Student Success

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Student Success
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

• Proctoring the August 2009
• High SchoolWashington Assessment of Student
  Learning(WASL)
• This presentation is provided to assist in the
  training of proctors and should be augmented
  with special consideration appropriate for your
  local district
• Critical Information for Proctors

July 22, 2009
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Directions for Administration
Directions for Administration Manuals contain
critical information for proctoring the High
School Assessments

• Read the manual prior to administration

• Updates from last year (pg. v-vi)
• New Index available in the Resources Section
• Directions for Administering Parts 7, 8 and 9
• List of Training Resources

Available for download www.k12.wa.us/assessment/T
estAdministration/default.aspx
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Part 1Overview

• Question Format
• Response Formats and Tools

Intent of the Assessment To ensure the best
opportunity for students to Demonstrate what they
know and are able to do.
Page number reference in the Directions for
Administration manual
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WASL Question Format

• Multiple-choice items have response options
  (worth one point).
• Enhanced multiple-choice items ask students to
  choose an answer and then explain their choice.
  Only used in Mathematics (worth two points).
• Short-answer items ask students to supply the
  answer which may be in the form of words,
  numbers and/or pictures/diagrams (worth two
  points).
• Extended-response items require students to write
  an answer that offers more examples and more
  detail (worth four points).
• HS students will respond to two Writing prompts.
• Each students writing is scored by two readers,
  which doubles the possible
• score points to 12 per prompt for a total
  possible of 24 points.

Review the sample questions at the beginning of
each content area in the Directions for
Administering section of this manual (Part 7,
Part 8 and Part 9)
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Response Formats and Tools

• Only No. 2 pencils may be used on the WASL
  assessments. No colored pencils, highlighters,
  mechanical pencils, etc. are permitted.
• This limitation is based on scoring and testing
  protocols. Scanning of test booklets may be
  compromised by use of certain writing
  instruments.
• Students may use a No. 2 pencil to underline or
  check/circle items or key words for future
  reference.

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Part 2Policies and Procedures

• Confidentiality and Generally Recognized
  Standards
• Code of Conduct
• Responsibilities
• Posting Testing Locations
• Cell Phone, Backpacks, and Purses

No Media in testing environment, before, during,
or immediately after testing.
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Confidentiality and Generally Recognized Standards

• Confidentiality
• Follow your building testing security plan
• Ensure confidentiality of test booklets under
  your control
• Generally Recognized Standards
• Ensure access, not advantage
• Provide appropriate allowable accommodations

Detailed information is available on the OSPI Web
site at the following link www.k12.wa.us/assess
ment/TestAdministration/Coordinator.aspx
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Code of Conduct

• It is your responsibility to ensure that standard
  procedures are followed.
• Ensure understanding of test protocol
• Confirm the accuracy of student demographics
• Watch for irregularities during testing.
• Document any inappropriate behavior during
  testing.
• Follow the Code of Professional Conduct
  Chapter 181-87 WAC.

Chapter 181-87 WAC
Detailed information is available on the OSPI Web
site at the following link
www.k12.wa.us/ProfPractices/CodeConduct.aspx
OSPI Web site
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Responsibilities of Test Proctors and Staff

• Test proctors are educational practitioners who
  shall
• Attend all required training sessions and read
  all assigned training materials required for each
  assessment they proctor
• Administer assessments according to the
  directions in the Assessment manual and any
  supplemental materials provided by OSPI
• Ensure that assessment documents are given only
  to the student identified in the coding
• Maintain confidentiality concerning secure
  assessment items, passages, performance tasks,
  and individual student results
• Document and report any testing irregularities
  immediately to School/District Assessment
  Coordinator or principal and
• Sign and submit Test Security Assurance Forms, as
  required by OSPI.
• Examples of Prohibited Activities
• Reading, revealing, or copying passages, test
  items, or performance tasks.
• Interpreting or reading test items or passages
  for students unless otherwise noted in the
  students IEP for this accommodation.
• Causing achievement to be inaccurately measured
  or reported.
• Copying or reading student responses.

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Posting Testing Locations

• Each testing location must be posted with a sign
  that alerts staff and administration of testing.
  When placing the sign, care should be taken not
  to obscure windows.
• This posting assists in preventing interruptions
  in testing and facilitates the monitoring of
  testing sites by administration.

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Cell Phones and Backpacks

• Many students and staff members carry cell phones
  and iPods. Because these devices may disrupt
  testing and can be used to transmit information
  and capture images, cell phones, iPods, pagers,
  and other communications devices must be turned
  off and kept out-of-view and reach during testing
  sessions.
• Note Use of cell phones during testing will
  result in a testing irregularity and possible
  invalidation.
• Many students carry backpacks and purses. These
  must be placed a distance from the student so
  that items may not be retrieved without leaving
  the seat.

