Level A - C Assessments and KTEA-3 for Dummies

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Transcript Level A - C Assessments and KTEA-3 for Dummies

KTEA-3 for Dummies

PRESENTED BY DUMMIES DR. ROBIN MCGEE, MARLA DAVIS, DR. BIRDIE BEZANSON, SUSAN MOORES, AND KRISTA DOUCETTE!

Agenda         The ABCs of Testing Program Planning  Template for Level B test results  where is the KTEA in the PP process?

Break Nancy – test borrowing protocol What is the KTEA-3?

KTEA-Brief vs KTEA-3 A song Principles of testing

Agenda (After Lunch)    Breakout practice Scoring and Interpretation Q and A

What are A-level Assessments?

• Tests which can be administered, scored and interpreted with the aid of the manual and a familiarity with the student population.

• • • Qualifications for administration and interpretation of Level A tests: Minimum qualifications are a Bachelor of Education Degree, experience working within a school system as a teacher and a familiarity with the topic. No formal training in assessment required

Informal Reading Assessment 1.

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Observation in Class Running Records File Review Leveled Reading Chart Consult with Classroom Teacher

Examples of formal Level A     Analytic Reading Inventory Rosner Test of Auditory Analysis Skills PRIME (Professional Resources and Instructions for Mathematics Educators) Brigance Early Childhood Developmental Inventory

What is B-Level Assessment?

• Tests that require specific training for administration, scoring and interpretation. These tests are more complex than Level A tests and require an understanding of psychometric principles, the traits being measured, and the student population. • • Qualifications for administration and interpretation of Level B tests: In addition to the qualifications for Level A Tests, Level B test administrators must have Master level courses in assessment.

What are the B tests in the AVRSB?

 TONI – Test of Nonverbal Intelligence  PPVT-4 – Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test – 4 th edition  KEYMATH  VMI – Test of Visual-Motor Integration  BRAKEN – Test of Basic Concepts  KTEA-BRIEF – The Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement - Brief Edition

What is C-level Assessment?

• These tests are more complex than Level A and B tests. They require an in-depth understanding of psychometric principles, the traits and constructs being measured, and the student population. This category includes such assessment as WISC, WAIS and other intellectual assessment tools.

C Level Assessment Continued • • • • Qualifications for administration and interpretation of Level C tests: At least a Master’s degree in Special Education, Educational Psychology or equivalent, A graduate level course in the assessment of intelligence, and Any additional requirements stipulated by the publisher.

Examples of Level C tests in AVRSB    Weschler Scales of Intelligence for Children (WISC-5) Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Educational Achievement (WJ-4) Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-5)

Lending Policy and Procedure. Nancy Canavan says:  Three week loan!!!

 Email [email protected] with: 1.

Full name 2.

School 3.

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Year of Master’s course Which test is wanted Sent in interschool mail. Return addressed to Nancy, indicate from whom.

Level B Report Template  This is the report template when you must use to report results.

 Remember each test has it’s own definition of the descriptive category - “average” etc.

 Template is found in “ Resource School Based Forms and Documents ”

Where does the KTEA3 fall in the program planning sequence?

1. Classroom Teacher Identification – Learner Characteristics Profile 2. Adaptations – documented 3. Referral to Core team - more adaptations? Referral to PPT? 4. Program Planning team – referral to Resource 5. Informal Reading Assessment 6. Consult with Student Services (SLP, Psych) 7. Level B testing – possibly KTEA-3 8. Consult with Student Services – is full psychoed required? PPT and family informed 9. Refer for Level C assessment (CELF-2; WISC, Woodcock-Johnson IV)

Consultation with Student Services      Review of past investigations and interventions Recommendation on Level B tests (including KTEA-3) Testing of Student Report Generation  Template for other Level B tests  For KTEA, use the canned report in the online scoring  Upload to Confidential Docs in TIENET Consult with Psychology  Full Psychoed required?  Present to Program Planning Team and Family

What is the KTEA-3    Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement - Third Edition Pre-K through 12 (ages 4 to 25). Normed on 2600.

Norm-referenced and criterion-referenced Error Analysis  19 subtests, 14 composites  Reading  Math  Written Language  Oral Language

What is the KTEA-3?

 CORE  Reading  Writing  Math  SUPPLEMENTAL  Oral Expression  Cross domain (e.g., listening comprehension)

What subtests?

         Phonological Processing Math Concepts & Applications Letter & Word Recognition Math Computation Nonsense Word Decoding Writing Fluency Silent Reading Fluency Math Fluency Reading Comprehension           Written Expression Associational Fluency Spelling Object Naming Facility Reading Vocabulary Letter Naming Facility Listening Comprehension Word Recognition Fluency Oral Expression Decoding Fluency

What composites?

