HOW DO I USE THINKGATE?

Presented By: Mercy Aycart

From: South Miami Senior High

E-mail: merodriguez@dadeschools.net

Data have no meaning…meaning

is imposed through interpretation.

How we understand is the

objective.

- Wellman and Lipton, 2003

Thinkgate = Pay for Performance

Thinkgate = Formative and Summative Assessments

Thinkgate is an Assessment Platform (replaces Edusoft)

WHAT IS THINKGATE?

• Data are process tools for talking reflectively and productively about the “what” and “how” of teaching and learning.

• Data helps to forge a common bond, a “culture” of acceptable and unacceptable patterns and practices for teaching and learning.

• Successful schools use data-not for accountability, something that is done to them from outside forces- but rather as responsibility, a means of making rational decisions responding to intrinsic obligation.

WHY SHOULD TEACHERS USE DATA TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION?

HOW DO

YOU

LOG IN?

WEBSITE: http://www.thinkgate.net/FLMiamiDadeSplash/TGLogin.aspx 

Username: Employee #Password: MiamiDade2013 You will reset your password once logged in.

HOME SCREEN: CLASSES

Period Boxes• provides a

separate box for each period

• tabs in bottom will display the class roster, assigned teachers, and identification (course codes)

• Must select class link to display details about assessments

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PERIOD SPECIFIC INFORMATION• When you click on a

specific period, class information will appear

1. District Assessments list of district assessments

related to the period

2. Classroom Assessments list of teacher created

assessments created for the course subject and period

3. Assessment Results provides a quick overview of

assessment results select tab for results of state,

district or classroom assessments

list of % proficient of administered assessments

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DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS• Click on space ship icon

under district assessments 1. provides the following test

information for selected period Student ID Login ID (online testing only) Test Timing (online testing only) Score

2. Great way to see which students have NOT tested

3. provides student information when name is selected (below)

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STUDENT NAME

Student names

HOME SCREEN: PROFILE

• provides teacher identification information

• reset password link

• circle graph of students by periods

• search for students by last name

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HOME SCREEN: PLANNING

• provides link of standards specific to subject or select from drop down menu other subjects

• drop down menu for NGSSS (Next Generation Sunshine State Standards) or CCNGSS (Common Core Next Generation Sunshine State Standards)

• Provides the standards contents for benchmark selected

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HOME SCREEN: ASSESSMENT

• provides an overview of assessments district & classroom

• click on space ship icon next to assessment name to analyze data

• Items, Images, Addendums, Rubrics To be determined what

it is used for

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DATA ANALYSIS: DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS

• Provides list of all periods that have taken selected assessment Inclusion periods are

split into two different classes

• Used to enable and disable online testing of assessments

• class naming system EX: SOUTHMIAMI.9.12.SC.Biology/1.3

Last number is the class period

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• If you click on space ship you will get the following information

• If you click on space ship icon you will get the following information

TWO OPTIONS . . .

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Student names

HOME SCREEN: REPORTING

• provides a list and % proficient of assessments state, district &

classroom (tabs)

• Must click on expand icon to create reports and analyze data by benchmarks

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EXPAND ICON: DATA ANALYSIS REPORTS

• Select the criteria that you want to include in your data analysis

• Suggestions Grade Subject curriculum

• Must click search to finalize your criteria choices

• If add demographic criteria can analyze data by gender and ethnic groups

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RESULTS ANALYSIS

• Provides district proficiency percentages colored coded for easier interpretation

• Provides an overview of the student performance for the district, school, teacher and specific periods.

• Shows specific data of last data update.

• You have two options for student assessment results (see next slide)

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STUDENT ASSESSMENT RESULTSBY CLASS PERIODOPTION 1:

• Clicked on arrow next to period• Provides overall student

performance, color coded based on district proficiency % (see below)

OPTION 2:• Clicked on note pad icon• Provides a pop up screen with

different report options (next slide)TEACHER NAMETEACHER NAME

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Student names

REPORT SELECTION: AT RISKStandards by Student

• Provides the number and description of benchmarks that are of concern for each student in the selected period based on selected assessment

Can be printed or imported into word

REPORT SELECTION: AT RISKStandards by Test, Student

• Provides students overall performance on assessment and the number and description of benchmarks that are of concern for each student in the selected period based on selected assessment

REPORT SELECTION: AT RISKStudents by Domain

• Provides a list of the students not meeting a determined domain. • Includes their overall performance on selected assessment.• Not sure what a domain is??? Maybe this will be the reporting categories?

