1. Interim Assessment Training 2018-2019 NEISD Testing Services
October 2018
Interim Assessments
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2. Interim Assessment Overview
Interim Assessment Training
Interim Assessment Overview
October 2018
Free, optional online tool for districts and open-enrollment charter schools
Provides actionable data to help educators improve instruction
Helps predict student performance on STAAR summative
Not tied to accountability
NEISD campuses can elect to participate in 2 interim assessment windows
Testing Services is registering all students in grades 3-12 and it will be a campus and teacher decision whether or not test them
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3. Interim Assessment Overview
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Interim Assessment Overview
October 2018
Offered through the STAAR Online Testing Platform, software that is available in NEISD for online STAAR testing
Results are reported in the STAAR Assessment Management System, which will include a new online reporting suite specially designed to provide interim data in an easy-to-use format.
CTCs and principals will have access to reports
This is not considered a secure assessment and should be used for instructional purposes
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4. Interim Assessment Overview
Interim Assessment Training
Interim Assessment Overview
October 2018
Test questions are developed with Texas teachers and include some former STAAR items.
Multiple choice and open-ended “griddable items” (math only) are included.
All test questions are fully aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
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5. Interim Assessment Overview
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Interim Assessment Overview
October 2018
Each assessment is divided into two sections.
Based on a student’s responses in Section 1, the system will determine the next test questions the student will be assigned for Section 2.
This two-section design allows for a shorter overall assessment.
Each section is designed to take approximately one hour to complete.
Testing time may vary based on individual students.
Each test is shorter than its STAAR summative counterpart.
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6. Interim Assessments Overview
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Interim Assessments Overview
What is the difference between summative and interim?
Summative (STAAR) is an annual test designed to measure the extent to which a student has learned and is able to apply the defined knowledge and skills at each tested grade or course level.
Grades 3–8 and EOC
Interim testing assesses student skills during intervals to help predict the likelihood of summative outcomes and identify student needs.
Select subjects and grades for 3–8 and EOC
Helps educators tailor educational practices to address student needs
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7. Interim Assessment Grades & Subjects Offered
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Interim Assessment Grades & Subjects Offered
Grades and Subjects Offered
Grades 3–8 mathematics
Grades 3–8 reading
Spanish grades 3–5 mathematics
Spanish grades 3–5 reading
Algebra I, English I, and English II
Embedded Supports Offered (for English-language assessments only)
Content and Language Supports
Text-to-Speech
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8. Testing and Grade Level Terms
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Testing and Grade Level Terms
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9. Two Testing Opportunities Available
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Two Testing Opportunities Available
Opportunities and Attempts
Two different assessment administration opportunities available:
Opportunity 1 and Opportunity 2
Multiple attempts (reattempts per student) available within each opportunity
The system allows up to 10 attempts per test opportunity
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10. Deciding What Test Grade Level to Administer
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Deciding What Test Grade Level to Administer
October 2018
Testing Below Enrolled Grade
Testing below a student's enrolled grade may be appropriate for students who are consistently performing below grade-level expectations on classroom assignments and assessments.
Allowing a student to test below grade level during both Opportunity 1 and Opportunity 2 may provide the student a chance to show academic improvement that may not be apparent in the student's grade-level summative results.
NEISD is registering students in their enrolled grade level, so if students are tested at below or above grade level the student will need to be manually registered in the TAMS system by the CTC.
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11. Preparing for Interim Testing
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Preparing for Interim Testing
Review general and interim testing resources
Register students for interim testing
All students enrolled by the end of October will be registered in the system
Student enrolled after that date will need to be manually enrolled
Students who will test at different grade levels will have to be manually enrolled
Locate students and print test tickets
Prepare students for testing
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12. Interim Assessment Training 2018-2019
Administration
October 2018
Delivered online via the STAAR Online Testing Platform (SOTP)
Stop and start at any time
Select “Pause” for a brief break
Log out for a break longer than 30 minutes
Answers saved, not submitted
Returned to furthest question in furthest section visited
Assessments are untimed
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13. Interim Assessment Training 2018-2019
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Administration
Test tickets used to log in
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14. Interim Assessment Training 2018-2019
October 2018
Administration
Use Username, Password, and Session ID for logging in
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15. Interim Assessment Training 2018-2019
Administration
October 2018
Students may review answers and return to flagged items in Section 1 before submitting.
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16. Interim Assessment Training 2018-2019
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Administration
After Section 1 submitted, Section 2 appears
Opportunity to review answers at the end of Section 2
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17. Interim Assessment Training 2018-2019
Administration
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Student takes Section 1 (first half of test).
Student submits Section 1.
Online system assigns appropriate Section 2.
Student takes Section 2 (second half of test).
Student clicks submit to complete test.
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18. Paper-Based (PDF) Testing
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Paper-Based (PDF) Testing
October 2018
Used when circumstances prevent testing online (e.g., the student has a disability that prevents him or her from interacting with an online assessment).
Districts must request permission from TEA for a special paper administration. This request is made by the CTC to the DTC. The DTC will make the request to TEA.
To receive permission for the special paper administration, districts must:
Submit a request for paper (
Describe the circumstances preventing online testing.
Explain how the student accesses technology daily.
Explain why testing online is not appropriate.
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19. Paper-Based (PDF) Testing
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Paper-Based (PDF) Testing
October 2018
Requests due to lack of familiarity with online will not be approved. Paper-based test should be rare.
Upon approval, a passcode will be provided to access PDF and .ZIP documents.
Paper-based testing requires that a teacher or proctor learn about and prepare for paper-based testing, then administer and score the tests and transcribe student responses as though the student were testing online.
Reference Section 6 of the Interim User’s Guide.
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20. Technology Enhanced Items
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Technology Enhanced Items
Technology Enhanced Items (TEIs)
Some tests include as many as five optional technology enhanced items
More engaging content allow for testing higher-order concepts
Field testing during 2018–2019
NO effect on interim results
Appear at the end of section 2
Various item types
Descriptions and examples in Interim Assessments User’s Guide
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21. Technology Enhanced Items
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Technology Enhanced Items
An informational panel is displayed before optional TEIs.
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22. Interim Assessment Training 2018-2019
October 2018
Reporting
New Online Reporting Suite (ORS)
Dynamic, real-time reporting system
District, campus, and student level reports accessible by CTC and principal
User-friendly graphs and customization
Filterable results
Probability results (percentages representing the statistical
probability of achieving “Approaches”, “Meets” and “Masters”
grade level expectations on STAAR) reported in the Assessment
Management System
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23. Interim Assessment Training 2018-2019
October 2018
Reporting
How should districts interpret results?
Interim Assessments Results Guide
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24. Resources Interim User’s Guide Roles & Permissions Matrix
Student Upload File Format for Interim Testing
Interim Data File Format
Interim FAQ
Interim Results Guide

25. Questions
If teachers have questions about the online platform, printing tickets and accessing reports contact your Campus Test Coordinator
Campuses should follow the Technology Online Testing Guidelines when issues regarding online issues with ETS occur
Testing Services has posted all of the following documents on the Testing Service website under Employee Resources:
Interim Assessment FAQ
Results Guide
Interim Assessment Blueprints