Spring 2012 Field Tests
Grades 3–8
Online & Paper-and-Pencil
Assessment Type and Grade Level
Paper-and-Pencil
Grades 3–8:
• English Language Arts
• Mathematics
Online
Grades 5 and 8:
• Science
Grades 5 and 8:
• NCEXTEND2 Science
Grades 3–8:
• NCEXTEND2 English
Language Arts
• NCEXTEND2
Mathematics
Testing Window
April 9, 2012–April 30, 2012
Types of Items
Paper-and-Pencil
English Language Arts:
Grades 3–8:
1. Multiple-choice questions
Mathematics:
Grades 3 and 4:
1. Multiple-choice questions
Grades 5–8:
1. Multiple-choice questions
2. Questions that require
students to write and
bubble a numerical answer
(gridded response)
Online
Science:
Grades 5 and 8
1. Multiple-choice questions
2. Technology-enhanced questions
NCEXTEND2 ELA:
Grades 3–8
1. Multiple-choice questions
NCEXTEND2 Mathematics:
Grades 3 and 4
1. Multiple-choice questions
Grades 5–8
1. Multiple-choice questions
2. Questions that require students to
type a numerical answer (gridded
response)
NCEXTEND2 Science:
Grades 5 and 8
1. Multiple-Choice questions
2. Technology-enhanced questions
Administration Time
Paper-and-Pencil
English Language Arts and Math:
• Estimated Time is 150 minutes
• Maximum Time is 240 minutes
• 2 Three-minute breaks
Online
Science:
• Estimated Time is 150 minutes
• Maximum Time is 240 minutes
• 2 Three-minute breaks
NCEXTEND2 ELA, Math, Science:
• Estimated Time is 150 minutes
• NO maximum time
• 2 Three-minute breaks
Eligible Students
English/Language Arts:
• All students enrolled in
grades 3–8 (according to
NC WISE) at sampled
schools who typically
participate with or without
accommodations in the
administration of the
North Carolina End-ofGrade Reading
Comprehension tests are
expected to participate
Paper-and-Pencil
Mathematics:
• All students enrolled in
grades 3–8 (according to
NC WISE) at sampled
schools who typically
participate with or without
accommodations in the
administration of the
North Carolina End-ofGrade Mathematics tests
are expected to
participate
Eligible Students––Online
Science
All students enrolled in grades 5 and 8
(according to NC WISE) at sampled schools
who typically participate with or without
accommodations in the administration of the
North Carolina End-of-Grade Science tests
are expected to participate in the online field
tests of science.
Eligibility for NCEXTEND2––Online
English
Language Arts
All students whose
IEPs designate
participation in
NCEXTEND2 reading
enrolled in grades 3,
4, 6, and 7 and at
sampled schools in
grades 5 and 8.
Mathematics
All students whose
IEPs designate
participation in
NCEXTEND2
mathematics enrolled
in grades 3, 4, 6, and
7 and at sampled
schools in grades 5
and 8.
Science
All students whose
IEPs designate
participation in
NCEXTEND2
science enrolled in
grades 5 and 8 at
sampled schools.
Special Case Samples
NCEXTEND2 Grades 5 and 8
Sample patterns:
•X2 Math, X2 ELA, Science
•X2 Math, X2 Science, Reading
•X2 Reading, X2 Science, Math
If an X2 student has both X2 and general selected, drop the
general field test
EOG Math and Algebra I
Middle school students taking Algebra I
• If assigned 2 math field tests (i.e., EOG math and Algebra I)
take both EOG math and Algebra I
• If assigned 3 field tests (e.g., EOG math, Algebra I, ELA), drop
Algebra I
Scheduling Options––NCEXTEND2
Online
Students in different grade levels may be grouped for testing only if the directions are the
same, the test administration time is the same, the test materials are the same and the test is
not being read aloud. Test coordinators must take care to ensure students do not feel
uncomfortable with mixed-grade level grouping so that test performance is not affected.
