Using the Georgia CRCT Online System

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Using the Georgia CRCT Online System
We will lead the nation in improving student
achievement. Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of
Schools
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Background

• A web-based system that provides tests using the
  same kind of questions as appear on the
  end-of-year CRCT and (beginning in February) the
  Science GHSGT
• Two kinds of tests are provided
• Student tests
• Grade-specific tests assigned automatically
• Completely under students control
• Teacher-created and assigned tests
• Teacher determines the nature of test, who takes
  the test, when the test is taken

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Getting Started

• The CRCT Online System information site
  http//info.georgiacrct.org
• Find manuals, presentations
• Create shortcut to test site(s)
• Information about items, support, downtimes
• The CRCT Online System test sites
• Every school system is assigned to one of 13
  sites (regiona through regionm)
• Regions do NOT correspond to RESA regions

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Getting Started (cont.)

• Go to assigned test site (e.g.,
  http//regionk.georgiacrct.org)

Popup blockers must be disabled to login
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Getting Started (cont.)

• Login IDs and passwords
• System-wide and building-level CRCT Online System
  administrative accounts were assigned by GDOE
• System or school CRCT Online administrator
  creates teacher and student accounts
• Import roster files
• Files may be created locally through extract from
  SIS
• Files also available from GDOE in late January
• Input individual accounts manually

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Overview of this Session

• Student functions
• Take student tests
• Take teacher-assigned tests
• Teacher functions
• Create, manage, or assign tests
• View results
• Administrator functions
• All teacher functions
• Create, manage, or assign users

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Student Functions Take Student Tests
Click here to take student test
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Take Student Tests Select the content area
Click on cell to select content area
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Take Student TestsSelect the specific test to
take
Click on a test to select and highlight it
Click on Take Test button
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Take Student TestsTake the test
Click on radio button to select answer
Use navigation buttons to move between questions
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Take Student TestsComplete the test
Use the drop-down menu to jump to a different
question, and to see which questions have and
have not been answered
On the last question, the Next Question button
changes to Grade My Test
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Take Student TestsSee the test results
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Take Student TestsDecide what to do with results
Choose whether to send score to teacher, save
score, or discard score
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Student Functions Take Teacher-Assigned Tests
Click here to take teacher-assigned test
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Take Teacher-Assigned TestsSelect specific test
to take
Click on a test to select and highlight it
Click the Take Test button
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About Reading Tests

• Reading tests (both student tests and
  teacher-assigned tests) have a slightly different
  format.
• Reading tests have two windows that scroll
  independently so that you can see the reading
  passage and the questions at the same time.
• All questions associated with a particular
  reading passage are displayed in the same window.
  Scroll through the window to see all questions
  associated with a passage.
• The Next Question button takes you to the first
  question associated with the next reading passage.

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About Reading Tests (cont.)
Use this scroll bar to see the entire reading
passage
This example has no scroll bar on the questions
window because all the questions associated with
this reading passage can be seen at once.
Click Next Question to see the next reading
passage
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Take Teacher-Assigned TestsComplete test, see
results
The kind of feedback a student receives depends
on the test properties the teacher specified when
creating the test.
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Student Feedback on Tests

• Possibilities
• Which questions were answered correctly, by
  domain
• Which questions were answered incorrectly (or
  left blank), by domain
• The questions
• Correct answers

