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Computer-Based Assessments. CBA Pilot for NILA & NINA Autumn 2013 Assessment Coordinator Training September / October 2013. Learning Intentions. At the end of the session you will be aware of: the context for computer-based assessment (CBA) in autumn 2013; developments to NILA and NINA; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Computer-Based Assessments
CBA Pilot for NILA & NINA
Autumn 2013
Assessment Coordinator Training
September / October 2013
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Learning Intentions
At the end of the session you will be aware of: •the context for computer-based assessment (CBA) in autumn 2013;•developments to NILA and NINA; •next steps for the pilot schools; and•guidance and support available from CCEA and C2k.
Will have an opportunity to :•access the CBA online training course; •explore NILA and NINA; and •contribute to discussion about using the NILA and NINA outcomes.
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Overview of the Seminar
9.30 Registration
10.00 Welcome
Context of computer-based assessment in NI
10.45 Tea/Coffee
11.00 CBA context (contd.)
Developments - NILA and NINA
13.00 Lunch
13.30 Reporting Developments
Practical Activities
Next Steps for CBA Pilot
Guidance and support available from CCEA
14.45 Tea/Coffee
16.00 Questions, Evaluation & Close3
Part 1
Setting the Context for the CBAs in 2013
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Legislative Context
In his letter to schools in May 2013 the Minister for Education outlined that:
•CBA assessment will not be specified as mandatory in 2013/14;•Use of CBA assessments (NILA and NINA) in 2013/14 will be optional for schools.
“Although CBA will not be specified in 2013/14, the Department expects schools to carry out diagnostic assessment using an assessment tool of its own choice and that the results of this assessment should be shared with the pupil’s parent/guardian at a mutually convenient time.”
“I would like to encourage as many schools as possible to participate in this pilot.”
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Moving Forward with the CBA Pilot
Online CBA Training live as of 9 September
Initial Pre-pilot 11 – 13 September
Principal Information Seminars 11 – 25 September
CBA Pre-pilot (10 schools) 16 – 20 September
Assessment Coordinator Training 27 September - 11 October
CBA Pilot: Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4*
7 October – 18 October21 October – 8 November11 November – 22 November25 November – 13 December
Questionnaires issued to schools November
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NILA - Northern Ireland Literacy Assessment
NINA - Northern Ireland Numeracy Assessment
•Assessments are available in English & Irish.
•Assessments are adaptive and not time-bound.
•Assessments are web-based and pupil responses to questions are saved automatically online.
•Assessments may be completed by Year 4 to Year 7 pupils from the pilot schools during autumn 2013.
•Assessments are processed immediately following completion and schools can access results after 48 hours.
The purpose of the computer-based assessments is to help teachers plan the learning and teaching during the school year to meet the needs of pupils in their classrooms.
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The question items in the Literacy / Numeracy Assessments have been developed using the following criteria:
•Definition of Literacy / Numeracy as set out by CCEA;
•The expectations of the NI Language & Literacy / Mathematics & Numeracy Curricula;
•CCEA’s revised Lines of Development;
•Advice from ELBs regarding expectations at the end of each academic year; and
•Levels of Progression.
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Focus on Raising Standards
“The use of data from computer-based assessments remains a key aspect of the Department’s school improvement policy”
Paragraph 3 – DE Letter to Principals Nov 20119
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NILA Overview
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The Literacy Assessment
• Assesses some crucial aspects of Listening, Reading and Writing.
• Draws on topics from across the Northern Ireland Curriculum.
• Is varied in form, ranging from everyday texts, such as advertisements and signs, to high quality literary passages.
• Uses 8 different answer techniques (cloze, drag and match, drag into order, drag punctuation, drag to hot spot, pick multiple, pick one and select word).
• Uses the potential of the on-screen presentation to provide interactive and engaging experiences in different ways.
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The Literacy Assessment
• There are two age related bands in the assessment, one for Years 4 and 5 and one for Years 6 and 7.
• The questions cover a range of difficulty within each band, designed to allow pupils show what they can do whatever their ability.
• The assessment adapts to easier or more challenging questions based on pupils’ responses.
• The assessment should take the majority of pupils around 35 minutes to complete.
• Provides teachers with diagnostic information about the skills and understanding of their pupils.
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Focus on Skills
Aspect of Literacy Skills Focus Pupils’ ability to …
Listening Information Retrieval
Listen to and understand information and ideas.
