1. LEAP 2025 Practice Test Webinar
February 23, 2017

2. 1. Purpose and Structure

3. Statewide Assessments
Statewide assessments administered in grades 3 through 8 include:
LEAP 2025 (English language arts, mathematics, social studies)
LEAP (science grades 4 and 8)
iLEAP (science grades 3, 5, 6, and 7)
Full-length practice tests are developed for LEAP 2025 English language arts, mathematics, and social studies grades 3 through 8 assessments.

4. Purposes of the Practice Tests
The practice tests allow teachers to:
Examine practice test content to evaluate their approach to instruction and assessment
integrated approach (reading, writing, language) in ELA
using sources, making connections, expressing claims in social studies
conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and application in mathematics
Examine practice test format to design instructional tasks and assessments that use similar features
Simulate testing conditions to help students feel prepared for operational test administration

5. Purposes of the Practice Tests
The practice tests allow students to:
Become familiar with the testing format
Practice using the online tools for computer-based tests
Respond to the types of questions they will answer on the LEAP 2025 tests

6. Practice Test Availability
Content
Availability
Social Studies (grades 3-8)
the week of February 20th
English language arts (grades 3-8)
early March
Mathematics (grades 3-8)

7. Practice Test Resources
Practice Test Quick Start Guide
Social Studies Practice Test Guidance
Educator Scoring for LEAP 2025 Computer-Based Practice Tests
Reports for LEAP 2025 Computer-Based Practice Tests

8. Agenda
The agenda for this webinar follows the structure of the Practice Test Quick Start Guide. This guide provides links to resources that will be discussed throughout this presentation.
Purpose and Structure of the Practice Tests
Practice Test Guidance
Online Test Administration
Scoring
Online Reporting

9. Practice Test Quick Start Guide
The Practice Test Quick Start Guide provides all of the resources needed to:
Access the practice tests and practice test guidance documents
Prepare for online administration
Score the practice tests
Access the computer-based practice test reports

10. LEAP 2025 ELA, Mathematics, and Social Studies Practice Tests
Paper-Based Practice Tests (PBT)
Computer-Based Practice Tests (CBT)
Grades
3, 4
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Accommodated Versions
Yes
Where to access
Practice Test webpage or eDIRECT
INSIGHT
Answer Key access

11. LEAP 2025 ELA, Mathematics, and Social Studies Practice Tests
Teachers may access the computer-based practice tests by using the LEAP 2025 Practice Test Teacher Access link.
The user names and passwords shown to the right are available in the Practice Test Quick Start Guide.
Social Studies Teacher Access
Grade
User Name
Password 3
social3
demo1234 4
social4 5
social5 6
social6 7
social7 8
social8

12. Social Studies Structure (grades 3-8)
* The Practice Tests do not include embedded field test items and sets which are included in the spring 2017 form.
Test Session
Components
Time Allowed*
Session 1
Item Sets
75 minutes (grade 3)
85 minutes (grade 4)
90 minutes (grades 5-8)
Session 2
Task Set
45 minutes
Session 3
Item Sets and Discrete Items

13. ELA Structure (grades 3-8)
Test Session
Focus of Session
Time Allowed
Session 1
Literary Analysis Task (LAT) Only (grade 3)
LAT and Reading Passage (grades 4-8)
75 minutes (grade 3)
90 minutes (grades 4-8) OR
Research Simulation Task Only
Session 2
Research Simulation Task Only (if LAT is in Session 1)
Narrative Writing Task (NWT) and Reading Passage(s)
(if RST appears in Session 1)
Session 3
Reading Literary and Informational Texts (2-3 texts)
60 minutes (grade 3)
45 minutes (grades 4-5)
70 minutes (grades 6-8)

14. ELA Practice Test Structure (grades 3-8)
Test Session
Focus of Session
Session 1
Literary Analysis Task (LAT) Only (grade 3)
LAT and Reading Passage (grades 4-8)
Session 2
Research Simulation Task Only
Session 3
Narrative Writing Task (NWT) and Reading Passage(s)
Session 4
Reading Literary and Informational Texts (2-3 texts)
Note: The practice test contains all possible sessions and all three writing tasks. This allows students to practice all types of writing. On the spring 2017 test, students will only receive two of the three writing tasks.

