EndofLevel CRT Testing in Uintah School District

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End-of-Level CRT Testing in Uintah School
District

• Test Administration Orientation
• (Elementary Secondary Schools)
• Updated Spring 2006

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Testing Window

• Grades 1 through 5April 17th to May 18th
• Grades 6 through 7April 17th to May 18th
• Grades 8 through 12April 26th through May 18th

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Time Required For Testing
Approximately 45-50 minutes per session.
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Who Takes The Test?

• Students (grades 1-11) enrolled in language arts
• Students enrolled in math 1 through algebra 1 and
  geometry
• Students enrolled in science 4 through biology,
  chemistry and physics

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Who Takes The Test?

• The language arts CRT is grade specific.
  Students should take the test that corresponds to
  the grade in which they are enrolledExample A
  9th grade student takes the 9th grade CRT. A
  junior enrolled in AP English takes the 11th
  grade CRT.

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Who Takes The Test?

• Math and science CRTs are grade specific for
  elementary students and course specific for
  secondary students. Example Students enrolled
  in pre-algebra take the pre-algebra CRT
  regardless of the grade in which they are
  enrolled.

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Who Takes The Test?

• No student should be tested Off Level. (Off
  Level taking a test designed for a grade or
  course different than the one in which the
  student is actually enrolled)

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Who Takes The Test

• Students are not required to take the same CRT
  more than once. A student who repeats a class
  (pre-algebra) or takes two classes that test with
  the same test (Chemistry AP Chemistry) does not
  retake the test. (Only the first instance counts
  toward NCLB or U-PASS.)

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Who Administers The Test?

• Students should be tested by their own teachers
  where ever possible.
• Do not administer the CRT to several classes of
  students in one large room.

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Make-up Testing

• Schedule the testing early enough during the
  testing window to allow time for make-up testing,
  if needed.
• Make-up testing should be accomplished to the
  extent reasonably possible.
• The goal is to have 95 or more of all students
  tested.

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Make-up Testing

• Make-up testing procedures should match as
  closely as possible the original testing
  procedures.

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Test Security

• All testing materials are secure documents and
  must be treated as such.
• Count all tests and manuals when you receive
  them.
• Make no copies of any test materials including
  test administration manual.
• Store tests in a secure area when not in use.

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Testing Ethics

• Utah Code, Section 53A-1-608 School district
  employees may not engage in specific instruction
  or preparation of students which would be a
  breach of testing ethics.

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Testing Ethics

• Test scores should represent mastery of content.
  Test preparation that increases tests scores
  without increasing mastery of content is
  inappropriate.

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Ethical Practices

• Instruction on all core curriculum standards and
  objectives
• Classroom assessments that represent a wide
  variety of formats
• Instruction covering general test-taking skills
• Use of test item pools (USOE or other)

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Ethical Practices

• Ensure familiarity with test type
• Motivating students to do their best
• Checking student answer sheets to make sure they
  are complete (all questions attempted, stray
  marks erased)
• Allowing sufficient time for students to finish

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Unethical Practices

• Instruction limited only to core objectives being
  tested
• Presenting questions to students which are almost
  identical to those on the CRT
• Special instruction or practice based directly on
  current or previous form of the test

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Unethical Practices

• Giving students answers to questions
• Inappropriate or undocumented Accommodations
• Instructing a student to go back and reconsider
  an answer on a question they have already
  completed

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Protect Yourself

• Activities concerning test booklets and answer
  documents should be completed with class or other
  teachers present- cleaning documents to reduce
  errors- teacher scoring for grading use

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Standardization

• Employees who administer the test shall follow
  the standardization procedures in the test
  administration manual and any additional specific
  instructions developed by the State Board of
  Education.

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Utah Code, Section 53A-1-608

• The State Board of Education may revoke the
  certification of an individual who violates this
  section.

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Teacher Scoring For Classroom Grades

• Use wisely to inform grades
• Consider the intent of CRT construction and how
  it applies to classroom grading
• What does proficient on CRTs mean?

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Testing Accommodations

• Who makes the decision?People who know the
  educational needs of the student (IEP team, 504
  team, LEP team for English Language Learners)

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Testing Accommodations

• Should ensure that assessment measures the
  students abilities rather than his/her
  disabilities
• The same type of accommodations should also be
  routinely provided during classroom instruction
  to the students being accommodated on the test

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Testing Accommodations

• Accommodations should not be introduced for the
  first time during an assessment
• Accommodations should be noted in writing in the
  students IEP, 504 or LEP education plan

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Testing Accommodations

• Do not fundamentally alter or lower the standard
  or expectation
• Are aligned with instructional practices for
  teaching the student
• Do not change what is being measured

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Testing Accommodations

• Check the USOE website http//www.usoe.k12.ut.us/e
  val/Special_Needs.asp for appropriate
  accommodations.

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Prior To Administering The Test Teacher Duties

• Inventory testing materials to make sure you have
  the correct numberof test booklets and answer
  documents.
• You must account for and return all these
  materials after testing has been completed.

