OFFICE OF COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education February 2015 Grade-Level Assessments Training for Test Examiners Spring 2015 (Updated February 20, 2015) 1

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Navigation Tools  This training, the presentation PowerPoint, and other training resources are available on DESE’s website at readiness/assessment/grade-level readiness/assessment/grade-level  User Tools  Pause  Skip  Full Screen  Panel Version  Volume Control 3

Training Audience and Objectives  This training is intended for Test Examiners and other district personnel involved in administering or planning for Grade-Level MAP assessments.  Training objectives:  To provide updates on the MAP Grade-Level Assessments  To provide standardized training for planning and administration of summative MAP Grade-Level Assessments  This training does not replace a thorough review of the Test Administration Manual. 4

Agenda  Overview of Spring 2015 Grade-Level MAP Assessments  Purpose of the Test Administration Manual (TAM)  Review of Important Dates  Resources  Test Administration Policies  Steps in Preparing for, Administering, and Closing Assessments  Accommodated Test Forms 5

Overview of the Spring 2015 Grade- Level Assessments 6  Content Areas and Grade Levels  English language arts and Mathematics Grades 3 through 8  Science Grades 5 and 8

Overview of the Spring 2015 Grade- Level Assessments (cont.) 7  Administered online  CTB/McGraw-Hill – Missouri’s vendor for MAP Grade-Level Assessment  DRC – CTB’s subcontractor providing the assessment platform  eDIRECT  INSIGHT

Overview of the Spring 2015 Grade-Level Assessments (cont.) 8 Test Components and Item Types  English language arts and Mathematics  Grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 – Single component (two sessions)  Selected Response Items  Constructed Response (Short Text) Items  Technology Enhanced Items  Grades 5 & 8 – Two components  Component 1 (two sessions) – Selected response items, constructed response items and technology enhanced items  Component 2 – Performance Task  Science  Session 1 – Constructed Response Items  Session 2 – Selected Response Items  Session 3 – Performance Event

Purpose of the Test Administration Manual (TAM)  The Test Administration Manual (TAM) provides detailed instructions to the Test Examiner for administering the Grade-Level Assessments.  Grade-Level Assessment Manuals are available on the DESE website at readiness/assessment/grade-levelhttp://dese.mo.gov/college-career- readiness/assessment/grade-level and on eDIRECT at  Test Examiners should contact their DTC about any issues that arise which are not specifically addressed in this training or in the manuals. 9

Review of Important Dates Important Dates for Testing March 5, 2015Student precode data available in eDIRECT March 5, 2015 through beginning of testing Indicate all students’ accommodations and designated supports in eDIRECT March 30, 2015-May 22, 2015Statewide Spring 2015 Testing Window 10

Training and Resources 11  DESE Training  Test Administration Manual  CTB/DRC Training  eDIRECT  INSIGHT  Manuals  DESE website  readiness/assessment/grade-level readiness/assessment/grade-level  Missouri eDIRECT Portal 

Training and Resources (cont.) 12 To access Trainings and Manuals:

Test Administration Policies – General Rules of Online Testing 13  Each component or session of a test is presented as a separate test  Students may not return to a test once it has been completed and submitted.  Within each component of a test, there may be segments  Students may not return to a segment once it has been completed and submitted  Students may mark items for review and return to them  Science assessments (all sessions) and ELA and Math Performance Tasks  Students may mark items for review and return to those items within a test session  The ELA Performance Task includes two parts. Students may not return to a part once they have submitted it.

Test Administration Policies – Pause Rules 14  Short Break (up to 20 minutes)  No need to log back in  Count-down timer displays  Longer Break  Requires student to log back in

Test Administration Policies – Pause Rules (cont.) 15  ELA and Mathematics Non-PT Test Component and Science Assessments (all sessions)  Student can review and change responses in the same segment  Highlights and sticky notes will be saved  ELA/Mathematics Performance Tasks  Student returns to the test  Student can review and change responses Within entire Mathematics PT Within the Part of the ELA PT on which he/she was working at the time of the pause  Highlights and sticky notes will be saved

Test Administration Policies – Test Timeout and Test Expiration 16  Test Timeout  Students automatically logged out after 20 minutes of inactivity

Timing Guidelines & Test Sequencing 17 Non-PT Test Component English Language Arts (grades 3-8)90 minutes* Mathematics (grades 3-5)90 minutes* Mathematics (grades 6-8)120 minutes* *May be divided into two sessions Performance Task (Grades 5 & 8) English Language ArtsClassroom Activity – 30 minutes PT Part 1 – 60 minutes PT Part 2 – 60 minutes MathematicsClassroom Activity – 30 minutes Performance Task – 60 minutes English Language Arts and Mathematics Timing Guidelines

Timing Guidelines &Test Sequencing (cont.) 18  English Language Arts and Mathematics Sequencing Non-PT Test Component Classroom Activity Performance Task

Timing Guidelines & Test Sequencing (cont.) 19 Grade-Level Science Assessment (Grades 5 & 8) Session 1 (constructed-response items)45-55 minutes Session 2 (selected-response items)20-25 minutes Session 3 (performance event)45-65 minutes Science Timing Guidelines

Timing Guidelines & Test Sequencing (cont.) 20 Need more information??  More detailed timing information and guidelines are included in the TAM.

