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WESTELL
Test Administration
New Title III Directors
February 14, 2011
PLANNING Information for
District-level Administrators
Introduction
• This presentation contains general
information for administration
PLANNING of the West Virginia Test of
English Language Learning WESTELL
(English Language Development
Assessment ELDA).
• The WESTELL is a required statewide
assessment of all students with Limited
English Proficiency (LEP) in grades K-12.
Overview
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Timelines & Planning Tool
Scheduling & Time Allotments
Receiving Materials
Security
Administration
Training
– Security, K-2, Scoring Speaking
2011 WESTELL TIMELINES
DATE
TASK
Jan 3-Jan 14
Confirm Online ORDER
Mar 17
Materials Shipped
Mar 21-23
Materials Arrive
(County Central Office)
– except for Monongalia county
Mar. 28-Apr. 29
WESTELL Testing Window
May 6
Return Materials Deadline
July 1
WESTELL Reports Issued
Planning Tool
WESTELL DISTRICT PLANNING TOOL
Scheduling
School
Contact
Materials
Date
Ordered
Rec'd
Training
Overage
K-2
3~12
Scoring
Speaking
Security
Signed
Administration
Communication
http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/document
s/2011DistrictPlanningTool.xls
Labels
Affix
Tape
Recorder
Room
Prep.
Materials
RETURN
Scheduling and Time Allotments
The 2011 administration of the WESTELL will take place
March 28 through April 29, 2011
•Districts may set their own schedules in conformance
with the state testing calendar.
•Make-ups for absentees are permitted as long as they
are in the testing window.
•WESTELL/ELDA is not a timed assessment.
•Local flexibility in sequencing of tests is permitted.
Schedule and Time Allotments
Approximate WESTELL/ ELDA Test Times
Listening and Reading sections - The number of questions are reduced to 35 questions.
Writing section - The number of questions stay the same.
Speaking section - The number of questions are reduced to 12 questions.
Cluster
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
K-2
Inventory
Inventory
Inventory
Inventory
3-5
35 minutes
20 minutes
42 minutes
1 hour
6-8
42 minutes
20 minutes
42 minutes
1 hour
9-12
41 minutes
20 minutes
44 minutes
1 hour
Schedule and Time Allotments
Breaks
•Test Administrator’s discretion.
•A short break between Parts 2 and 3 of the Reading
test and between Parts 1 and 2 of the Writing test is
recommended.
•One 10-minute break between Parts 3 and 4 of the
Listening assessment is recommended.
•The Speaking assessment will take less than 30
minutes, so no break is recommended.
Receiving Testing Materials
District Coordinator Information
Packages Shipped to District Coordinator
•Packing List – lists all materials in the district package
•Box List – lists all materials in each box/package
•District order Summary List –
Lists all materials sent to each school, and lists district overage, if
applicable
•District Test Coordinator Manual
•Return Shipping Labels
•Important Test Dates sheet and instructions
for completing Demographic Information
•Materials packaged for each of the schools
•Instructions for Completing the ELDA Security
List
Receiving Testing Materials
How District Coordinator Handles Materials
•Confirm that you have a District Coordinator Manual, return
shipping label(s), and boxes for each of your schools listed on
your packing list
•Send each school its respective box (you do not have to
check each school’s box; the school test administrator will do
that and respective Student ID labels will be school specific)
•After testing, schools will return all materials to the district in
their original school box
•Be sure boxes are taped securely
•Use supplied return shipping label(s) to send to MI
District Coordinator Help Line Information
Questions and Extra Materials
Help Line: 888-612-0180 (8:30am – 4:30pm Eastern Time)
Email: [email protected]
Receiving Testing Materials
School Test Coordinator Information
• Check the materials against the school packing list
and sign the security list
• Inform District Coordinator of any discrepancies
The District Coordinator should inform MI
([email protected]) and Mami Itamochi
([email protected])
Receiving Testing Materials
School Test Coordinator Information
Apply pre-printed student identification labels to the Student
Answer Folders. For students who DID NOT receive a Pre ID
Student Label, fill in the Demographic section of each
Student Answer Folder.
