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WELCOME . CAASPP Test Administrator Workshop March, 2014. CAASPP Workshop OBJECTIVES. Purpose of the Smarter Balanced Field Test. Evaluate testing software Ensure quality of test questions Evaluate the effectiveness of the test administration and training materials

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  1. WELCOME CAASPP Test Administrator Workshop March, 2014

  2. CAASPP Workshop OBJECTIVES

  3. Purpose of the Smarter Balanced Field Test • Evaluate testing software • Ensure quality of test questions • Evaluate the effectiveness of the test administration and training materials • Establish scoring and reporting levels • “Dress rehearsal” for operational assessments in 2015 • “Stress test” LEA technology • Familiarize educators, administrators, and students with online testing • ONLY FAILURE IS SECURITY FAILURE

  4. Field Test Participation:Who Will Take the Field Test? • Grades 3–6: All students • The only students exempt from participating in the Field Test are: • Students participating in the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) • For the English language arts/literacy (ELA) test only, English learners (ELs) who have been attending school in the United States for less than 12 months • Students who have SIGNED OPT OUT LETTERS ON FILE IN SCHOOL (TO BE UPDATED YEARLY) under Ed Code Section 60615

  5. Test Administrator Responsibilities • READ and sign security affidavit • Ensure all policies and procedures are followed including… TEST SECURITY • Complete Smarter Balanced test administration training (TODAY) • Review all policies and administration documents prior to testing • Verify student information in the TIDE system • Administer Smarter Balanced Assessment • Report all potential test security incidents to SC IMMEDIATELY

  6. Additional Resources Smarter Balanced Manuals & User Guides California Online Field Test Administration Manual TIDE User Guide for California Users Technical Specifications Manual for Online Testing http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ca/field-test-ca/resources/ Smarter Balanced Training Modules (Video) http://sbac.portal.airast.org/ca/field-test-ca/resources/

  7. Site Coordinators’ Responsibilities • #1 Responsibility—Security • No unauthorized electronic devices used in classroom during testing (NO CELL PHONES) • For testing purposes, any electronic device that is not specifically designated as an accommodation or modification in the student’s IEP or Section 504 plan is unauthorized.

  8. Section 1 Security Affidavits  Breaches Irregularities Improprieties

  9. Test Security

  10. Security ONGOING FOCUS • No unauthorized electronic devices are being used. • 400 instances of test item posting to social media sites last year (after security emphasis began)

  11. Securing Student Information • SSIDs and Student Info are Confidential • Must be securely destroyed • May not be communicated over email • Mishandling is a violation of State and Federal Law including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act • School Sites May: • Collect and secure log-on cards to be handed out each day to students

  12. Site Coordinators Train Examiners: (A few obvious reminders) • Test Administrators CANNOT: • Review test questions before, during, or after testing. • Check students’ answers including (but not limited to): • Advise students of wrong answer or to check an answer; or • Halt a student from continuing their test until they demonstrate that they have the right answers.

  13. What is a Testing Impropriety? Formerly Called ‘Incidents’

  14. What is a Testing Irregularity? Irregularities affect the results of a testing administration

  15. What is a Testing Breach? Breaches affect the security of the test

  16. Section 2 Testing Timeline and Schedules

  17. Examples of Field Test Participation in California • Example: Elementary School X • Grade 3 was assigned a single content area (ELA), which includes an ELA performance task (PT). • Grade 4 was assigned both ELA and math, with a mathematics PT. • Grade 5 was assigned both ELA and math, with an ELA PT.

  18. Field Test Format • The Field Test is computer-based, notcomputer adaptive. • Need to try out the test questions during the Field Test before tests can be made adaptive for the first operational administration in 2015. • Two components: • Performance task (PT) • A set of complex questions that is centered on a common theme or problem; requires classroom activity • Non–performance task (non-PT) • E.g., Selected Response, Drag and Drop, Matching Tables

  19. Testing Times (p. 35 and 36) 95% of students

  20. Reminders…

  21. Section 3 Universal Tools, Designated Supports and Accommodations

  22. New Guidelines

  23. Universal Tools • Available to all students (no documentation is needed) • Can be digitally delivered or in real world • Nothing must be turned on… it is automatically there • Can be turned on or off by teacher on TIDE system if it is distracting • Already there for everyone… nothing is needed to set up

