2009-2010 Assessment Program Preview June 2009
Mar 31, 2015
2009-2010 Assessment Program Preview
June 2009
Agenda:
• Intro by SDP
• Intro to Acuity
• Distractor Analysis
• Instructional Resources
• Student Online Testing ExperienceStudent Online Testing Experience
Paper/Pencil Administration MaterialsWhat to Expect in the BoxOnce a Year – Beginning of the year
– Test Coordinator (TC) guides– Test Assessment manuals
One week prior to administration of Paper/Pencil tests, materials will
arrive in schools, addressed to the Principal and TC.– Master Packing List -– Quick Reference Sheet– School Identification Form– Assessment booklets– Class Roster Sheet – 1 per teacher– Pre-coded and blank answer sheets - the September assessment
may not have pre-coded documents due to the required information not being available
– Return envelopes
Sample Roster Sheet
Sample School Identification Form
Sample Student Answer Sheet
Verify Student ID number and Test ID number are accurate
Acuity: Assessment System OverviewWhat are the key components of Acuity?
• Online and Offline Tests
• Online Instructional Resources
• Item Banks for Customized Tests
Acuity Assessments: Custom Test Builder• Approximately 25,000 items in ELA and Mathematics
• Item Bank aligned to state standards and objectives
• Multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank item formats
• Offline or Online
Available Distractor Analysis• Provides likely reasons why a student may have
chosen one answer over another.• Working on making this its own tab in SchoolNet• Will be available for all Benchmark tests• Will be available for Grades 3-8 Predictive tests• Will be available for Grades 9-11 Predictive Tests• Will not be available for Grades 1& 2 Predictive
Tests
Acuity: Instructional ResourcesAcuity: Instructional Resources
• Online exercises for customizing learning activities by state standard or
skill group
• Easily assigned from reports
• Three components:
Screens that introduce and
teach a given skillGuided Practice
Mini-summative assessment to
evaluate progress
Instructional Resources (IR)
• Instructional Resources are online or paper/pencil tutorials for grades 3-8 in Math and ELA
• Online Instructional Resources provide interactivity for the student
• There are three parts to the Instructional Resources:– The Lesson – teaches a skill– Guided Practice – breaks apart common test
questions and guides students to a correct answer.– A Quiz – Six questions that provide feedback and is
scored
Instructional Resources
The following slides will explain how students access and take the Instructional Resources.
From the Student Home Page, click on Study
Click on a Subject button
If there is an Instructional Resource assigned to you, you will see a link. Click on the link to access it.
Click on GO!
The first part of the IR is the lesson
Read or Listen to the lesson on each of the pages
Shows how many pages to the
lesson
Click on Next/Back to move pages
Click on Play to listen to the lesson
After the lesson is over, you will move on to the guided practice
Click on Next to move to the Guided Practice
Guided practice provides test taking skills by asking you to break apart the question
1. Example of a question on the skill 2. This side asks a different
question to make you think about how to answer the
problem on the left
3. After you answer, click on Next. Acuity will give you instant feedback.
Click on Next again to move to the next question
After you finish the guided practice, you will be moving on to the mini-quiz
Click on Next to move to the Mini-Quiz
This quiz will provide a score that teachers can view from the Educator side of Acuity
Read the problem on the left.Answer the question on the right.
Click on Next (or back) to move through the quiz
You can also move through the quiz by clicking on a number in the number line
At the end of the quiz, you will see a review page.
1. Click on a number to answer any un-answered questions.
2. Click on Finish to “turn in” your quiz
Instructional Resources
The following slides will explain how teachers assign Instructional Resources.
Assigning Instructional Resources –Educators Only
From the Acuity Home Page, click on Instructional Resources
in the Navigational Panel
Instructional Resources may be printed or administered online
To preview or print the IRs, click on Preview/Print
2. Preview allows users to see the IR from the online student
perspective
1. Fill in the search fields and click on Search
3. PDF Preview allows the user to print the IRs for offline
administration
PDF version for printing
1. This is the lesson2. This is the guided practice (no interactivity due to p/p)
3. This is the quiz
To assign IR for online administration1. Click on Assign By
Skill/Standard from the
Navigational Panel
2. Fill in the search fields and click on the Search
icon
1. Select the students you wish to take the
Instructional Resources.
