KTEA-3 for
Dummies
PRESENTED BY DUMMIES DR. ROBIN MCGEE, MARLA DAVIS, DR. BIRDIE
BEZANSON, SUSAN MOORES, AND KRISTA DOUCETTE!
Agenda
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
The ABCs of Testing
Program Planning
 Template for Level B test results
 where
is the KTEA in the PP process?
Break
 Nancy – test borrowing protocol
 What is the KTEA-3?
 KTEA-Brief vs KTEA-3
 A song
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Principles of testing
Agenda (After Lunch)
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Breakout practice
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Scoring and Interpretation
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Q and A
What are A-level Assessments?
• Tests which can be administered, scored and
interpreted with the aid of the manual and a
familiarity with the student population.
• Qualifications for administration and interpretation of
Level A tests:
• Minimum qualifications are a Bachelor of
Education Degree, experience working within a
school system as a teacher and a familiarity with
the topic.
• No formal training in assessment required
Informal Reading Assessment
1.
Observation in Class
2.
Running Records
3.
File Review
4.
Leveled Reading Chart
5.
Consult with Classroom Teacher
Examples of formal Level A
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Analytic Reading Inventory
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Rosner Test of Auditory Analysis Skills
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PRIME (Professional Resources and Instructions for Mathematics
Educators)
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Brigance Early Childhood Developmental Inventory
What is B-Level Assessment?
• Tests that require specific training for administration,
scoring and interpretation. These tests are more complex
than Level A tests and require an understanding of
psychometric principles, the traits being measured, and
the student population.
• Qualifications for administration and interpretation of
Level B tests:
• In addition to the qualifications for Level A Tests, Level
B test administrators must have Master level courses in
assessment.
What are the B tests in the AVRSB?
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TONI – Test of Nonverbal Intelligence
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PPVT-4 – Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test – 4th
edition
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KEYMATH
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VMI – Test of Visual-Motor Integration
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BRAKEN – Test of Basic Concepts
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KTEA-BRIEF – The Kaufman Test of Educational
Achievement - Brief Edition
What is C-level Assessment?
• These tests are more complex than Level A and B tests.
They require an in-depth understanding of psychometric
principles, the traits and constructs being measured, and
the student population. This category includes such
assessment as WISC, WAIS and other intellectual
assessment tools.
C Level Assessment Continued
•
Qualifications for administration and
interpretation of Level C tests:
• At least a Master’s degree in Special
Education, Educational Psychology or
equivalent,
• A graduate level course in the assessment of
intelligence, and
• Any additional requirements stipulated by
the publisher.
Examples of Level C tests in AVRSB
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Weschler Scales of Intelligence for Children (WISC-5)
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Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Educational Achievement (WJ-4)

Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-5)
Lending Policy and Procedure.
Nancy Canavan says:
 Three week loan!!!
 Email Nancy.Canavan@avrsb.ca with:
1. Full name
2. School
3. Year of Master’s course
4. Which test is wanted
Sent in interschool mail.
Return addressed to Nancy, indicate from whom.
Level B Report Template
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This is the report template when you must use to
report results.
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Remember each test has it’s own definition of
the descriptive category - “average” etc.
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Template is found in “Resource School Based
Forms and Documents”
Where does the KTEA3 fall in the
program planning sequence?
1. Classroom Teacher Identification – Learner Characteristics Profile
2. Adaptations – documented
3. Referral to Core team - more adaptations? Referral to PPT?
4. Program Planning team – referral to Resource
5. Informal Reading Assessment
6. Consult with Student Services (SLP, Psych)
7. Level B testing – possibly KTEA-3
8. Consult with Student Services – is full psychoed required? PPT
and family informed
9. Refer for Level C assessment (CELF-2; WISC, Woodcock-Johnson
IV)
Consultation with Student Services
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Review of past investigations and interventions
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Recommendation on Level B tests (including KTEA-3)
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Testing of Student
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Report Generation
 Template
 For
KTEA, use the canned report in the online scoring
 Upload

for other Level B tests
to Confidential Docs in TIENET
Consult with Psychology
 Full
Psychoed required?
 Present
to Program Planning Team and Family
What is the KTEA-3

Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement - Third Edition

Pre-K through 12 (ages 4 to 25). Normed on 2600.
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Norm-referenced and criterion-referenced Error Analysis
 19
subtests, 14 composites
 Reading
 Math
 Written
 Oral
Language
Language
What is the KTEA-3?

CORE
 Reading
 Writing
 Math

SUPPLEMENTAL
 Oral
Expression
 Cross
domain (e.g., listening comprehension)
What subtests?
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Phonological Processing
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Written Expression
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Math Concepts & Applications
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Associational Fluency
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Letter & Word Recognition
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Spelling
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Math Computation
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Object Naming Facility
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Nonsense Word Decoding
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Reading Vocabulary
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Writing Fluency
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Letter Naming Facility
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Silent Reading Fluency
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Listening Comprehension
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Math Fluency
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Word Recognition Fluency
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Reading Comprehension
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Oral Expression
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Decoding Fluency
What composites?

