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2013-14
• English Language Arts
• History/Government
• Mathematics
• Science
January - 2014
Kansas State Department of Education
Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson Street
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1212
785.296.3201
The following people participated in the creation of the Examiner’s Manual.
•
Lee Jones, KSDE Assessment Consultant
•
Phyllis Farrar, KSDE World Languages and ELL Program Consultant
•
Beth Fultz, KSDE NAEP Consultant
•
Don Gifford, KSDE Social Studies Program Consultant
•
Matt Krehbiel, KSDE Science Program Consultant
•
Deb Matthews, KSDE Special Education Program Consultant
•
Kris Shaw, KSDE Language Arts and Literacy Consultant
•
Lauren Adams, CETE
•
Angela Broaddus, CETE
•
Ronda Consolver, CETE
•
Michelle Kaft-Tomassi, CETE
•
Laura Kramer, CETE
•
Laura Santamaria, CETE
•
Julia Shaftel, CETE
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Alicia Stoltenberg, CETE
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Nicholas Studt, CETE
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Amy Tackkett, CETE
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Mary Cooper, Shawnee Mission Public Schools
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Hana Dreiling, Topeka Public Schools
•
Lucie Eusey, The Jones Institute for Educational Excellence
•
Bob Winkler, The Data Insights Group
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Members of the Kansas Assessment Advisory Council
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW.................................................................................................... 1
Purpose of the Kansas Comprehensive Assessments ............................................................................ 1
Number of Test Sessions ......................................................................................................................... 1
Test Administration Modes ....................................................................................................................... 1
Assessed Students ................................................................................................................................... 1
Changes for 2013-2014 to the Kansas Comprehensive Assessments .................................................... 2
SECTION 2: TEST COORDINATORS ......................................................................................................... 5
TEST SECURITY & ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................................. 5
Test Security Plan ................................................................................................................................ 5
Test Security Guidelines....................................................................................................................... 5
Test Administration ............................................................................................................................... 6
REGISTERING STUDENTS FOR TESTING ........................................................................................... 6
Registering Students with the Proper Test Order Type ....................................................................... 6
Registering Students for the Paper/Pencil Accommodation ................................................................ 6
Registering Students for the Read-Aloud Accommodation .................................................................. 7
Registering Students for Spanish Translations .................................................................................... 7
Test Order Types for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History/Government (2013-2014)
.................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Test Order Types for KELPA (2013-2014) ............................................................................................... 9
Miscellaneous Test Order Types (2013-2014) ......................................................................................... 9
Accommodation Coding Notes ............................................................................................................. 9
TEST WINDOWS ................................................................................................................................... 10
Spring Test Windows .......................................................................................................................... 10
Alternate Assessment Windows ......................................................................................................... 10
Local Test Windows ........................................................................................................................... 10
SUBMITTING RECORDS TO KIDS ....................................................................................................... 11
Timeline for Submission of “TEST” Records to the KIDS Database .................................................. 11
Submit TEST Records Early!.............................................................................................................. 11
Audits .................................................................................................................................................. 11
Submission of Test Types .................................................................................................................. 11
Guidelines for Submitting EXIT Records ............................................................................................ 11
EDUCATOR PORTAL ACCOUNTS ....................................................................................................... 12
Functions Available with Educator Portal Accounts ........................................................................... 12
Accessing a KITE Teacher Account ................................................................................................... 12
DOCUMENTATION ................................................................................................................................ 12
Manuals and Guides at CETE ............................................................................................................ 12
ELL (English Language Learners) STUDENTS ..................................................................................... 13
Testing Recent Arrivals ...................................................................................................................... 13
Mathematics and Science Testing of ELL .......................................................................................... 13
History/Government, English Language Arts ..................................................................................... 13
KELPA Testing of ELL ........................................................................................................................ 13
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ................................................................................................................ 14
Special Circumstances (SC) Codes ................................................................................................... 14
SC Codes ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Table of SC Codes ............................................................................................................................. 14
SECTION 3: ACCOMMODATIONS ........................................................................................................... 16
OVERVIEW AND GENERAL GUIDELINES........................................................................................... 16
Accommodations Overview ................................................................................................................ 16
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Accommodations Prohibited for All Students ..................................................................................... 16
Accommodations for ELL Students .................................................................................................... 17
Recording Accommodations .............................................................................................................. 18
READ-ALOUD ACCOMMODATION POLICY ........................................................................................ 18
Student Need for Read-aloud ............................................................................................................. 18
Documenting the Need for a Read-aloud ........................................................................................... 19
Allowable Practices ............................................................................................................................ 19
TTS of Passages in English Language Arts ....................................................................................... 19
PAPER/PENCIL ACCOMMODATION.................................................................................................... 20
Paper/Pencil Accommodation Policy for the Kansas Comprehensive Assessments ........................ 20
OBTAINING AND DISTRIBUTING PDF COPIES OF TESTS ............................................................... 21
Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Downloading Accommodated Test Forms ......................................................................................... 21
KITE TEXT TO SPEECH (TTS) ............................................................................................................. 22
Using the KITE TTS Feature .............................................................................................................. 22
SECTION 4: TEACHERS ........................................................................................................................... 24
SCHEDULING AND TIME LIMITS ......................................................................................................... 24
Number of Test Sessions Needed for Each Subject .......................................................................... 24
Time Limits ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Scheduling Test Sessions .................................................................................................................. 24
GUIDELINES .......................................................................................................................................... 24
Test Security and Administration ........................................................................................................ 24
Guidelines for Students ...................................................................................................................... 25
Ethical Issues ..................................................................................................................................... 25
Testing Using a Tablet Device ........................................................................................................... 25
CALCULATORS ..................................................................................................................................... 26
Calculators on the Mathematics Assessment .................................................................................... 26
Calculators on the Science Assessment ............................................................................................ 26
MANIPULATIVES ................................................................................................................................... 27
Approved Manipulatives for the Mathematics and Science Assessments ......................................... 27
Examples of Manipulatives Appropriate for the Mathematics and Science Assessments ................. 27
AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY GUIDELINES .......................................................................................... 28
TRAININGS ATTENDED/REVIEW OF MATERIALS ............................................................................. 28
SECTION 5: KITE DIRECTIONS – SECTION 1 ........................................................................................ 29
PREPARING FOR THE ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................ 29
General Directions to Teachers .......................................................................................................... 29
Script in the Manual ............................................................................................................................ 29
Preparing Students for Testing ........................................................................................................... 29
Room/Lab Preparation ....................................................................................................................... 29
Materials Needed for Testing ............................................................................................................. 29
Materials Checklist ............................................................................................................................. 29
Beginning the Test Session ................................................................................................................ 30
Tickets for Students Who Have Moved .............................................................................................. 30
Notes about the KIDS Database ........................................................................................................ 30
HISTORY/GOVERNMENT DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS ................................................................... 31
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 31
MATHEMATICS DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS .................................................................................... 32
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 32
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS .............................................................. 33
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 33
SCIENCE – GRADES 4 & 7 DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS ................................................................. 34
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 34
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SCIENCE – HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS................................................................. 34
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 34
STUDENTS TAKE THE ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................ 35
Have Students Log on to KITE ........................................................................................................... 35
Students Begin the Assessment ........................................................................................................ 35
Proctoring Guidance During the Test ................................................................................................. 35
When Students Have Completed the Test ......................................................................................... 35
Monitoring and Reactivating the Testing Status of KITE Students .................................................... 35
Viewing Kansas Comprehensive Assessments Results .................................................................... 36
SECTION 6: KITE DIRECTIONS – SECTION 2 ........................................................................................ 37
STUDENTS LOG ON TO KITE .............................................................................................................. 37
Have Students Log on to KITE ........................................................................................................... 37
HISTORY/GOVERNMENT DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS ................................................................... 38
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 38
MATHEMATICS DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS .................................................................................... 39
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 39
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS – DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS ........................................................... 39
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 39
SCIENCE DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS .............................................................................................. 40
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 40
STUDENTS TAKE THE ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................ 40
Proctoring Guidance During the Test ................................................................................................. 40
When Students Have Completed the Test ......................................................................................... 40
SECTION 7: KITE DIRECTIONS – SECTION 3 ........................................................................................ 41
STUDENTS LOG ON TO KITE .............................................................................................................. 41
Have Students Log on to KITE ........................................................................................................... 41
HISTORY/GOVERNMENT – DIRECTIONS TO STUDENTS ................................................................ 41
General Test Directions ...................................................................................................................... 41
STUDENTS TAKE THE ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................ 42
Proctoring Guidance During the Test ................................................................................................. 42
When Students Have Completed the Test ......................................................................................... 42
SECTION 8: GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSING GIFTED AND STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES ............................................................................................................................................. 43
STUDENT GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................................ 43
Gifted Students ................................................................................................................................... 43
Students with a 504 Plan .................................................................................................................... 43
Students with Disabilities with an IEP ................................................................................................ 43
TEST TYPES AND ACCOMMODATIONS ............................................................................................... 43
Alternate Assessment Information ..................................................................................................... 43
Contact Information ............................................................................................................................ 44
Alternate Assessment Participation .................................................................................................... 44
Accommodations ................................................................................................................................ 44
SECTION 9: KITE REFERENCE GUIDE ...................................................................................................... 45
PRINTING TEST TICKETS .................................................................................................................... 45
Printing Test Tickets ........................................................................................................................... 45
MONITORING STUDENT STATUS ....................................................................................................... 45
Monitoring Student Status Features ................................................................................................... 45
Viewing Student Status ...................................................................................................................... 45
MANAGING STUDENT INFORMATION IN EDUCATOR PORTAL ...................................................... 46
Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 46
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Accessing Student Information ........................................................................................................... 46
Submitting Accommodation Information ............................................................................................. 46
Submitting Accommodations in Educator Portal ................................................................................ 46
Submitting Special Circumstances via the Student Editor ................................................................. 46
SECTION 10: APPENDIX........................................................................................................................... 47
CUT SCORES ........................................................................................................................................ 47
General Assessment Cut Scores (percent correct) ............................................................................ 47
Alternate Assessment Cut Scores (average rating) ........................................................................... 47
Appropriate Testing Practices ............................................................................................................ 48
History/Government............................................................................................................................ 50
Mathematics ....................................................................................................................................... 51
Reading .............................................................................................................................................. 52
Science ............................................................................................................................................... 53
KELPA ................................................................................................................................................ 54
NAEP .................................................................................................................................................. 55
GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................................ 56
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Overview
SECTION 1: ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Assessed Students
Purpose of the Kansas Comprehensive
Assessments
All eligible students must be assessed, including
students with disabilities.
1. The English language arts and mathematics
assessments are given in grades 3-8 and once in
high school. The cohort year for high schools is
grade 11.
2. The science assessments are given in grades 4,
7, and once in high school. The cohort year for
high schools is grade 11.
3. The history/government assessments are given in
grades 6, 8, and once in high school in evennumbered years. The cohort year for high schools
is grade 12.
4. See the guidelines for testing students with
disabilities (pg. 43) and ELL students (pg. 17) for
more detailed information.
The Kansas Comprehensive Assessment system is a
program of the Kansas State Board of Education and
mandated by the Kansas State Legislature. In addition,
the English language arts, mathematics, and science
assessments are a part of the federal Elementary and
Secondary Education legislation. The assessment
program is designed to:
1. Measure specific indicators within the Kansas
College and Career Standards.
2. Provide information for calculating Annual
Measureable Objectives (AMOs) for Title I schools
and to provide information for quality performance
accreditation (QPA).
3. Report individual student scores* along with the
student’s performance level.
4. Provide subscale and total scores that can be
used in conjunction with local assessment scores
to assist in improving a building or district’s
English language arts, mathematics, science, and
history/government, programs.
* In 2013-14, individual student scale scores will not be
available for English language arts and Mathematics,
as the 2013-14 assessment is a transitional
assessment. Individual student scores will not be
available for History/Government because the 2013-14
assessment is a pilot test. Writing will not be assessed
directly in the 2013-14 school year; however, the ELA
assessment will include items related to writing.
For the 2013-14 school year ONLY:
English Language Arts and Mathematics
In high school, the only students who are required to
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be assessed are 11 grade students who have not
already achieved “meets standard” or above. However,
KSDE and CETE are requesting that districts assess
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all 11 grade students, 12 grade students and 10
grade students on the Transitional Assessments.
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Testing 11 grade students in 2014 will NOT change
the accountability policy of using banked scores from
2013. That is, 2014 juniors with proficient banked
scores from 2013 who take the Transitional
Assessment will have their banked scores used for
accountability. Sophomores who take the 2014
Transitional Assessment will not have any scores
banked and will be required to take the new
assessment in 2015.
Number of Test Sessions
The Kansas Comprehensive Assessments are
designed to be administered over multiple test
sessions, each session lasting a typical class period of
approximately 45-50 minutes. The number of test
sessions for each content area is
•
Mathematics – 2
•
English Language Arts – 2
•
Science – 2
•
History/Government – 3
Science
Students in grades 4, 7 and 11 will take the “old”
science assessment. For high school, only 11th grade
students who have not completed both sections of the
science assessment will take the assessment.
Students in the 9th or 10th grade will not be assessed.
History/Government
There will not be a regular assessment for History/
Government in 2014. Schools will be invited to
participate voluntarily in piloting test items based on
the recently adopted new standards. Those items will
be piloted at grade 6, 8, and high school.
Test Administration Modes
The Kansas Comprehensive Assessments are
administered by using the Kansas Interactive Testing
®
Engine (KITE) available at the Kansas Assessment
Program website at http://www.ksassessments.org/kite
See pages 45 through 46 for details about online
testing using the KITE system. A paper/pencil copy of
the assessment is available only as an
accommodation. See page 19 for details about testing
with paper copies of the tests.
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Overview
Changes for 2013-2014 to the Kansas
Comprehensive Assessments
History/Government
English Language Arts and Mathematics
A new assessment in History/Government will be
administered as a voluntary pilot in the 2013-14 school
year. The pilot test will provide information back to
KSDE on several new approaches to assessing
student mastery of social studies skills and practices.
A Transitional Summative Assessment for the school
year 2013–14 will be delivered in English language
arts and Mathematics. These transitional assessments
will hold educators responsible for teaching to the new
standards and allow educators to move to the new
College and Career Ready Standards.
The History/Government pilot assessment will be
administered in 3 sections, with a break in between
sections 2 and 3 for students to research a topic.
The transitional summative assessment does:
•
have all items linked to the Kansas Career
and College Ready Standards;
•
deliver the test via computer, both
desktop/laptop and iPads;
•
include technology-enhanced items;
•
include only machine-scorable items;
•
map every item to an assessment “claim,”
which will be the unit for reporting subscores;
•
contain items that have all been written to
represent the ways in which students may be
expected to learn and demonstrate their
knowledge—by integrating skills and
concepts across standards, rather than by
tapping only isolated skills within one
standard;
•
include multiple forms; and
•
provide further computer‐based
accommodations to students.
Section 1 of the test, the Historical Focus section, will
be administered online, and will consist of 5 to 8 short
vignettes with a question about each. The vignettes
will be based on the Units and Ideas outlined in the
History/Government/Social Studies content standards.