Reading Sequence Understand information and ideas
Information Find and use information
Features of Texts
Understand different types of texts
Opinions Respond to different layers of meaning
Writing Punctuation Punctuate text
Spelling Recognise accurate spellings
Grammar Use grammar accurately14
Adaptive Routing in NILA
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NINA Overview
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The Numeracy Assessment
• Samples the key concepts of Numeracy through two assessments / strands:
Strand 1 Understanding & Using Number Strand 2: Shape & Space, Measures; Handling Data
• Each strand will be assessed using an adaptive approach to assessment.
• Assessment for each strand will take approximately 20 minutes.
• Only mental arithmetic questions are timed.
• English Medium database is multi-instance.
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Focus on Skills
Skills Focus Pupils ability to …
Strand 1 Number Counting & Understanding Number;
Facts Facts and Mental Arithmetic
Operations Operations with Whole Numbers, Integers and Decimals
Fractions Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion
Problems Problems – including Money, Function Machines & Algebra
Strand 2 Shape and Space
Shape and Space
Measures Measures
Handling Data Handling Data
Skills Focus Pupils’ ability to …
Strand 1 Number Counting & Understanding Number;
Facts Facts and Mental Arithmetic
Operations Operations with Whole Numbers, Integers and Decimals
Fractions Fractions, Decimals, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion
Problems Problems – including Money, Function Machines & Algebra
Strand 2 Shape and Space
Shape and Space
Measures Measures
Handling Data Handling Data18
NINA Assessment Process
Column Information Provided
What is being assessed? Skills Focus Specific Area of the curriculum
Objective Specific aspect of numeracy
How difficult are the questions?
Year Curriculum year of the question
Band Difficult, medium or easy
How the pupil performed? Outcome Ticks and crosses
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Adaptive Assessment
• All pupils start in their target year and are presented with questions which are one year below their current school designated year e.g. Year 3 questions for a Year 4 pupil.
• On the basis of their responses, pupils are promoted, demoted or stay in their curricular year.
• A promotion may be reversed by a subsequent demotion and vice versa.
• The overall result is then computed as a weighted average of the two strand scores using the number of threads as the weighting.
• Outcomes from the assessment give both numerical and qualitative diagnostic information about individual pupils. These will become available 48 hours after completion of Strand 2.
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Adaptive Assessment
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Part 2
Developments to NILA and NINA
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2012 CCEA Review
Evaluation of:
•online CBA training (users);
•CBA implementation during autumn 2012 (principal, teacher and pupil);
•AROs and SSs (principal and teachers); and
•parent perspective.
Feedback from:
•helpdesk calls;
•ELB support teachers seminars;
•Principals’ focus groups; and
•written and verbal feedback from special schools
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Developments
• Revised Pupil Demos and associated resources;
• NINA Practice Area;
• Item Analysis and Question Banks;
• SEN Improvements;
• Monitoring Assessment Status;
• Improved Reports (simpler, sortable, printable and saveable);
• Charts and Tables showing progress over time;
• Improved IM Language selection;
• Modified Pupil Checklist; and
• Streamlined Helpdesk.
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Pupil Demos
Pupil Demos for autumn 2013
•Pace of the voice will be slowed
•Optional sub-titles available
•Scripts will be available.
NILA Practice Assessment Demo / NINA Practice Area Demo:
Introduces pupils to NILA / NINA and the techniques they need to be aware of when completing their assessment.
NILA / NINA Real Assessment Demo:
Reinforces this knowledge and prepares the pupils for logging in to complete their actual assessment.
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Revised Practice Area
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Revised Practice Area
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Question Banks and Item Analysis
NILA•Additional questions added to NILA at the lower and upper end.•Drag punctuation questions:
– Improved ‘grab’ of the box; and– More accurate placement of the punctuation mark.
NINA•Reviewed small number of questions with high proportion of incorrect answers.
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General SEN improvements
• Specific guidance included in the NILA / NINA Guidance Documents;
• Setting an SEN entry point for individual pupils;• Setting an HI entry point (removes Listening questions from NILA);• Improved ‘drag punctuation’ questions in NILA;• Voice in NILA and NINA Demos slowed down;• Improved pupil demos (for the practice areas and the real
assessment);• Streamlined NINA Practice area; and• Simplified pupil checklists.
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Introduction of Special Entry Points
What qualifies a pupil to use the SEN entry point?
•Teacher and SMT must:– reasonably expect that the pupil is performing 2 or more years below their chronological
age; and– be in agreement that an SEN entry point is appropriate for the pupil.
What qualifies a pupil to use the HI entry point?
•Teacher and SMT must:– have evidence that the pupil is receiving special support for HI; and– be in agreement that an HI entry point is appropriate for a pupil.
N.B: Only the administrator can select the SEN and HI entry point.
