Transcript Wise County Presentation Demonstration

User Friendly, Flexible, Affordable
Alex Balas
Sales and Product Development
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Navigating
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Fast, Efficient Navigation Capabilities
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Easy to understand, navigate
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Goal: Decrease wasted effort, increase efficiency
User Driven System Design
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Extensive user input used in development and design
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Test Selection Screen
Fast, efficient navigation
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Quick Test Access
File/Folder test selection
Users may customize what
subjects and grades are opened
automatically
Ability to add an unlimited amount
of assessments
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No approval process is required, at
the ROS end, to add assessments.
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Test Information Screen
Test Information Repository
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Information is clearly
displayed
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Easy to navigate and edit
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Mouseovers are present
throughout the system.
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Provide useful information to
users as they progress through
the system.
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Test Assignment Screen
User Friendly
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Teachers and administrators
can assign tests.
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Abbreviated test information
follows the test.
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File/Folder structure
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Report Selection Screen
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User levels are color
coded for ease of use
District Level
Current Year
Principal Level
Current Year
Teacher Level
Current Classes
Students within a
teacher’s particular
class/section.
Past Years
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Library Screen
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Shows various test libraries
available for use
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Content from:
Client Owned Tests
TfHS Materials
CFA’s
State Released Tests
Common Formative Assessments
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Materials can be loaded easily
into ROS.
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Administrators can view tests at
all different user levels.
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Help Screen
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Easy to follow
navigation
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Subject specific help
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24/7 customer support
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Support Team
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Phone support is available toll free from 8:00am to 6:00pm
(866-724-9722 ).
24/7 Email support ([email protected])
Support available in all areas:
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Technical
Reporting
Scanning
Assessment Issues
Our Support team uses surveys to influence product
changes and enhancements.
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Paper Testing
Gather assessment
information
(Test Information
Screen)
TfHS Assessment
Student completes
assessment In class or at
home
Print out customized
bubble sheets
(Test Assignment
Screen)
Teacher or Assistant
scans tests in via Fujitsu
scanner
5-10 min after scanning
data is available for online
reporting
(Report Selection Screen)
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Scanning Stations
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Affordable
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Scanning stations cost much less than a comparable SCANTRON system.
Regular printer paper is used for bubble sheets.
Easy to Use
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Scanning can be done in batches. Just place the tests on the scanner and it will
do the rest. Does not matter if two classrooms scan at the same time.
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No student coding of answer sheets.
Reliable
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Fujitsu scanners can operate for 7+ years without any issues.
ROS offers a warranty that covers all equipment issues that might arise.
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If it breaks, we send you a new one, free of charge.
Fast
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After sheets are scanned, reports on student data are available within minutes.
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Online Testing with
Gather assessment
information
(Test Information
Screen)
TfHS Assessment
Student completes
assessment online
Assign an assessment
(Test Assignment
Screen)
View a Report on an
assessment
(Report Selection Screen)
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Online Testing
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All online testing options are
accessible from the Test
Manager Screen.
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Options are customizable at
multiple user levels.
Most options may be controlled
at a district level.
Student Test Review
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Optionally, students can review
their past test performance.
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Right/Wrong answers
Test items
Total score
Standard and Strand
information
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Online Monitoring Screen
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Student testing
progress updates
are available at any
time during testing.
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Teachers and
administrators have
total control over
testing sessions.
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Student’s Online Testing
Experience
Test Selection
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Easy to follow
testing instructions
for students.
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All assessments
available for the
student to take will
be found on this
screen.
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Online Testing Tools
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ROS online testing tools
mimic the State’s tools
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Tools can be dynamically
set by the teacher.
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Tools available to the
student are clearly
displayed.
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The Help function gives
students information about
how to use online testing
tools.
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Standard Test Question Screen
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All test questions are intuitively
laid out and copy the look and
feel of the State’s testing
interface.
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Testing tools available are
shown above the question.
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Students can mark questions
for review and may also view
all the questions which are left
unanswered.
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Split-Screen Testing
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Automatically activated
for any question which
requires:
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Multiple graphs or
diagrams
Reading passages
Allows students to
use state-like testing
tools on both sides of
the vertical split
screen
Mimics the states
online testing
environment
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Test Item Review
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Fast, efficient test
navigation
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Questions are
clearly labeled
Answered or
Unanswered.
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Any items the
student selected for
Review are clearly
labeled.
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Test Editor
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“Cut and Paste” style of
test editing.
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Users do not need to be
technically savvy.
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Editing tools utilized are
universally known and
easy to use.
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Gives the test
creator/editor the ability to
input graphics in passages
or in answer choices.
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The user has the ability to
update a test at the item
level.
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Reports
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ROS offers 4 primary reports
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Each report’s data can be sorted.
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Sorting data increases the overall value of the report.
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The ability to customize each report is available. ROS offers many different
reporting options.
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Teachers and administrators have the ability to view their student’s past performance
across all subjects.
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Reports are created using live data provided to users whenever a test is scanned or
submitted.
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All reports can be exported to Excel.
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The ROS Support team can help users learn how to create reports if needed.
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Real Time Remediation
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ROS provides reports necessary for assessing student needs.
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Cut scores can be set and given colors so that reports become even easier to
read.
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Matrix Report
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This report is excellent
for breaking down
data into hierarchical
displays.
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Students within a class
Classes within a school
Primary purpose is to
show how students
performed on specific
areas or standards
within assessments.
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Progress Report
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This report shows
student performance
over a series of
assessments.
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Pre vs Post testing
Can be used to highlight
cumulative progress
made over a set of
standards. Or it can be
used to highlight areas
where improvement is
needed.
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Item Analysis Report
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The primary purpose of
this report is to provide a
detailed analysis of the
student's option by option
responses to the
individual items.
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The report can display:
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Trends
Key errors
Misunderstandings.
Incomplete tests
Degree of item difficulty
Guessing
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Multi-Category Report
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The primary purpose of
this report is to aid in
the capturing of data
needed for State/District
reporting.
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NCLB data
This report captures the
results of different
groups on a single
assessment.
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Report Control Panel
Flexibility
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ROS can report on all the
NCLB categories
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User-defined fields can be
used to help identify client
specific groups.
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Reading Recovery
RtI groups
Etc.
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Named Reports
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This feature gives the user the
capability to save reports which
are generated often.
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Saves time
Allows for the standardization of
reporting
Reports can be shared among
users of all user levels. And once
they are created they will always
be available, even from one SY to
the next.
The reports will automatically
generate the users report from the
most recent student data available.
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Absent child during testing
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ROS was built specifically to complement the TfHS materials.
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Eliminate time spent hand scoring.
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Increase the amount of information obtained.
All subscribed TfHS materials for your district will be instantly
available.
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Eliminate time spent loading TfHS materials. Any updated materials
become instantly available via the ROS library.
Real Time Remediation
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ROS provides reports necessary for assessing student needs.
Cut scores can be set and given colors so that reports become even
easier to read.
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Testimonials
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“I have enjoyed working with your company and the amazing
customer service. That is your best feature.”
- ITRT
"ROS offers great data and is very user friendly."
- School ITRT
"Although I am not a classroom teacher, I can still use the data ROS
provides to advise my students."
- High School Guidance Counselor
"Love the hands on training and how its tailored to our expertise
levels."
- 1st year new teacher
"...your product will show them how to work smarter, not harder..."
- Sandra E. Nemeth (Data and Technology Specialist)
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Questions?
Thank you for your time!
If you have any questions regarding ROS please contact:
Alex Balas
ROS Sales and Product Development
[email protected]
866.724.9722
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