  24. Designated Supports • Available to students identified as English learners, struggling readers, students with attention deficits, or any student • Determined by educators who know the student’s instructional and assessment needs • Can be turned on or off by teacher on TIDE system • Communicated to parents • Awaiting guidelines • “Consistent with state designated practices”

  25. Accommodations • Available to students with IEPs or 504 plans • Determined by IEP teams or educators responsible for 504 plans • Can be turned on or off by TIDE system

  26. Invalidation of Scores • Students who use these accessibility supports will have invalidated scores on both Smarter Balanced and / or CST/CMA. • English Dictionary for Listening, Math, Science • Thesaurus for Reading, Listening, Math, Science • Translated Test directions for Reading, Writing, Listening • Bilingual dictionary for Reading, Listening, Math, Science • Translations (glossary) for Reading, Writing, Listening

  27. Invalidation of Scores (cont’d) • Students who use these accessibility supports will have invalidated scores on both Smarter Balanced and / or CST/CMA. • Read aloud for Reading Passages in grades 3 – 5 • ASL for Reading passages in grades 3 – 5 • Calculator for Non-specified Math or Science items • Math tools(ruler, protractor) for Non-specified Math • Multiplication Table for Math in grade 3 All Requests Must Be Submitted 10 Days Prior to CDE

  28. Who Decides Who Gets What? • Students with 504s and IEPs • IEP Team • Non-504 or IEP Students • Recommended by an school site individual who knows the child’s educational abilities. • Should only receive a designated support if it is already regularly done in class. • School Team reviews the recommendation and will approve or deny.

  29. Who Codes the Support in TIDE? • Students with 504s and IEPs • Test Site Coordinator (based on information attained from Case Managers) • Non-504 or IEP Students • Test Site Coordinator and Principal are responsible for ensuring that all students are adequately coded in TIDE

  30. Hand or Arm Injuries

  31. Section 4 Test Site Coordinator, Test Administrator, Proctor Responsibilities

  32. Test Site Coordinator Responsibilities (before, during, after testing)

  33. BEFORE TESTING Staff Training Reminders

  34. BEFORE TESTING Preparing Test Environment

  35. BEFORE TESTING Directions for Administration (DFA)

  36. BEFORE TESTING Test Administrator Checklist • Pages 84 – 89 of the Online Field Test Administration Manual

  37. BEFORE TESTING Proctors • Proctors may cover multiple rooms.

  38. Section 5Secure Browser

  39. Secure Browser • Specifically designed by Smarter Balanced to provide secure access to the Field Test. • Prevents students from accessing other hardware and software functions. • Volume must be UP prior to start of testing • A secure browser must be installed on all • student computers/devices. • Updated and reinstalled annually • http://sterling3a/cmapplicationcatalog • Any Site Tech can install…

  40. Section 6 TIDE

  41. BEFORE TESTING Access to TIDE

  42. Student Sign In • Test Session: CARR1234 (generated by computer when TA signs in to open a session) • Confirmation Code: Robert (first name in CALSPADS) • CA – 1020304050 (SSID) SECURE!!

  43. Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) TIDE is a password-protected Web site that provides administrators with tools to manage users and students participating in the Smarter Balanced Field Test. • Database of student information, including initial test settings and accommodations

  44. TIDE: First-Time Users • When a user is added to TIDE, the user will receive an automated email from Smarter-CA-DoNotReply@airast.org that contains the following: • User role • Temporary password that must be changed upon initial login • If user has not received the e-mail with temporary password, he or she should contact the school coordinator.

  45. Accessing TIDE • Select the Online TIDE System for California Users card. • Use password sent in email. • When logging into TIDE for the first time, users will be prompted to change their password.

  46. Accessing TIDE

  47. Navigating TIDE • The TIDE interface uses tabs as the principal means of navigating between tasks. Some tasks in the TIDE interface contain multiple sub-tasks. • TIDE shows only the features that are available to the user based on his or her role.

  48. TIDE: Manage Users Tab • The Manage Users tab may be used to: • Upload users (group of users) • Add new user (individual user) • Search for existing user records • Export a list of existing user records • View and/or edit existing user records • Delete an existing user record

  49. TIDE: Export a List of Users • For reference purposes, a user may choose to export a list of users in his or her school or district. • Users may conduct a search for other users. • To export the resulting list of users, select [Export] and select the desired format (Excel or CSV). • You may select a subgroup of users for export by selecting the check box next to each record you want to include in the export.

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