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TRAINING MODULE I Title I Assessments
Transcript • A transcript of this presentation is available on the Minnesota Assessments portal under Resources > Training > Minnesota Department of Education. • The Procedures Manual for the Minnesota Assessments is available on the Minnesota Assessments portal under Resources > General Resources.
Every student needs to test, but not every student tests in the same way.
New-to-Country Students • New-to-country English learners may, but are not required to, take a Title I reading assessment • Reading is the only Title I subject where new-to-country English learners are not required to take the assessment
Reading MCA Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 10) • Districts choose administration mode by school • Indicate administration mode during Pretest Editing
Reading MCA Online Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 10)
Reading MCA Scheduling – Online Administration • Nine-week online testing window • One testing opportunity per student • District-assigned testing dates
Reading MCA Online Test Administration • Students must complete all items in a passage before pausing • Previously completed passages are not accessible after pausing longer than 20 minutes
Reading MCA ItemTypes – Online Administration • Multiple choice • Technology enhanced
Reading MCA Online Tools • Highlighter • Strikethrough • Zoom • Notepad • Reading passage expansion
Reading MCA Accommodations – Online Administration • Accommodated test materials • 12-point regular print test books • Large print test books • Braille test books • Enter student responses in Data Entry Interface
Reading MCA Paper Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 10)
Reading MCA Scheduling – Paper Administration(Grades 3–8 and 10) • Three-week testing window for paper administration • District-assigned testing dates • Includes grade 10 • No state-assigned test or make-up dates • All schools within district administer same segment(s) for a grade on the same day
Reading MCA Format – Paper Administration • Four segments in each test book • Multiple-choice items only
Reading MCA Accommodations – Paper Administration • Accommodated test materials • Large print test books • Braille test books • Enter student responses in answer document
Mathematics MCA Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 11) • Districts choose administration mode by school • Indicate administration mode during Pretest Editing
Mathematics MCA Online Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 11)
Mathematics MCA Scheduling – Online Administration • Nine-week online testing window • One testing opportunity per student • District-assigned testing dates
Mathematics MCA Online Test Administration • Students can pause and resume at any point during the test • Previously completed items are not accessible after pausing longer than 20 minutes
Mathematics MCA Text-to-Speech – Online Administration • Available in all Mathematics MCA forms • Student initiated • Students must have headphones in order to listen to text-to-speech
Mathematics MCA Item Types –Online Administration • Multiple choice • Technology enhanced
Mathematics MCA Online Tools • Calculator • Formula Sheet • Highlighter • Strikethrough • Zoom
Mathematics MCA Accommodations – Online Administration • Accommodated test materials • Mathematics scripts • 12-point regular print test books • Large print test books • Braille test books • Enter student responses in Data Entry Interface • Accommodated text-to-speech in online test
Mathematics MCA Paper Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 11)
Mathematics MCA Scheduling – Paper Administration (Grades 3–8 and 11) • Three-week testing window for paper administration mode • District-assigned testing dates • Includes grade 11 • No state-assigned test or make-up dates • All schools within district administer same segment(s) for a grade on the same day
Mathematics MCA Format – Paper Administration • Four segments in each test book
Mathematics MCA Item Types – Paper Administration • Multiple choice • Gridded Response (grades 5–8 and 11)
Mathematics MCA Accommodations – Paper Administration • Accommodated test materials • Mathematics scripts • Mathematics CDs • Large print test books • Braille test books • Enter student responses in answer document
MCA-Modified • Alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards • Reading and mathematics • Available in grades 5–8, 10, and 11 • Students may take in place of the MCA
MCA-Modified Eligibility Requirements • For special education students with an IEP • Meet specific requirements in the Alternate Assessment Eligibility Requirements • Persistently low performance on MCA/MTELL
MCA-Modified Administration Details • Grades 5–8, 10 and 11 • Online administration mode only
MCA-Modified Scheduling (Grades 5–8, 10 and 11) • Eight-week online testing window • One testing opportunity per student • District-assigned testing dates
Online Administration of MCA and MCA-Modified • Can administer online MCA-Modified and MCA together • Same Test Monitor and Student Directions
Reading MCA-Modified Online Test Administration • Students must complete all items in a passage before pausing • Previously completed passages are not accessible after pausing longer than 20 minutes