In the Extended Analysis portion, the student will
select a Unit of interest in the KITE system, and will
then be given two primary source documents to read
that are related to that Unit. For Section 2 of the
assessment, the student will respond to six questions
about the primary sources. Students will then be
presented with four extended writing prompts; students
must respond to two of the prompts for Section 3. One
prompt is mandatory; from the other three prompts, the
student will choose which additional prompt he or she
wants to do. The student will then need sufficient time
to research the topics in his or her selected prompts
before Section 3 of the assessment, returning to KITE
to provide responses to the prompts. Responses to
each prompt should be about 400-500 words.
The transitional summative assessment does not:
•
include an extended constructed-response
prompt
•
include any short constructed-response items
•
contain any items linked to the
Speaking/Listening strand in the CCRS
•
incorporate any performance tasks that must
be hand scored
•
take longer than two hours to administer for
most students; or
•
follow computer-adaptive protocols.
Students taking the Alternate Assessment in History/
Government will only take Sections 2 and 3.
For more information on History/Government, visit
http://www.ksde.org/Agency/DivisionofLearningService
s/CareerStandardsandAssessmentServices/ContentAr
eaF-L/History,Government,andSocialStudies.aspx
Contact Information
For more information on English Language Arts, visit
http://community.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=5280
CETE
Phone: 785.864.3537
Toll-Free: 855.277.9752
Assessment support: [email protected]
KITE support: [email protected]
For more information on Mathematics, visit
http://community.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=5255
KSDE Assessment Coordinator
Lee Jones
Phone: 785.296.4349
Email: [email protected]
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Overview
K-8 Kansas Assessment Overview (2013-2014)
2014
Mathematics
English/
Language Arts
Science
History/
Government
KELPA
Alternate Science
DLM
Grades
3,4,5,6,7,8
3,4,5,6,7,8
4,7
6,8
K-8
4, 7
Grades same as in
content areas
Testing
Options
Delivery
Format
General
General Spanish
General
General
General Spanish
Voluntary Pilot
Same for all students
at a grade level
KITE
KITE
KITE
KITE
Paper/pencil
Portfolio
KITE
“TEST”
Submission
Deadline
TEST submission
opens October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
TEST submission
opens October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
TEST submission
opens October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
TEST submission
opens October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
TEST submission
opens October 1.
Pre-slugging
deadline: January 7
Testing
Window
March 10 to May 2
HARD CLOSE AND
NO MAKE-UP
March 10 to May 2
HARD CLOSE AND
NO MAKE-UP
March 10 to May 2
HARD CLOSE AND
NO MAKE-UP
March 10 to May 2
February 3 to May 2
Answer sheets to
CETE by May 9
“Need Not
Test” Date
Students entering on
or after March 7 need
not be tested.
Students entering on
or after March 7 need
not be tested.
Students entering on
or after March 7 need
not be tested.
Answer Sheets
Due
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A—No exemption
in math. Arrived
after 3/8/13 counts
for participation
only.
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
2
Suggested 45-60 min
Arrived after 3/8/13,
need not take
English/language arts
assessment. Must
take KELPA.
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
2
Suggested 45-60 min
N/A—No exemption
in science. Arrived
after 3/8/13 counts
for participation
only.
“Recently
Arrived in
U.S.”
Exemption
Date**
Test Format
Test Sessions
Session Length
Multiple Choice
Close of Window
N/A
May 9
Required for all
Identified ELL
Students
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
2
Suggested 45-60 min
Performance
Assessment and
Multiple Choice
Varies
Varies
October 1. Deadline
is January 31.
Submit early to
access indicators and
tools online:
mgmt.cete.us
December 31 to
April 25 Students
enrolling in a
different (new)
school on or after
December 31 are
exempt.
Students entering on
or after December 31
need not be tested.
Scoring complete by
5/2 Scores entered by
5/9
Follow rules for
content area
assessments.
February 17-28
March 17-April 14
May 1-end of
academic year
Students entering on
or after March 7 need
not be tested.
N/A
Follow rules for
content area
assessments.
Portfolio Assessment
Varies
Varies
TEST submission
opens October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
Varies
Varies
** First entry by the student in a U.S. school.
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High School Kansas Assessment Overview (2013-2014)
2014
Mathematics
English/
Language Arts
Science
History/
Government
KELPA
Alternate Science
DLM
Grades
Grade 11 cohort
Grade 11 cohort
Grade 11 cohort
9-12
9-12
Grades same as in
content areas.
Grades and cohort same
as content area
assessments.
Testing Options
General
General Spanish
General
General
General Spanish
Voluntary Pilot
Same test for all
students
Paper/pencil
Delivery Format
KITE
KITE
KITE
KITE
“TEST”
Submission
Deadline
TEST submission opens
October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
TEST submission opens
October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
TEST submission opens
October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
TEST submission opens
October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
TEST submission opens
October 1.
Pre-slugging deadline:
January 7
Testing Window
March 10 to May 2
HARD CLOSE AND
NO MAKE-UP
March 10 to May 2
HARD CLOSE AND
NO MAKE-UP
March 10 to May 2
HARD CLOSE AND
NO MAKE-UP
March 10 to May 2
February 3 to May 2
Answer sheets to CETE
by May 9
“Need Not Test”
Date
Students entering on or
after March 7 need not
be tested.
Students entering on or
after March 7 need not
be tested.
Students entering on or
after March 7 need not
be tested.
Answer Sheets
Due
N/A
N/A
N/A
“Recently
Arrived in U.S.”
Exemption
Date**
N/A—No exemption in
math. Arrived after
3/8/13 counts for
participation only.
Applies to Gr. 11 only
Test Format
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
Arrived after 3/8/13,
need not take
English/language arts
assessment. Must take
KELPA.
Applies to Gr. 11 only
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
Test Sessions
2
2
Session Length
Suggested 45-60 min
Suggested 45-60 min
Cohort Group
Grade 11
Grade 11
Close of Window
N/A
N/A—No exemption in
science. Arrived after
3/8/13 counts for
participation only.
Applies to Gr. 11 only
May 9
Portfolio
KITE
October 1. Deadline is
January 31.
Submit early to access
indicators and tools
online: mgmt.cete.us
December 31 to April
25 Students enrolling in
a different (new) school
on or after December
31 are exempt.
Students entering on or
after December 31 need
not be tested.
Scoring complete by
5/2 Scores entered by
5/9
TEST submission
opens October 1.
Deadline one week
prior to start of
assessment.
February 17-28
March 17-April 14
May 1-end of academic
year
Students entering on or
after March 7 need not
be tested.
N/A
Required for All
Identified ELL Students
Follow rules for content
area assessments.
Follow rules for content
area assessments.
Performance
Assessment and
Multiple Choice
Portfolio Assessment
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
2
Varies
Varies
Varies
Suggested 45-60 min
Varies
Varies
Varies
N/A
Follow rules for content
area assessments.
Follow rules for content
area assessments.
Multiple Choice
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
Grade 11
** First entry by the student in a U.S. school.
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Test Coordinators
SECTION 2: TEST COORDINATORS
Building and district test coordinators should
read this section.
Test Security Guidelines
1.
TEST SECURITY &
ADMINISTRATION
2.
3.
Test Security Plan
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
All district coordinators will be trained by KSDE in
test security procedures. Each coordinator is
required to attend one session. The sessions will
be conducted at:
 Pre-conference session at the KSDE Annual
Conference in November.
 Several statewide LiveMeeting (webinar)
sessions between October and November.
District test coordinators will train building-level
personnel before local testing.
All local personnel administering state
assessments must read the Kansas
Appropriate Testing Practices Fact Sheet
found on pages 48-49 in the Examiner’s
Manual.
Local personnel will sign an agreement to abide
by state ethical testing practices. The Agreement
to Abide by Guidelines on page 28 may be used
for this purpose.
Best practice is to have buildings submit testing
schedules to district coordinators. Schools/districts
that will receive a monitoring visit will be contacted
directly by phone and/or email for specific
scheduling information.
District test coordinators must keep on file
documentation of the need for each paper/pencil
accommodation. This can be done with a form
similar to the sample form used in the Test
Security Training sessions. It is not necessary
or desirable to send copies of IEP, 504, or SIT
plans to the District Test Coordinator.
KSDE staff and the members of the Kansas
Assessment Advisory Council will visit 5-10% of
Kansas schools during test administration.
The checklist to be used for evaluating testing
sessions will be posted on the KSDE website.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
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Report any breach of test security, loss of
materials, or any other deviation to your district
coordinator who will contact at KSDE.
A designated person either (a) at each school or
(b) at each district should be responsible for
distributing all the testing materials and KITE
tickets.
Store test materials (paper copies of the
assessments and tickets) in a secure, locked
area (before, between and after testing).
Distribute test materials to teachers immediately
before the testing session.
Instruct teachers not to open paper copies of test
PDFs prior to administration.
The classroom teacher is responsible for
collecting and destroying student notes, scratch
paper, and drawings, etc. at the end of each
testing session (burn or shred).
All paper copies of the tests must be destroyed
(burn or shred) after testing. The district test
coordinator must establish the procedures to be
used.
No one, including test coordinators,
principals, and teachers, may review tests or
analyze test items before, during, or after the
assessment is administered.
Test materials may not be copied, reproduced, or
paraphrased.
Accessibility to PDF copies of the test for the
paper/pencil accommodation must be determined
by the district office. No more than one person
per school may have access to the KITE
Educator Portal for downloading test PDF copies.
Refer to pages 21-22 for details.
All chalkboards, white boards, etc. in rooms used
for testing should be clean and have no
information on them.
Best practice is to have two people present when
reactivating a student test. Teachers may not
reactivate student tests.
A log should be kept by the building test
coordinator of all reactivations.
It is recommended that the building test
coordinator do a walk-through of every room
used for testing to make certain that all bulletin
board displays that could assist students in
testing have been covered.
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15. Once a student’s final score has been posted, the
student’s test should not be reactivated. The only
exception to this rule is for students who have not
answered all test questions contained within a
test section as noted on the Missing Responses
page provided by CETE.
16. Reactivation should not occur for students
whose results are deemed as not reflecting
their ability (e.g., The student scored at 48%
correct. Prior evidence indicates that the student
should score around 80%. NO section should be
reactivated to try to improve the score). If it is felt
there are circumstances that do not allow the
collection of valid assessment data, notify your
District Test Coordinator who will contact KSDE.
8.
Set up a procedure for reactivating students in
KITE. Some districts allow building test
coordinators or principals to do this. Others only
allow the district office to reactivate.
9. Do not allow teachers to conduct comprehensive
reviews or drills of tested standards the day of a
test or once that classroom has begun testing in
that content area.
10. Students cannot be required to use scratch
paper, to show their work, or to use the online
tools (e.g., the highlighter).
11. Students cannot be required to use specific testtaking strategies.
12. Teachers may not grade scratch paper.
Test Administration
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
REGISTERING
STUDENTS FOR
TESTING
Distribute the Examiner's Manual and have
teachers, proctors, and adults administering
assessments with the read-aloud or paper/pencil
accommodations read the following in the
Examiner’s Manual prior to test administration:
o Test Security & Administration (pg. 5-6)
o Section 3: Accommodations (pg. 16-20)
o Section 4: Teachers (pg. 24-28)
o The test directions in Sections 5, 6, and 7
(pg. 29-42)
o Kansas Appropriate Testing Practices Fact
Sheet (pg. 48-49)
Teachers should sign either the Agreement to
Abide by Guidelines (pg. 28) or a similar districtdesigned document.
Have teachers remove or cover (with opaque
material) bulletin board displays, charts, and
other instructional material which may give
assistance or advantage during testing.
The Kansas Assessments are untimed. Students
should be given as much time as needed to
complete each test section.
Building test schedules should be constructed
that take into account students who need “extra”
time to finish a test section. Students should
finish each test section prior to the end of the
school day.
It is recommended that a maximum of two test
sections be completed on any one day.
In general, the entire section of an assessment
should be completed in one sitting. However, for
students in grades three and four, students with
disabilities, and ELL students, each test section
may be administered over two separate test
sessions. The two separate sessions must be
conducted on the same day. School district
administrators may feel free to ignore this option
if logistical considerations warrant.
Registering Students with the Proper
Test Order Type
1.
2.
3.
Registering Students for the Paper/
Pencil Accommodation
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Districts must first register all eligible students via a
TEST record submission for the appropriate test
type (General or Alternate) and requested
accommodations (paper/pencil, read-aloud,
Spanish, etc.) in each assessed content area.
The code used to select the proper test type and
accommodations in the TEST record is called the
Test Order Type.
Refer to pages 7-8 for a complete listing of the
codes used to select the Test Order Type with a
TEST record submission.
It is expected that all students will take the
assessment via KITE. However, in some rare cases
students will need to take the assessment with the
paper/pencil accommodation. These students will
use a paper copy of the assessment and two adults
will later enter the students’ answers into KITE.
To order a paper/pencil accommodation, refer to
page 8 for the appropriate test order type code to
be used in the TEST record submission.
CETE will generate reports to allow KSDE to
monitor use of the paper/pencil accommodation.
Documentation of the need of a paper/pencil
accommodation will be part of the checklist for
visiting districts during test administration.
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5.
6.
All accommodations for IEP students must be
documented appropriately in the IEP.
Refer to page 19 for more details about the
paper/pencil accommodation.
Registering Students for Spanish
Translations
Registering Students for the Read-Aloud
Accommodation
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
In a few cases students will need to take the
assessment with the read-aloud accommodation.
The read-aloud accommodation will be delivered
via KITE. Students will need headsets, or may
use speakers in a separate setting.
The KITE audio voice will be used to deliver the
accommodation. To select the KITE audio voice
for the accommodation, submit a TEST record
with code “A” for the General as the test order
type in the appropriate field.
Fill out a Personal Needs and Preferences Profile
(PNP) for each student. PNPs are accessed via
the Educator Portal at educator.cete.us.
Within Educator Portal, click on the Quick Link to
Student. Select a student to create a PNP for that
student.
Select Audio and Environment Support. Select
Spoken Audio. Under the Voice Source, change
the voice to Synthetic (not Human). Typically, all
other default settings will be the appropriate
values. Read at Start should be False (the
student will have to click the “play” button for the
read-aloud to begin); Spoken Preference should
be Text & Graphics; and Audio for directions only
should be False (the entire item will be read).
For a very limited number of students, such as
those who cannot access printed text due to
blindness or low vision and do not have adequate
Braille skills, a Text to Speech (TTS) reading of
reading passages may be permitted. For these
students ONLY, the Spoken Preference should
be set to NonVisual. Refer to Section 3,
Accommodations, for more information.
CETE will generate reports to allow KSDE to
monitor the use of the read-aloud
accommodation.
Documentation for the need of a read-aloud
accommodation will be part of the checklist for
visiting districts during test administration.
Refer to pages 18-19 for more details about the
read-aloud accommodation.
Spanish translations of the mathematics and
science assessments are available only for
the general assessment.
2.
No Spanish translations are available for the
English language arts or history/government
assessments.
To use any Spanish translation accommodation,
content instruction must have been conducted in
Spanish.
To select a Spanish paper copy of the
assessment, submit a TEST record with code “6”
in the appropriate field.
To select a Spanish version of the
assessment, submit a TEST record with code
“7” in the appropriate field.
To select the Spanish side by side
accommodation (English in KITE, Spanish PDF
test copy, student responds on either the KITE or
paper copy), submit a TEST record with code “X”
in the appropriate field.