District Personnel in eDIRECT 21  DTC creates accounts  Users may include Test Examiners, proctors, technology staff, or others involved in testing  DTC determines level of permissions based on role in the testing process  Test Examiners/proctors do not need an eDIRECT account to begin a test session for a student or group of students

The INSIGHT Browser 22  Secure Browser for student testing – INSIGHT  Loaded on each student’s testing device

Designated Supports and Accommodations 23  Universal Tools  Available to all students  Embedded and non-embedded  Designated Supports  Can be provided to any student  Determined by a team of educators  Locally documented  Reflective of supports provided to the student in daily instruction/local assessment  Accommodations  Require IEP or 504 plan  DESE Resources  (Resources tab) 

Designated Supports and Accommodations (cont.) 24  Set in eDIRECT before students begin testing:  Designated Supports  Accommodations

Practice Tests and Tutorials 25  Online Tools Training (OTT)  Practice tests for all content areas  Available through eDIRECT and INSIGHT

Practice Tests and Tutorials (cont.) 26  Tutorials  Video presentations of all available tools for each content area  Available in eDIRECT and INSIGHT

Practice Tests and Tutorials (cont.) 27  The “Help” function

The Test Environment 28  Computer lab or testing room should be arranged to discourage students from viewing other students’ computer screens or devices  Any materials that may cue students to assessment process or content must be removed from the testing room

Classroom Activities 29  Grades 5 and 8 ELA and Math  One 30-minute Classroom Activity per Performance Task  Precedes performance task  All students MUST participate in the Classroom Activity before they take the Performance Task  May be administered by Test Examiner/Classroom Teacher  Designed to be an introduction  Classroom activity is NOT an assessment

Administering the Tests – Test Tickets 30  Each student will have a test ticket for each test component or session  Student test tickets should be printed and distributed to Test Examiners  Test tickets must be kept secure before testing and securely destroyed after testing  Test tickets indicate TTS or VSL accommodations

Administering the Tests – Required and Permitted Materials 31  Required Materials  Workstation with Internet access, mouse and keyboard, or tablet device  External keyboard recommended with tablet device  Test ticket  Headphones  Permitted Materials  Scratch or unlabeled grid or graph paper and pencil  Physical calculator (grades 6-8, for items that allow calculator use)  English dictionary and/or thesaurus (during ELA Performance Task only)  List of tools available within the system (available in the TAM and on eDIRECT)

Administering the Tests – Required and Permitted Materials (cont.) 32  Calculator Policy  Calculators cannot have stored equations or functions  Calculators cannot have Internet connectivity  Students cannot use a calculator on a laptop or other electronic device  No calculators with QWERTY keyboards are allowed

Administering the Tests – Prohibited Materials 33  Electronic devices  Cell phones  Electronic music players  Digital cameras  Handheld scanners  Portable gaming devices  Any device that can connect to the Internet

Administering the Tests – Starting a Test Session 34  Test Examiners must follow instructions in the TAM  Directions for the Test Examiner stand out from regular text  Consider printing administration sections of the TAM  Test Examiners should confirm that students have the correct Test Tickets  Test Examiners should guide students through the login process and ensure that demographic information is correct

Administering the Test – Managing Test Sessions 35  During Test Sessions, Test Examiners:  Must adhere strictly to the script Test Examiners may pronounce one word in a sentence for a student upon request  Should maintain a natural classroom environment  Should monitor student progress  Should direct students to the “Help” button in the system, and to the description of the navigational tools as necessary

Administering the Tests – Managing Test Sessions (cont.) 36  Moving a Student During an Assessment  Pause the assessment  Escort the student to new location  Log the student into the assessment at the new workstation

Administering the Tests – Ending a Test Session 37  Scenario 1 – Students have finished a test component  Students press “End Test” to submit the test  Once a test has been submitted, a student can no longer log into that test component  Test Examiners must collect any scratch, grid, or unlabeled graph paper  Scenario 2 – Administration of a test component will continue during another test session  Students press “Pause”, then “Exit” to pause the test until the next test session  Test Examiners must collect any scratch, grid, or unlabeled graph paper

Administering the Tests –Testing Codes 38  Testing codes in eDIRECT:  Absent Student is absent for all test sessions and will not make up any part of the assessment  Teacher Invalidation Student is determined to have cheated on the assessment

Completing the Administration – Submitting Tests 39  When students have completed an entire test session, ask them to ensure that they have submitted their tests  At the end of each session, the student will be prompted to submit

After Testing – Student Report Availability 40  Individual Student Reports accessed in CTB PRISM system through eDIRECT  Mathematics and ELA reports available 10 business days after the district’s grade level/content area window closes  Science reports available by July 1

Accommodated Test Forms – Paper/Pencil Edition 41  Paper/Pencil test form  Barcoded PDF of complete test form (must be recorded on Test Book Accountability Form)  DTC downloads, prints, and provides to Test Examiner  Classroom activity may differ

Accommodated Test Forms – Paper/Pencil Edition (cont.) 42  Administration Instructions – Chapter 5 of the TAM  Required materials  Transcribing Student Responses  Test Security

Accommodated Test Forms – Braille/Large Print 43  DTCs/STCs Distribute Braille/Large Print Materials  Test Examiners administer using script in TAM  Links to scripts for listening items  Additional time may be required  Make sure all permitted/required tools are provided or accessible  Student may respond by pointing to responses or giving verbal response, or using a Braille writer  DTC or Test Examiner transcribes student responses into INSIGHT

Odds & Ends 44  Secure destruction of testing materials:  Printed Manuals DTC should securely destroy following testing  Contaminated Materials Must be securely destroyed at the district level

Questions? 45  The DTC serves as the primary point of contact for the district in all issues related to assessment.

Conclusion 46 Thank you for your participation!