1. C R E S S T / U C L A 1 UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) John J. Lee Senior Researcher Quality School Portfolio Decision Support System: Transforming Data into Information

2. C R E S S T / U C L A 2 The Quality School Portfolio (QSP) è Without tools to investigate and understand results, more testing will not impact educational practice è Software for use by educators to organize, collect, interpret, and respond to complex data è UCLA, OERI, Stuart, and Joyce Foundation support

3. C R E S S T / U C L A 3 QSP—Making Use of Testing and Other Information Data Manager Resource Kit

4. C R E S S T / U C L A 4 QSP Goals è Transform test and other results into usable, actionable form è Create coherent information structure for all members of the educational community (policymakers, administrators, teachers, and parents) è Encourage using information as the basis for making decisions about educational options and services è Raise capacity and efficacy of educators è Communicate findings in intuitive displays

5. C R E S S T / U C L A 5 Learning to Use Results: QSP Features è Relies on external and internal sources of information è Easy access and display è Custom queries è Disaggregation è Report preparation

6. C R E S S T / U C L A 6 Applying QSP è Use for school monitoring and improvement è For distance learning assessment reporting è For distributed program evaluation (LA’s BEST; Artful Learning) è Disaggregation è Individual longitudinal records

7. C R E S S T / U C L A 7 How can the school focus on particular populations? System Groups Custom Groups Combo Groups Disaggregation

8. C R E S S T / U C L A 8 Conditional Disaggregation: Eight Filters è Hispanic + è Boys + è 9 th Grade + è Spanish L1 + è Redesignated English è Magnet schools + è GPA below 2.0 + è Less than 2 years in the school

9. C R E S S T / U C L A 9 Gauge Display

10. C R E S S T / U C L A 10 Scatterplot

11. C R E S S T / U C L A 11 Quick School Comparisons

12. C R E S S T / U C L A 12 School Performance Reports

13. C R E S S T / U C L A 13 Resource Kit Menu

14. C R E S S T / U C L A 14 Resource Kit Functions è Clustered topics of resources è Selection or modification of instruments in a cluster given a description è Supports Acrobat Reader and Rich Text Formats è Customized entry of standard surveys, etc., to permit local use of evaluation data and simultaneous export of information to centralized sources

15. C R E S S T / U C L A 15 QSP Resource Kit è Local data to answer local questions è Staff and student surveys, interview and observation protocols è Data entry mechanisms, e.g., student work— in process (digital portfolios) è Online assessments or surveys è Transfer into Data Manager

16. C R E S S T / U C L A 16 Resource Kit Summary Page

17. C R E S S T / U C L A 17 Extensions è QSP Web (currently in development) è Data analysis from descriptive to growth projection è Flexible report wizard è Improved Web training component

18. C R E S S T / U C L A 18 User Challenges è Learning to ask productive questions è Looking at measures over time è Level of technical sophistication, e.g., hierarchical models, trajectories è Reports appropriate to various audiences and stakeholders

19. C R E S S T / U C L A 19 Continuing Research: A Sample of Impact Questions è Who is helped? What kinds of schools, teachers, and students? How do experience, beliefs, knowledge condition impact? è Do administrative practices change at school, district and board levels? è What happens in classrooms? Is student growth affected? For how long? What kind of combination of information is needed (CRT/NRT, process)?