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North CarolinaOnline Test of Computer Skills
2007 CTE Summer ConferenceKoury Convention Center – Greensboro, NCJuly 26, 2007Presenters: Scott Ragsdale, Randy CravenNC State University, CUACS/TOPS
Session Purpose
The purpose of this session is to serve as a brief update on the North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills
Notable Data from Fall 2006
205 students tested in one day at one school [2005-06: 139]
52 schools tested 100 or more students in one day [2005-06: 7]
5,068 maximum testing sessions used in a single day [2005-06: 3,063]
23 days of testing in which volume of used sessions was 3,000 or more
~133,980 total students tested ~106,035 8th grade students tested ~2,228 different test administrators with 52
logging in 300 or more students ~3,446 students had the Computer Reads
Aloud option
Online Progress Indicators
Maximum Number of Students Tested in a Day
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
2005-06 Fall 2006
Number of Schools Testing 100 or More Students in a Day
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2005-06 Fall 2006
Maximum Number of Students Tested in a Day at a School
0
50
100
150
200
250
2005-06 Fall 2006
Average Minutes on Test for Students with One Login
0
15
30
45
60
75
90
105
120
2005-06 Fall 2006
Platform Shifting
Fall 2006
Mac OS X (10.3.3-9)1.544%
Windows Me (4.90)0.002%
Windows 2000 (5.0)9.178%
Mac OS X (10.4.1-8)5.734%
Windows 98 (4.10)5.495%
Windows XP (5.1)78.046%
Fall 2005
Windows XP (5.1) 65.22%
Windows Me (4.90) 0.01%
Windows 98 (4.10) 16.05%
Windows 2000 (5.0) 10.04%
Mac OS X (10.4.x) 1.88%
Mac OS X (10.3.x) 6.73%
Mac OS X (10.2.x) 0.07%
2007-08 School Year
Testing Calendar First Semester [Fall 2007]
September 17, 2007 – January 11, 2008
Second Semester [Spring 2008]March 10, 2008 – June 6, 2008
2007-08 School Year
NCDesk Stable environment [little change from 2006-
07 school year] Audio verification Auto-update clarification message Automatic font verification
Identifies if required fonts are missing [Times New Roman, Courier New, Arial, Verdana]
Confirmation check box on test start page
2007-08 School Year
General Possible reduction of audio file size from
96-bit compression to 64-bit compression or smaller
Test Simulation Flash Movie Demonstration of correct steps/answers by
item
2007-08 School Year
Reporting Reporting schedule mirrors 2006-07 school
year Next day return of results to LEA Test
Coordinators [Note: after first week embargo]
Feedback by strand at student level
Resources http://cskills.ncsu.edu/nccs
Link to home page of the North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills http://ncdesk.ncsu.edu/ncdesk
Direct link to the home page for the NCDesk application suite http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/computerskills
Link to Computer/Technology Skills Standard Course of Study on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website
http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/tech Link to Computer/Technology Skills page for Curriculum and School Reform
on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/computerskills
Link to computer skills testing information on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website
http://tps.dpi.state.nc.us/ Link to Technology Implementation & Planning Services page on the North
Carolina Department of Public Instruction website http://www.ncpublicschools.org/techservices
Link to Technology Services page on the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website
Contact Information
Scott RagsdaleProject Manager, North Carolina Computer Skills AssessmentsNC State University, CUACS/[email protected]
Randy CravenDirector, Technology ImplementationNCState University, CUACS/[email protected]
Help [email protected]
Questions and Comments
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- Chinese Proverb