End-of-Grade
Reading & Mathematics
Grades 3–8
Science
Grades 5 & 8
2015
Agenda
• EOGs
• Math I EOC
• NCFEs
In your packet….
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EOG Guide; NCFE Guide EOC Guide
Sample EOG parent letter (notifying parents of upcoming EOG tests - white)
Read aloud rules for Math (white stapled)
Revised reason code list for 2014-2015 School year (beige)
Review of Accommodations Form (blue)
Review of Accommodations Extend 1 Form (green)
Testing Code of Ethics (yellow stapled)
Test Plan Template (pink)
Proctor Statement of Accountability (white)
Gridded Response Practice Activity for Grades 6-8 (off-white booklet)
Sample Grid for marks-in-book students (white)
Copy of the Testing and Accountability Monitoring Tool (white stapled)
Review of Accommodations Attestation Form (gray)
Grades 3-8 School Testing Schedule
Materials Pickup and Return Schedule EOG
Elementary
Middle
May 20
Testing Plans due (EOG, NC
FINAL, EOC)
(Share in Google Docs)
Pick up EOG Test Booklets (Sign
up on Google Docs)
May 22
Pick up EOG/NCFE/EOC Test
Booklets (Sign up on Google
Docs)
May 29
(YRE June 5)
Science scanning
May 29
Science EOG Scanning and
possible NCFE
June 2
(YRE June 9)
Scan Grade 3 ELA only
June 2
Scan ELA and math
June 3
(YRE June 10)
Scan Grades 3-5
Pick up RTA Tests
June 3-5
Scan NCFE
June 4
(YRE June 11)
Scan RTA
June 4
Scan EOC Math I
June 5
(YRE June 12)
Pick up Grade 3 ELA Retest
June 8
(YRE June 15)
Scan Grade 3 ElA Retest
June 16
June 15
(YRE June 22)
Return Test Materials
(Sign up on Google Docs)
(Testlets, RTA Box, gridded
response activity, scrap paper,
graph paper gridded response for
MIB & all manuals)
Return Test Materials
(Sign up on Google Docs)
(Testlets, gridded response
activity, scrap paper, graph
paper, gridded response for MIB
& all manuals)
May 20
Testing Plans due
(Share in Google Docs)
May 26
(YRE June 2 – AM)
Test Administrators (Local requirement)
• Test administrators must by certified staff.
– Teachers
– Social workers
– Counselors
– Retired teachers
– Teacher assistants who are certified
teachers
Eligibility EOGs
p. 1
Eligible Students – General EOG
• All students in membership at grades 3-8 (according to PS), including
students who have been retained at grades 3-8, are expected to
participate with or without accommodations in the standard
administration of the end-of-grade assessments in English Language
Arts/Reading and Mathematics.
• All students in membership at grades 5 and 8 (according to PS),
including students who have been retained at grades 5 and 8, are
expected to participate with or without accommodations in the
standard administration of the end-of-grade assessment in Science.
EOG Eligible Students- Exceptions p. 1
• Exceptions include:
o Students participating in the NCEXTEND1
o LEP students scoring below Level 4.0 Expanding on the W-APT are
not required to participate in the English Language Arts/Reading
assessment and are in their first year in US schools. These
students are required to participate in Mathematics and Science
assessments.
o Direct LEP Teacher to print a report from ELLevations (LEP database)
o Students deemed medically fragile because of a significant medical
emergency and/or condition
Testing Window: pp. 2-3
• For year-long courses, EOGs must be administered the
last 10 school days.
Makeup Testing: p. 2
• Students who are absent during the entire
testing window may make up the test
within ten days from the original test date.
Testing Schedule pp.2-3
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EOG tests should be administered as early in the school day as the
school schedule permits.
All students at the same grade level within a school must be
administered the appropriate EOG at the same time on the same day.
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Students who are provided the Scheduled Extended Time accommodation
may not begin the test administration sooner than the school’s schedule for
the regular test administration.
Multiple Testing Sessions must begin on the same day as the general test
administration but may continue beyond the school’s schedule for the
regular test administration if the IEP or Section 504 Plan designates the
sessions are to stretch across multiple days.
Testing grade levels in two subjects (e.g., Mathematics and Science)
on the same day is prohibited in our school system.
Students at different grade levels cannot be administered tests in the
same classroom.
