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G ETTING T HERE C LICK THE A DMINISTRATOR T AB 2 Administrators

C LICK T ESTING R ESOURCES 3

C LICK TVAAS R ESTRICTED S ITE 4

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C HANGING Y OUR P ASSWORD Click My Account…Change Password 6

N AVIGATION 7 Move to the previous screen Print the screen

U SING TVAAS R EPORTS 8

S TATE S UMMARY R EPORT Compares the district with others across the state in a particular subject. Mean NCE Gain Over Grades measures the progress of a system's average student in grades four through eight. The system's three-year average NCE Gain is compared to both the Growth Standard and the State three-year average. Total Progress of Current 8th Graders These two columns show how students in the districts percentiles compare to other students in the state. The percentiles demonstrate today's eighth-graders based on their third-grade position. 9

S TATE S UMMARY R EPORT 10 Reading/Language Progress Since 3rd Grade of Current 8th Graders Science Progress Since 3rd Grade of Current 8th Graders Social Studies Progress Since 3rd Grade of Current 8th Graders

S TUDENT OR S CHOOL S EARCH Search by name Only search for schools or students within your district 11

12 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORTS Select Custom Student Report 12

13 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORTS 13

14 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORT 14

15 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORT Choose Report Click View/Edit 15

16 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORTS Click Add Students 16

17 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORT Restrict by Grade Select Third Grade 17

18 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORT Restrict by School 18

19 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORT On Next Four Options, Choose NO 19

20 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORT Click Yes on Projected Proficiency Level Choose Test Proficiency Level and Probability as shown 20

21 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORT Click Search 21

22 C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORT Click on PA1 to sort probability from lowest to highest. Click on Individual Student Names to see State Percentile 22

23 I NDIVIDUAL S TUDENT R EPORT 23

C USTOM S TUDENT R EPORT 24

S P E D S TUDENT M ATH R EPORT 25 Choose Report Click View/Edit

S P E D S TUDENT M ATH R EPORT 26 Click Add Students

S P E D S TUDENT M ATH R EPORT 27 Choose Grade Choose School Choose Demographic (Special Ed) Choose Subject & Proficiency% 27

ACT M ATH 19 28

ACT M ATH Choose Report Click View/Edit

ACT M ATH Click Add Students

ACT M ATH 19 31

ACT M ATH TVAA reports that th graders have a 0% to 70% chance of making a 17 on the ACT test and provides a list of those students. This same report can predict those who will have a composite score of 21 on the ACT and be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship.

S CHOOL V ALUE A DDED C HOOSE S CHOOL 33

S CHOOL V ALUE A DDED C HOOSE S UBJECT 34 C HART L EGEND

35 V ALUE -A DDED R EPORT 35

D RILL D OWN TO D IAGNOSTIC R EPORT 36

R EADING THE D IAGNOSTIC R EPORT 37 Which group made the greatest gain in 2008? The least gain?

R EADING THE D IAGNOSTIC R EPORT 38 Which group made the greatest gain over the 3 cohort year? The least gain?

R EADING THE D IAGNOSTIC R EPORT 39 Where can I find a percentage chart for 2008? For the 3 Cohort years?

U TILIZING THE D IAGNOSTICS R EPORT Use this report for diagnostic purposes only and not for accountability. NOTE: When interpreting this report, use caution; the subgroup mean scores come from a liberal statistical process and are less conservative than the estimates of a school's influence on student progress found in the School Value Added Report. 40

P ATTERNS OF G ROWTH Provides an indication of the effectiveness of schools based on School Diagnostic Reports. 41

42 4 P ATTERNS OF G ROWTH Reverse Shed-Low achieving students have not maintained a years growth, while high performing students have made more than a years growth. Shed Pattern- High achieving students have not maintained a years growth, while low performing students have made more than a years growth. 42

43 P ATTERNS OF G ROWTH Tent Pattern- high and low performing students are not maintaining a years growth. Optimal Pattern- All students make positive gains with the low achieving students making the most gain. 43

44 N ARROW CURRICULAR FOCUS CAN CAUSE A REVERSE SHED PATTERN LIKE THIS REPORT. 44

T HE R EVERSE S HED P ATTERN E XAMPLE 45

R EADING THE R EVERSE S HED P ATTERN This pattern reveals more than a years growth for high-performing students, while the low-achieving group has not maintained a years growth. 46

T HE T ENT P ATTERN This pattern shows more than a years growth for average students, while both high- and low-performing groups are not maintaining a years growth. Low-performing students are falling further behind. 47

T HE T ENT P ATTERN E XAMPLE 48

T HE T ENT P ATTERN 49

R EADING THE T ENT P ATTERN This pattern reveals more than a years growth for middle-performing students, while the low-achieving group and the high- achieving group have not maintained as much growth. 50

T HE O PTIMAL P ATTERN This is the optimal pattern with all students making positive gains. Low-achieving students are making the most gains. Over time this pattern has the potential to close the achievement gap. 51

T HE O PTIMAL P ATTERN E XAMPLE 52

T HE O PTIMAL P ATTERN E XAMPLE 53

R EADING THE O PTIMAL P ATTERN This pattern reveals more than a years growth for low-performing students, while the middle- achieving group and the high- achieving group have not maintained as much growth. A true Optimal pattern has all groups performing above the growth scale. 54

D IAGNOSTIC R EPORTS ARE AVAILABLE BY SUBGROUPS 55

56 Performance Diagnostic Report Students are assigned to a performance level on the basis of their predicted score, assuming they have the average schooling experience. Performance levels are not assigned based on a single score, or a bias will be introduced into the results. Tennessee uses the predicted score (a function of multiple scores and less likely to introduce bias) for this diagnostic report. 56

57 TVAAS R ESTRICTED S ITE ACT Explore PLAN 57

A CT S YSTEM V ALUE A DDED 58

ACT, PLAN, OR E XPLORE S CHOOL V ALUE A DDED 59

ACT, PLAN, OR E XPLORE S CHOOL V ALUE A DDED 60 Choose Test Choose Content

S TUDENT P ATTERN L IST 61 The Student Pattern Report enables you to see how effective the school has been with the lowest, middle, and highest achieving students in the group you have selected.

S TUDENT P ATTERN L IST 62

F EEDER P ATTERN L IST 63

F EEDER P ATTERN L IST 64

N EED H ELP ? On each screen, click HELP if terminology, graphs, or data need further clarification. 65

66 K NOW THE C URRICULAR S TANDARDS Grade Below Teaching Grade Grade Above 66

67 E XAMPLE OF G OOD S TUDENT O PPORTUNITIES Quintiles Mean Gain 67

68 W HAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT TEACHERS ? Teaching effectiveness improves with experience. In many classrooms, 2/3 of the students make appropriate progress. Teachers need Knowledge of content Intra-classroom assessment skills Differentiated instruction 68