Spring 2013 Test Coordinator’s Handbook

AACS

American Association of Christian Schools

Spring 2013 Test Coordinator's Handbook

2013

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GENERAL INFORMATION...............................................................................................4 Features of the AACS Stanford 10 Testing Program .............................................................5 Important Dates to Remember ..............................................................................................8 Overview of Materials............................................................................................................9 Home School Students........................................................................................................10 Special Education Students.................................................................................................10

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL TEST COORDINATOR .............................11 Responsibilities of the School Test Coordinator Before Testing .......................................... 12

Receiving and Inventorying Test Materials--Grades K Through 12.............................. 13 Assisting Teachers in Scheduling Test Sessions...........................................................13 Administering the Test...................................................................................................13 Ensuring the Security of Test Materials .........................................................................13 Distributing Test Materials .............................................................................................13 Responsibilities of the School Test Coordinator During Testing ..........................................15 Responsibilities of the School Test Coordinator After Testing .............................................15 Collecting Materials .......................................................................................................15 Excluded Students.........................................................................................................15 Organizing Answer Documents .....................................................................................15 Completing the Special Program Order for Scoring Services Form ...............................16 Packing and Returning Answer Documents for Scoring.................................................18 Checklist for the School Test Coordinators..........................................................................20

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TEACHERS/EXAMINERS...........................................23 Responsibilities of the Teachers/Examiners Before Testing ................................................24

Preparing to Test...........................................................................................................24 Responsibilities of the Teachers/Examiners During Testing ................................................25

Completing the Identification Grid on the Answer Documents .......................................25 Responsibilities of the Teachers/Examiners after Testing ...................................................26

Completing the Scoring Service Identification Sheet......................................................26 Organizing the Answer Documents After Testing ..........................................................26

EXHIBITS ..........................................................................................................................29 Exhibit 1: Procedures for Gridding Excluded groups...........................................................30 Exhibit 2: Guide to Completing SSID Sheet........................................................................31 Exhibit 3: Scoring Service Identification Sheet Side 1.........................................................32 Exhibit 4: Scoring Service Identification Sheet Side 2.........................................................33 Exhibit 5: Paper Band.........................................................................................................34 Exhibit 6: Marker Pattern ....................................................................................................35 Exhibit 7: Schematic Drawing of Packing Procedures ........................................................36 Exhibit 8: Order for Scoring Services Form, Side 1 ............................................................37 Exhibit 9: Order for Scoring Services Form, Side 2 .........................................................38 Exhibit 10: AACS Return Label ..........................................................................................39

APPENDIX A: AACS SCORE REPORTS ....................................................................41 Custom AACS Score Report Package & Optional Services.................................................42 Student Report With Clusters ..............................................................................................43 Student Record Label..........................................................................................................44

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Group Report With Clusters ................................................................................................45 Master List of Test Results ..................................................................................................46 Master List Summary ..........................................................................................................47 OLSAT8 Summary ..............................................................................................................48

APPENDIX B: AACS ADDITIONAL SCORE REPORTS........................................... 49 Student Report With Narrative.............................................................................................50 Home Report.......................................................................................................................51 Student Data CD .................................................................................................................52

APPENDIX C: DESCRIPTION OF STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TEST SUBTESTS .. 53 Reading...............................................................................................................................54 Mathematics........................................................................................................................55 Language ............................................................................................................................56 Spelling ...............................................................................................................................55 Listening..............................................................................................................................57 Science ...............................................................................................................................58 Social Science.....................................................................................................................58 Environment ........................................................................................................................59

APPENDIX D: STANFORD 10 SCOPE & SEQUENCE CHART................................ 60

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FEATURES OF THE AACS STANFORD 10 TESTING PROGRAM

Stanford 10 has many features that make it stand out from other achievement batteries

Full-color, Student-friendly Layout with Innovative New Types of Multiple-Choice Questions - Items t hat c all f or actual performance on t he p art of t he s tudents encourage critical thinking and problem solving.

Emphasis on Thinking Skills - All of t he i tems i n Stanford 10 assess ei ther B asic Understanding o r T hinking S kills, w ith m ore i tems t han ev er be fore as sessing t he higher order skills.

Alignment with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - The Stanford 10 R eading Comprehension t est pr ovides s imilar i nformation about s tudents' reading abi lity t o t hat f rom t he N AEP. S cores ar e r eported by t ype of r eading s election (literary, informational, and functional), as well as by the comprehension process employed (initial understanding, interpretation, critical analysis, and strategies).

Reading Selections Commissioned from Published Authors - Many of the selections in the Reading Comprehension test are written by well-known authors of children's and young people's books.

Two Mathematics Tests: Mathematics Problem Solving and Mathematics Procedures The Mathematics Problem Solving and Mathematics subtests reflect the National Council of Teachers o f M athematics ( NCTM) Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Further reflecting these Principles and Standards, the Mathematics Procedures subtest contains context that provides students with insight into the rationale behind performing the calculations.

Mathematics Reference Sheets and Calculators - A M athematics Reference S heet is required for each student administered Mathematics Problem Solving (Test Levels Advanced 1 a nd 2) o r Mathematics (Test Levels TASK 1, 2 , and 3) . I n ad dition, calculators may be used at those levels plus at Test Levels Intermediate 1, 2, and 3.

Emphasis on the NCTM Principles and Standards - As specified by the NCTM Principles and Standards, most mathematics i tems i n Stanford 10 a re pr esented i n c ontext and emphasize the problem solving and r easoning skills promoted by the NCTM Principles and Standards and all state content standards.

Spelling Tested in an Authentic Format - The Spelling test presents items in the context of a sentence r ather t han as i solated words. Beginning at t he P rimary 3 level, a " No Mistake" option is included in order to assess students' ability to recognize words that are spelled correctly as well as identify spelling errors.

Listening Assessed Realistically - The Listening test includes longer passages on t opics that en gage s tudents w ith m ore i tems per p assage ( typically bet ween t hree and s ix). Students are allowed to take notes while listening.

Emphasis on Process Skills in Science and Social Science - The number of retention or recognition i tems i n S cience and S ocial S cience ar e l imited, w ith a s ignificant num ber of items assessing process skills of these disciplines.

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