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Overview of Minnesota Assessments and Title I Testing Procedures

This module provides essential information on Minnesota's assessment procedures, including Title I assessments for students in grades 3-8 and 10-11. It covers the various testing formats including online and paper-based assessment for Reading MCA and Mathematics MCA, as well as guidelines for new-to-country students. Key highlights include scheduling, administration details, availability of accommodations, item types, and tools for both online and paper tests. Resources such as the Procedures Manual and transcripts are available on the Minnesota Assessments portal.

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Overview of Minnesota Assessments and Title I Testing Procedures

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  1. TRAINING MODULE I Title I Assessments

  2. Transcript • A transcript of this presentation is available on the Minnesota Assessments portal under Resources > Training > Minnesota Department of Education. • The Procedures Manual for the Minnesota Assessments is available on the Minnesota Assessments portal under Resources > General Resources.

  3. Minnesota Assessments • Title III • Title I • GRADUATION Assessments

  4. Every student needs to test, but not every student tests in the same way.

  5. Title I Assessments • MCA • Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments • MCA-Modified • Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-Modified • MTAS • Minnesota Test of Academic Skills

  6. New-to-Country Students • New-to-country English learners may, but are not required to, take a Title I reading assessment • Reading is the only Title I subject where new-to-country English learners are not required to take the assessment

  7. Reading MCA

  8. Reading MCA Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 10) • Districts choose administration mode by school • Indicate administration mode during Pretest Editing

  9. Reading MCA • Online Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 10)

  10. Reading MCA Scheduling – Online Administration • Nine-week online testing window • One testing opportunity per student • District-assigned testing dates

  11. Reading MCA Online Test Administration • Students must complete all items in a passage before pausing • Previously completed passages are not accessible after pausing longer than 20 minutes

  12. Reading MCA ItemTypes – Online Administration • Multiple choice • Technology enhanced

  13. Reading MCA Online Tools • Highlighter • Strikethrough • Zoom • Notepad • Reading passage expansion

  14. Reading MCA Accommodations – Online Administration • Accommodated test materials • 12-point regular print test books • Large print test books • Braille test books • Enter student responses in Data Entry Interface

  15. Reading MCA • Paper Administration Details • (Grades 3–8 and 10)

  16. Reading MCA Scheduling – Paper Administration(Grades 3–8 and 10) • Three-week testing window for paper administration • District-assigned testing dates • Includes grade 10 • No state-assigned test or make-up dates • All schools within district administer same segment(s) for a grade on the same day

  17. Reading MCA Format – Paper Administration • Four segments in each test book • Multiple-choice items only

  18. Reading MCA Accommodations – Paper Administration • Accommodated test materials • Large print test books • Braille test books • Enter student responses in answer document

  19. Mathematics MCA

  20. Mathematics MCA Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 11) • Districts choose administration mode by school • Indicate administration mode during Pretest Editing

  21. Mathematics MCA • Online Administration Details (Grades 3–8 and 11)

  22. Mathematics MCA Scheduling – Online Administration • Nine-week online testing window • One testing opportunity per student • District-assigned testing dates

  23. Mathematics MCA Online Test Administration • Students can pause and resume at any point during the test • Previously completed items are not accessible after pausing longer than 20 minutes

  24. Mathematics MCA Text-to-Speech – Online Administration • Available in all Mathematics MCA forms • Student initiated • Students must have headphones in order to listen to text-to-speech

  25. Mathematics MCA Item Types –Online Administration • Multiple choice • Technology enhanced

  26. Mathematics MCA Online Tools • Calculator • Formula Sheet • Highlighter • Strikethrough • Zoom

  27. Mathematics MCA Accommodations – Online Administration • Accommodated test materials • Mathematics scripts • 12-point regular print test books • Large print test books • Braille test books • Enter student responses in Data Entry Interface • Accommodated text-to-speech in online test

  28. Mathematics MCA • Paper Administration Details • (Grades 3–8 and 11)

  29. Mathematics MCA Scheduling – Paper Administration (Grades 3–8 and 11) • Three-week testing window for paper administration mode • District-assigned testing dates • Includes grade 11 • No state-assigned test or make-up dates • All schools within district administer same segment(s) for a grade on the same day

  30. Mathematics MCA Format – Paper Administration • Four segments in each test book

  31. Mathematics MCA Item Types – Paper Administration • Multiple choice • Gridded Response (grades 5–8 and 11)

  32. Mathematics MCA Accommodations – Paper Administration • Accommodated test materials • Mathematics scripts • Mathematics CDs • Large print test books • Braille test books • Enter student responses in answer document Spring 2014

  33. MCA-Modified • Reading • MCA-Modified • Mathematics • MCA-Modified

  34. MCA-Modified • Alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards • Reading and mathematics • Available in grades 5–8, 10, and 11 • Students may take in place of the MCA

  35. MCA-Modified Eligibility Requirements • For special education students with an IEP • Meet specific requirements in the Alternate Assessment Eligibility Requirements • Persistently low performance on MCA/MTELL

  36. MCA-Modified Administration Details • Grades 5–8, 10 and 11 • Online administration mode only

  37. MCA-Modified Scheduling (Grades 5–8, 10 and 11) • Eight-week online testing window • One testing opportunity per student • District-assigned testing dates

  38. Online Administration of MCA and MCA-Modified • Can administer online MCA-Modified and MCA together • Same Test Monitor and Student Directions

  39. MCA-Modified Item Types

  40. Reading MCA-Modified • (Grades 5–8 and 10)

  41. Reading MCA-Modified Online Test Administration • Students must complete all items in a passage before pausing • Previously completed passages are not accessible after pausing longer than 20 minutes

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