15. Mathematics Structure (grades 3-8)
The mathematics practice test design matches the spring 2017 test blueprint.
Test Session
Time Allowed
Session 1
75 minutes
Session 2
Session 3

16. 2. Practice Test Guidance

17. Practice Test Guidance Documents
Practice Test Guidance documents are highlighted in the second section of the Practice Test Quick Start Guide.
Guidance documents for social studies, ELA, and mathematics provide information as to how teachers may better use the 2017 LEAP Practice Tests to support their instructional goals. The guidance documents, located on the Practice Test webpage, include information about:
General test structure
Recommended uses of the practice tests
General cautions
Item types
Interpreting and using results
Resources

18. Practice Test Do’s The practice tests can be used to:
compare the task approach (ELA) to your instructional approach
compare sources (social studies) to the sources used during instruction
understand the types of items associated with assessable content (mathematics)
guide selection of purchased and open-source documents
better understand the expectations for written responses
facilitate testing discussions with students
have students practice timing and pacing
have students practice with test mode format (PBT or CBT)

19. Practice Test Don’ts The practice tests should not be used to:
gather cumulative data about overall student performance and preparedness
prioritize content based on the standards and GLEs assessed on the practice tests
limit instructional strategies to only those required for the practice tests

20. Practice Test Guidance Documents Resources
The Practice Test Guidance documents also provide several resources to support teachers as they use the practice tests:
Links to instructional resources (guidebooks, resource pages, key themes)
Links to assessment resources (assessment guides, OTTs, sample items)
Scoring activities to establish common expectations for student writing
Acceptable and unacceptable ways to grid answers

21. Practice Test Guidance Documents Interpreting and Using Results
When scoring student performance on the practice tests, do not make assumptions about a student’s score.
Unlike daily assignments, statewide assessments are not scored on a grading scale where, for example, answering 95% of the questions correctly is always an A, nor answering only 40% of the questions correctly is always an F.
Consider patterns in student responses (e.g., students struggle with items that require analysis of sources, or students select only one correct answer in multiple-select questions) and adjust instruction accordingly. The guidance documents provide examples of observable patterns along with recommendations on how instruction may be adjusted.

22. 3. Online Test Administration

23. LEAP 2025 Practice Test: Test Setup
The third section of the Practice Test Quick Start Guide provides information about test administration. To prepare for the administration of the LEAP Practice Test, districts must complete the following tasks in eDIRECT:
Upload students
Transfer and add students, if needed
Assign and view accommodations
Create test sessions
Generate and print test tickets
Review resources in eDIRECT

24. Student Management
Students may either be added individually or in an upload for multiple students.
Test coordinators can edit certain fields (e.g., 504, LEP, Sped status).
Additionally test coordinators will need to document certain accommodations within the system.

25. Uploading Students
To upload multiple students from the Student Management menu:
Select Manage Students to display the Manage Students page
Select the Upload Multiple Students tab.
Review the required file layout .PDF with instructions for how to create and format the file.
Once the .csv file is ready, upload the file. All students will automatically be placed into test sessions.

26. Managing Students Student Management
Test Coordinators can add and delete students by clicking Manage Students. This will show all students within their school, based on their search criteria.

27. Adding Accommodations and Accessibility Features
After a student has been added to eDIRECT, some accommodations and accessibility features will need to be entered into eDIRECT for planning purposes.
To add accommodations to a student’s profile, select the student, then click on Edit Student
Click on the Accommodations tab within Edit Student.
Select the required accommodation (s), then click on Save
Set accommodations will be indicated on test tickets.

28. Test Session Management
Once all students are uploaded to eDIRECT, test sessions must be created. One test session is created within the system for each group of students taking a test.
For example, a group of students taking the 3rd grade math test would be grouped into one test session which would generate a test ticket for each student for each part of the test.

29. Viewing Test Sessions
Search and view Test Sessions by clicking on Show Sessions.

30. Creating and Editing Test Sessions
To create a Test Session, click on Add Session from the Test Session screen.
Populate the session details, then click on Find Students. This will display all the available students for the test session, by grade and content area.
To add the students to the test session, select the student, then click on the right facing arrow to add the students to the session.
Complete the above steps until all students are added to test sessions.
Note: For the operational tests, an Upload Multiple Test Sessions option will be available, in additional to creating individual test sessions.

31. Printing Test Tickets and Rosters
School Test Coordinators or Test Administrators must print Test Tickets and Rosters prior to testing session.
Test Tickets contain test login information; tests are activated once a student logs in with username and password provided on Test Ticket.
Test Administrators must verify that each student has their correct Test Ticket (one ticket needed per content area).

32. 4. Scoring

33. General Scoring Information
The fourth section of the Practice Test Quick Start Guide provides information and links to resources needed to score both the paper- and computer-based practice tests.
The way in which practice tests are scored depends upon the mode in which the practice test is administered—either paper-based or computer-based.

