Welcome to Acuity! Teacher Introduction Jackie Gantzer Director of Assessments EdPower

Training Agenda Teacher Login Viewing Class Rosters Student Test Experience Viewing Reports

Teacher Login Building-specific URL Will receive within the next two weeks Enter Username & Password provided by District Administrator

Login Page is the same for students & teachers Log into Acuity Login Page is the same for students & teachers

Acuity Home Page To Change your Password, Click on “My Settings”

Main Menu

View Class Rosters Main Menu Management Classes BEST PRACTICE: Prior to your Testing Dates - Confirm your Class Roster(s) are correct. – Tell Jackie Gantzer at gantzer@edpower.org about needed changes or NEW STUDENTS! Main Menu Management Classes Select School (if applicable) Click Show Existing Classes Select Class & Click View Roster Click Show All Passwords Click Print Roster

Student Test Experience Computers in lab log into URL provided (same as teacher log-in) Students enter their User Name Students enter their Password Ignore Checkbox Click Enter Site

Log into Acuity Best Practice: Give students their usernames and passwords BEFORE they get to the lab!

Student Test Experience

Student Test Experience Tests take ~35-45 minutes to complete Click Take A Test Select Subject Pick a test to Start or Finish Click button to Start Test START means the student Starts the test for the first time FINISH means the student can complete a test previously started, but not completed

Student Test Experience 2012 8th Grade Reading Diagnostic

Student Test Experience Click Next 1st page of Test will be the Instructions Click NEXT

Student Test Experience Click GO

Student Test Experience Things students encounter during testing Scrolling for Passages or long answer choice options Answer Choices on Right of Screen Next, Back, Erase, and Exit buttons at top Mark for Review Jump to Question at bottom Math Specific: Reference Sheet During the first test, quickly point these out to students so they know how to navigate.

Student Text Experience

Student Test Experience Last Screen allows student to Review Answer Choices (Item #s are Hyperlinks) SAVE/EXIT –test is NOT complete, students must come back later to finish FINISH – Student complete, submits test for scoring Reports will not generate unless all students click FINISH If students finish early, have them bring a book or something else to work on.

Student Test Experience

Constructed Response Each Predictive Form has 2 CR Items Students ARE NOT required to complete the CR questions unless the teacher decides to require it. CR questions, if used, will need to be scored by the teacher and manually entered into the system before reports can be created.

Reports

Roster Report Gives an overview of student scores. Scale score aligned to ISTEP+ Pass+ Pass DNP % Drill Down Note here that you can see who hasn’t taken or finished the test yet.

Assessment Report Gives a breakdown of class performance by standard/skill Drill Down Drilling down here will give you more information about the standard/skill and even show you test questions related to it. Drilling down on the percentages will show you which students are in that category. Drill Down

Item Analysis Report Lists specific questions for each standard/skill and shows which answers students selected. Drill Down Drilling down here will show you what that answer choice was as well as which students selected it.

Preparing for Testing Day(s) Before Right Before Tell students about the test (date/time, format, purpose, etc.) Explain what a good score would be and set goals for the end of the year Right Before Pass out student usernames and passwords to save time in lab Give them a pep talk about the test’s importance Have CLEAR procedures for testing (how to enter lab, where to sit, when to enter address, etc.)

Preparing for Testing After During Circulate room, helping when needed and watching wandering eyes when needed (might even have students start on different questions) After Record student scores when they’re done (reports don’t show for up to 24 hours) HAVE SOMETHING FOR THEM TO DO Have a mini-conference with students about scores (what it means, where they go from there) Celebrate class performance and set goals for future testing

Acuity Community Free Training/Instructional Videos Connect with other Acuity Users Access the Acuity User’s Guide http://acuitycommunity.ctb.com/t5/Explore-Resources/Acuity-User-Guide/ba-p/1982 Access Free Training Materials

Free Instructional Videos http://acuitycommunity.ctb.com/t5/Explore-Resources/Instructional-Videos/ba-p/27 AYP Report Batch Reports Summary Report Portfolio Report Prior Year Reports Item Analysis Report Roster Report Assessment Report - Year 1 Predictive Report Assessment Report - Diagnostic Report Access and Read Predictive Results

Thank you! Questions?