Accessible Portable Item Profile (APIP) Standard:

Key Concepts and Terms

APIP Goals

• Portability of item content

• Accessibility of item content

• Policy neutral yet provide methods that can be applied to meet a wide variety of needs.

TestingTesting InterfaceInterface

APIP: Basic Idea & 3 System Components

Roster Roster ToolsTools

AuthorinAuthoring Toolsg Tools

User User ProfileProfile

Content Content with with

Access Access TagsTags

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APIP Test Model

Example

Default ContentInformation

Companion Material Information

Accessibility Information

Inclusion Order

Default Item Information

Default Item

Grade Level, Content Area, Standard, Difficulty, etc.Calculator, Formula Sheet, Ruler, Periodic Table, etc.Audio Format, Braille, Sign, Key Word Highlight, etc.

Standards in the Education Sector

• Content Standards

• Performance Standards

• Data Standards

• Interoperability Standards

Content Standards

• Definition of the knowledge, skills, and abilities students are expected to develop

• State specific

• Common Core

Performance Standards

• Level at which students are expected to develop mastery of content standards

• State-developed summative assessments are one tool used to measure achievement of performance standards

• Consortia developed assessment programs will be used to measure achievement of Common Core standards

Data Standards

• Data Standards are documented agreements on representations, formats, and definitions of common data. Data standards improve the quality and share-ability of data by:– Increasing data compatibility – Improving the consistency and efficiency of data

collection – Reducing data redundancy

Data Standards

• Variable Names

• Expected values/content type

• Example:– Topic: Gender– Variable Name: Gen– Value: 0 = Female, 1=Male

Data Standard Applied – Topic: Gender

• Database 1:– Variable Name: Gender– Value: M = Male, F = Female

• Database 2:– Variable Name: Sex– Value: 1=Male, 2=Female

• Export Conversion– DB 1: Gender = Gen, M=0, F=1– DB 2: Sex = Gen, 1=0, 2=1

• Import Conversion– DB 1: Gen = Gender, 0=M, 1=F– DB 2: Gen = Sex, 0=1, 1=2

SIFStudent

InformationGender

DOBID #

GradeEnrollmentAttendance

AccommodationsEtc.

LibraryInformation

CurriculumInformation

Commonly Used Educational Data Standards

Interoperability Standards

• Interoperability is the ability of a system or a product to work with other systems or products without special effort on the part of the customer.

Interoperable Assessments

• Require Commonly Understood:– File format for item content– Codes/tags for item content– Representation of and interactions with content – Scoring rules

IMSQTI Common

CartridgeAccess for All

APIP Item Content Standard

APIP PersonalNeeds Profile

Available Assessment and Accessibility Interoperability Standards

Interoperability & Data Standards for Assessment

• Interoperability standards required for:– Item content file format, presentation of that content,

interactions with the content, and scoring of responses

• Data Standards required for:– Information about items (e.g., what they measure,

parameters)– Information about students (e.g., identification,

demographics, access needs)– Recording results

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StudentRostering Student

Login TestAdministration

ResponseRecording

Scoring

Reporting

Key Steps in the Digitally Delivered Assessment Process

Common Core State Standards

Common Core Assessment: Stitching It All Together

SIFStudent

InformationGender

DOBID #

GradeEnrollmentAttendance

AccommodationsEtc.

LibraryInformation

CurriculumInformation

IMSQTI Common

CartridgeAccess for All

APIP Item Content Standard

APIP PersonalNeeds Profile

Common Core State Standards

Common Core Assessment: Stitching It All Together

SIFStudent

InformationGender

DOBID #

GradeEnrollmentAttendance

AccommodationsEtc.

LibraryInformation

CurriculumInformation

IMSQTI Common

CartridgeAccess for All

APIP Item Content Standard

APIP PersonalNeeds Profile

Common Core State Standards

Common Core Assessment: Stitching It All Together

SIFStudent

InformationGender

DOBID #

GradeEnrollmentAttendance

AccommodationsEtc.

LibraryInformation

CurriculumInformation

IMSQTI Common

CartridgeAccess for All

APIP Item Content Standard

APIP PersonalNeeds Profile

Common Core State Standards

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StudentRostering Student

Login TestAdministration

ResponseRecording

Scoring

Reporting

Common Core Assessment: Stitching It All Together

SIFStudent

InformationGender

DOBID #

GradeEnrollmentAttendance

AccommodationsEtc.

LibraryInformation

CurriculumInformation

IMSQTI Common

CartridgeAccess for All

APIP Item Content Standard

APIP PersonalNeeds Profile

Common Core State Standards

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StudentRostering Student

Login TestAdministration

ResponseRecording

Scoring

Reporting

Common Core Assessment: Stitching It All Together

Status of APIP

• Final Technical Documents Released March 2011

• APIP passed to IMS for maintenance and implementation support

• IMS APIP Work Group– ETS, Pearson, CTB, Measured Progress– SBAC and PARCC invited and strongly encouraged to join

• ATP APIP Study Group

• State RFPs reference or require APIP

• Implementation launched by MN and test industry

Next Steps

• Establish touch points between APIP and SIF Student Data Standards

• Incorporate APIP PNP in Common Education Data Standards

• Develop business rules and best practices for applying APIP accessibility tags

• Modify or develop APIP compliant item authoring systems and test delivery systems

Next Steps

• Continue Educating leaders and educators about APIP and Accessibility Profiles

• Develop tools to assist in creating sound Personal Needs Profiles

• Adopt APIP prior to development of RttTA item content