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Ohio Achievement Tests
Update(B-1)
Ohio Department of EducationOhio Department of EducationOffice of AssessmentOffice of Assessment
September 2008September 200809-05-0809-05-08
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Purpose of This SessionPurpose of This Session
• Highlight the main components of statewide grades 3–8 Ohio Achievement Tests (OAT) for 2008–2009
• Highlight the changes in schedules and procedures regarding the OAT for 2008–2009
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Grades 3–8 Achievement Testing Dates
• Fall Testing o Grade 3, Reading: October 6–10, 2008
• Spring Testingo Grades 3–8 all subjects: April 20–May 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 6–10; 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, Tuesday–Friday 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 aloud—test administrator reads
the test aloud to student• NO foreign-language CDs—districts
may have translators at the district’s expense
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Data Submission to Test Vendors for the OAT—Data Submission to Test Vendors for the OAT—Needed for Accurate Score ReportsNeeded 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 questions—will
have Forms A • Centralized pickup at designated
district location
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Spring 2009 DatesApril 20–May 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:o If the district’s total enrollment in grades K–12 is
less than 2,500, pick-up will be May 1.o If the district’s total enrollment in grades K–12 is
2,500 or more, but less than 7,000, pick-up will be May 4.
o If the district’s total enrollment in grades K–12 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 aloud—test administrator reads
the test aloud to student• NOTE: Requires Form A test booklet
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Spring 2009 Special Versions
• Foreign-language CDs:o Spanisho Somalio Japaneseo Ukrainiano Korean
• Translator—reimbursed rate of $75 per test per student
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Spiraling—Multiple 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 forms—for 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 3–8 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 [email protected]
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Accelerated Testing and OAT
Test administration procedures:• Students testing as accelerated must be identified
o in the Pre-ID file oro By the appropriate bubble on demographic page
oro 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: [email protected]
or call 614-466-2650• For questions regarding report card and
accountability calculations or EMIS reporting, please contact your district’s 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 site—test 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 OATCommittees and Item Development • Willa Brown ([email protected])
o Grades 4 and 5 Reading, grades 4 and 7 Writing• Sharon Bowman ([email protected])
o Grades 6, 7 and 8 Mathematics, grades 5 and 8 Science
• Melissa Denniston ([email protected])o Grades 6, 7 and 8 Reading
• Lana Hall ([email protected])o Grades 3, 4 and 5 Mathematics, grades 5 and 8
Social Studies• Andrew Hinkle ([email protected])
o Grade 3 ReadingTest Administration, Scoring and Reporting Security• Paula Mahaley ([email protected])
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Contacts
Office of Assessment:• 614-466-0223• 614-995-5568 (fax)• www.ode.state.oh.us