Spring 2013 Non-Writing SOL Training

1. Spring 2013 Non-Writing SOL Training Presented by: Stephanie E. Haskins April 25, 2013

2. Training Agenda • Spring 2013 Non-Writing Timeline • Testing and Curriculum Resources • Test Security • Special Test Accommodations • Reminders for Testing Coordinators • Questions

3. Testing Timeline

4. Testing Upload • Group Name: Consider how you want score reports to be organized. • Group code: Will NOT appear on printed reports; allows for data sorts; Max 10 characters • Test code: MUST double-check at high school. (NEW assessment? Retest with OLD?) • Ethnicity/ Race: Hispanic; 32 categories • ELL information: Test tier, composite, literacy, SOA-LEP, AYP-D • SOA Transfer: Enrolled after 20th day – Sept 15th (or 20th hour – Feb 12th) • AYP: If a student began school ANY day AFTER the first day AND was NOT in our division last year, can be coded as AYP. May disregard reference to “September 30”. • A: within division • B: outside division/ within Virginia • C: outside Virginia • Term grad: Anyone graduating by August 31, 2013; multiple opportunities • Project Graduation: Refer to definition in TIMS; qualifies for multiple opportunities • RP-Code: Genesis • Retest: High school only – if retaking test • Recovery: Reading or Math only; Check if student has received 10+hours of remediation • D-Code: High school only – if pursuing modified standard diploma (needs literacy/ numeracy requirements) • Online Test: Students NOT marked as online should have documented need Additions in RED and Deletions in RED

5. High School Only: Substitute Tests: If a student is enrolled for the first time in a course that requires an EOC test and has taken or will take an approved substitute test in place of the EOC tests, include in upload and select Testing Status code 10. If a student has failed an EOC test and takes an approved substitute test as a retest in an attempt to earn a verified credit, complete Testing Status code 10 AND set Retest flag to Y. Read-aloud/Audio for Reading: Under certain circumstances an LEP student or a student with a disability may receive the read-aloud or the audio accommodation on the EOC Reading test even though the student has not been determined as eligible based on criteria for read-aloud tests

6. Resources • School Test Coordinator Handbook • Student Data Upload File Requirements • Test Implementation Manual • Examiner’s Manual • Pearson Access User’s Guide for the Virginia Assessment Program • Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments Guidelines for Administering the Read-Aloud Accommodation

7. Testing Resources Test Implementation Manual: • Page iii: What’s New? • Page xvii: Checklist of STC Responsibilities • Page 9: Applications Available for Test Preparation • Page 19: Test Manipulatives • Appendix A: Test Security • Appendix C: Special Test Accommodations • Appendix H: Online Tools, Icons, Descriptions Examiner’s Manual: • What’s New? • Applications for Test Preparation • Responding to test errors • Online Tools, Icons, Descriptions • Answering Student Questions • Online: Examiner “language” • Paper/pencil: Examiner “language” • Test security • Special Test Accommodations • Checklist of Examiner Responsibilities

8. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/english/index.shtml • Standards, Curriculum Framework, Blueprint • Sample Lesson Plans • Vocabulary Resources • Sample Text-Dependent Questions* • Frequently Asked Questions • Released Tests (NOTE: These do NOT align with 2010 standards. New 2010 tests will not be released until 2015.) • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/ • Reading SOL Practice Items* • Reading VMAST Practice Items* • Tabbed Reading Passage Demonstration (gr 8 & EOC)* • Reading Passage Scrolling Demonstration • Narrated demonstration of TEI Items* Curriculum Resources ~ READING

9. NEW testing of 2010 standards for tested grades in Spring 2013 • About 15% TEI - technology-enhanced items (high-level, open-ended questions) • One Section Reviewscreen at the end of the test with all the reading passages and questions • NOTE: If TEI questions require a “stated” number of responses and all are not answered, will show as not answered. If TEI items do NOT state a specific number of responses, will show as answered. • Tabbed presentation of paired reading passages in grades 8 and EOC this Spring. May occur in grades 6 and 7 in upcoming year. • Grade 3 Reading: The grade 3 Reading test has TWO sections and is administered over TWO days. Be sure to STOP after Section 1! • Lexile Scores: Reading results will likely not be equated with lexiles until late fall 2013. Other READING Testing Updates:

10. Teach nonfiction – very important, at ALL levels • Pair fiction and non-fiction passages • Teach roots and affixes – these will be tested as stand-alone AND related to a passage • Study vocabulary • Pull passages from content texts • Ask reading comprehension questions • Research (tested in grade 3 reading; tested in writing in all other grades). Other READING Instructional Reminders:

11. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/mathematics/index.shtml • Standards, Curriculum Framework, Blueprint • Sample Lesson Plans • Instructional Videos • Instructional Resources/ Vocabulary Cards • Using Statewide SOL Results to Guide Instruction* • Released Tests (NOTE: These do NOT align with 2009 standards.) • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/index.shtml#math • Math SOL Practice Items* • Math VMAST Practice Items* • Narrated demonstration of TEI Items* • Mathematics Practice Tool* Curriculum Resources ~ MATHEMATICS

12. Grades 3-5 Mathematics: The grade 3-5 Mathematics test has TWO sections and is administered over TWO days. Be sure to STOP after Section 1! Make sure directions for TWO DAY TESTING are read. • Grades 6-7 Mathematics: The grade 6 and 7 Mathematics test has TWO sections. Both sections must be administered on the SAME day. • Formula Sheets: Make sure the correct formula sheet is provided to students. With the exception of retesters using 2001 standards, all other students should be using 2009 standards. Students taking an online Mathematics test ARE permitted to use a paper formula sheet in addition to the online version. • Seal Code: Seal codes have been added as an option in Pearson Training Center. • Quantiles: All math results will have related quantile score. Other MATHEMATICS Testing Updates . . .

13. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/mathematics/index.shtml • Standards, Curriculum Framework, Blueprint • Sample Lesson Plans • Science Progression • Instructional Resources • Released Tests (NOTE: These do NOT align with 2010 standards.) • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/index.shtml#science • Science SOL Practice Items* • Narrated demonstration of TEI Items* Curriculum Resources ~ SCIENCE

14. NEW testing of 2010 standards for tested grades in Spring 2013 • Chemistry: Students taking online Chemistry test MUST use Periodic Table located on the online test’s toolbar (NO paper copy). Other SCIENCE Testing Updates . . .

15. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/standards_docs/mathematics/index.shtml • Standards, Curriculum Framework, Blueprint • Sample Lesson Plans • SOL Institutes • Instructional Resources • Released Tests (NOTE: Tests from Spring 2012 ARE aligned with the 2008 standards. Therefore, there are no additional practice items or sample TEI items for history, like other subject areas.)* Curriculum Resources ~ HISTORY

16. Other Testing Updates . . . TEI test types: Fill-in-the-blank, Histogram or Bar Graphing, Hot Spot, Number Line, Drag and Drop. Refer to Staunton City Schools website for description. Cut Scores have now been updated. Refer to Staunton City Schools website. All new science and reading tests based on 2010 SOL will have a multiple choice sample and a TEI sample. Color will be used for some test items in the online versions of the new 2010 assessments. Emphasis words such as most, main, and best will no longer be emphasized by italics or capital letters on any new SOL tests. The only exceptions will be the words NOT and EXCEPT, which will continue to be emphasized with capital letters on all SOL tests except for grade 3. The grade 3 tests will not contain test items with the words NOT and except. Continue to maintain focus on rigor of instruction and assessment. Refer to VDOE website.

17. Online SOL Test:A Student’s PerspectiveTestNav Login Screen

18. Online Tools Protractor Dot Straightedge Compass Exhibit Calculator Pointer Eliminate Choice Highlighter Pencil Eraser Notepad Ruler

19. Test Nav Layout Design Changes BEFORE: NOW: NOTE: Change implemented beginning with Fall Non-Writing.

20. SOL Practice Items

21. Pearson Training Center

22. ePAT – Electronic Practice Assessment Tool

23. Test Security Agreement READ all Test Security Guidelines (12 items) and examiner responsibilities (9 items) prior to signing and administering any SOL assessment.

24. Role of Examiners/ Proctors During test administration, Examiners/Proctors must monitor the testing process by moving as unobtrusively as possible about the room. They should ensure that students are working independently and do not have access to unauthorized materials.

