KySTE: What’s New in CIITS?

Maritta Horne, CIITS Service Manager Lyndsey Robinson, CIITS Integration Specialist Michael Spence, CIITS Technical Analyst

Agenda  Updates and Important Information with Q & A  Topic Information 1.IMS Update Release 3.Questions ?

Today, CIITS has 1.6M average logins per month Accessed by 219,000 Students 80% of Teachers on average per district 99% of Superintendents 95% of Principals 98% of CAOs 99% of DACs 98% of CIOs Overall CIITS Usage 2015

CIITS Help Cases 2015

CIITS Communications Assign CIITS roles in Person Role Manager (in KDE Web Apps) as appropriate. People assigned CIITS roles will receive CIITS communications from KDE. District WAAPOCs can assign the roles. – Find your district WAAPOC(s) here:

CIITS Communications KDE Notify system – All CIITS updates and notifications posted here. – Mobile app to receive push notifications.

CIITS Job Categories  Data in IC will be used to align certified staff who will be evaluated to a job category.  Type/Alt Type will be used to determine a person’s job category in CIITS.  Type/Alt Type is located on the District Assignments tab in IC.  Type/Alt Type should NEVER be left blank.  Type/Alt Type must be the same on all active assignment records within a school, but may be different between schools.  NEVER delete an assignment record; end date the assignment instead. For more information regarding Job Category Setup for Certified Staff see the Quick Reference Card (QRC) for Job Category Setup for Certified Staff.Job Category Setup for Certified Staff Michael Spence

For principals, in addition to giving the principal a Type of 02:Administrator, also enter the principal’s address on the School Resource page in Campus. Click Path: Index → System Administration → Resources → School – Enter principal’s in the “Principal ” field. CIITS Job Categories For more information on proper Campus setup to receive the correct CIITS access, please consult the “Assigning CIITS Roles and Permissions” document located here.here

04 – Support 07 – Audiologist 07 – Interpreter 07 – Other Non-Professional 07 – Other Professional 07 – Teacher Aide 07 – Work Study Coordinator Type/Alt Type values NOT aligned to a job category CIITS Job Categories

Student Growth Report for Teachers Data has been added to the Student Growth Reports for Teachers available in the Classrooms Module To access these reports scroll over classrooms, click on Student Performance, choose a section, click on the student analysis tab and then click on the Cumulative Student Growth Report

School & District Data S&DD Tab Available for Teachers: Teachers can now access Reports via S&DD All reports from the Report Bank have been published to Teachers We will be presenting more in- depth information at the “Publishing School & District Data Reports” sessions Report Bank Survey Results: The results from the CIITS Report Bank survey did not reveal any issues with the reports. It appears there are districts using every report; therefore, no reports will be deleted. There were a few requests for additional reports and we are gathering requirements to create reports to meet those needs. Per a district’s request, a STAR Reading Analysis report was created. For a sample of any report, please see the CIITS Report Bank Samples document located on the CIITS Google Training Site for School and District Data.CIITS Report Bank Samples *If you are interested in more information regarding School & District Data in CIITS we will be presenting “Creating and Publishing Reports to the School & District Bank” in this room at 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm.

 GradeCam is a 3rd-party software that allows educators to score Multiple Choice and True/False assessments by using document/web cameras.  If your district or school does not already have a GradeCam license, you can still sign-up for a free GradeCam account that allows you to score assessments containing 10 questions or less.  Schools or Districts wanting to take advantage of this new integration (whether free or paid), will need to contact Maritta Horne so that we may set up the synchronization of data between GradeCam and CIITS. Maritta Horne  GradeCam Integration with CIITS: Presentation Resource VideoPresentationResourceVideo  Schools and districts who are interested in purchasing a full GradeCam license can use the GradeCam contact information below: Proven Learning, LLC 1067 N. Main Street #266 Nicholasville, KY Phone , Fax Website GradeCam

Data Sharing 3 rd Party Interim Assessments such as MAP, DEA and STAR require a Data Authorization. Click on the correct authorization link below and complete if necessary: Discovery Education Assessment Data Authorization NWEA MAP Data Authorization Renaissance Learning Data Authorization

