Online Assessment Program Overview Assessment Center ASC

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Online Assessment Program OverviewAssessment
Center (ASC)

• Department of Assessment

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Formative Assessment Process
There is firm evidence that the formative
assessment cycle produces significant learning
gains, thereby reducing the overall achievement
gap. Black Wiliam (1998)
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Online Formative Assessments

• Provide ongoing data to teachers
• Provide immediate feedback to students and
  parents
• Provide a route to climb the Literacy and
  Graduation Mountains

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Research Background
SACS - CASIQuality School System Indicators

• Establishes and implements a comprehensive
  assessment system, aligned with the systems
  expectations for student learning, that yields
  information which is reliable, valid, and bias
  free.
• Ensures that student assessment data are used to
  make decisions for continuous improvement of
  teaching and learning

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Requirements

• Common Assessments

• NO mandatory Common Assessments
• Each school must determine what assessments they
  want to administer
• Common Assessment Matrices for Reading and Math
  may be utilized

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Requirements

• Common Assessments

• NO Testing Window
• Each school must determine when they want to
  administer these tests
• It is a school-based decision

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Requirements

• Common Assessments

• NO set number of assessments to administer
• Each school center must determine how many common
  assessments, mini assessments, and cluster exams
  they want to administer

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Requirements

• Common Assessments

• No scheduled Centralized Training
• Each school may contact their Area Program
  Manager to arrange for training or an overview
  session
• Central and South Areas Anne dEpagnier
  800.333.0369 ext 1376
• North and West Areas Markton Cole
  800.333.0369 ext 1202

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Online

• Program Launch Date

Who Principals When September 2, 2008 How
Email from Anne dEpagnier of TPR What
Principals Username and Password ONLY
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Online

• Access

• Students
• Username pbstudentid
• Password pbstudentid
• Teachers
• Only teachers who are attached to students in
  TERMS will receive login information
• Administrators
• There is only one password per school

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Program Components
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Online

• Access

• District Home Page/Learning Tools
• Online Assessment is located on the right-hand
  side

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Online

• Access

• Other ways
• http//palmbeach.princetonreview.com
• http//asc.princetonreview.com

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Online

• Access Page

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Online

• Features

• Once you are signed in, you have access to all
  the features in the Assessment Center.
• Quick Links to Reports
• Assessment Search Option
• Link to Manage Accounts/Logins
• Left-hand side Navigation Bar with links to
• Reports, Assessments, Accounts, Skill Resources,
  and Program Materials

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• Access

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Administration MethodsTeachers can administer
the Common Assessments through online testing
window, hard copy and scan results, and clicker
technology.The Cluster and Mini Assessments
will be administered online only.
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Online

• Purpose
• Collect Student Data
• Access Reports, Skills Resources, Test Banks

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Scanning

• Purpose
• Pre-Print Student answer sheets
• Score Student answer sheets

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Clicker Technology

• Requirements

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Clicker Technology

• Requirements

• Computer
• One Clicker Set per class

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Clicker Technology

• Requirements

• Hardware
• Generation 2 Radio Frequency clicker sets
• Student responses can be transmitted up to 200
  feet
• One set per class
• eInstructions Software

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Clicker Technology

• Requirements

Please contact Luke Tevebaugh if you are
interested in more information on clicker
technology. Luke Tevebaugh eInstruction Sales and
Support Florida T 407.970.7048 T 888.298.1339
F 435.603.8276 ltevebaugh_at_einstruction.com
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Clicker Technology
For more information on using clicker technology
with the Online Assessment Center, contact one of
your Program Managers.
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TPR Program Materials
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Assessment Center

• Ways to AccessDistrict Home Page/Learning
  Toolshttp//palmbeach.princetonreview.comhttp//
  asc.princetonreview.com

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Contacts The School District of Palm Beach
County Program Manager Dr. Carla
Kendall kendallc_at_palmbeach.k12.fl.us [phone]
office or [phone] cell The Princeton
Review Project Managers Mrs. Anne
dEpagnier-Knopf Mr. Markton
Cole annede_at_review.com
marktonc_at_review.com 1(800)333-0369 x.1376
1(800)333-0369 x.1202 Areas
Central/South Areas North/West
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Where to go for more assessment information
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Assessment Focus

• Bi-monthly Newsletter
• Published on the Professional Support page of the
  Department of Assessment Web Site.
• Contains updates on assessment matters

link
http//www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/drea/pro_devel/inde
x_pro_develNEWSLETTER.html
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Professional Development offered by the
Department of Assessment
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Professional Development offered by the
Department of Assessment
We provide participants with the skills and
knowledge they need to increase student
achievement.
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Professional Development offered by the
Department of Assessment

• Student Assessment Literacy Project (SAL-P)
• Setting Growth Goals with the Scholastic Reading
  Inventory (SRI)
• Aligning Instruction to Assessment (AITA)
• Understanding School Grades and Adequate Yearly
  Progress
• SSS Reading and Mathematics Diagnostics
• Online Common Assessments
• Data Analysis
• Student Assessment Writing Institute (SAWI)

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• Assessment for learning is the process of seeking
  and interpreting evidence for use by learners and
  their teachers to decide where the learners are
  in their learning, where they need to go and how
  to best get there.

Assessment Forum Group, 2002