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QSPMargaret Heritage

CRESST/UCLA

July 18, 2003

The Quality School Portfolio

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Presentation Overview

• What is the Quality School Portfolio?

• Main Features of QSP

• Main Functions of QSP

• National Rollout of QSP

• Re-purposing QSP

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What is theQuality School Portfolio?

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A Decision Support System

• The Quality School Portfolio (QSP) is a free web-based decision support system currently used for schools and districts

• A powerful new tool to assist in collecting, organizing and making sense of data

• Developed from the desktop stand alone version of QSP

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• Multi-level password protection

• Embedded data backup system

• SSL Encryption Certificate (128-bit)

Maximum data security is a priority with The Portfolio, featuring:

A Secure System

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QSP Users

QSP can be used at many user levels within an organization or system

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Main Features of QSP

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Main Features of QSP

• Longitudinal

• Data are stored as Variables

• Groups from Variables for disaggregation

• Goals based on Group outcomes or background information

• Analysis based on any indicators

• 22 different Graphic Reporting options

• Digital archive of performance assessments

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Main Functions of QSP

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Groups Tab - for disaggregation

Reports Tab - for displaying information graphically

Goals Tab - for monitoring improvement targets

Gradebook Tab - for monitoring student progress

Students Tab - for examples of student work

Resource Kit – for assessment building

The Main Functions of QSP

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Groups Tab

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• Unit

• Training program

• Length of service

• Rank

• Job classification

Create Groups of trainees based on:

Groups Tab

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Reports Tab

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Bar Chart

Results from a school level

reading assessment

Results of a training

exercise

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Floating Bar Chart

Percentage of 9th graders

above or below proficiency

Percentage of Sailors

meeting a standard

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Multi-Level Floating Bar Chart

Performance of male vs female

students

Performance of male vs female

Sailors

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Slice Bar Chart

Performance of a student in

relation to his/her peers in the school

Performance of a Sailor in relation to

his/her peers in the unit

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Pie Chart

Ethnic distribution of

the low performers in

8th grade

Ethnic distribution of

low performers in a unit

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Relational Report

Students’ scores relative

to teachers’ professional

development and parental involvement

Trainees’ scores relative

to trainers’ experience and

unit commander’s length of service

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T-test

Question:Do female students

score higher on a test than male

students?

Question:Do female Sailors

score higher on an exercise than male

sailors?

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Cross-Sectional

Performance of all the

students at each testing

period

Performance of all the Sailors at each training

section

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Longitudinal

Performance of the same

students who took the same test four times

Performance of the same Sailors

who took the same training four

times

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Goals Tab

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Goals in QSP

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Monitoring Goals in QSP

Monitor each Target against the timeline

Goal:

100% of Marines will acquire expert rating in Marksmanship

Targets:

•Prone position 55 yds. slow fire- 100% accuracy

•BZO performance - 100% accuracy

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Goal Targets

See those trainees who

have either achieved or missed the

Target

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Gradebook

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Standards Gradebook

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Digital Portfolio

See student work, assessments and

exemplars

Examples: Video of a trainee’s performance

Scanned images of report writing

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National Rollout of QSP

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QSP Rollout States

QSP

QSP Web States

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Re-purposing QSP

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Modules

Unit of analysis: One training session

• Import trainees’ information

• Make a series of Goals to be achieved

• Build templates for easy data import and entry

• Create a series of Reports - individual and Group based

• Analyze information on educational and statistical bases

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Modules

Pre-define all procedures for a session

• Tests, exercises and physical standards

• Data entry process (trainer’s Gradebook, PDA)

• Standards for pass/fail

• Progress Reports - (trainee sets and monitors Goals)

• Graphical Report types

• Data format (for correct import and export)

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