ISAT Proctor Training

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ISAT Proctor Training

• March 27, 2009

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Outcome

• Continue to improve test administration to ensure
  optimum test environment for all students.

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Who tests?

• All students grades 3-8 in Language Usage,
  Mathematics or Reading
• Grade 10 students who did not demonstrate
  proficiency in Fall 08 in Language Usage,
  Mathematics or Reading
• All students grade 5, 7, and 10 in Science
• Grade 11 and 12 re-takes in Language Usage, Math
  and Reading.

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Test Window

• April 13th May 8th, 2009
• Make-ups allowed May 11th 15th, 2009
• No initial tests can be scheduled for this week.

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What are the tests like?

• NCLB (Part 1) All tests have 50 60 multiple
  choice questions
• These are on-grade questions matched with
  standards
• This portion is required by NCLB.
• Extender (Part 2) Based on students NCLB
  score, student will receive up to 15 additional
  questions
• This portion provides above or below grade
  questions.
• This portion is required by the state of Idaho.
• Students in grades 11 and 12 re-taking the ISAT
  will only take the NCLB portion.

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Audio

• NO LIVE READERS ALLOWED
• Audio available for Math, Science and Language
  Usage.
• No Audio for Reading test.
• NO LIVE READERS ALLOWED
• Stop-Start Feature for computer reader
• Students with audio will take the NCLB and
  extender portions.
• NO LIVE READERS ALLOWED
• Students taking the ISAT with the audio feature
  MUST take a practice test AFTER March 25.

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Audio accommodations cont.

• Proctors must verify which students will have
  audio tests prior to testing.
• See handout examples of audio tickets and
  rosters.
• Proctors must verify that the computer the audio
  student will be using has been prepared to
  deliver audio.

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Audio tickets
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Audio cont.

• Teachers/Proctors must confirm online audio is
  available for those identified students and
  students have the correct ticket PRIOR to
  testing.
• OSBE will not allow a students test to be reset
  if audio was not made available or if the
  incorrect ticket was used.

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Test Security

• Test Security guidelines Test Coordinators
  Guide to State and Federal Assessments
• http//www.boardofed.idaho.gov/saa/documents/TC_Up
  dates/2008/TC_GuidewithISAT_rev-0109.pdf
• All Administrators, Teachers (who have students
  being tested) and Proctors must complete the Test
  Security Agreement prior to each administration.
• Completed agreements must be sent to be Heather
  Marshall and filed in district office for 2
  years.

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Test Security Cont.

• All Test Session Tickets, Math Reference Sheets,
  periodic tables, and scratch paper are secure
  materials and must be collected after testing is
  completed.
• Test Session Tickets are to be distributed in the
  lab and collected from students prior to them
  leaving the lab.
• Math Reference Sheets and Periodic Tables (grade
  10 only) can be provided in the lab. Students
  may NOT bring their own copy into the lab and may
  NOT leave the lab with a copy.
• Scratch paper and pencil or white boards and
  markers can be used during testing.
• Nothing can enter the testing environment with
  the student or leave with the student.
• Except a book to read

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Test Environment

• Please walk the walls of the test environment to
  ensure that nothing will provide information that
  students can use during testing.
• i.e., math equations, proof reading marks,
  grammar prompts, writing process, etc.

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Before Testing

• Review the test administration manual, especially
  the directions that you will be reading to
  students.

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Before testing, cont.

• All grade 3 or new students must be shown the
  tutorial and/or work through a portion of a
  practice test prior to their first ISAT test.
• All audio students must work through a portion of
  a practice test using the audio function prior to
  their first ISAT test.

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Test procedures

• Test tickets are secure items.
• Review with students prior to the test how these
  will be handled.
• NCLB (part 1) allows students to answer questions
  in any order.
• Math is the exception. There will be items that
  students cannot return to. These items will be
  shaded grey.
• Extender (part 2) requires students to answer a
  question before moving on. They can return to an
  item and change their answer, but an answer must
  be selected to move on.
• Math is the exception. There will be items that
  students cannot return to. These items will be
  shaded grey.