MAP Reporting MAP data and reports for Reading and Math now include Projections for K-PREP and ACT College Readiness

17.1 Release Enhancements/Capabilities: "Pattern Scoring" will be available for Task assessment items that use Multiple Choice, True/False, Gridded, Checklist, or Hot-Spot activities. Leadership and Assessment Manager roles will have new Test Restriction options to prevent unauthorized users from copying tests or questions on tests, from scoring assessment items, or from viewing Item Analysis reports. A new 5-star rating system for Instructional Materials will help identify high quality content for classroom instruction. A new layout of the Material Detail page for Instructional Materials will make it easier for users to read, edit, copy and assign. In EDS, Leadership users will have the ability to revert completed observations and Summary of Evidence back to "in progress" status to allow editing. Leadership users will also be able to delete those sources Performance Fixes: Resolves slowness when creating pre-formatted and custom reports in the School and District Data module Resolves slowness when running the District Observation Summary report in EDS On Friday evening, March 11, Pearson will upgrade the CIITS application to version The new release will include the following…

What’s New in v17.1 Assessment Admin ● New scoring model - Pattern Scoring ● Enhancements to Test Restrictions ● Test Item Defaults have been moved ● “Track Completion” report (aka Data Collection Report) adjustments Instructional Materials ● A new look and feel for instructional materials ● A new 5-star rating system for instructional materials ● Modified logic for Suggested Materials ● User experience improvements to Instructional Materials search ● User experience improvements to the display of standards search results ● Materials Vetting Enhancements

IMS Enhancements Assessment

About Pattern Scoring Use when students should only get points for an item if they also answer the previous item correctly Pattern scoring is now available for tasks

Requirements for Pattern Scoring ● Task must only contain two activities ● Activity A must be one of the following item types: ○ Multiple Choice ○ True/False ○ Gridded ○ Checklist (with All or None Scoring) ○ Hot Spot - single selection

Scoring Tasks with Pattern Scoring There are notifications in Scoring to explain that points awarded for the second activity are dependent on the first

Additional Details for Pattern Scoring Can search for tasks with pattern scoring in Advanced Search Task’s scoring model can be changed for scheduled tests via the modify page

Test Restrictions: Introduction For state and district tests, test restrictions prevent unauthorized users from: ●Viewing item content ○ Always, before start & after end date, before start date, except during a custom date range ●Copying test or test items ●Seeing the Item Analysis report ●Editing or deleting student responses ○ Always, after score due date ●Scoring open response questions ○ Always, after score due date

Test Restrictions: Operations Both of the operations below will be added to the Leadership role and Assessment Manager role: ●View content and manage restricted tests: ○ Viewing item content ○ Copying test or test items ○ Seeing the Item Analysis report ●Add or update student responses on restricted tests: ○ Editing or deleting student responses ○ Scoring open response questions View content and manage restricted tests Add or update student responses on restricted tests

Test Restrictions: Implied restrictions The “view content and manage restricted tests” operations is required to: ●Apply, delete, or edit restrictions on a test ●Create or edit content on a restricted test ○A “restricted test” is defined as any test that has one or more restrictions set on it All “hidden”, “custom”, or “implied” restrictions have been removed. Each restriction must be explicitly set. ●Hide teacher names and section information on answer sheets ●Prevent students from accessing the test before the start date or after the end date Behavior will not change for existing tests during the 17.1 upgrade View content and manage restricted tests Add or update student responses on restricted tests

Test Restrictions Default Value Defaults for all Test Restrictions and the previously mentioned test properties can be specified at System > Assessment Admin Settings > Test Properties

Test Restrictions: Scoring ●If a particular user is totally prevented from scoring a test, the scoring links for that assessment will be hidden in all relevant areas of the application ●If a particular user can score some item types but not others, the scoring links will display, but they can only modify the appropriate item types

Test Restrictions: Uploading Results To upload student results via CSV file, the user must have rights to score all the items on the test

Test Item Defaults ●Test Item Defaults had been moved from Test Properties, to its own section when creating or editing a test ●Users can decide whether they want the defaults to only apply to “future” items being added to the test or also to items already on the test