34. General Scoring Information
The computer-based practice tests (CBT) are scored using a combination of automated and teacher scoring.
Item Type
Automatically Scored
Teacher Scored
Selected Response (MC/MS) ✔
Evidence-Based Selected Response (EBSR)
Technology Enhanced (TEI)
Fill-in-the-Blank
Constructed Response
Extended Response
Prose Constructed Response

35. General Scoring Information
Paper-based practice tests (PBT) are scored by teachers using an answer key.
Answer Keys for both PBT and CBT are located on the Practice Test webpage and in eDIRECT.
Note that there are separate answer keys for ELA and mathematics PBT and CBT due to the technology-enhanced items used in the CBT.
The test designs for grades 3 and 4 social studies do not include technology-enhanced items, so the same Answer Key is used for both PBT and CBT.

36. Using eDIRECT to Provide Access to Educator Scoring (CBT)
For the computer-based practice tests, an Educator Scoring User Guide is available.
This user guide provides screenshots and step-by-step directions for:
Using eDIRECT to give teachers the Educator Scoring permission
Viewing test statuses
Scoring tests using the Educator Scoring application

37. Using eDIRECT to Provide Access to Educator Scoring (CBT)
For the computer-based practice tests, the Educator Scoring application is controlled through the Educator Scoring permission. Users with district-level eDIRECT access are assigned the Educator Scoring permission by DRC and then they are responsible for assigning the permission to teachers.
From the eDIRECT All Applications menu bar, click User Management to display the User Administration window.

38. Using eDIRECT to Provide Access to Educator Scoring
2. Using the drop-down menus, select the LEAP Practice Test Spring 2017 administration and other filters to select the appropriate users, then click Find User.

39. Using eDIRECT to Provide Access to Educator Scoring
3. When the User Accounts table appears, click the View/Edit icon next to the user to display the Edit User window.

40. Using eDIRECT to Provide Access to Educator Scoring
4. Click the View/Edit icon to add the Educator Scoring permissions.

41. Viewing Test Statuses (CBT)
Depending on the testing status of a student or a test session, you can score tests for individual students or score all students in a session. To determine the testing status, use the following steps.
From the All Applications menus, select Educator Scoring.

42. Viewing Test Statuses (CBT)
2. To determine the status, select an administration, district, and content area, then click Show Sessions.

43. Viewing Test Statuses (CBT)
3. Check the status of the test session and decide how to proceed.
Not Started
In Progress
Complete

44. Scoring Responses (CBT)
A few general notes about using the Educator Scoring application:
Rubrics and scoring guides for constructed- and extended-response items are located in the Answer Key documents.
DRC INSIGHT does not need to be installed on the machine used for scoring.
Scoring is to be completed using a computer or laptop with Chrome or Internet Explorer 11 installed.
Teachers may include comments and other notations on student responses while scoring.
The ability to print student responses is available to users when scoring activity is live. If you wish to print a copy of the response, you MUST use the Export to PDF tool to print the student's response and educator feedback that is displayed on the screen. This must be done PRIOR to submitting the score.

45. Scoring Responses (CBT)

46. 5. Online Reporting

47. Reporting
The final section of the Practice Test Quick Start Guide focuses on reporting.
Two report types will be available to schools and districts this year from the practice test administration within 24 hours of test completion. Points awarded to items that are scored by the teacher will be added to the reports no later than 24 hours after the teacher completes the scoring process.

48. Practice Test Reporting - Online Report
The Online Results Report provides the total points earned and the total points possible for each student individually.

49. Practice Test Reporting-Student Report
The Student Report provides information about:
Item type
Correct response for auto-scored items
Actual student response for auto-scored items
Points possible for teacher-scored items
Points awarded by teacher for teacher-scored items
Session number

50. Accessing Reports
Reports for LEAP 2025 Computer-based Practice Tests explains how to access the computer-based test reports in eDIRECT and gives an explanation of the reports provided. All reports are available under the Reports Delivery tab. For the practice test, there are two options: Student Reports and View Online Results.

51. Next Steps

52. Practice Test Availability
Content
Availability
Social Studies (grades 3-8)
the week of February 20th
English language arts (grades 3-8)
early March
Mathematics (grades 3-8)

53. Practice Test Resources
Practice Test Quick Start Guide
Social Studies Practice Test Guidance
Educator Scoring for LEAP 2025 Computer-Based Practice Tests
Reports for LEAP 2025 Computer-Based Practice Tests

54. Next Steps Access the Practice Test Quick Start Guide
Complete the necessary test setup tasks in eDIRECT (i.e., user management, student uploads, etc).
Determine how you will communicate with schools about the purpose and administration of the Spring 2017 LEAP Practice Test.
Ensure teachers are made aware of and use the Practice Test Guidance
Share the resources and tools needed to administer the computer-based practice test.
Encourage teachers to attend a Practice Test Webinar on February 27 or March 1.
if you have additional questions.