NOCTI Overview

Amie Birdsall and Patricia Kelley

February 23, 2012

Discussion Topics

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NOCTI Overview Products and Services Selecting an Assessment CTEDDI Q&A

NOCTI Overview

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Over 40 years serving the CTE community Non-profit organization Owned and operated by the 50 states Each state is a member of NOCTI’s Consortium of States Works with both secondary and post-secondary populations Nocti Business Solutions (formerly The Whitener Group) provides services to industry

NOCTI Overview - Educational Partners

NOCTI Products & Services

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Assessments Over 80 Job Ready tests offered 30 Pathway tests in 10 clusters available Over 90 private industry employment and/or advancement tests delivered 20 teacher-level assessments

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Supplemental Products Study guides for all Job Ready and Pathway assessments

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Countdown Kits available for all Job Ready assessments

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Successful Schools-Successful Programs Guide Professional Learning Opportunities Also Offered!

Selecting an Assessment

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Determine purpose of assessment Determine audience Determine results desired Research available options

Selecting an Assessment

Selecting an Assessment

Assessment blueprints are available on NOCTI’s website at no cost!

www.nocti.org

Assessment Blueprints

• Blueprints include: • Competency List • Content • Distribution Sample items/jobs

Assessment Blueprints

   Content distribution for written and performance Sample multiple choice questions Sample performance job

Job Ready Assessments

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Assess technical skills at the occupation level (e.g., Accounting, Carpentry, Pre-Engineering) Measure aspects of occupational competence such as factual and theoretical knowledge Target secondary and post-secondary program completers

NOCTI Job Ready Assessment Blueprint

Safety Plumbing Math General Plumbing Practices Joining Pipes and Fittings Drainage Vent Installation Water Supply and Distribution Hot Water Systems Traps Installing Fixtures Plumbing Service and Repair 8% 10% Plumbing 8% 9% 4% 6% 7% 7% 8% 9% 24%

NOCTI Job Ready Assessment Blueprint

Number of Questions: 222 Areas Covered: Accounting

NOCTI Pathway Assessment Blueprint

General Architecture & Construction Technical Skills Construction Academic Foundations Systems Ethics and Legal Responsibilities Communication Information Technology Applications Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Decision Making Leadership and Teamwork Safety, Health, and Environment Employability and Career Development Construction Pathway 15% 15% 15% 6% 6% 5% 6% 7% 8% 8% 9%

Assessment Results

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NOCTI’s Standard Score Reporting Package: Individual Score Reports

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Group Score Reports

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Comparative Data

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Other Reports Available: Task-Link Reports

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Integrated Academic Reports

What data do I receive from NOCTI?

Score Reports Online Test Administration

  Immediate Score Reports Aggregate Reports: 2 business days after user codes are released from Client Services Center

Paper/Pencil Administration

 Aggregate Reports: 10 business days after receipt of correctly completed answer sheets

What data do I receive from NOCTI?

Immediate Score Reports

  Immediate Student Scores Displayed to student if option is designated  Emailed to Site Coordinator upon completion of testing (can be forwarded to instructor)

NOCTI Standard Score Reports

Individual Score Reports

• • • • Provided for each test taker Scores by duty and total Pre-/post-test comparisons Comparative data

NOCTI Standard Score Reports

Group Score Report

• • Provided for the testing group Duty and total scores for each participant

NOCTI Standard Score Reports

Analysis of Scores Report

• • • • Provided for the testing group Comparative data Criterion referenced cut score Other statistical information

NOCTI Additional Reports: Task-Link Report Task-Link Report

• Includes: • Number of items • presented for each task Average correct by • group Number correct for each test taker

Project Goals

• • • • • Understand data and assessments Use data effectively Improve learning and skill acquisition for students Plan for continuous improvement of learning and instruction Share ideas and collaborate with other educators

Instructional Improvement Cycle

Classroom Example A Nursing Assisting Class

Areas on a Nursing Assisting Test 8% 8% 28% 13% 10% 13% 10% 10%

Basic Nursing Assisting Infection Control Communication Skills Personal Care Skills Mental Health/Social Needs Client’s Rights Basic Restorative Devices Employability Skills

