Test Administrators. 9/6/2015Free Template from 2 Be aware of what’s new this year in OAKS Understand the roles and responsibilities

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• Be aware of what’s new this year in OAKS

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of test administrators

• Understand how to use valid test administration practices

• Learn where to find test administration resources and tools

• Be aware of what’s new this year in OAKS

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of test administrators

• Understand how to use valid test administration practices

• Learn where to find test administration resources and tools

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• Understand the roles and responsibilities of school test coordinators

• Be able to support the DTC in training test administrators

• Understand state policies so that you can help build effective school procedures

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of school test coordinators

• Be able to support the DTC in training test administrators

• Understand state policies so that you can help build effective school procedures

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Purpose: To ensure consistent statewide test administration and valid test results.

Test Administration Resources: • 2010–2011 Test Administration Manual

• Accommodations Manualhttp://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487

Promising Testing Practices

Purpose: To ensure consistent statewide test administration and valid test results.

Test Administration Resources: • 2010–2011 Test Administration Manual

• Accommodations Manualhttp://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487

Promising Testing Practices

http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam

http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2444







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Required Assessment Options (cont)


OAKS Online (cont)

•Reading & Mathematics: Up to 3 opportunities at grades 3 – 8, and 11

New in 2010-11: implementation of the new Mathematics content standards.

•Science: 3 opportunities at grades 5, 8, and 11

Optional OAKS Online Assessment

•Social Sciences: 2 opportunities at grades 5, 8, and 11

If students are receiving High School Level instruction, students in grades 8, 9, and 10 may take High School Test. Students in grade 12 may also take the High School level test.

OAKS Online (cont)

•Reading & Mathematics: Up to 3 opportunities at grades 3 – 8, and 11

New in 2010-11: implementation of the new Mathematics content standards.

•Science: 3 opportunities at grades 5, 8, and 11

Optional OAKS Online Assessment

•Social Sciences: 2 opportunities at grades 5, 8, and 11

If students are receiving High School Level instruction, students in grades 8, 9, and 10 may take High School Test. Students in grade 12 may also take the High School level test.



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OAKS Paper Writing Performance

•1 opportunity at grades 4, 7, and 11

OAKS Online Writing Performance

•1 opportunity at grades 7 and 11

•Students in grades 9, 10 and 12 may also take the High School level test.

•Students in High School must not under any circumstance take more than 1 opportunity

OAKS Paper Writing Performance

•1 opportunity at grades 4, 7, and 11

OAKS Online Writing Performance

•1 opportunity at grades 7 and 11

•Students in grades 9, 10 and 12 may also take the High School level test.

•Students in High School must not under any circumstance take more than 1 opportunity

Required Assessment Options, (cont)

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English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)• 1 opportunity for the following grade bands: K – 1, 2 – 3, 4 – 5, 6 – 8, and 9 – 12

• Administered as two sub-tests: ELPA (listening, reading, and writing) and ELPA Speaking

• New for 2010-11: Students must have LEP flag marked in the SSID system in order to access the ELPA

English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)• 1 opportunity for the following grade bands: K – 1, 2 – 3, 4 – 5, 6 – 8, and 9 – 12

• Administered as two sub-tests: ELPA (listening, reading, and writing) and ELPA Speaking

• New for 2010-11: Students must have LEP flag marked in the SSID system in order to access the ELPA





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• OAKS Test Administrator Interface easier to use

• User accounts managed through new TIDE system instead of UMS

• New item types included in OAKS Online Math and Science tests

• Pilot of text-to-speech feature in spring 2011

• OAKS Test Administrator Interface easier to use

• User accounts managed through new TIDE system instead of UMS

• New item types included in OAKS Online Math and Science tests

• Pilot of text-to-speech feature in spring 2011


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• OAKS Paper/Pencil and Large Print no longer offered

• Printing of test items available as a restricted resource• DSAs or DTSAs must authorize in TIDE prior to testing

• For students on IEPs or 504 Plans, the student’s plan must indicate the student needs access to test items in paper format

• For students not on an IEP or 504 Plan, the decision must be based on individual student need and documented by the district

• OAKS Paper/Pencil and Large Print no longer offered

• Printing of test items available as a restricted resource• DSAs or DTSAs must authorize in TIDE prior to testing

• For students on IEPs or 504 Plans, the student’s plan must indicate the student needs access to test items in paper format

• For students not on an IEP or 504 Plan, the decision must be based on individual student need and documented by the district


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• Online Writing an option for all Grade 7 and H.S. students

• New for 2010-11, Online Writing will include a spell check feature

• Paper-based Writing tests for Grades 4, 7, and H.S. will be ordered through TIDE

