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Test AdministrationACCESS for ELLsD11 SAC and TA Training
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Objectives
SACs will gain an understanding of
– Test Overview
– Test Material Handling and Security
– Online Training Modules
– Scheduling and Coordination
– Recommended Test Accommodations for ELLs with Disabilities
– Test Administration for Group Testing and Speaking Test Administration
– ALL NEW SACs must complete the online training videos.
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Objectives Test Administrators will gain an understanding of
– Test Overview
– Test Material Handling and Security
– Online Training Modules
– Scheduling and Coordination
– Recommended Test Accommodations for ELLs with Disabilities
– Test Administration for Group Testing and Speaking Test Administration
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• Attend district’s in-person training(s) for ACCESS for ELLs test administration
• Independently complete the appropriate ACCESS for ELLs quizzes on the WIDA Website (www.wida.us)
• Handle assessment preparation, materials and administration in a professional and ethical manner
• Maintain security of materials and student responses
Roles and Responsibilities of an ACCESS for ELLs Test Administrator
Test Overview
Test Overview
• All Colorado ACCESS for ELLs tests must be administered during the state’s testing window.
• January 12 – February 13
• All materials are returned to MetriTech on or before February 19th.
ACCESS Testing Window
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Test Overview What is ACCESS for ELLs
– ACCESS for ELLs stands for Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners
– The ACCESS for ELLs test assesses students’ English language proficiency in five areas: • Social and Instructional Language (SIL)• English Language Arts (LoLA)• Mathematics (LoMA)• Science (LoSC)• Social Studies (LoSS).
– The test forms are divided into five grade-level clusters: Kindergarten, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12.
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Test Overview What is ACCESS for ELLs
– For each grade-level cluster, there is a test in each of the four language domains • Listening• Reading• Writing, • and Speaking
– The Listening test and the Reading test consist of multiple-choice questions.
– The Writing test and the Speaking test are made up of performance tasks scored according to specific rubrics.
– The Listening, Reading, and Writing tests can be group administered and are centrally scored.
– The Speaking test is an individually administered, adaptive test that is scored by the test administrator.
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Test Material Handling and Security
SAC Responsibilities
Ensure that contents are secure and are treated as secure test materials.
Place all secure materials in locked storage.
Do not leave materials unattended before or after testing.
Do not duplicate any test materials (with the exception of this manual).
Do not share specific test information with students prior to or after testing.
Be aware that any breaches of test security or problems with test administration may result in the invalidation of student scores.
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Test Material Handling and Security
SAC Responsibilities
Read the manual.
Follow all directions carefully to ensure accurate reporting of data.
Inventory test materials immediately upon receipt.
Consolidate and request any additional materials needed for testing.
Assign appropriate staff to coordinate test administration.
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Test Material Handling and Security
SAC Responsibilities
Ensure that all personnel assigned to testing are adequately trained in test administration and security procedures.
Coordinate the distribution of test materials.
Coordinate test administration.
Emphasize to test administrators that students must use number 2 pencils.
Provide District Code number and School Code number to test administrators.
Be available to answer questions.
Ensure that test materials are returned immediately after test administration.
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Test Material Handling
SAC responsibilities
remind test administrators of the importance of verifying the accuracy of:
Student Pre-ID labels (if provided) before placing them on the test booklets
Signing out and signing in each secure booklet on the Security Checklist (white)
Information on the School Header Sheet (blue)— MetriTech will report students based on the school header the test is returned under.
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Test Material Handling
Security
Ensure that contents are secure and are treated as secure test materials.
Place all secure materials in locked storage.
Do not leave materials unattended before or after testing.
Do not duplicate any test materials (with the exception of this manual).
Do not share specific test information with students prior to or after testing.
Be aware that any breaches of test security or problems with test administration may result in the invalidation of student scores.
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Test Material Handling
Security
Sign the confidentiality agreement now.
Maintain test security prior to and during testing. All of the test materials must be kept secure and confidential.
The personnel involved with testing are responsible for ensuring that no test materials are duplicated and that no specific test information is shared with students prior to or after testing.
WIDA recommends that test administrators have an opportunity prior to testing students to familiarize themselves with one set of test materials for the grade-level cluster(s) of the test that they will be administering.
All student tests should have a Pre-ID label applied to the test booklet or the demographic information filled in on the front and back of the test booklet.
