What is ClassScape

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What is ClassScape?

• An online classroom-based assessment system
  which
• Helps teachers to achieve and maintain
  curriculum/instructional alignment by providing
  quality assessment items based on all curricular
  objectives
• Assists teachers with identification of
  individual and class strengths and weaknesses on
  specific SCOS objectives

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The ClassScape Advantage

• Provides teachers with a tool to
• Self-assess instructional strategies
• Access real-time instructional feedback reports
• Monitor student progress on an ongoing basis
• Build custom tests with a rich item pool or
  access tests prepared by ClassScape
• Create a flexible assessment schedule for students

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ClassScape Assessments

• Recommended for
• Identification of individual and class strengths
  and weaknesses
• Maintenance of curriculum/instructional alignment
• Guidance for teachers in instructional decisions
• Monitoring of student progress

• Not recommended for
• Printing of items/paper-pencil testing
• District-wide high-stakes summative testing
• Prediction of future student performance on
  EOG/EOC assessments
• Assignment of consequences based on student or
  teacher performance

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Implementation Schedule
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ClassScape Item Development Process
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Online Testing System

• Teachers select assessment composition
• Assemble tests from item database
• Use mastery tests provided by ClassScape
• Determine size and scope of assessments
• Students can attempt to demonstrate mastery of
  objective two times
• Large item pool to avoid overexposure
• Requesting demographic information to ensure
  quality as part of research and development

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Tools for Students

• Tools and other features
• Formulas provided within question stems
• Full screenweb options hidden
• Ability to return to questions at end of
  assessment
• System saves answers if assessment is interrupted
• Accommodations
• Use of some accommodations available
• Items reviewed for EC/ESL considerations
• Tests and items use Universal Design
• Font easily expands to accommodate visually
  impaired
• May change answer threshold based on IEP

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Sample Math Item
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Sample Reading Item
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Tools for Teachers

• Pre-Packaged Assessments
• Two Objective Quizzes per Objective (10 items)
• Custom Assessments
• Objective Quiz (10-20 items)
• Goal Scan (20-40 items)
• Custom Benchmark (30-50 items)
• Reports
• Basic Report by Class
• Student Assessment Report
• Assessment Report by School
• Class Performance Report
• Student Performance Report

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Basic Report
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School Report by Assessment
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Student Assessment Report
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Class Performance Report
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Student Performance Report
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Tools for Districts

• New for Fall 2008! District Benchmark Tool
• The District Level Benchmark Add-On is available
  to districts that purchase ClassScape for their
  entire LEA. District benchmarks can be created
  in all 19 ClassScape subjects. Additional
  features of the benchmark tool
• bulk upload of all student data from an LEA into
  our system at one time
• view, edit and delete student information in our
  system
• create custom benchmarks in all subjects and
  grades using our custom assessment tool
• schedule benchmarks to specified schools and
  teachers
• view login activity by district, school and user
• view system usage including the number of
  assessment completions by district and school
• view benchmark assessment data including
  district, school, teacher, class and student
  performance on NC SCOS goals, objectives, and
  specific assessments
• view benchmark assessment data including district
  and school performance broken down by gender and
  ethnicity

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District Benchmark Sample Report
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ClassScapeStatus Report August 1, 2007 to May
20, 2008

• 402,000 assessments started
• 174,000 students registered
• 54,000 items in our database
• 400 schools enrolled
• 62 counties represented
• 32 counties w/4 schools enrolled

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LEAs Using ClassScape in 2007-08
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Annual Enrollment Fees for 2008-09

• Annual School Enrollment includes unlimited
  access to pre-packaged and customizable
  assessments in the following subjects
• Grade 3 Math
• Grade 3 Reading
• Grade 4 Math
• Grade 4 Reading
• Grade 5 Math
• Grade 5 Reading
• Grade 5 Science
• Grade 6 Math
• Grade 6 Reading
• Grade 7 Math

• Grade 7 Reading
• Grade 8 Math
• Grade 8 Reading
• Grade 8 Science
• Algebra 1
• English 1
• Biology
• US History
• Civics and Economics
• Computer Skills

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Professional Development and Training
Opportunities

• Test Administrator/Leadership Training
• Basic User Training
• Data Analysis/Reports Training
• Advanced User Training
• District Level Benchmark Training

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Minimum Technical Requirements

• Windows 98 or Mac OSX or better
• 1.0 GHz processor or better
• 256MB RAM
• Internet with 56 kps bandwidth or better per seat
• Up-to-date browser (tested w/ IE and Firefox)
• Javascript/cookies/site-specific popups enabled
• Monitor resolution of 800 ? 600 or higher
• Proxy/firewalls must allow ClassScape server
  traffic
• Technical requirements are subject to change upon
  further evaluation.

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Coming Attractions in 2008-09!

• Computer Skills online assessments!
• Open-Ended Items!
• District Benchmark Tool!

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Contact Information

• Trish Martin,
• Program Manager
• trish_martin_at_ncsu.edu(919) 515-1313
• Phyllis Jernigan, Assistant Program Manager
• phyllis_jernigan_at_ncsu.edu(919) 515-1316
• Katie Dugan,
• Education Consultant- Math/Science
• katie_dugan_at_ncsu.edu
• [phone]

• Vicki Thomas,
• System Trainer
• VickiThomas_at_gmail.com
• [phone]
• Jaime Dougherty,System Trainerjaime.dougherty_at_gm
  ail.com(252) 917-1237
• Cindy Privette,
• Education Consultant- ELA/SS
• cindy_privette_at_ncsu.edu
• [phone]

Help Desk classscape_at_ncsu.edu Website
classscape.ncsu.edu or www.classscape.org