Student names with

% performance

REPORT SELECTION: AT RISKStudents by Standard

• Provides a list of students not meeting proficiency by individual standards.• Includes the students average % on specific standard.

Student names and percentage

performance

Student names and percentage

performance

REPORT SELECTION: AT RISKSubgroups by Standard

• Provides % proficiency on benchmarks by the following subgroups: Female, Male, Black, Hispanic and LEP

REPORT SELECTION: MASTERY• Provides the same type of reports as the At Risk, except provides the names of

the students that have mastered the tested benchmarks.

REPORT SELECTION: PROFICIENCY REPORT

• Provides class data based on proficiency levels determined by district (color coded)• Three Options (Drop Menu): Level Distribution %, Average Scores, All Statistics

• Counts: # students

• Level Distribution: % of the students that

scored at that level

• % Average Score: average performance score on the selected assessment for that specific level

• All Statistics: includes both the level distribution & % average score

Can be printed or imported into excel

REPORT SELECTION: PROGRESS REPORT

• Provides summary showing student % performance and cumulative (class) % performance• Can be viewed to display different set of data comparisons (next 2 slides)• Will use this report to compare multiple assessments ??

Performance Level Key• Will color code the

student performance based on district % proficiency

Performance Level Distribution• Color coded based on %

of students in proficiency %

REPORT SELECTION: REPORT CARD BY TESTS

• Provides summary showing student % performance and cumulative (class) % performance• Can be viewed to display different set of data comparisons (below is Class View example)• Does NOT give option for a report card based on standards• Will use this report to compare multiple assessments ??

REPORT SELECTION: SUBGROUPS BY STANDARDS

• Provides summary showing student % performance on standards based on subgroups.

REPORT SELECTION: TEST SUMMARY

• Provides list of benchmark performance by student in assigned period• Includes the test questions that assess the benchmark• Identifies which questions were answered correctly

ASSESSMENT RESULTS – TEACHER(NOTEPAD ICON)

• Clicked on note pad icon next to the teacher’s name

• Provides a pop up screen with different report options

At Risk: list of students who are not meeting proficiency

Mastery: list of students who are meeting proficiency

Proficiency Report: teacher data based on proficiency levels determined by district (color coded)

Progress Report: summary showing class (period) % performance and cumulative (teacher) % performance

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ASSESSMENT RESULTS – TEACHER ADDITIONAL REPORTS

• Click actual % sign next to the period to get additional reports

• Provides a pop up screen with different report options At Risk *: list of students who are not meeting

proficiency Distractor Analysis: scores for each student

and how they answered each question Item Analysis: overview of each test question

by teacher, school and district Proficiency Report *: teacher data based on

proficiency levels determined by district (color coded)

Progress Report *: summary showing class (period) % performance and cumulative (teacher) % performance

Score Analysis Report: ranks students according to their overall performance

Standard Analysis: shows the scores on the standards by teacher, school and district

• Reports can be printed or exported into excel

* Reports were discussed in prior slide

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REPORT SELECTION: DISTRACTOR ANALYSIS

• break down each individual student and their answers for every question

• highlights what they got correct or incorrect (green is correct, red is incorrect)

• if you click on the Excel icon it will have percentages missed for each question

• click on hyperlink of test question to see the answer to the question

• provides statistical analysis Highest score Lowest score Median score Mean score

• Can be used to find misconception (most commonly answered wrong answer) EX: Question 1: C is misconception

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REPORT SELECTION: ITEM ANALYSIS

• overview of % proficiency for each test question by teacher, school and district (color code)

• hyperlink of question # provides answer and benchmark

• provides bar graph showing comparison and percentages

REPORT SELECTION: SCORE ANALYSIS REPORT

• ranks students according to their overall performance

• provides the percentage of students achieving each score

• color codes them according to the state performance levels determined by the district

REPORT SELECTION: STANDARD ANALYSIS

• overview of % proficiency for each standard by teacher, school and district (color code)

• hyperlink of standard provides full description

• provides bar graph showing comparison and percentages

ASSESSMENT RESULTS – PERIODADDITIONAL REPORTS

• clicked on percentage of a period

• provides a pop up screen with different report options

Administered Tests, Not Taken by Student: list of students who have NOT tested

• the description of the other reports is provided in prior slides; reports will be period specific depending which one was selected

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REPORT SELECTION: ADMINISTERED TESTS, NOT TAKEN BY STUDENT

• list of students who have NOT taken the test

TECHNICAL SUPPORT: THINKGATE UNIVERSITY

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Click Thinkgate University for tutorial modules.

ONLINE TRAINING: LIST OF CURRENT COURSES

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