Pearson Data Management Training

1. Pearson Data Management Training

2. Title • What Is Limelight? • Limelight is an intuitive online environment for creating, delivering and assessing practice tests. Limelight Test Builder delivers formative, standards-based practice tests for state-mandated tests in reading, mathematics, science, social studies and writing for grades 3 through high school. • What Is Inform? • Inform provides assistance and information for teachers, administrators, and parents. Pearson Inform 5.1 is a powerful, easy-to-use, web-based data analysis and reporting system perfect for Response to Intervention and Adequate Yearly Progress tracking.

3. Agenda • Welcome & Introduction • Banks & Test Questions • Rubrics & Passages • Tests • Reports & Remediation

4. Reference Materials • Activities • User Guides and Quick Start Guides • www.A4LTraining.com

5. Limelight is a…Balanced Assessment System “Balanced assessment systems will need to be designed to serve diverse purposes by meeting the information needs of all decision makers.” Rick Stiggins “BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS: REDEFINIG EXCELLENCE IN ASSESSMENT” May 30, 2006 There is a growing body of evidence that the use of well-constructed, externally developed assessments by teachers can lead to larger gains in student performance than other education reform strategies. Pearson Issue Paper http://www.pearsoned.com/pr_2009/051309.pdf

6. Manage Standards Manage Item Banks Produce Reports Build Tests Analyze Tests Assign Tests View Student Performance Administer Tests State Standards are Pre-Loaded Tools for Custom Frameworks Pacing Guides, Curriculum Mapping, Resources • Colorful, printable on-screen reports • Custom reports output to PDF • Data views of district, school, class and student, Percentile, standards mastered/not mastered, item response analysis, raw score distribution, individual student mastery, AYP/NCLB filtering AIP, RTI, Aimline • Quality Item Banks: • Interim • Benchmark (ETS) • Classroom • Basic • Capability for local item banks • Wizard-driven test authoring • Ability to author/import test items • Builds for paper/pencil, online delivery, or Learner Response Devices • Access to pre-constructed fixed-forms • Links to Intervention: • Promethean Planet • NetTrekker • Test Review/Study Skills for students • Link to SIS keeps testing groups current • Students grouped by grade, subject, school, class or demographic • Student scores are immediate • Reports for central office, principals, teachers, students, parents • Provides “complete” performance picture • Paper/Pencil • Online • Learner Response Devices

7. ITEM BANKS CONTENT 50,000 Items Aligned to State Standards L.A., Math, Science K-12 Benchmark Bank 20,000 Items L.A., Math, Sci., SS Aligned to State Standards Grades 3-12 Classroom Bank 8,500 Items L.A., Math, Sci., SS Aligned to State Standards Grades 2-12 Limelight BASIC

8. DELIVERY OPTIONS PAPER/PENCIL ONLINE

9. REPORTS 4

10. Objectives In this session, you will: Create Item Banks, Rubrics, and Passages Create Test Questions Aligned to Standards Compile Tests

11. Banks: A Place to Keep Things

12. Setting up a Personal Bank Click Banks > Create a Bank Enter Bank title Enter a description Choose Bank visibility Click Create bank

13. LET’S LOG IN • INSERT URL, USERNAME, and PASSWORD HERE!

14. Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity #1 Create a personal Bank

15. Test Question Types

16. Creating a Multiple Choice Question Click Questions > Create a new Question Select Multiple choice Choose number of possible answers and correct answer Type Question & Answers Fill out Question details and Taxonomy

17. Constructed Response Questions Click Questions > Create a new Question Select Constructed Response Type Question and Sample Response Fill out Question details & point value or rubric Fill out Question Taxonomy

18. Aligning Questions to Standards Search for Question Click Create Alignment Update Question Alignment Select specific Standard

19. Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activities #2-4 Create a Multiple Choice Question Create a Constructed Response Question Align a Question to a Standard

20. Create a Rubric Click Rubrics > Create a Rubric Enter Rubric title & description Select bank, subject, & grade range Click Add a Tier Enter point value and description for each tier

21. Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity #5 Create a Rubric

22. Create a Passage Click Passages> Create a Passage Enter Passage Title & Lexile rating Select Bank Type Passage Text Select Subject & Grade range

23. Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity #6 Create a Passage

24. Test Creation Options Search by alignment or bank Choose only questions with reading passages Use aligned and/or unaligned questions Create just an answer key

25. Test Creation Basics Search for Questions Choose Questions Organize Questions Add Test Information & Details

26. Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity #7 Create a Test

27. Answer Key Answer keys can be used with machine-readable tests Specify the number of each type of question Select correct answers and assign points Align questions to standards

28. Test Sharing and Publishing

29. Report Types

30. Now It’s Your Turn Complete hands-on activity #8 View Report and Remediation Content

31. Summary In this session you: Created banks, test questions, passages, and rubrics Aligned test questions to standards Pulled the parts together into a test

32. QUESTIONS

33. We look forward to our continued partnership!THANK YOU!