MAP Technology Training

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MAP Technology Training

• Michael J. Patterson

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The big picture

• Bringing the pieces together

SMF
Items
Db
WEB
WAN
Goals
LAN
Tests
RIT
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ISP
Op DB
NWEA
Operational Database
Historical Database
Data Transfer
Hist DB
Student File Import
District Student File
Replication
MAP Development System
Local Business Objects
Paradox and/or Access
T-1 Direct Line
Test Definition
Copy
GEdit
NWEA Admin Web App
LTDS
T-1 to Internet
HTTP
FTP
FTP
FTP
Student File Import
Test Definition
Student Data
Test Results
MAP Test-taker
Test Order Admin App
District Admin Web App
Local Business Components
District Student File
District/ School
District
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Vocabulary

• TAA
• Test Administration Application
• HTML application that is the conduit between NWEA
  and school file servers
• NTE
• Network Test Environment
• Files and Infrastructure on the school LAN
• TestTaker
• C application used by students to take a MAP
  test

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Vocabulary

• Download
• Activity of moving data from NWEA to the NTE data
  files on the school server
• Only occurs through the TAA
• Upload
• Activity of moving student test results from the
  NTE data files on the school server to NWEA
• Only occurs through the TAA

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Vocabulary

• Tests
• Prepackaged set of questions downloaded to the
  NTE data files on the school file server.
• Testing Event
• Activity of a student using TestTaker.
• Proctor
• A school employee who initiates a Testing Event
  and monitors students taking Tests.

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Vocabulary

• Administrative Station
• The pc used for the TAA
• Client computer
• The pc or Mac used by students to take MAP tests
• Server
• The files server in the school that houses the
  NTE data files and to which the Administrative
  Station and Client Computers read and write.

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Components

• SQL Server Data Bases
• Operational
• History
• Reports
• Star
• Web Farm
• Dual and quad processor computers
• IIS
• MTS

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Components

• Test Packages
• Class Roster Files (formerly SMF)
• School/Teacher centric
• Special Program Files
• Program centric

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Security

• Encryptions
• License dates
• Test answers
• Scripts (algorithms)
• Proctor passwords
• NTE Data
• Network dependent
• Data obfuscation

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Demonstration
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Test Taker

• C application
• Pc MAC
• One executable one ini file
• Client install
• Server install

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Test Takers

• Opens TestEvent whenever launched
• Write to TestEvent
• Writes to student folders
• Tracks every Item
• Writes after every question
• Proctor Functions
• Terminate and Resume
• Comments
• Student problems
• Item problems

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Discussion Topics

• School Hardware / Software
• Firewalls
• Reports
• Interactive
• OLAP cubes
• Direct data links
• District based Web Servers
• Technology Support
• Regional

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Future

• TAA
• Improved data management
• CRF submission via web
• TestTaker
• Sound
• Non-multiple choice items
• Add student off-line