Measuring the Power of Learning:
Everything You Need To Know About Interim Assessments
August 15, 2018
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Objectives Today’s session will cover the following topics:
• Interim Assessments Overview
• Changes for 2018–2019
• Preparing for Interim Testing
• Student Registration
• Test Administration
• Technology Enhanced Items (TEIs)
• Reporting
• Resources and Training
• Questions
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Interim Assessments Overview
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Interim Assessment Overview
• Free, optional online tool for districts and open-enrollment charter schools
• Provides actionable data to help educators improve instruction
• Helps predict student performance on STAAR summative
• Not tied to accountability
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Interim Assessment Overview
• Offered through the STAAR Online Testing Platform, software that is available for free and most schools already have installed.
• Results are reported in the STAAR Assessment Management System, which will include a new online reporting suite specially designed to provide interim data in an easy-to-use format.
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Interim Assessment Overview
• Test questions are developed with Texas teachers and include some former STAAR items.
• Multiple choice and open-ended “griddable items” (math only) are included.
• All test questions are fully aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
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Interim Assessment Overview
• Each assessment is divided into two sections.
• Based on a student’s responses in Section 1, the system will determine the next test questions the student will be assigned for Section 2.
• This two-section design allows for a shorter overall assessment.
• Each section is designed to take approximately one hour to complete.
• Testing time may vary based on individual students.
• Each test is shorter than its STAAR summative counterpart.
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Interim Assessments Overview What is the difference between summative and interim?
• Summative (STAAR) is an annual test designed to measure the extent to which a student has learned and is able to apply the defined knowledge and skills at each tested grade or course level.
• Grades 3–8 and EOC
• Interim testing assesses student skills during intervals to help predict the likelihood of summative outcomes and identify student needs.
• Select subjects and grades for 3–8 and EOC
• Helps educators tailor educational practices to address student needs
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Changes for 2018–2019
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Changes for 2018–2019
Participation
• Districts and charter schools that choose to use the tool register students in the STAAR Assessment Management System.
• Permission or confirmation from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is not required.
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Changes for 2018–2019
Grades and Subjects Offered
• Grades 3–8 mathematics
• Grades 3–8 reading
• Spanish grades 3–5 mathematics
• Spanish grades 3–5 reading
• Algebra I, English I, and English II
Embedded Supports Offered (for English-language assessments only)
• Content and Language Supports
• Text-to-Speech
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leveil En rn~l led grade of the student
Testing Level Test content of the grade ( for lb oth the :skill I or con oept being tested and the content of the testing items)
On grade Testing Testin:g where enrollled grade level and testing level are the same
01ff grade Testing Testin:g at any grade level above or below enrol ed grade levell
Above-Grade T estii ng Taking a test art least one grade above enrolll ed grade levell
Below-Grade Testing Taking a test art least one grade !bellow enrolled grade lleveil
M ll lti--S e cti on Testin:g 1( MST)
AIII student tests !begin with the :same set of items, then p:rooeed to one of tlhree possiblle sections or :stages. Tlhe :second section inc!ludes item1s that are harder, of a siimilar diffiictilty , or easier depending on the resullts of tlhe first section.
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Changes for 2018–2019
Testing and Grade-Level Terms
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Changes for 2018–2019 Opportunities and Attempts
• Two different assessment administration opportunities available:
• Opportunity 1 and Opportunity 2
• Multiple attempts (reattempts per student) available within each opportunity
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Changes for 2018–2019 Assessment Windows
• TEA’s recommended testing windows are November for Opportunity 1 and February for Opportunity 2, but these are only recommendations.
• Districts and charter schools decide when to schedule these two testing opportunities.
• Opportunity 1 will be available starting on August 31.
• Opportunity 2 will be available later in the school year.
• Both opportunities will be available until March 29, 2019.
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Changes for 2018–2019 Testing Below Enrolled Grade
• Testing below a student's enrolled grade may be appropriate for students who are consistently performing below grade-level expectations on classroom assignments and assessments.
• Allowing a student to test below grade level during both Opportunity 1 and Opportunity 2 may provide the student a chance to show academic improvement that may not be apparent in the student's grade-level summative results.
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Preparing for Interim Testing
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Preparing for Interim Testing
• Step 1: Check that your device and online network systems are adequate for testing.
• System Requirements – https://tx-bandwidth.caltesting.org
• Unified Minimum System Requirements – https://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/technology
• Run System Check Test to measure bandwidth.
• Step 2: Log in to the Assessment Management System to practice registering students.
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Preparing for Interim Testing
•Step 3: Download, install, and configure the Secure Browser for testing devices.
• https://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/technology
• Uninstall and reinstall required for Windows, Mac, and Linux
• See 7/23 bi-weekly email
• Online Testing > Secure Browsers
•Step 4: Review general and interim testing resources.
