ACSIChristian School Assessment Program
Christi LintonStrategic Accounts Manager
DRC/CTB
• High quality and technically sound test• Design and content reflecting today’s standards• Current norms derived from national empirical study • Hardcopy Reports and Assessment Data Online• Linkage to instruction• Fall and Spring Testing Windows available• Pricing that benefits schools
– Discounted Materials and Scoring– Small and large quantity customized packaging– FREE Professional Development and Training
Christian School Program Services
• 90 years+ in the testing industry• Serves millions of students in all 50 states and 46
countries• Firsts
– Electronic scoring services • 15 day turnaround for online and hardcopy
reports– Application Item Response Theory– Inclusive norms– Application of empirical methods to detect item
bias– Comprehensive analysis of test results
Data Recognition Corporation (DRC)
• 2011 Norms– *Update in 2018
• Precise stratification – Geographic– Demographic– Socioeconomic– Size of Population– Accommodated Students
Precise Norming Process
• National Assessment of Educational Progress• International Reading Association• National Council of Teachers of English• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics• National Science Standards and Frameworks• National Council for Social Studies
• *College and Career Readiness version also available upon request—option separate of CSP program*
Standards Alignment
Three components• TerraNova 3 Complete Battery
– Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, & Social Studies
• PLUS Tests– Word Analysis, Spelling, Vocabulary, Language
Mechanics, & Math Computation• Bible Assessment Subtest
TerraNova 3, Christian School Program Edition
Reading– Oral Comprehension– Basic Understanding– Analyze Text– Evaluate and Extend Meaning– Reading and Writing Strategies– Introduction to Print
Language Arts– Sentence Structure– Writing Strategies– Editing Strategies
Scope and Sequence
Mathematics– Number and Number Relations– Computation and Numerical Estimation– Operation Concepts– Measurement– Geometry and Spatial Analysis– Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability– Patterns, Functions, and Algebra– Problem Solving and Reasoning
Scope and Sequence
Science– Science Inquiry– Physical Science– Life Science– Earth Science– Science and Technology– Personal and Social Perspectives in Science– History and Nature of Science
Scope and Sequence
Social Studies– Geographic Perspectives– Historical and Cultural Perspectives– Civics and Government Perspectives– Economic Perspectives
Scope and Sequence
PLUS Tests• Provide in-depth and diagnostic information about
students’ foundational skills in content areas
• Content– Word Analysis Grades 1-3– Spelling Grades 1-12– Vocabulary Grades 1-12– Language Mechanics Grades 2-12– Math Computation Grades 2-12
Scope and Sequence
Bible Assessment Subtest– Creation– Christ– Bible Stories, Old and New Testament– Bible Organization and Structure– Bible Doctrine (character and attributes)– Church– Christian Living– Bible Study Skills
Testing Objectives– Knowledge– Comprehension– Application
Scope and Sequence
CTB Depth of Knowledge (DOK)
DOK 1• Recall and recognition
• Examples: basic computation, stated information
DOK 2• Interpret and apply skills
• Examples: 1-step word problems, prediction
DOK 3• Explain and support with evidence
• Examples: explain reasoning, make inference & support with evidence
DOK 4• Evaluate and extend
• Examples: synthesize information, critique
Teacher’s Guide, TerraNova 3
TerraNova 3, Resources
Bible Assessment Administrator’s Guide
TerraNova 3, Christian School ProgramAdditional Resources
Practice Activities Assessment Accommodations Supplement
Beyond the Numbers
**Norms Books and Technical Manuals also
available
TerraNova 3, Christian School ProgramAdditional Resources
Math/Reading CompetenciesK-12
BlueprintsPerformance Level (Proficiency)
Cutpoints
Classroom Connections
InView- Grades 2 – 12• Verbal Reasoning
– Words– Context
• Sequences• Analogies• Quantitative Reasoning
Scores include the Cognitive Skills Index (CSI) and an anticipated achievement score.
