New Features of CTAP 2

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New Features of CTAP 2 How to Use Them

CTAP Region IV Marin County Office of Education
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CTAP2 Revision Goals

• Reduce completion time by 50
• Reduce number of questions.
• Align Assessment with CCTC Standards 9 16
• Provide better reporting support for EETT
  Evaluation

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Old Survey

• Featured multiple weighted responses and a
  detailed listing of skills for each category.
• A formula determined proficiency level.

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Old Survey

• Approximately 260 question responses
• Time to complete 45-120 minutes
• Server overload problems
• Difficult to administer in large districts

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New Survey

• Total questions in all sections 47
• 84 reduction in questions
• Estimated completion time 20-30 minutes.

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New Survey Strategy

• Focus of assessment will be on technology
  integration skills-not application skills.
• Reports will be aligned with CCTC Standards 9 and
  16.

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What has changed?

• Formerly --gt nine sections of questions in the
  Proficiency Assessment.
• Two sections eliminated (Publishing and
  Instructional Technology)
• Seven remaining computer skills categories are
  each reduced to one self-rating question.

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More Improvements

• In the old survey, repetition of questions in
  each skill area was confusing.
• Led teachers to believe they had already
  completed the section.
• Redundancies have been eliminated.

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Skills Area Improvements

• The style and number of questions in the 7
  computer skills areas have changed.
• Only one question per skill area.

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Proficiency Level Improvements

• Previously, proficiency levels were determined by
  a formula.
• Now, teachers will see the criteria for
  proficiency levels as they rank themselves.

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The New Survey

• Eliminates 8 Technology Use questions
• Merges the old Technology Use Survey with the
  Proficiency survey
• Now, only one survey for teachers to take.

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Other Adjustments

• Old Technology Use Survey will cease to exist.
  Teachers will not be able to update their old
  surveys.
• Teachers who did not complete the surveys last
  year will automatically be directed into the new
  system.

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Other Adjustments

• Historical aggregate data will continue to exist.
• Some old questions will be retained.
• Data from old multi-questions will be mapped with
  new self-rating for historical reporting.
• Not everything connects -- expect some gaps.

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Assessment Retakes

• Prior responses will not be displayed for
  post-assessments.
• New system forces teachers to re-address the
  questions rather than relying on what they
  answered last.
• Eliminates element of bias.

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Lets look at some of the specifics of the new
CTAP2
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Survey Sections and of Questions

• Computer Knowledge Skills 7
• Technology Integration Skills 25
• Personal Use 7
• Student Use 3
• Staff Development Needs 4
• Technical Support 1

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New Question formatting
Self-Rating
Criteria
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Technology Integration Skills

• 25 technology integration skills questions
• Target CCTC Standards 9 and 16.
• Will show up as incomplete status since it is an
  addition to the survey.

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25 New Technology Integration Questions --

• Familiar check all that apply format.

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Multiple choice questions

• Other survey sections offer combinations of
  check all that apply and range of choice
  questioning.

Example
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Personal Profile Update

• Alert script when teachers log on to the new
  system
• Reminds them to update their account before they
  can see any of their other personal information.

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Logging onto Accounts

• New categories have been added under personal
  profile.
• Teachers will see an alert script when they log
  on.

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Personal Profile

• Two new categories for staff position
  certificated (non-classroom) and
  administrator/classroom teacher.

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Two major profile distinctions among categories

• Depending on which of the seven profile labels
  you select, youll be given fewer or more
  questions to answer.
• Some categories will see a demographics screen
  (grade level subject area). Others will not.

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Assessment Variations
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Demographic variations

• Some categories must fill
• out demographic info while
• others wont ever see this
• screen.

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Color-Coded Button (blue)

• New color-coded button identifies status of old
  survey if teachers took it.
• Can no longer access individual old surveys to
  update them but can access the aggregate data.

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Completion Status

• New additions to the survey are identified.

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Notice of skipped questions

• Java alert when questions are skipped.

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Prove youve finished!

• New feature lets you email your status to your
  principal, tech person, or whoever else is
  monitoring completion.

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Emailed Status Report
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User History

• Retrieve dates for proficiency comparisons
  easily.

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Date of Last Assessment

• Will show no date of last assessment, no
  responses - if survey was done prior to Sep 4,
  2004. But

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View Proficiency Chart

• Old data is still in there.

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View old charts
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My Proficiency Chart
Shows old charts, with data recorded in the new
system. The gaps identify areas that are new
to the survey.
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Compare Assessments

• Can compare your old and new graphs in common
  data areas from your personal pages.
• Will not be able to see specific answers- just
  charts.

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Student Reports

• Can view student reports from within the account
  of the teacher who created them.
• (EETT Competitive and AB 75 only)

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Now its your turn

• Log onto http//ctap2.iassessment.org
• Take the new survey
• View Your User History Old Charts
• Compare Assessments