2. Click on Assign These Students
You will see a review page after assigning the Instructional Resources
Acuity Training Environment – Log In informationYou may use this site for practice and/or turn-around training.
Website: acuitytraining.ctb.com (type exactly as seen here in the internet address bar)
Username field: choose the region you belong to and type exactly as seen here– centralregion centraleast eastregion– northregion northeast northwest– southwest westregion southregion– Comphigh Altregion
Password field: all usernames have the same password. Type exactly as seen here
demo1234
Acuity Training Environment – Associated classesEach username is associated with two classes in the Acuity training environment.
When using this site and looking for classes, see the list below to determine which class your username can access.
Associated Classes by Username
Username Classes
centralregion Mrs. Adkins / Mrs. Castraneda
centraleast Mrs. Cole / Manuel Cook
Eastregion William Decker / Paul Dickson
Northregion Mr. Dixon / Ms. Eells
Northeast India Folden / Mr. Guerrero
Northwest Mr. Hall / Mr. Hammer
Southwest Mildred Hartley / Ms. Hatch
Westregion Mr. Heuer / Mr. Hickman
Southregion Shane Hinton / Cristina Homan
Comphigh Mark Joyner / Mr. Keene
Online Testing Process• The following slides will guide you through the online
process. Slides will cover:– Log in procedures– Student home page– Access and begin the test– Navigational tips– Submittal of test
TTLs access usernames in Print
TTLs search by teacher/section
TTLs can search for one or more teachers at a time and export the usernames to Excel.
Password file opens in Excel
Students log directly into the IMS
Students use the login provided
Click on Take a Test
Click on a subject as told to you by your teacher.
Click on Start
Coming Soon!
Review the directions page and then click on Next
Click on GO! to begin the test
Click on “Next” or “Back” to go to another question
Click in the radio button to answer the question
Read the problem or passage on the left side of
the screen
Click “Yes” in Mark For Review if you wish to come back to this question
The number line allows you to jump to other questions
GreenGreen = Answered questionsWhiteWhite = Unanswered questionsOrangeOrange = Current question
*Available Spring 2007
Check marks indicate those items Marked for Review
Double check your work to make sure all questions are answered
Click on any number to return to that question
*Available Spring 2007
Finish turns in the test closes it. This is final. You cannot return to
the test.
Save/Exit saves your responses and keeps the test open for return at a
later time. No scores will be submitted.
*Available Spring 2007
If you’re not done with the test, click on Cancel then click on
Save/Exit.
A warning will appear if you click on Finish.
If you are truly done with the test, click on OK
*Available Spring 2007
After you click on Finish, you must click on the Stop sign to return to
your student homepage.
*Available Spring 2007
There are three other possible icons a student may see –
Calculator, reference card, and timer
Other icons – some of these may appear dependent on set-up of test and the test itself
*Available Spring 2007
1. Click on the calculator icon and a standard calculator will
pop up
2. Students have the ability to switch from a standard
calculator to a scientific one
At this time online calculators will be
available on Predictive tests. It won’t be
available for Benchmark tests
*Available Spring 2007
If needed on the math and/or science tests, reference
cards may be available as an additional pop up
Technical Specs for Student Online Technical Specs for Student Online ExperienceExperience
• Compatible with both PC and Apple computers
• Supports Internet Browsers:
– Apple – Safari 1.2 + and/or Firefox 1.5 +
– PC – Internet Explorer 6.0+
• QuickTime 6.0+/RealPlayer 6.0+ or Windows Media Player – needed
for instructional resources
• Pop-up blockers turned OFF
Training Site• Go to:
acuitytraining.ctb.com
Username:
Password: