Performance / Achievement Series Overview

Presented by: Terrence IngramEducational Technology Support SpecialistGlobalScholar/ALSDERegions 7, 8, 9

Email: tingram@globalscholar.com

Agenda• Introduction (2)

• Performance / Achievement Series Overview (20 - 25)

• On Site Demo (10)

• Check For Understanding (5)

• Contact Info and Dropbox Navigation (5)

• Questions (5 – 10)

Aims1. To be able to distinguish between

Performance Series and Achievement Series

2. To Know Where to Access Performance and Achievement Series Scores

3. To be able to access your login information

4. To be able to print a list of your students and their student ids

5. To know who to contact regarding on-site training and technical malfunctions

Measure student progress on a continuous scale

Place and group students according to ability

Predict student performance on high-stakes tests

Diagnose and Intervene

Evaluate programs for effectiveness

Measure student proficiency against state standards

Group students according to proficiency

Compare students, classes, and schools

Build intervention plans based on standards proficiency

Computer-Adaptive

Diagnostic Assessmentused as a Universal Screener

Formative/ Benchmark

Delivery System to support Progress

Monitoring

What is Performance Series?

Overview of Performance Series• Online computer-adaptive assessment (app. one (1) hour)

o Reading (grades 2-12)

o Reading Foundations (grades K-2)

o Math (K-9th/10th grade [Integrated Geometry])

o Life Science (grades 2-8)

o Language Arts (grades 2-8)

o Algebra (9-12)

o Geometry (9-12)

• Identifies individual student instructional level, independent of enrolled grade-level, in a given content area

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HS Algebra and Geometry• Algebra covers pre-Algebra and Algebra I – II• Geometry covers Geometry preparation skills

and Geometry I• Scaled Score range 5000 – 6000

o No norm-related scores: NPR, NCE, or default Performance Bands

FALL 2012 WINTER 2013 SPRING 2013

NATIONAL 8/20/12-11/22/12 1/1/13-2/22/13 3/22/13-6/15/13

Student Login Select Assessment to Take

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Add whole numbers without regrouping

Add 3-digit numbers with regrouping

Identify squares, rectangles, and circles

Determine area of prisms, cylinders, and cones

Determine mean, median and mode of a given set of numbers

Determine the probability of a simple event

Determine the graphs of functions

Determine conversions within the metric system

Compare and order numbers to 100

AL.2.NBT.10/CC.2.NBT.6/CC.3.NBT.2

Compare fractions using <, >, or =

AL.5.NBT.10/CC.5.NBT.7

Solve problems using compound loci

AL.6.NS.9.c/CC.6.NS.6.c/ACT.20-23.GRE.1

Computer Adaptive Assessments

*Visual representation not drawn to scale

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Scaled Score ranges from 1300 to 3700

Student begins test one grade level below enrolled

grade-levelFuture tests begin

where last test ended

Check Point1. Performance Series is best used as:A. A progress monitoring toolB. A diagnostic data bank showing student gains

over the long haulC. A guide showing teachers how to lesson planD. A predictor of how many of your students

will graduate from high school

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What is Achievement Series?

What is Achievement Series?

• Web-based• Content neutral• Collaborative environment• Multiple delivery methods• Real-time results• Standards-based

How Achievement Series Works:

Build/Use Item Banks: Content neutral structure

Develop Tests: District benchmarks or classroom quizzes

Administer Tests: Online, plain paper and/or OMR scanning

View Reports: Immediate results for disaggregation

View Reports

• Quickly identify which items are challenging the majority of students in the classroom (see # 8)

View Reports

• View Item Response Detail to understand how students are answering each question.

Check Point

2. Achievement Series can be used for:A. Progress monitoring assistanceB. Online take-home testsC. Online study guidesD. All of the above

Which is Which?

Progress Monitoring

I’m going to post a word or phrase. You tell me if it is Achievement Series or Performance Series.

Computer-adaptive

Reading 2 - 12

Teacher-Created Tests

Scaled Score

PS

AS

PS

PS

AS

Site Hierarchy & Navigation

System Navigation: Site Hierarchy

• An Achievement Series site can contain several levels of organization.

• The graphic below shows how the Alabama site is structured.o State (only one allowed)o Regions (multiple allowed)o School Systems (multiple allowed)o Schools (multiple allowed)

• Achievement Series allows up to five levels in an organization.

• You can administer different elements at each level.

• Any level above the school level functions like a district.

System Navigation: Access Levels/Staff Roles• Along with having multiple levels in the site hierarchy, there are also staff access

levels.• A Location Controller can perform all tasks at a location.

– For security reasons, keep the number of location controllers at a location to a minimum.

