2014-2015 arizona department of education alternate assessment unit audra ahumada, director of...
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2014-2015 Arizona Department of Education
Alternate Assessment UnitAudra Ahumada, Director of
Alternate Assessment
AIMS A SCIENCE TRAININGSESSION 2
SESSION 2
During the AssessmentSession 2
AIMS A SCIENCE 2014-2015 TESTING TIMELINES
TASK TIME FRAME
Submit Password Request FormSeptember – December
2014
Submit No Response Option Form December 2014
Enter Students/Complete Student Verification
January 5 – January 31, 2015
Administer AIMS AFebruary 15 – March 31,
2015
Submit Final Data Closeout April 1 – April 15, 2015
1% Cap Appeals June 2015
Receive Student Reports June 2015
Mail all forms to: [email protected]
Train anyone who will be administering AIMS A Science Assessment
Obtain signed 2015 Alternate Assessments Test Security Agreement (Test Administrators) from each Test Administrator
Inventory and Distribute AIMS A Science Test Materials
Coordinate AIMS A Science Assessment observations by External Educational Consultants
Monitor completion of assessments for eligible AIMS A Science students
Report any testing incidents to Alternate Assessment Unit
ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT TEST COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Training must be completed prior to administering the AIMS A Science Assessment.
Training must include: reviewing test security logging into AIMS A Application reviewing AIMS A Science item formatspreparing test materials (data sheets) using AIMS A Science Performance Task Scoring Rubric
TRAINING FOR TEST ADMINISTRATORS
TEST SECURITY AGREEMENT FOR TEST ADMINISTRATORS
Upon completion of PEA training by the Alternate
Assessment Test Coordinator, all Test Administrators must
read and sign the 2015 Alternate Assessments
Test Security Agreement (Test Administrator).
Must be retained by the
PEA for 6 years!
Receive test materials from ADE
Count number of test materials received
Report any discrepancies immediately
End of testing window, return materials to Test Coordinator
Alternate Assessment Test Coordinator will count number of test materials returned and report discrepancies to ADE
AIMS A Science Test materials must be inventoried!
AIMS A SCIENCE TEST MATERIALS
Alternate Assessment Test Coordinator must
notify the Alternate Assessment Unit if a student was entered
after January 31, 2015.
TEST MATERIALS INVENTORY
The Alternate Assessment Unit will select PEAs at random to be observed by External Educational Consultants.
EXTERNAL OBSERVATIONS
The external consultants are
providing feedback in the assessment
process.
Assessment monitoring is required to ensure test validity and reliability. State law authorizes monitoring and evaluation activities to determine the effectiveness of programs for meeting the educational needs of children with disabilities.
Alternate Assessment Test Coordinators can monitor the completion of the assessment through the AIMS A Application using the Student Status Report.
MONITORING
Complete indicates that on the AIMS A Science Test both Performance Tasks and Multiple Choice Tasks have been completed.
Arizona Department of Education Website
ACCESSING AIMS A APPLICATION
COMMON LOGON
AIMS A APPLICATION
Students in grades 4, 8, and 10*are given the AIMS A Science Test
The AIMS A Science Format - Multiple Choice and Performance Tasks
All sections must be completed during the testing window FEBRUARY 15 - MARCH 31, 2015
ALL testing must be completed during school hours
ADMINISTERING THE AIMS A SCIENCE TEST
(*Grade 10 or second year of high school)
The Multiple Choice questions are administered online and consist of a question and three answer choices.
AIMS A SCIENCE TEST FORMAT MULTIPLE CHOICE
Test Administrators will receive test materials in a set (not for each individual student).
AIMS A SCIENCE TEST FORMAT PERFORMANCE TASK
The Performance Task questions are administered face to face with a student, and have question prompts and answer card choices scored with a rubric.
Test Administrators will receive test materials in a set (not for each individual student).
DATA SHEETS AND SCORING RUBRIC
The Data Sheets with the performance task question prompt are located on the AIMS A homepage.
The Data Sheets and Scoring Rubric should be downloaded and printed prior to administering the AIMS A Science Assessment.
The Test Administrator wil l download the Data Sheets for all their eligible students
Store the sheets securely during the assessment.
Once the Test Administrator has entered the results in
the AIMS A Application, the Data Sheets should be
securely stored by the PEA.
Data Sheets should not be returned to ADE.
PERFORMANCE TASK SCORING RUBRIC
Test Administrators
will use this scoring rubric
for the Performance
Tasks.
The Test Administrator (teacher) must complete a Learner Characteristics Inventory Survey for each student participating in AIMS A Science Assessment.
To access the AIMS A Science Assessment, the Test Administrator will click on the student’s SAIS ID.
NAVIGATING TO THE TEST
The survey will automatically pop up
once the Test Administrator selects the AIMS A Science Assessment for the
student.
ADAPTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
The Assessments a student has been assigned wil l show here. Once the test is complete, the word “complete” in green print wi l l d isplay
in the Status column.
The Test Administrator will also input the results
from the data sheets here!
Test Administrators can view the multiple choice
questions by clicking here.
Verify the grade is
correct. If there is an error, DO
NOT CONTINUE,
contact Alternate
Assessment Unit.
The AIMS A Science testing window will close on March 31, 2015.
Test Administrators will no longer have access to the AIMS A Application after March 31, 2015.
If a time extension has been requested and approved, the Alternate Assessment Test Coordinator will have to complete testing with the student.
AIMS A SCIENCE TEST WINDOW
Audra AhumadaDirector of Alternate Assessment
ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT CONTACT INFORMATION
Cynthia RollerAlternate Assessment Coordinator
1. Inventory AIMS A Science test materials.
2. Locate Return Postage Paid Label (for returning test materials
to ADE).
Angeles SwaseyProgram Project Specialist
NEXT STEPS
Before the Assessme
nt
Session 1
During the Assessmen
t
Session 2
During the Assessment
Session 3
Session 1- COMPLETE
Session 2- COMPLETE
Session 3- Complete by December 2014
SURVEY