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Prior To Administering The Test Teacher Duties

• Read the entire Test Administration Manual prior
  to testing. Instructions sometimes change from
  year to year.
• Follow directions for administration as outlined
  in the manual.
• Tests are not timed. Allow students a reasonable,
  adequate opportunity to demonstrate what they
  know.

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Test Specific Needs
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Math - Elementary

• Grades 1 2 Students will need access to 20
  counters of the same type used during math
  lessons.
• Grades 3 5 Students will need a ruler with
  both standard and metric calibrations and a
  calculator.
• Grade 5 Students will need a copy of the Grade 5
  Reference Sheet (printed in the front of the test
  booklet).

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Math - Secondary

• Students will need rulers (grades 6 7), a
  calculator (see below), and a copy of the course
  specific reference sheet (printed in test
  booklet).

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Science - Secondary

• Physics and Chemistry Students should have a
  copy of the course specific reference sheet.(not
  printed in test booklet)

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Specific Instructions Regarding Answer Documents
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• All pre-printed answer sheets must be returned to
  the district office, regardless of whether the
  student completes the test or not.

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1st and 2nd Grades

• Students mark their answers in the test booklet.
  There is not a separate answer sheet.
• Have students write only their name in the
  appropriate space on the booklet. DO NOT bubble
  in the student name or information.
• Apply the pre-printed student label after the
  students have completed testing, before returning
  the tests to the district office.

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1st and 2nd Grades

• Labels which are not straight or are outside the
  label box will not scan correctly.
• For students without a pre-printed label
  complete the following information in the
  appropriate space on the booklet.

• Name (last, first, middle initial from SIS)
• Grade
• Ethnicity
• Gender
• Date of Birth
• Student Number (taken from SIS)
• Test Form Number

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Pre-printed Answer SheetsGrades 3-12

• Answer sheets which have been pre-printed with
  student names must only be used by the student
  whose name appears on it.
• Do Not bubble in any demographic information on
  pre-printed answer sheets.
• Return unused pre-printed answer sheets to the
  district office at completion of test.

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Pre-printed Answer SheetsGrades 3-12

• Students must mark their answers on the answer
  sheet and should not write or mark on the test
  booklet.

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Students WithoutPre-printed Answer Sheets

• Use blank answer sheet for any student who does
  not have an answer sheet with his/her name
  pre-printed on it.
• Code all of the following information

• Name (last, first, middle initial from SIS)
• Grade
• Ethnicity
• Gender
• Date of Birth
• Student Number (taken from SIS)
• Test Form Number

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Do not fill in the blanks between first and last
name or first name and middle initial. Do not
bubble in blank spaces.
Make sure to indicate the form of the test the
student is using.
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Students WithoutPre-printed Answer Sheets

• If the student number has fewer than ten digits,
  use zeros to fill in the left-hand
  columns.Example a student with student number
  475301 would be recorded as 0000475301.

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Enter Student Number so that the last digit of
the number is in the right most box. For SN
475301 add zeros in front of the number as
necessary.
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If student number is 475301, this example would
incorrectly scan as 4753010000.
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During the Test - Students

• Use only a 2 pencil to record answers.
• Do not make any stray marks on the answer sheet.
  Such marks could result in incorrect scoring.
• Make sure all erasures are complete and clean
  dirty erasures are read as incorrect answers.

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During the Test - Students

• Work only on the current section of test do not
  go back to previous sections.
• If a student finishes and still has time before
  the end of the test period, he/she should go back
  and check to see that no questions have been
  omitted.

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During the Test - Teachers

• Make sure students have properly recorded the
  Test Form number (if applicable).
• Monitor students work to ensure they are marking
  answers in the correct section of the answer
  sheet.
• Monitor students to ensure any erasures are
  complete and clean.
• Make sure students are working only on the
  current section of the test.

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After the Test - Students

• Make sure correct Test Form number has been
  recorded.
• Check to see that all answers have been marked as
  intended.
• Erase any stray marks from the answer sheet.
• If the answer sheet was not pre-printed, check to
  see that all demographic information has been
  entered as requested.

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After the Test - Teachers

• Make sure students erase all stray pencil marks
  from answer sheets.
• Make sure students who were absent during any
  part of the test have the opportunity to make up
  that section.
• Make sure correct Test Form number has been
  recorded.

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After the Test - Teachers

• For unused pre-printed answer sheets only, mark
  the appropriate box in the special codes area of
  the answer sheet indicating the reason the
  student did not take the test.

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After the Test - Teachers

• Discard scratch or note sheets students were
  using during the test.
• Stack answer sheets and test booklets separately.

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After the Test Teachers

• Stack all answer sheets face up with the timing
  marks on the same side.
• Return all testing materials to the school
  testing coordinator as soon as testing has been
  completed.

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Attitude

• Every effort should be made by teachers to
  communicate the importance of the testing
  experience to students.
• Test performance will increase as students
  develop the belief it is important to do well.

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Thanks For All Your Help!

• If you have questions contact
• Leonard Sullivan (ext. 1030)
• Or
• Ruth Ann Nelson (ext. 1032)
• At the district office
• 781-3100