Individual Nursing Pretest

Nursing Assistant Pretest Areas Basic Nursing Assisting Infection Control Communication Skills Personal Care Skills Mental Health/Social Needs Client’s Rights Basic Restorative Devices Employability Skills Total Pretest % Correct Student 1

54.6

30.0

41.1

36.4

53.8

36.4

50.0

27.3

43.4

Posttest % Correct Student 1

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Nursing Assisting Pretest

Nursing Assistant Pretest Areas Basic Nursing Assisting Infection Control Communication Skills Personal Care Skills Mental Health/Social Needs Client’s Rights Basic Restorative Devices Employability Skills Total Student 1 % Correct Student 2 % Correct Student 3 % Correct Student 4 % Correct Student 5 % Correct Student 6 % Correct Class Average % Correct

54.6

45.5

42.7

27.3

27.3

54.5

41.9 30.0

41.1

36.4

53.8

36.4

50.0

27.3

43.4

20.0

17.6

54.5

38.5

36.4

60.0

18.2

38.4

10.0

23.5

45.5

42.3

38.3

50.0

18.2

35.9

20.0

23.5

45.5

38.5

36.4

60.0

27.3

38.5

10.0

13.2

36.4

20.8

22.5

30.0

9.1

22.8

30.0

35.3

54.5

53.8

45.5

80.0

27.3

48.8

20.0 25.7 45.5 41.3 35.9 55.0 21.2 38.0

Nursing Assisting Posttest

Nursing Assistant Pretest Areas Basic Nursing Assisting Infection Control Communication Skills Personal Care Skills Mental Health/Social Needs Client’s Rights Basic Restorative Devices Employability Skills Student 1 % Correct Student 3 % Correct Student 5 % Correct

100.0

91.7

100.0

92.3

97.4

84.8

87.5

87.5

92.4

94.5

100.0

54.5

72.5

66.4

60.2

78.5

76.2

72.4

55.3

52.5

60.3

44.7

45.2

37.4

Total

93.9

79.4

58.4

Group

86.4

79.2

95.0

69.2

71.8

64.6

53.1

79.7

76.8

Site

79.5

78.2

83.8

65.8

69.8

67.6

61.9

75.6

73.7

State Nation

72.5

70.7

64.3

51.6

63.1

58.1

55.6

66.6

64.1

75.5

70.6

66.4

52.9

64.1

57.8

56.5

67.0

65.2

What the Data Reveal

• • • • Achievement gaps Differences between subgroups Trends Progress

Collecting Data – More Than NOCTI

• • • Includes process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information Determines the degree to which students are becoming competent and meeting standards Occurs at many levels (e.g., classroom and program assessments to state and national assessments)

What Data Exist?

• • • National State District/System • • • School Program Teacher • • • Class Student Standards

Icebergs

What lies beneath the data scores that influence those scores?

What Questions Can the Data Answer?

• What is the data designed to answer?

• What other data may be needed?

• What roadblocks are there to interpreting the data?

Plan for Learning Improvement • • Start with results: Analyze the previous year’s goals, comparing against local unit tests and end-of-course tests, at the student level and classroom level.

Triangulate: Find relationships between test data and attendance and discipline referrals.

Plan for Learning Improvement • • • Continued: Disaggregate data by subgroups (e.g., socioeconomic status or those receiving free/reduced lunch, or Individualized Education Program/IEP).

Use information from advisory groups or parents.

Set goals for the year as well as long-term goals.

Plan for Learning Improvement • • • Continued: A common denominator is to improve learning through teamwork.

Build school department and state data teams.

Review annual assessment data with a faculty team to isolate achievement gaps or groups of students with high and low performance.

Plan for Learning Improvement Continued: • Schedule school and department data team • meetings to discuss data and review progress. Discuss and develop strategies, such as curricular alignment with academic and industry standards, curricular sequence, timing, and depth of instruction.

Monitor Student Progress

• Use a progress monitoring system for all students.

• Graph students’ curricula-based scores. • Identify effective instructional components.

Thank You

Amie Birdsall [email protected]

Pat Kelley [email protected]