2009-2010 Assessment Program Preview

June 2009

Agenda:

• Intro by SDP

• Intro to Acuity

• Distractor Analysis

• Instructional Resources

• Student Online Testing ExperienceStudent Online Testing Experience

Paper/Pencil Administration MaterialsWhat to Expect in the BoxOnce a Year – Beginning of the year

– Test Coordinator (TC) guides– Test Assessment manuals

One week prior to administration of Paper/Pencil tests, materials will

arrive in schools, addressed to the Principal and TC.– Master Packing List -– Quick Reference Sheet– School Identification Form– Assessment booklets– Class Roster Sheet – 1 per teacher– Pre-coded and blank answer sheets - the September assessment

may not have pre-coded documents due to the required information not being available

– Return envelopes

Sample Roster Sheet

Sample School Identification Form

Sample Student Answer Sheet

Verify Student ID number and Test ID number are accurate

Acuity: Assessment System OverviewWhat are the key components of Acuity?

• Online and Offline Tests

• Online Instructional Resources

• Item Banks for Customized Tests

Acuity Assessments: Custom Test Builder• Approximately 25,000 items in ELA and Mathematics

• Item Bank aligned to state standards and objectives

• Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank item formats

• Offline or Online

Available Distractor Analysis• Provides likely reasons why a student may have

chosen one answer over another.• Working on making this its own tab in SchoolNet• Will be available for all Benchmark tests• Will be available for Grades 3-8 Predictive tests• Will be available for Grades 9-11 Predictive Tests• Will not be available for Grades 1& 2 Predictive

Tests

Acuity: Instructional ResourcesAcuity: Instructional Resources

• Online exercises for customizing learning activities by state standard or

skill group

• Easily assigned from reports

• Three components:

Screens that introduce and

teach a given skillGuided Practice

Mini-summative assessment to

evaluate progress

Instructional Resources (IR)

• Instructional Resources are online or paper/pencil tutorials for grades 3-8 in Math and ELA

• Online Instructional Resources provide interactivity for the student

• There are three parts to the Instructional Resources:– The Lesson – teaches a skill– Guided Practice – breaks apart common test

questions and guides students to a correct answer.– A Quiz – Six questions that provide feedback and is

scored

Instructional Resources

The following slides will explain how students access and take the Instructional Resources.

From the Student Home Page, click on Study

Click on a Subject button

If there is an Instructional Resource assigned to you, you will see a link. Click on the link to access it.

Click on GO!

The first part of the IR is the lesson

Read or Listen to the lesson on each of the pages

Shows how many pages to the

lesson

Click on Next/Back to move pages

Click on Play to listen to the lesson

After the lesson is over, you will move on to the guided practice

Click on Next to move to the Guided Practice

Guided practice provides test taking skills by asking you to break apart the question

1. Example of a question on the skill 2. This side asks a different

question to make you think about how to answer the

problem on the left

3. After you answer, click on Next. Acuity will give you instant feedback.

Click on Next again to move to the next question

After you finish the guided practice, you will be moving on to the mini-quiz

Click on Next to move to the Mini-Quiz

This quiz will provide a score that teachers can view from the Educator side of Acuity

Read the problem on the left.Answer the question on the right.

Click on Next (or back) to move through the quiz

You can also move through the quiz by clicking on a number in the number line

At the end of the quiz, you will see a review page.

1. Click on a number to answer any un-answered questions.

2. Click on Finish to “turn in” your quiz

Instructional Resources

The following slides will explain how teachers assign Instructional Resources.

Assigning Instructional Resources –Educators Only

From the Acuity Home Page, click on Instructional Resources

in the Navigational Panel

Instructional Resources may be printed or administered online

To preview or print the IRs, click on Preview/Print

2. Preview allows users to see the IR from the online student

perspective

1. Fill in the search fields and click on Search

3. PDF Preview allows the user to print the IRs for offline

administration

PDF version for printing

1. This is the lesson2. This is the guided practice (no interactivity due to p/p)

3. This is the quiz

To assign IR for online administration1. Click on Assign By

Skill/Standard from the

Navigational Panel

2. Fill in the search fields and click on the Search

icon

1. Select the students you wish to take the

Instructional Resources.

2. Click on Assign These Students

You will see a review page after assigning the Instructional Resources

Acuity Training Environment – Log In informationYou may use this site for practice and/or turn-around training.

Website: acuitytraining.ctb.com (type exactly as seen here in the internet address bar)

Username field: choose the region you belong to and type exactly as seen here– centralregion centraleast eastregion– northregion northeast northwest– southwest westregion southregion– Comphigh Altregion

Password field: all usernames have the same password. Type exactly as seen here

demo1234

Acuity Training Environment – Associated classesEach username is associated with two classes in the Acuity training environment.

When using this site and looking for classes, see the list below to determine which class your username can access.

Associated Classes by Username

Username Classes

centralregion Mrs. Adkins / Mrs. Castraneda

centraleast Mrs. Cole / Manuel Cook

Eastregion William Decker / Paul Dickson

Northregion Mr. Dixon / Ms. Eells

Northeast India Folden / Mr. Guerrero

Northwest Mr. Hall / Mr. Hammer

Southwest Mildred Hartley / Ms. Hatch

Westregion Mr. Heuer / Mr. Hickman

Southregion Shane Hinton / Cristina Homan

Comphigh Mark Joyner / Mr. Keene

Online Testing Process• The following slides will guide you through the online

process. Slides will cover:– Log in procedures– Student home page– Access and begin the test– Navigational tips– Submittal of test

TTLs access usernames in Print

TTLs search by teacher/section

TTLs can search for one or more teachers at a time and export the usernames to Excel.

Password file opens in Excel

Students log directly into the IMS

Students use the login provided

Click on Take a Test

Click on a subject as told to you by your teacher.

Click on Start

Coming Soon!

Review the directions page and then click on Next

Click on GO! to begin the test

Click on “Next” or “Back” to go to another question

Click in the radio button to answer the question

Read the problem or passage on the left side of

the screen

Click “Yes” in Mark For Review if you wish to come back to this question

The number line allows you to jump to other questions

GreenGreen = Answered questionsWhiteWhite = Unanswered questionsOrangeOrange = Current question

*Available Spring 2007

Check marks indicate those items Marked for Review

Double check your work to make sure all questions are answered

Click on any number to return to that question

*Available Spring 2007

Finish turns in the test closes it. This is final. You cannot return to

the test.

Save/Exit saves your responses and keeps the test open for return at a

later time. No scores will be submitted.

*Available Spring 2007

If you’re not done with the test, click on Cancel then click on

Save/Exit.

A warning will appear if you click on Finish.

If you are truly done with the test, click on OK

*Available Spring 2007

After you click on Finish, you must click on the Stop sign to return to

your student homepage.

*Available Spring 2007

There are three other possible icons a student may see –

Calculator, reference card, and timer

Other icons – some of these may appear dependent on set-up of test and the test itself

*Available Spring 2007

1. Click on the calculator icon and a standard calculator will

pop up

2. Students have the ability to switch from a standard

calculator to a scientific one

At this time online calculators will be

available on Predictive tests. It won’t be

available for Benchmark tests

*Available Spring 2007

If needed on the math and/or science tests, reference

cards may be available as an additional pop up

Technical Specs for Student Online Technical Specs for Student Online ExperienceExperience

• Compatible with both PC and Apple computers

• Supports Internet Browsers:

– Apple – Safari 1.2 + and/or Firefox 1.5 +

– PC – Internet Explorer 6.0+

• QuickTime 6.0+/RealPlayer 6.0+ or Windows Media Player – needed

for instructional resources

• Pop-up blockers turned OFF

Training Site• Go to:

acuitytraining.ctb.com

Username:

Password: