WPS District Common Assessments

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WPS District Common Assessments

• Beginning the building

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Presented by

• Jim Clark ITD
• Larry Dane Clicker Guys

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Intro

• History of DCA
• Future plans for DCA
• ExamView
• Questions

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History

• 1 year ago
• Pencil/paper district common assessments
  administered and graded by teachers
• Question analysis entered by teachers into Excel
  spreadsheets

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DCA Math Pilot

• Last year
• Piloted use of eInstruction RF clickers for
  entering DCA answers into multiple databases
• 6-8th grade math classes
• Allows for immediate feedback to teachers via
  reports and input into SADW
• 2 sets of clickers per school were distributed

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Process

• Paper tests delivered to schools
• Answers uploaded into CPS
• Paper tests are taken by students
• Teacher links test to current class list and
  students click in answers
• Teachers see immediate results as students enter
  answers, results are uploaded into CPSOnline and
  synced with SADW

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Results
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Results
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Results
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Results
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Comments
I feel like when all teachers in my building are
using the clickers on a regular basis, next year,
we may need another set. Keep listening to the
teachers. The changes they have suggested and
you have made are great. Don't be afraid of
technology. The clickers are a great tool. They
will actually cut your workload. The students
especially love the instant feedback. I love the
fact that I don't have to grade tests by hand
anymore.
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Comments
I do not have to grade the tests anymore! I
like the different reports that I can access to
assist my students who need more help on certain
concepts. Quick. Kid friendly.
Motivational.
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Coming Year

• Middle school algebra
• Training September 7th
• Middle school reading
• Train the trainers September 14th
• High school algebra
• Meeting on August 15th
• Additional clickers being purchased

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ExamView

• Test bank and test creation software
• Interfaces with many textbooks
• Interfaces with eInstruction clickers
• Supports multiple delivery options
• Available for teachers grade 6-10
• Test bank controlled by Curriculum department
• Version 4, just released version 5