*Recording Speaking Response Tapes will also be included for
Districts who are requesting Meas. Inc. to score Speaking.
Student
Answer Folder
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
ASSESSMENT
Listening Prompt
Tape or Disc
SPEAKING
SCORING GUIDE
Spring 2005
Field Test
Reading/Writing
Test Book
Speaking Prompt
Tape or Disc
Listening/Speaking
Test Book
Speaking
Scoring Guide
Test Administration
Manual
Administration -Pre ID Student Labels
• Collected from WVEIS in late December
• Include all students with:
– Active Bilingual Record
– Placement Code E or M
– No EXIT Date
• Districts must affix Pre ID labels to Student
Answer document
• Districts will receive “generic school” Pre ID
labels for each test that is ordered
– Generic will be school specific (include county &
school ID #s)
– Generic will not be student-specific (will not
include student ID #)
Pre ID Labels – Scenario A
• Have a Label for a Student BUT Student
does NOT NEED Test
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Check WVEIS file to see why Label was generated
Correct/add additional data to WVEIS
DO NOT Affix label to answer folder
Destroy all unused labels
*NOTE- any materials that have labels affixed will
automatically be sent for scoring. This causes
extra costs and possibly inaccurate reports.
– You will have the reasons not tested on the
answer document this year.
Updates - NON TESTERS
• Non Testers are Students who:
– Do NOT ATTEMPT any part of a subtest
– Do NOT ATTEMPT any part of the ENTIRE WESTELL test
• If a Pre ID Label is already affixed, return the
Student ANSWER Folder and fill in the circle on the
answer folder that corresponds to the reason the
student DID NOT test:
(0 score)
– Absent for the entire/partial testing window
(waived score)
– No longer enrolled
– Emergency medical waiver
– Student completed more than 1 answer folder
– Student misclassified (no longer LEP)
Pre ID Labels – Scenario B
• Do NOT Have a Label BUT Student DOES NEED
to Test –
– Affix a “generic” school label for that student
– If no “generic” school label is available hand enter
information
– “Bubble” (hand enter) student demographic
information on student answer sheet
– *Hand Entered information will NOT over-ride label
• You have the record change roster correction window
from May 23-27, you can correct data at that time.
– Example: Smith County, Jones Elementary enrolled a
new LEP student on January 19th
• Smith Co Title III Director included the new student in
the number of tests ordered for Jones Elementary
• When tests arrive the new student will receive a test
booklet, Jones Elementary will receive 1 “Generic” label
but new student will NOT have a Pre ID label
• Smith Co Director will affix “Generic” school label and
will bubble in student information on answer document
Security Concerns and Procedures
Maintaining assessment security is one of your most
important responsibilities as a test administrator.
•At all times, district and state procedures for protecting
secure assessment materials should be followed.
•You are responsible for ensuring the security of not only the
physical test booklets and answer folders but also the
individual assessment questions and materials.
•Your responsibility for maintaining the security of the
assessment questions and materials continues throughout
the entire testing window and through the return of testing
materials.
•Under no circumstances should students have access to
assessment materials before or after the assessment
session.
Security Concerns and Procedures
•All 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 test booklets, Speaking Scoring Guides,
and Listening and Speaking prompt CDs or cassettes are
individually numbered with secure barcodes.
•All WESTELL/ELDA materials must be accounted for
throughout the assessment.
•BOTH USED AND UNUSED test materials must be returned to
Measurement Incorporated after testing
Grade K is ORANGE
Grades 1-2 are Red
Grades 3-5 are GREEN
Grades 6-8 are BLUE
Grades 9-12 are PURPLE
* School Test Coordinators must ensure that the information on
Student Answer Folders is completed in a secure manner.
Security Concerns and Procedures
Student-Teacher Ratio
During each assessment administration, a test
administrator must be in the room at all times.