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Teacher Functions Create, manage, or assign
tests
Click here to create, manage. or assign tests
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Teacher Functions Create, manage, or assign
tests
Click here to create a new test, or to manage an
existing test
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Teacher Functions Create or manage tests
Click here to create a new test
Things you can do with existing tests (highlight
specific test in the list to the left)
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Teacher FunctionsCreate a new test
Give tests descriptive names so you (and others)
know the grade level and content area it covers
First, specify the test properties
Red checkmarks indicate required fields
Test IDs must be unique, contain no spaces or
special symbols
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Teacher FunctionsSpecify the test properties
(cont.)
Complete the specification of test properties
An additional login and password can be required
to take a test
Feedback (e.g., Good job on scores above 80 a
link to a web site for additional study on scores
below 70) can be attached to specific score
ranges (an additional blank text box appears when
one is filled)
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Teacher FunctionsCreate a new test (cont.)
Next, specify the kinds of questions you want
After you select a content area, a grade menu
appears
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Teacher FunctionsSpecify kinds of questions
(cont.)
Continue to specify the questions you want
After you select a grade level, a domain menu
appears
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Teacher FunctionsSpecify kinds of questions
(cont.)
Continue to specify the questions you want
After you select a domain a new button appears
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Teacher FunctionsSpecify kinds of questions
(cont.)
You can clear the question characteristics, go
back to edit the test properties, or search the
item bank
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Teacher FunctionsSelect and add questions
Click on the check box next to an item to select
it
Click on page numbers to navigate to other pages
of questions
Click to add selected questions to your shopping
cart
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Teacher FunctionsCreate a new test (cont.)
You can then preview the test, add items from
other domains, grades, or subject areas, change
the position of the items and/or create the test
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Teacher Functions Manage existing tests
Once a test has been created, highlight it in the
list and you can modify its properties (but not
its questions), try it out, remove it, or print it
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Teacher Functions Test assignment
Once a test has been created, it can also be
assigned to students by returning to the Test
Design Center
Click here to assign a test or to see tests that
have already been assigned
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Teacher Functions Test assignment (cont.)
Select the class you want to see test assignments
for, or that you want to assign tests to
Click here to assign a test to the class
highlighted in the list or to see which tests
have already been assigned to the class
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Teacher Functions Test assignment (cont.)
Only tests that have already been assigned to
this class are displayed on this page. Click here
to assign a new test to this class.
Tests created by you and assigned to this class
Tests created by others and assigned to this class
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Teacher Functions Assign new test
Tests created by others at your school that you
can assign to your class.
Tests created by you
Set parameters if desired and click Finish
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Teacher Functions View results
Click here to view test results
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Teacher Functions View results (cont.)
Click here to view results on tests you assigned
Click here to view student test results that
students chose to send to you
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Teacher Functions View results (cont.)
Choose the kind of report you want to see
then click on Show Report
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Teacher Functions View results (cont.)

• Explore the types of reports
• Test results report (duplicates the student
  feedback)
• Class list report
• Student history report
• Item analysis report
• Skill (domain) reports
• proficiency by class
• proficiency by student
• gap analysis

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Teacher Functions View results (cont.)
Choose the class for which you want to see results
then click on Next
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Teacher Functions View results (cont.)
Choose the test for which you want to see results
then click on Next
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Teacher Functions View results (cont.)
Or, ctrl-A then ctrl-C, and you can paste the
table into Excel
Reports can be printed
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Administrator Functions
Click here to manage students and classes
Click here to manage teachers or other
administrators
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Administrator Functions Managing students and
classes
Notice that the Test Design Center looks
different for administrators than it does for
teachers
Click here to create new students or manage
existing students
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Administrator Functions Creating and managing
students
Click New to create a new student
Highlight a student name in the list and click
Modify to manage an existing student
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Administrator Functions Creating students (cont.)
Required fields have a red check next to them
Login IDs must be unique (and contain no spaces).
Login ID and Unique Identifier are usually the
same.
Scroll down and click Finish when done
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Administrator Functions Managing Students and
Classes
Click here to create new classes or to manage
existing classes
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Administrator Functions Managing Classes
Click New to create a new class
Highlight a class name in the list and click
Modify to manage an existing class
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Administrator Functions Managing Classes (cont.)
Required fields have a red check next to them
Class IDs must be unique (and contain no spaces).
Scroll down to assign students and teacher(s)
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Administrator Functions Managing Classes (cont.)
All the students in the school are listed on the
left. Students assigned to this class are listed
on the right. Hold down Ctrl key while clicking
to select multiple students
All the teachers in the school are listed in the
lower box. Teacher(s) assigned to this class are
highlighted. Hold down Ctrl key while clicking to
select multiple teachers.
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Administrator Functions
Click here to manage students and classes
Click here to manage teachers or other
administrators
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Administrator Functions
Click here to upload roster files
Click here to manually manage teachers or other
administrators
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Administrator Functions Creating and Managing
Teachers
Click New to create a new teacher or
administrator
Highlight a teacher/administrator name in the
list and click Modify to manage an existing
teacher/administrator
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Administrator Functions Creating Teachers (cont.)
Required fields have a red check next to them
The only difference between teachers and
administrators is which radio button is selected
Scroll down, choose a school, and click Finish
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Administrator Functions Creating Teachers (cont.)
Scroll down to assign the teacher to a location
Click on the appropriate school, then click on
Finish
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Questions and Additional Information

• Riverside Software Support
• crctonline_support_at_hmco.com
• 866-215-6881
• Lloyd Komatsu
• lkomatsu_at_doe.k12.ga.us
• 404-657-0311