Arizona PreTest Workshop AIMS HS, AIMS DPA,

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Arizona Pre-Test WorkshopAIMS HS, AIMS DPA,
TerraNova

• MOHAVE VALLEY ESD
• April 3rd MVE
• April 5th MVJH CME
• April 6th FME

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Whats New for Spring 2006?
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Whats New for Spring 2006?

• On-line Ordering and Short-Add
• Precoded Demographic Information
• Test Manuals
• DPA Administration
• Return of Test Materials
• Scoring of AIMS Writing Responses
• Accommodation Changes
• Accountability Issues
• AIMS Hotline

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Whats New for Spring 2006?

• Precoded Demographic Information
• Student barcode labels for AIMS testing, precoded
  slipsheets for grade 2 TerraNova, and precoded
  answer documents for grade 9 TerraNova will be
  generated automatically based on information in
  SAIS.
• January18 - AIMS HS Writing/Reading
• February 1 - AIMS HS Mathematics, AIMS DPA
• February 1 TerraNova

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Whats New for Spring 2006?

• Precoded Demographic Information
• Student Barcode Labels for AIMS HS Mathematics,
  AIMS DPA, and precoded TerraNova items will be
  included in the Test Coordinator Kit due March 13
  -17.

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Whats New for Spring 2006?

• Precoded Demographic Information
• Avoid hand bubbling.
• If you receive a barcode label, precoded
  slipsheet, or precoded answer document for a
  student with the correct name and SAIS id use it!
• If other demographic information is incorrect on
  the label, slipsheet, or answer document, correct
  that data in SAIS.

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Whats New for Spring 2006?

• DPA AdministrationContent Areas for each of the
  four days has been pre-determined.
• April 10 Writing
• April 11 Reading, part 1 and Mathematics,
  part 1
• April 12 Reading, part 2 and Mathematics,
  part 2
• April 13 Reading, part 3 and Mathematics,
  part 3

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Whats New for Spring 2006?

• Scoring of AIMS Writing Responses
• Each reader will score only one trait
• At least 6 independent readers for every AIMS DPA
  Writing response
• At least 12 independent readers for every AIMS HS
  Writing response

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Whats New for Spring 2006?

• Accommodation Changes
• Non-standard Accommodations are now called
  Alternate Accommodations.
• Bubbling of Accommodations on the answer
  documents has changed no more J codes.
• Use of Alternate Accommodations has implications
  for AYP.

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Whats New for Spring 2006?

• Accountability Issues - AYP
• All grades 3 through 8 and grade 10 included
• Students who receive Alternate Accommodations on
  AIMS DPA or AIMS HS will not count as having
  tested
• Changes awaiting USDoE approval
• Start year definition
• Attemptedness rules
• AMOs for grades 4, 6, and 7
• Growth model

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Whats New for Spring 2006?

• Accountability Issues Advice from RE
• Use precoded student barcode labels
• If no label, bubble SAIS number accurately
• Be certain program membership is correct in SAIS
  ELL is especially problematic
• Test all students

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Test Coordination
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Test Coordination

• Test Calendar AIMS DPA
• Districts and Charter Operators must schedule 4
  days of AIMS DPA testing within the testing
  window of April 3 21.
• All schools and grades within a district or
  charter must administer the AIMS DPA on the same
  four days.

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Test Coordination

• Test Calendar AIMS DPA
• The content areas must be administered exactly as
  described in the Test Coordinators Manual and in
  the Test Administration Directions.
• Make-up testing is to be scheduled within the
  testing window of April 3 21.

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Test Coordination

• Test Calendar TerraNova
• Grade 2 TerraNova is to be administered in 2 days
  within the testing window of April 3 21.
• Grade 9 TerraNova is to be administered in 1 or 2
  days within the testing window of April 3 21.
• Make-up testing for both grades is to be
  scheduled within the testing window of April 3
  21.

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Test Coordination

• Test Calendar TerraNova
• Within a district or charter, all grade 2
  students are to test on the same days.
• Within a district or charter, all grade 9
  students are to test on the same day(s).
• Within a district or charter, it is not necessary
  that grade 2 students and grade 9 students test
  on the same days.

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Test Coordination

• Test Security
• Test Materials
• Test Content
• Test Validity
• Test Security Agreement

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Test Coordination

• Test Security Test Materials
• Inventory of Test MaterialsTest Coordinators are
  responsible for a complete inventory of all test
  materials both immediately upon receipt of the
  test materials and throughout the testing
  process.
• Secure Storage of Test MaterialsTest materials
  must be kept in locked storage when not in use
  and must be returned daily to the custody of the
  district or site test coordinator.
• Return of Test MaterialsAll AIMS materials are
  to be returned to CTB. Follow instructions in
  TCM for TerraNova materials.