To select the individual read-aloud
accommodation in Spanish via paper/pencil,
submit a TEST record with code “P” in the
appropriate field. The teacher or test
administrator will read the Spanish form aloud, in
Spanish, but will not translate from Spanish to
English.
To select the group read-aloud
accommodation in Spanish via paper/pencil,
submit a TEST record with code “H” in the
appropriate field. The teacher or test
administrator will read the Spanish form aloud, in
Spanish, but will not translate from Spanish to
English.
For more detailed information regarding test
order type codes for Spanish accommodations,
refer to pages 7-8.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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Test Order Types for English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History/Government (2013-2014)
GENERAL-KIDS Fields D74 through D81
CETE
Download
Value
Test Order Type
Subject
Description – Expected Use
Notes
1
General Paper /
English
All except
History/Gov
Student responds on Test PDF; responses transcribed to
KITE;
Test PDF
2
General Computer /
English
All
Student responds via computer
N/A
6
General Paper /
Spanish
Math &
Science Only
Use only if instruction of content has been in Spanish Student responds on Test PDF
Responses transcribed to KITE
Spanish
Test PDF
Accommodation Requires Student ELL Plan*
8
General Braille
English
All except
History/Gov
For students who are visually impaired
N/A
Braille booklets will be mailed as a result of the appropriate
TEST request.
A
General Audio /
Computer / English
Math & ELA
Considered an Individual Read-aloud Accommodation
N/A
Accommodation Requires Student Plan*
X
Spanish Side X Side
Math &
Science Only
Use only if instruction of content has been in Spanish
Computer will display English – Test PDF will be in Spanish.
Student responds via computer or on Test PDF
Spanish
Test PDF
Accommodation Requires Student ELL Plan*
R
General Audio /
Computer / English
Science
Considered an Individual Read-aloud Accommodation
N/A
Accommodation Requires Student Plan*
P
General Read-Aloud /
Individual / Paper /
Spanish
Math &
Science Only
Teacher reads from Test PDF and student responds on Test
PDF. Use only if instruction of content has been in Spanish;
Responses transcribed to KITE.
Spanish
Test PDF
Accommodation Requires Student ELL Plan*
L
General Large Print /
English
All except
History/Gov
For students who are visually impaired.
Large Print
PDF
Available via download
Accommodation Requires Student Plan*
CETE
Download
Notes
Accommodation Requires Student Plan*
KAA (Alternate) – KIDS Fields D74, D75, D76, and D77 (Student must have current IEP)
Value
Test Order Type
Subject
Description – Expected Use
3
Alternate
Science
Portfolio Assessment - Indicators must be selected at CETE
web site by December 31, 2013
mgmt.cete.us
3
Alternate
Math & ELA
DLM field test
N/A
High school - Science Alternates ordered in Life science field
D77 only
Field test dates: February 17-28, March 17-April 11, May 1 to
end of school year.
*Accommodation requires a written Student Plan: IEP, 504, ELL, or Student Intervention Team Plan (SIT-Plan). See Accommodation Section 3 of the Examiner’s Manual.
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Test Order Types for KELPA (2013-2014)
KELPA (Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment) – KIDS Field D83
Value
Test Order Type
Subject
KELPA for Current or
monitored
KELPA for student
neither current or
monitored
1
2
Description – Expected Use
CETE
Download
Notes
Required for current ELL students
Optional for monitored ELL students
N/A
Must order Pre-slugged answer sheets by January 7, 2014. This
is a Paper Pencil Assessment mailed from CETE
N/A
Must order Pre-slugged answer sheets by January 7, 2014. This
is a Paper Pencil Assessment mailed from CETE
Miscellaneous Test Order Types (2013-2014)
Miscellaneous – KIDS fields D74 through D83
Value
Test Order Type
Subject
Description – Expected Use
CETE
Download
Notes
C
Clear test type
indicator
All
Cancels registration, Cancels Tickets, removes from CETE
Editor.
N/A
May not release from inclusion in accountability
Blank
Blank
All
No Test in this content area
N/A
Student will count as not tested if no test order type is ever
submitted. Blanks do not clear previous test order types. A blank
indicates “no change” from previously-submitted test order types.
Notes about Test Order Types
1.
2.
3.
Test Type and Test Order Types are not analogous. Test order types can be a “Test Type” or combination of a “Test Type” coupled with particular accommodations. The
expansion of test order types will minimize or eliminate the need for special action requests (SAR) in 2013-2014.
Accommodation Accountability: CETE will generate reports for KSDE to monitor the use of accommodations, specifically Read Aloud and Paper-Pencil accommodations.
For assistance with TEST submissions call the KIDS Help Desk at 785-296-7935.
Accommodation Coding Notes
1.
2.
3.
4.
The accommodation information for individual read-aloud, group read-aloud, paper/pencil, and Spanish translation must be entered into the TEST record submission to ensure
that students are given an appropriate test form.
Student PNPs must be created in the Educator Portal to ensure that the correct type(s) of accommodations are delivered via KITE.
All accommodations must be recorded in the PNP.
Refer to page 18 for additional information regarding documenting accommodations in Educator Portal.
*Accommodation requires a written Student Plan: IEP, 504, ELL, or Student Intervention Team Plan (SIT-Plan). See Accommodation Section 3 of the Examiner’s Manual.
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TEST WINDOWS
Spring Test Windows
Alternate Assessment Windows
Test
Mode
Grade
Levels
Test Window
KELPA*
P/P
K – 12
Feb. 3 – May 2
3 – 11
Mar. 10 – May 2
Math
Online
Test
Grade
Levels
Test Window
Math
3 – 8,
HS
Feb. 17 – Feb. 28
Mar. 17 – Apr. 14
May 1 – end of academic year
3 – 8,
HS
Feb. 17 – Feb. 28
Mar. 17 – Apr. 14
May 1 – end of academic year
English
Language
Arts
Online
3 – 11
Mar. 10 – May 2
English
Language
Arts
Science
Online
4, 7, HS
Mar. 10 – May 2
Science
4, 7,
HS
Dec. 31 – Apr. 25
History/
Gov.
Online
6, 8, HS
Mar. 10 – May 2
History/
Gov.
6, 8,
HS
Mar. 10 – May 2
*See the KELPA Administration Manual for specific
instructions. All KELPA answer sheets must be
submitted to CETE by May 9, 2014.
Notes/Explanations
•
Online = using the KITE test delivery system,
unless a student has a documented need for an
accommodated paper/pencil form or a special
form such as Braille or Spanish.
•
P/P = paper and pencil
•
The deadline for entering scores at CETE is
May 9, 2014.
•
Additional details regarding the Alternate
Assessment may be found at
http://www.ksde.org/Agency/DivisionofLearningS
ervices/CareerStandardsandAssessmentService
s/CSASHome/Assessments/AlternateAssessmen
ts.aspx
Local Test Windows
Local districts and buildings should define and
schedule local windows for specific content tests.
Content cohort windows should be no more than
three weeks for a subject at a grade level at the
building level.
For instance, a building is planning to test grade 3
students in English language arts from March 10 until
March 28. Grade 3 students will be tested in math
from March 31 until April 18. The building is planning
to test grade 4 students in English language arts from
March 24 until April 11, and test grade 4 students in
math from April 14 to May 2. The test window for
math at each grade level is for three weeks, and the
test window for English language arts at each grade
level is for three weeks.
All buildings in the district do not have to use the
same local window. Window schedules will be a part
of the monitor visits.
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Guidelines for Submitting EXIT Records
SUBMITTING
RECORDS TO KIDS
1.
Schools must submit an EXIT record for any
student who stops attending the school.
2.
It is recommended that EXIT records be sent to
the KIDS collection as soon as possible when
membership ends. It is up to the discretion of the
schools and districts to determine at what point
an EXIT record is submitted when a student is
gone for an extended period of time.
Keep in mind that during a testing window, if an
exit record is not submitted for a student no
longer attending, that student will be recorded as
“not tested” and negatively impact the school’s
participation rate.
If a student is exited through KIDS and returns
before ten school days have lapsed, it is
necessary for the school to resubmit the EXIT
record. Use exit code “99” in these cases. Refer
to the Truancy and Enrollment category in the
Table of SC Codes on page 14.
Timeline for Submission of “TEST”
Records to the KIDS Database
In order for a student to test via KITE or to receive a
preslugged answer sheet for the KELPA, the
information must be submitted to the KIDS database
via a TEST record (see your KIDS coordinator for
details).
1. Window for submitting TEST records opens –
October 1, 2013.
2.
3.
4.
Last day to submit TEST records for preslugged
KELPA answer sheets – January 7.
Submit TEST Records Early!
5.
In many cases it is beneficial and necessary to
submit TEST records early in the year. A TEST
record must be submitted in order to enable selection
of alternate assessment indicators for science.
6.
Audits
1.
2.
3.
KSDE conducts annual audits comparing TEST
with EOYA records.
CETE will generate reports for KSDE to monitor
the use of accommodations, specifically Read
Aloud and Paper-Pencil accommodations.
Documentation for Test Order Types will be part
of the checklist for visiting districts during test
administration.
If a student transfers to a different school within
the same district, sending an EXIT record is
required to guard against unresolved exits on the
Dropout/Graduation Summary Report and to
ensure that there is only one AYP school
designated for the student.
If an EXIT record was accidentally submitted for
a student who did not actually leave, submit an
EXIT record with the same State Student
Identifier, AYP School, and Exit Date with a code
of “99” in field D28 to “undo” the previous EXIT
record in KIDS.
Submission of Test Types
The proper test type and mode of testing must be
submitted via a TEST record. The codes to be used in
fields D74 through D83 are listed on pages 7-8.
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Complete documentation for using the Educator
Portal within the KITE Comprehensive Test Delivery
System is available at:
http://www.ksassessments.org/sites/ksassessments.o
rg/files/pictures/KITE_Educator_ALL.pdf.
EDUCATOR
PORTAL
ACCOUNTS
Personal Needs and Preferences Profiles
(PNP)
The Kansas Interactive Testing Engine® (KITE) is
used to deliver standardized tests. Teachers and test
administrators will most frequently use the Educator
Portal.
The Personal Needs and Preferences Profile (PNP) is
the part of a student’s record that controls the types of
accommodations that will be presented in the
student’s test. Teachers will set the PNP by editing
individual student records. The PNP includes four
categories:
1. Display Enhancements
2. Language & Braille
3. Audio & Environment Support
4. System Independent
Functions Available with Educator Portal
Accounts
Teachers and test administrators using an Educator
Portal account will typically be able to:
1. View student information;
2. Enter student Personal Needs and Preferences
(PNP) to control and record the types of
accommodations available to students;
3. Create a test session;
4. Assign students to test sessions;
5. Create test tickets containing students’ secure
login information;
6. Monitor test sessions while students are taking
the assessment;
7. Access student roster reports (not all reports will
be immediately available in the 2013-14 school
year).
STCO records must also be submitted to the KIDS
database in order for teacher accounts to function. All
other Educator Portal menus and functions are
available only to users with a building-level or districtlevel account. Only users with a building-level or
district-level account may reactivate students or mark
a student complete on the Monitor Status screen for
Kansas Comprehensive Assessments.
DOCUMENTATION
Manuals and Guides at CETE
1.
2.
3.
Manuals, guides, and video tutorials are available
at CETE’s Kansas Assessment Program website.
Available materials include information to support
KITE, Alternate Assessments, and KELPA.
To download manuals and guides go to
http://www.ksassessments.org/documentation
To download the KITE client, go to
http://www.ksassessments.org/kite. Note that
there are separate instructions or downloads for
Windows, Macs, and iPads.
Accessing a KITE Teacher Account
Teachers and test administrators will access the KITE
Educator Portal using a supported browser to
navigate to http://educator.cete.us. The user name is
the user’s email address, and a password is provided
by the principal or district test coordinator. Note that
the password is case-sensitive. User names and
passwords from the previous Kansas Computerized
Assessment platform were transferred into the KITE
system. A teacher can create his or her own account,
but in order for all functionalities to be available, a
school or district administrator will have to approve
the new account. If a teacher or test administrator
does not have access from a previous year, or is
having difficulty with accessing the new system,
please contact the CETE help desk.
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ELL (English
Language Learners)
STUDENTS
Mathematics and Science Testing of ELL
Group
Recent
Arrivals
Testing Recent Arrivals
Non-recent
Arrivals
Recent Arrivals to the United States (formerly known
as newcomers) are defined as ELL students who
have attended any US school for less than one
calendar year from the date the assessment window
opens.
1. For the 2013-14 testing year, ELL students who
first attended school in the US on or after March 8,
2013 are defined as recent arrivals for history/
government, mathematics, English language arts,
and science.
2. The first date of education in the US is a data
element submitted to the KIDS database by the
local school or district.
3. If an ELL student first attended school in the U.S.
after Mar. 8, 2013, the student must take the
mathematics and science assessments. The
assessments will count only for participation.
4. If an ELL student first attended school in the U.S.
after Mar. 8, 2013, the student does not need to
take the English language arts assessment or the
history/government assessment but must take
the KELPA.
5. ELL students must take all assessments on
grade level. Any student who is tested off grade
level will be counted as “not tested”.
6. Refer to Accommodations for ELL Students on
page 17 for a list of ELL accommodations.
•
Must take the assessment.
•
Results count only for
participation.
•
Must take the assessment.
•
Results count for participation
and are included in API and
calculations for percent at
Meets Standard or above.
History/Government, English Language
Arts
Group
Recent
Arrivals
Non-recent
Arrivals
Policy
•
Not required to take the
assessment but must take the
KELPA.
•
Must take the assessment.
•
Results count for participation
and are included in API
calculations for percent at
Meets Standard or above.
KELPA Testing of ELL
Group
Recent
Arrivals
Non-recent
Arrivals
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Policy
Policy
•
Must take the KELPA.
•
KELPA is used for participation
calculations in English
language arts
•
Must take the KELPA
assessment until they score
proficient two consecutive times
on the composite score as well
as on all subtests of the
KELPA.
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SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Special Circumstances (SC) Codes
SC Codes
SC codes are used to document certain situations. In
some cases the coding will exclude the student from
ESEA or QPA calculations (e.g., SC-01 long-term
suspension of a general education student).
In the 2013-14 school year, only SC
circumstances that would affect status
calculations will be used. These are SC-01, SC-04,
SC-08, SC-20, SC-24, SC-26, SC-34, SC-36, SC-37,
SC-39, and SC-41.
SC codes are submitted via Educator Portal. SC
codes are not used with 9th and 10th graders.
For situations not covered by the SC Codes available
this year, call the KSDE Assessment Helpline at 785296-2261
Some situations cannot be addressed via an SC code
(e.g., student dropped out of school). In these cases,
ensure that the proper EXIT record has been
submitted to the KIDS database.
Careful proctoring of student behaviors that could
result in an invalid test must be reported prior to the
student completing the assessment.
Table of SC Codes
Category
Suspension
Situation
Long-term
suspension of a
general education
student.
Testing Requirements,
ESEA Implications, Notes
Description
Grades 3-8: Student is
suspended for more
than four weeks and
the suspension
overlaps the testing
window.
SC
Code
• Student need not be tested.
• Does not count against building for
participation.
SC-01
Grade 11: Student is
suspended for greater
than four weeks during
the second semester.