• H.S. papers will be double-scored; Grade 4 and 7 papers will be single-scored

• Online Writing an option for all Grade 7 and H.S. students

• New for 2010-11, Online Writing will include a spell check feature

• Paper-based Writing tests for Grades 4, 7, and H.S. will be ordered through TIDE

• H.S. papers will be double-scored; Grade 4 and 7 papers will be single-scored


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Implementation of Math core content standards • New math standards will become operational• Achievement Standards were reviewed by

committee in August 2010. May be adopted by the Board as early as October 2010. If Not, then in December of 2010. Tests administered in October, November and December of 2010 will be scored against the December 2010 achievement standards (even if the new achievement standard is higher than the achievement standard at the time the test was administered)

Implementation of Math core content standards • New math standards will become operational• Achievement Standards were reviewed by

committee in August 2010. May be adopted by the Board as early as October 2010. If Not, then in December of 2010. Tests administered in October, November and December of 2010 will be scored against the December 2010 achievement standards (even if the new achievement standard is higher than the achievement standard at the time the test was administered)


New Math Achievement Standards

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•Trained test administrator

•Quiet environment void of distractions

•Only allowable resources made available to students upon request

•Limited interaction with students

– Read student directions

– Administer accommodations appropriately

– No coaching

•Trained test administrator

•Quiet environment void of distractions

•Only allowable resources made available to students upon request

•Limited interaction with students

– Read student directions

– Administer accommodations appropriately

– No coaching


Required Testing EnvironmentRequired Testing Environment

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•A quiet environment, void of distractions and supervised by a trained test administrator

•Visual barriers or adequate spacing between students

•Student access to only allowable resources

•All paper test materials collected and accounted for after each testing event

•Student data is treated as confidential

•A quiet environment, void of distractions and supervised by a trained test administrator

•Visual barriers or adequate spacing between students

•Student access to only allowable resources

•All paper test materials collected and accounted for after each testing event

•Student data is treated as confidential


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•Purpose: To protect the integrity and confidentiality of secure test items, prompts, and passages. The security of these materials is necessary so that they can be used in later years to measure trends in performance. In addition, test security helps to ensure test results can be used in accountability reporting.

•Definition: A test impropriety is any instance where a test is not administered in a manner consistent with the Test Administration Manual or OAR 581-022-0610 Administration of State Tests.

•Purpose: To protect the integrity and confidentiality of secure test items, prompts, and passages. The security of these materials is necessary so that they can be used in later years to measure trends in performance. In addition, test security helps to ensure test results can be used in accountability reporting.

•Definition: A test impropriety is any instance where a test is not administered in a manner consistent with the Test Administration Manual or OAR 581-022-0610 Administration of State Tests.


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• Test opportunities may be invalidated in cases where test validity was compromised. Students will not receive additional test opportunities.

• If the district determines that the testing impropriety qualifies as gross neglect of duty, then the district must report it to TSPC within 30 days. Personnel may then be subject to disciplinary action as determined by TSPC.

• Districts may also evaluate cases according to their own Human Resource policies.

• Private schools and programs may have their access to state tests revoked.

• Test opportunities may be invalidated in cases where test validity was compromised. Students will not receive additional test opportunities.

• If the district determines that the testing impropriety qualifies as gross neglect of duty, then the district must report it to TSPC within 30 days. Personnel may then be subject to disciplinary action as determined by TSPC.

• Districts may also evaluate cases according to their own Human Resource policies.

• Private schools and programs may have their access to state tests revoked.

Potential ConsequencesPotential ConsequencesTest SecurityTest Security

Writing Performance Assessment

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Objectives

• Understand the ways in which the writing assessment differs from other assessments

• Conduct writing testing appropriately

Objectives

• Understand the ways in which the writing assessment differs from other assessments

• Conduct writing testing appropriately

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The writing assessment is a performance assessment where students produce an essay over a 2-3 day period. It is considered an “authentic” assessment in that students follow a writing process, including prewriting, drafting, editing and publishing, much as they would for a typical classroom assignment.

The writing assessment is a performance assessment where students produce an essay over a 2-3 day period. It is considered an “authentic” assessment in that students follow a writing process, including prewriting, drafting, editing and publishing, much as they would for a typical classroom assignment.

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•The purpose of the writing assessment is to measure student proficiency on adopted state standards in the area of writing. Through analytic trait scoring, strengths and weaknesses may be identified to inform classroom instruction.

•Participation, not performance in the writing assessment is included in the Report Card ratings.

•The purpose of the writing assessment is to measure student proficiency on adopted state standards in the area of writing. Through analytic trait scoring, strengths and weaknesses may be identified to inform classroom instruction.