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Math NCLB portion

• Students in grades 3 and 4 will not receive any
  calculator items. They can move between items.
• Students in grades 5-8 and 10 will receive some
  calculator items and some non-calculator items.
• Non-calculator items are presented first.
• These must be answered prior to moving into the
  calculator items.
• Students may not return to the non-calculator
  items

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Math extender portion

• There are limitations on returning to questions
• For lower grades, students will not be able to go
  back to calculator items.
• For upper grades, students will not be able to
  return to non-calculator items.

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Test Administration (cont.)

• Mathematics - limitations on returning to
  questions
• When the student reaches the end of these
  restricted areas they will see a similar warning
  before they are able to go to the next question
• At this point the student may choose to return to
  the question for further review or move on to the
  next question. Once the student moves on to the
  next question the restricted question is no
  longer available for review. The restricted
  question will be shaded gray in the status bar in
  the top left corner.

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Reading

• Students may select how they view reading items.
• They can choose to see one question at a time,
  all questions or no questions with the passage.
• The default setting is to show one question at a
  time.

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Prepare for Testing

• Student Test Session Tickets
• A Test Session Ticket is required for each part
  of a test
• Part 1 NCLB
• Part 2 Extender
• Test Session Tickets are live, secure materials
  and must be distributed and collected as such

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Prepare for Testing (cont.)

• Student Test Session Tickets
• Students can move to Part 2 without using second
  ticket
• The last page of Part 1 has option of continuing
  into Part 2. If student clicks Continue, the
  test will move into Part 2 (Extender) and the
  student will not need the second ticket.
• If student clicks Exit the Part will close and
  the student will need the Part 2 Ticket to log
  into the Extender.
• Have a plan!
• DRC/OSBE recommendation Print both Part 1 and 2
  tickets. Proctors should distribute ONLY Part 1
  tickets to students, holding Part 2 until (if)
  needed. (Assuming students will attempt to
  complete NCLB and Extender sections at one time.)

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Starting the test session

• Students should know they are going to be taking
  the ISAT when they enter the lab.
• No cell phones, PDAs, or other electronic
  devices are allowed in the test environment.
• Students should bring a novel to read quietly
  when theyve finished the test.
• NO other information or papers should go in or
  out of the lab.

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Test Start-up

• Do NOT under any circumstances log a student into
  the test before they are physically sitting at
  that computer.
• Students must check their ticket to ensure that
  it is their ticketname, grade, content.
• OSBE will not allow reactivation of tests for
  students that start an incorrect test.
• Read the directions provided by the State at the
  beginning of every test

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Re-activation

• All students must complete a test within one
  school day. A test may be reactivated during the
  school day by contacting Liz. (no OSBE approval
  needed).
• Next day reactivation requires OSBE approval and
  it will not be easy to acquire.
• Basically, they will say no to all situations
  except power outages.

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Test Administration (cont.)

• Monitor Status and Reactivations
• Students can log back in using same Test Session
  Ticket within 90 minutes of initial login.
• Fire Drill, emergency, power outage
• All students must complete a test within one
  school day. Under no circumstances should a test
  be started unless there is enough time to
  complete it.
• Additional time must be given as an extension of
  the same testing period, not at a different time
  (unless required by a students IEP).

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Pausing tests

• If a student leaves the computer lab/classroom
  during a test, that student must be monitored by
  an adult until the student returns to the lab to
  continue testing.

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Ending the test

• Review page
• The final summary screen shows green check marks
  for all items where an answer has been selected.
• These check marks only mean that the item has
  been answered. It does not indicate if the
  correct answer has been selected.

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Score Reporting

• The student will see a screen with the
  preliminary score information. Retest will see it
  after session 1, all others after session 2.
• This page will show the students scale score
  only.
• This page cannot be printed.

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Test Environment

• Prepare yourself
• Prepare the room
• Review the test administration manual
• Become familiar with the directions for students.
• Make sure there are sufficient test materials,
  scratch paper and pencils.
• Know which students are to be tested and any
  accommodations needed.
• Decide what to do with students who come late
  finish the test early or cause a disruption.
• Think positively about the testing experience.

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Thank You

• Thank you for all you do to ensure that students
  have the best test environment and that testing
  runs smoothly in your building.