2006 spring pretest workshop preparing for pact testing
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2006 Spring Pretest Workshop2006 Spring Pretest Workshop
Preparing for PACT TestingPreparing for PACT Testing
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Testing Schedule
MAY Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
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ELA Day 1
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ELA Day 2
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No Testing State Holiday
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Math
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Make-up ELA & Math
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Science
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Social Studies
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Field Test
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Make-up any subject
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Make-up any subject
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Make-up any subject
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DTCS & TAM inside front cover
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PACT Operational
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Program Highlights
Sample Items available onlinehttp://www.myscschools.com/Offices/assessment/PACT/documents/PACTSampleItemsandGuides.htm
Form A answer documents produced for science and social studies
Multiple-choice questions only for science and social studies
New rulers
Comments collected online
Go PACT!
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Receive Materials District Test Coordinator’s Supplements
(DTCSs) and Test Administration Manuals (TAMs) (already received)
PACT Operational, customized, and Field Test materials By April 21
PACT labels and Field Test Participation List By April 21
I will call you when the materials arrive. I will call you when the materials arrive.
Please come ASAP to pickup your Please come ASAP to pickup your materials.materials.
DRC
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Inventory Materials
Verify boxes against the School Box Range Sheet Review packing lists Verify security ranges against the security checklist Record ANY missing materials
Note on security checklist Fax or email discrepancy to DRC
Retain original shipping boxes
TAM pg 29
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Additional Material Additional Material RequestsRequests
Administrative Additional Materials Order Form
Student/Teacher-Level Additional Materials Order Form Indicate grade-level, form type, material type, and
quantity Include student name for all orders
Record materials on District and School Security Checklists
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Additional Material RequestsAdditional Material Requests
Districts will not be charged for materials: For new students enrolled after precode is submitted Ordered due to packaging errors Ordered to replace damaged materials
Districts will be charged for materials: Not ordered via precode or online enrollment for existing
students (includes IEP or 504 plan changes)
Additional
Materials
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ManualsManuals
District Test Coordinator’s Supplement Intra-District Transfer Form Additional Materials Request Forms
PACT Test Administration Manual Test Security (forms in Appendix E) Procedures for STCs and TAs Administration Directions Appendix C Appendix D – Field Test Information Appendix F – Monitor’s Section
District Test
Test Administration Manual
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Form A Test Booklets
For ELA and math, students mark answers for all questions in test booklets Multiple-choice Constructed-response Extended writing
For science and social studies, students mark answers for all questions in answer documents Multiple-choice only Test booklets and answer documents are secure Test booklet and answer document security
numbers do not correspond Students may mark or write in the test booklets
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Form A Answer Documents
Secure documents
ALL GRADES 3-8
Scannable documents produced for form A science and social studies only
Mark answers on back of answer document
Sample provided at STC meeting Also available on web site
TAM
pgs B9-B12
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Customized Test Booklets
Large-print Loose-leaf Braille Form H
TAM
Appendix C
Refer to Appendix C in the TAM
Customized test booklets will automatically be sent for new students appearing on the March update precode file requiring customized materials.
