Office of Student Assessment Services

Online Writing Assessment at 7th and 10th Grade

Assessed writing skills of 45,000 students in 7th & 10th gradeFour-week testing windowDelivery of results with-in the same school year

Grades 3 - 11Online Grades 6 - 11 Grades 3 - 5 Handwritten with computer-based scoring

Integration of technology skills with writing skillsAll students have access to online rubric-based practice sessionsYear-long access to practice systemTeachers have access to reports and analyses of student work

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Online formative and summative assessment item

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Online formative and summative assessment item

bankSelf-guided online student quiz bank aligned to state CSOs and accessible to all students in West VirginiaEnhanced user friendly interface for all userExpansion of content area item banks to more fully cover state CSOs

Informal Test Item Bank aligned the West Virginia CSOs with over 5000 items for teachersAccessible to West Virginia educators statewide Allows for online student assessment and report generation Assessments can be created, printed, stored and shared onlineOnline assessment and scoring that provides instant feedback that is easy to interpret/use38 pre-made RLA and Mathematic assessments

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Test Analysis Software

Quickly accessing and using school and district WESTEST data Analyzing WESTEST results and create reporting for specific test sub-groupsCreating reports with exactly the sub-groups and needed

Web-based test analysis tool using a secure web serverAdditional customizable reports to address the needs of specific sub-groupsQuick Reports (one step report generation)

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Online Algebra I Pilot – Instruction Informed by

AssessmentLearning Communities

Algebraic Thinking ToolKitConstructed responseTask analysisTime and Resources

Connect Student to Additional Help

Use electronic reports to identify studentsOnline Tutoring and after school help

Enhance instruction using Algebraic Thinking ToolKitExpand to statewide formative assessmentIncrease rigor of instruction and align testsInclude more constructed response items

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