• A Location Controller Staff can perform all tasks at a location, except tasks requiring a deletion.

• An Administrator has full viewing/reporting and item/test creation capabilities at a location, but cannot create/edit students or staff.

• A Teacher w/out Student Edit can view just the students and classes they have been assigned to, but cannot create/edit students.

• A Teacher w/ Student Edit can view just the students and classes they have been assigned to, but can create/edit students.

• A Data Entry level person has creating/editing/deleting capabilities to allow most common data entry tasks.

• A Test Operator can perform tasks related to the test taking logistics of the system.

• A Consultant must be assigned to projects for any rights.

Check Point

3. I’m a reading coach who will benefit from seeing each student’s scores, but I have no reason to create or edit students and staff. Which role should I have?

A. Location controllerB. Location controller

staffC. Teacher w/o student

editD. administrator

• A Location Controller can perform all tasks at a location.– For security reasons, keep the number of location controllers at a location

to a minimum.

• A Location Controller Staff can perform all tasks at a location, except tasks requiring a deletion.

• An Administrator has full viewing/reporting and item/test creation capabilities at a location, but cannot create/edit students or staff.

• A Teacher w/out Student Edit can view just the students and classes they have been assigned to, but cannot create/edit students.

• A Teacher w/ Student Edit can view just the students and classes they have been assigned to, but can create/edit students.

• A Data Entry level person has creating/editing/deleting capabilities to allow most common data entry tasks.

• A Test Operator can perform tasks related to the test taking logistics of the system.

• A Consultant must be assigned to projects for any rights.

Staff and Student Info

• Transfer from __________1. If you find that there is a teacher missing in the system, what should you do first?A.Contact tech supportB.Cross check INOW, ED DIR, and the teacher cert site to be sure all of the teacher’s info is entered correctlyC.Contact your Education Technology Support SpecialistD.Just wait and let the problem fix itself.

INOW

Logging In – Student vs. Staff

NOTE: Either web address will allow for staff log-in to both AS

and PS

www.achievementseries.com

www.performanceseries.com

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Password_ _ _ _last 4 SS#

Password_ _ _ _last 4 SS#

Initials + 00 + TCH#Initials + 00 + TCH#JAB-0034-5678

password1234

Knowing Your Staff ID

Don’t know your Certification number? Look it

up at http://tcert.alsde.edu

Support for EducatorsContact Issue Contact InformationLocation Controller-District

•First contact for all school building-based questions•Site maintenance •Creation of support personnel (non-iNOW)

Your District Location Controller-contact your district personnel.District staff may contact their respective ETSS

PS Technical Support•Issues with delivering assessment

1-800-445-3141orsupport@scantron.com

GlobalScholar Education Technology Support Specialist

•Training Support•Interpretation of Scores•Location of Reports•Materials

Jenn Belda (jbelda@globalscholar.com) – Regions 1, 2, 3Tracey Jackson (tjackson@globalscholar.com) – Regions 4, 5, 6Terrence Ingram (tingram@globalscholar.com) - Regions 7,8,9Kirby Weaver (kweaver@globalscholar.com) – Regions 10, 11

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1. Which product involves building tests?A. Achievement SeriesB. Performance Series

Review

2. Achievement Series tests are computer-adaptive.A. TrueB. False

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Review

3. Which tab can I click on to get to both Performance Series and Achievement Series Scores?A. Site AdminB. District ReportsC. ClassroomD. District Tests

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Review

4. My teacher staff id is my _____________________, and if I don’t remember it, I can look it up at _________________________.

A.First and last name; globalscholar.comB.Teacher cert number; globalscholar.comC.Email address; http://tcert.alsde.eduD.Teacher cert number; http://tcert.alsde.edu

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5. If I want to print off a list of all my students along with their student ids, I should first click on the _________________ tab and then click “list” under the ________________heading?

A.Site Admin; Staff MembersB.Site Admin; ClassesC.Site Admin; StudentsD.Site Admin/Locations

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Directions: Who is your region’s Educational Technology Support Specialist, and what is his or her email address?

Regions 1, 2, 3 _____________________________Regions 4, 5, 6 _____________________________Regions 7, 8, 9 _____________________________Regions 10, 11 _____________________________

Jenn Belda – jbelda@globalscholar.com

Tracey Jackson (temp) – tjackson@globalscholar.com

Terrence Ingram – tingram@globalscholar.com

Kirby Weaver – kweaver@globalscholar.com

All training materials are available in the ALSDE Dropbox.

For more information, please visit our Dropbox for training materials,

recorded webinars, and other handouts and guides that will

support Achievement Series and Performance Series

https://bit.ly/ALSDEDropbox

Outstanding Questions

Are there any burning questions?

Thank you!