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Colorado Student Assessment Program
Colorado Department of EducationUnit of Student Assessment
CSAP Administration Training 2008
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 2
What is our responsibility?
Ensure that every student has an equal opportunity to demonstrate what they know and are able to do within standard standard conditionsconditions provided to all students in Colorado.
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 3
Standardized Assessments
This means….
• all students will have the same test experience (content, resources, directions, testing conditions, and scoring procedures).
• scores are comparable - one score obtained by one student in a part of Colorado will mean the same as the same score obtained by another student in another part of Colorado.
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 4
Why we need to get it right
It’s the Law!
• It’s legislated (CRS, NCLB)
• Scores impact SAR & AYP, which can impact funding
• We’re asking students for 9 – 12.5 hours of testing time. Misadministrations result in no scores.
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 5
Statewide Focus
• Continue to reduce misadministrations
• Security of the test materials
• Training of CSAP Test Proctors regarding ethical practices
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 6
New or Different in 2007
•Students must complete enough MC and CR questions to receive a statistically valid score.
•Revised and clarified security procedures (district/school “housekeeping”)
- prohibited materials- practice materials must have source
Procedures 20-21
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 7
Testing Window
Content Areas and Grades assessed in 2007: • Grades 3-10 Reading/Writing• Grades 3-4 Lectura/Escritura• Grades 3-10 Math• Grades 5, 8 and 10 Science
Procedures9
Testing window
Grade 3 Reading/Lectura February 18-29, 2008
Grade 3–10 all other tests March 10-April 11, 2008
Early return for science (Mar 21)
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 8
• Test sessions must be administered in the order they appear within each test book.
• Students in the same grade must take the same session(s) at the same time (exceptions allowed for accommodations if needed).
Scheduling
Procedures 23
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 9
Test books must be secured while in the CSAP Test Proctor’s possession
No duplication of CSAP materials is permissible.
• No cell phones or other communication devices should be activated or visible in the classroom (including by the teacher).
Maintaining Security
Procedures 21
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 10
• Accommodations vs. Modifications (provide access) (alter content)
• Accommodations need to be formally documented in a student’s record (IEP, 504 or other formal plan) and used on assessments three months prior.
• Decisions must be based on individual student need (not by category or program).
• Decisions must be made by a team including the content area teacher and parent.
Decisions about Accommodations
Procedures 44
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 11
Accommodations
NOT Requiring Documentation
Timing/Scheduling Setting/Environment
• Scheduling of sessions to include more breaks, as long as the total minutes (including the breaks) does not exceed the 60/65 session minutes.
• Grouping students: whole classroom, small groups, and individual administration
Test Presentation Student Response
• Rereading the script in the administration manual to all students when requested by any student
• Spelling words to students who require this individual accommodation
Procedures 51
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 12
Accommodations Requiring Documentation
• Oral Presentation and Teacher Read Directions (scripted)
• Large Print or Braille Version • Extended Time (noted on test only if
used)
• Scribing (Student responds orally or points to correct answers, scribe writes exact student responses into regular test book. For writing test, student indicates punctuation
Procedures 50
Presentation Mode:
Response Mode:
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 13
• Take the Lectura/Escritura. (Grade 3 & 4)
• Take the assessment in English.
– Students with limited English are eligible for all standard accommodations including:• Oral Presentation (English or translated)• Responding in their first language
(transcription necessary)• Other accommodations
Options for ELLs
Procedures 35-38
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 14
• Postable materials (from CDE website) during CSAP administration:– Holistic/Analytic Writing Rubrics, Writer’s Checklist and
Editing Checking List – 2-pt (Math) rubric for Short Constructed Response Items– 3-pt (Math) rubric for Medium Constructed Response
Items– 4-pt (Math) rubric for Extended Constructed Response
Items
Materials and Environment
Standard conditionsthroughout the state.
Procedures 26
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 15
5DAC/SAC
68Procedur
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Use Pencil ONLY!
Student Name District Name Teacher Name School Name
Use only standard, wooden, graphite-based, #2 pencil on any part of the test book…. including the front cover!
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 16
• Follow the script in the manual exactly as it is written.
• Active Proctoring does NOT mean ‘Active Participation’
• Do not provide feedback.• Do not clarify test items.• Do not answer content related questions.• Do not interfere with the demonstration of skills. • Do not interact with students in a manner that will
impact student responses.• If a student asks, you must repeat oral
directions in the script of the administration manual to the whole class at the beginning of the test session.
• If students finish early, they may read, but not write.
Active Proctoring
Procedures 22
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 17
Student becomes ill:• If a student leaves the room after accessing
questions in the test book, the student may make up the session at a later time, but he or she may not change responses to any questions he or she has already answered.
Illness or Discipline
Procedures 29-30
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 18
Continuing onto another session
Procedures 31
•If a student moves onto another session (turned more than one page) the test proctor must immediately stop the student and take the test book from the student. This is a misadministration.
•The student may not make up that session but the student may complete any other sessions that have not been attempted. There will not be a scale score, but information regarding student performance will be included in the GRT file.
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 19
• DAC has the authority and responsibility to invalidate tests when the standardization of the test administration and policies have been violated in any way.
• If there has been a major misadministration, the DAC must notify Beth Celva, Director of Unit of Student Assessment, via email at [email protected].
Invalid Tests / Misadministration
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 20
• Have a communication protocol • Misadminstrations can often be
prevented if an problem is reported immediately
• All contacts with CDE/CTB must go through DACs.
• Collect and inventory all assessment materials.
If something comes up…how will we address it?
Management and Preparation for Administration
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 21
Ethical Administrations
• Ethical administrations are testing practices that result in a standardized experience. There is no exhaustive list of “dos” and “don’ts”
• Ethical administrations ensure test security, use accommodations properly, maintain a consistent testing environment, and follow administration guidelines.
January, 2007 Colorado Department of Education – Unit of Student Assessment Slide # 22
Ethical Administrations
• Look over Ethical Practices
• Browse Administration Manuals(Must be returned)
• Remember:Most misadministrations can be prevented
by1) following the manual exactly
2) active proctoring
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Good luck!