1. What are the CDTs? (Classroom Diagnostic Tools)
Diane L. Hurst, Ed. D.
Instructional Services
Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13

2. Your Knowledge of CDTs CD….what?? Limited, that’s why I’m here.
Given them but now what?
Implemented CDTs, desiring deeper understanding of reports.
Step aside Hurst…

3. What does “assessment” mean to you?

4. What types of assessments have you used in your classroom?
Why did you choose these assessments?
What did you hope to gain from using them?
How did the assessments impact your instruction?

5. What types of assessments have been used in your school?
Why did your school choose these assessments?
What does your school hope to gain by using them?
How do the assessments impact your instruction?

6. What are the 4 types of assessments as defined by PDE?
Summative
Formative
Benchmark
Diagnostic

7. Summative Assessment
Make an overall judgment of progress at end of defined period of instruction
Determines degree students mastered content standards
Often used for accountability
End of unit, grade, course or school year
Mastery

8. Formative Assessment Classroom-based
Allows teachers to monitor student understanding
Adjust instructional practices
Integrated into daily instruction
Teachers and students receive feedback
Feedback to specific unit or lesson

9. Benchmark Assessment
Measure degree to which students have mastered a given concept or skill
Provide feedback to both teacher and student
Report how a student is progressing towards demonstrating proficiency on age and/or grade level standards
Likely aligned to set of standards

10. Diagnostic Assessment
Used prior to instruction
Determine a student’s strengths and/or needs
Permit teacher to re-mediate student deficits
Teachers can adjust instruction and curriculum to meet each pupil’s unique needs

11. CDTs are diagnostic assessments and the 4Sight are benchmark assessments. Replacing 4Sight with CDTs will not provide the same information.

12. The Classroom Diagnostic Tool is a set of online assessments, divided by content area, designed to provide diagnostic information in order to guide instruction and remediation.

13. The CDT assists educations in identifying student academic strengths, and areas in need of improvement.

14. The CDTs are designed to provide a picture or snapshot of how students are performing in relation to AA/EC for the PSSAs and/or Keystone Exams.

15. The CDTs are a computer adaptive test.
The questions adapt to each student’s ability, depending on how he/she responds to each question. If a student answers a question correctly, the difficulty of subsequent questions increases.

16. Because the CDT is a diagnostic tool rather than an on-grade summative test, some of the more challenging questions presented are beyond the student’s current course or grade level.

17. How often should the CDTs be administered?
Recommended number = 3-5 times/school year
My Suggestion – Do What Works!!

18. How much time is needed to administer the CDT?
CDT is untimed
Each student may receive up to 60 multiple-choice questions
Recommended time = 50 to 90 minutes
CDTs may be paused and continued

19. What should you tell your students about the CDTs?
The questions may be challenging.
Do not get frustrated if questions cannot be easily answers.
Do your best to answer the questions.

21. CDT User Guide Available on PA eDIRECT
Go to General Information
Choose Documents
Select most recent year

22. Log On Credentials Email = demoteacher14@drc-mn
Log On Credentials = Password = Simulation14
Click Reporting Tools
Click Interactive Reports
Select Teacher, Demo