Keystone Exams Spring 2011 Student Group & Precode Training Pennsylvania Department of Education

1. Keystone Exams Spring 2011 Student Group & Precode Training Pennsylvania Department of Education Data Recognition Corporation

2. Presenter • Ben Leer, Education Project Manager

3. PA eDIRECT • PA eDIRECT is a web portal that is used for the Pennsylvania Voluntary Model Curriculum, Classroom Diagnostic Tools, and Keystone Exams • Used by Technology Coordinators for the distribution of the PA Online Assessment software • Used by Test Coordinators for access to the Test Setup tools and tutorials • Student tutorials are available publicly on the PA eDIRECT site • Users granted access to PA eDIRECT will be notified of their access through email • Permissions based system

4. Meeting Logistics • All participant microphones are currently muted. • Submit questions as we go using the Questions feature. • Use the “Raise Hand” button under the participant list to indicate you have a question. • There will be a small (5 minute) break between the Field Test and Operational discussion • At the end of the presentation, there will be a question-and-answer period. • The host will read through the list of questions posed throughout the presentation and then answer subsequent questions as they arise.

5. Training Objectives • Describe the Keystone Exams Student Group and Precode Process • Highlight key dates for entering data during Precode Window • Answer any questions regarding Keystone Exams Student Group/Precode Process

6. Process Overview

7. Key Dates *For additional information on spring exam dates, please reference SAS, eDIRECT , or contact PA Customer Service.

8. Traditional 10-month Schedule

9. Block Schedule

10. Spring 2011 Keystone Exams eDIRECT Log-in

11. PA eDIRECT https://pa.drcedirect.com/ To Log On Click Here CDT/Keystone Exams New User Registration FormVoluntary Model Curriculum User Registration Form

12. Enter email address & password, click ‘Log On’

13. Click on ‘Test Setup’

14. Spring 2011 Keystone Exams FIELD TEST STUDENT GROUP & PRECODE PROCESS

15. Field Test Process Overview – Algebra II, Geometry, & English Composition

16. Paper Sessions - PrecodeLabels • Districts will receive precode labels for use on the Paper/Pencil exam based on the students you identify in Student Groups. • If no students are placed into Student Groups prior to March 18th, you will not receive precode labels and will need to hand bubble student information.

17. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually Select ‘Student Groups’

18. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually Select Administration – Keystone Exams Spring 2011

19. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually Select School

20. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually Click ‘Find Student Groups’

21. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually DRC created Student Groups will now appear without Students Please take note of Group Names for future reference

22. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually In this demo we will edit English Composition Select ‘View/Edit Group’

23. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually This will be the exact Teacher that will appear in all schools Group Name and Teacher will populate

24. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually Search for students by grade

25. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually This search will display Grade 8 Students within the designated School Click ‘Find Students’

26. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually Students who fit criterion appear in ‘Available Students’

27. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually To select Students: Hold Ctrl key + click on Students Select Students and move into ‘Students in Group’

28. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually Selected students now appear in ‘Students in Group’

29. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually Click ‘Save’

30. Field Test - Edit Student Group Manually Updated Student Count now appears

31. Field Test – Test Sessions • Test Sessions will be created by DRC, based on the enrollments entered. • Paper/Pencil ONLY • Students will be added to a Test Session by DRC. • Test Session will indicate the paper test mode. • All Students will receive a Student Precode Label if added to Student Group by March 18, 2011. • Students added after March 18th will need to have a District/School Label used on the answer book for testing. This will require Administrators to hand bubble Student Information (PAsecureID, Class, Birthdate, Etc.) on the Keystone Exams.

32. Field Test - Test Sessions (cont.) • Dual (Online & Paper/pencil): • Students will be added to a test session by DRC. • Two Test Sessions will be created for Dual enrolled schools: • Online • Paper/pencil • Students split 50/50 between the two Test Sessions • NOTE: There is no control over which mode (paper or online) students will take. This is done randomly to achieve nonbiased results for data analysis purposes. • All Students added to the paper/pencil Test Session will receive a precode label if added to a Student Group by March 18, 2011.

33. Field Test Questions? 5 minute Question & Answer break

34. Spring 2011 Keystone Exams OPERATIONAL STUDENT GROUP & PRECODE PROCESS

35. Operational Process Overview – Algebra I, Biology, & Literature

36. Operational – Add Student Group Manually Click on ‘Student Groups’

37. Operational – Add Student Group Manually Select Administration

38. Operational – Add Student Group Manually School users will have both District and School populate

39. Operational – Add Student Group Manually Click ‘Add Student Group’

40. Operational – Add Student Group Manually New window appears

41. Operational – Add Student Group Manually Create/Name the Group

42. Operational – Add Student Group Manually Select Teacher

43. Operational – Add Student Group Manually Search for students by grade

44. Operational – Add Student Group Manually This search will display Grade 8 Students within the designated School Click ‘Find Students’

45. Operational – Add Student Group Manually Students who fit criterion appear in ‘Available Students’

46. Operational – Add Student Group Manually To select Students: Hold Ctrl key + click on Students Select students and move into ‘Students in Group’

47. Operational – Add Student Group Manually Selected students now appear in ‘Students in Group’

48. Operational – Add Student Group Manually Select ‘Save’ or ‘Save & Add Another Group’

49. Operational – Add Student Group Manually After selecting ‘Save & Add Another Group’ this new window appears

50. Operational – Add Student Group Manually After selecting ‘Save’, this screen will appear with new Student Group(s)