English Language Arts
• Students in grades
3–8 may be grouped
Mathematics
• Students in grades 3 and
4 may be grouped
• Students in grades 5–8
may be grouped
Science
• Students at grades
5 and 8 may not be
combined
Test Materials▬Paper-and-Pencil
English Language Arts
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Assessment Guide
Test books
Answer sheets (pp.56–65)
Header Sheet (p. 66)
Sufficient envelopes/bags for
repackaging test materials
Extra sharpened No. 2
pencils
Supply of blank paper
Jumbo paper clips
Timing device
Mathematics
Same materials listed for Language
Arts, but also need:
• Calculators (calculator active
only) (p. 18, 67-68)
• DPI-issued/approved graph
paper
Paper-and-Pencil
NEW: Test
book covers
include
transcriber’s
label
Test Materials––Online
EXTEND2
English Language
Arts
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Assessment Guide
Computers
Extra pencils
Supply of blank
paper
• Timing device
EXTEND2
Mathematics
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Assessment Guide
Computers
Extra pencils
Supply of blank paper
Timing device
Calculators ( calculator
active only)
• DPI-issued/approved
graph paper
General/EXTEND2
Science
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Assessment Guide
Computers
Extra pencils
Supply of blank
paper
• Timing device
• Calculators
Precoding▬Paper-and-Pencil
• Answer sheets will be precoded (p.14)
• Student Background Information must be completed
on the day of testing before beginning the actual
field test (p. 21)
• Test administrators or other designated school
personnel respond to questions 1 and 2 on SIDE 1 of
the answer sheet after testing (p. 21)
Accommodations
Not Available/Applicable
All Online:
• Braille Edition
• Large Print Edition
• One Test Item Per Page
Edition
• Hospital/Home Testing
• Student Marks Answers
in Test Book
All Paper-and-Pencil:
All of these
accommodations are
available for paperand-pencil
Accommodations Not Allowed
for English Language Arts
English Language Arts
Paper-and-Pencil
Invalidates results:
• Test Administrator Reads Test
Aloud
• Interpreter/Transliterator
Signs/Cues Test
Small group testing sessions are
allowed to use one test form (i.e., same
number) for these accommodations at
one site (i.e., classroom). A different
form (i.e., different number) must be
used for each of these sessions within a
school.
NCEXTEND2 Online
English Language Arts
Invalidates results:
• Test Administrator Reads Test
Aloud
• Computer Reads Test Aloud
• Interpreter/Transliterator
Signs/Cues Test
Scoring and Reporting
Score reports and student scores from the
field tests will not be retuned to the schools
or school systems.
Mathematics––Paper-and-Pencil
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p. 35––Calculator inactive is given first (same online)
p. 34, 36––Proctor records time in the TIME box on the board. Updates the time
every 5 minutes (computer collects time online)
p. 37––Student directions in test book at end of calculator inactive to raise hand
and get a calculator. Test administrator paper clips book. (online, directions are
on section summary page to raise hand for a calculator)
Student directions printed at the end of the test (also at the end of ELA)
Student directions in test book for questions requiring numerical answers.
Example student directions:
– Grade 5: Questions 18 through 25 require you to write your answer in
the boxes. Write only one number or symbol in each box. Then fill in the
circle in each column that matches what you have printed. Fill in only one
circle in each column.
Writing a numerical response:
• Doesn’t matter if student fills in the answer from the right or left
• Blank boxes before or after the answer does not matter
• A blank within the answer will make it incorrect. For example, if the
answer is 123 and the student starts with a 1, skips a box, then bubbles
2, then 3, that would be scored as wrong.
Calculator Inactive–Student Test Book Directions
Paper-and Pencil
This is the end of the calculator inactive test questions.
Directions:
1. Look back over your answers for the calculator inactive questions. You will
not be able to go back and work on these questions once you are given a
calculator.
2. Record in the TIME box on your answer sheet the number of minutes written
on the board it took you to finish this part of the test.
3. Raise your hand to let your teacher know you are ready to begin the
calculator active test questions.
4. Do not begin work on the calculator active test questions until your teacher
has given you a calculator.
