Accessing Assessment Data  Marcy Tidwell Associate Director, Assessment Literacy

Online Resources on TDOE Website  Test Administration Schedule  Accommodations  Test Administration Manuals  Item Samplers  Practice Tests  Testing Dates  Testing Times  Writing Sample Prompts & Student Papers  Writing Scoring Guides  Reporting Category and State Performance Indicator Charts  Parent and Educator Guides to Understanding Test Results

Test Dates Writing Assessment  February 1, 2011 (Feb. 2 Make-ups) Achievement  April 11 - April 22, 2011* *Beginning , Achievement test window will begin on first Monday on or after April 22 each year.

New Achievement Levels  Beginning , TCAP results in R/LA, Math, and Science will be reported based on four achievement levels.  Proficiency redefined as mastery of a subject rather than minimal knowledge.

New “Cuts”  TN State Board of Education website

Old AYP Benchmarks (AMOs*) *Annual Measurable Objectives Elementary Middle

New AYP Benchmarks (AMOs) School YearR/LA TargetMath Target %20% %40% %60% %80% % Elementary/ Middle School Level

Constructed Response Assessment (CRA ) Pilot Administration Dates November 8, 9, & 10 of 2010 No Make-up Day All third and seventh graders statewide CRA Test Administration Manual now available. 8

To View Sample CRA Items To view other released sample CRA items please visit our NAEP website at: shtml shtml  Please look for the section “NAEP Online Data Tools and Sample Questions.”  Click on the “Sample Question Booklets”.  This page contains booklets for various grades. 9

New Law  Pub. Ch Requires each local board of education to develop a policy by which students' TCAP test scores for grades three through eight will comprise 15 to 25 percent of the student's final grade for the spring semester in the subject areas of mathematics, reading/language arts, science and social studies. The policy must utilize performance levels determined by the state board of education and be developed and implemented for the spring semester of 2011.

Assessment Application Websites  PearsonAccess - K-8 Achievement & EOC Assessment Data  Measurement, Inc. - Writing and TCAP-Alt Portfolio Assessment Data  RANDA Solutions – Assessment Technology  TVAAS - Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System

PearsonAccess On-Demand Reports Published Reports Edvantage TN Reports

PearsonAccess SAT 10 (K-2) Achievement (3-8) Gateway EOC 13

PearsonAccess Published Reports

Select Assessment 16 PearsonAccess Special Features

Dynamic Rostering & EDvantage TN 17 PearsonAccess Special Features

PearsonAccess EDvantage TN Reports  Longitudinal Performance Reports System School Grade Test Teacher Subgroup

PearsonAccess EDvantage TN Reports  At-A-Glance Reports

PearsonAccess EDvantage TN Reports  Score Analysis Reports

PearsonAccess EDvantage TN Reports  Performance Analysis Reports

PearsonAccess EDvantage TN Reports  Student Roster Reports

PearsonAccess EDvantage TN Reports  Assessment History Reports

PearsonAccess EDvantage TN Reports  Comparison Reports

Measurement, Incorporated   Writing Scores  System level access

Measurement, Incorporated New Class Roster Function All of the Reporting for the Writing Assessment will be online again this year. Be sure to visit the Measurement Incorporated website and utilize the new Class Roster function. Teachers can use this feature to create class lists. Contact the MI Help desk at for assistance. 26

RANDA Solutions – Assessment Technology Administrative rights assigned to System Testing Coordinator.  Update System and School Contact Information  Materials Administration & Order Entry  Test Processing - Complete School Group Lists [SGLs] and Reports of Irregularity [RIs] after testing  Faculty/Student Data (FSD) Claiming  Quick Scores  Gateway Individual Profile Reports (IPRs)  Vendor Links to other Assessment Applications

RANDA Website   Faculty/Student Claiming

RANDA Website

Faculty/Student Data (FSD) Claiming  TDOE strongly encourages schools/systems to have teachers do their own claiming in FSD  School Admin and STCs should verify accuracy of claimed students  Help Manuals & webinars are provided for Teacher Claiming 30

Faculty/Student Data (FSD) Claiming “Pre-Claiming”

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33 Faculty/Student Data (FSD) Claiming

To Give a Teacher Log In Access for Claiming: If a Group Information Sheet has been turned in for a teacher, they will have already been assigned a Login Name and Password. School Admin or Building Test Coordinator MUST click on “Login Enabled” check box to ensure that the teacher can access the website. Double check Teacher Licensure # for accuracy. Primary Role should be “Teacher (Can Claim)” You must do this for each teacher who will be claiming students at your school. 34

Need Help?  New help manuals and webinars posted 35

TVAAS Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System  Administrative rights assigned to the Director of Schools  System/school level TVAAS users can be added by the Director of Schools or a designee.