Implementing High Quality Assessments for All Students Lessons

Implementing High Quality Assessments for All Students: Lessons Learned National Conference on Student Assessment

Ohio State Tests Existing Tests-prior to and through 2013 -2014 Ohio Achievement Assessments (grades 3 -8) Ohio Graduation Tests (Grade 10 - five content areas) Tests during 2014 -2015 PARCC tests for Math and ELA (grades 3 -10) Ohio Computer Based Assessments for Science (grades 5 and 8) and Social Studies (grades 4 and 6)

Ohio State Tests State tests administered online for first time Legislation allowed schools to choose paper or computer based administration Tests delivered on two different platforms

Online Testing Milestones

PARCC Technology Readiness Tool 890/1, 062 districts 2, 846 schools

Online Assessment Pilots 2012 8 th Grade Social Studies 2013 4 th Grade Social Studies 277/1, 063 districts 310/1, 063 districts 341 schools 627 schools 33, 000 students 37, 000 students

Field Tests: PARCC ELA and Mathematics Grades 3 -8 High School 659/1, 063 districts 625/1, 063 districts 1, 781 schools 760 schools

2014 Field Tests AIR Science and Social Studies 343/1063 districts 795 schools

2014 Test Forms Needs Assessment Survey 61% Grades 3 -8: Planned to utilize online test forms 70% High School: Planned to utilize online test forms

2015 Operational Testing Update AIR Online PARCC Paper Online 0 200 000 400 000 600 000 Performance. Based Assessments Paper 800 000 1 200 000 1 400 000 1 600 000 1 800 000

2015 Operational Testing Update AIR Online PARCC Paper Online 0 200 000 400 000 600 000 End-of-Year Assessments Paper 800 000 1 200 000 1 400 000 1 600 000 1 800 000

Online Testing Concerns • Local Technology Support Capacity • Bandwidth Capacity • Local Hardware Capacity • Vendor Technology Issues • Help Desk Issues • Student Familiarity with Items and Systems