Houston ISD Campus Based Assessment

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Houston ISDCampus Based Assessment

• Assessment Management System (AMS)
• TeachersWorkbench (TWB)

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Major Assessment Functions
AMS
TWB

• Houses Student Data
• (Including Schedules)
• Create Tests/Keys

• Print Answer Sheets
• Scan and Grade
• Answer Sheets
• Reporting

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• Where to Find Documentation
• PowerPoint, UManuals, and Other Helpful Tools
  will be on Houston ISD website inside Portal

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• AMS Website
• Open Internet Explorer
• Go to www.myschoollife.com

Click on Members
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• Logging into AMS
• Logon on with username and password
• Same as last yearcontact Helen Pham at A204 if
  you need your password again.

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• Main Page in AMS

Click on School/Class Management
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• Creating a Test Key in AMS

Click on Create Test
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• How to Create Test Keys in AMS
• What You Need to Know For the Test
• Test Name (Ex Milne_Rdg_5_2007_Jan_Unit_Test)
• TEKS Subject and Class
• TAKS Subject and Class
• Multiple Choice (M/C) Format A-E
• All questions will be A, B, C, and D
• (TAKS grade 3 are done ABCD)
• M/C Format A-E/F-K
• Odd questions will be A, B, C, and D
• Even questions will be F, G, H, and J
• (TAKS grades 4-11 are done ABCD/FGHJ)

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Entering Test Information
Enter Test Name and Use Drop Down Menus for Other
Selections.
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• Entering Questions in AMS

Click on Enter Questions
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For Each Question

• Test (AMS)
• M/C
• Numeric Answer
• Essay Answer

• Answer Sheet (TWB)
• M/C
• Griddable questions
• Rubrics
• Change Total Points to 3 or 4
• This change is commonly forgotten

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• Multiple Choice Questions

• Select Question Type
• Use Radial Button to Select Correct Answer
• Type the Word Correct

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• Numerical Answers

• Select Question Type
• Type in Numerical Answer

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• Essay Questions

• Select Question Type
• Enter Points for Rubric

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TEKS Alignment
English Language Arts Reading Grade 5 (5.01)
Listening/Speaking/Purposes. The Student listens
actively and purposefully in a variety of
settings. The student is expected to (5.01A)
determines the purposes of listening such as to
gain information, to solve problems, or to enjoy
and appreciate.

• TEKS Subject
• TEKS Class
• TEKS Knowledge and Skill
• TEKS Student Expectation

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• TEKS Alignment

Click on Find
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• TEKS Alignment

Select Appropriate TEK
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• TEKS Alignment

Click on Update Question
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Form Selection

• Always use existing forms when possible
• The following forms are included with TWB in the
  forms library
• 4 Choice Multiple Choice
• 5 Choice Multiple Choice
• Large 4 Choice Multiple Choice
• Large Bubbles for 3rd Grade Students
• Released TAKS exam (one for each exam)
• Rubrics (to use when rubrics are included)
• Griddables (to use when griddables are included)

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4 Choice M/C Form (Unslugged)
Large 4 Choice M/C Form (Unslugged)
Test Key Used
Form Used
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11th Grade Math TAKS Form with Griddable
(Unslugged)
3rd Grade Math TAKS Form with Griddable
(Unslugged)
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11th Grade ELA TAKS Form with Rubrics (Unslugged)
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Verifying the Form/Answer Sheet

• Look at the Answer Sheet
• Make Sure the Correct Test Name Appears
• Make Sure the Correct Number of Items are on the
  Answer Sheet
• If you have a Griddable or Rubric, Make Sure it
  is in the Correct Place on the Answer Sheet.

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Slugged 4 Choice M/C Form
Unslugged 4 Choice M/C Form
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Distribute to Teachers

• Treat Like TAKS Answer sheets
• Students should bubble in clearly
• Slugged Sheets
• Do not write on them
• Look for errors
• Sheets must match student and test
• Unslugged Sheets
• No copies or faxes
• Sheets must match test
• Correct Student ID Not social or other ID.
• Correct School ID For 001, bubble in 001 not 1

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• What not to do with Answer Sheets!
• Writing a name is not slugging!

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Example of Scanned Answer Sheets
Good Answer Sheet Will Grade
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Example of Scanned Answer Sheets
Bad Answer Sheet Missing School ID
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Example of Scanned Answer Sheets
Bad Answer Sheet Do Not Write on The Lines