District Test Coordinator TrainingSeptember 11-12, 2012

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DRC REPORTING

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EDIRECT

https://ak.drcedirect.com

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LOGIN

Lost your password?Email the Alaska Project Team at akproject@datarecognitioncorp.com to have your password reset.An incorrect password entered more than 5 times will lock your account – email the Project Team to have your account unlocked.

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HOME PAGE

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SELECT ADMINISTRATION

Previous administrations available.

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SELECT SCHOOL AND REPORT TYPE

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SORTING OPTIONS

Sort by School or by Report

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DOWNLOAD OR SAVE

Three options when accessing reports:• Download single report (view as PDF)• Download an entire school’s reports via a zip file by using

the Download Reports button• Save report

District LevelStudent Data FileDistrict School Roster

District Subpopulation Summary Report

School LevelStudent ReportSchool Student Roster

School Summary Report

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TYPES OF REPORTS

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STUDENT REPORT

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SCHOOL SUMMARY REPORT

Abbreviated File identifiers

- Project Code, Vendor ID District info

- District & school numbers Student demographics

- Name, IDs, ethnicity, etc. Scale scores and

proficiency levels Standards’ scale scores

Long Abbreviated file plus Not tested reasons Accommodations (not

collected for the HSGQE Retest) Standard error

measurements Confidence intervals Scan data Constructed response

items

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STUDENT DATA FILE – ABBREVIATED VS. LONG

The long data file for the HSGQE Retest will contain accommodation fields; however, data will not be populated as it is not collected from schools.

How many fields in the long data file?

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LONG DATA FILE REMINDER

522Don’t forget the file

layout!

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON EDIRECT

Print additional GTIs for Parents/Students or Teachers/Students

Data file layouts for both Abbr and Long Data Files

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ELECTRONIC SECURITY CHECKLISTS

Download the CSV file directly into MS Excel.

Why use the electronic security checklists?

DIASA is a web-based tool designed to allow school and district officials to gather “at-a-glance” information regarding district, school and /or student performance.

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DATA INTERACTION FOR ALASKA STUDENT ASSESSMENTS (DIASA)

DTCs maintain the master account for each district and are responsible for usernames and passwords

HSGQE Retest results posted on eDirect – November 15, 2012

Paper Copies Arrive in Districts – By November 30, 2012

Preliminary Results Available in DIASA –December 3, 2012

Final Results Available in DIASA (includes Stragglers) –

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TIMELINE

How does your district distribute class and individual student results (ISRs) within the 20 day regulation requirement?

How will your districts use the flexibility for teachers? 4 AAC 06.738. Standards-based test results. 4 AAC 06.758. High school graduation qualifying examination

results.

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DISCUSSION AT YOUR TABLES – 2 MINUTES

For assistance with eDIRECT:

DRC Alaska Project Team akproject@datarecognitioncorp.com 1-866-339-6390

May Palomo, Research Analyst may.palomo@alaska.gov 465-8433

Kari Quinto, Education Associate kari.quinto@alaska.gov 465-8436

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THANK YOU!