RWM SBA Grades 39 Science SBA Grades 4 8,

1
RWM SBA (Grades 3-9)Science SBA (Grades 4 8,
10)Test Administrator

• Duties and Responsibilities

2
Spring 2009 SBA Test Administration
Test Administrator
3
SBA Test Window
Test Administrator

• All SBAs must be administered between April
• 6 April 20, 2009. No SBA test can be
  administered prior to April 6 or after April 20,
  2009.
• Schools must administer the RWM SBAs (grades 3-9)
  in the following order reading, writing,
  mathematics.
• Follow the instructions in the Test
  Administration Direction Manuals when
  administering all SBA exams.

4
Check Your Test Materials
Test Administrator

• For administrators who prepare test materials
• Test Administration Directions
• Test books/answer booklets for your testing group
• Precode labels or district/school labels for your
  testing group
• Do Not Score labels
• Do Not Disturb sign (not provided by DRC)

5
Check Your Test Materials (cont.)
Test Administrator

• For each student
• Content area test book/answer booklet designated
  for the day of testing
• Ruler
• Yellow for Grades 3-4
• White for Grades 5-9
• Protractor (Grades 7-9)
• Sharpened No. 2 pencil with eraser (no mechanical
  pencils)
• Extra erasers
• Scratch paper for writing, mathematics, and
  science tests
• Optional Book to read upon completion of the
  test

2
6
RWM SBA (Grades 3-9) Test Administration
Test Administrator

• Length of Exam
• The RWM SBAs will take approximately two to four
  hours per day for most students.
• The test is not timed.
• Suggested Session Schedule for SBAs
• Grades 3 4 Take a 5-10 minute break after 40
  minutes of testing.
• Grades 5-9 Take a 5-10 minute break after 60
  minutes of testing.

7
Science SBA (Grades 4, 8, 10) Administration
Test Administrator

• Length of Exam
• The Science SBA test will take approximately
  60-70 minutes for most students.
• The test is not timed.
• Suggested Session Schedule for Science SBA
• A break is given after 30 minutes of testing.

8
Plan Your Testing Schedule
Test Administrator

• Review Test Administration Directions in advance.
• Do not read test items (either to yourself, to
  students, or to another individual) unless it is
  required to provide a documented accommodation to
  an individual or student group.
• Allow an additional 10 minutes to fill in
  student-identifying information for those
  students who do not have precode labels and are
  using district/school labels.

9
Use Standardized Administration Procedures
Test Administrator

• One test administrator per 30 students is
  suggested for the SBAs.
• Follow the instructions in the Tests
  Administration Directions exactly to ensure
  similar testing conditions in all classrooms.
• Read all text preceded by the Say bubble
  exactly as written.

SAY
10
Organize Your School Test Center
Test Administrator

• Cover or remove instructional materials. (The
  district must determine what items can be SAFELY
  removed or covered.)
• Plan extra time for distribution and collection
  of test materials.
• Plan seating arrangements.
• Make sure there is proper lighting.
• Eliminate distractions.
• Use a Do Not Disturb sign.

11
Grades 3-9 RWM SBA Materials
Test Administrator

• Grades 3 4
• Reading Form A Test Book
• Writing/Mathematics Form A Test Book
• Grades 5-9
• Reading/Writing/Mathematics Form A Test Book
• Reading/Writing/Mathematics Form A Answer Booklet
• The number and letter in the upper right corner
  of the test book and the answer booklet MUST
  match. The number MUST correlate to student grade
  level.

Test Book
Answer Book
12
Science (Grades 4, 8, 10) SBA Materials
Test Administrator

• Grade 4 Form B Test Book (4SB)
• Grade 8 Form B Test Book (8SB)
• Grade 10 Form B Test Book (10SB)
• Make sure students are given correct forms in
  accordance with their grade level.
• Precode labels should have correct info.
• Double check students without precode labels.

13
RWM SBA (Grades 3-9) Accommodated Materials
Test Administrator

• Large Print Test Books (separate by subject)
• Braille Test Books (separate by subject)
• Transcribers will be required to transcribe
  students responses into a Form A test
  book/answer booklet.

14
Science SBA (Grades 4, 8, 10) Accommodated
Materials
Test Administrator

• Large Print Test Books
• Braille Test Books

Transcribers will be required to transcribe
students responses into a Form B test book.
15
SBA Accommodated MaterialsTest Administration
Test Administrator

• Instructions for the large print and Braille
  sample questions are not included in the Test
  Administration Directions.
• The sample items are the same as in the regular
  test books/answer booklets however, page numbers
  may differ.
• Students are encouraged to follow along with a
  test book/answer booklet when using a large print
  or Braille book.
• Math items may be adjusted to accommodate the
  large print and Braille rulers.

16
All SBA Accommodated Materials
Test Administrator

• If a student uses a Large Print or Braille, test
  book, or has keyboarded his/her responses, school
  staff must transcribe verbatim the students
  responses into a standard test book/answer
  booklet.
• Test books/answer booklets must bear the
  signature(s) of the transcriber(s) and the
  transcription date on the inside front cover.
• Its NOT permissible to insert, adhere, staple,
  or clip a keyboarded response into a test book.

17
RWM SBA (Grades 3-9)Labeling Test Books/Answer
Booklets
Test Administrator

• Two sets of precode labels are produced for
  students in grades 3 and 4. One should be placed
  on the reading test book, and the other should be
  placed on the writing/mathematics test book.
• There is a test book and answer booklet for
  grades 5-9. One precode label is produced and is
  placed on the answer booklet.
• All test books/answer booklets must have a label
  applied before the test books are used by
  students.
• Test books/answer booklets that do not have a
  precode label or district/school label will be
  considered unused and will NOT be scored.

18
RWM SBA (Grades 3-9) Labels
Test Administrator
PRECODE LABEL
DISTRICT/SCHOOL LABEL
DO NOT SCORE LABEL

• Tan horizontal bar.
• One precode label for grades 5-9 two precode
  labels for grades 3-4
• Do not fill in bubbles on test book cover

• Tan District/School label.
• Bubbles on the front cover of the test book must
  be filled in

• Tan vertical bar.
• Apply to test books DRC should not score

19
Science SBA (Grades 4, 8, 10) Labels
Test Administrator
PRECODE LABEL
DISTRICT/SCHOOL LABEL
DO NOT SCORE LABEL

• Pink horizontal bar
• One precode label for all grades.
• Do not fill in bubbles on test book cover.

• Pink District/school label.
• Bubbles on the front
• cover of the test book
• must be filled in.

• Pink vertical bar.
• Apply to test books DRC
• should not score.

20
SBA Tracking Materials
Test Administrator

• You may use the security checklists provided by
  DRC or the SBA Classroom/Site Secure Materials
  Inventory List for the SBAs.
• If using DRCs security checklists, check out the
  secure materials needed for the day of testing.
• Immediately after testing, check in all secure
  test materials.

21
Return Materials
Test Administrator
After testing is complete, check the following

• A precode label or district/school label is
  applied to all test books that are to be scored.
• The label corresponds with the district, school,
  and test to which the scores should be
  attributed.
• The Teachers Use Only field is filled in with
  any applicable codes.
• NOTE Modified tests are not scored. Check with
  your DTC BEFORE you fill in this bubble.
• Mathematics and science reference sheets have
  been removed.
• All loose paper has been removed from the test
  books.