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Heat Mapping Student Testing Processes. Tom Story. Introduction. Teacher for 14 years in MPS Web Designer since 2007 Technology Interests in Testing. ADHD Slide. Tracking Mouse Movement http://readheat.com Teacher name is iud78zmi Go Play. We’ll catch up to later!.
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Heat Mapping Student TestingProcesses Tom Story
Introduction • Teacher for 14 years in MPS • Web Designer since 2007 • Technology Interests in Testing
ADHD Slide • Tracking Mouse Movement • http://readheat.com • Teacher name is iud78zmi • Go Play. We’ll catch up to later!
Online Standardized Testing History • 2005 – Student quizzes were online • 2009 – Student online testing for Houghton Mifflin Reading series • 2011 – MAPS online • 2014 – CCSS/ Smarter Balanced / PARCC
Teacher Accountability • It started out as online tests as tools to assess students and find areas for teachers to target in their classrooms. • Now - In year 1 of EEP, school reading comprehension score account for 5% of of review, and will dramatically increase after.
Website Marketing • Heat Maps • Analytics Images • Clicks/Flow • 19 Tips We Learned From Heat Tracking • Study on F Pattern Reading
Online Reading Patterns • F- Shape patterns • Books are read different than online materials • Sitting and posture on computer
Test Technologies • Smarter Balanced Example • PARCC Examples
Heat Mapping • Used in many different places. A visual tool to get an idea of how things move or are being used
Heat Mapping Test PracticeReadHeat.com • Algorithm of time where mouse is spent and is flowing to • Timer is added to output to show how long student spent • Both Text and Questions • Can be anonymous • Email sent to teacher
Student Accountability • Students initially are just logging into a test practice • Once students catch on they are being watched, they spend more time. • Once they see heat map and the expectation, they spend more time on reading text.
Student Findings • Who is this really for? • Reluctant readers – high and low • Low students that seem to be rushing through testing
ADHD Follow up • Let’s Try this
Contact • tom@venataur.com