Ohio Achievement Tests Update (B-1)

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Ohio Achievement TestsUpdate(B-1)

• Ohio Department of EducationOffice of
  AssessmentSeptember 2008
• 09-05-08

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Purpose of This Session

• Highlight the main components of statewide grades
  38 Ohio Achievement Tests (OAT) for 20082009
• Highlight the changes in schedules and procedures
  regarding the OAT for 20082009

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Grades 38 Achievement Testing Dates

• Fall Testing
• Grade 3, Reading October 610, 2008
• Spring Testing
• Grades 38 all subjects April 20May 8, 2009
  (not a three-week test window)
• No summer tests for grade 3 Reading however,
  summer intervention offers are still required

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Grade 3 Reading Fall 2008 Schedule

• Districts may begin the test administration any
  day during the week of October 610 ODE does not
  dictate a beginning date.
• Any day after the initial administration is a
  make-up day for example, for a test given on
  Monday, TuesdayFriday are make-up days.

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Grade 3 Reading Fall 2008 Results

• Grade 3 Reading results, downloadable data and
  paper hard copy reports, shipped to districts
  November 14, 2008
• Grade 3 Reading results, interactive online
  report, available November 28, 2008
• Late batch results available December 15, 2008

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Grade 3 Reading Fall 2008

• No field-test questions will be used.
• One form only will not be designated as form.
• There is no Form A for the fall grade 3 reading
  test.

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Grade 3 Reading Fall 2008 Special Versions

• Braille test booklet
• Large-print test booklet
• English audio CD
• Read aloudtest administrator reads the test
  aloud to student
• NO foreign-language CDsdistricts may have
  translators at the districts expense

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Data Submission to Test Vendors for the
OATNeeded for Accurate Score Reports

• Class score report data can only be reported
  according to information contained in these three
  columns in the Pre-ID file for Reading test
  results.
• Sample Pre-ID data

District IRN School IRN Student Name SSID Reading Class Name Reading Class Section Number Reading Teacher Name
000001 000002 John Doe XX1234567 Reading Period 2 Janet Baker
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Spring 2009 OAT Administration

• Eighteen operational achievement tests
• Embedded field-test questionswill have Forms A
• Centralized pickup at designated district
  location

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Spring 2009 Dates

• April 20May 8
• Test window is not a three-week window.
• Districts may choose a starting date April 20,
  21 or 27.
• NOTE April 27 allows four testing days, initial
  administration must be completed by May 1.

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Spring 2009 Schedule

• Administration rules
• All administrations must begin with the Reading
  test.
• Test administration must follow this sequence R,
  M, W, Sc, SS.
• Initial test administration must be completed
  within the first two weeks or by May 1.

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2009 Schedule (Cont.)

• Administration rules (cont.)
• Tests administered during the initial two weeks
  must be picked up on Friday, May 1 rolling
  pickup
• The starting date for each grade-level test
  administration must be district-wide (e.g., all
  grade 3 Reading on same day throughout the
  district).

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2009 Schedule (Cont.)

• Any make-up test must be administered within nine
  calendar days of the original testing day.
• Any make-up tests given during the week of May 4
  must be returned by Friday, May 8.

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2009 Schedule Rolling Pickup

• Determine when materials are picked up
• If the districts total enrollment in grades K12
  is less than 2,500, pick-up will be May 1.
• If the districts total enrollment in grades K12
  is 2,500 or more, but less than 7,000, pick-up
  will be May 4.
• If the districts total enrollment in grades K12
  is 7,000 or more, pick-up will be May 5.

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Spring 2009 Results

• Electronic results available June 15.
• Hard-copy reports shipped to districts June 29.