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Customized Test BookletsLarge-Print (Form A)
Large-print math package includes: Ruler for grades 1-8 Protractor for grades 5-8 Reference sheet for grades 6-8
Students mark answers in the test booklet
TAM
Appendix C
9 inches
12
in
ch
es
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Customized Test BookletsLoose-Leaf (Form A)
Packaged in 3-hole punch binder; single-sided pages may be taken out of book
Math, science, social studies tests have one question per page
Students mark answers in the test booklet
TAM
Appendix C
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Customized Test BookletsForm H
Students mark answers in the form H test booklet
American Sign Language videotapes
TAM
Appendix C
ASL
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Customized Test BookletsBraille
Braille package includes: Print version test booklet Braille test booklet TA notes Ruler (math)
Protractor (provided by district/school)
Students answer items using braillewriter or other method; contractor transcribes into print version
TAM
Appendix C
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Secure Administration Manuals (SAMs)
Produced for form A, Braille, and form H ELA grades 1-2 Math grades 1-3 Science grade 3 Social studies grade 3
Updated covers
SAM
Test Administrator
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Administration Scripts
Oral Administration Scripts (OAS) Produced for all subjects and grades for form A and
Braille
Audio CD-ROMs Produced for all subjects grades 5-8 for form A Must be used with a personal computer Expires day after scheduled administration; may
not be used for make-up tests
Form H Signed Administration Scripts (SAS) Used for Pidgin Signed English and Signed Exact
English administrations
New!PACT
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SAM and Script Covers
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Labeling Test Booklets and Answer Documents
Identify test booklets and answer documents by student name before they are given to students Preprinted (precoded) New student precode label sheet Customized precode label sheet Override linking label sheet
Any test booklet or answer document that is not pre-printed or does not have a label properly applied will NOT be scored
TAM
Appendix A
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New Student Precode Label Sheet
Produced for new students using form A materials who appeared on the March update file Not entered on January precode Information preprinted on label
Lilac-striped
One sheet of labels per student
Use all labels to link all five tests
Delivered separately
TAM
pg A3
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Customized Precode Label Sheet
Produced for students using customized test booklets who appeared on the January precode or March update file Information preprinted on label
Yellow-striped
One sheet of labels per student
Use all labels to link all five tests, if applicable
Delivered separately
TAM
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Override Linking Label Sheet
For students who do not have pre-printed test booklets and answer documents or received ones with incorrect information
One sheet of labels per student
Use all labels to link all five tests
Handcoding is required on the cover for all 4 subjects and page 2 of the ELA test booklet
Home school version (DTC use only)
TAM
pg A5
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Do Not Score Labels
Apply to preprinted, used, or mislabeled test booklets and answer documents that DRC should NOT score—no handwritten notes
Salmon—8 labels per sheet
Unused overage test booklets and answer documents do NOT require a label
Do not open unused, shrinkwrapped packages
TAM
pg A6
Do Not Score
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Coding Test Booklets and Answer Documents
Unique ten-digit number assigned to each student when they enroll or transfer into a school
Handcode on page 2
New!
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Coding Test Booklets and Answer Documents
Preprinted & PrecodedHandcoding
optional
Must be hand-
coded, if needed
TAM
pgs 51-53
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Coding Test Booklets and Answer Documents
Preprinted & Precoded
TAM
pgs 51-53
Must be handcoded
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Coding Test Booklets and Answer Documents Non-Precoded
Must be hand-
coded, if needed
TAM
pgs 51-52, 54-57
Handcodingmandatory
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Coding Test Booklets and Answer Documents Non-Precoded
TAM
pgs 51-52, 54-57
Must be handcoded
Must be hand-
coded on ELA test booklet
Only has to be
done on ELA
booklet
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Class Sheets(These were to have been ordered on the DRC
site)
Four-digit class sheet number MUST be coded (including leading zeros) on the student test booklet or answer document
Cannot mix grades; can mix subjects
Class level reports produced only for classes of 6 or more
Class level reports NOT produced for students with modifications
Class Sheet Test Booklet
TAM
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School/Grade Header Sheets(fall assignment)
Complete one header sheet for each grade
Fall assign reports to another school
Use last 3 digits of BEDS code
District overage provided
School/Grade Header Sheet
Test Booklet or Answer Document
(for exceptions)
New!
TAM
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Test Administration
SAMs
Administration directions for all other grades and subjects in TAM
Testing irregularities information in TAM
TAM
pgs 14, 59-85
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STC Return Procedures
Typed responses and responses written on bold-line paper Loose-leaf (3-hole punch; insert in front) Large-print (staple inside front cover) Form H (staple inside front cover) Form A (place in inside front cover
– no staples or clips)
Special Handling Response Envelope For form A only Hot pink label Return shipment 2
New!
