ACSIChristian School Assessment Program

Christi LintonStrategic Accounts Manager

DRC/CTB

• High quality and technically sound test• Design and content reflecting today’s standards• Current norms derived from national empirical study • Hardcopy Reports and Assessment Data Online• Linkage to instruction• Fall and Spring Testing Windows available• Pricing that benefits schools

– Discounted Materials and Scoring– Small and large quantity customized packaging– FREE Professional Development and Training

Christian School Program Services

• 90 years+ in the testing industry• Serves millions of students in all 50 states and 46

countries• Firsts

– Electronic scoring services • 15 day turnaround for online and hardcopy

reports– Application Item Response Theory– Inclusive norms– Application of empirical methods to detect item

bias– Comprehensive analysis of test results

Data Recognition Corporation (DRC)

• 2011 Norms– *Update in 2018

• Precise stratification – Geographic– Demographic– Socioeconomic– Size of Population– Accommodated Students

Precise Norming Process

• National Assessment of Educational Progress• International Reading Association• National Council of Teachers of English• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics• National Science Standards and Frameworks• National Council for Social Studies

• *College and Career Readiness version also available upon request—option separate of CSP program*

Standards Alignment

Three components• TerraNova 3 Complete Battery

– Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, & Social Studies

• PLUS Tests– Word Analysis, Spelling, Vocabulary, Language

Mechanics, & Math Computation• Bible Assessment Subtest

TerraNova 3, Christian School Program Edition

Reading– Oral Comprehension– Basic Understanding– Analyze Text– Evaluate and Extend Meaning– Reading and Writing Strategies– Introduction to Print

Language Arts– Sentence Structure– Writing Strategies– Editing Strategies

Scope and Sequence

Mathematics– Number and Number Relations– Computation and Numerical Estimation– Operation Concepts– Measurement– Geometry and Spatial Analysis– Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability– Patterns, Functions, and Algebra– Problem Solving and Reasoning

Scope and Sequence

Science– Science Inquiry– Physical Science– Life Science– Earth Science– Science and Technology– Personal and Social Perspectives in Science– History and Nature of Science

Scope and Sequence

Social Studies– Geographic Perspectives– Historical and Cultural Perspectives– Civics and Government Perspectives– Economic Perspectives

Scope and Sequence

PLUS Tests• Provide in-depth and diagnostic information about

students’ foundational skills in content areas

• Content– Word Analysis Grades 1-3– Spelling Grades 1-12– Vocabulary Grades 1-12– Language Mechanics Grades 2-12– Math Computation Grades 2-12

Scope and Sequence

Bible Assessment Subtest– Creation– Christ– Bible Stories, Old and New Testament– Bible Organization and Structure– Bible Doctrine (character and attributes)– Church– Christian Living– Bible Study Skills

Testing Objectives– Knowledge– Comprehension– Application

Scope and Sequence

CTB Depth of Knowledge (DOK)

DOK 1• Recall and recognition• Examples: basic computation, stated information

DOK 2• Interpret and apply skills• Examples: 1‐step word problems, prediction

DOK 3• Explain and support with evidence• Examples: explain reasoning, make inference & support with evidence

DOK 4• Evaluate and extend• Examples: synthesize information, critique

Teacher’s Guide, TerraNova 3

TerraNova 3, Resources

Bible Assessment Administrator’s Guide

TerraNova 3, Christian School ProgramAdditional Resources

Practice Activities Assessment Accommodations Supplement

Beyond the Numbers

**Norms Books and Technical Manuals also 

available

TerraNova 3, Christian School ProgramAdditional Resources

Math/Reading CompetenciesK‐12

BlueprintsPerformance Level (Proficiency) 

Cutpoints

Classroom Connections

ACT Predictor Scores available (Grades 10‐12)

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InView- Grades 2 – 12• Verbal Reasoning

– Words– Context

• Sequences• Analogies• Quantitative Reasoning

Scores include the Cognitive Skills Index (CSI) and an anticipated achievement score.

