a web-based item bank search, view, and select items for saving, editing, and printing (online...
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A Web-based Item Bank http://sciencescass.org
Search, View, and Select Items for Saving, Editing, and Printing(online testing available too)
- Multiple Choice Items - Constructed Response Items - Performance Assessment: - Events (1 class period) - Tasks (more than 1 class period)
(over 1300 items) developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and
the Science State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS)
Contact Sara Moshman at MetaLogic, Inc.: Lincoln, NE: Phone: 402 474-6194 or Email: [email protected] for help or more information
Benefits:• Secure access via the web
• Search by any parameter, including full text.
• Easy to view and select individual items and download for further editing and printing.
• Save groups of items for future reference (or online testing)
• Easy to add new items, new item descriptors – such as state or local standards.
• Real-time item bank– any edits are immediately visible
Searching Basics
To search:
Enter text and/or
select desiredterms from catalog
This “smart” search will return items cataloged as (grade level: High School AND(topic: Geologic time OR Fossils) AND (cognitive dimensions: Applying Knowledge)
Click searchbutton to initiateyour search
Examine search results:
1. Table view - results displayed like
a spreadsheet, one row per item
3. Gallery view - results displayed
with thumbnail images
2. Items view - results displayed
in a vertical scrolling list
4. Slide view - results displayed
one item at a time
one item
next item
Click hereto select
Click hereto select
Click hereto select
Selected items can be held in the work window (a shopping cart for items).
Saved work windows can be accessed as presentations. Presentations are immediatelyavailable as online assessments!
Items can be opened in a new browser window as a test or as a score guide. Browser windows can then be saved to the local computer – edit these files as desired.
Shortcut Buttons:1. copy items to work window,
2. open items as test,
3. open items as score guide
Actions Menu contains additional functionality - such as “customize” to show/hide descriptors.
Functionality
Selected items should be opened in a browser window as tests or score guides. From the browser window, choose “Save as” to save the items to the local computer. This will include a folder containing any images. Give the file a useful name and remember where you saved it. Next, edit this file in your word processor as needed. If items are constructed responses, rubrics and scored samples are included in the scoring guides.
Items as test Items as Score Guide
Save tests and score guides
If permission is granted, can edit items via web.
Add/Edit Items
Items are presented inreal-time in anonline test
Can save and analyze results
Online Testing
View Test Results
Teachers can view dynamic summaries of the results by any user parameter available. Additional reports in progress.
Dynamic Analysis
Basic score summary
Analyze to any level of detailDynamicitem analysisby gender:
Pull-downof customparameters
Dynamicitem analysisby ethnicity
Web-based Data Management Search Window – offers high-functionality for add/edit items and descriptive data.
Secure access and edit tracking
Can have many collections of item banks – some in development, some for public use, some private to individuals, if desired.
Many collections
This is a table view of search results. The Pop-up window shown allows many functions
Groups of items can be selected for batch editing.
Table View, batch editing of items
Slide view, with pop-up menu displayed.
To edit, select edit option from pop-up menu.
Editing Items
Edit window – item data and descriptors displayed in a verticalscrolling list in left half of window.
Many features exist for sophisticated, yet easy, data entry - such as select from predefined lists, and type-ahead features which allow you to start typing and will fill in the rest with matching values.
Advanced Editing –Edit Window
html tags areused with text to format the data
html tags and text aredisplayed in lowerScreen –what the user sees.
Advanced Editing- HTML