•Participation, not performance in the writing assessment is included in the Report Card ratings.

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•Winter window (Jan. 12 – Feb. 24) for grades 4, 7, and high school

•Spring window (April 13 – April 28) for high school only

•Online window for participating schools (Jan. 12 – March 17) for grade 7 and high school

•Online Spring window (March 28 – April 28) for high school only

•Winter window (Jan. 12 – Feb. 24) for grades 4, 7, and high school

•Spring window (April 13 – April 28) for high school only

•Online window for participating schools (Jan. 12 – March 17) for grade 7 and high school

•Online Spring window (March 28 – April 28) for high school only

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•High School Level• Paper assessments will be scored same as last

year

• High School paper and online assessments will be double scored

•High School Level• Paper assessments will be scored same as last

year

• High School paper and online assessments will be double scored

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•Testing Coordinators may test students in grade 9 or 10 if individual students have produced work that shows they are capable of meeting the HS writing standard.

•High School students may test once during one of the two regular windows, regardless of grade.

•Students in Grade 11 (or their third year in high school) must test once during one of the two regular windows unless they met in a previous year.

•Testing Coordinators may test students in grade 9 or 10 if individual students have produced work that shows they are capable of meeting the HS writing standard.

•High School students may test once during one of the two regular windows, regardless of grade.

•Students in Grade 11 (or their third year in high school) must test once during one of the two regular windows unless they met in a previous year.

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•Students in Grade 12 may test once and need to test during the winter window to receive results prior to graduation

•Students in Grade 12 may test once and need to test during the winter window to receive results prior to graduation

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•Students who are not yet ready to successfully complete the high school writing assessment should not participate; it is not intended as a “practice” opportunity in anticipation of the eleventh grade attempt.

•Do not provide resources unless they are explicitly described in the test administration manual.

•Students who are not yet ready to successfully complete the high school writing assessment should not participate; it is not intended as a “practice” opportunity in anticipation of the eleventh grade attempt.

•Do not provide resources unless they are explicitly described in the test administration manual.

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Do’s•TAs must read the 2010-11 Test Administration Manual, receive annual test administration and security training, and sign an Assurance of Test Security form before administering state tests.

•TAs may only provide students with allowable resources listed by content area in the 2010-11 Test Administration Manual.

•TAs may only provide the restricted resource of printed test items to students for whom the district has identified individual student need.

•TAs may only provide the version of allowable resources provided by ODE. These are posted online at


•TAs must read verbatim the student directions provided in the 2010-11 Test Administration Manual.*

Do’s•TAs must read the 2010-11 Test Administration Manual, receive annual test administration and security training, and sign an Assurance of Test Security form before administering state tests.

•TAs may only provide students with allowable resources listed by content area in the 2010-11 Test Administration Manual.

•TAs may only provide the restricted resource of printed test items to students for whom the district has identified individual student need.

•TAs may only provide the version of allowable resources provided by ODE. These are posted online at


•TAs must read verbatim the student directions provided in the 2010-11 Test Administration Manual.*


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Don’ts

•TAs may not allow untrained aides, volunteers, or substitutes to assist with test administration.

•TAs may not coach students (including requiring students to show their work).

•Students may not access non-allowable resources such as textbooks, class notes, or cell phones during testing.

•Students may not talk to or help other students during testing.

Don’ts

•TAs may not allow untrained aides, volunteers, or substitutes to assist with test administration.

•TAs may not coach students (including requiring students to show their work).

•Students may not access non-allowable resources such as textbooks, class notes, or cell phones during testing.

•Students may not talk to or help other students during testing.


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•TAs must ensure that students use the correct SSID and take the correct test.

•TAs must securely shred test materials such as printed test items or reading passages, scratch paper, or other paper hand-outs written on by students after each testing event.

•Test materials must be securely stored at all times.

•Test improprieties must be reported to ODE within 1 day of learning of them and the investigation must be completed within 30 days.

•If a DTC cannot investigate an impropriety, the district must assign someone else to the task.

•TAs must ensure that students use the correct SSID and take the correct test.

•TAs must securely shred test materials such as printed test items or reading passages, scratch paper, or other paper hand-outs written on by students after each testing event.

•Test materials must be securely stored at all times.

•Test improprieties must be reported to ODE within 1 day of learning of them and the investigation must be completed within 30 days.

•If a DTC cannot investigate an impropriety, the district must assign someone else to the task.