         Reading Math Written Language Academic Skills Battery (ASB) Sound-Symbol Decoding Reading Understanding Oral Language Comprehension Expression     Reading Fluency Oral Fluency Academic Fluency Orthographic Processing

Pearson in-depth PowerPoint http://www.masp.mb.ca/wp content/uploads/KTEA-3-MASP Handout.pdf

What is the KTEA-Brief?

 Core subtests, same norms  Reading  Single word reading  Passage comprehension  Math  Computation  Problem-solving  Writing  Written expression  Spelling

Both are Groovy    Both have online scoring Both have report options Co-normed, so KTEA-Brief composites can be used in KTEA-3

When do I use each?

KTEA-Brief KTEA-3      Screener – any age Inconsistent achievement (class vs Resource vs tests, etc) Quick estimate of grade level (new students) Struggling with core curriculum Outside agencies request info on academics   Grade 3 and higher All agree there is a problem   Complicated cases with little background No Response to Intervention  Considering SLD caseload

   KTEA-Brief Common (5-8 per year) To demo to parents the issue To get program direction KTEA-3   Rare (3 x per year) Considering a full psychoeducational assessment

A song for you: “A B C”

Standardized Assessment 101

Serious Business

“… NORMS ARE BASED ON EXAMINEES TESTED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION RULES. VIOLATING THESE RULES RENDERS THE NORMS OF VERY LIMITED VALUE.” P. 63

Statistical Relevance POWER!!

Finding the Balance “MAINTAINING STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE RULES, HOWEVER, IS NOT THE SAME AS ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN A ROUTE AND MECHANICAL MANNER

.” P. 63

Key Points

KNOW YOUR MANUAL

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SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

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COMPETENCY

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PREPARE STUDENTS FOR TESTING

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TESTING ENVIRONMENT

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TESTING ENVIRONMENT

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MATERIALS

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ADMINISTRATION

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KNOW THE ETHICAL ISSUS INFORMED CONSENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMPETENCY

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SHARING INFORMATION – REPORTS

Serious Business

“… NORMS ARE BASED ON EXAMINEES TESTED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION RULES. VIOLATING THESE RULES RENDERS THE NORMS OF VERY LIMITED VALUE…. MAINTAINING STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE RULES, HOWEVER, IS NOT THE SAME AS ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN A ROUTE AND MECHANICAL MANNER.”

Goal

INFORM PROGRAM PLANNING

…and now, we introduce…ONLINE SCORING!!!

 https://qglobal.pearsonclinical.com/qg/login.se

am  Or type “Q Global Login” at Google

KTEA 3 Q-Global on-line scoring procedure

Get a Q-global account       1. Sign up for an account at the following link: http://bit.ly/1Nnb5kS 2. You will get an email from Q global “Welcome to Q-global” – it will have a link that allows you to set your password.

Login to Q-global at https://qglobal.pearsonclinical.com/qg/ca/login.seam

YOUR USERNAME is YOUR GNSPES EMAIL If you have problems, call Pearson at 1 800 627-7271 Tell them you are under the AVRSB account, and that you are from Canada. The master account holder email is [email protected]

Go to link https://qglobal.pearsonclinical.com

If you would like a tutorial go through the steps outlined in getting started;

otherwise, click “close”.

Click “add an new examinee”.

Enter demographic information (No comment is necessary)

Don’t bother entering “History info”… ( it does not appear in the report for the KTEA 3.) SAVE!

1. Click on the student, then double click.

2. Click on “Assign new assessment”

Choose “KTEA 3, form A” Choose “Assign”

Enter assessment details, administration testing info, and…

Click on “Scores” and enter info from the record form. Enter “Error Analysis and Qualitative Observations” if you wish.

Click on “Generate report”

Choose the options that you would like included in the report. Click “Generate Report” Then click

Click the “Back” button to take you to the front “Examinee” page.

To Generate a Parent Report: choose “Reports” from the top of the “Examinee” page.

Click on the student, then on the KTEA assessment.

Click on “Configure report” and then choose “Parent Report”

Choose the options you would like; Click “Generate Report”

That’s it!

Easy Peasey; Lemon Squeezey!

BREAK-OUT!

Interpretation using the KTEA3 Computerized Report  Subtest score summary table  Subtest score summary profile  Composite score summary profile  Qualitative observations  If in doubt, consult with psychologists

Where does the KTEA-3 go in TIENET?

 Go to Student Docs  Create New Document  Confidential Student Records  Choose “ Level A and B testing ”  Attach  FINALIZE!!