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Classroom/Counselor Assessments

Classroom/Counselor Assessments. Catherine Portia Jordan. Assessments. DIBELS. Otis-Lennon. WISC. ACCESS. DIBELS. D ynamic I ndicators of B asic E arly L iteracy S kills. Purpose.

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Classroom/Counselor Assessments

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  1. Classroom/CounselorAssessments Catherine Portia Jordan

  2. Assessments DIBELS Otis-Lennon WISC ACCESS

  3. DIBELS Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills

  4. Purpose • designed to identify students that are experiencing difficulty with basic literacy skills in order to prevent the manifestation of reading difficulties • There are five essential skill areas of early literacy that DIBELS are designed to measure • The student will be assessed in a short 10 or 15 minute session on the area that is appropriate to the students’ age http://dibels.org/dibels.html

  5. Five Essential Skills • Phonemic Awareness: hearing and using sounds • Alphabetic Principle and Phonics: letter and sound correspondence • Accurate and Fluent Reading: reading easily and quickly with few mistakes • Vocabulary: understanding and using a variety of words correctly • Comprehension: understanding what was read http://dibels.org/dibels.html

  6. Who takes the test? Students in Kindergarten through 6th grade http://dibels.org/dibels.html

  7. Who administers the test? - Teachers - However, the resources are available online allowing anyone to print copies and administer the test. http://dibels.org/dibels.html

  8. Public’s Interest • The scores are not grouped or published since the test measures the skills of individual students • As a result, no real interest has been recorded other than that of individual teachers and school systems. • For example, the only teacher at my current school using DIBELS is the literacy coach. http://dibels.org/dibels.html

  9. Results of Assessment There are no results to report on since the test measures the skills of individual students and are not published. http://dibels.org/dibels.html

  10. ACCESS Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners

  11. ACCESS Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners

  12. Purpose • Designed to measure English Language Proficiency • Five English Language Proficiency Standards: • Social & Instructional Language • Language of Language Arts • Language of Mathematics • Language of Science • Language of Social Studies http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx

  13. Who takes the test? Test forms are divided into 5 grade-level clusters: Kindergarten Grades 1-2 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx

  14. Tiers of ACCESS Within each grade-level cluster (except Kindergarten), ACCESS for ELLs consists of three forms: Tier A (beginning) Tier B (intermediate) Tier C (advanced) This keeps the test shorter and more appropriately targets each students' range of language skills. http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx

  15. …continued… Each form of the test assesses the four language domains: Listening Speaking Reading Writing

  16. Who administers the test? Test administrators are designated by the state that contracts the use of the assessments. The test administrators must go through face-to-face and/or online training with required annual training updates. http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx

  17. Public’s Interest The scores are not grouped or published since the test measures the skills of individual students and as a result no real interest has been recorded other than that of individual teachers and school systems. http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx

  18. Results of Assessment There are no results to report on since the test measures the skills of individual students and are not published. http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx

  19. WISC Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

  20. Purpose • WISC is an individually administered intelligence test for children between the ages of 6 and 16 inclusive that can be completed without reading or writing. • It generates an IQ score which represents a child’s general cognitive ability. • Not only used as an intelligence scale, but also a clinical tool • Some practitioners use it to diagnose ADHD and learning disabilities http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044

  21. 5 Composite Scores can be Derived from this Test… • Full Scale IQ (represents the overall cognitive ability) • Verbal Comprehension Index • Perceptual Reasoning Index • Processing Speed Index • Working Memory Index

  22. New Subsets • Word Reasoning—measures reasoning with verbal material; child identifies underlying concept given successive clues. • Letter-Number Sequencing—measures working memory; child is presented a mixed series of numbers and letters and repeats them numbers first (in numerical order), then letters (in alphabetical order). • Cancellation—measures processing speed using random and structured animal target forms (foils are common non-animal objects).

  23. …continued… Matrix Reasoning—measures fluid reasoning; child is presented with a partially filled grid and asked to select the item that properly completes the matrix.

  24. …continued… Picture Concepts—measures fluid reasoning, perceptual organization, and categorization (requires categorical reasoning without a verbal response); from each of two or three rows of objects, child selects objects that go together based on an underlying concept.

  25. Who administers the test? - Teachers - It takes 65-80 minutes. Raw scores can be entered into a scoring assistant program to produce the comprehensive interpretive report. http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044

  26. Public’s Interest The scores are not grouped or published since the test measures the skills of individual students and as a result no real interest has been recorded other than that of individual teachers and school systems. http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044

  27. Results of Assessment There are no results to report on since the test measures the skills of individual students and are not published. http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044

  28. OLSAT Otis Lennon

  29. Purpose • Used to determine students’ ability • Are they working up to their highest ability? • Tests their problem solving skills • Can also be used to screen students for gifted program • Tested on five different levels – two are verbal and three are non-verbal • Verbal comprehension • Verbal reasoning • Pictorial reasoning • Figural reasoning • Quantitative reasoning

  30. Who takes the test? Available for grades Pre-K – 12 http://www.thinktonight.com/About_the_OLSAT_s/247.htm

  31. Who administers the test? - Teachers, Administrators, Counselors - Administered in groups except for preschool which is done individually or one-on-one Test format is multiple choice and timed for 1 hour

  32. Public’s Interest Likes • Preferred more at some schools because of low cost compared to other IQ assessments • Easier to administer Dislikes • Pre-K students are more aware they are being tested since the test is administered one-on-one, which can affect scores. • Test does not penalize the test taker for guessing answers which questions if the test assessed the student’s actual ability.

  33. Results of Assessment There are no results to report on since the test measures the skills of individual students and are not published.

  34. References • http://dibels.org/dibels.html • http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx • http://www.wida.us/assessment/ACCESS • http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044 • http://www.abekatesting.org/AbilityTests/OtisLennonSchoolAbilityTest.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 • http://www.thinktonight.com/About_the_OLSAT_s/247.htm • http://www.giftedjourney.com/Otislennon.html

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