Truancy
Student is truant at
the beginning of
the local testing
window and has
unexcused
absences for greater
than 2 consecutive
weeks at the time of
testing.
Papers have been
filed for Child in Need
of Care.
• Student need not be tested.
• Does not count against building for
participation.
SC-04
Absences
Catastrophic
illness or accident
Student has been
seriously disabled by
accident or illness.
• Student need not be tested and does not
count against the school for participation.
• Can only be coded by KSDE. Email details to
Lee Jones.
SC-08
Previously
tested at
this grade
level
Student took this
grade level
assessment last
year (grades 3-8).
A retained student in
grades 3-8 took the
same grade-level
assessment last year.
• Student is required to be tested.
• Test counts for participation.
• Score will not be included in ESEA
calculations.
SC-20
Incarceration in an
adult facility.
If a student is
incarcerated in an adult
facility, the USDOE
says the student need
not be tested.
• Student need not be tested.
• This does not count against the school for
participation.
SC-24
Student is in a
special detention
center (short-term
placement facility).
Student is in a nonaccredited juvenile
detention center.
• Student need not be tested.
• This does not count against the school for
participation.
SC-26
In jail or
special
center
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Table of SC Codes
Category
Testing Requirements,
ESEA Implications, Notes
Description
English language
arts
English language arts
assessment PASSAGE
was read to student.
• Student counts as not tested.
• If this is discovered before the test window
closes, notify your district test coordinator who
will notify KSDE.
SC-34
Student used a
calculator on the noncalculator portions of
the assessment.
• Student counts as not tested.
• If this is discovered before the test window
closes, notify your district test coordinator who
will notify KSDE.
SC-36
Student used either a
teacher-generated or a
student-generated
math journal.
• Student counts as not tested.
• If this is discovered before the test window
closes, notify your district test coordinator who
will notify KSDE.
SC-37
Other reason for
ineligibility.
Contact your district
test coordinator who
will notify Lee Jones.
• Student need not be tested and does not
count against the school for participation.
• This may only be coded by KSDE.
SC-39
Student took one full
test and then moved
during testing.
The student took one
assessment at the
school and then moved
before taking all of the
required assessments.
• Student is not tested this year on this
assessment at this school.
• This does not count against this school for
participation.
• Should be used if this is not the student’s AYP
school for this assessment.
• Code SC-41 for whichever test the student did
not take at this school.
SC-41
Prohibited
practices
Mathematics
Other
Moved
during
testing
SC
Code
Situation
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SECTION 3: ACCOMMODATIONS
send the request to at KSDE. If the
accommodation changes the construct being
tested, the student will count as not tested.
9. For additional information about accommodations
or for guidelines about the read-aloud
accommodation, go to the assessment page at
the KSDE website
(http://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/CSAS/CSAS%20
Home/Assessments/KSDE%20Accommodations
%20Manual%201-14-14.pdf).
10. For additional information about tools and
accommodations available in the KITE system,
please review
http://www.ksassessments.org/sites/ksassessme
nts.org/files/documents/KAP%20Tools%20and%
20accommodations%202014.pdf
OVERVIEW AND
GENERAL
GUIDELINES
Accommodations Overview
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
IEP and 504 students may only use
accommodations documented on IEP and 504
plans.
General education students may only use
accommodations permitted by KSDE.
For the read-aloud and paper/pencil
accommodations, ELL students and general
education students must have a student plan
(i.e., an ELL plan, IEP, or 504) documenting the
need.
Accommodations should not be used on the state
assessments if they have not been a regular part
of instruction.
Refer to page 18 for a list of accommodations.
Accommodations must be recorded in TEST.
Students requiring accommodations must have a
PNP completed. Refer to pg. 18 for more details.
In order to use the paper/pencil
accommodation, the proper test order type must
be supplied via a TEST record submission.
In order to use the KITE audio voice for the
read-aloud accommodation, the proper test
order type must be supplied in a TEST record
submission at least two (2) weeks prior to
administering the assessment and the student
must have a PNP completed in Educator Portal.
Refer to page 6 for a listing of test type codes.
Accommodations Prohibited for All
Students
1.
For a very limited number of students, such as those
who cannot access printed text due to blindness or
low vision and do not have adequate Braille skills, a
Text to Speech (TTS) reading of reading passages
may be permitted. This is accessed by setting the
Spoken Preference PNP to NonVisual. Contact Deb
Matthews at KSDE, 785-296-0916, if you have
questions about TTS of reading passages.
2.
Note: When indicating the need for a read-aloud
accommodation in a student’s Personal Needs and
Preferences Profile (PNP), under “Text to Speech”
(TTS), the options are for Human or Synthetic reader.
Human readers are allowed in the DLM Alternate
Assessment. For the Kansas Transitional Assessment
(the summative test taken by general education
students), the only allowable TTS accommodation is a
synthetic reader (the Heather voice). If the teacher or
test administrator for a general education (non-DLM)
student selects the Human option, that student will
not receive the read-aloud accommodation. The
Synthetic option must be selected in the PNP.
3.
4.
5.
8.
To use an accommodation other than one listed,
contact your district test coordinator who will
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In general, reading to students any text
(including isolated words) in the passages on
the English language arts test is prohibited.
Violations will result in the student being counted
as “not tested.”
Use of teacher-generated or studentgenerated journals, notes, logs, etc., is
prohibited. Refer to page 27 for a list of
approved materials that may be used by
students.
Use of commercially-made, teacher-made, or
teacher-generated graphic organizers is
prohibited.
Use of a calculator or a fact table on the
mathematics tests in grades 3, 4, or 5 is
prohibited. Students, including students with
disabilities with an IEP or 504 plan, are not
permitted to use a calculator on any portion of the
mathematics tests in elementary grades (grades
3-5). If a student uses a calculator on these
assessments, the test will be invalid and the
student will be counted as “not tested.”
Use of a calculator or a fact table on the noncalculator portion of the mathematics
assessment is prohibited. This prohibition
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applies to all students including 504 and IEP
students. If a student uses a calculator on the
non-calculator portion of the assessment, the test
will be invalid and the student will be counted as
“not tested.”
Accommodations for ELL Students
1.
2.
Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, students
will no longer be permitted to use personal calculators
on the summative assessment. However, students
with a documented need for special mathematical
tools (such as an abacus or large button calculator for
visually impaired students) will be permitted to use the
tool as documented in their IEP. For all other
students, an electronic calculator will be available in
KITE for certain items. Using the tools menu, students
can assess a simple calculator at earlier grade levels
and a graphing calculator at the upper grade levels.
3.
4.
5.
Students will not have access to a calculator on test
items that require the student to demonstrate direct
knowledge of computational skills. These items are
contained in different sections of the test and the
calculator tool is disabled.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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Directions may be read to the student in
English or explained in the student’s native
language.
English language arts passages, test
questions, answer choices, labels, graph
titles, etc. may NOT be translated into the
student’s native language.
Electronic translators and bilingual
dictionaries may be used for directions, test
questions and answer choices. They cannot
be used on any English language arts
passages.
The assessment may be given in small groups of
not more than three students.
The entire mathematics or science assessment
may be read to students in the Spanish version.
However, the adult reader is NOT allowed to
translate from one language to another.
Spanish versions of the Mathematics
Assessment and Science Assessment are
available. Only students who have been
instructed in Spanish may use Spanish versions
of the tests.
To request the paper/pencil accommodation in
Spanish, submit a TEST record with a value of
“6” as the student’s test order type in the
appropriate content field (Mathematics and
Science only). The procedures for using the
paper/pencil accommodation should be followed
(refer to page 19).
To request the individual read-aloud
accommodation AND the paper/pencil
accommodation in Spanish, submit a TEST
record with a value of “P” as the student’s test
order type in the appropriate content field
(Mathematics and Science only). The student
responds on the paper form of the test. The adult
reads from a Spanish PDF test form. In 2013-14,
this is the ONLY option for Spanish read-aloud.
Students who need access to both Spanish and
English version at the same time should take the
English version online and be provided with the
Spanish-language paper form (PDF copy).
Submit a TEST record with a value of “X” as the
student’s test order type in the appropriate
content field (Mathematics and Science only).
For all accommodations, the student must also
have a PNP created in Educator Portal.
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Recording Accommodations
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
READ-ALOUD
ACCOMMODATION
POLICY
Testing accommodations not prepopulated by a
KIDS TEST record submission should be entered
into the student’s Personal Needs and
Preferences Profile (PNP). PNPs are accessed in
Educator Portal via the Student Quick Link. Refer
to page 46 for more details.
In 2013-2014, the KIDS file will provide automatic
assignment of students to the proper
accommodated form for all accommodations
except for Braille. Braille forms are shipped
based on the list of students who have the
correct TEST request of “8.”
Although correct form assignment is handled by
this auto-enrollment, the student’s PNP will still
need to be updated to ensure that proper
accommodations, such as the KITE Audio Voice
(synthetic voice read-aloud), will be delivered to
students appropriately.
Accommodations automatically attributed during
the auto-enrollment and form downloads include
 Braille edition
 Large Print edition
 Paper/Pencil
 Spanish translation
Use of the KITE Audio Voice (Heather voice)
requires local building/district data entry in the
“Audio and Environment Support” section of the
PNP. Students receiving read-aloud via
headphones may take the test in the typical
group setting.
Buildings/districts will continue to indicate the
following accommodations in the “System
Independent” section of the PNP:
 Separate, quiet, or individual setting (This is
a required accommodation for students
receiving the read-aloud accommodation
using speakers rather than headphones.)
 Frequent breaks
 Student dictated his/her answers to a scribe
 Student used a communication device
 Some other accommodation was used
 Directions were signed to the student
 Student signed responses
 Student used a Braille writer or slate and
stylus
 Student reads the assessment aloud to self
 Student used a translation dictionary
.
Student Need for Read-aloud
1.
2.
3.
4.
For a very limited number of students, such as those
who cannot access printed text due to blindness or
low vision and do not have adequate Braille skills, a
Text to Speech (TTS) reading of reading passages
may be permitted. Contact Deb Matthews at KSDE,
785-296-0916, if you have questions about TTS of
reading passages.
5.
6.
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A student who needs a read-aloud accommodation
is one whose ability to convey knowledge of the
subject/content area is severely limited by his/her
inability to read the assessment materials. The
student cannot or would not be successful in the
classroom without the read-aloud accommodation.
In order to use the read-aloud accommodation on
the state assessment, the student must have
the read-aloud accommodation provided in
the classroom on a regular basis (i.e., as an
on-going practice for both classroom instruction
and classroom assessments/tests).
It is the local district’s responsibility to define
“severely” in point #1 and to quantify on a
“regular” basis for classroom instruction and
assessments/tests in point #2. Tools for
determining need and resources available may
be selected by individual districts. However, the
general expectation is that students will be more
than 1 year below grade in English language arts
and that the accommodation is being
systematically applied at least 50% of the time on
classroom assignments and 100% of the time on
classroom assessments contributing to
classroom grades.
The read-aloud accommodation is for a student who
needs the entire assessment (except the English
language arts passages) read aloud.
The read-aloud accommodation does not refer to an
adult reading an occasional word, an occasional
distractor, an occasional stem, or an occasional
question to the student. However, an adult reading
any words in the English language arts passage is
prohibited.
Being an ELL student, SPED student, or Title I
student does not automatically qualify a student
for the read-aloud accommodation.
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Documenting the Need for a Read-aloud
Allowable Practices
1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
A student’s need for the read-aloud
accommodation must be documented on one of
the following plans:
a. ELL plan
b. 504 plan
c. IEP
The following information must be included on a,
ELL plan, or IEP that serves the purpose of
documenting student need for a read-aloud
accommodation:
a. Student name
b. Student grade
c. Building/district
d. Evidence documenting need for the read-aloud
accommodation, including, but not necessarily
limited to
i. English language arts test scores
ii. Progress monitoring data
iii. English language arts level of instructional
materials used in classroom
iv. Documentation that the read-aloud
accommodation is used in the classroom
setting for both instructional materials and
assessments/tests and the date that this
accommodation was implemented
v. For plans other than IEPs, signatures must
be obtained of team members involved in
the decision to recommend the read-aloud
accommodation, including at least the
student’s teacher and building administrator.
vi. IEPs must have all documentation required
for providing any accommodations to
students with an Individual Education Plan.
A copy of the student’s plan or a summary sheet
must be kept on file with the District Test
Coordinator. KSDE will be monitoring 5-10% of
assessment administrations this year and may ask
to see documentation for the need of paper/pencil
and read-aloud accommodations.
Guidelines for the read-aloud accommodation
and training documents for the read-aloud may
be found on the assessment page at the KSDE
website
http://www.ksde.org/Agency/DivisionofLearningS
ervices/CareerStandardsandAssessmentService
s/CSASHome/Assessments.aspx.
2.
3.
TTS of Passages in English Language
Arts
Please contact Deb Matthews at KSDE, 785-2960916, if you have questions about TTS of reading
passages. This accommodation is intended for a
very limited number of students.
1. This accommodation is an IEP or 504 team
decision.
2. This accommodation is for non-readers who
need assistance accessing the assessment
by having passages read aloud.
3. This accommodation is appropriate only for
students who receive daily instruction orally
and through computerized text to speech.
Receiving this accommodation on
assessments will likely be confusing and
may impede the performance of students
who do not regularly have this
accommodation for instruction.
4. This accommodation may be needed by
students who:
•
have severe reading disabilities;
•
cannot access printed text due to
blindness or low vision and do not
have adequate braille skills;
•
have a motor disability that
prevents them from accessing
braille.
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Practices such as pronouncing an occasional
word, an occasional distractor, an occasional
stem, or an occasional question should be
considered acceptable assessment practice
requiring no special documentation and no
special coding of the answer sheet.
The teacher should use professional discretion
regarding the number of times a student may
request assistance.
Teachers, test administrators, and proctors may
not read anything aloud for a student from an
English Language Arts passage. A very limited
number of non-visual students may have the
passages read aloud using the KITE Text to
Speech (TTS) feature. (See below)
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including the student’s teacher and the
building administrator.
PAPER/PENCIL
ACCOMMODATION
•
Paper/Pencil Accommodation Policy for
the Kansas Comprehensive
Assessments
•
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
All students will take the state assessment by
computer except in very unusual circumstances.
The paper/pencil accommodation is an individual
accommodation. It may NOT be requested for
entire classes.
This accommodation must routinely be used
in the classroom when other students are using
the computer.
Questions to ask about the child when
considering a paper/pencil accommodation:
a. Has the student used the computer for the
formative assessment(s)?
b. Does the student have barriers to using the
computer in individual or group instructional
settings that require alternative assignments
when the class is using the computer?
A student’s need for the paper/pencil
accommodation must be documented on one of
the following plans:
a. Pre-intervention plan (student improvement
plan)
b. ELL plan
c. 504 plan
d. IEP
The following information must be included on a
student improvement plan, ELL plan, or IEP that
serves the purpose of documenting student need
for a paper/pencil accommodation:
a. Student name
b. Student grade
c. Building/district name
d. Evidence documenting the need for the
paper/pencil accommodation, including, but
not necessarily limited to:
•
Progress monitoring data
•
English language arts level of
instructional materials used in
classroom
•
Documentation that the paper/pencil
accommodation is used in the classroom
setting for both instructional materials
and assessments. The date of
implementation of the accommodation in
the classroom must be listed.
•
Signatures of the team members
involved in the decision to recommend
the paper/pencil accommodation
7.
8.
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No answer sheets may be generated by
the school or district. Students must
mark their answers on the paper copy of
the assessment.
District or building-level personnel will
work in pairs to enter student answer
choices into KITE.
The appropriate test order type must be
submitted via a TEST record. Refer to pages 8-9
for more details.
Documentation of the need for paper/pencil
accommodations must be kept on file by the
district test coordinator. KSDE staff will monitor 510% of all test administration sessions and will
ask at each monitoring visit to see documentation
of paper/pencil and read-aloud accommodations.
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OBTAINING AND
DISTRIBUTING PDF
COPIES OF TESTS

Maintain security of the paper copies of tests
by not delivering them to the test
administrators more than 24 hours before
the tests are to be administered. The tests
may not be copied or taken out of the
building.

Return the paper copies of tests to the
district test coordinator immediately after the
assessment has been completed.
Maintain documentation of test security.
Overview
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
As a result of Title I monitoring and US
Department of Education Peer Review findings,
additional security measures around access to
paper/pencil have been implemented. Only
designated individuals at the district and/or
building level will have access to the download
page in Educator Portal. These individuals are
responsible for the security of all downloads (i.e.,
distributing, collecting, and destroying of all
downloaded materials).
Access to PDF copies of the paper/pencil test
forms (test PDFs) can be gained in one of two
ways:
 Districts may choose for only the district test
coordinator or the district superintendent to
be allowed to manage PDF copies of test
forms.
 In addition to the district-level personnel
given access to test forms, districts may
choose not more than one person per
building to be allowed to manage PDF
copies of tests.
During the testing window, a PDF copy of the test
forms will be available in Educator Portal at
educator.cete.us.
The district test coordinator or the building test
coordinator (when designated) will do the
following:
 Download the PDF file from Educator Portal
(refer to the next section titled “Download
Paper/Pencil Accommodation Test Forms” for
details).
 Make paper copies of paper/pencil tests for
buildings by printing the PDF file.
 Delete from any computer the PDF file used
to create the paper copies.
 Deliver the paper/pencil tests to appropriate
building test coordinators.
 Make sure that buildings are aware that
student responses on paper/pencil
accommodation test forms must be entered
into KITE by pairs of district or building
personnel working together.
 Shred all paper copies of tests after they
have been used. No copies may be retained
at the district or building level.
 Maintain documentation of test security.
The building test coordinator (when designated)
will do the following:

Downloading Accommodated Test
Forms
Accommodated test forms available for download
include paper/pencil, large-print paper/pencil, and
Spanish paper/pencil. Braille forms will be shipped
separately from CETE.
Step 1: Determine which district (or building)
personnel will have the right to download test
forms.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Step 2: Assign the right to download test forms to
a district test coordinator.
Superintendents have been pre-populated by KSDE –
verify for accuracy under the Assigned Roles heading.
Most educator roles have been transferred from the
old system into KITE. Call the KSDE Assessment
Help Desk (785-296-2261) if these are not correct or
not pre-populated.
The district’s Superintendent or other authorized user
with the appropriate permissions must login to the
Educator Portal (educator.cete.us), then select the
Configuration tab and then the Users tab. The
Superintendent will be able to filter by district and
school.
1.
2.
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Each district Superintendent in collaboration with
the district test coordinator must determine who
will have the responsibility for accessing
downloads in Educator Portal.
Some districts will choose to designate only the
district test coordinator who will be responsible for
downloading, copying, distributing, collecting, and
destroying all assessment material for all buildings
in the district.
Some districts will choose to designate buildinglevel test coordinators who will be responsible for
downloading, copying, distributing, collecting, and
destroying all assessment material for a specific
building.
Some districts will choose to designate a
combination of the two (e.g., designate a district test
coordinator for all elementary schools and middle
schools in the district and a building-level test
coordinator for the High School).
Sort the Status column.
For NEW users, the Superintendent will need to edit
the roles to provide the correct access.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
There are two test coordinator roles: Building
Test Coordinator and District Test Coordinator.
In EDIT mode, the Superintendent will select the
correct role for the designated test coordinator.
Note that the Superintendent may be the District
Test Coordinator.
Once a Superintendent or a District Test
Coordinator has been assigned the role of “test
coordinator,” the individual in that role can
designate the right to download test forms to
building test coordinators (where desired).
To check the existing roles for Active users, sort
the Status column for Active users.
KITE TEXT TO
SPEECH (TTS)
Beginning in 2013-2014, no special licenses or
software are needed to use the TTS feature. A
synthetic voice is provided in the KITE client, the
online environment in which students take the test.
All schools delivering the Kansas Comprehensive
Assessments online will use the KITE client. The
KITE client is available for download from
http://www.ksassessments.org/kite. Note that there
are separate instructions and files for Windows, Macs,
and iPads.
Step 3: Assign the right to download test forms to
building-level personnel (if desired).
1.
There can only be one Superintendent, and one
District Test Coordinator per district. There can
only be one Principal/Building Administrator, and
one Building Test Coordinator per building.
2. A Principal for each building must be designated
(to be used for mailings and as an administrative
contact).
3. Only one person at each building may be given
the right to download test forms. If the principal is
designated as the test coordinator, then no other
person may be assigned this right.
4. To select the building test coordinator click on the
[Test Coordinator] link next to the person’s
name in the column titled Possible Assignments.
Step 4: Download the Test Forms
1.
2.
Using the KITE TTS Feature
1.
2.
In order for students to use the KITE TTS feature,
the proper test order type must have been
submitted to KIDS via a TEST record submission.
Refer to pages 6-7 for details.
The student’s PNP must indicate spoken audio
with the synthetic voice source. If the Human
voice source is selected, the student will not
receive a read-aloud accommodation in for the
General Assessment.
Personnel who have been assigned the right to
download test forms should log on to the
Educator Portal at educator.cete.us.
In the navigation bar, click on Test Management.
Then click on Test Coordination. Select a test
event (e.g., grade 7 math large print p/p). Scroll
to the right to the PDF available for download.
3.
4.
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When Read at Start is set to False, the student
must click the “play” button in order for the readaloud to begin.
Spoken preference indicates which elements of a
question should be read to the student. The
default is Text & Graphics.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Audio for directions only should be set to False.
Selecting True will permit only the directions to
be read aloud to students, not the items.
The KITE audio voice will read the entire text of
the questions and answer choices to the student.
To adjust the volume, the student will need to use
the computer’s controls. The icon looks like a
speaker.
The student will receive an error message or no
audio for one of the following reasons:
 The school did not submit a test order type
for the student that includes the audio
accommodation. Check the student’s test
ticket to see if “audio” is printed on it.
 The student’s PNP does not indicate a
spoken audio accommodation.
 The student’s PNP has Human selected as
the voice source.
For students who receive daily instruction orally
and through computerized text to speech, and
have received permission from KSDE to have the
reading passages read aloud, select NonVisual
under Spoken Preference.
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SECTION 4: TEACHERS
2.
SCHEDULING AND
TIME LIMITS
3.
Number of Test Sessions Needed for
Each Subject
Subject
Test
Sessions
Items per
Test*
English language arts
2
50-60
Mathematics
2
60
Science (4, 7)
HS Life Science
HS Physical Science
2
1
1
42, 60
30
30
History Government
Extended Analysis
Historical Focus
2
1
4.
Test Security and Administration
8
5-8
1.
Teachers must read the Kansas Appropriate
Testing Practices Fact Sheet found on
pages 48-49 in the Examiner’s Manual.
2.
Teachers must be trained in test security
procedures.
KSDE employees and the members of the
Kansas Assessment Advisory Council will visit 510% of schools administering state assessments.
KSDE will post the checklist on the KSDE web
site used during test administration visits.
Teachers must read aloud the scripted passages
and follow all directions in the Examiner’s Manual
when administering the assessment.
Immediately report any breach of test security, or
loss of materials to your building or district test
coordinator.
Teachers are responsible for the security of test
materials. Paper copies of test booklets and
tickets should be kept in a secure, locked area
before, between, and after testing.
The teacher is responsible for collecting and
destroying (shredding) student notes, scratch
paper, and drawings, etc. at the end of each
testing session.
Teachers may not review tests or analyze test
items before, during, or after the assessment is
administered.
No copies of paper copies of the tests may be
retained by teachers or administrators.
Do not discuss any specific test items on the test
with students before, during, or after the
administration of the assessment.
Do not copy, reproduce, or paraphrase test
materials. Parallel questions or cloned questions
may not be constructed from actual test items.
KSDE procedures concerning eligible students
and the procedures required for administering
3.
Time Limits
4.
2.
3.
All assessments are untimed. Each student
must be allowed as much time as is necessary
and reasonable to complete each test section in
one sitting. Typically, students can complete a
test section in 45 to 60 minutes.
The History Government Extended Analysis
assessment consists of six KITE-administered
questions about two primary source documents,
and two extended writing (400-500 words)
prompts. The student will need sufficient time
between the KITE-administered questions and
the extended writing portion of the test to
research the topics in his or her selected
prompts.
If a student does not complete a test section
within the time given to the class, the student
may be allowed more time provided that:
 the student makes a serious attempt to
complete the test,
 AND the student is provided additional time
immediately following the unfinished session.
If the session is the last period of the day,
the student may finish after school or the
next school day.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Scheduling Test Sessions
1.
13.
It is recommended that the test sections be given
in order beginning with Section 1.
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It is recommended that all test sections be
administered on consecutive days.
GUIDELINES
*The number of items per test may vary by grade
level.
1.
It is recommended that a maximum of two test
sections be completed on any one day.
In general, the entire section of an assessment
should be completed in one sitting. However, for
students in grades three and four, students with
disabilities, and ELL students, each test section
may be administered over two separate test
sessions. The two separate sessions must be
conducted on the same day.
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read-alouds must be strictly followed and will be
monitored via KSDE visits. Refer to the sections
titled Read-aloud Accommodation Policy on
page 22 and Obtaining and Using the KITE Audio
Voice on page 22.
7.
8.
9.
Guidelines for Students
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Students may use blank paper to show and
check their work. The paper must be collected
and destroyed at the end of the test session.
Once finished, students may not return to
previously-completed test sections unless items
have been skipped or omitted. If a student is
allowed to return to a previously-competed test
section, only the skipped or omitted items may be
answered.
Students may create graphic organizers on a
blank sheet of paper at the time of the test.
Graphic organizers created prior to the test
session by either the teacher or student may not
be used.
The use of electronic devices (including cell
phones, PDAs, and similar devices) is not
allowed on any portion of the assessment. In
general, students may not use their own
calculators.
Students are allowed to use scratch paper, graph
paper, and manipulatives on the Mathematics
and Science assessments. However, textbooks,
dictionaries (with the exception of bi-lingual
translation dictionaries for ELL students), and
other curricular materials are not to be used
during testing.
Students should make up any test session that
occurred when the student was absent.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Testing Using a Tablet Device
Students who are testing using a tablet device (e.g.,
iPad) may not access other applications or websites
during testing. To restrict access to other applications
or websites, Guided Access should be enabled.
Additionally, students may not use the dictionary
lookup feature in iOS7. See the iPad documentation
available at http://www.ksassessments.org/sites
/ksassessments.org/files/pictures
/KITEStudentiPadQuick%20Ref.pdf for additional
information on how to enable Guided Access and to
change settings for a secure testing environment.
Ethical Issues
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Teachers may not respond to questions during
testing that would help the student to understand
the question, aid the student in responding to an
item, or advise/encourage the student to edit or
change a response.
Teachers may not direct or prompt students to
use certain strategies at the beginning of the test
session or during the test. It is appropriate to
remind students about strategies the day before
the assessment.
Review sessions on content and test-taking
strategies must be completed prior to testing.
Teachers may not coach or cue students in any
way during test administration. This includes
gestures and facial expressions.
Teachers may not say nor do anything that would
let a student know whether an answer is correct
or provide any advantage during testing.
Teachers may not ask students how they got an
answer.
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Teachers may not tell, prompt, or hint that
students should review a question or portion of
the test.
Teachers may not give the meaning of words in
the text or in questions.
With the exception of the reading passage on the
English language arts test, teachers may pronounce
isolated words, phrases, or sentences when
requested by a student.
Once testing in a content area has begun, no
reviews, teaching, or practicing of tested
indicators may be conducted.
Do not construct answer keys. Assessments may
not be scored locally.
Students cannot be required to use scratch
paper, to show their work, or to use the online
tools (e.g., the highlighter tool).
Teachers may not grade scratch paper.
Students who have omitted items or who did not
finish a test section due to illness, time
constraints, etc. may be reactivated. The student
should be monitored so that only the previouslyomitted items are completed.
Students who have completed all test sections
may not be reactivated due to poor test
performance or lack of effort. If a student appears
to be not giving effort or is quickly clicking
through answer choices, stop the test and
contact your building test coordinator.
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CALCULATORS
Calculators on the Mathematics
Assessment
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Calculators on the Science Assessment
1.
Calculators are not permitted on any portion of
the mathematics assessment in grades 3, 4, and
5.
In grades 6 and higher, calculators may only be
used on certain parts of the mathematics
assessment.
An on-screen calculator is available. Students are
not permitted to use their own calculators, with
the exception of accommodated calculators for
students with disabilities.
IEP students may not use calculators on the noncalculator items.
Graphing calculators are permitted in grade 8
and in high school.
Any calculator with memory/storage capabilities
must be cleared prior to entering and upon
leaving the testing room.
2.
Calculators may be used on any section of the
science assessment. However, they are not
necessary or essential. For testing using KITE,
an on-screen calculator is available.
Any calculator with memory/storage capabilities
must be cleared prior to entering and upon
leaving the testing room.
Students will not have access to a calculator on test
items that require the student to demonstrate direct
knowledge of computational skills. These items are
contained in different parts of the test and the
calculator tool is disabled.
Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, students
will no longer be permitted to use personal calculators
on the summative assessment. However, students
with a documented need for special mathematical
tools (such as an abacus or large button calculator for
visually impaired students) will be permitted to use the
tool as documented in their IEP. For all other
students, an electronic calculator will be available in
KITE for certain items. Using the tools menu, students
can assess a simple calculator at earlier grade levels
and a graphing calculator at the upper grade levels.
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MANIPULATIVES
Examples of Manipulatives Appropriate
for the Mathematics and Science
Assessments
Approved Manipulatives for the
Mathematics and Science Assessments
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
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Manipulatives that are routinely used in the
classroom may be used by the student on the
Kansas Assessments.
The manipulative MUST be chosen by the
student. The teacher may neither suggest a
particular manipulative nor insist that a
manipulative be used.
If you have a question about whether a particular
manipulative is allowed, please e-mail Melissa Fast
(mathematics) at [email protected] or Matt Krehbiel
(science) at [email protected].
Students are allowed to use graph paper, blank
paper, and other materials.
Textbooks, dictionaries, and other
instructional/curricular materials (other than
allowed manipulatives) are NOT to be used
during testing. This includes classroom posters,
teacher or student-generated journals, and other
instructional materials that may have been used
during the course of instruction and/or permitted
during previous years’ testing.
Graphic organizers that are generated solely by the
student on blank paper during the assessment are
allowed on any test section.