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Spring 2009 Special Versions

• Braille test booklet
• Large-print test booklet
• English audio CD
• Read aloudtest administrator reads the test
  aloud to student
• NOTE Requires Form A test booklet

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Spring 2009 Special Versions

• Foreign-language CDs
• Spanish
• Somali
• Japanese
• Ukrainian
• Korean
• Translatorreimbursed rate of 75 per test per
  student

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SpiralingMultiple Forms

• Test booklets will be spiraled within the
  shrink-wrapped packages that are distributed to
  schools.
• Multiple forms of test booklets (between three
  and seven) will be assigned to each school
  building.
• Each test book will contain identical
  operational test items used for assigning
  scores to students.

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Spiraling (Cont.)

• Each test form has different embedded sets of
  field-test questions that are used for item
  development and possible placement on future
  tests.
• Field-test items are not used in student scores.

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Spiraling (Cont.)

• Within a classroom, three to seven different
  forms of test booklets are distributed to
  students.
• Certain accommodations require matching test
  formsfor example, using a read-aloud method, an
  English audio CD, a foreign language CD, a
  Braille version, a large-print test booklet.

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Spiraling (Cont.)

• Sufficient quantities of Form A test booklets
  must be ordered in February when ordering special
  versions of tests
• NOTE All special versions of OAT are based on
  Form A for that grade and subject.

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Release of 38 Achievement Test Items

• Public release of tests July 1.
• All 18 achievement tests are partial item
  release.
• No full release for any test.

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Educational Choice Scholarships

• Students eligible to apply for EdChoice are
  currently attending a public school that has been
  rated in Academic Emergency or Academic Watch for
  two of the past three years. 

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EdChoice (Cont.)

• Use of SSID
• It must be included on the state assessment.
• If it is not on the test, this will delay the
  process to confirm that the student took state
  assessment.
• Non-confirmation will cause the student to lose
  the scholarship.
• The SSID is on the EdChoice application.

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EdChoice (Cont.)

• EdChoice Scholarship Program
• Toll-free number 877-644-6338 OR e-mail
  edchoice_at_ode.state.oh.us

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Accelerated Testing and OAT

• Test administration procedures
• Students testing as accelerated must be
  identified
• in the Pre-ID file or
• By the appropriate bubble on demographic page or
• Record Changes System (NCS SchoolHouse)
• Failure to properly identify students as
  accelerated tester will delay processing and
  reporting

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Accelerated Testing and Ohio Achievement Tests

• Find the testing rules for accelerated students
  at
• www.ode.state.oh.us,
• keywords Testing Rules for Subject-Accelerated
  Students

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Contacts for Accelerated Testing Questions

• General accelerated testing rules
• e-mail gifted_at_ode.state.oh.us
• or call 614-466-2650
• For questions regarding report card and
  accountability calculations or EMIS reporting,
  please contact your districts EMIS coordinator.

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Resources for Achievement Tests

• Released test questions from the spring 2008
  administration available on the Score Report and
  Released Items Web site at success.ode.state.oh.us
  .
• IMS Web sitetest question annotations and links
  to related model curriculum materials at
  ims.ode.state.oh.us.
• Practice tests on the Web site.

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Contacts for OAT

• Committees and Item Development
• Willa Brown (willa.brown_at_ode.state.oh.us)
• Grades 4 and 5 Reading, grades 4 and 7 Writing
• Sharon Bowman (sharon.bowman_at_state.oh.us)
• Grades 6, 7 and 8 Mathematics, grades 5 and 8
  Science
• Melissa Denniston (melissa.denniston_at_ode.state.oh.
  us)
• Grades 6, 7 and 8 Reading
• Lana Hall (marie-elena.hall_at_ode.state.oh.us)
• Grades 3, 4 and 5 Mathematics, grades 5 and 8
  Social Studies
• Andrew Hinkle (andrew.hinkle_at_ode.state.oh.us)
• Grade 3 Reading
• Test Administration, Scoring and Reporting
  Security
• Paula Mahaley (paula.mahaley_at_ode.state.oh.us)

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Contacts

• Office of Assessment
• 614-466-0223
• 614-995-5568 (fax)
• www.ode.state.oh.us