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•TAs must not review or analyze secure test items

•Students must not access non-allowable resources such as cell phones, iPods, or e-mail

•Students must not remove test materials from the test environment

•TAs must not copy or retain any test materials, including secure test booklets, writing prompts, or reading passages

•DTCs, STCs, and TAs must not share their OAKS log-in information with anyone (even other authorized OAKS users)

•TAs must not review or analyze secure test items

•Students must not access non-allowable resources such as cell phones, iPods, or e-mail

•Students must not remove test materials from the test environment

•TAs must not copy or retain any test materials, including secure test booklets, writing prompts, or reading passages

•DTCs, STCs, and TAs must not share their OAKS log-in information with anyone (even other authorized OAKS users)


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•TA reviews the Test Administration Manual before testing, focusing on test security and content-specific allowable resources and accommodations.

•TA spaces students appropriately or provides visual barriers to prevent students from seeing others’ tests.

•TA reads student directions verbatim and circulates through test environment to ensure proper testing conditions.

•TA makes available but does not require students to use allowable resources.

•TA reviews the Test Administration Manual before testing, focusing on test security and content-specific allowable resources and accommodations.

•TA spaces students appropriately or provides visual barriers to prevent students from seeing others’ tests.

•TA reads student directions verbatim and circulates through test environment to ensure proper testing conditions.

•TA makes available but does not require students to use allowable resources.


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• To protect student confidentiality, if log-in cards are used, be sure to store them securely. Schools must take all practical steps to maintain the security of SSIDs by making sure they are not displayed publicly on items such as web sites, student body cards, or other posted documents or lists.

• To ensure that students receive the appropriate assessment, schools should keep track of which students must take OAKS Braille or OAKS Extended; schools may restrict these students in TIDE from accessing OAKS Online for specific test subjects.

• To avoid test expirations, schools should track which tests are close to expiration and ensure those students complete testing before the 45-day expiration period ends.

• To protect student confidentiality, if log-in cards are used, be sure to store them securely. Schools must take all practical steps to maintain the security of SSIDs by making sure they are not displayed publicly on items such as web sites, student body cards, or other posted documents or lists.

• To ensure that students receive the appropriate assessment, schools should keep track of which students must take OAKS Braille or OAKS Extended; schools may restrict these students in TIDE from accessing OAKS Online for specific test subjects.

• To avoid test expirations, schools should track which tests are close to expiration and ensure those students complete testing before the 45-day expiration period ends.

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•Using colorful materials to identify which students have printed reading passages remaining at their stations.

•When setting up the test environment, the TA should ensure that the TA’s computer is set to print in the computer lab where the students are testing.

•The TA uses the class roster to mark which students received printed test items, reading passages, and how many each student received. The TA then matches the class roster to the printed items, reading passages collected at the end of the testing event to account for all printed items, and reading passages.

•Using colorful materials to identify which students have printed reading passages remaining at their stations.

•When setting up the test environment, the TA should ensure that the TA’s computer is set to print in the computer lab where the students are testing.

•The TA uses the class roster to mark which students received printed test items, reading passages, and how many each student received. The TA then matches the class roster to the printed items, reading passages collected at the end of the testing event to account for all printed items, and reading passages.


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•Local scoring of classroom assessments using the official scoring guide, to provide feedback in some or all of the writing traits to prepare students for the writing assessment.•Districts require that students in grades other than 11th meet the standard on a work sample before taking the state writing assessment.•Districts create a system where teachers trade papers for double scoring, thus ensuring reliability.

•Local scoring of classroom assessments using the official scoring guide, to provide feedback in some or all of the writing traits to prepare students for the writing assessment.•Districts require that students in grades other than 11th meet the standard on a work sample before taking the state writing assessment.•Districts create a system where teachers trade papers for double scoring, thus ensuring reliability.

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• Test materials must be inventoried and securely stored both before and after each testing event.

• Only authorized staff who have signed an Assurance of Test Security Form may have access to secure test materials.

• Scratch paper and all other printed materials written on by students during testing must be collected and securely shredded at the end of each testing event.

• DTCs must report all test improprieties to ODE within 1 day of learning of them. Report form is available at:

• Test materials must be inventoried and securely stored both before and after each testing event.

• Only authorized staff who have signed an Assurance of Test Security Form may have access to secure test materials.

• Scratch paper and all other printed materials written on by students during testing must be collected and securely shredded at the end of each testing event.

• DTCs must report all test improprieties to ODE within 1 day of learning of them. Report form is available at:

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• TAs must receive training each year

• TAs enforce valid test environment for students

• When in doubt about a particular testing practice, before testing begins:

– Check the Manual

– Check your training notes

– Ask your School Test Coordinator

– If all else fails, assume the answer is “no”

• TAs must receive training each year

• TAs enforce valid test environment for students

• When in doubt about a particular testing practice, before testing begins:

– Check the Manual

– Check your training notes

– Ask your School Test Coordinator

– If all else fails, assume the answer is “no”

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