Test Prep
Rules
&
Tools
Factors to
Successful
Testing
Using
SAT 9
Form S
Multiple
Measurement
Assessment
SAT 9
Testwiseness
Presentations
Reporting
Results
Standards
Based
Assessment
Collecting
Data
Celebrating
Successes
Planning
Improvement
Comparing
Years
Growth
Looking
At
Results
Read
a Passage from Dr. Seuss Hooray For Diffendoofer Day! with some help from
Jack Prelutsky & Lane Smith
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Introduction
The pressure is on
for students to perform on standardized tests. Like it or not, this pressure
will be here for a long time. The name of the test may change but the concept
of student achievement and accountability will remain. This
site is designed to assist administrators in the collection of demographics
and teachers as they plan lessons and expose students to standardized test
formats. The ideas are both general and specific. They reflect my personal
experiences as well as tips from the "experts".
Subject: Teacher
Training
Topic: Test Taking
Tips, Nuts and Bolts
Grade Level: K-12
URL: http://berners.bcoe.butte.k12.ca.us/~sgilstra/student/index
Standards
Addressed
California
Standards for the Teaching Profession
STANDARD
FOR ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING
Teachers
establish and clearly communicate learning goals for all students. Teachers
collect information about student performance from a variety of sources.
Teachers involve all students in assessing their own learning. Teachers
use information from a variety of ongoing assessments to plan and adjust
learning opportunities that promote academic achievement and personal growth
for all students. Teachers exchange information
about student learning with students, families and support personnel in
ways that improve understanding and encourage further academic progress.
Key
Element: Using the results of assessments to guide instruction.
Powerpoint
- Changing Education - The API
Objectives
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Administrators
will be prepared for administration of SAT 9
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Administrators,
teachers and office staff will be prepared for collection of demographic
data required by the state for SAT 9 purposes.
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Teachers
will become familiar with research based test taking skills essential to
student success on standardized tests.
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Teachers
will use spreadsheet templates to create worksheets following the format
of typical standardized tests.
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Administrators
and teachers will use spreadsheets to create graphs of data analysis designed
to drive instructional practices.
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Teachers
will make slight changes in lessons to help students feel comfortable with
the format of standardized tests.
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Teachers
will evaluate test data in order to focus instruction.
Activities
for Administrators, Teachers and Parents
The
following activities are designed to assist you in your goals of increasing
student success on standardized tests. The preparation activities are best
done throughout the school year and will help students gain the knowledge
and confidence they need to tackle any standardized tests.
 Test
Prep Rules & Tools Follow this page to helpful links
Testwiseness
for Students Powerpoint Presentation
Demographics
Testing
Week
Multiple
Measure Assessment
Develop
Districtwide Standards Based Multple Measures in order to identify at risk
students.
This
page will help guide you through the process.
Working
with Results
The
ultimate results are when your test scores come back, drive instruction
changes and increase student achievement.
Teacher
Resources
Web Resources
& Supplementary Materials
Test Prep Activities
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List
and link the web resources for this activity here. Also link supplementary
materials such as PDF files and /or document files.
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Prelutsky,
Jack & Lane, Smith, Dr. Seuss Hooray For Diffendoofer Day! with
some help from Jack Prelutsky & Lane Smith, Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
SAT 9 Guidelines,
Resources and Reporting Test Results
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California Department of Education Stanardized Testing http://star.cde.ca.gov/
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California
Department of Education Home Page http://goldmine.cde.ca.gov/
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CDE
Standards and Assessment Home Page http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/
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STAR
Sample Questions from CDE http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/star/s2question.html
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CDE
Standards and Assessments Update http://www.cde.ca.gov/statetests/misc/updates.html
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CDE
Demographics http://www.cde.ca.gov/demographics/
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API, enrollment, graduates, dropouts, ELL, staffing, projected
hiring, course enrollments, SAT 9 and more. http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
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Ed Data: State, County, District and School Reports API,
School Profile, STAR http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/
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What
the scores really mean to parents and educators http://www.schoolwisepress.com/smart/browse/test/test.html
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Schoolmatch
http://schoolmatch.com/ppsi/search.cfm
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Virtual Education http://edmin.com
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Great Schools http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/go
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Articles concerning general issues in CA Assessment http://www.edsource.org/
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Academic
Performance Index http://www.cde.ca.gov/psaa/api/
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Harcourt
Educational Measurement http://www.hemweb.com/sitemap/index.htm
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STAR
testing site http://www.startest.com/
and http://www.startest.com/starlist.htm
SCOE
Sally
Gilstrap
Link
to technology and administration
Last Revised:
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