2015-2016 Arizona Department of Education Alternate Assessment Unit Audra Ahumada, Director of Alternate Assessment AIMS A SCIENCE TRAINING SESSION 2.

2015-2016

Ar izona Depar tmen t o f Educa t ion

A l te rna te Assessment Un i t

Audra Ahumada , D i rec to r o f A l te rna te Assessment

AIMS A SCIENCE TRAINING

SESSION 2

SESSION 2

During the AssessmentSession 2

AIMS A Science 2015-2016 Testing Timelines

TASK TIME FRAME

Submit List of AIMS A Test Administrators

November – December 2015

Submit No Response Option Form December 2015

Enter StudentsJanuary 5 – January 31,

2016

Administer AIMS AFebruary 15 – March 31,

2016

Submit Final Data Closeout April 1 – April 15, 2016

1% Cap Appeals June 2016

Receive AIMS A Science Student Reports

May/June 2016

email all forms to: [email protected]

Train those administering the AIMS A Science Test and obtain signed Test Administrator Test Security Agreement Forms.

Inventory and Distribute the AIMS A Science Performance Task test materials.

Monitor the completion of tests.

Report all testing incidents to Alternate Assessment Unit using the AIMS A Incident Report.

If selected, coordinate the AIMS A Science Test observations by external Educational Consultants.

Alternate Assessment Test Coordinator Responsibilities

Training for teachers must be completed prior to teachers administering the AIMS A Science Assessment.

Training must include: reviewing test security accessing the AIMS A Application reviewing AIMS A Science item formats preparing test materials (data sheets) using AIMS A Science Performance Task Scoring

Rubric

Training for Test Administrators

All Alternate Assessment Test

Administrators must read and sign the 2016 Alternate Assessments

Test Security Agreement (Test Administrator).

Test Security Agreement Form for Test Administrators

retained by the

PEA for 6 years!

AIMS A Science Test Materials

Receive performance task test materials

Inventory materials

Report discrepancies to ADE

Return performance task materials to ADE using the return postage paidlabel provided

Test Materials Inventory

PEAs will be selected at random to be observed by External Educational Consultants.

External Observations

Assessment monitoring is required to ensure test validity and reliability. State law authorizes monitoring and evaluation activities to determine the effectiveness of programs for meeting the educational needs of children with disabilities.

ADE, Alternate Assessment will notify a PEAif selected to be observed.

Education Consultant will coordinate theobservation with the district or charterAlternate Assessment Test Coordinator.

Monitor the completion of the assessments through the AIMS A Application using the Student Status Report.

Monitoring

Complete indicates that both AIMS A Science Performance Tasks and Multiple Choice Tasks have been completed.

Students in Grades 4, 8, and 10 are given the

AIMS A Science Test.

The AIMS A Science format includes multiple choice and performance tasks.

All sections must be completed during the testing window FEBRUARY 15 - MARCH 31, 2016.

ALL testing must be completed during school hours.

Administration of the AIMS A Science Test

The Multiple Choice items are administered online and consist of a question and three answer choices.

AIMS A Science Test Multiple Choice

AIMS A Science Test Performance Task

Performance Task Scoring Rubric

The Data Sheets are located on the AIMS A homepage.Download and print the Data Sheets prior to

administering the AIMS A Science Test.

Data Sheets and Scoring Rubric

The Test Administrator completes a Learner Characteristics Inventory Survey for students in Grade 10 participating in AIMS A Science Test.

The Learner Characteristics Survey will automatically appear once the testing window is open.

To access the AIMS A Science Test, the Test Administrator will click on the student’s SAIS ID.

Navigating to the Test

Adaptations and Instructional Strategies

The Assessments a s tudent has been ass igned wi l l show here. Once the tes t is comple te , the word “comple te” in green pr in t w i l l d isp lay in the

Status co lumn.

Student Assessment

The Test Administrators input the results from the

data sheets here.

Test Administrators access the multiple choice questions by

clicking here.

The AIMS A Science testing window will close on March 31, 2016.

Test Administrators will no longer have access to the AIMS A Application after March 31, 2016.

Time extensions must be requested by the Alternate Assessment Test Coordinator prior to the test window closing (March 31, 2016).

If a time extension has been requested and approved, the district or charter Alternate Assessment Test Coordinator will have to complete testing with the student.

AIMS A Science Test Window

Audra AhumadaDirector of Alternate Assessment

[email protected]

Alternate Assessment Contact Information

Cynthia RollerAlternate Assessment Coordinator

[email protected]

Angeles SwaseyProgram Project Specialist

[email protected]

Next Steps

Before the Assessment

Session 1

During the Assessment

Session 2

After the Assessment

Session 3

Session 1- COMPLETE!

Session 2- COMPLETE!

Session 3- Complete by December 2015

SURVEY