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Test Material Handling
You will receive
Tests, Scripts, Speaking Flip Charts, CDs, Kindergarten Manuals (if needed) and Kindergarten Kits (if needed)
Pre-ID labels
School Bag of paperwork
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Test Material Handling
Pre-ID Labels
Test Administrators must verify Pre-ID information prior to applying the labels to the test booklet.
If the labels are correct, place the label in the box on the front cover of the test booklet in the designated area.
If the labels are incorrect, discard the labels.
If the label has been placed on the book in error, mark through the bar code.
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Test Material Handling
Pre-ID Labels
Correct
Incorrect16
Test Material Handling
Demographic information
The front and back of the test booklet must be completed with a number 2 pencil.
It is critically important that student demographic data fields are entered and reviewed carefully.
Follow instructions in the TA Manual
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Test Material Handling
SACs
Read the letter…
Read over the letter that explains the materials procedures
And
Call 520-2080 if you have any questions
Remember all new SACs must complete the online training.
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Test Material Handling
SACs
Read the letter…
Completely fill out the security checklist
Only check out materials to teachers that have been approved
If a staff member thinks they should be on the approved list, but they are not, have them call 520-2080
Check Q for your current list of EL students
If you can’t get into Q desktop, we can print a list for you.
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TA TrainingTest Administration Training
Test administration training and certification is crucial for successful administration of ACCESS for ELLs.
Online and face-to-face training is required in Colorado every year.
To receive the online certification from WIDA, test administrators must create a personal training account and take the WIDA training course.
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TA TrainingTest Administration Training
The Assessment Department will schedule a face-to-face training in coordination with the Multilingual Facilitator every year.
You must complete the online training and pass each relevant course with an 80% or better BEFORE you can TA the ACCESS for ELLs test.
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TA TrainingGetting to the Online training
Generic username: colorado
password: bluespruce
Update new district, school, name change etc.
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• www.wida.us
Forgotten Password? TA Training
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Test Administration
Test Quizzes
The online training takes approximately two to four hours, depending on which areas you must complete.
The online training may be completed in one sitting, or in as many sessions as necessary, ideally within one to two weeks of when you will be administering the test.
You can train separately on one, two, or three different areas of ACCESS for ELLs test administration. These areas are: The group-administered test: Listening,
Reading, and Writing. The Speaking test. The Kindergarten test.
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>80%
Test Administration
Test Accommodations
Available to students that have a disability documented through an IEP or 504. (pg. 43 in Manual)
Reference the Colorado ACCESS for ELLs Accommodations chart
Use the WIDA Guidelines for Accommodating ACCESS for ELLs Language Learners with Disabilities document
Visit the website (also in the packet) http://www.cde.state.co.us/sites/default/files/ACCESS%20for%20ELLs%20Accommodations%20October14_0.pdf
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Scheduling and Coordination
Test Scheduling
Your SAC will work with you to plan the master schedule.
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• Speaking: Administered Individually, untimed plan on 15-20 minutes per student
• Listening: Group Administered, timed (length of the CD 25-45 minutes)
• Reading: Group Administered, timed 45 minutes
• Writing: Group Administered, timed 65 minutes
Scheduling and Coordination
Test Scheduling
Please note that for the group administered sessions you should allot about 15 minutes in addition to the times listed below to convene students and distribute/collect test materials.
See the TA manual for exact times
The sections of the test may be administered in any order.
A single section should NOT be broken into several administrations
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Scheduling and Coordination
Test Scheduling
No more than 22 students in a group section
See the TA manual for exact times
The sections of the test may be administered in any order.
A single section should NOT be broken into several administrations
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Schedule only one Tier
Schedule only one grade-level cluster
younger students and students with very limited English proficiency may be tested in smaller groups.
If possible, test the same students together
Scheduling and Coordination
Individual Administration Test Sessions
Plan for at least 15 minutes for Speaking test administration for Grades 1-12
Plan for up to an hour for Kindergarten administrations
For each test administrator, allow several minutes between students so that they can reset the materials, return the student to his or her classroom as necessary, and pick up the next student.
You should have separate rosters for Speaking test administrations (Grades 1-12) and Kindergarten Speaking test administrations.
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Scheduling and Coordination
The testing room
Arrange the desks in rows, facing forward, where you, the test administrator, can see all students and circulate between desks. It is important that all students can see and hear you clearly.
Obtain enough sharpened pencils for students being tested.
