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Grade 3 Pre-test Test Administrator Training. NHCS Testing and Accountability Department September 2012. Outcomes. Participants will become familiar with. the assessment timeline, Pre-test components, and procedures before, during, and after testing. Timeline.
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Grade 3 Pre-test Test Administrator Training NHCS Testing and Accountability Department September 2012
Outcomes Participants will become familiar with • the assessment timeline, • Pre-test components, and • procedures before, during, and after testing.
Timeline Wed, Sept 5 Test administrator training @ Spencer Mon, Sept 10 Spreadsheets sent for paper pencil data entry Tues, Sept 11 Pick up materials at Testing Office 7:45-11:45 Scoring and Data Input Sept 19-20 Reports/Analysis Sept 21 Sept 13-14 Testing - one test per day Sept 17 and 18 Make ups
Pre Test Components • Math • 44 items • First 8 items - Calculator inactive • Reading • 22 items
Test Administrator Training Before testing - Standard procedures • Inform parents • Train teachers • Online v Paper/Pencil administration; calculator active • Online testing – Teachers print student login/password • Provide accommodations for those with IEP, 504, LEP • Secure test materials • Student - Test booklet (paper and pencil), # 2 pencil w/eraser, scratch paper, calculator • Teacher - Door sign, absentee form (Paper/pencil - answer key to be distributed after testing)
Test Administrator Training During testing - Standard procedures • Time for testing –Sept 13-14; Makeup Sept 17-18 • Display door sign. • Testing accommodations must be provided. • Generate a plan for emergencies. • Develop a plan for make-up testing. Components not needed for local assessments • Proctor • Review of Accommodations form
After testing - Standard procedures Test Administrator Training Online • Teachers have immediate access to results. • Testing department will generate reports by Sept 21. Paper/Pencil • Teachers use answer key to score assessments. • Teachers record item choices on spreadsheet received from testing department. • School test coordinator works with instruction/testing to provide analysis.
Timeline Wed, Sept 5 Test administrator training @ Spencer Mon, Sept 10 Spreadsheets sent for paper pencil data entry Tues, Sept 11 Pick up materials at Testing Office 7:45-11:45 Scoring and Data Input Sept 19-20 Reports/Analysis Sept 21 Sept 13-14 Testing - one test per day Sept 17 and 18 Make ups