 15

  16. After Testing SPOSS Grade 1 First Teacher Group Packaging Schematic Grade 1 Second Teacher Group Grade 2 Second Teacher Group Grade 2 First Teacher Group Box 1 of 1 16

  17. After Testing • SPOSS • Record the Following: • School Name • Number of Groups and Total Number of Test Booklets • Place at the Top of Box#1 • of your Shipment A B 3 48 352 17

  18. After Testing Shipping Scorable Material • Use Original Cartons • Pack documents in order that Grade 1 booklets are at the top of box #1 of your shipment • You may pack multiple grades within a box • Do not split classes between boxes • Fill empty space in boxes with crumpled paper • Seal boxes with reinforced tape • Affix an Address Label to each box in your shipment • Record your school address on the Label • Sequentially number the boxes in your shipment in the space provided on the label • Pitney Bowes will retrieve material on March 19 • Materials must be ready for pick up the morning of March 19 • Place material in main office and notify staff of retrieval • Driver will leave a receipt once shipment is picked up • Contact the Assessment Office if materials have not been retrieved from your school 18

  19. After Testing • Alerts questions regarding your order that delay the scoring process • Missing/Incomplete SPOSS • Required to inventory your order • Missing/Incomplete SSID Sheets • N-count Discrepancies: Please ensure that the number of documents is bubbled accurately on the SSID Sheet • Test Booklets not returned as scheduled to Harcourt for Scoring • Partial shipments of test booklets returned for scoring 19

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