Administration Time pages 3-5
Subject
Est. Time
Max
Time
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Items
3-5
180 min
240
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6-8
180 min
240
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3-5
180 min
240
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6-8
180 min
240
60
Science
Grades
5 and 8
180
240
75
ELA
Math
After est. time, give students a 3-minute
break every 60 minutes.
Maximum time does not include time for breaks
or general instructions.
Maximum Testing Time Allowed pp. 4-5
• Students who complete the test during the scheduled
time must NOT be allowed to remain in the room with
students who require the maximum time.
– Move the students who have completed the test, OR
– Move the students who need additional time.
• Students in different grade levels/subjects may be
combined for ‘maximum time”
• In rare cases in which students must leave testing
area for lunch
– Test administrator (TA) must notify students 5 minutes
in advance.
– TA must paper clip test booklet so students cannot go
back after the break.
Types of Assessment Items p. 5
• The English Language Arts/Reading and Science
assessments include all multiple-choice items.
• The Mathematics assessments include multiplechoice and gridded-response items.
– Mathematics gridded-response items are found at
grades 5 – 8.
– Gridded response are on the calculator inactive part of
the test.
• All assessments contain field items that do not count
toward or against a student’s score.
Before Test Day pp. 6-9
• Prepare for training.
• Distribute Assessment Guide (AG) PRIOR to training.
– Test administrators must read thoroughly before attending school-based
training.
– Test administrators must sign for manuals and assessments.
• Read and Study the Testing Code of Ethics (Appendix E).
• Follow Security Procedures.
– No part of test or AG may be reproduced.
– Remove classroom study guides and displays (Even in extended time
rooms)
– Plan to visually inspect rooms prior to testing
– Test administrators who provide read-aloud accommodations must NOT
divulge contents of test.
• Properly manage materials to maintain security.
Roving Proctors p. 10
• Roving proctors are NOT permitted in
NHCS for EOG testing.
Before Test Day pp. 12-14
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Prepare Testing Environment.
– Cover bulletin boards and instructional displays.
– A Testing: Do Not Disturb sign must be displayed.
Prepare students for testing.
– Gridded response for math (Grades 5-8)
• NEW: REQUIRED Practice Activity must be administered no sooner than one
week before assessment.
• Students MUST write name on front of booklet.
• Test Coordinator will store completed activities and turn in at end of year.
• Extra copies are available at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acountability/testing/generalinfo
– Released test forms
• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/released forms
Prohibited items
– Electronic devices
– Cell phones..page 13
– Textbooks (HOWEVER, students are allowed to bring novel or other nontextbook to
read after testing is complete, but test administrator MUST collect all materials
first.)
Before Test Day pp. 14-16
• Monitor students during the assessment.
• Do not indicate answers to students.
– Asking students to look at question again
– Making facial expressions
– Pointing to correct answers
• Misadministrations
• Misalignment during testing (pages 14-15)
– In the least disruptive manner TA should notify the student that the
responses are misaligned and may redirect.
– In rare cases, it may be appropriate for the TA to direct student to
begin circling the correct answers in the test booklet and correct the
rest of the assessment after testing in a secure group setting (3 or
more people)
– In some cases it may be appropriate to end the testing session and
report an irregularity.
Before Test Day pp. 17-18
• Student emergencies and restroom breaks
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One student at a time – Hall monitors
TA and proctor must remain in room.
Secure test materials.
Note the time.
• Accommodations
– LEP
– EC/504
• Must be documented in PLAN
• Must be routinely used
• Test administrators MUST be trained on testing accommodations prior to testing
session.
– Transitory Impairment (copy sent to Testing Office and
accommodations entered into Powerschool)
Before Test Day pp. 19-21
• Complete the Review of Accommodations forms for LEP/IEP/504 Plans.
– EC Accommodations: Goalview State Testing Accommodations
report
– LEP Accommodations: Ellevations State Testing Accommodations
report
• Report testing violations.
– Eligibility Issues; Accommodations Issues; Security Issues (Multiple
test session plans); Monitoring Issues; Procedural Issues
• Answer sheets will be precoded
– Students are not allowed to code their names, student ID, etc.
Procedures for Students Completing
Assessment Before Scheduled Time is Over
p. 21
• Verify that student has completed the test.
• Collect all student materials.
– Student may read a novel or other NON-textbook.
• Students may put their heads down on their desks.