Cognitive Skills Tests
• Product Content questions
Q&A
Norm-referenced • Compares student performance to a group
– National Norms (2011) *Update in 2018– CSP- Local Norms– CSP regional-rolling local norms (**Updated annually)
Criterion-referenced• Examines student performance on objectives and skills within a
content area– Identifies areas of stronger or weaker achievement
Performance Level (Standards Based Performance)• Proficiency Levels (By grade and subject)
TerraNova 3 Scoring and Reporting
Scoring PackageReport Mode
Assessment Summary Report (1) School
Group List Report (2) Class
Objectives Report (1) *New design this year* Class
Individual Profile Report (2) Class
Student Label (Cal-Stik label) (1) Class
Bible Summary Report (2) School
Bible Roster Report (1) Class
Bible Student Report (2) Class
GTI (Guide to Test Interpretation)-1 per school N/A
*Dynamic Home Report available for all students in ADOL*All reports now include the Grade Equivalent score (GE)
To view all sample reports in detail:https://pdp.acsi.org/PDP/custom.aspx?id=13
• Home Report• Individual Profile Report • Student Data file
Also available as an option• Student barcode labels
Optional Reports (in addition to CSP Scoring Package)
Individual Profile Report
Assessment Summary Report
Bible Assessment Student Report
• A powerful Web-based system that provides administrators and teachers with graphic and tabular data of individual and group results
• Types of access– Administrator- individual student, class, and school-wide– Teacher- individual student and class– Parent access
• New parent dashboard– New comprehensive report
• Demo Log-Ins– URL: https://cspdemo.drcctb.com– UserName:
• demoadmin• Demoteacher• Parentdemo
– Password:• Ctbacsi10
Assessment Data Online (ADOL)
Dashboards:• NRT Summary• Objectives• All Grades• Cohort and Longitudinal• Scale Score• CSP/Region/School
Comparison• Student and Selected Student
Roster• School Size Roster• Inview• Bible
Resources:• Linking Study• GE tables• User Guides• Score Legend• Performance Level Tables• Moderate Mastery Ranges• CSP Home Activities
Assessment Data OnlineDashboards & Resources
**PDFs of hardcopy reports available on DRC’s Insight Platform
NRT Summary Dashboard
Objective Dashboard
Assessment Data OnlineLongitudinal Tracking (Matched Cases)
Teacher Account
Assessment Data Online for Parents
NRT data
Lexile Score Range& website for suggested
booklists at student’s reading level
Relevant websites
Objective data
Assessment Data Online for Parents
Home Activities & Parent Involvement
Home activities for each TerraNova objective skill and student mastery level
• Grades K-11/12• All content areas
• Introduction to TerraNova 3• Assessment Data: Conversations with Parents• Assessment Data: Screening for Exceptional Students and
Their Needs• Connecting Assessment to Curriculum Instruction
– Reading, Language, Math, Science, & Social Studies• Interpreting Test Results for both NRT and objectives data
– Administrators– Teachers
• Interpreting Norm-referenced and Objectives Scores Using ACSI Data Online
• How to Videos on using Online Enrollment Precode• How to Videos on navigating the new Insight Platform
Recorded Webinars
• TerraNova, College and Career Readiness Edition– Grades 3-8 (Reading, Language, Math, Science and Social Studies)– All new content created for the College & Career Readiness standards– Mixed Item formats (MC, Short CR, Extended CR, Multi-Step
Performance Tasks)
• LAS LINKS and LAS LINKS Online– Grades K-12– Educators use LAS LINKS:
• To identify and place ELL students • To determine students’ linguistic development over time• To inform instruction in the ELL classroom• To understand students’ English language proficiency
• TerraNova3, Inview, and Plus Tests Online– New Release coming soon on the new DRC Insight Platform
Optional Assessments(separate from the CSP program)
• A pure National Norm (not a user’s norm or rolling user’s norms)• K-12 assessment (Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies,
PLUS and Bible)• Grade Level item content (zero duplication of items across grade levels)• Fall and Spring Testing windows• Consistent baseline and highest technical quality for accreditation and
growth• More diagnostic feedback for teachers (includes hardcopy and ADOL)• Accommodations available—inclusive norms for 504, IEP or ELL students• Inview Cognitive Abilities Assessment • Norms update scheduled for 2018• Newer Content; Higher DOK and more rigorous assessment• Three parameter scoring (superior to Classical test theory model)• More robust Online Reporting (Customized for CSP program)• ACT Predictor Scores• Free Professional Development• Extensive classroom resources and links to instruction
Why choose TerraNova?
• Additional questions?
Q&A
For more information about the TerraNova 3 assessment program, go to www.purposefuldesign.com
Select Assessment Support, then TerraNova 3/InView.
• Materials Pricing Tool• Scoring Cost Estimation Tool• Quick Facts• Product Information Request Form• Talk to an Expert Request Form• Program Details
For additional assistance, contact ACSI Member Care [email protected]
800-367-0798
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