Calculators are not considered manipulatives and
are not allowed on certain parts of the math
assessment.
Computation tables or fact tables, prepared in
advance of the assessment, are considered
equivalent to a calculator and may not be used
on any portion of the test. If these are generated
solely by the student on blank paper during any
test part that allows a calculator, they are allowed
to be used by the student during that test part.
Detailed information regarding manipulatives can
be found on the assessment page at the KSDE
website
http://community.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=54
18. Look for the document titled 2014 Math
Allowable Manipulatives.
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*On the Science Assessment, measurement tools
cannot be labeled to indicate what they measure. For
instance, a meter stick may have “cm” labeled on it, but
the stick may not be labeled that it “measures length.”
Not all of the manipulatives in the following list will be
found in every classroom. Manipulatives will not be
useful on the assessment if they have not been used
regularly during the year. Use of manipulatives is
optional.
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Algebra tiles
Base 10 blocks
Calendars
Chips, two-color counters, two-sided counters
Clock or clock face
Color tiles (squares)
Containers – Pint, quart, gallon containers may
have the capacity for each container marked on
it. However, they may not be marked in sub-units
in any way such as nesting, labeling, or color
coding. They may not be coded in any way for
conversions.
Coordinate grids with the x and y axis labels and
with or without numbers
Cubes: multilink, connecting, color, wooden,
unifix, multilink cubes
Cuisenaire rods
Geoboards
Geometric solids (without any indication as to
their name)
Graph paper
Hundreds chart (student generated, not premade)
Integer number line
Money
Number cubes
Pattern blocks
Plane figures (without any indication as to their
name)
Rulers*, meter sticks*, protractors*, compass*
Scissors
Snap blocks
Spinners
“Touch math” numbers
Transparent mirror or mira
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AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY GUIDELINES
The following is a sample agreement to abide by the guidelines in the Examiner’s Manual. To use this agreement,
make a copy of this page for the appropriate staff members. Districts may modify the sample or use a district
developed agreement.
The signed agreement should be kept on file by the building principal.
I have read and understand the information in this document and
agree to abide by the guidelines set forth.
Signature
Date
TRAININGS ATTENDED/REVIEW OF
MATERIALS
Districts may use the following as evidence that a staff member has attended training sessions or reviewed the KSDE
materials on test security, ethical test practices, and use of the read-aloud accommodation. Staff members may
attend a training, review the materials, or do both.
Topic
Date Attended Training
Date Reviewed Materials
Test Security
Ethical Test Practices
Read-aloud Guidelines
I understand the information presented in trainings and/or materials listed above and agree to abide by the
guidelines set forth.
Staff member signature
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Section 1 Directions
SECTION 5: KITE DIRECTIONS – SECTION 1
PREPARING FOR
THE ASSESSMENT
Room/Lab Preparation
1.
2.
General Directions to Teachers
1.
2.
3.
4.
The directions for administering all tests as
described in this manual must be followed to
ensure uniform testing conditions.
These are secure test materials. Test questions
are not to be used for the development of
instructional materials or to build sample tests.
No other use of these materials is permitted.
Teachers are to read and abide by the testing
practices found on pages 24-28.
Conduct testing sessions in a serious manner
that encourages and motivates students to do
their best.
Remove or cover (with opaque material) bulletin
board displays, fact tables, charts and diagrams,
and other instructional materials that may give
assistance or advantage during testing.
Have appropriate manipulatives available for the
mathematics and science assessments (see
page 27 for a list). Use of manipulatives is
optional; a teacher may not require the use of
manipulatives.
Materials Needed for Testing
1.
2.
Obtain the KITE test tickets from your building
test coordinator.
An example ticket is shown below.
Script in the Manual
1.
2.
A script for teachers has been provided in this
manual (scripted words are bolded and in
quotes). They must be used with all students
testing via KITE. For students with disabilities,
the directions may be clarified or paraphrased.
You may not give instructions in addition to those
in the manual.
3.
Preparing Students for Testing
4.
CETE has provided practice items, videos, and
slideshows to allow students, parents, teachers, and
other interested parties to see and experience the
new KITE system prior to students taking the test.
These materials include information about the
technology enhanced item types students will
encounter in the new Kansas Comprehensive
Assessments. Educators are strongly encouraged to
ensure that KITE is installed on all machines intended
for use in assessment, and to provide students with
an opportunity to use the practice materials to
familiarize themselves with the Test Delivery Engine,
tools, and item types prior to testing.
5.
Materials Checklist
1.
2.
3.
4.
See http://www.ksassessments.org
/transitional_summative and
http://www.ksassessments.org/sites
/ksassessments.org/files/pictures
/KITE%20Student.pdf for additional information and
resources. Additional supporting resources will be
released as they become available.
5.
6.
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Ensure there is a ticket for each student and
the appropriate test collection and form type
is printed on the ticket.
Do not allow a student to take the wrong test
collection or form type (e.g., general
assessment instead of the alternate) or to use
another student’s test ticket.
Obtain the materials listed in the following
checklist.
KITE tickets
Pencils for each student to work out problems on
scratch paper
Blank scratch paper
Manipulatives for the mathematics and science
assessments
A clock that is visible to students
Bilingual dictionaries for ELL students
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Section 1 Directions
Beginning the Test Session
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
For students who have difficulty logging on to
KITE, teachers may prepare the student’s
computer in advance by activating the KITE
program and by logging on to KITE using the
information on the student’s test ticket.
Do not let a student take the wrong test collection
or form type for any reason (e.g., taking the
alternate instead of the general assessment).
Do not let a student use another student’s test
ticket (e.g., a student who moved).
Tell students what they should do if they finish
the assessment early. The testing environment
must not be disrupted by students who finish
before others.
Check with your building test coordinator before
providing a ticket to a student whose AYP school
is different from the attendance school.
Tickets for Students Who Have Moved
1.
2.
Do not send tickets of students who have moved
to a different school or district to the new school.
If a student uses a ticket from a previous school,
a reporting error will result.
Notes about the KIDS Database
1.
2.
Information regarding the student’s name,
building, state ID, and test order type for KITE
tickets is submitted to the KIDS database by local
school districts.
Contact your district test coordinator to find out
the procedures used for correcting errors in the
KIDS database.
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Section1 Directions
“You may use the online tools provided. Some of
the tools, such as highlighting, may not be
available in the technology enhanced items.”
HISTORY/
GOVERNMENT
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
General Test Directions
Say: “You are about to take the Kansas History/
Government Assessment. This year’s test is
called a pilot test – it is to introduce a new way of
finding out what skills you have mastered in
History/ Government. Although you will not get an
individual test score this year, the test will provide
important information on the best ways to assess
social science processes and practices. Take
your time and do your very best work.”
“The first section of the test covers many different
topics in History/ Government. Each item begins
with a few paragraphs to introduce you to the
topic. You may not have been taught all the topics
on the test, but these paragraphs will provide you
with a basis for answering the question that
comes next.”
“Try to answer all questions, even if you have to
guess. If you are not sure about the correct
answer, you may use the online tool to cross out
any answers that you think are not correct. It is
important to answer all questions.”
“When you have answered the last question, click
on the Review/End button. A summary screen will
appear. Raise your hand, and I will verify that all
of the questions have been answered.”
“The questions in this test may include multiple
choice, multiple-select multiple choice, and
technology enhanced items. Carefully read the
question before answering to make sure you
understand what to do.”
“Multiple choice questions contain a single best
answer. Click on the circle to select the single
best answer. For multiple-select multiple choice
items, more than one answer is correct. These
items will also say, ‘select all that apply.’ Click on
the squares next to each response to select the
answers you choose. Technology enhanced items
require you to use the computer in different ways
to answer questions, such as dragging and
dropping words or phrases into a table or
diagram.”
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“In general, you may use the online calculator tool
on this test. For some items, you will not be
allowed to use a calculator. These items are in a
separate part of each section of the test. You will
not be able to move back and forth between parts
of the test where calculators are or are not
available. Make sure that you have checked all
your work in the calculator-permitted part before
moving to the no-calculator part.”
MATHEMATICS
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
General Test Directions
Say: “You are about to take the Kansas
Mathematics Assessment. The purpose of this
test is to find out if you have mastered certain
concepts and skills in mathematics. Take your
time and do your very best work.”
“Try to answer all questions, even if you have to
guess. If you are not sure about the correct
answer, you may use the online tool to cross out
any answers that you think are not correct. It is
important to answer all questions. Does anyone
need scratch paper?”
“This math test is in two sections: Section 1 and
Section 2. Sections may have more than one
part.”
“You are to complete the questions in each
section as directed. When you have answered the
last question, click on the Review/End button. A
summary screen will appear. Raise your hand,
and I will verify that all of the questions have been
answered.”
“The questions in this test may include multiple
choice, multiple-select multiple choice, and
technology enhanced items. Carefully read the
question before answering to make sure you
understand what to do.”
“Multiple choice questions contain a single best
answer. Click on the circle to select the single
best answer. For multiple-select multiple choice
items, more than one answer is correct. These
items will also say, ‘choose all that apply’ or
‘select all that apply.’ Click on the squares next to
each response to select the answers you choose.
Technology enhanced items require you to use
the computer in different ways to answer
questions, such as typing numbers into an
expression or equation, or plotting points on a
graph.”
“You may use the online tools and your scratch
paper. Some of the tools, such as highlighting,
may not be available in the technology enhanced
items.”
For grades 6 and higher ONLY, read the following:
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“Multiple choice questions contain a single best
answer. Click on the circle to select the single
best answer. For multiple-select multiple choice
items, more than one answer is correct. In English
language arts, these items will tell you how many
answers you should choose. Click on the squares
next to each response to select the answers you
choose. Technology enhanced items require you
to use the computer in different ways to answer
questions, such as dragging and dropping words
or phrases into a table or diagram.”
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
“You may use the online tools provided. Some of
the tools, such as highlighting, may not be
available in the technology enhanced items.”
General Test Directions
Say: “You are about to take the Kansas English
Language Arts Assessment. The purpose of this
test is to find out if you have mastered certain
concepts and skills in English language arts. Take
your time and do your very best work.”
“Try to answer all questions, even if you have to
guess. If you are not sure about the correct
answer, you may use the online tool to cross out
any answers that you think are not correct.”
“This English language arts test is in two
sections: Section 1 and Section 2.”
“You are to complete the questions in each
section as directed. When you have answered the
last question, click on the Review/End button. A
summary screen will appear. Raise your hand,
and I will verify that all of the questions have been
answered.”
“Each section of the test has two parts, a reading
comprehension part and a writing and editing
part. You will not be able to move back and forth
between parts of the test. Make sure that you have
checked all your work in the reading
comprehension part before moving to the writing
and editing part.”
“In the reading comprehension part, you will read
a text and answer questions about it. You may see
some words that are underlined in the passage.
Those words may be new vocabulary words.
Sometimes, there may be a vocabulary question
asking about an underlined word. Sometimes, you
may see an underlined word but you are not
asked a question about it. In the writing and
editing part, although you will not be writing, you
will use what you have learned about good writing
to answer questions.”
“The questions in this test may include multiple
choice, multiple-select multiple choice, and
technology enhanced items. Carefully read the
question before answering to make sure you
understand what to do.”
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SCIENCE –
GRADES 4 & 7
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
SCIENCE – HIGH
SCHOOL
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
General Test Directions
General Test Directions
Say: “You are about to take the Kansas Science
Assessment. The purpose of this test is to find
out if you have mastered certain concepts and
skills in Science. Take your time and do your very
best work.”
Say: “You are about to take the Kansas Science
Assessment. The purpose of this test is to find
out if you have mastered certain concepts and
skills in Science. Take your time and do your very
best work.”
“Try to answer all questions, even if you have to
guess. If you are not sure about the correct
answer, you may use the online tool to cross out
any answers that you think are not correct.
Choose the answer that you think is best. It is
important to answer all questions. Does anyone
need scratch paper?”
“Try to answer all questions, even if you have to
guess. If you are not sure about the correct
answer, you may use the online tool to cross out
any answers that you think are not correct.
Choose the answer that you think is best. It is
important to answer all questions. Does anyone
need scratch paper?”
“This test is in two sections: Section 1 and
Section 2.”
“You are to complete the questions on this test as
directed. When you have answered the last
question, click on the Review/End button. A
summary screen will appear. Raise your hand,
and I will verify that all of the questions have been
answered.”
“You are to complete the questions in each
section as directed. When you have answered the
last question, click on the Review/End button. A
summary screen will appear. Raise your hand,
and I will verify that all of the questions have been
answered.”
“The questions in this test are multiple-choice.
There is one correct or best answer to each
question. Carefully read the question, then,
choose the best answer.”
“The questions in this test are multiple-choice.
There is one correct or best answer to each
question. Carefully read the question, then,
choose the best answer.”
“You may use scratch paper or the online tools
provided. Decide which answer is correct or
clearly better than the other choices. For the
answer you choose, click on the circle button
beside the answer you have chosen. When you
see that the circle has been selected, go on to the
next question.”
“You may use scratch paper or the online tools
provided. Decide which answer is correct or
clearly better than the other choices. For the
answer you choose, click on the circle button
beside the answer you have chosen. When you
see that the circle has been selected, go on to the
next question.”
“You may use the online tools, including the
calculator, and your scratch paper.”
“You may use the online tools, including the
calculator, and your scratch paper.”
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6.
STUDENTS TAKE
THE ASSESSMENT
7.
8.
Have Students Log on to KITE
1.
2.
3.
Pass out the KITE tickets to students.
Tell students to do the following:
 Click on the KITE icon on the desktop. It may
take a few seconds for the main menu to
appear.
 Use the information on the ticket to enter
their user name, password, and session ID.
 Click on “Take a test.”
 Walk around the room to verify students
have logged on properly.
When Students Have Completed the Test
1.
2.
Students should be on the general directions
page. This page gives the Grade, Content Area,
and Test Section.
3.
4.
Say: “We are now ready to work on the test.”
(Pause) “Silently read the directions on your
screen. You will not be able to return to this main
directions screen once you have started the test.
Let me know if you have any questions or do not
understand the directions.”
Wait a period of time until students have read the
directions. Provide assistance as needed.
1.
Say: “At ______ (insert time agreed upon with test
coordinator) I will stop the testing session. Most of
you will be finished, but some of you may need
more time. If you need more time, I will tell you
how to continue testing after this session. Does
anyone have any questions? (Pause) When you
have finished a part and are on the review/end
screen, raise your hand and I will look at your
computer screen. You may begin this section of
the assessment.”
2.
3.
Proctoring Guidance During the Test
3.
4.
5.
Move quietly around the room.
Make certain that each student is taking the
assessment assigned.
Make certain that students are following
instructions and are on task.
Regularly check to see that students are
indicating their answers properly.
Give assistance to any student having problems
following instructions.
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Teachers must verify the End Review Screen to
see that all test questions have been answered
before a student exits the test. A student’s test
session may be reactivated if items have been
skipped or omitted.
When students have completed Section 1 of the
assessment collect all materials and test tickets.
Scratch paper (also graph paper if used) must be
collected and destroyed.
The high school physical science test and the
high school life science test only have one
section. Teachers who gave a high school
science test will need to notify the building test
coordinator of any accommodations that were
given on the high school science tests. The
coordinator will need to record this information in
Educator Portal. See page 18 in this manual for a
list of accommodations.