Reading

Reading Fluency
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Math
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Oral Fluency
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Written Language
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Academic Skills Battery (ASB)
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Sound-Symbol Decoding
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Reading Understanding
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Oral Language
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Comprehension
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Expression
Academic Fluency
Orthographic Processing
Pearson in-depth PowerPoint
http://www.masp.mb.ca/wpcontent/uploads/KTEA-3-MASPHandout.pdf
What is the KTEA-Brief?

Core subtests, same norms
 Reading
 Single
word reading
 Passage
comprehension
 Math
 Computation
 Problem-solving
 Writing
 Written
expression
 Spelling
Both are Groovy
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Both have online scoring
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Both have report options
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Co-normed, so KTEA-Brief composites can be used in
KTEA-3
When do I use each?
KTEA-Brief
KTEA-3

Screener – any age

Grade 3 and higher
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Inconsistent achievement
(class vs Resource vs tests, etc)
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All agree there is a problem

Quick estimate of grade level
(new students)
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Struggling with core curriculum
Complicated cases with little
background


Outside agencies request info
on academics
No Response to Intervention
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Considering SLD caseload
KTEA-Brief
KTEA-3
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Common (5-8 per year)
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Rare (3 x per year)
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To demo to parents the
issue

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To get program direction
Considering a full
psychoeducational
assessment
A song for you: “A B C”
Standardized
Assessment 101
Serious Business
“… NORMS ARE BASED ON
EXAMINEES TESTED IN STRICT
COMPLIANCE WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION RULES.
VIOLATING THESE RULES
RENDERS THE NORMS OF VERY
LIMITED VALUE.” P. 63
Relevance
POWER!!
Finding the
Balance
“MAINTAINING STRICT
ADHERENCE TO THE RULES,
HOWEVER, IS NOT THE SAME
AS ADMINISTERING THE TEST
IN A ROUTE AND
MECHANICAL MANNER.” P. 63
Key Points
KNOW YOUR MANUAL
Key Points
SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
Key Points
COMPETENCY
Key Points
PREPARE STUDENTS FOR TESTING
Key Points
TESTING ENVIRONMENT
Key Points
TESTING ENVIRONMENT
Key Points
MATERIALS
Key Points
ADMINISTRATION
Key Points
KNOW THE ETHICAL ISSUS
INFORMED CONSENT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
COMPETENCY
Key Points
SHARING INFORMATION – REPORTS
Serious Business
“… NORMS ARE BASED ON
EXAMINEES TESTED IN STRICT
COMPLIANCE WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION RULES. VIOLATING
THESE RULES RENDERS THE NORMS OF
VERY LIMITED VALUE…. MAINTAINING
STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE RULES,
HOWEVER, IS NOT THE SAME AS
ADMINISTERING THE TEST IN A ROUTE
AND MECHANICAL MANNER.”
Goal
INFORM
PROGRAM
PLANNING
…and now, we introduce…ONLINE
SCORING!!!
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https://qglobal.pearsonclinical.com/qg/login.se
am
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Or type “Q Global Login” at Google
KTEA 3
Q-Global on-line
scoring procedure
Get a Q-global account

1. Sign up for an account at the following link: http://bit.ly/1Nnb5kS

2. You will get an email from Q global “Welcome to Q-global” – it
will have a link that allows you to set your password.
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Login to Q-global at
https://qglobal.pearsonclinical.com/qg/ca/login.seam
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YOUR USERNAME is YOUR GNSPES EMAIL
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If you have problems, call Pearson at 1 800 627-7271
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Tell them you are under the AVRSB account, and that you are from
Canada. The master account holder email is
robin.mcgee@avrsb.ca
Go to link
https://qglobal.pearsonclinical.com
If you would like a tutorial go through the
steps outlined in getting started;
otherwise, click “close”.
Click “add an new examinee”.
Enter demographic information
(No comment is necessary)
Don’t bother entering “History info”…
(it does not appear in the report for the
KTEA 3.)
SAVE!
1. Click on the student, then
double click.
2. Click on “Assign new
assessment”
Choose “KTEA 3, form A”
Choose “Assign”
Enter assessment details, administration
testing info, and…
Click on “Scores” and enter info from the
record form.
Enter “Error Analysis and Qualitative
Observations” if you wish.
Click on “Generate report”
Choose the options that you would like
included in the report. Click “Generate
Report”
Then click
Click the “Back” button to take you
to the front “Examinee” page.
To Generate a Parent Report: choose
“Reports” from the top of the “Examinee”
page.
Click on the student, then on the KTEA
assessment.
Click on “Configure report” and then choose
“Parent Report”
Choose the options you would like;
Click “Generate Report”
That’s it!
Easy Peasey;
Lemon Squeezey!
BREAK-OUT!
Interpretation using the KTEA3
Computerized Report

Subtest score summary table
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Subtest score summary profile
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Composite score summary profile
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Qualitative observations

If in doubt, consult with psychologists
Where does the KTEA-3 go in
TIENET?

Go to Student Docs
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Create New Document

Confidential Student Records

Choose “Level A and B testing”
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Attach
 FINALIZE!!