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NILA SEN and HI Entry Point
SEN Entry Point
Pupils will:•have access to the same number of questions as their peers; •allows pupils quicker access to easier and shorter questions; and•aims to deliver a more positive and potentially shorter assessment.
Hearing Impaired Entry Point
Pupils will:•only be assessed in Reading and Writing; and•use an appropriate checklist.
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Setting an SEN Entry Point for a Pupil (NILA)
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Setting an SEN Entry Point for a Pupil (NINA)
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NINA SEN Entry Point
Pupil’s Curriculum Year
First Non-SEN Entry Point questions will be from:
First SEN Entry Point questions will be from:
Year 4 Year 3 Year 1
Year 5 Year 4 Year 2
Year 6 Year 5 Year 3
Year 7 Year 6 Year 4
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NILA: Monitoring Assessment Progress for the School
Shows that the pupil has started NILA in English
Shows that the pupil has completed NILA in English
Shows that the pupil has started NILA in Irish
Shows that the pupil has completed NILA in Irish
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NINA: Monitoring Assessment Progress for the School
Shows that the pupil has started NINA
Shows that the pupil not started NINA
Shows that the pupil has completed NINA
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CBA Roles and Responsibilities
• NILA / NINA Administrator - Administrators manage NILA / NINA* at school level.
• Teacher - Teachers manage the delivery of NILA / NINA* for their class.
*Note for NINA: there is an Admin Zone and a Teacher Zone
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Administrator Role
The Administrator can:
•view the details for all teachers, pupils and classes registered in the school;•print / create teacher usernames and passwords for the school;•print pupil usernames and passwords for each class;•set an SEN / HI Entry Point for a pupil;•monitor assessment progress for all classes in the school; and•view and print tables and reports for individual pupils and classes across the school.
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Logging in as the NILA Administrator
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Logging in as the NINA Administrator
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Demonstrating NILA
• Demonstration of NILA administration
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Part 3
Developments in Reporting
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What NILA / NINA Tables and
Reports are available?
• NILA / NINA Results Tables provide schools with Age-Related Outcome (ARO) Ranges and Standardised Scores (SS). These are available for individual pupils, classes, year groups and at whole school level. These build over time to show additional data as it becomes available for new academic years.
• NILA / NINA Parent Reports contain the results table for an individual pupil, showing only the Age-Related Outcome (ARO) Range.
• NILA / NINA Objectives Reports provide specific information about the questions asked and whether the pupil answered correctly or incorrectly.
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Printing
Teachers can view and print tables and reports for:
•their own class; or •any of their own pupils.
Administrators can view and print tables and reports for:
•the school;•any year group; •any class; or •any pupil.
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Results Table (Individual Pupil)
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Results Table (School, Year Group and Class)
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Parent Report
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NILA Objectives Report
• NILA Objectives Report focuses on the assessment performance of an individual pupil.
• It is designed to answer three key questions:– what skills have been assessed?– what was the difficulty of the questions?– how did the pupil perform during the assessment?
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NILA Objectives Report
What skills have been assessed?
What was the difficulty of the
questions?
CY is now Age
> above what is expected in the pupil’s curriculum year
= within what is expected in the pupil’s curriculum year
< below what is expected in the pupil’s curriculum year
How did the pupil
perform?
Columns re-ordered so that the Outcomes are on the right.
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NINA Objectives Report
• NINA Objectives Report focuses on the assessment performance of an individual pupil.
• Three different views of the Objectives Report designed to answer three key questions:- what skills have been assessed?- what was the difficulty of the questions?- how did the pupil perform during the assessment?
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NINA Objectives ReportQuestion Order
Question Order
Single report which includes both Strand 1 and Strand 2.
Band
E – Easy
M – Medium
D - Difficult
Printable individually or in batches within 48
hours for current or previous years.
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NINA Objectives ReportSkills Focus
Printable individually or in batches within 48
hours for current or previous years.
Number of Questions will be included with the
pupil details at the top of the page.
Teacher will know the pupil’s target
year.
Skills Focus
Single report which includes both Strand 1 and Strand 2.
Clear where pupil has answered multiple
questions from an objective.Difficulty of
Questions answered is clear.
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NINA Objectives ReportCurriculum Year
Year
Single report which includes both Strand 1 and Strand 2.
Difficulty of Questions
answered is clear.
Clear where pupil has answered multiple
questions from an objective.
Printable individually or in batches within 48
hours for current or previous years.
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Demonstrating NINA
• Demonstration of NINA administration
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Activity: Using the ‘Outcomes’
In your pack you have a selection of NINA and NILA reports.