Monitoring and Reactivating the Testing
Status of KITE Students
Students Begin the Assessment
1.
2.
Periodically remind students of the time
remaining for the test session.
Make certain that students who finish early do not
interact with or disturb other students who are still
testing.
If a student appears to be answering
randomly or is showing no effort, immediately
stop the test session for that student. Contact
your building coordinator about the student’s
test session.
The test coordinator has the ability to monitor
who has finished testing, who has sessions to
finish, and who stopped in the middle of a test.
If a student’s session is ended before the student
is finished, the student may use the original
password and session ID if it occurs within 90
minutes of the original login. After 90 minutes
have passed, the student’s test session must be
“reactivated” for the password and session ID to
work.
If there is a need to reactivate a test session for a
student, contact your district or building test
coordinator and give them the student’s name,
grade level, subject, and the reason for the
reactivation.
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Viewing Kansas Comprehensive
Assessments Results
1.
2.
3.
4.
No immediate results will be available for the
English language arts transitional summative
assessment, the mathematics transitional
summative assessment, or the history/
government pilot assessment.
KCA science test results are available for
personnel with a KITE teacher, building-level, or
district-level account as soon as a student has
finished all test sections.
Teachers should contact the building principal or
building/district test coordinator about viewing
KCA science test results.
For more information regarding teacher accounts
in Educator Portal, refer to page 12.
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SECTION 6: KITE DIRECTIONS – SECTION 2
STUDENTS LOG ON
TO KITE
Have Students Log on to KITE
1.
2.
3.
Pass out the KITE tickets to students.
Tell students to do the following:
 Click on the KITE icon on the desktop. It may
take a few seconds for the main menu to
appear.
 Use the information on the ticket to enter
their user name, password, and session ID.
 Walk around the room to verify students
have logged on properly.
Students should be on the general directions
page. This page gives the Grade, Content Area,
and Test Section.
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second prompt; you can choose any of the
remaining three prompts.”
HISTORY/
GOVERNMENT
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
“If there are no questions, you may begin Section
2 of the assessment.”
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
General Test Directions
Say: “You are about to take Section 2 of the
Kansas History/Government Assessment.”
“In the second section of the test, you will be able
to select a topic in History/Government that you
will explore and analyze more deeply. Each unit
has two source documents, or excerpts from
source documents. These are documents that you
may be familiar with from class, or they may be
documents that you have not seen before.”
“Select a topic that interests you from the units
available. Once you have made your selection,
you will be presented with the excerpts of the
source documents you will need. The complete
source document is in the document library. The
document library is in the toolbar on the left side
of your screen.”
“Each source document has three questions
associated with it, for a total of six questions.
Read the first document and answer the
questions that go with it. Then read the second
document and answer its questions.”
“Try to answer all questions, even if you have to
guess. If you are not sure about the correct
answer, you may use the online tool to cross out
any answers that you think are not correct. It is
important to answer all questions.”
“When you have answered the last question, click
on the Review/End button. A summary screen will
appear. Raise your hand, and I will verify that all
of the questions have been answered.”
“The next screen that you see will show you four
possible extended analysis topics, called
prompts. You will be able to read all of the
prompts. You will have _____ (insert number of
days agreed upon with test coordinator) to research
this topic further, identify additional source
materials, and begin to outline your response to
the prompt.”
“You will be required to respond to the prompt
labeled Benchmark 4. You must also respond to a
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MATHEMATICS
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ARTS –
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
General Test Directions
Say: “Today, we will work on Section 2 of the
Mathematics Assessment.”
General Test Directions
Say: “Today, we will work on Section 2 of the
English Language Arts Assessment.”
“Take your time and do your very best work. Try
to answer all questions, even if you have to
guess. It is important to answer all questions.
Does anyone need scratch paper?”
“Take your time and do your very best work. Try
to answer all questions, even if you have to
guess. You may use the online tool to cross out
any answers that you think are not correct. It is
important to answer all questions.”
“When you have answered the last question, click
on the Review/End button. A summary screen will
appear. Raise your hand, and I will verify that all
of the questions have been answered.”
“When you have answered the last question, click
on the Review/End button. A summary screen will
appear. Raise your hand, and I will verify that all
of the questions have been answered.”
“We are now ready to work on the test.” (Pause)
“Silently read the directions on your screen. Let
me know if you have any questions or do not
understand the directions.”
“We are now ready to work on the test.” (Pause)
“Silently read the directions on your screen. Let
me know if you have any questions or do not
understand the directions.”
Wait a period of time until students have read the
directions. Provide assistance as needed.
“At ________ (insert time agreed upon with test
coordinator) I will stop the testing session. Most of
you will be finished, but some of you may need
more time. If you need more time, I will tell you
how to continue testing after this session. When
you have finished this section and are on the
review/end screen, raise your hand and I will look
at your computer screen. Does anyone have any
questions?” (Answer any questions.)
Wait a period of time until students have read the
directions. Provide assistance as needed.
“At ________ (insert time agreed upon with test
coordinator) I will stop the testing session. Most of
you will be finished, but some of you may need
more time. If you need more time, I will tell you
how to continue testing after this session. When
you have finished each part and are on the review/
end screen, raise your hand and I will look at your
computer screen. Does anyone have any
questions?” (Answer any questions.)
“You may use the online tools and your scratch
paper. Some of the tools, such as highlighting,
may not be available in the technology enhanced
items.”
“Each section of the test has two parts, a reading
comprehension part and a writing and editing
part. You will not be able to move back and forth
between parts of the test. Make sure that you have
checked all your work in the reading
comprehension part before moving to the writing
and editing part.”
For grades 6 and higher ONLY, read the following:
“In general, you may use the online calculator tool
on this test. For some items, you will not be
allowed to use a calculator. These items are in a
separate part of each section of the test. You will
not be able to move back and forth between parts
of the test where calculators are or are not
available. Make sure that you have checked all
your work in the calculator-permitted part before
moving to the no-calculator part.”
“You may use the online tools. Some of the tools,
such as highlighting, may not be available in the
technology enhanced items.”
“If there are no questions, you may begin Section
2 of the assessment.”
For ALL students, read this text:
“If there are no questions, you may begin Section
2 of the assessment.”
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SCIENCE
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
STUDENTS TAKE
THE ASSESSMENT
Proctoring Guidance During the Test
1.
2.
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
General Test Directions
3.
Say: “Today, we will work on Section 2 of the
Science Assessment.”
4.
“Take your time and do your very best work. Try
to answer all questions, even if you have to
guess. You may use the online tool to cross out
any answers that you think are not correct.
Choose the answer that you think is best. It is
important to answer all questions. Does anyone
need scratch paper?”
5.
6.
7.
“When you have answered the last question, click
on the Review/End button. A summary screen will
appear. Raise your hand, and I will verify that all
of the questions have been answered.”
8.
“We are now ready to work on the test.” (Pause)
“Silently read the directions on your screen. Let
me know if you have any questions or do not
understand the directions.”
When Students Have Completed the Test
Wait a period of time until students have read the
directions. Provide assistance as needed.
1.
“At ________ (insert time agreed upon with test
coordinator) I will stop the testing session. Most of
you will be finished, but some of you may need
more time. If you need more time, I will tell you
how to continue testing after this session. When
you have finished this section and are on the
review/end screen, raise your hand and I will look
at your computer screen. Does anyone have any
questions?” (Answer any questions.)
2.
3.
“You may use the online tools, including the
calculator, and your scratch paper.”
4.
“If there are no questions, you may begin Section
2 of the assessment.”
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Move quietly around the room.
Make certain that each student is taking the
assessment assigned.
Make certain that students are following
instructions and are on task.
Regularly check to see that students are
indicating their answers properly.
Give assistance to any student having problems
following instructions.
Periodically remind students of the time
remaining for the test session.
Make certain that students who finish early do not
interact with or disturb other students who are still
testing.
If a student appears to be answering
randomly or is showing no effort, immediately
stop the test session for that student. Contact
your building coordinator about the student’s
test session.
When students have completed Section 2 of the
assessment collect all materials and test tickets.
Scratch paper (also graph paper if used) must be
collected and destroyed.
Section 2 is the last test section for science tests
for grades four and seven. Teachers who gave a
school science test in either grade four or grade
seven will need to notify the building test
coordinator of any accommodations that were
given on the tests. The coordinator will need to
record this information in Educator Portal. See
page 18 in this manual for a list of
accommodations.
Section 2 is the last test section for mathematics
and English language arts. Teachers who gave a
school math or ELA test will need to notify the
building test coordinator of any accommodations
that were given on the tests. The coordinator will
need to record this information in Educator
Portal. See page 18 in this manual for a list of
accommodations.
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SECTION 7: KITE DIRECTIONS – SECTION 3
STUDENTS LOG ON
TO KITE
HISTORY/
GOVERNMENT –
DIRECTIONS TO
STUDENTS
Have Students Log on to KITE
1.
2.
3.
Pass out the KITE tickets to students.
Tell students to do the following:
 Click on the KITE icon on the desktop. It may
take a few seconds for the main menu to
appear.
 Use the information on the ticket to enter
their user name, password, and session ID.
 Walk around the room to verify students
have logged on properly.
Students should be on the general directions
page. This page gives the Grade, Content Area,
and Test Section.
Students should have their test tickets at this time, but
should not be logged onto KITE.
General Test Directions
Say: “Today, we will work on Section 3 of the
History/Government Assessment.”
“You have had some time to learn more about the
topic you have chosen for your extended analysis.
You will now write your responses to two of the
prompts.”
“Remember that the prompt labeled Benchmark 4
is required for an extended analysis. You must
write a response to that prompt. Your response
should be about 400-500 words.”
“You can choose from the remaining three prompts
for your second extended analysis. Your response
to the second prompt should also be about 400-500
words.”
“You will be able to refer to any of the documents
in the document library.”
“We are now ready to work on the test.” (Pause)
“Silently read the directions on your screen. Let
me know if you have any questions or do not
understand the directions.”
Wait a period of time until students have read the
directions. Provide assistance as needed.
“At _________ (insert time agreed upon with test
coordinator) I will stop the testing session. Most of
you will be finished, but some of you may need
more time. If you need more time, I will tell you
how to continue testing after this session. When
you have finished this section and are on the
review/end screen, raise your hand and I will look
at your computer screen. Does anyone have any
questions?” (Answer any questions.)
“If there are no questions, you may begin Section
3 of the assessment.”
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STUDENTS TAKE
THE ASSESSMENT
Proctoring Guidance During the Test
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Move quietly around the room.
Make certain that each student is taking the
assessment assigned.
Make certain that students are following
instructions and are on task.
Give assistance to any student having problems
following instructions.
Periodically remind students of the time
remaining for the test session.
Make certain that students who finish early do not
interact with or disturb other students who are still
testing.
If a student appears to be answering
randomly or is showing no effort, immediately
stop the test session for that student. Contact
your building coordinator about the student’s
test session.
When Students Have Completed the Test
1.
2.
When students have completed Section 3 of the
assessment collect all materials and test tickets.
Teachers who gave a History/Government test
will need to notify the building test coordinator of
any accommodations that were given on the
tests. The coordinator will need to record this
information in Educator Portal. See page 18 in
this manual for a list of accommodations.
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SECTION 8: GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR
ASSESSING GIFTED AND STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES
STUDENT
GUIDELINES
TEST TYPES AND
ACCOMMODATIONS
Gifted Students
Alternate Assessment Information
Gifted students are to be assessed with the general
assessment at the grade level in which they are
enrolled.
The Kansas Alternate Assessment (KAA) consists of
a collection of data (i.e., data folio) of an individual
student’s performance of skills and content outlined in
the Kansas Extended Standards.
Students with a 504 Plan
For Science, the IEP team decides on the five most
appropriate extended indicators (at least one from
each Extended Standard) that reflect the student’s
specially designed instruction. The process for
selection of indicators, data collection, and scoring
can be found in the KS Alternate Assessment
Teachers Guide. The Teachers Guide and Extended
Standards can be found at
http://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/CSAS/CSAS%20Home/
Assessments/Alternate%20Assessments/KAA%20Te
achers%20Guide.pdf and
http://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/CSAS/CSAS%20Home/
Assessments/Alternate%20Assessments/Kansas%20
Extended%20Science%20Standards.pdf.
Students with a 504 plan are to be assessed with the
general assessment. Accommodations contained in
their plan should be applied when taking the test.
Allowable accommodations on state assessments can
be found on page 16.
Students with Disabilities with an IEP
Students who have been identified as having a
disability and who have an Individualized Education
Program (IEP) will participate in state assessments.
All students are expected to be tested. Students
with an IEP may be tested using one of the following
assessment options:
•
General assessment with accommodations as
appropriate
•
Kansas Alternate Assessment (Science, History/
Government pilot) and the Dynamic Learning
Maps Alternate Assessment (English Language
Arts, Mathematics)
For the pilot of History/Government in 2013-14, the
teacher should guide the student in selecting an
Extended Analysis Unit that reflects the student’s
instruction and interests in History/Government and
Social Studies. The student will respond to the six
questions about the primary sources, co-construct
knowledge with support from the teacher as indicated
in the IEP, and respond to the writing prompts as
directed in the assessment. Participation in the
History/Government pilot test is voluntary; however, in
order to ensure that the new format of the test will
provide a meaningful way for students with significant
cognitive disabilities to demonstrate their skills, it is
requested that students in grades 6, 8, and high
school with their general education classmates.
It is the responsibility of the IEP team to determine
which assessment is appropriate for the individual
student. Guidance for IEP teams on determining the
appropriate assessment for a student can be found at:
http://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/CSAS/CSAS%20Home/
Assessments/KSDE%20Accommodations%20Manual
%201-14-14.pdf.
For English Language Arts and Mathematics,
students will participate in the Dynamic Learning
Maps Alternate Assessment field test. At the high
school level, only 11th grade students who have not
yet “met standard” are required to take the
assessment. However, in order to obtain the most
valid information from future operational
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assessments, it is requested that all 10th, 11th, and
12th grade students participate in the field test.
Alternate Assessment Participation
Contact Information
As many eligible students as appropriate may
participate in the alternate assessments. There is no
limitation on participation in any assessment type for
students with IEPs.
District coordinators may contact Deb Matthews at
785.296.3743 with questions about the Kansas
Alternate Assessment or the Dynamic Learning Maps
Alternate Assessment.
All students who take the alternate assessment will
count toward participation. A federal cap has been
established on the number of students that can be
counted as proficient when calculating ESEA
measures. For alternate assessments, the cap is 1%
of the district’s testing pool. In cases where a district
exceeds the federal cap, the percent of students
exceeding the cap will be reclassified as not proficient
when calculating ESEA measures.
Accommodations
Guidance on accommodations can be found in the
Kansas State Department of Education
Accommodations Manual on the KSDE website. The
manual includes information on the use of
accommodations in instruction and classroom
assessments as well as information on allowable
accommodations on state assessments.
Information about accommodations and guidelines for
the read-aloud accommodation are found on the
assessment page at the KSDE website
http://www.ksde.org/Portals/0/CSAS/CSAS%20Home/
Assessments/KSDE%20Accommodations%20Manual
%201-14-14.pdf .