Reading, Writing, and Listening
20 : 1
Speaking (scored live)
1:1
Security Concerns and Procedures
After Testing
School Test Coordinator Information
•Confirm all materials using the school packing list
•Note any missing materials on the Security List
•Place header sheet on top of Student Answer Folders
•Put all student test materials (used and unused) back into the
original box that came from the district
•Put all teacher administrator materials back in the same box
•All materials must be returned -- double check that you have
accounted for and packed everything
•You can use fewer boxes to return materials as long as all
materials are returned
District Test Coordinator Information
•Use the Pre-Addressed Address Label to Return the box to
Measurement Inc. immediately
Assessment Room Preparation
Arrive at the assessment room early to make sure that
it is ready for the assessment session.
•Assessment materials not in use should be stored securely and
away from students.
•Before the students arrive, do the following (the STC must ensure
that the following is carried out in a secure manner):
•Apply pre-printed Student ID labels to Student Answer Folder
(if applicable)
•For each student that does not have a pre-printed Student ID
label, complete all required demographic information on
each student’s answer folder.
continue to next page -
Assessment Room Preparation
•For districts who will NOT self-score their own
Speaking portion, use a permanent marker to
write the students name on his/her Speaking
response tape.
•Apply a label marked Speaking Response (either a pre-ID
label or a generic label) to the student's Speaking Response
Tape. The last 5 digits of the barcode number on the
Speaking Response Tape should match the last 5 digits of
the barcode number on the student's Answer Document
label. This information must match in order for MI to
assign the correct Speaking scores to the student.
•Return all materials to a designated secure
location until the assessment begins.
Assessment Room Preparation
The following testing materials will be used in addition to
the ELDA Test Administration Manual:
•Listening Prompt Cassette or Compact Disc
•Speaking Prompt Cassette or Compact Disc
•Speaking Scoring Guide
•Header Sheet
You will be shipped the following materials for each
student:
•One test booklet containing the Reading and Writing Tests
•One test booklet containing the Listening and Speaking Tests
•Student Answer folder
•Pre-printed labels
Assessment Room Preparation
Check the assessment room for possible assessment
question “clues” prior to each assessment session.
•Charts, maps, and other materials in the classroom that
could assist students with assessment items should be
covered or removed prior to the assessment
administration.
Give each student a work space that is large enough
to accommodate an open test booklet.
•Work spaces should be cleared of all other materials.
•Students should be separated by a reasonable distance
to encourage independent work and to prevent
collaboration.
•Plan to provide two # 2 pencils with erasers for each
student and to have extra pencils on hand.
Scripted Directions
Oral scripts for each of the four assessments are in
Appendices A-D of the Test Administration Manual.
The scripts include information on preparing for the
administration, specific directions for administering each
assessment, and oral scripted materials to be read aloud to
students.
The oral scripts should be reviewed by all test administrators
prior to the assessment session.
The scripted directions that are in bold print must be read
verbatim to students.
Appendix A = Reading ELDA Script
Appendix B = Writing ELDA Script
Appendix C = Listening ELDA Script
Appendix D = Speaking ELDA Script
Preparation For Administering
the Reading Assessment
Practice for the Administration
Prior to administering the Reading assessment you should:
•Read through the scripted administration directions
(Appendix A) that you are expected to read to students.
Assessment Setting
•Appropriate seating for each student
•Free from outside noise from the hallway and adjoining
classrooms
•Students seated far enough apart so that they do not distract
one another
•Students should not be seated at the same table or have the
opportunity to see one another’s answer folders.
Preparation For Administering
the Reading Assessment
Assessment Materials
You will need one of the following for each student
taking the Reading assessment:
1.Student test booklet (and replacements in case
of defective booklets)
2.Student answer folder
3.Two #2 pencils with erasers
Preparation For Administering
the Reading Assessment
Format of the Reading Booklets
The Reading assessment is divided into three parts. You will be asked to
read the scripted directions prior to part one and prior to part three.
The format of the Reading booklet is as follows.
Part 1:
Short Passages.