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Part 3Before TestingA Participation

• Participants and Special Cases
• WASL-Basic
• Institutions and Unaffiliated Schools

Pages 9-13
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Part 3Before TestingB Testing Schedules

• High School Testing Schedules
• Schedules and Breaks

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August High School Mandatory Schedule

• High School Reading, Mathematics, Writing
• Monday 10th Reading
• Tuesday 11th Mathematics
• Wednesday 12th Writing 1 Expository
• Thursday 13th Writing 2 Persuasive

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Testing Schedules Breaks

• High School (grades 1012)
• Mandatory Scheduleobtain testing schedule from
  your assessment coordinator
• Approximately 25 minutes added to your testing
  schedule to pass out materials, read directions,
  answer questions, etc.
• 1015 minute supervised breaks (caution against
  discussing test items) studentsgenerally remain
  in classroom, however, they may be permitted to
  leave the room, if supervised

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Part 3Before TestingC Preparing for
Administration

• Proctor Checklist
• Test Security
• Set Expectations
• 2009 Test Booklets
• 2009 Test Booklets, Contd
• Providing Testing Materials
• Providing Testing Materials, Contd
• Ensuring a Proper Testing Environment

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Proctor Checklists
Checklist for Proctor Activities During Testing
Checklist for Proctor Activities During Testing

• Proctor checklists available at the beginning
  of
• Part 3 Before Testing
• Part 5 During Testing
• Part 6 After Testing

Checklist for Proctor Activities Before Testing
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Test Security

• Follow your school test security plan for
  tracking materials so that all test booklets are
  accounted for and returned to your School/site
  Assessment coordinator after testing is
  completed.
• Maintain security and return any Braille and
  Large Print editions.
• Follow building protocol for students who need
  more time.

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Set Expectations

• Students must
• Erase completely any marks that they wish to
  change on multiple-choice items
• Check their own work to assure it is complete
• Not disrupt other when finished
• Student must erase completely any marks that they
  wish to change on multiple-choice items
• If incorrect multiple-choice marks are not
  completely erased the scanners may be unable to
  accurately read the response.

Incorrect
Important Note These samples are captured in
the DFA and the students reading and mathematics
test booklets.
Correct
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2009 August Test Booklets
Writing HS Day One - Green
Writing HS Day One - Purple
Place student adhesive label here. If a student
adhesive label is not available apply a site
label and complete boxes 1-5 on demographic page
of student booklet
Proctor Box
CAUTION Never mark or obscure the security
barcode on front of test booklet. (This barcode
is used to track the return of test booklets.)
Student Signature (Required)
Notes Box Use to annotate, scribes, irregular
administration, etc
ATTENTION Apply barcode label here if document
is to be scored
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2009 Test Booklets, contd

• Students must erase completely any marks that
  they wish to change on multiple-choice items.
• Sample questions are placed in the reading and
  mathematics test booklets.

• A Formula Sheet is provided on the inside front
  cover of each High School mathematics test
  booklet.
• Students must not remove this page from the test
  booklet.
• During Session Two students may need to flip
  back to page one to review the Formula Sheet.
  Students may not change answers from a previous
  session. When proctors are monitoring care should
  be taken that students are only working in the
  session being administered.

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Providing Testing Materials

• Approved calculators, except during last session
• Tools and manipulatives (counters, base ten
  blocks, color tiles, number boards, hundred
  boards, geoboards, 3-D Shapes, fraction shapes,
  representative currency and coins, or
  instructional clocks)
• Acetates (ruler, protractor)
• Mathematics No tools during last
  session, unless written into the students IEP
  (refer to page 13 of the Washington States
  Accommodations Guidelines for Students with
  Disabilities http//www.k12.wa.us/assessment/altas
  sess.aspx)

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Providing Testing Materials, Contd

• Writing Assessment
• At least 3 sheets of lined yellow letter-size (8
  ½ x 11) scratch paper
• Commercially published thesaurus or dictionary in
  print form
• No. 2 Pencils ONLY
• Pens, highlighters, markers, mechanical pencils,
  crayons, and pencils of 2.5, 3.0 etc., are NOT
  OK they will not be picked up by the scanners.
• Students may use a No. 2 pencil to underline or
  circle key words in the assessment directions.

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Ensuring a Proper Testing Environment

• All testing locations must be posted with a
  TestingDo NOT Disturb sign. When placing the
  sign, care should be taken not to obscure
  windows. This posting assists in preventing
  interruptions in testing and facilitates the
  monitoring of testing by administration.
• Remove or cover any materials in the classroom
  that may help students answer test questions.
• Allowed to remain
• Alphabet strip
• Number line
• Writing Checklist

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Part 4Accommodations

• Wider Access and Accommodations
• Assessment Guidelines for English Language
  Learner
• Documenting Accommodations
• Scribing for Student

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Wider Access and Accommodations for Students with
Disabilities

• Know accommodations needed for students on
  Individual Education Plans. Refer to the
  Washington States Accommodations Guidelines for
  Students with Disabilities http//www.k12.wa.us/as
  sessment/altassess.aspx

Note Accommodations must be documented on the
demographic page (back cover) of the student test
booklet.
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Assessment Guidelines for English Language
Learners

• Know accommodations needed for students who
  qualify for ELL services. Refer to the Washington
  States Accommodations Guidelines for English
  Language Learners www.k12.wa.us/assessment/TestAdm
  inistration/default.aspx.
• Accommodations must provide access to the tests,
  not advantage.
• Types of accommodations
• Presentation
• Response
• Timing and Scheduling

Note Accommodations must be documented on the
demographic page (back cover) of the student test
booklet.
Web
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Documenting Accommodations
BOX 7
BOX 6

• Accommodations must be documented on the
  demographic page (back cover) of the test booklet
  in Boxes 6 and 7.
• Important NoteAccommodations guidelines for
  students who qualify for ELL services are
  available for download on the OSPI Test Admin Web
  site.

