Technology Literacy Assessment Arizonas IID Accountability Project Spring, 2006

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Technology Literacy Assessment Arizonas IID
Accountability ProjectSpring, 2006
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Why Assess?

• No Child left Behind requires all students to be
  technology literate by the end of 8th grade.

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• In order to meet this requirement, the Arizona
  Department of Education is requiring all
  districts that receive Title IID funds to assess
  a random sampling of 5th and 8th grade students.

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• TUSD has been required to assess 1,375 5th
  graders and 1,375 8th graders.

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Why 5th Grade?

• 5th graders were chosen to take this assessment
  to give them time to improve and remediate their
  technology skills by the time they reach 8th
  grade.

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Which Students Will Be Taking the Assessment?

• 5th grade classes and 8th grade social studies
  classes were selected to take the assessment
  based upon their demographics.

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Which Demographics are Used as Criteria for
Taking the Assessment?

• Since 14 of all students in TUSD are classified
  as ELL, the classrooms selected to take the
  assessment mirrored this demographic. In order to
  ensure 14 of the 2,700 taking the assessment
  were ELL students, some of the classes chosen had
  a slightly higher or lower percentage of ELL
  students.

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When Will the Assessment be Given?

• The pre-assessment will be taken by students
  between Nov. 8 20, 2006.

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What is the Format of the Assessment?

• The assessment will be taken online. It should
  take students no more than 45-50 minutes to
  complete. The test is not timed, so if students
  do not complete the test within a given time
  period, they will have the opportunity to finish
  it at another time.

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Where Can the Assessment Be Administered?

• The assessment can be administered in the
  classroom, in a mini-lab or any computer setting
  at the school site.

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What Technology Standards Will Be Covered By This
Assessment?

• Technology strands 1-5 will be assessed, but not
  strand 6. Arizona Technology standards may be
  found athttp//www.ade.state.az.us/standards/t
  echnology/default.asp

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What Types of Skills Will be Assessed?

• The assessment will contain questions that will
  test a variety of skills, including
  telecom/Internet, databases, multimedia
  presentations, spreadsheets social and ethical
  issues, word processing and systems and
  fundamentals.

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What Types of Questions and How Many Questions
Will Be On Each Assessment?

• The 5th and 8th grade assessments will each
  contain 45 questions. There will be two types of
  questions, knowledge based (multiple choice) and
  performance-based.

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What is the Reading Level of the Questions?

• The 5th grade assessment is written at a 3rd
  grade level, while the 8th grade assessment is
  written at a 6th grade level.

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What Accommodations May Be Made for Exceptional
Ed and ELL Students?

• None, unless the accommodations are stated in a
  students IEP. Test proctors may only pronounce
  words in the question and not in the answer.
  Proctors will also be unable to provide
  definitions of words.

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Who are the Proctors?

• Technology Liaisons/Network Techs have been asked
  to serve as proctor for the administration of the
  assessment. Any IC who wishes to attend a
  training with the tech is welcome. Proctors will
  be responsible for helping students log in and
  help students begin the assessment.

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When Will the Results Be Posted?

• Available 48 after last student has taken the
  assessment.

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What Will the Results Provide?

• TUSD will receive reliable performance data for
  planning, designing and delivering effective
  technology instruction.

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Can I Preview the Assessment?

• A preview of the types of questions found on the
  assessment may be viewed at
• http//www.learning.com/tla/index.htm
• State Technology Standards can be located at
• http//www.ade.state.az.us/standards/technology/
  default.asp

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• If you have any further questions, please
  contact Ed Kowalczyk at Educational Technology.