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Testing Accommodations Updates. Exceptional Children Conference November 1, 2011 Presented by: Carrie Perkis Division of Accountability Services. Accommodation:. Changes in the way a student accesses learning/testing Construct does not change; assignment/content does not change - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Testing Accommodations Updates
Exceptional Children ConferenceNovember 1, 2011
Presented by: Carrie PerkisDivision of Accountability Services
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Accommodation:
• Changes in the way a student accesses learning/testing
• Construct does not change; assignment/content does not change
• Gives students equal access to learning without "watering down" the content
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Accommodations≠
Modifications
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Accommodations Differ from Modifications in that:
Modifications change the construct through altering language load, content complexity, and/or cognitive complexity.
Some examples of modifications:• Reduced assignments• Simplified reading passages• Reduced response choices
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Instructional Accommodations
*Routine Use*
Testing Accommodations
drive
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Statewide Assessments• End-of-Grade Tests
– 3-8 Mathematics– 3-8 Reading– 5 & 8 Science
• End-of-Course Tests• Algebra I• English I• Biology
• PLAN – Grade 10• ACT – Grade 11• WorkKeys – Grade 12
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Alternate Assessments:• NCEXTEND2 for 3-8 • NCEXTEND1 for grades
3-8, 10, 11
Language Proficiency:• W-APT• ACCESS for ELLs
2011-12 Field Tests
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Alternate Assessments
• NCEXTEND2 and NCEXTEND1 available for:– 3-8 Reading– 3-8 Mathematics– 5 & 8 Science
• NCEXTEND1 also available for:– Grade 10 Math, Reading, Science– Grade 11
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Updated Testing Accommodations Policy Document
Testing Students with Disabilities publication
(August 2011)
Testing Students with Disabilities Website:
www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/policies/tswd/
Testing Accommodations Web Site:
www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/policies/accom/
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What Types of Testing Accommodations are
Available for Students with Disabilities?
• Special Print Versions
• Assistive Technology (AT) Devices and Special Arrangements
• Special Test Environments9
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Special Print Versions• Braille Edition• Large Print Edition• One Test Item Per Page Edition
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Special Test Environments• Hospital/Home Testing• Multiple Testing Sessions• Scheduled Extended Time• Testing in a Separate Room
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Assistive Technology Devices and Special Arrangements
• Braille Writer/Slate and Stylus (Braille Paper)• Cranmer Abacus• Magnification Devices• Student Marks Answers in Test Book• Student Reads Test Aloud to Self• AT Devices• Dictation to a Scribe• Keyboarding Devices• Interpreter/Transliterator Signs/Cues Test• Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud (In English)• Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled
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NCEXTEND1-only Accommodations
• Responds with Use of Augmentative Communication Device, Picture Board, etc.
• Writes with Use of Augmentative Communication Device, Picture Board, etc.
• Adaptations to NCDPI-Provided Manipulatives
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What has Changed in the August 2011 TSWD?
• Some of the major changes are….
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NCEXTEND1 Accommodations
• Added NCEXTEND1 accommodations chart
• Added information on accommodations and adaptations to manipulatives that was previously only available in the Test Administrator’s Manual
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Student Marks Answers in Test Book
• ALL students may write in their test booklet – no accommodation needed!
• Students with MIB must not be given an answer sheet, must circle answers in book
• Students with MIB do not transfer their answers from booklet to answer sheet
• May be tested in regular setting
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Dictation to a Scribe
• For both paper-and-pencil and online, two test administrators must be present– One fills role of test administrator– One fills role of scribe
• A separate proctor is not required
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Scheduled Extended Time• Clarification: Extended time is to be provided
in addition to maximum testing time
– Most tests have maximum testing time of 240 minutes
– NCEXTEND2 has an estimated testing time, but no maximum time
– NCEXTEND1 has no maximum testing time
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What About Online Testing?
