Missouri Professors of Educational Administration April 26, 2013 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. Evaluation Systems, Pearson, P.O. Box 226, Amherst, MA Evaluation Systems group of Pearson Dr. Marty Karlin – Vice President of Assessment Services

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3 Missouri Educator Gateway Assessments (MEGA) Program: Content Assessments for School Leaders Test Development Test Administration Scoring and Reporting Candidate and Educator Preparation Program Support Overview of Presentation: Evaluation Systems, Pearson

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5 Missouri Educator Gateway Assessments (MEGA) Content Assessments for School Leaders – Sep 2014  Assess content knowledge for Missouri administrative certificates  Two assessments:  Building Level Administrator  District Level Administrator  Aligned with Missouri and Interstate School Leader Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards

6 Test Development Process Missouri educator participation –Bias Review Committee –Content Advisory Committees Test Frameworks define content to be assessed Field Testing Item Validation and Standard Setting Conferences Board of Education sets passing scores

7 Tentative Test Design Combination of Multiple-Choice and Constructed-Response sections Multiple-Choice section: –Approximately 70 test questions Constructed-Response section: –3 Focused Constructed-Response Items –1 Case Study

8 Test Administration, Scoring & Reporting All assessments are computer-based, available by appointment Individual scores reported to candidates Individual and aggregate results reported to: –Educator Preparation Programs –Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

9 Program Support for Candidates Program Web Site –Online registration available 24/7 –Registration up to one day before testing Online Test Preparation Tools –Study guides –Practice tests –Test preparation video –CBT tutorial Customer Service Support –Phone, , fax, mail, live chat –Representatives available, Monday-Friday, 9-5 –Telephone information available 24/7

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11 Program Support for Preparation Programs Program Web Site – Online Faculty Resources Comprehensive electronic reporting to preparation programs and state –Alpha candidate score roster –Candidate score roster by assessment –ResultsAnalyzer ™ –Title II reporting

12 ResultsAnalyzer™ Customize reports based on current data View, download, and print reports Access multiple years of test and registration data Inform program evaluation Target support for teacher candidates Facilitate reporting for state and national accreditation Support institutional research

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