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easy CBM. Battle Ground Public Schools 2013-14 Primary School Version. Agenda. Background Benchmark assessment components Assessing students Reports Creating groups Progress monitoring assessments Logistics. What is easyCBM ?. easyCBM offers two types of assessments Benchmarking

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  1. easyCBM Battle Ground Public Schools 2013-14 Primary School Version

  2. Agenda • Background • Benchmark assessment components • Assessing students • Reports • Creating groups • Progress monitoring assessments • Logistics

  3. What is easyCBM? • easyCBM offers two types of assessments • Benchmarking • Progress Monitoring • Benchmark tests measure how well students have mastered critical skills and knowledge at grade level

  4. Two Types of Assessments Benchmark • Infrequent • e.g. a checkup Progress Monitoring • Frequent • e.g. blood pressure checks or weigh ins

  5. Benchmark or Screening Assessment • All students • Three (3) times per year – reading and math • Grade level material • Expectation of students changes throughout the year, difficulty does not • Separates students • Likely doing fine • Likely to need support • Automatically assigned

  6. Why easyCBM? • Advantages • Common assessment district-wide, K-8 • Meets state and federal grant requirements • Allows district and teachers to measure effectiveness of interventions • Measure standards, not curriculum • Predictive relationship to MSP • Fast and efficient for students and teachers • No grading • Little to no data entry • Organized data and reports for teachers • Easy to track progress • Benchmark data easily uploaded to Homeroom

  7. 2012-13 Reading: Benchmark Testing

  8. 2012-13 Math: Benchmark Testing • CCSS Math K - 4 • Online OR paper/pencil Kindergarten and 1st grade • Building administrators please contact Allison for paper/pencil testing by August 30, 2013. • Online 2nd – 4th grades

  9. Directions for Accessing easyCBM Go to: cspbgps.wa.easycbm.com Username: lastname.first Password: password easyCBM should be fully functional on computers, iPads and Chromebooks

  10. Quick Tour • Tabs/Links • Training Videos • Teacher Manual • Link at bottom of “Resources” page *Click on the Account link to change your password once you are in the system

  11. Getting Started with Benchmark Testing • Taking Tests • Primary school teachers can see all students in their classroom • Reports

  12. Online Reading Assessments • CCSS Reading Comprehension – Grades 3 and 4 • Read a short passage • Answer 25 multiple choice questions • Repeat • Reading Comprehension – Grade 2 • Read a longer passage • Answer 12 multiple choice questions • Vocabulary • 20 questions • Multiple choice

  13. Reading Fluency Assessment • One (1) minute • One-on-one • Two (2) methods • Teacher, paper, stopwatch, enter scores by hand • Teacher, computer, scored online

  14. Online Math Assessments • CCSS Math • Online • Multiple choice • 40-45 questions • Audio available; use headphones in a lab setting

  15. Student Login for Online Assessments • Go to cspbgps.wa.easycbm.com • Click the Click Here link under Students • Enter Homeroom Teacher’s name • Click Go! • Select Group • Select Name • Select the correct test • Click Take Test

  16. Assessing Reading Fluency • Click on Measures

  17. Click Benchmarks tab Click Enter Fall Scores Assessing Reading Fluency

  18. Assessing Reading Fluency • You probably will not see the school name in your access • Click grade level • Click yourname

  19. Assessing Reading Fluency • Notice the Total Score and Item-level Data buttons • If have already administered the fluency assessments and want to enter scores, you can just enter the scores on this page • If you want to use the online timer and scoring, click Item-level Data link

  20. Assessing Reading Fluency • To use the online timer/automatic scorer, click Item-level Data at the top • Click Enter Answers next to the student you are assessing

  21. Assessing Reading Fluency • Click on the Passage Text link to show the passage students are reading

  22. Assessing Reading Fluency • Click the green Start button on the timer • Click on incorrect words as the student reads • Click button next to Last Word and then click on the last word the student read • Click Save when done

  23. Entering Fluency Scores by Hand • Enter the Total Words Read and # of errors • Click Save

  24. Assessing Letter Names, Sounds and Phoneme Segmenting • Place Student Copy in front of student • Read directions from Assessor Copy and mark appropriately • Enter scores into easyCBM on the Measures tab

