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Fall 2014 Test Coordinator Training Assessment Preparation and Accommodations

Fall 2014 Test Coordinator Training Assessment Preparation and Accommodations. Technology Readiness. Devices Specs Number (schedule) Bandwidth. Student Readiness. Prepare: District Administration Team Technology Department Principals Teachers Students. Technology in Instruction.

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Fall 2014 Test Coordinator Training Assessment Preparation and Accommodations

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  1. Fall 2014 Test Coordinator Training • Assessment Preparation and Accommodations

  2. Technology Readiness Devices Specs Number (schedule) Bandwidth

  3. Student Readiness Prepare: District Administration Team Technology Department Principals Teachers Students

  4. Technology in Instruction Practice test questions Open ended Questions/Responses Typing open-ended responses Practice in computer lab

  5. Keyboarding Skills Practice! Practice!! Practice!!! Also use PARCC Practice Tests using Accessibility features

  6. Case Study: CobreGrade 3 SBA—CBT Results Teacher A: Students practiced item types and computer skills. Teacher B: Students did NOT practice item types or computer skills.

  7. Case Study: CobreGrade 3 SBA—CBT Results

  8. Case Study: CobreGrade 3 SBA—CBT Results

  9. Case Study: CobreGrade 3 SBA—CBT Results

  10. What Teachers Can Do to Support Students? • Familiarize themselves with the accessibility features in the new PARCC assessments that are available to all students. • Provide opportunities for students to use these various features as part of regular classroom instruction and assessment. • Increase the rigor and depth of knowledge in your everyday assignments.

  11. Elements of a Rigorous Classroom • Standards-based instruction • Bloom’s Taxonomy • Webb’s Depth of Knowledge • Relevant Instruction

  12. Bloom’s Taxonomy • Refers to the questioning stems teachers use to guide students through learning • Emphasis on the verb

  13. Depth of Knowledge • Focuses on complexity of content • Emphasis and focus on the outcome/product • It is a scale of cognitive demand

  14. Next Steps • All teachers need to take the PARCC practice test. • Provide all students with the opportunity to practice PARCC like questions in every classroom every day. • Increase the rigor and DOK of the lessons that teachers are implementing.

  15. PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations

  16. All of the information provided in this presentation can be found in the PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual on the PARCConline.org website. Credit: Cristine Conlin

  17. Selection, administration, and evaluation of accommodations for the assessment of students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities on PARCC. Information on the accommodations which will result in a valid score for a student. What’s Included in the Manual

  18. Where to Find the Manual and Resources www.parcconline.org

  19. PARCC Comprehensive Accessibility Policies • Available to all participating students • **For students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities

  20. Accommodations • Students must have usedaccessibility features and accommodations in daily instruction prior to use on standardized assessments. • Maintain records of testing accommodations administered. • Train TAs and Proctors on administration of accommodations.

  21. PARCC Field Test Accessibility Features and Accommodations Overview Document Available on PARCC website.

  22. Embedded in platform or provided by TA. Provided onscreen, stored in a toolbar, or are accessible through a menu or control panel, as needed. Tool, support, scaffold, or preference that is built into the assessment system that can be used by any student, at his or her own discretion. Universal Design features expected to benefit a diverse array of students and are available to all students. During the assessment, students can choose which accessibility features they need for specific items. Examples include: audio amplification, highlighting, pop-up glossary, etc. Accessibility Features for All Students

  23. Accessibility Features for All Students

  24. Availableto all students (i.e., not limited to students with IEPs, 504 plans, or English learners), but will be selected and “turned on” by school-based educators prior to the assessment, based on each student’s Personal Needs Profile (PNP). Based on each student’s individual needs, a PNP is created for the student to ensure that he or she receives appropriate access without the distraction of other tools and features that are not required by the student. The student will decide whether or not to use the feature. Accessibility Features Identified in Advance

  25. Accessibility Features Identified in Advance

  26. Student Exposure and Practice Opportunities PARCC Website provides practice tests with tutorials that teachers can use in the classroom to provide student exposure to test items and accessibility features throughout the school year.

  27. Student Exposure and Practice Opportunities www.parcconline.org > The PARCC Assessment > Practice Tests

  28. Accessibility Features Identified in Advance Recent research suggests that providing too many tools onscreen may lead to ineffective use of the tools provided and/or an impact on a student’s test performance. Higgins, J., Fedorchak, G., & Katz, M. (2012). Assignment of Accessibility Tools for Digitally Delivered Assessments: Key Findings. White Paper for Enhanced Assessment Grant # S368A100008.

  29. Available to ALL students Should be a small percentage of students Should be part of daily instruction, not done for the first time during testing. Text-to-speech on the computer based platform with the use of headphones is the best option. PARCC provides Appendix J: Audio and Human Reader Guidelines for Mathematics. A Note About Text-to-Speech for Mathematics Assessments Accessibility Feature

  30. Detailed guidelines on PARCC assessment administration will be included in the PARCC Test Administration Manual. Principals may determine that any student may require one or more of the following test administration considerations, regardless of the student’s status as a student with a disability or who is an English learner: Small group testing Frequent breaks Time of day Separate or alternate location Specified area or seating Adaptive and specialized equipment or furniture Administrative Considerations for All Students

  31. Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

  32. Accommodations for SWD * See notes below

  33. Text-to Speech for ELA Items: Presentation Accommodations Guidance * See notes below

  34. Text to Speech for ELA items: ELA items cannot be separated into reading versus language, the accommodation impacts the entire ELA section. PARCC indicates this should be available to only 1-1.5% of students and this accommodation will be reported and monitored. This accommodation should be implemented throughout the school year, not just on the assessment. PARCC provides two documents for the human reader option for this accommodation: an extensive manual Appendix I: PARCC ELA Audio Guidelines, and an administration protocol in Appendix B. Presentation Accommodations Guidance * See notes below

  35. Text to Speech for ELA items: Guiding Document Presentation Accommodations Guidance * See notes below

  36. Response Accommodations * See notes below

  37. Speech to text or scribing guidelines and protocol in Appendix C: Protocol for the Use of the Scribe May not be needed as much if technology is used in the classroom. The use of an outside assistive technology device is also addressed in Appendix C Response Accommodations Guidance * See notes below

  38. Some guidance on deciding the use of a calculator in the manual-page 30-31. Response Accommodations Guidance * See notes below

  39. Other Proposed Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Appendix E: Guidance for Selecting and Administering the Extended Time Accommodation.

  40. A small number of students may require additional accommodations either because they are not listed in the PARCC manual, or they do not have an IEP or 504 plan but require an accommodation as a result of a recently-occurring accident or illness. Allowed if permitted by PED. Unique/Emergency Accommodations

  41. Accommodations

  42. Accommodations

  43. PARCC Accommodations Manual: PARCC Accommodations Manual: http://parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/PARCCAccessibilityFeaturesandAccommodationsManualNovember2013.pdf PARCC Accommodations Overview: http://parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/Overview%20-%20Accessibility%20Features%20and%20Accommodations%20for%20Field%20Test%20March%202014.pdf PARCC Accommodations and Accessibility Features Documentation Form: http://www.parcconline.org/sites/parcc/files/PARCC%20Field%20Test%20Accessibility%20Features%20and%20Accommodation%20Documentation%20Form%20%28Optional%29.pdf

  44. c Questions about Preparation or Accommodations?

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