Transcript Using the Georgia CRCT Online System

Using the Georgia Online
Assessment System(OAS)
We will lead the nation in improving student achievement.
Kathy Cox, State Superintendent of Schools
Background
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A web-based system that provides tests using the same
kind of questions that appear on the end-of-year
CRCT, Science, Soc. St., Math, and Language Arts
GHSGT.
Two kinds of tests are provided:
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Student tests
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Grade-specific tests assigned automatically
Completely under students’ control
Teacher-created and assigned tests
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Teacher determines the nature of test, who takes the test, when the
test is taken
Getting Started
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The OAS System site information:
http://www.georgiaoas.org
 All of Georgia is in one database so users, tests, and
classes must be unique.
 Find manuals, presentations
 Information about items, support, status
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Getting Started (cont.)
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Go to test site
(e.g., http://www.georgiaoas.org)
Popup blockers
must be disabled
to login!
In Windows XP,
open IE, chose
Tools, Pop-up
Blocker, disable
Pop-up Blocker.
Getting Started (cont.)
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Login IDs and passwords
System-wide and building-level OAS administrative
accounts were assigned by GaDOE
 System or school OAS administrator creates teacher
and student accounts
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Import roster files
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Files may be created locally through extract from SIS
Input individual accounts manually
Overview of this Session
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Teacher functions
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Student functions
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Create, manage, or assign tests
View results
Take student tests
Take teacher-assigned tests
Power Teacher functions
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Create student accounts and create classes.
Create, manage, or assign tests
View results
Student Functions:
Take Student Tests
Click here to view student test
Take Student Tests:
Select the content area
Click on cell to select content area
Take Student Tests:
Select the specific test to take
Click on a
test to select
and highlight
it
Click on
“Take Test”
button
Take Student Tests:
Take the test
Click
on
radio
button
to
select
answer
Use navigation buttons to move between questions
Take Student Tests:
Complete the test
Use the dropdown menu to
jump to a
different
question, and
to see which
questions have
and have not
been answered
On the last question, the “Next Question”
button changes to “Grade My Test”
Take Student Tests:
See the test results
Take Student Tests:
Decide what to do with results
Choose whether to send score to teacher,
save score, or discard score
Student Functions:
Take Teacher-Assigned Tests
Click here to take teacher-assigned test
Take Teacher-Assigned Tests:
Select specific test to take
Click on a test
to select and
highlight it
Click the
“Take Test”
button
About Reading Tests
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Reading tests (both student tests and teacher-assigned
tests) have a slightly different format.
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Reading tests have two windows that scroll independently so
that you can see the reading passage and the questions at the
same time.
All questions associated with a particular reading passage are
displayed in the same window. Scroll through the window to
see all questions associated with a passage.
The “Next Question” button takes you to the first question
associated with the next reading passage.
About Reading Tests (cont.)
Use this scroll bar to
see the entire
reading passage
Use this scroll bar to see associated
questions.
There would be no
scroll bar if all questions
could be seen.
Click “Next Question”
to see the next
reading passage
Take Teacher-Assigned Tests:
Complete test, see results
The kind of
feedback a
student receives
depends on the
test properties
the teacher
specified when
creating the test.
Student Feedback on Tests
• Possibilities
• Which questions were answered correctly, by domain
• Which questions were answered incorrectly (or left
blank), by domain
• The questions
• Correct answers
Teacher Functions:
Create, manage, or assign tests
Click here to create, manage. or assign tests
Teacher Functions:
Create, manage, or assign tests
Click here to create a new test, or to
manage an existing test
Teacher Functions:
Create a new test
First, specify the test properties
Red
checkmarks
indicate
required
fields
You chose the
questions or
allow the
system to chose
them.
Give tests
descriptive
names so
you (and
others) know
the grade
level and
content area
it covers
Test IDs
must be
unique,
contain no
spaces or
special
symbols
Teacher Functions:
Specify the test properties (cont.)
Complete the specification of test properties
An additional login and
password can be required to
take a test
Feedback (e.g., “Good job”
on scores above 80%; a link
to a web site for additional
study on scores below 70%)
can be attached to specific
score ranges (an additional
blank text box appears when
one is filled)
Teacher Functions:
Create a new test (cont.)
Next, specify the kinds of questions you want
After you select a
content area, a
grade menu
appears
Teacher Functions:
Specify kinds of questions (cont.)
Continue to specify the questions you want
After you select a
grade level, a
domain menu
appears
Teacher Functions:
Specify kinds of questions (cont.)
Continue to specify the questions you want
After you select
a domain a new
button appears
Teacher Functions:
Specify kinds of questions (cont.)
You can clear the question characteristics, go back
to edit the test properties, or search the item bank
Teacher Functions:
Select and add questions
Click on the check box next to an item to select it
Click on page
numbers to
navigate to
other pages
of questions
Click to
add
selected
questions.
Teacher Functions:
Create a new test (cont.)
You can then preview the test, add items from other
domains, grades, or subject areas, change the position of
the items and/or create the test
Teacher Functions:
Manage existing tests
Once a test has been created, click on the test
name link and you can modify its properties, try it
out, remove questions or the test, or preview it
Teacher Functions:
Test assignment
Once a test has been created, it can also be assigned
to students by returning to the Test Design Center
Click here to
assign a test or
to view student
test results.
Teacher Functions:
Test assignment (cont.)
Select the class (click on the blue alphabet letters)
that you want to assign tests to. You can only see
classes assigned to you.
Teacher Functions:
Test assignment (cont.)
Tests created by you and
assigned to this class
Only tests that
have already
been assigned
to this class are
displayed on
this page. Click
here to assign a
new test to this
class.
Tests
created by
others and
assigned to
this class
Teacher Functions:
Assign new test
Tests created by you
Tests (and
benchmark
s) created
by others at
your school
that you
can assign
to your
class.
Set parameters if
desired and click
“Submit”
Teacher Functions:
View results
There are 3 ways to view or export test results
Under the
Students tab, click
here to view
teacher assigned
results.
Teacher Functions:
View results (cont.)
3 ways to view or export test results
Under the Classes
tab, click here to
export test results
by class.
Select the class.
Select the test.
Select data to export.
Accept field and
record delimiter
defaults.
The resulting file will
open in Notepad.
Teacher Functions:
View results (cont.)
3 ways to view or export test results
Under the Tests
tab, click here to
view student test
results.
Teacher Functions:
View results (cont.)
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Explore the types of reports
Teacher Functions:
Reports
Types of reports available.
then click on “Next”
Teacher Functions:
View reports (cont.)
Sample skills gap analysis report.
Teacher Functions:
View reports (cont.)
Reports can
be printed
Or, exported in
several
different
formats-csv,
tiff, pdf, Excel
Power Teacher Functions:
Create, manage, or assign tests
View results
Create Student Accounts
Create Classes
Power Teacher Functions (cont.) :
Create Classes
Under the
Classes Tab,
your can create a
new Class,
modify a class,
delete a class
(BE
CAREFUL!),
and assign tests
to a class.