South Dakotas 8th Grade Technology Literacy Assessment

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South Dakotas 8th Grade Technology Literacy
Assessment

• Peg Henson (peg.henson_at_state.sd.us)

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Speaking Points

• Back Ground Information
• Reason for testing
• Overview
• Type of Test, Vender Information, pilot,
  technical info
• Testing Window
• May 09
• Process of Testing
• State, District, School Level
• Reports
• Questions

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Background information

• NCLB -Title II Part D
• (Enhancing Education Through Technology)
• Goal
• improve student academic achievement through the
  use of technology in elementary and secondary
  schools.
• Assist every student in becoming technologically
  literate by the end of 8th grade
• Report
• of 8th grade students technologically
  proficient in SD

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Type of Test

• Name of Test TechLiteracy Assessment (SDTLA)
• Vender Learning.com
• Delivery Method Online via secured website
• Type of Test criterion-referenced assessment
• proficiency standard set by a group of
  educational technology practitioners and
  independent psychometricians
• Standards Assessed
• educational technology standards grades 6-8
• http//doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/NCLB/index.asp
  

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Vender
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2 Types of Questions

• Test is delivered through a mix of
  multiple-choice, knowledge-based questions and
  interactive, performance-based items

interactive, performance-based items
multiple-choice, knowledge-based questions
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Pilot Schools 07-08
Large
Medium
Small
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Technical Information

• Delivered online via secured site
• Technical info
• Delivered at a rate similar to achievement
  series
• 24/T-1 Kilobit/sec/user ex 64kb/user (stagger
  entry) -edperformance

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Testing Window

• May 1-May 31, 2009
• District will determine during this window when
  they would like to administer the test
• Approximately 50 minutes to administer

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Procedure

• Learning.com will set up school Level test
  environments
• State will determine students based on sims /
  vender will import into the assessment portal
• State will identify district coordinator
• District Coordinator will enter test proctors and
  verify students

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Vender/State Level

• Provide online proctoring workshops (March-April)
• Create the District ID
• Upload students
• Identify District Coordinator

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District Level

• Attend an online proctoring workshops
  (March-April)
• Verify Students
• Set up proctors for test
• Sign Test Security Agreement
• Administer tests in May 09

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Student Level Procedure

• Get Id
• Log on to computer
• Access secure website
• Take the test

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Reports
The State will report the following information
Students tested Students determined
proficient Proficient
For Example
9063 Students tested 7800 Students determined
proficient 86 Proficient
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The Test Duration lists how long it took this
student to complete the TechLiteracy Assessment
test. The Skill Module Results graph gives
indications of strengths and weaknesses in each
of the technology skill modules. The
Proficiency Report graph provides this student's
scale score, and compares it to the proficiency
standard, the school average, the district
average, and the average of all other students
who completed the test form. The Proficiency
Standard is the score a student must achieve to
be deemed proficient with technology tools and
concepts.
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The District Summary Statistics section provides
information on the number of students tested, as
well as the percentage of students who met the
proficiency standard. The School Results
section provides comparative data for all schools
in the district to the proficiency standard.
The Skill Module Results section gives an
overall district view of areas of strength and
weakness, and compares the district to all other
TechLiteracy Assessment districts in the country.

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Sample Assessment

• Learning.com
• Required 8th Grade Sample TEST (State Paid)
• http//www.learning.com/tla/20itemsample/fall06/mi
  ddle/
• Optional 5 Grade Sample TEST (cost to district)
• http//www.learning.com/tla/20itemsample/fall06/

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Contact Information

• For more information contact
• Peg Henson _at_ peg.henson_at_state.sd.us
• Or
• Visit http//doe.sd.gov/octa/index.asp
• Direct link
• http//doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/NCLB/assessment
  .asp