The use of digital and online tools to measure performance is causing educators to rethink not only how we collect assessment data but also how we teach and learn in information age schools. The upcoming Common Core online assessments are driving school districts to build out infrastructure, purchase devices, shift to digital content and capture student performance data that would be extremely difficult using paper and pencil methods. Regardless of whether your state is participating in the Common Core, online assessments will play a critical role in the future of education. Please join the Center for Digital Education as we discuss the future of assessment in a digital world and how to best prepare for that future. On this interactive webinar, we will cover: • The changing role of assessment • Trends and opportunities with online assessment • Expert advice on implementing assessment technology and tools • Review of emerging assessment technologies • Educator insights on implementing successful assessment programs

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Webinar
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• Special Report Overview
• Guest Speakers
• Q&A
Today’s Agenda
Tom Ryan, Ph.D.
Sr. Fellow
Center for Digital Education
Former CIO, Albuquerque Public Schools
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5. Q & A Participation
•To ask a question, enter it into the
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•We will answer as many questions as possible in the
available time
•This webcast will be posted to
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Assessment is much more
than accountability
The focus of assessment is
shifting to authentic,
ongoing measurements,
relevant feedback to
inform personalized
instructional practices

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“OLD SCHOOL” ASSESSMENTS
Paper-based
Limited
Not Applicable to real world
Infrequent
Unwieldy and error-prone
Difficult to customize
Limits how to assess higher order thinking

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Knowledge Test Performance Test
http://www.stanforddrivingschool.com
Both are Essential

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Reduced Grading Burden
Increased instructional Time
Quick Return on Results
Improved Test Security
Accessibility &
Accommodation

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Instructional Objectives
Executive Sponsorship
Buy-in
Start Small
Add Technology Incrementally
Professional development
PLCs
Research compatibility
Total Cost of Ownership
Vendor relationships
Thoughtful Approach
Measure Success

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Platforms to
aggregate data
Dashboards
Learning Analytics
Predictive
Diagnostic

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14. Our 1st Guest Speaker
Bill James
Teacher
Milford High School
Highland, Michigan
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15. Using data properly
Bill James
Milford High School
Highland, MI

16. Examining Examinations
O Central tendency
O Not sufficient though
O Need to examine a detailed report

17. Item analysis

18. Numbers to focus on…
O KR20
O Measures overall test reliability
O Range from 0.0 – 1.0
O Closer to 1.0 = more reliable
O Point biserial
O Measures item reliability
O Range from -1.0 – 1.0
O Closer to 1.0 = more reliable
O 0.3 = very good items
O 0.09 and less = poor items
O Negative should prompt review of question
O Student who did well on test overall did not do well on
that question

19. Another look

20. Formative assessments
O In class and spur of moment
O Assessment of lesson
O Change on the fly too

21. Feedback is key

22. Question types

23. Question construction

24. Know where to review

25. Students keep track

26. Our 2nd Guest Speaker
Jack Horan
Director of Technology
Oratory Preparatory School
Summit, NJ
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27. Non-Traditional Assessments
(or maybe traditional ones done
in new ways)
Jack Horan
AP Teacher/ Director of Technology
Oratory Preparatory School
Summit, NJ

28. Some assessment types
Formative or Summative
• Online simulations/experiments
• Writing Assignments
• Multiple Choice (and similar) testing

29. Online Simulation Benefits
• speed of setup
• speed of feedback
• ability to involve students (or teachers) from a
distance
• take advantage of coolness factor

30. AP Econ Simulation
Never underestimate
the power of
enjoyment!
Game-style
assessments can grab
student attention

31. Writing Assignments
• Best with shared documents (e.g. Google
Docs)
• Faster feedback/rewrite cycle
• Easier to share rubrics
• Long-lasting feedback
• Automatic portfolio creation

33. Multiple Choice Benefits
• T- faster, easier grading
• T- see problems and adjust accordingly
• S- quicker feedback
• S- Higher scores by students
– questions easier to read
– less distraction other questions
– easy to see graphs, etc that accompany questions

34. Student Benefits
• Easier to read
• No other questions to
distract
• images, etc. stay with
question
• Can even add video
clip

36. Important Issues
• compatibility with student devices
• ability to upload assessments from your test-
generator programs
• ability to easily embed images, text, and even
video/audio clips with questions
• ability to easily correlate questions with
whatever standards

37. Tech Director Concerns
• THE NETWORK MUST WORK!!!!!!!!!!!
• Devices must work
• One device per student is optimal, but not
necessary

38. Teacher Planning
•Groups of teachers can
plan and develop common
assessments, and collect
group data more quickly
and easily
•schoolwide (or district-
wide) data can perform
the same function
•more effective and
quicker intervention, for
individuals and groups

39. Specific help for
students and parents
• No more “he needs
to work harder (or
smarter, etc.)”
• Link data to
standards
• Find specific areas
of weakness
• “In math class, she
has trouble the
distributive property,
but she really nails
the commutative.”

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41. Wrap Up
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