Cognitive Skills Tests

• Product Content questions

Q&A

Norm-referenced • Compares student performance to a group

– National Norms (2011) *Update in 2018– CSP- Local Norms– CSP regional-rolling local norms (**Updated annually)

Criterion-referenced• Examines student performance on objectives and skills within a

content area– Identifies areas of stronger or weaker achievement

Performance Level (Standards Based Performance)• Proficiency Levels (By grade and subject)

TerraNova 3 Scoring and Reporting

Scoring PackageReport Mode

Assessment Summary Report (1) School

Group List Report (2) Class

Objectives Report  (1)  *New design this year* Class

Individual Profile Report (2) Class

Student Label (Cal‐Stik label) (1) Class

Bible Summary Report (2) School

Bible Roster Report (1) Class

Bible Student Report (2) Class

GTI (Guide to Test Interpretation)‐1 per school N/A

*Dynamic Home Report available for all students in ADOL*All reports now include the Grade Equivalent score (GE)

To view all sample reports in detail:https://pdp.acsi.org/PDP/custom.aspx?id=13

• Home Report• Individual Profile Report • Student Data file

Also available as an option• Student barcode labels

Optional Reports (in addition to CSP Scoring Package)

Individual Profile Report

Assessment Summary Report

Bible Assessment Student Report

• A powerful Web-based system that provides administrators and teachers with graphic and tabular data of individual and group results

• Types of access– Administrator- individual student, class, and school-wide– Teacher- individual student and class– Parent access

• New parent dashboard– New comprehensive report

• Demo Log-Ins– URL: https://cspdemo.drcctb.com– UserName:

• demoadmin• Demoteacher• Parentdemo

– Password:• Ctbacsi10

Assessment Data Online (ADOL)

Dashboards:• NRT Summary• Objectives• All Grades• Cohort and Longitudinal• Scale Score• CSP/Region/School

Comparison• Student and Selected Student

Roster• School Size Roster• Inview• Bible

Resources:• Linking Study• GE tables• User Guides• Score Legend• Performance Level Tables• Moderate Mastery Ranges• CSP Home Activities

Assessment Data OnlineDashboards & Resources

**PDFs of hardcopy reports available on DRC’s Insight Platform

NRT Summary Dashboard

Objective Dashboard

Assessment Data OnlineLongitudinal Tracking (Matched Cases)

Teacher Account

Assessment Data Online for Parents

NRT data

Lexile Score Range& website for suggested booklists at student’s 

reading level

Relevant websites

Objective data

Assessment Data Online for Parents

Home Activities & Parent Involvement

Home activities for each TerraNova objective skill and student mastery level

• Grades K‐11/12• All content areas

• Introduction to TerraNova 3• Assessment Data: Conversations with Parents• Assessment Data: Screening for Exceptional Students and

Their Needs• Connecting Assessment to Curriculum Instruction

– Reading, Language, Math, Science, & Social Studies• Interpreting Test Results for both NRT and objectives data

– Administrators– Teachers

• Interpreting Norm-referenced and Objectives Scores Using ACSI Data Online

• How to Videos on using Online Enrollment Precode• How to Videos on navigating the new Insight Platform

Recorded Webinars

• TerraNova, College and Career Readiness Edition– Grades 3-8 (Reading, Language, Math, Science and Social Studies)– All new content created for the College & Career Readiness standards– Mixed Item formats (MC, Short CR, Extended CR, Multi-Step

Performance Tasks)

• LAS LINKS and LAS LINKS Online– Grades K-12– Educators use LAS LINKS:

• To identify and place ELL students • To determine students’ linguistic development over time• To inform instruction in the ELL classroom• To understand students’ English language proficiency

• TerraNova3, Inview, and Plus Tests Online– New Release coming soon on the new DRC Insight Platform

Optional Assessments(separate from the CSP program)

• A pure National Norm (not a user’s norm or rolling user’s norms)• K-12 assessment (Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies,

PLUS and Bible)• Grade Level item content (zero duplication of items across grade levels)• Fall and Spring Testing windows• Consistent baseline and highest technical quality for accreditation and

growth• More diagnostic feedback for teachers (includes hardcopy and ADOL)• Accommodations available—inclusive norms for 504, IEP or ELL students• Inview Cognitive Abilities Assessment • Norms update scheduled for 2018• Newer Content; Higher DOK and more rigorous assessment• Three parameter scoring (superior to Classical test theory model)• More robust Online Reporting (Customized for CSP program)• ACT Predictor Scores• Free Professional Development• Extensive classroom resources and links to instruction

Why choose TerraNova?

• Additional questions?

Q&A

For more information about the TerraNova 3 assessment program, go to www.purposefuldesign.com

Select Assessment Support, then TerraNova 3/InView.

• Materials Pricing Tool• Scoring Cost Estimation Tool• Quick Facts• Product Information Request Form• Talk to an Expert Request Form• Program Details

For additional assistance, contact ACSI Member Care member_care@acsi.org

800-367-0798

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