Calculator Active–Student Test Book Directions
Paper-and Pencil
Directions:
This is the end of the mathematics test.
1.Look back over your answers for the calculator active questions only.
2. Record in the TIME box on your answer sheet the number of minutes
written on the board it took you to finish this part of the test.
3. Put all of your papers inside your test book and close your test book.
4.Place your calculator on top of the test book.
5. Stay quietly in your seat until your teacher tells you that testing is
finished.
Online Assessment Tutorial
• Available at http://go.ncsu.edu/nctdemo
• Complete the tutorial before test day
• Students should practice completing the
Online Assessment Tutorial using
computers they will use during the actual
test administration
Field Test Item Review
• On days before the test administration,
teachers who are to complete the Teacher
Field Test Item Review must be granted
Test Sessions Manager Extended
Permission in the NC Education System.
• The school TC will designate the time and
location of the review.
• Handout
Roles and Responsibilities
LEA TC
In the LEA Test
Coordinator’s Handbook:
School TC
In the School Test
Coordinator’s Handbook:
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Training of School System Test
Coordinator (p. C1.01)
School System (LEA) Test
Coordinator’s Responsibilities (pp.
C1.01-1.03)
School System (LEA) Test
Coordinator’s Responsibilities for
Ordering Test Materials (pp. C1.031.04)
Shipping and/or Materials
Contacts/Questions (p. C1.05)
Proctor’s Responsibilities (pp. C1.08C1.10). See also The Proctor’s Guide
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School Test Coordinator’s
Responsibilities (p. C1.03-1.04)
Proctor’s Responsibilities (pp. C1.061.07). See also The Proctor’s Guide
Local Testing Procedures
Paper-and-Pencil
Online
(pp. 14-15) Inform test administrators of
local policies:
• If answer sheets are precoded, providing
NC WISE pupil numbers to students who
do not know them when completing the
Student Background Information
• Procedures for contacting the school TC
during the test administration, if needed
• What students who finish the test early
are allowed to do while waiting for others
to complete the test
• Procedures for providing additional time
(i.e., maximum time) to students who
need it
• Procedures for returning students to the
regular school schedule
• Procedures for reporting testing
irregularities
(p. 14)
• What students who finish the test early
are allowed to do while waiting for others
to complete the test
• Procedures for providing additional time
(i.e., maximum time)to students who
need it
• Procedures for contacting the school TC
during the test administration, if needed
• Local procedures for addressing
technical issues
• Procedures for returning students to the
regular school schedule
• Procedures for reporting testing
irregularities
Test Security
In the Test Coordinator’s Handbooks:
• Test Security (p. B1.01)
• Accounting For and Storing Test Materials (p.
B1.02)
• Testing Security Protocol and Procedures for
School Personnel (B1.03)
• Limitations to Providing Instruction to
Students on the Day of Testing (D1.01)
• Testing Irregularities and Misadministrations
(G1.01-G1.03)
Preparing for Online Administrations
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Technical Requirements located at http://go.ncsu.edu/nct (Handout)
Addressing Technical Issues (EXT2 pp. 45-47; Science 32-34)
Extended Permission Needed for Online Test Administrators/Item Reviewers (TNN
10/28/11) (Handout)
• Teacher Review Directions (Handout)
Steps for LEA/School TCs to Complete BEFORE Test Day:
• The LEA test coordinator must work with the school test coordinator to develop a plan
to ensure all of the procedures listed below are completed before test day
• Obtain secure IDs and passwords from NC Education
• Register all students in NC Education
• Ensure the SIQ information is completed (EXT2 pp. 11-12; Science p. 12)
• Schedule administration sessions (date[s] and start time window[s])in NC Education
• Test browser’s and add-ons compatibility from http://go.ncsu.edu/nctdemo/
• Review and address all other technical requirements located at http://go.ncsu.edu/nct/
• Arrange for students to complete the Online Assessment Tutorial at
http://go.ncsu.edu/nctdemo/
• Review the appropriate Online Field Test Administrator’s Guide