Classroom Diagnostic Tools Programs and Services Advisory Council Friday, October 22, 2010

BIG IDEAS Classroom Diagnostic Tools –Designed for Grades 6 through high school –Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) Adapts down to 3rd grade level –PIMS PASecureID numbers are used to identify students –Can be used for the Keystone Exams OR PSSA »Eligible Content – Keystone or PSSA-specific »View Eligible Content: SAS Fair Assessments »Focus only on Eligible Content has major implications for district curriculum and instruction

Voluntary Use Available for use in the classroom throughout the school year on a voluntary basis. They are to be used to support a district’s instruction and when a district has an excellent curriculum that is mapped thoughtfully and carefully and supports the PSSA (e.g., science kits), the district should use the CDTs at their discretion.

Administration of CDTs CDTs are designed to be administered to students up to three times per year. The maximum number of administrations is five per CDT per school year. 5-6 weeks between each administration is recommended.

Points of Discussion An assessment may take up to 1.5 hours to complete (demo by state committee) Each assessment must be completed in one day. Pauses are permitted, however, a testing session cannot be extended beyond one school day. This has implications for students with IEPs.

Release Dates October 18, 2010 Release of the following on eDIRECT Mathematics Assessments: Mathematics, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II Interactive Reports for Mathematics Classroom Diagnostic Tools Interactive Reports: User Guide –Group Diagnostic Report –Individual Diagnostic Report –Learning Progression Map

Release Dates January 2011 –Literature –Science September 2011 –Writing/Compostion January 2013 –Social Studies

eDIRECT Accounts TEACHER ACCOUNTS: Teachers with Standards Aligned System (SAS) accounts should make sure that their user account address for eDIRECT is the same as the they use for their SAS account. This will allow automatic sign-in to the Teacher Tool Box in SAS whenever the Interactive Reports system interfaces with SAS.

Implementation Plan Step 1: Contact PA Customer Service for initial system setup Step 2: Complete the eDirect user setup process Step 3: Complete PA Online Assessment software installation Step 4: Complete the Test Setup process Step 5: Administer the CDT Step 6: Access real-time reports via eDIRECT Step 7: Determine instructional plan for student(s)

PDE-sponsored training District Overview: Should be available by November 1, 2010 PDE Teacher Roll-out is in the development phase - working to create a demo site.

District Experience Discussion