TAM
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STC Return Procedures
Place all Braille materials into the plastic bag: Braille booklet Print version TA notes SAM (if applicable)
Use one bag per student per subject
TAM
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STC Return Procedures
Check labelingVerify every test booklet and answer document to be scored is identified with preprinting or a label—especially customized materials
Check test booklet/answer document coding
Apply school specific lilac or gray return shipping label
Fill in the blanks at the bottom of the label“STC: Box ___ of ___ being returned to the DTC at this time” line
TAM
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STC Return ProceduresReturn Shipment 1 – May 12
Return scorable completed ELA and math test booklets If an incomplete ELA test booklet is returned,
contact DRC immediately. Provide the student name, school name, and security number of the incomplete booklet.
Grades and subjects may be mixed within the boxes
Do not return class sheets in this shipment
Save rulers, protractors, and reference sheets for Field Test, if applicable
TAM
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STC Return ProceduresReturn Shipment 2 – May 23
Call Beth on May 22 by 11:00 a.m. with # of boxes and color Give to DTC:
Envelope with school/grade header sheets and class sheets Envelope(s) with white copy of School Security Checklist Home school test booklets/answer documents Pink copy of School Security Checklist
Pack in Box 1: Envelope(s) with rough drafts and graphic organizers Special handling response envelope
In Boxes: All remaining secure materials Grades, subjects, nonscorable, and make-up test booklets may
be mixed within the boxes Field Test should not be mixed with Operational
TAM
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Box 1
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PACT Comments
www.drcsurveys.com/PACT comments
Open from May 8 through May 31
TAM pgs 41,50
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Reporting Dates
Preliminary Below Basic Reports Delivered by fall assignment school in mid-June through July Paper and online
District Data CD-ROMs Delivered June and July by grade sets Final Data and Index CD-ROMs delivered by July 31
ISRs, Student Labels, and Score Reports (if ordered) Delivered via paper August 23
DTCS & TAM inside back cover
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PACT OperationalQuestions/Answers
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PACT Field Test
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Participation
All students are expected to participate in the Field Test
ESOL/LEP students, students with disabilities, and students who used accommodations and modifications will participate
Students who tested off-grade-level for PACT Operational will test on-grade-level for Field Test
Exceptions: Those who require Braille or large-print materials Those who are homebound, homebased, or home schooled Those who are incarcerated, suspended, or expelled
TAM pg D1
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Materials
All materials are secure
Forms B,C,D,E produced for all subjects grades 3-8 No writing forms No grades 1 and 2 forms
Answer documents produced for science and social studies
Customized materials not produced
Re-use rulers, protractors, and reference sheets from PACT Operational administration
TAM pgs D2-D3
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Test Administration
Secure Administration Manuals (SAMs) produced for grade 3 math, science, and social studies Some schools will not use a SAM to
administer the Field Test; use TAM administration directions starting on page D-16.
Administration directions for all other grades and subjects are in Appendix D of the TAM
TAM pgs D7-D26
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Labeling Test Booklets & Answer DocumentsPrecoded Labels
Precoded Field Test Labels
TAM pg D4
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Labeling Test Booklets & Answer DocumentsNew Student Precode Label Sheet
TAM pg D4
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Labeling Test Booklets & Answer DocumentsCustomized Precode Label Sheet
TAM pg D4
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Labeling Test Booklets & Answer DocumentsOverride Linking Label Sheet
TAM pg D4
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Labeling Test Booklets & Answer DocumentsDo Not Score Labels
Apply to used or mislabeled test booklets and answer documents that DRC should NOT score—no handwritten notes
Blue—8 labels per sheet
TAM pg D4
Do Not Score
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Return Procedures
Field Test booklets and answer documents - all subjects all grades - returned with PACT return shipment 2 (May 23)
Field Test materials should not be mixed with PACT Operational materials
Apply school-specific ivory return shipping labels
Fill in the “STC:Box ___ of ___being returned tothe DTC at thistime” line
TAM pgs D5-D6
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PACT Field Test Questions/Answers
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