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1. INTRO / Education Solutions Development, Inc. Assessments ANUA 2012 – New Orleans

2. SLIDES Assessments Assessments

3. SLIDES Assessments How often does someone ask for student assessment information? Test scores are used in pupil progression plans, determining factors for student promotion/graduation, and used when determining teacher effectiveness. We will explore the possibilities during this session.

4. SLIDES Assessments What questions can be answered with student test results? • Are the students performing at grade level? • Are students progressing at an acceptable rate? • How do our students “stack up” against students in other schools in our district or to students in schools from other districts in our state? • How does our district’s overall performance compare to other districts in our state or districts across the country? • How did my students do on their standardized test? • Can you say Race to the Top?

5. SLIDES Assessments A multitude of Statistical Analysis is performed using student testing data Collect, organize, analyze The value of statistics lies with organizing and simplifying data, to allow for some type of approximation that shows an analysis has been well thought out AND that results are valid. The results must be documented and retrievable. Triangulated data – allows us cross-verify results from multiple sources. The most important function is the comparison of data, or sets of data, to measure accuracy and validity. Longitudinal studies – allows us to watch progress across multiple years – repeat the same analysis for a long period of time.

6. SLIDES Assessments You can’t get the data out until you get it into a usable format –

7. SLIDES Assessments Test Definition Create the new test definition Add the subtest descriptions Define the score types to be collected

8. SLIDES Assessments Assessment is defined, now what? Import/input the test scores, etc. 1) Setup and run a test Import 2) Enter student data on the test details page (screen shot below)

9. SLIDES Assessments Import Configuration Using the instructions and file layout provided by your testing provider, enter the import configuration.

10. SLIDES Assessments Run test import Sample test import below

11. SLIDES Assessments Set up test categories Arrange test results together in a way that makes better use of the data you have. That is, group like-items (all math results), categorize tests used for college entrance, local benchmarks, etc.

12. SLIDES Assessments Search for a student and press the “+” to add test results.

13. SLIDES Assessments Enter test results on the test details page.

14. SLIDES Assessments Reviewing test results There are multiple search criteria when looking up testing information data (at least one is required).

15. SLIDES Assessments Student Tracking

16. SLIDES Assessments Student tracking - expanded

17. SLIDES Assessments Student Test Tracking Report

18. SLIDES Assessments Testing Class Roster

19. SLIDES Assessments Q & A • How do you typically load test results into your SIS system? • How many tests do you give that you DO NOT load? • Please explain to me the necessity of multiple sub-test level.

20. SLIDES Assessments Enjoy the rest of your time here in New Orleans!