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Test Coordination

• Test Security Test Content
• Do not reproduce any test materials.Use
  short/add window to order addition materials if
  needed.
• Do not preview, read, study, or examine the
  actual test.Only students who are participating
  in testing may view the test.
• Do not disclose any actual test items.Never
  discuss any test item that has not been publicly
  released by ADE.

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Test Coordination

• Test Security Test Validity
• Standardized Test AdministrationTests must be
  administered exactly as stated in the Test
  Coordinators Manual and the Test Administration
  Directions.
• Maintain IntegrityDo not provide answers to
  students or assist students with answers. Do not
  allow the use of inappropriate resources such as
  word walls and calculators. Do not review student
  answers. Do not change student answers.
• Avoid Student Cheating Do not allow students to
  share information during testing. Do not allow
  the use of any electronic devices including cell
  phones. Proctor the test appropriately.

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Test Coordination

• Test Security Test Security Agreement
• Breaches of test security are serious.
• Everyone who comes in contact with AIMS HS, AIMS
  DPA, or TerraNova materials is responsible for
  appropriate test security and is required to sign
  a Test Security Agreement.
• Agreements must be kept on file at school and
  district offices.
• One copy of the test security agreement (signed
  by the district superintendent or charter
  representative) must be faxed or mailed to the
  ADE Assessment Section no later than February 10,
  2006.

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Test Coordination

• During Testing
• Monitor Test Administrators Correct
  administration proceduresCorrect room set
  upActive proctoring
• Monitor Student ConductNo cell phones or
  electronic devicesNo scratch paperNo talking or
  disruptive behavior
• Maintain careful records of who testedAt high
  school, and possibly at middle school, use
  sign-in pages and require students to show ID.

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Test Coordination

• Training Test Administrators
• Test dates and schedules
• Handling of test materials before and during
  testing
• Review Test Security ProceduresInclude review of
  Test Security Agreement as well as locally
  established procedures and inventory processes
• Preparing Classroom/Testing siteAppropriate
  testing environment. Cover-up visual aids,
  including word walls. 6-trait writing rubric may
  remain posted. Appropriate math reference sheet
  (grades 6 -8, HS) may remain posted.

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Test Coordination

• Training Test Administrators
• Preparing resource materialsDictionaries and
  thesauri for use on the AIMS Writing2 pencils
  and erasers
• Students requiring test accommodationsAll
  teachers with ELL, SpEd, or 504 students must
  have a copy of Testing Accommodations Guidelines
  for 2005-2006.
• Review Test Administration DirectionsGo through
  in detail. Have teachers highlight and make
  notes in the manual as needed.

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Test Coordination

• Training Test Administrators
• Preparing Test Materials for ScoringStudent
  barcode labelsBubbling accommodation
  informationTranscription of answers to regular
  answer document for students using Braille or
  Large Print or for students receiving certain
  accommodations on Writing
• Returning Test Materials to Site Test
  CoordinatorCorrect GIS is essential.
• Contact person for questionsEncourage teachers
  to ask questions when in doubt.

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Test Coordination

• After Testing
• Confirm completed answer document for every
  tested student
• Confirm barcode label OR hand bubbled
  demographics
• Confirm inventory counts of all tests
• Confirm correct GISs and SGLs
• Package materials for return to CTB correctly

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Pre-Coded Barcode Labels

• Only the Test Coordinator or Administrator should
  place the barcode labels on the answer documents.
  
• The label with the barcode should be placed on
  the front of the answer document. Two barcode
  labels are provided for your convenience.
• High School should expect to receive two
  deliveries of barcode labels (one set for W/R and
  one set for Math). DPA will receive one
  set/delivery of labels.

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DPA Barcode Label Example
Master Label
BarcodeLabel
Extra Barcode
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Placement of Pre-Coded Barcode Labels
Pre-coded student barcode labels are to be placed
on the front of the student answer document in
the designated area. You must utilize only a
CTB-generated label with a barcode. Do not write
or mark in the designated barcode label space.
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Unused Pre-Coded Barcode Labels

• Do NOT retain unused barcode labels from the
  Writing/Reading, Math, or DPA test sessions for
  use in future test administrations. Pre-coded
  labels are valid for the immediate testing
  session only!
• If you place the wrong label on a student answer
  document, obtain a new answer document and
  utilize the extra barcode label provided.

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Packaging Materials After Testing Organizing the
Answer Documents

• Answer documents for DPA must be arranged
  face-up, separated by grade, with the
  corresponding pre-coded GIS placed on top.
• You may further separate the answer documents by
  group/class if you wish, but please be sure to
  provide distinct identifying names for each group
  under the Teacher Name (section 1) on the GIS.

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MVESD Test Schedule