This section tests the student’s ability to understand information in short
reading passages. There are one or more questions about each passage.
Part 2:
Instructions.
This section tests the student’s ability to understand directions. There is
a different set of instructions for each question. The student will need
to identify which person followed the directions correctly.
Part 3:
Longer Passages.
This section tests the student’s ability to understand information in
longer reading passages. The student will answer several questions
about each passage.
Preparation For Administering
the Reading Assessment
Interruptions in the Administration
It is important that the test administration be
smooth and free of interruptions. In the event of an
interruption, follow the general guidelines below.
These guidelines may be superseded by guidelines
provided by your school or state testing coordinator.
1. If the interruption is serious and affects all
students, stop the assessment at the time of
the interruption.
2. After the interruption, restart the
administration from the point where you
stopped.
Preparation For Administering
the Writing Assessment
Practice for the Administration
Prior to administering the Writing assessment you should:
•Read through the scripted administration directions
(Appendix B) that you are expected to read to students.
Assessment Setting
•Appropriate seating for each student
•Free from outside noise from the hallway and adjoining
classrooms
•Students seated far enough apart so that they do not
distract one another
•Students should not be seated at the same table or have the
opportunity to see one another’s answer folders.
Preparation For Administering
the Writing Assessment
Assessment Materials
You will need one of the following for each student
taking the Writing assessment:
1.Student test booklet (and replacements in case
of defective booklets)
2.Student answer folder
3.Two #2 pencils with erasers
Preparation For Administering
the Writing Assessment
Format of the Writing Booklets
The Writing assessment is divided into three parts. You will
be asked to read the scripted directions prior to part each
part of the assessment. The format of the Writing
assessment is as follows.
Part 1: Open Ended. Students write responses to prompts.
Part 2: Revise and Edit. Students choose the best answer to
correct grammar and usage errors in passages.
Part 3: Graphic Organizers. Students answer questions about
graphic organizers.
Preparation For Administering
the Writing Assessment
Interruptions in the Administration
It is important that the test administration be smooth and free of
interruptions. In the event of an interruption, follow the general
guidelines below.
These guidelines may be superseded by guidelines provided by
your school or state testing coordinator.
1.
If the interruption is serious and affects all students,
stop the assessment at the time of the interruption.
2.
After the interruption, restart the administration from
the point where you stopped.
Preparation For Administering
the Listening Assessment
Assessment Groups
You may assess as many students as can fit in the classroom
and meet the conditions described in the “Things to
Remember” section of the test administration manual.
Equipment
You will need an audiocassette or compact disc player to play
the prompting recording.
•The player must provide adequate clarity and volume so
that all students in the administration can hear the
Listening tasks clearly.
•Make sure that you test the sound quality of the
prompting recording before the administration to identify
an appropriate volume setting.
Preparation For Administering
the Listening Assessment
Practice for the Administration
Prior to administering the Listening assessment you should:
•Read through the scripted administration directions (Appendix
C) that you are expected to read to students.
•Listen to the first 2 minutes of the prompting recording then
rewind or restart.
Format of the Prompting Recordings
•You will receive one Listening assessment audiocassette or
compact disc with your assessment materials.
•The narrator will read the entire content of the test booklet.
•The stimulus material is read two times. The questions are
read one time, except for Part 5 (long presentations) – only 68 and 9-12 have part 5.
•Students have 10 seconds to respond to each question after
the narrator has read the last option.
Preparation For Administering
the Listening Assessment
Equipment Testing
It is critical that you test both the audiocassette or compact
disc player and the audiocassette or compact disc before
administering the Listening assessment. Follow the list below
to ensure that the prompting recording will be audible to all
students.
•Make sure that the audiocassette or compact disc is appropriate
for the grade level being assessed.
•Place the prompt cassette or compact disc player at a centrally
located place in the room. Turn it on and listen to it from each
student’s seat. Are the prompts and timing signals easily
audible? If not, adjust the volume accordingly.
•Make sure that the audiocassette is fully rewound.