Make or obtain from your SAC a Do Not Disturb: Testing sign to be placed on the outside of the testing room door during test sessions.
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Scheduling and Coordination
The testing room
Plan to have a table on which to lay out test materials.
Have on hand reading materials for students who finish early.
Have a watch on hand, or make sure there is a functioning clock in the testing room. The Test Administrator’s Script contains guidance on pacing the test.
Note that it is not necessary to cover any print on the walls or on classroom materials.
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Test Administration
The Group test
Test forms are available in three overlapping tiers for each grade level cluster
Tier A: proficiency levels 1-3
Tier B: proficiency levels 2-4
Tier C: proficiency levels 3-5
Test administrator scripts are different for each test form (scripts are secure)
Centrally scored by MetriTech, Inc. not by the Test Administrator
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Test Administration
The Group test
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Test booklet sequence:
Listening
Reading
Writing
Each test will begin with practice or sample items
Organized by theme folders: A series of questions about one topic with graphic and/or text support
Each theme folder for Listening and Reading contains 3-4 items (test questions)
Writing test includes 3 tasks, except Grades 1-2 Tier A has 4 tasks
Test Administration
The Group test
Listening Administration: 20-40 minutes (varies by grade & tier)
Reading Administration: 45 minutes
Writing: Depending on Tier
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
Extended time is available for students that have an IEP or 504; extended time is time and a half.
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Test Administration
The listening test
The ACCESS for ELLs Listening Test is media-delivered. Listening Test items are delivered via CD or streamed from the MetriTech website (https://www.metritech.com/WIDA/Listening/login.aspx).
Rationale:
Increase standardization of administration
Ease the workload of test administrators
Thoroughly read through the manual beginning at page 51 for detailed instructions
Contact MetriTech Customer Service at (800)747-4868 or [email protected] for a user name and password for access to the streaming audio files https://www.metritech.com/WIDA/Listening/login.aspx
Follow the script exactly. No improvising.
Practice!
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Test Administration
The listening test
Test items are only played once unless there is an emergency event or extremely unusual circumstance.
Pausing between tracks is not necessary, as a 25 second (plus 5) response time is included in the track for each test item
Answer choices may not be read out loud.
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Practice!
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Test Administration
The listening test
Two practice items are included to familiarize students with the structure of the test.
Practice items will require reading aloud and playing/pausing the audio files at certain points as indicated in the Test Administration Script.
Practice items are not scored.
Playing and pausing is only for practice items.
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Test Administration
The listening test
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Test Administration
The Reading Test
follow the Test Administrator’s Script exactly
The Reading Test is designed to take no more than 35 to 45 minutes
Format: Multiple choice, group administered
6-7 thematic folders: each folder is centered on one standard (Language of: Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Social Instructional)
Item prompts and answer choices may NOT be read aloud
Keep the test going at a steady pace
Circulate through the testing room and monitor student work
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Test Administration
Individual and Group Checkins
Intended to help guide students through parts of the test
Indicated with a stop sign
Whole-group check-ins
Check in with all of the students at the same time and explain the next part of the test.
Occurs after every section in the 1-2A Reading Test.
Individual check-ins
Students raise their hand when they arrive at a stop sign and you check to see if students have completed the section.
Occurs halfway through 1-2B, 1-2C, 3-5A, 3-5B, 6-8A, 9-12A and at the end of every reading test41
Test Administration
Sample practice items
Practice items follow the introduction and must be administered.
Only on forms for Grade Level Cluster 1-2, Tiers A and B
1-2A samples occur at the beginning of every folder and are scripted (the answer is filled in together as a group)
1-2B samples occur at the beginning of some folders and are not scripted
Marked with a letter ‘S’
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Test Administration
Sample practice items
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Test administrators may use their professional judgment
in determining whether a student(s) needs additional time
to complete the test. The test is over when all students are finished.
Test Administration
The Writing Test
Format: Student constructed response, group administered
Encourages ELLs to demonstrate their general communicative ability in writing in English.
Time: Up to 65 minutes if needed
3 Parts (except Grades 1-2 Tier A has 4 Parts)
The following standards are covered:
Grades 1-2 Tier A: SIL
Grades 3-12 Tier A: SIL, LoLA, LoMA/LoSC
Grades 1-12 Tiers B & C: SIL, LoMA/LoSC, IT (LoLA/LoSS/SIL)
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Test Administration
The Writing Test
Although each part is not individually timed, timing guidelines are provided, and students should be monitored and encouraged to keep pace. TAs may end the test when all students are finished.