When Speech-to-Text assistive technology is used,
ensure all secure test information has been
deleted
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Scribing for Student

• Scribing should only be used for students who are
  unable to write their own responses in the test
  booklet. The need for a scribe must be documented
  on the students IEP or section 504 Plan.
  Scribing should not be used to compensate for
• Poor handwriting
• Poor spelling
• Difficulty with writing organization and slow
  production
• Students resistance to performing writing tasks
• Must be used during regular classroom instruction
• Scribing must conform to the specific directions
  in DFA
• Grid Box 6 Y (yes) in Mark All
  Accommodations, on back cover of test booklet
• Name of scribe should be noted on front cover of
  test booklet

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Part 5During Testing

• Distributing and Collecting Materials
• Directions to the Student
• Monitoring Test Administration
• Documenting Irregularities in Test Administration

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Distributing and Collecting Materials

• Test booklets must be collected at the end of the
  testing day and stored in a secure, locked,
  limited access location
• Care must be taken to return the same booklet to
  each student
• Use the Pre-ID roster to track any irregularities
  in testing

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During Testing

• Read directions in Say boxes as written.
• No paraphrasing.
• Specific feedback must not be given to individual
  students about completing specific questions.
• Create a positive testing environment.

Note for Writing only You may define words or
phrases in the Checklist or Prompt as needed for
individual students, but your response may not
hint or imply how a student might write his or
her response.
DFA Manuals
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Monitoring Test Administration

• MBWAMonitor by walking around.
• Proctors and monitors should watch for the
  following
• Be sure students are working on the correct
  session/pages
• Be sure they are generally following the
  directions given at the beginning of the session
  (you may reread the directions to the student, if
  needed).
• You may not point out to students an incorrectly
  answered question, point out questions that have
  not been completed, or read and comment on
  student essays. Also, you may not paraphrase
  questions or read the items to the students.

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Report Irregularities in Test Administration

• Reproduction of test booklets or secure
  supporting testing materials.
• Improper test preparation.
• Improper test proctoring including
• Providing group accommodations not permitted in
  DFA.
• Allowing breaks during testing outside the
  parameters listed in DFA.
• Providing student access to tools or materials
  not allowed for that test.
• Coaching, departing from prescribed script in
  DFA, or attempting to artificially inflate the
  test scores of students.
• Unforeseen interruption in test administration.

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Irregularities in Test Administration, Contd

• Consult your District Assessment Coordinator
  regarding all irregularities.
• All testing irregularities must be documented on
  the front cover of test booklets in the Notes
  Proctor/Coordinator box.
• All individual and group testing irregularities
  must be gridded on the back of test booklet.
• These irregularities must be promptly documented
  on forms located at www.k12.wa.us/assessment/TestA
  dministration
• Invalidations for individual students will be
  determined by the district. Invalidations for
  student groups will be investigated at the
  district, reported to OSPI, and invalidated, as
  necessary, after conclusion of investigation.

Notify administration and parents
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Part 6After Testing

• Collect and account for all test booklets
• Preparation of test materialsfollow your school
  district plan for preparing testing materials
  for return
• Things to Remember
• Remove all Writing drafts from test booklets and
  shred
• Ensure that all accommodations are gridded on
  back cover
• Document any special circumstances in Notes box
• Report errors in demographic information on
  student booklet
• Return all materials to School/site Assessment
  Coordinator
• Complete online Proctor Questionnaire
• Submit Test Security Assurance Form

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Part 7, 8 and 9Directions for Administering

• Directions for Administering
• Part 7Reading WASL
• Part 8Mathematics WASL
• Part 9Writing WASL

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Part 10Proctor Resources

• Contents
• Accommodations Available for All Students
• Sample Front Cover of High School Test Booklet
• Sample Demographic Page (back cover) of High
  School Test Booklet
• High School Writing Checklist for Writing Task A
• High School Writing Checklist for Writing Task B
• High School WASL Mathematics Formula Sheet
• TestingDo Not Disturb Sign (English) (Spanish)
• Pencil Reminder
• Test Question Ambiguity Form
• Test Security Assurance Form
• Index

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For Assistance

• Resource flow chart
• Review your district materials
• Proctors Contact your School/District Assessment
  Coordinators
• School Assessment Coordinator Contact your
  District Assessment Coordinator

OSPI will refer calls from other district and
school staff to their District Assessment
Coordinator.
www.k12.wa.us/assessment/TestAdministration/contac
tInfo.aspx