• https://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/technology
• https://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/training
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Preparing for Interim Testing
• Step 5: Register students for interim testing.
• Step 6: Locate students and print test tickets.
• Step 7: Prepare students for testing.
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Registration
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Registration
• Two methods via the STAAR Assessment Management System:
• Individually via User Interface
• File upload
• New Registration Upload File template
• Separate from Upload File template for STAAR summative testing
• Registration Windows:
• Opportunity 1: August 13, 2018–March 29, 2019
• Opportunity 2: Later in the school year
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Registration
• For additional information on interim registration, please review the recording of the Getting Ready for Interim Testing Webinar.
• https://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/training
• Registration information can also be found in the Interim User’s Guide.
• https://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/technology/
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Administration
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Administration
• Delivered online via the STAAR Online Testing Platform (SOTP)
• Stop and start at any time
• Select “Pause” for a brief break
• Log out for a break longer than 30 minutes
• Answers saved, not submitted
• Returned to furthest question in furthest section visited
• Assessments are untimed
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Test Ticket
Test Administration: 2018 AUG ST AAA INTERIM 3-8 MA-RE
Group: INT Math Group
Paga 1 of 1
First Name: ROBERT
Last Name: MCWILLIAMS
Date of Birth: Feb 1, 2008
Version: STAAR
Subject Math
Grade: 05
PNP: Content and Lang uage Supports (R)
Language: English (E)
Username: rmcwill iams
Password: awry294
Session ID: 20010134414
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Administration
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Administration • Students may review answers and return to flagged items in Section 1 before submitting.
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Administration • After Section 1 submitted, Section 2 appears
• Opportunity to review answers at the end of Section 2
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Student takes Section 1 (first
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complete test.
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Paper-Based (PDF) Testing
• Used when circumstances prevent testing online (e.g., the student has a disability that prevents him or her from interacting with an online assessment).
• Districts must request permission from TEA for a special paper administration.
• To receive permission for the special paper administration, districts must:
• Submit a request for paper (https://www.txetests.com/ipb/).
• Describe the circumstances preventing online testing.
• Explain how the student accesses technology daily.
• Explain why testing online is not appropriate.
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Paper-Based (PDF) Testing
• Requests due to lack of familiarity with online will not be approved.
• Upon approval, a passcode will be provided to access PDF and .ZIP documents.
• Paper-based testing requires that a teacher or proctor learn about and prepare for paper-based testing, then administer and score the tests and transcribe student responses as though the student were testing online.
• Reference Section 6 of the Interim User’s Guide.
• https://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/technology/
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Technology Enhanced Items (TEIs)
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Technology Enhanced Items
Technology Enhanced Items (TEIs)
• Some tests include as many as five optional technology enhanced items
• More engaging content allow for testing higher-order concepts
• Field testing during 2018–2019
• NO effect on interim results
• Appear at the end of section 2
• Various item types
• Descriptions and examples in Interim Assessments User’s Guide
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Clear Mark for Review (?
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The next set of questions is optional. These questions will not be counted
as part of your score. To continue, click the Next button.
If you do not want to complete these questions, click the Back button at
the bottom of this screen, then cl ick the Review/ End button to review
your answers and end the test.
Directions 14 15 16 17 18 ( sack Next )
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Technology Enhanced Items
• An informational panel is displayed before optional TEIs.
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Reporting
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Reporting • New Online Reporting Suite (ORS)
• Dynamic, real-time reporting system
• District, campus, and student level reports
• User-friendly graphs and customization
• Filterable results
• Probability results (percentages representing the statistical
probability of achieving “Approaches”, “Meets” and “Masters”
grade level expectations on STAAR) reported in the Assessment
Management System
• District data file
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Reporting
How should districts interpret results?
• Interim Assessments Results Guide
• https://www.texasassessment.com/technology
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Resources and Training
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Resources
• Interim User’s Guide
• Roles & Permissions Matrix
• Student Upload File Format for Interim Testing
• Interim Data File Format
• Interim FAQ
• Interim Results Guide
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Training
Upcoming Webinar Trainings
A Deep Dive into the Online Reporting Suite (ORS) for Interim Testing
• Tuesday, August 21, 2018
• 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. CT
Starting early, get ready for online testing (interim and summative)
• New secure browser needed
• 7/23 Bi-Weekly Email
• Online Testing > Secure Browsers
• Thursday, August 23, 2018
• 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. CT
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Training
Upcoming Webinar Trainings
Registration links posted to https://www.texasassessment.com/administrators/training
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Questions
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Customer Support
Texas Assessment Support Center
• Monday–Friday
• 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CT
• 855-333-7770
• [email protected] or [email protected]
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