•If the audiocassette or compact disc player requires batteries,
make sure that they will last the entire assessment session.
Preparation For Administering
the Listening Assessment
Assessment Materials
You will need one of the following for each student taking the
Listening assessment:
1.Student test booklet (and replacements in case of
defective booklets)
2.Student answer folder
3.Two #2 pencils with erasers
Assessment Setting
The administration room should have appropriate seating for
each student. Your primary consideration as a test administrator
is that students be able to hear prompting recordings. The room
must be free from outside noise from the hallway and adjoining
classrooms.
Students should be seated far enough apart so that they do not
distract one another. Students should not be seated at the same
table or have the opportunity to see one another’s answer
folders.
Preparation For Administering
the Listening Assessment
Interruptions in the Administration
It is important that the test administration be smooth and free
of interruptions. In the event of an interruption (such as a fire
alarm or cassette/compact disc player malfunction), follow the
general guidelines below.
These guidelines may be superseded by guidelines provided
by your school or state testing coordinator.
1.
If the interruption is serious and affects all students,
pause the prompting recording at the time of the
interruption.
2.
After the interruption, restart the administration from
the point where you paused the prompting recording.
Preparation For Administering
the Listening Assessment
Directions for Administering the Listening Section
•At the start of the Listening section, pass out the test
booklets.
•Each student should receive one test booklet.
•Students may NOT open the test booklet until directed to do
so.
• Make sure that each student has two #2 pencils with erasers.
•When students reach the end of the assessment, they are
instructed to put down their pencils.
•Students should NOT leave the room at this point but wait for
instructions from the administrator.
•Collect each student’s test booklet and answer folder.
Preparation For Administering
the Speaking Assessment
Assessment Groups
Because you will be scoring students’ oral responses in real time,
the Speaking assessment will need to be administered individually.
* In order to avoid subjectivity bias, it is recommended that any
teacher that provides direct services to a student NOT be assigned
to score that student’s Speaking test. (This does not apply to the
Listening, Reading, and/or Writing administration).
Equipment
You will need an audiocassette or compact disc player to play
the prompting recording.
•The player must provide adequate clarity and volume so
that the student in the administration can hear the
speaking tasks clearly.
•Make sure that you test the sound quality of the
prompting recording before the administration to identify
an appropriate volume setting.
Preparation For Administering
the Speaking Assessment
Practice for the Administration
Prior to administering the Speaking assessment you should:
•Read through the scripted administration directions (Appendix
D) that you are expected to read to students.
•Listen to the first 2 minutes of the prompting recording then
rewind or restart.
•Practice using the Scoring Rubrics and Sample Speaking items.
During the first two minutes, you will hear the administration practice
tasks 1 and 2.
You will discover that you will need to switch the prompting recording
on and off three times:
1.Once to begin and end practice task 1
2.Once to begin and end practice task 2
Preparation For Administering
the Speaking Assessment
Format of the Prompting Recording
The prompting recording has seven sections.
Listening for the seven sections will help you keep
track of how far the assessment session has
progressed.
The six sections are as follows:
1.
Practice Task 1
2.
Practice Task 2
3.
English-Language Arts Task
4.
Mathematics, Science, and Technology Tasks
5.
Social Studies Tasks
6.
Closing
Preparation For Administering
the Speaking Assessment
Administration Setting
The administration room should have appropriate seating for
each student. The room must be free from outside noise from
the hallway and adjoining classrooms.
Interruptions in the Administration
It is important that the test administration be smooth and free
of interruptions. In the event of an interruption (such as a fire
alarm or cassette player malfunction), follow the general
guidelines below.
These guidelines may be superseded by guidelines provided by
your school or state testing coordinator.
1.
Pause the prompting recording at the time of the
interruption.
2.
After the interruption, restart the administration from
the point where you paused the prompting recording.
Things to Remember
Before You Begin:
•Verify that you have received the correct number of assessment
materials from your STC.
•Gather and organize all necessary materials: student test
materials, supply of sharpened # 2 pencils (pens may not be
used), this Administration Manual, Speaking Scoring Guide,
prompting cassettes, and silent work for students.