• Large font and foreground/background options available to all students– Not ‘accommodations’ – universal design– Must be selected in NC Education before
testing day
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Online Testing (cont’d)• Interpreter/Transliterator Signs/Cues Test
– May use second computer monitor • Dictation to a Scribe
– Scribe can record responses directly on computer or on piece of paper
– If recorded online, test administrator and scribe to sign statement of validation
• Test administrators complete Accommodations Provided screen after testing
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Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled
• Operational EOC online tests (not English I) and online field tests
• Must be selected in student interface questions (SIQ) before testing
• Separate room (one-on-one) required unless headphones are used
• Student clicks on speaker icon next to text to activate read aloud option
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Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled (cont’d)
• Limitation: only item stems and answer choices read by computer
• For online tests, student may have the test read aloud by:– Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud– Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student
Controlled– Combination of the two methods
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Accommodations Data Collection
• NC WISE• CECAS• LEA-approved third-party application
• All accommodations per plan type must be entered into one system across the LEA (e.g., IEPs in CECAS, Section 504 Plans in NC WISE)
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Accommodations Data Collection Schedule
Date Purpose of Data CollectionSeptember 1 Desk monitoring of accommodations
October 3 Pre-population of fall EOC test ordersNovember 1 Confirmation of fall EOC test ordersDecember 1 Desk monitoring of accommodations
FDF Discrepancy reporting for fall EOC testingJanuary 2 Desk monitoring of accommodations
February 1 Desk monitoring of accommodationsMarch 1 Pre-population of spring EOC, EOG, NCEXTEND2, NCEXTEND1 ordersMarch 13 Discrepancy reporting for Writing Assessment at Grade 10
April 2 Discrepancy reporting for NCEXTEND1 testing; confirmation of spring EOC, EOG, NCEXTEND2, NCEXTEND1 test orders
May 1 Desk monitoring of accommodationsFDS Discrepancy reporting for spring EOC, EOG, NCEXTEND2 testing
June 1 Desk monitoring of accommodationsJuly 2 Desk monitoring of accommodations
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Accommodations Data Collection Purposes
• Special Print Version ordering (e.g., Braille, Large Print, One Test Item per Page)
• Accommodations reports• NCDPI monitoring
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DPI Accommodations Monitoring• On-site monitoring 2009-10 and 2010-11• 10 LEAs and 12 schools
• Outcomes:– Increased collaboration– Accommodations systems and training– Increased accuracy in documentation– Continued need for focus on accommodations
decisions
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Review of Accommodations Used During Testing Forms
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Available at: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/policies/accom
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Review of Accommodations Used During Testing Forms
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• Two versions of form: • Standard• NCEXTEND1
• One form per state test, per administration
• Documentation of accommodations required, provided, and used
• Used for future accommodations decisions
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DPI Accommodations Monitoring
• 2011-12: 3rd year of on-site monitoring• Visits in January to monitor fall EOCs• Visits in May/June to monitor spring EOCs,
EOGs, NCEXTEND2
• NCEXTEND1 audits in March
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The ACT & Accommodations
• ACT Initial Test Date: March 6, 2012• ACT Makeup Test Date: March 20, 2012• ACT Accommodations Testing Window:
– March 6–20, 2012– ACT-Approved and State-Allowed
Accommodations
Resources available from ACT at:http://www.act.org/aap/northcarolina/
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The ACT & Accommodations
• ACT accommodations policy based on American Disabilities Act (ADA), not on Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
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The ACT & Accommodations
• ACT-Approved Accommodations– Result in college-reportable ACT score– Request and accompanying documentation
must be submitted to ACT for approval– Deadline for Application for ACT-Approved
Test Accommodations requests:December 16, 2011
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The ACT & Accommodations
• State-Allowed Accommodations– Result in scores that are not college-
reportable– Scores used for state accountability– Local decision as to which accommodations
to provide– State-Allowed Accommodations Requests
for materials must be placed through online ordering system by: February 24, 2012
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PLAN/WorkKeys & Accommodations
• All accommodations determined locally• No request to ACT required• Should be supported by IEP
documentation
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ACT and IEP Documentation
• IEPs do not need to be amended this year (2011-12) to include accommodations for ACT/PLAN/WorkKeys
• IEP form will be updated for 2012-13 to include these assessments
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ACT and Alternate Assessments
• Grade 11 NCEXTEND1 assessment being developed as alternate for the ACT– 15 items– Testing window: February 27 – March 30,
2012• Grade 10 NCEXTEND1 serves as
alternate for PLAN• No alternate assessment for WorkKeys
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The ACT & Accommodations• Resources:
– http://www.act.org/aap/northcarolina/• Policy documents• Forms• Accommodations crosswalk
– http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/• ACT Webinar recording and PowerPoint
– FAQ and Accommodations Memo from NCDPI
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Questions?Comments?Concerns?
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Contact Information
Carrie PerkisNCDPI Division of Accountability
Testing Policy & [email protected]
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