Data Collection Report for Teacher Admin ●Teacher users with school or district-level Assessment Admin privileges will see an administrator’s view of the Data Collection Report, for their institution ●A checkbox will display to allow these users to see their teacher version of this report, with a narrowed list of only the eligible sections which they teach

IMS Enhancements Classrooms

Material Detail: A New Look and Feel Actions shown in an affixed, horizontal bar Material Rating Material content, alignments, linked materials, organizers and assignment information, with links to jump down to the appropriate section Edit and Copy will always be on the right Modifier info more visible Submission and approval actions and information

Standards Search Results: New Look and Feel ●Standards search listings show only the matching standards, not their entire tree structure along with it (full hierarchy can be seen when clicking the standard) ●Zeros are hidden from the grid of aligned material counts/links

Pending Materials: New Look and Feel ●Default sort changed from type to date submitted ●Infinite scrolling rather than numbered pages of results ●New expanded view for whole-screen browsing ●Can sort or filter by any column ●Can pin columns ●Choices persist for return visits to page

Instructional Material Search: New Look ●Revised layout for searching materials, standards, courses and curriculum ●“My Materials” icon/link (instead of “Go to My Materials” link)

Rating System for Instructional Materials ●A 5-star rating system for instructional materials (lesson plans, instructional units, resources and assessments) ●Displayed average ratings will round to the nearest half star ●Replaces Recommendations ●Any user who can view non-private status material, excluding the material’s creator, can rate it ●Any external resources originating from a shared Pearson content repository cannot be rated

Ratings on Material Detail Page ●View the material’s average rating and # raters ●Hover over the average rating to see a breakdown of ratings by stars ●Rate a Schoolnet material using a 5-star scale, as well as remove or update your rating

Search Results: Filter and Sort by Rating ●Filter instructional materials search results by average rating ●Sort search results in descending order by “average rating” (this sortable average will consider not just the mathematical star rating average but also the number of raters, resulting in the prioritization of materials that have more ratings as well as high averages)

Search Results: Avg. Rating and My Rating ●The average rating and number of raters will display below each rating- eligible search result listing ● On hover, the Average Rating will display a popover containing the breakdown of ratings by stars ●“My Rating” will show for materials the user has personally rated ●My Materials page displays rating-eligible materials the same way

Suggested Materials and Ratings ●Suggested Materials will show the material’s average rating (and “My Rating,” if applicable) ●Underlying logic revisions to prioritize the suggestion of highly rated instructional materials over unrated or poorly rated instructional materials

Material Details: Vetting Actions New area on screen for materials vetting actions SubmitterReviewerSubmitter NEW - submitter can cancel any submission that has not been approved CHANGE – ‘Return’ action available up front NEW – submitter and reviewer see how many times the material has been submitted CHANGE – ‘Revoke Approval’ is now ‘Remove from … Bank’

Material Details: Commenting Parties to a review may be enabled to add a comment when taking action Submitters can also enter comments System operators can choose which actions allow comments

Material Details: Vetting History Actions taken and comments entered by users during a review are visible to those users and other eligible users at the institutions where the review occurred Portion of History available to Reviewer(s) at District, while still pending Review History automatically open when review is currently underway at user’s institution

Notification Customization System operator sets which parties receive which kinds of notifications for which actions in the process and can edit the content of each notification

Approval without Sharing ●Can enable educators at schools to submit one or more types of material to review without having to add to school bank ●Option not available for materials already public or materials already submitted to school bank (as those have already been vetted)

Approval without Sharing ●Submitters must enter target date when intending to first time use ●Actions and comments from this process also added to Review History ●Approval is not a requirement to schedule or take other steps with material Submitter may change target date or cancel while approval is pending Reviewer actions remain the same

Multiple Approvals Process ●Can set how many approvals required to add material to a bank ●Multiple approvals cannot be set for the new private-use approval process ●Parties to any review cycle in progress can see how many approvals are still needed before being added to that bank Reviewer view, pending Owner view, returned

Additional Enhancements ●Resolves issue with slow loading of pre-formatted report screens in School and District Data ●Resolves issue with slow loading of district level Observation Summary report