1. 2008 Field Test

2. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Field Test Goals Field test new LEAP ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies items for future administrations. Field testing grades 4 and 8 Science and Social Studies this year. Field tests mimic the operational tests as much as possible. Make the process as smooth as possible for teachers and coordinators.

3. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Key Field Test Dates District Test Coordinators receive field test materialsMarch 31–April 2 * District Test Coordinators fax Delivery Verification forms Within 24 hours of materials receipt Good FridayMarch 21 Last day for District Test Coordinators to request additional field test materials April 11 Field Test AdministrationApril 14–18 Schools return materials to District Test CoordinatorsApril 22 FedEx prearranged pickup of all test materialsApril 23 District Test Coordinators fax Return Verification form No later than April 26 *All districts will receive materials prior to their break.

4. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Preidentified Answer Document Precoding of answer documents  Multipurpose barcode preprinted on the answer document  Hand coding will be needed for students with no pre-id answer document

5. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Braille No braille field testing  Currently there are a sufficient number of forms for braille available for the operational tests.  Consequently, we will not be including braille in this year’s field test.

6. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Large Print Preorder large print  Fax form in your packet to PEM by Friday, February 16, 2008.  Prepackaged with school’s shipment  Only need to send in additional order requests if more materials are needed for a specific school after February 16.  Continue to use ivory colored paper Must use Form 1 AD/TB in Large Print Kit

7. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Overage of Test Materials A 5% overage is sent to schools only  No overage is sent to the district test coordinator.

8. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Additional Orders Additional orders are at the school level.  Ensures correct form is sent for the school.  Additional materials include ancillary materials  Additional orders must be placed by the District Coordinator.

9. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Field Test Materials Pickup Pickup is April 23 only.  You do NOT need to contact FedEx; PEM has taken care of this for you.  One pick up for all materials.

10. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Return Labels: Scorable/Nonscorable Label Colors Scorable materials’ labels are green. Nonscorable materials’ labels are red.

11. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Test Administration Manuals Subject Specific Total of two manuals:  Science  Social Studies

12. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. How to contact us LEAP Customer Service Representative: 1-800- 627- 7990, state code 819  Dial this number for questions regarding field test administration, additional materials, and shipping.  Call us between 6:00 AM and 7:30 PM CT Monday through Friday.

13. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. How to contact us LEAP fax line: 1-512-989-5007  Dial this number to fax the Delivery Verification, the Return Verification, and the Additional Materials forms. Email LDE@pearson.comLDE@pearson.com  We will respond within one business day, often within a few hours.  We need to have the additional order forms faxed to PEM for our documentation.

14. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Conclusion To reiterate: The Field Test mimics the operational test.  Test format  Security procedures  Administration procedures Manuals are being finalized and will be available on the LDE website soon.

15. Confidential Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. and/or one or more of its direct or indirect affiliates. All rights reserved. Conclusion We appreciate your participation! Questions?