  25. Assessing Vocabulary, Comprehension & Math • Each of these assessments will be done online • Paper copies can be made for students with special circumstances. • Enter scores by hand • Scores from each test item can be added in the Item-level Data section

  26. Reports • Benchmark Overview • Group Performance • Item Analysis • Individual Performance • District/School/Grade Comparisons

  27. Benchmark Overview • Click on the Reports tab • Select Year, Season, Subject • Check or uncheck Show Percentiles box • Many reports can be downloaded into Excel by clicking Export CSV • The reports without that link can still be copied and pasted into Excel • Highlight area on screen • Copy • Paste into Excel

  28. Benchmark Scores • Columns can be sorted by clicking column headers • Alphabetical • Low to high • High to low • Risk level categories • Risk Ratings

  29. Group Performance • Click Reports tab • Click Groups • Click name of Group • Click on Assessment • Scroll down • Assessments with Fall/Winter/Spring at the end are Benchmarks • Assessments with numbers are Progress Monitors and show grade level_version

  30. Item Analysis • Summary chart of group’s performance • Hover over student name in Item Analysis to show all questions that student missed • Item Analysis • Shows each standard assessed and how well whole group and individual students performed on each • Easiest to Hardest Items • Shows difficulty for that particular group of students, not the difficulty of the actual questions

  31. Individual Growth • Click Reports tab • Click Groups • Click Group name • Click Assessment Name • Scroll down • Keep scrolling! • Click Show Graph (or scroll to bottom of list and click Show All Graphs) • View shows how student answered each question

  32. Interpreting Graphs • Dots connected by blue lines show student’s scores on that assessment • Black line shows trajectory of student’s performance and anticipated growth Percentile rankings Green line = 78th pr Gray line = 50th pr Yellow line = 33rd pr Red line = 11th pr

  33. Measuring Growth Student making growth Scores increasing but student falling further behind *Can mark dates of changes in instruction/interventions

  34. Measuring Growth Across the Year • Click name of assessment to compare

  35. Creating Groups • Students are assigned to homeroom teacher • Create groups for • Separate classes or periods • Skills or intervention groups • Students may be in multiple groups at the same time

  36. Selecting Students • Click Students tab • Click Teacher/Student Setup • Select Your Name • Select Grade Level • Check box next to students • Check all/Uncheck all at very bottom of list • Click My Students button at top of page Student lists are updated twice a week. You may need to update your lists/groups periodically.

  37. Creating Student Groups • Click Students tab • Click My Students • Click Add Group button • Name your group • Click OK • Assign students by checking box next to student name • There is no “save” button • Create Temporary Record Do not add new students!

  38. Assigning Progress Monitoring Tests to Students • Click Measures tab • Click Progress Monitoring tab • Select Grade • Select Assessment • Assign to Group • Check box next to Take Online • Assign test to Group • Select type of feedback *Students may take progress monitoring assessments at any grade level. Benchmark tests are only at student’s own grade level.

  39. Next Steps For Buildings • Testing window opens September 9th • Testing window closes September 27th • Identify resources • Computer lab • Classroom computers • iPads or Chromebooks • Develop specific schedule for building-wide testing, if needed • Future Benchmark testing windows: • January 6-31 • May 27 – June 13

  40. Tips - Before Testing • Determine if K-1 students will take paper/pencil or online math assessment • Ready the computers – log in, select students • Conversation about purpose of assessment • Plan for students when finished (e.g. read quietly, return to class, teacher give EasyCBM reading fluency assessments, etc.) • You may use the video support on EasyCBM website

  41. Tips - During Testing • Use “demo student” for demonstration • The test will resume where the student left off – give breaks or additional days for those who need it • Keep track of how long students are testing – communicate this with students as it relates to performance • Teachers can view results live while students test • Advise student they may look to see how many questions are left on top right of screen

  42. Additional Resources • The easyCBM manual is found in the resources tab of the easyCBM dashboard page

  43. Questions? • Pauline Hitch, 885-1541 • Allison Tuchardt, 885-5364 • Lisa Hipolito, 885-5428 • Judy Ritola, 885-5391

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