Tagging Test Items and Stimuli Oregon Department of Education April 12-13, 2011

Why? Innovations Braille Online: Visually Impaired Students who use Braille will take the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS) online – Office of Civil Rights and ODE Resolution Agreement – Adaptive Test – Up to three opportunities to pass Mathematics, Reading, and Science – Up to two opportunities to pass Social Sciences Proof of Concept Pilot Test: Third Week of May Spanish Braille will continue to be given in paper/pencil – there will be three opportunities

FYI: Equipment for Students Using Braille Windows Computer JAWS 12 (Screen Reader) 32-Cell Refreshable Braille Display Braille and Tactile Embosser

Why? Innovations Electronic Read Aloud Accommodation for all students (must use headphones) – Native Voice Packs – Recommended for English: Windows 7 Mac 10.6 – Linux Machines require Festival – Recommended for Spanish: Capstral using Miguel’s or Marta’s voice

Introductions Content Specialists, Content Experts, Student Interns (Yellow) – Reading – Mathematics – Science and Social Sciences Certified Braille Translators (Pink) Spanish Translators and Expert Reviewers (Blue) Project Managers (White)

Confidentiality All test items and stimuli in this training session are Confidential and the Property of ODE Oregon’s educational system depends on a confidential item pool Without the confidential item pool, all of Oregon’s school districts would loose hundreds of millions of dollars of federal funding.

Everyone Will Be Paid For Their Work ODE Permanent Employees American Institutes for Research Employees School District/Other Permanent Contracted Employees: ODE will Reimburse Substitute – Travel Reimbursement Temporary Employees: Timesheet – Live in Salem? – Live outside of Salem? Travel Reimbursement (new form)

Project Mechanics

Terminology – Item Categories

Terminology – ITS Review Levels