TechLiteracy Assessment Arizonas IID Accountability ProjectSpring, 2006

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TechLiteracy AssessmentArizonas IID
Accountability ProjectSpring, 2006
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Objectives

• Participants will be able to
• effectively administer Technology Literacy
  Assessment in a variety of settings
• interpret assessment results
• develop remediation or compensatory solutions
  that will address student technology literacy

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Activity 1

• Participants become students and take an
  eight-item Technology Literacy Asessment sample
• http//www.learning.com

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Activity 2--KWL
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Why Assess?

• On-going assessment tells you where you are
  required in AZ for all Title IID competitive
  grantees and formula grantees over 30K
• Provides AZ with baseline data on student
  performance as prescribed by NCLB districts get
  reliable performance data for designing 21st
  Century learning opportunities
• Without solid commitment, technology programs may
  wander off course, waste time, focus, and money
• Assessment, especially in technology, has been
  neglected while millions of dollars have been
  invested over the past two decades
• Without assessment, tech programs are implemented
  on faith. Assessment gives focus and
  customizes efforts to derive value from
  investment.

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What is TechLiteracy Assessment?

• Developed in response to districts needs
• Two levels of Technology Literacy Assessment
• Elementary Version (grades 3-5)
• Middle School Version (grades 6-8)
• Reading levels
• Grade 3 for Elementary Version
• Grade 6 for Middle School Version
• Tested at 5 and 8 (and 9) for AZ

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What is TechLiteracy Assessment?

• Assesses through multiple choice
  (knowledge-based) questions and authentic
  (performance-based) items.

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TechLiteracy Assessment Modules

• Designed to measure student skills with common
  software applications
• Modules are sub-scores that provide instructional
  focus to overall Technology Literacy Assessment
  scores
• Seven Modules
• Database
• Multimedia/Presentations
• Social and Ethical Issues
• Spreadsheets
• Systems and Fundamentals
• Telecom/Internet
• Word Processing

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Technology Literacy Assessment Proficiency
Standards

• Similarity of content standards across states
  (NETS) provides standard of proficiency
• Proficiency standard determined through
  systematic process
• Working group of content experts and
  practitioners
• Peoria, AZ in beta program and working group

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Implementation Timeline

• December 3-January 3
• ADE alerts Districts / Charters
• January 9-January 30
• Administrative alert gives basic overview /
  information
• January 30-March 1
• Professional Development
• Train-the-trainer model

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Implementation Timeline (contd.)

• February 13-24
• Sites start student data upload (comma delimited
  files, 5 fields)
• February 20-March 3
• Create login cards for selected students
• February 27-April 28
• Administer Technology Literacy Assessment
• (note If your district completes testing by
  March 19, you will receive preliminary data by
  2nd week of April. District tests completed
  between March 20-April 28, data will be delivered
  on or before May 26.
• May 1-26
• Comprehensive analysis report delivered to ADE
  from Learning.com

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Packet and Online Tutorials

• Preview proctor scripts
• Preview proctor guidelines
• Explore online tutorials
• Preview Technology Literacy Assessment Setup
  Guide for Proctor and Instructions for Proctoring

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Preview Potential Reports

• Modules
• Word processing
• Telecommunications
• Systems
• Spreadsheets
• Social / Ethical
• Multimedia / Presentations
• Databases

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Activity 4-Using Reports (contd.)

• Question How can the results be used to..
• Give focus?
• Provide encouragement and commitment?
• Suggest what activities work / dont work?
• Allow us to modify, customize, improve programs?
• Provide feedback to formative adjustments?
• Put an end to denial?
• Provide credibility to programs and goals?
• Raise stakes for stakeholders?
• Establish priorities for technology programs?

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Activity 5KWL Review
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Questions and Clarifications