Copy of ACT Aspire Saipan Intro to ACT Aspire

245 Pages·2015·9.59 MB·English

by  Snuggs, Sara

Welcome Saipan ACT Aspire
Test Coordinators
Schedule for Monday Feb 23rd, 2015
Time Topic
8:30 – 9:00am • Registration: Overview of ACT Aspire Summative and
Periodic Assessments – Audience: ACT Aspire Test
Administrators and Test Coordinators
9:00 – 10:30am • Agenda and Topic Review
• What is ACT Aspire?
• High Level Schedule Overview
• Training and Resources
• Assessment Preparation, Administration, After Testing
10:30 – 10:45am • Break
10:45 – 11:45am • Let’s Compare Summative and Periodic
11:45am – 1:00pm • Lunch
1:00 – 1:45pm • ACT Aspire Portal Overview
1:45 – 2:40pm • Technology Readiness
• Customer Service
2:40 – 3:00pm • Open Q and A
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Introduction to
ACT Aspire
Agenda
General Information
Training Resources
Technology Readiness High Level
Assessment Preparation
Preparing Your Personnel
Assessment Administration
Post Assessment Steps
Portal Overview
Customer Service
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Color Coding
Training will cross several phases of testing; slides will change to
reflect the phases they represent:
General

Information
Pre-Test Tech
Readiness
Assessment

Preparation
Assessment

Administration
Post-Assessment

Steps
Reporting & Data

Usage
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General Information

(Summative and Periodic)
What is ACT Aspire?
ACT Aspire is a vertically articulated,
standards-based assessment system
comprised of:
 summative
 interim
Periodic
 classroom-based assessments

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What is the assessment format?
Computer-based
Testing (CBT) Grades
6-9/10 (EHS)
Paper-based Testing
(PBT) Grades 3-5
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What types of assessments are available?
Typically given 1x per year,
Fall or Spring
Summative
(Reading, English, writing, math, science)
Grades 3-10
Interim:
Three assessments per grade
(Reading, English, mathematics, science)
Grades 3-10
*Periodic
Classroom:
Five, 5-item mini assessments per grade
(Reading, English, mathematics, science)
*Available on Computer- Grades 3–8
based Testing Platform
ONLY
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What might my testing cycle look like?
Winter
• Interim • Summative
(all students) (all students)
• Interim
• Classroom • Classroom
(all students)
(some students) (some students)
• Classroom
(some students)
Fall Spring
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