•Arrange for a quiet, comfortable, well-lighted, distraction-free
setting in which to assess students.
•Decide whether to give students breaks between the
assessment sessions.
•Be aware that if assessment groups exceed the numbers
specified for each section of the assessment, a proctor must be
present in addition to the test administrator.
General Procedures
During Assessment Administration
•For each test, give the student the test booklet that will be used
and the answer folder.
•Explain to students that they will be taking a test. Inform them
that they need to be quiet and that if they have questions, they
should raise their hands.
•If necessary, the test administrator may repeat the directions or
answer questions regarding the directions for all students who
have difficulty understanding or following the directions.
•Test directions should be repeated verbatim whenever possible.
If the directions must be simplified, the simplification must
adhere to the intent of the directions and should not provide any
additional information.
•Students should be encouraged to complete all exercises and
questions and not to leave anything blank.
General Procedures
During Assessment Administration
•When the assessment session has begun, check that students
are marking and writing their answers in the appropriate places
on their answer folders.
•Test administrators should not interfere with the students’
concentration as they check students’ progress.
•Except on the Speaking section, students are not allowed to talk
during the administration of the assessment. Direct students
who finish the assessment before the other students to remain
silent.
•Teachers will provide materials for students to work on after
they finish the test and close their booklets.
•Toward the end of the assessment period, but while students
still have their test booklets, it is good assessment practice to
remind students to complete the entire assessment.
•It is inappropriate to review a student’s test booklet after it is
handed in and then give it back to the student with instructions
to complete the assessment. This action would constitute a
breach of test security.
General Procedures
During Assessment Administration
•When all students have completed the assessment,
collect the remaining test booklets.
•Do not allow any student to leave the room until his
or her test booklet has been collected. Collect a test
booklet from each student individually. Do not allow
students to “pass around” assessment materials.
•Allow students who have finished the assessment to
work quietly at their desks. Have a supply of generic
silent work to distribute to these students.
•Immediately after the assessment, and before
dismissing students, carefully count the test booklets
to ensure that you have collected all student
materials.
Things to Remember
While Administering the Assessment:
•Use the scripts located in the Appendices of this manual. The script is
written in bold type.
•Attend to students when they raise their hands. You may answer
questions to clarify general directions, but may not answer questions
about or read aloud any assessment material.
•Be sure that students are making their answers in the appropriate
places on their answer sheet.
•Maintain a quiet and comfortable environment in the classroom.
•Stay in the classroom during the entire assessment.
After Administering the Assessment:
•Thank students for their efforts on the assessment.
•Collect all student booklets and return the materials to the STC.
•The STC should check the all the material and sign the security
check list
Procedures for Students
with Accommodations
Accommodations should always be related to the
student’s specific disability.
•Accommodations that change the content of the assessment are
NOT allowable. For example, it is inappropriate to define words
used in the writing or reading passages, any other stimulus
materials, or the assessment questions.
•Accommodations in the administration procedures for ELDA are
allowable provided that they are specified in a student’s IEP or
504 plan and provided for the ELDA. A student’s assessment
results should reflect her or his true ability and should not be
influenced by inappropriate accommodations.
•Any accommodations for an individual must be specified before
the student takes the assessment and must be documented in the
student’s IEP. Contact your District Coordinator for additional
state guidelines on accommodations for the ELDA.
Procedures for Students
with Accommodations
If a student with disabilities takes the ELDA, the
administration of the assessment should be under
standardized assessment conditions. Only those
accommodations listed below or specifically
identified in the student’s IEP or 504 plan may be
provided. The following accommodations may be
provided to students with disabilities on the ELDA (in
addition to any accommodations specified in the
student’s IEP or 504 plan.):
•Computerized Assessment: Students may use a computer to
type their responses instead of writing in the answer folder.
Spell check, glossaries, grammar check, dictionaries and
thesauruses are not allowed on the ELDA. Word processed
responses should be stapled into the student’s original answer
folder.
