Georgia CRCT 2006

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Georgia CRCT2006
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Poor Test Coordinator
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I Counted All The _at__at_ Tests!
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CRCT Overview

• Students enrolled in grades 1 through 8 will take
  the CRCT.
• Tests are based on the states GPS/QCC.
• Tests measure the knowledge and skills taught in
  Georgia classrooms.
• Students are assessed on how well they have
  learned the GPS/QCC content standards for their
  grades.
• Tests will contain GPS/QCC operational (scored)
  and GPS field test (unscored) items.

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Field Test Questions

• Unscored field test questions will appear in all
  content areas and grades.
• Field test questions will help us create a pool
  of Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) items for
  future administrations.

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Field Test Questions

• Vertical link items will appear in reading and
  ELA.
• Grade 7 will have physical science field test
  items.
• Remember field test items are not scored.

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Content Areas

• Each content area is divided into two sections.

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Test Results

• Individual, class, system, and state test results
  will be provided to systems and schools.
• New for 2006 All 14 day reports will be
  available from the secure DOE portal for systems
  to download. PL 1 reports for grades 3, 5, and 8
  available two days earlier. Email notification.
• This information is used to diagnose individual
  students strengths and weaknesses and to gauge
  the quality of education throughout Georgia.

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Security

• 8 day test window
• Security bar codes on all test booklets, Scripted
  Examiners Manuals for grades 1 and 2.
• School Security Checklist
• Secure material storage before, during, and after
  testing, according to the documented procedures.

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Other Materials

• Number of forms will vary by grade
• Grade 1 15
• Grade 2 17
• Grade 3 24
• Grade 4 17
• Grade 5 22
• Grade 6 15
• Grade 7 19
• Grade 8 22
• Braille Large Print 1
• Small group kits 1

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Since there are a large number of forms
It is very important that the correct form
number is bubbled on the answer document!!
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Materials Control

• If a printed label is received for a student
  enrolled at the time of testing, it must be used.
• If the barcode label information is not correct,
  notify the School Test Coordinator.
• Do not tear, mark, mutilate, or remove the label.
• The barcode information will override
  hand-bubbled information.
• If a student is new to the system (without a bar
  code), the student demographic information must
  be completed.
• Remind students NOT to bubble in ANYTHING
  regarding student information!

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Barcodes

• If a barcode has not been applied to the student
  answer document and the answer document is
  unused, the system may destroy the barcode.
• If a barcode is applied to a student answer
  document and the student is absent for the entire
  test window or is no longer enrolled, the system
  should mark the answer document VOID and return
  it with the nonscorables.
• DO NOT PLACE LABEL ON TEST OF STUDENT YOU KNOW IS
  NOT IN SCHOOL.

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Prepare theSetting

• Materials are to be returned to School Test
  Coordinator and locked up at the end of each
  testing day.
• Remove or cover instructional materials that may
  prompt student responses i.e. posters, etc.
• Arrange seating to promote individual work.
• Post a sign on the outside of the classroom door
  Testing - Do Not Disturb.

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Administration

• Students take one content area per day.
• Both sections from a single content area are to
  be administered on the same day.
• Grades 1 and 2 - students take stretch breaks or
  lunch break.
• Grades 3 through 8 - students take stretch breaks.

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Administration

• For all grades and all content areas
• Preparation for testing- Approximately 10-20
  minutes
• Section one- Approximately 60 minutes
• Break- Approximately 10 minutes
• Section two- Approximately 60 minutes

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About time.

• Testing should not be discontinued until 45
  minutes have passed. If there are students who
  are still productively engaged in completing the
  section, testing should continue for the full 60
  minutes. At the end of 60 minutes, if some
  students are still working, an additional 10
  minutes may be provided.

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Accommodations

• Accommodations provide access for demonstration
  of achievement
• Allow participation
• Do not guarantee proficiency

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Accommodations

• Must be required by the student in order to
  participate in the assessment
• Must already be provided during routine
  instruction and assessment in the classroom (both
  before and after the state test is administered)

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Accommodations

• An accommodation MAY NOT
• Alter, explain, simplify, paraphrase, or
  eliminate any test item, reading passage, writing
  prompt, or choice option
• Provide verbal or other clues or suggestions that
  hint at or give away the correct response to the
  student

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Administration

• Passages may be repeated in test booklet if
  questions carry to next page.
• Grades 3 - 8 Exam Manual - Students may only
  underline and/or circle. Ref TCM pg 13 - writing
  in test booklets.
• Writing in TB means to circle words, underline
  key words instead of marking answers and then
  transcribing.
• Make-up testing-Complete both sections of a
  content area on the same day.

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Testing Irregularities

• All test administration irregularities must be
  reported by examiners to school test coordinator.

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ELL Math Participation

• First year enrolled ELL students MUST participate
  in CRCT mathematics assessments, regardless of
  length of time in US.

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Teacher Use Only
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Post Test Test Examiner

• Post test, the Test Examiner shall
• Collect all test materials daily, including
  scratch paper.
• Where applicable, verify that the identifying
  information is correctly gridded.
• No Local Coding will be required this year.
• Complete For Teacher Use Only section - of
  demographic page (back page). You will need to
  bubble students who are EIP identified. Check
  with the EIP teachers on this.

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Results

• PL1 reports followed in 10 - 14 days by the Phase
  2 reports which are paper copies of class rosters
  and individual results.
• Summary results arrive in first week in July
• Student reports will contain Lexile information
• GPS results have different scale scores

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Tentative GPS Scale

• Performance Level 1 (Does not meet)
• GPS 650 - 799
• QCC 150 299
• Performance Level 2 (Meets)
• GPS 800 - 849
• QCC 300 349
• Performance Level 3 (Exceeds)
• GPS 850 - 950
• QCC 350 - 450

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For AdditionalInformation

• For questions or concerns, please call
• Dr. Greg Gentry
• 988-6197(work) or 808-1025 (cell)
• OR
• Torey Lewis
• 988-6328 (work) or 808-1634 (cell)

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