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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Classroom/Counselor
Assessments
CatherinePortiaJordan
DIBELS
Assessments
Otis-Lennon
WISCACCESS
DIBELS
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
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
Purpose
http://dibels.org/dibels.html
1. Phonemic Awareness: hearing and using
sounds2. Alphabetic Principle and Phonics: letter
and sound correspondence 3. Accurate and Fluent Reading: reading
easily and quickly with few mistakes4. Vocabulary: understanding and using a
variety of words correctly5. Comprehension: understanding what was
read
Five Essential Skills
http://dibels.org/dibels.html
Students in Kindergarten
through 6th grade
Who takes the test?
http://dibels.org/dibels.html
- Teachers -
However, the resources are available online allowing anyone to
print copies and administer the test.
Who administers the test?
http://dibels.org/dibels.html
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.
Public’s Interest
http://dibels.org/dibels.html
There are no results
to report on since the test measures the skills of individual
students and are not published.
Results of Assessment
http://dibels.org/dibels.html
ACCESS
Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English
Language Learners
ACCESS
Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English
Language Learners
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
Purpose
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx
Test forms are divided into 5 grade-level clusters:
KindergartenGrades 1-2Grades 3-5Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
Who takes the test?
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx
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.
Tiers of ACCESS
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx
Each form of the test assesses the
four language domains:
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Listening
SpeakingReading
Writing
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.
Who administers the test?
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx
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.
Public’s Interest
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx
There are no results
to report on since the test measures the skills of individual
students and are not published.
Results of Assessment
http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx
WISC
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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
Purpose
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044
o Full Scale IQ (represents the
overall cognitive ability)o Verbal Comprehension Indexo Perceptual Reasoning Indexo Processing Speed Indexo Working Memory Index
5 Composite Scores can be Derived from
this Test…
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).
New Subsets
Matrix Reasoning—
measures fluid reasoning; child is presented with a
partially filled grid and asked to select
the item that properly completes
the matrix.
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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.
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- Teachers -
It takes 65-80 minutes.Raw scores can be entered into a
scoring assistant program to produce the comprehensive
interpretive report.
Who administers the test?
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044
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.
Public’s Interest
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044
There are no results
to report on since the test measures the skills of individual
students and are not published.
Results of Assessment
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044
OLSAT
Otis Lennon
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
Purpose
Available for grades Pre-K – 12
Who takes the test?
http://www.thinktonight.com/About_the_OLSAT_s/247.htm
- 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
Who administers the test?
Likes
Preferred more at some schools because of low cost compared to other IQ assessments
Easier to administerDislikes
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.
Public’s Interest
There are no results
to report on since the test measures the skills of individual
students and are not published.
Results of Assessment
o http://dibels.org/dibels.htmlo http://
public.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/ACCESS-for-ELLs.aspx
o http://www.wida.us/assessment/ACCESSo http://
www.pearsonassessments.com/HAIWEB/Cultures/en-us/Productdetail.htm?Pid=015-8979-044
o http://www.abekatesting.org/AbilityTests/OtisLennonSchoolAbilityTest.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
o http://www.thinktonight.com/About_the_OLSAT_s/247.htmo http://www.giftedjourney.com/Otislennon.html
References