Follow the Test Administrator’s Script exactly.
Read over the Writing section of the manual completely.
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Test Administration
The Writing Test
Whole-group and individual check-ins are indicated by stop-sign symbols in the test booklets.
For tasks that contain a sample, the time it takes to explain the sample writing is included in the overall time allocated for the Writing Test.
Monitor students periodically, encouraging them to keep pace.
Responses are scored for the student’s general communicative ability in writing in English.
Students should address each task completely; however, the number of sentences or paragraphs written is not a scoring criterion.
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Test Administration
The Writing Test
Keep the test going at a steady pace
Circulate through the testing room and monitor student work to keep pace
Follow the Test Administration Script exactly
Task items (unless scripted) may NOT be read aloud
Students should be encouraged to keep pace so they can do their best on the longest task at the end.
If necessary, you can prompt students who are lagging behind by saying, “Make sure you save enough time for the other parts.”
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Test Administration
The Speaking Test Speaking test contains
A warm-up to help put the student at ease
The test questions
A wind-down intended to leave the student with a positive impression of his or her performance on the test
Test questions are grouped into thematic folders (identified as “Parts” within the test).
The targeted proficiency level of each task increases throughout each Part.
administered individually to students in an interview format
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Test Administration
The Speaking Test Test in a quiet room free of distractions Test administration is standardized, and all
test parts are scripted.
Maintain the flow of the test.
Flip the pages of the test booklet yourself unless otherwise indicated.
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Test Administration
The Speaking Test You may give the student non-judgmental,
positive reinforcement
repeating a question one time is acceptable.
evaluate and score student responses immediately after the student gives a response.
Become familiar with task-level expectations, the rubric, and scoring criteria
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Logistics of Administering the Speaking Test
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The speaking test includes three thematic folders, identified as “Parts” within the test. Part A: tasks 1-3 cover
SIL at proficiency levels 1-3
Part B: tasks 1-5 cover LoLA and LoSS at proficiency levels 1-5
Part C: tasks 1-5 cover LoMA and LoSC at proficiency levels 1-5
Each task is aimed at eliciting speech at one particular English Language Proficiency (ELP) level within the WIDA Speaking Rubric Task 1 aims for speech
at ELP Level 1 Task 2 aims for speech
at ELP Level 2, and so on
Logistics of Administering the Speaking Test
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Remember ALL students start in Part A
Tier A students start on Part A Task 1 (T1)
Tier B and Tier C students start on Part A Task 2 (T2)
Tier B and C Start Tier A Start
Test Administration
The Speaking Test Three parts
Part A: Social and Instructional Language
Part B: Language of Language Arts and Language of Social Studies
Part C: Language of Mathematics and Language of Science
Exceeds is used when a response scores beyond the expectations of the task
Meets is always the intended target for a speaking task
Approaches is used when the response does not meet one or more expectations of the task
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Test Administration
The Speaking Test If in doubt between scoring Meets or Approaches on a
task, you can check the question mark “?” column on the score sheet and administer the next task.
If the student Meets the next task level expectations, assign that task a score of Meets, and go back and assign the previous task in question a score of Meets.
If the student fails to meet the task level expectations on the next task, it is most likely that the performance was also deficient on the previous task. Assign the current task a score of Approaches or No Response as appropriate, and go back and assign the previous task in question a score of Approaches.
The question mark CANNOT be used on the last task (T3 in Part A or T5 in Parts B and C)
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Additional Training Resources55
Resources providing detailed administration guidelines and information: Online ACCESS Test Administrator Training Course
– Speaking Module (from the WIDA website)View the T2 Start procedure Tutorial
District and School TAM (downloadable from the WIDA website)
PowerPoint: Administering the Speaking Test T-2 Start Procedure in the ACCESS Tool Kit
Supporting files in the Speaking Test Administration folder in this Tool Kit
Additional Training Resources56
Resources providing detailed administration guidelines and information: Online ACCESS Test Administrator Training Course
– Speaking Module (from the WIDA website)View the T2 Start procedure Tutorial
District and School TAM (downloadable from the WIDA website)
PowerPoint: Administering the Speaking Test T-2 Start Procedure in the ACCESS Tool Kit
Supporting files in the Speaking Test Administration folder in this Tool Kit