Procedures for Students with Accommodations
•Dictation of Responses: Students who are unable to write due
to a disability are allowed to dictate their responses to a
transcriber or into an audio recorder for the Reading and
Listening ELDA. The student’s answers should be transferred
onto the student’s original answer folder. A scribe may not be
used for the Writing ELDA.
•Extended/Adjusted Time: The ELDA is an untimed assessment.
For students whose attention span or behavior interferes with
regular testing sessions, test administration may be altered to
allow for a number of shorter testing sessions. Testing may
also be stopped and continued at a later time if behavior
interferes with the testing session. The time of day the test is
administered may also be adjusted to be most beneficial to the
student. All testing sessions MUST be completed within the
allotted testing window.
•Individual/Small Group Administration: Tests may be
administered to a small group or an individual requiring more
attention than can be provided in a large group administration.
Procedures for Students
with Accommodations
Modified Test Booklets
•Braille and Large Print versions of the Reading and Writing ELDA
only are available upon request.
Braille and Large Print are only available for grades 3-12
•If students within your school require modified assessment
materials, contact your District Test Coordinator.
•District Test Coordinators should contact Measurement
Incorporated to order these materials.
Defective Folders
A student might receive an incomplete or defective
answer folder. Instruct the student to raise his or her
hand and then follow the steps below with the
student.
•Take a replacement answer folder from the overage supply.
•Print the student’s name on the new answer folder.
•Direct the student to continue with the new answer folder.
•Staple the student’s replacement answer folder to the original.
•After the assessment, return all of the student’s used testing
material (defective and replacement) with the other testing
materials.
Training- Test Administrator
• Test Administrators Manual is available on-line
and must be reviewed prior to administration
– K-2
– 3-12
• Speaking - Districts that choose the OPTION of
Self-scoring Speaking must provide appropriate
training on Speaking Scoring Rubrics
• Security- Training materials and Code of
Ethics/Security Agreement is available on-line
and must be reviewed & signed prior to
administration
Ordering Option for Speaking
• Counties Scoring
Speaking Live
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Barbour
Berkeley
Hampshire
Harrison
Lincoln
Marion
Monongalia
Morgan
Randolph
Roane
Taylor
Logan
• Counties Requesting Meas. Inc to
Score Speaking
– Boone
Brooke
– Cabell
Fayette
– Gilmer
Grant
– Greenbrier
Hancock
– Hardy
Jackson
– Jefferson
Kanawha
– Lewis
Mason
– Marshall
Mercer
– Mingo
Nicholas
– Ohio
Pendleton
– Preston
Putnam
– Raleigh
Upshur
– Wayne
Webster
– Wetzel
Wood
– Wyoming
Training - Test Administrator
• Test Administrators Training
(2 options)
– Web Conference
• March 11th (3:00-5:00) OR
– Local training coordinated by District
Test Coordinators
• Additional training may be scheduled
upon request
UPDATES – K-2
• K-2 Inventory Items are NOT secure
• K-2 Test DOES have intellectual property rights
• Preview / Inventory Compilation may be initiated in
advance of “testing window”
• K-2 Documents pre-loaded on WV website (through
February 29)
– Kindergarten Administration Manual (including Inventory)
http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/ELDAKAdminManual_2011.pdf
– Kindergarten Support Materials
http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/KTeacherSupportMtls2011.pdf
– 1-2 Administration Manual (including Inventory)
http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/ELDA_1-2AdminManual_2011.pdf
– 1-2 Support Materials
http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/documents/1-2TeacherSupportMtls2011.pdf
• Teachers will receive hard copy materials along with 312 materials
Communication
• Documents on WVConnections website
– Principals Letter
– FAQ Document for distribution
– Student Excuse Letter
• Local Communication Venues
– ESL newsletter
– Parent Involvement Committees
– Principal meetings
Need Help?
• ELDA Helpline 888-612-0180
[email protected]
• Mami Itamochi 304-558-0200
[email protected]