25. Answering Student Questions Examiners/ Proctors MAY answer questions regarding technical issues of the assessment. They may NOT answer questions that would provide any hint or clue with regard to the assessment.

26. Examples of Technical Questions Scrolling: “To view all of the reading passage, use the scroll bar to the right of the passage to move the page up and down.” Navigating the test: “To move to the next question click Next”; “To go back to the previous question click Previous”; “To go back to a question from the review screen click on the question’s number”; “To submit your test click the Submit the test button”; “Go back to the test item to make sure the Pointer was used to indicate the answer.” NOTE: Examiners/ Proctors may NOT use the student’s mouse or keyboard to navigate any portion of the test for the student.

27. Special Test Accommodations Students who meet one or more of following criteria may be assigned a paper/pencil test: Placement: Special situation school, homebound, Governor’s school Accommodation requires paper/pencil: large-print, Braille, flexible schedule (multiple testing sessions requiring more than one day) Documented medical condition: Exposure to computer will aggravate condition (i.e. seizure disorder, etc.)

28. Explanation of Testing Accommodations What’s allowed? What’s NOT allowed? Guidelines for SPRING and SUMMER 2013 only

29. STC Reminders . . . Proctor Authorization Tickets and StudentAuthorization Tickets – These tickets shouldbeprinted no more than4 daysprior to the test windowstart date and must bestored in a secure location untilneeded. Start the test session the day of the scheduled session. Use the Examiner’s/ Proctor’s Test Booklet/ Test Ticket TransmittalForm/ Affidavit to distribute and collect test tickets and materials to examiners. ProvideExaminers extra copies of the formula sheets and the Periodic Table of the Elements, where applicable. Ensurethat all examiners/ proctors have allowable test manipulatives. (Refer to instructions in TIM and Examiner Manual for clearing calculatormemory.)

30. More reminders . . . View the status of each test session through Session Detailsscreen (Ready, Active, Exited, Resumed, Resumed-Upload, Submitted, Processing, Completed, Marked Complete). Add, move, and removestudentsfrom test sessions, as needed. Studentswho are absent on the day of testing must beremoved/movedfrom the session beforeitcanbestopped. Stop all online test sessions at the end of the day. All students must show a Completedstatus on the Session Detailsscreen. Anystudentswith a Not Started, Exited, or Resumestatus must beremoved/ moved to a make-up or irregularity session beforestopping the test session.

31. More reminders . . . Moving a student: If students are moved to an alternatetesting site to completetheir tests, theirStudentAuthorization tickets must becollectedby the Examiner or Proctor prior to the move and redistributedonlyafter the students are settled in the new location. While in transit, students must not beallowed to discuss the test withanyone or have access to educationalmaterials. Their online test must beExitedprior to beingmoved to the new location. Before the studentcan log in (using the same information on the test ticket) to completetheir test, the student’s test must beResumed in Test Session Management.

32. Testing Irregularities Report anyirregularitieswithin 24 hours. MOST Common Irregularities: #1 - Studentunable to complete test #2 - Accommodation not provided or inappropriate accommodation provided #3 - Test inappropriatelymarkedcomplete #4 - Inappropriatemanipulative

33. Marking Tests Complete • Mark test complete guidelines: Everystudentidentified for testingmust beaccounted for via an online test or a paper document, includingstudentswhowere not testedbecausethey: • Were exempt due to LEP • Were absent during the entiretestingwindow • Refused or were disruptive • Cheated • Wereinvolved in a medical emergency • Failed the course but passed the test and are retaking the course • Took a substitute test for verifiedcredit • Move thesestudents to a new session and the DDOT will mark these tests completeat the conclusion of testing.

34. Other reminders . . . Testing Accommodations: Add Test-Specific data in PearsonAccess to indicatewhat accommodations wereprovided to the studentunder the Test Detailsscreen of PearsonAccess. (Temporary Accommodations maybehandledthrough the upload or underStudent Registration.) StudentAlerts:Clear all studentalertsfor the school, when possible. Ask if there are questions related to alerts. Be sure that the RETEST flagisselected on the Test Assignmentscreen for everystudentwhoisretaking the test for verifiedcredit.

35. Questions?