• If ALL students have completed the assessment
before the end of the scheduled time, the test
administrator may end the testing session early.
– Read the words in the section, Read to Announce the
End of the Testing Session.
– Do not dismiss until instructed to do so by test
coordinator or principal.
Paper Clip Student Test Booklets p.22
• Test administrator must paper clip the student’s test
booklet before the student begins the calculator
active section on the mathematics assessment.
– All scrap paper and graph paper must be collected.
– Distribute new graph paper and scrap paper along with
calculator.
• Test administrator must paper clip for lunch breaks
for students who have multiple test sessions and for
students who have multiple test sessions over
multiple days.
In Summary: Checklist to Complete Before Test
Day p. 23
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Attend training
Read Testing Code of Ethics
Study security procedures
Prepare testing room
Inform students of items that are prohibited
Review what you can and cannot do to assist
students
• Know procedures for misalignment, emergencies,
restroom breaks, irregularities, paper clipping testlets.
Test Materials
p. 24-26
EOG: Reading, Math, and Science
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Assessment Guide
test books
answer sheets
general purpose header sheets
bags for repackaging
No. 2 pencils
blank paper
accurate timing device
Testing: Do Not Disturb sign
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NCDPI graph paper (math only)
calculators (math only)
Paper clips
a supply of the NCDPI periodic tables
(grade 8 science only)
• Secure gridded response samples for
MIB
Optional: highlighters and color acetate
overlays
REMINDER: Calculators for Math
p. 25 and APPENDIX D
Students should use the calculator with which they are
most familiar.
Grades 3–5: Four-function calculator with memory key
Grades 6–8: Any four-function calculator with a square root
function, yx and (pi) and algebraic logic
Follow a Uniform Process for Test Administration pp. 26-28
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Testing: Do Not Disturb sign
Quiet, well-lighted room
Instructional materials removed (including extra time rooms)
Clear desks.
Test administrator must be present at all times.
Read directions as written (may repeat).
No cell phones
Monitor accommodations.
Students may read a novel/non-text when complete,
but materials must be collected first.
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Student Directions for Test
Administration p. 28
OTISS – System for Reporting Test
Irregularities
• Account set up (NC ID)
– Approval procedure
– Training/manual
• TC responsibilities
– TC submits irregularity
– Submit student (s)
name, ID number and
test form.
After Testing pp. 62-64
• Verify all materials are collected.
• Clear calculator memory.
• Test administrator should record students used
accommodations on the Review of Accommodations
form.
• Return all testing materials.
• Code student answer sheets
Code Answer Sheets pp. 62-64
(In a secure setting of three or more designated school personnel)
The Test Administrator or Principal’s Designee must complete
after tests are complete, if applicable.
Question 1 - Code for 504 Plan or Transitory Impairment.
Question 2 - Mark all provided accommodations.
Special approved accommodations through the Notice of
Accommodations process should be coded. (NCDPI-Approved
bubble)
Question 2 – Science (Grades 5 and 8) Complete for any
accommodation provided (504/IEP/LEP/Transitory) Plan
Absent from makeup
Code Answer Sheets pp. 66-70
Information Requested
Columns
Students not participating in standard EOG
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Transfer Students
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Grade 3 Only: Good Cause Exemptions
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Grade 3 Only: Code if student satisfied
RTA requirements by scoring proficient on
the BOG 3.
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Harvard Reads Grade 3 only
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Used non-permitted accommodations
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Misadministration
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Local Use
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No PREDICTED score or PREDICTED achievement level this year!!!
Header Sheet
pp.71-73
• Code and return as a cover sheet for each class.
• Complete sections 1-7, 9
• Answer Key Codes
EOG R & M
Grade
Code
3
EOG3
4
EOG4
5
EOG5
6
EOG6
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EOG7
8
EOG8
Science
Grade
Code
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SCI5
8
SCI8
After Testing pp. 73-74
• Review test materials (answer sheets)
– Must be done in a secure setting (3 or more
people)
– Transcriptions
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One individual transcribes the student’s responses.
One individual verifies the transcription.
One individual observes the process.
All 3 sign the outside cover of the test book.
Separate the Marks in Book books when you return them to the
Testing Department.
• Return all materials to Testing Department
– Graph paper, scrap paper, testlets assessment guides
• File Review of Accommodations forms with student
PLANS.