Assessment Management System
BENCHMARK EXAMS TAB
TRAINING MATERIALS
WASHOE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Public Policy, Accountability & Assessment
2008 - 2009
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
RESOURCES ............................................................................................................... 4
Syllabus: 2-Hour Training....................................................................................... 4
Support for WCSD Data Management Site Trainers.............................................. 5
Consensogram................................................................................................................... 6
Program Objectives ............................................................................................... 7
Issue Bin ................................................................................................................ 8
Assessment Purpose ............................................................................................. 9
PLATFORM – GENERATING BENCHMARK EXAM REPORTS IN EDUSOFT........ 10
Log In Quick Guide .............................................................................................. 11
Reporting Overview 12
Reporting Usage Guide ....................................................................................... 13
Hands-On Exercise: To Generate Reports .......................................................... 14
PERFORMANCE BAND REPORT ................................................................................... 15
Instructions for WCSD Assessments ................................................................... 15
Quick Guide (Edusoft Library): General Instructions............................................ 17
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL................................................................................................ 18
Instructions for WCSD Assessments 18
Quick Guide (Edusoft Library): General Instructions (modified by WCSD) .......... 20
CLASS LIST REPORT.................................................................................................. 22
Instructions for WCSD Assessments 22
Quick Guide (Edusoft Library): General Instructions............................................ 24
ITEM ANALYSIS REPORT............................................................................................. 25
Instructions for WCSD Assessments ................................................................... 25 y): General Instructions 27
STUDENT PERFORMANCE REPORT.............................................................................. 28
Instructions for WCSD Assessments 28
Quick Guide (Edusoft Library): General Instructions............................................ 30
REPORT BUILDER TOOL 31
Instructions for WCSD Assessments ................................................................... 31
Quick Guide Page (Edusoft Library): General Instructions .................................. 34
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CLASSROOM APPLICATION—GEOGRAPHY AND USE........................................ 38
Edusoft Labels to State Indicators ....................................................................... 39
PERFORMANCE BAND REPORT ................................................................................... 40
Student Activities Exercise 40
You Be George Activity........................................................................................ 41
Geography ........................................................................................................... 42
Sample Student Checklist.................................................................................... 43
Student PDSA Goal Sheet - Sample.................................................................... 44
Class PDSA ......................................................................................................... 45
CLASSROOM DISPLAYS.............................................................................................. 46
PDSA in the Classroom ....................................................................................... 46
“I Can” Statements............................................................................................... 47
CLASS LIST REPORT.................................................................................................. 48
Differentiated Instructiona Planning Exercise....................................................... 48
Classroom-at-a-Glance Worksheet—Sample Display ......................................... 49
Geography ........................................................................................................... 50
Classroom-at-a-Glance Worksheet—Sample for Teacher................................... 51
Differentiated Instruction—Exercises ................................................................... 52
Differentiated Instruction Models.......................................................................... 53
ITEM ANALYSIS REPORT............................................................................................. 54
Reviewing Test Questions Exercise..................................................................... 54
Geography 55
ASSESSMENT THEORY ........................................................................................... 56
BALANCED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM DESIGN............................................................... 56
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION..................................................................................... 57
Exercise ............................................................................................................... 57
Notes ................................................................................................................... 58
ASSESSMENT PURPOSE 63
Exercise 63
Key Terms............................................................................................................ 64
Definitions ............................................................................................................ 65
Classroom Application ......................................................................................... 66
Hands-on Activity................................................................................................. 67
APPENDIX.................................................................................................................. 69
TRAINING COURSE SYLLABI ........................................................................................ 69
INDEX ......................................................................................................................... 72
NOTES………………………………………………………………………………….……..73
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Syllabus: 2-Hour Training
BENCHMARK EXAM REPORTING
Introductions and Overview
• Housekeeping
• Issue Bin 10 min
• Training Objectives
• Consensogram
• Purpose of Benchmark Assessment Program
PLATFORM
Generating Benchmark Exam Reports in Edusoft
• Live Demonstration
o Performance Band Report
o Instructional Tool and Report Labels
60 min o Class List Report
o Item Analysis
o Report Builder Tool
• Opportunity to Generate the Reports
• Hands-on Exercises (Discuss and interpret data/PLC application)
CLASSROOM APPLICATION
Geography and Use of the Reports
• Student Checklists 40 min
• Classroom Display (Plan, Do, Study, Act)
• Intervention and Enrichment Planning
WRAP UP
Consensogram 10 min
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Support for WCSD Data Management System Users
As a WCSD Data Management System Site Trainer, you may wish to print resources
from this manual and reproduce them for trainings at your school site.
To locate the files containing data management system information, do this:
1. Go to the webpage: www.washoe.k12.nv.us.
(This screen is shown below.)
2. Click the District link (circled below).
3. In the District area,
Click the Departments link.
4. In the Departments area, click the Public Policy
Accountability and Assessment link.
5. Click the Edusoft link.
You may also access data management system materials on the
webpage at the address below:
http://www.washoe.k12.nv.us/district/departments/public-policy-
accountability-assessment/edusoft
If you have questions about the data management system or
need support, we are always pleased to help you.
E-mail: EdusoftTraining@washoe.k12.nv.us
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Consensogram
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