How could you and your colleagues use this information within your school?
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Using Outcomes
For example,
•To monitor progress and for benchmarking performance within the school and across Northern Ireland.
•To support clear and effective communication with parents in line with feedback from schools in 2012.
•To aid communication with parents as to how they can help to support learning at home.
•To support the planning for learning and teaching for individual pupils.
•To inform individual education plans for pupils receiving targeted support for special educational needs.
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Reporting CBA Outcomes to Parents
In his letter to schools in May 2013 the Minister for Education outlined that:
“Although CBA will not be specified in 2013/14, the Department expects schools to carry out diagnostic assessment using an assessment tool of its own choice and that the results of this assessment should be shared with the pupil’s parent/guardian at a mutually convenient time.”
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Practical Activities
• CBA online training course (10 mins)
• Exploring NILA (10-15 mins)
• Exploring NINA (10-15 mins)
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Part 4
Next Steps
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Key Dates for CBA Pilot
Prepare pupils for CBAs (practice area/assessment)
September 2013 onwards
Online teacher training available 9 September 2013 onwards
Principal training 11 - 25 September 2013
Assessment Coordinator training 27 September – 11 October 2013
Upload pupil data from SIMS to WebXchange
Not later than 30 September 2013
Phased Approach : Pupils complete live assessments in non-transformed schools.
7 October – 22 November 2013
Pupils complete live assessments in transformed schools.
25 November – 13 December
Questionnaires issued to schools November 2013
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CBA Pilot
• ‘Pre-Flight Checks’.• Both NINA and NILA assessments should be administered to as
many pupils as possible across years 4, 5, 6 and 7; and• CCEA, C2k/Capita, and both CBA providers will be monitoring
assessment progress.• CCEA and C2k/Capita will fully support you throughout the CBA
pilot.
You can contact the CBA helpdesk at any stage on: (028) 9026 1274 or email: [email protected].
For technical support contact C2k on: 0870 6011666.
NB – It is essential that only C2k PCs and laptops are used for the assessments.
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Assessment Preparation
Teachers should:
•use the online course CBA section of www.nicurriculum.org.uk; •refer to the NILA / NINA Information for Schools Guidance Documents;•be familiar with the NILA / NINA pupil demos;•explore the NILA practice assessment and the NINA practice area;•check pupil usernames and passwords;•ensure that pupils can have a break during the assessment/s;•ensure that pupils know that NINA allows them to have the question/s read aloud if required;•consider resources required; and•check the equipment.
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Assessment Preparation
Teachers should ensure that pupils:
• view the pupil demos as part of a class discussion;
• know how to pause or exit an assessment by clicking on the red x at the top right hand side of the screen and closing the window;
• know how to resume an assessment by clicking “Start Assessment button”. Pupil should log in again with the same username and password and see “Continue (first) assessment”; and
• understand the assessments they will be completing and have had sufficient opportunity to use the NILA Practice Assessment / NINA Practice Area.
NB - Pupils should be provided with pencils and paper for the NINA assessment.
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The Practice Assessment / Practice Area
Be sure to:
• take your pupils through the various question/response types;
• draw attention to the instructions for each question type;
• demonstrate how to answer using a data projector or smart board;
• give your pupils plenty of opportunity to use the practice assessment (NILA) / practice area (NINA);
• show pupils how to undo/change an answer;
• evaluate how pupils cope with question types and advise; and
• show that an answer can be deleted or changed any number of times before the ‘Next’ (NILA) / ‘Submit’ (NINA) button is clicked.
NB - Pupils can access the Practice Assessment / Practice Area without usernames/password. No log-ins required.
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Part 5Guidance & Support for CBA
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CCEA Support and Resources for Autumn 2013
• Principals’ Information Seminars and Assessment Coordinator Training
• Online Training Course for all new Year 4-7 Teachers
• C2k Instructions re: SIMS data export file
• CCEA email re: accessing NILA/NINA Admin passwords
• NILA / NINA Information for Schools Guidance Documents, including guidance for pupils with SEN
• Website, online support & guidance materials at www.nicurriculum.org.uk
• CCEA - CBA Helpdesk: 028 9026 1274
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CBA On-line Training
www.nicurriculum.org.uk/cbaonlinetraining
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Website URLs
• NILA www.niliteracyassessment.org.uk
• NINA http://www.ninumeracyassessment.org.uk
• Online Course www.nicurriculum.org.uk/cbaonlinetraining
• NIC Website www.nicurriculum.org.uk
• NILA Training https://training.niliteracyassessment.org.uk
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On line Training site
• www.training.ccea.org.uk
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