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KITE Reference Guide
SECTION 9: KITE REFERENCE GUIDE
PRINTING TEST
TICKETS
MONITORING
STUDENT STATUS
Printing Test Tickets
Monitoring Student Status Features
Tickets are available for printing two weeks prior to
the opening of the testing window.
Users with a teacher account, building-level
account, or district-level account may monitor
student status. This feature allows the user to
1. verify which students have completed testing.
2. see the amount of time students have spent
testing.
3. know which students are currently testing.
4. identify the beginning and ending date and time
of the test.
Student test tickets need to be printed in advance for
each test section. Only users with a building-level
or district-level account may print tickets. The
student name and session ID do not change for a
subject. However, for each test section a new
password is used. To print tickets for testing, do the
following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Go to educator.cete.us and click on the Test
Management tab.
Locate the appropriate Test Session Name (e.g.,
TestApr05, test111). Confirm the correct
information in the Grade, Subject, and
Assessment columns
Click on the PDF icon next to the name of the
test to download a PDF of the test tickets. Save
the file.
Open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
From the File menu, choose Print. The printer
icon on the Adobe Acrobat Reader may also be
used to print tickets.
Tickets are printed 8 to a page.
Viewing Student Status
To monitor the student status, do the following:
1. Log on to the KITE Educator Portal at
educator.cete.us
2. Click on the Quick Link to Monitor Session.
Alternatively,
1. From the main screen of Educator Portal, click the
Reports tab.
2. Click the link to View Test Sessions.
3. From the list of test sessions, select the test session
to be monitored.
4. Click the Monitor button.
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MANAGING
STUDENT
INFORMATION IN
EDUCATOR
PORTAL
Submitting Accommodations in
Educator Portal
Accommodations that are prepopulated by a test
order type (e.g., paper/pencil accommodation) cannot
be edited or submitted in Educator Portal. Those
accommodations may only be corrected via an
updated TEST record submission.
Accommodations must be submitted by subject. If
a student received an accommodation in both English
language arts and Mathematics, the accommodations
must be submitted for both subjects.
Overview
To submit accommodation information via Educator
Portal, do the following:
1. Log in to Educator Portal at educator.cete.us.
Click on the Quick Link for Student.
2. Filter on State, District, and School.
3. Select a student to update his/her PNP.
4. Accommodations that are not tied to a test order
type, such as quiet setting, are recorded in the
“System Independent” section of the PNP.
With appropriate permissions, building or district
personnel can view student information submitted to
KIDS including demographic data, attendance,
building, accommodations, grouping information,
ESOL status, SPED status, and test order type via the
Educator Portal. In addition, Educator Portal is used
to record accommodations, Special Circumstances
(SC), and Personal Needs and Preferences Profiles
(PNP). Only building-level and district-level
accounts may access some of these features.
Submitting Special Circumstances via
the Student Editor
For more information on any of Educator Portal’s
features and functions, please see the User Manual
located at
http://www.ksassessments.org/sites/ksassessments.o
rg/files/pictures/KITE_Educator_ALL.pdf
Special Circumstances must be submitted by subject.
To submit an SC via Educator Portal, do the following:
1. Click on the Test Management tab. Then click on
Test Coordination.
2. Filter on State, District, and School. Identify the
test session and View the students in that
session.
3. Click on the dropdown on the student row for the
Special Circumstance column.
4. Select the appropriate SC to update.
Accessing Student Information
To access student information in Educator Portal, do
the following:
1. Log on to Educator Portal at educator.cete.us
2. Click on the Quick Link for Student.
Submitting Accommodation Information
Some accommodations are automatically recorded by
a TEST record submission. Refer to page 18 for
details. Accommodations may also be submitted via
the Student Editor.
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Appendix
SECTION 10: APPENDIX
CUT SCORES
General Assessment Cut Scores (percent correct)
Subject
Science
Grade
Academic
Warning
Approaches
Standard
Meets
Standard
Exceeds
Standard
Exemplary
4
0-31
32-50
51-73
74-88
89-100
7
0-30
31-45
46-66
67-81
82-100
26-39
40-65
66-80
81-100
HS
0-25
Alternate Assessment Cut Scores (average rating)
Subject
Grade
Academic
Warning
Approaches
Standard
Meets
Standard
Exceeds
Standard
Exemplary
Science
ALL
0-2.99
3.00 – 3.74
3.75 – 4.24
4.25 – 4.79
4.80 – 5.00
Because the Transitional Assessments in Mathematics and English Language Arts are new, cut scores will not be available until
after standard setting activities have taken place. The Kansas Comprehensive Assessment in History/Government is a pilot test of a
new assessment, and no individual student scores will be reported.
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Kansas Assessment Fact Sheet: Appropriate Testing Practices
2013-2014
Test Security
• Test security is essential to obtain reliable and valid scores
for accountability purposes. Accordingly, the Kansas
Department of Education must take every step to assure the
security and confidentiality of the state test materials. It is
the responsibility of individuals who develop the tests, who
administer the tests, and/or those who use the results to
follow test security laws, regulations, and procedures.
• Do not review tests or analyze test items before, during or
after the assessment is administered.
• Do not discuss any specific test items on the test with
students or colleagues before, during or after the
administration of the assessment.
• Do not construct answer keys so that an assessment may
be scored locally.
• Do not reproduce or rewrite test materials.
• Testing materials may not be taken out of the building.
• Report any breach of test security, loss of materials, failure
to account for materials, or any other deviation to Lee
Jones, Kansas State Department of Education,
785.296.4349
District test coordinator’s responsibilities:
• Must participate in/attend state training on test security
yearly and are responsible for coordinating and
documenting the training of staff within their own district who
will participate in administration or proctoring state
assessments.
• Oversee test security for the entire district.
• Establish testing protocols – regarding test administration;
only trained employees may proctor exams.
• Order the materials necessary for test administration for
each building in the district.
• Establish procedures for distribution and return of materials
(i.e. Braille tests) and destroying (burn or shred) all test
materials upon completion of testing.
Building level person’s responsibilities:
• The building test coordinator is responsible for test security
at the building level and must follow procedures outlined by
District Test Coordinator.
• Store test materials (booklets, tickets) in a secure, locked
area before and between each session(s) and after testing.
• Count test materials (paper pencil accommodation, Braille,
etc.) upon arrival, between each session, and after testing;
• Distribute test materials to teachers immediately before the
testing session and collect upon completion of the testing
session.
• Instruct teachers not to open test booklets prior to
administration.
• Return materials to District Test Coordinator.
Classroom Teacher/Test Proctor responsibilities:
• Follow test procedures outlined in the Examiner’s Manual
and ethical practices for testing.
• Follow procedures outlined by District/Building Test
Coordinator.
• Follow established District/Building procedures for collecting
and destroying (shred) student notes, scratch paper, and
•
•
•
•
•
drawings, etc. upon completion of each test part and the
entire test.
Teacher/test proctor should actively monitor the testing
environment by moving around the room.
Teacher/test proctor may not say nor do anything that would
let a student know whether an answer is correct.
Teacher/test proctor may not ask students how they got an
answer.
Teacher/test proctor may not tell students to redo a specific
item or to review any specific part of the test once testing
has begun.
Teacher/test proctor should verify the End Review Screen
upon completion of the test to see that all test questions
have been answered before a student exits the test.
Acceptable Test Preparation Practices
• Provide students with the opportunity to learn the content
and vocabulary by basing instruction on state standards and
an aligned local curriculum.
• Integrate teaching of test taking skills with regular classroom
instruction and assessment.
• Assure students have had prior experience with the testing
format being used.
• Use formative assessments (whiteboards, observations,
questioning, pre-tests, classroom/local assessments) to
inform instruction.
Unacceptable Test Preparation Practices
• Do not use actual or altered test questions (clone, parallel)
for practice or instruction.
• Do not conduct comprehensive reviews or drills the day of
the test or between testing sessions. Once testing has
started all reviewing should cease.
Test Administration: Ethics and Security
Before
• Download/distribute and read the Examiner’s Manual prior
to test administration and follow the instructions during
administration.
• Remove or cover (with opaque material) bulletin board
displays, charts and diagrams, and other instructional
material which may give assistance or advantage during
testing.
During
• Actively monitor the testing session. Moving around the
room encourages students to focus on their own work.
• Teacher/test proctor may not require students to show work
or use scratch paper. Scratch paper may not be graded and
it must be destroyed at the end of the test session.
• Students may use blank paper to show and check their
work. This work must be collected and destroyed upon
completion of the test session.
• Teacher/test proctor may not require students to use
manipulatives, graphic organizers, or other tools during the
assessment.
• Do not coach or cue students in any way during test
administration. This includes gestures and facial
expressions.
updated: 11-1-13
KSDE Appropriate Testing Practices Fact Sheet
The KSDE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
KSDE General Counsel; 120 SE 10th Ave Topeka, KS; 66612; 785-296-3204.
Kansas State Department of Education
2013-2014 KS Assessment Examiner’s Manual
Revised 01/31/14
Page 48
KSExamManual2014.docx
Important information on Test Security and Reporting Item
Issues
• Do not respond to questions during testing that would help
the students to understand the question, aid them in
responding to an item, or advise/encourage them to edit or
change a response.
After
• The teacher/test proctor may verify the End Review Screen
to see that all test questions have been answered before a
student exits the test. They may not go back and review
each question individually with the student.
• Collect and destroy (shred) student notes, scratch paper,
and drawings, etc. upon completion of each test part.
Tremendous effort goes into the review of state assessment
items, but occasionally there is an error or a typo which gets by.
Both KSDE and CETE want to be informed of item issues for
review and follow-up. If an error is verified it will be corrected
and if necessary student scores will be adjusted. However, due
to test security issues we expect administrators and
teachers to abide by the Test Security and Administration
guidelines in the Examiner’s Manual. Therefore, if a student
questions the correctness of an item, follow the procedures
below.
Read Aloud Accommodation – Text to Speech
•
Human Readers are not allowed. Read-Aloud
Accommodations and/or Text to Speech
Accommodations are the same thing. Refer to
Examiner’s Manual for more information on the Read Aloud
Accommodation.
Reactivation of Student Tests
• The district testing coordinator is responsible for
establishing the process/system used by the district for
reactivating students for the assessment. Some districts
allow building test coordinators to do this. Others only allow
the district office to reactivate. Teacher/test proctor may
not reactivate.
• Best practice is to have two people present when
reactivating a student test. Teacher/test proctor may not
reactivate.
• If there is a need to reactivate a test session for a student,
contact your district or building test coordinator and give
them the student’s name, grade, subject, and the reason for
reactivation.
• A reactivation log must be kept on file with the District Test
Coordinator.
• Should you need to reactivate and re-open a test session for
any reason (i.e. the student shut down the test without
checking with an adult and staff wants to make sure the
student actually completed the session, etc.), the student
must be present when the test session is re-opened. This
must also be recorded on the reactivation log.
• Reactivation after the completion of all test parts must be
approved/completed by the District Test Coordinator.
• Once you have reviewed student learning results you should
not reactivate a student test part. The only exception to this
rule is for students who have not answered all test questions
contained within a test part as noted on the Missing
Responses page provided by CETE.
• Reactivation should not occur for students whose results
you deem are not appropriate (i.e. the student scored a 48
and you know they are capable of doing better so you
reactivate one part of the test to try to improve the score). If
you feel there are circumstances that do not allow the
collection of valid assessment data notify your District Test
Coordinator who will contact KSDE.
KSDE Appropriate Testing Practices Fact Sheet
First, to the student, repeat the information from the directions,
teacher print directions, or KITE directions:
“Choose the answer that you think is best. There is one
correct or best answer to each question. Carefully read the
question. Work the problem”. It may be appropriate in certain
circumstances to tell the student or reader that their concern will
be forwarded to KSDE for review and analysis.
Second, collect the following information and forward the
information to your district test coordinator who will then forward
the information to Lee Jones at KSDE.
• Student's name and state ID number to aid in test
identification.
• Content area and grade of the test
• Form number or type that appears on the student's
ticket
• Test part and sequence number of the item (for reading
tests there might also be a passage number)
Please do not forward the item, the item stem, any answer
choices or narrative descriptions of the item via e-mail
(theses are “live” secure test items).
However, it is helpful to know what the issue is:
• No right answer
• Multiple correct answers A & C are both correct
• A word is misspelled
• The sentence is grammatically incorrect
When it comes to a problem with reading passages, when
possible, please provide the issue and the paragraph number
and the sentence number within the paragraph.
For example: 12 paragraph (starts with, The dog…) 3rd sentence
The cat’s name…
ISSUE: The name of the cat is misspelled.
Contact for Information
Lee Jones, Assessment Coordinator,
Kansas State Department of Education, 785.296.4349
updated: 11-1-13
The KSDE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
KSDE General Counsel; 120 SE 10th Ave Topeka, KS; 66612; 785-296-3204.
Kansas State Department of Education
2013-2014 KS Assessment Examiner’s Manual
Revised 01/31/14
Page 49
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KANSAS HISTORY, GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL STUDIES
(HGSS) ASSESSMENT
..
FACT SHEET 2013 - 2014
General Information
There will be no History, Government, Social Studies
(HGSS) assessment for the 2013-2014 school year.
Pilot Items may be available on a voluntary basis this
Spring.
New Standards and Supporting Materials
 Link to KSDE History, Government, Social Studies web
page: http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1715
Assessment Format
The HGSS assessment is currently under development.
Kansas Alternate Assessment (KAA) and
Kansas Assessment with Modified Measures (KAMM)
There will be no Alternate or KAMM for HGSS in 20132014
Formative Assessment
Currently under development
.
Don Gifford History/Government/Social Studies
Program Consultant, [email protected]
(785-296-3892)
History-Government Fact Sheet
Revised 8/13/2013
The KSDE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
KSDE General Counsel; 120 SE 10th Ave Topeka, KS; 66612; 785-296-3204.
Kansas State Department of Education
2013-2014 KS Assessment Examiner’s Manual
Revised 01/31/14
Page 50
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KANSAS MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT
FACT SHEET 2013-2014
General Information
 Grades assessed: 3-8 and 11
Link to Assessment Information:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=420
 Annually tested
Standards and Supporting Materials
 Links to flip charts and other standards resources
can be found on the KSDE Mathematics web page:
http://www.ksde.org/math
Assessment Format
 Two untimed sessions approximately 45-60 minutes
each
 Multiple choice and technology enhanced questions
 Universal design guidelines followed
 Link to list of accommodations allowed:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2372
AMO Targets
 Details concerning the NCLB Waiver and AMO
information can be found at:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=5075
 For more detailed information concerning AMO
targets please contact Kelly Spurgeon
[email protected]
Performance Levels, Cut Scores, and Standard of
Excellence
 Information concerning performance levels, cut
scores, and standards of excellence are not
available at this time.
 For more information contact Lee Jones
[email protected].
Testing Window
Type
Testing Modes
 KITE is the new mode for all assessments
 New link to Kansas Assessment Program:
www.ksassessments.org
Spring
Cohort
DLM
Kansas Alternate Assessment (KAA, Kansas
Assessment with Modified Measures (KAMM), and
Dynamic Learning Map (DLM)
 Administered annually to students identified as
eligible by their IEP Team
 Students who would have taken the KAA will be
assessed using the NEW Dynamic Learning
Maps(DLM).
 Link to Alternate Assessment web page:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2384
 Link to KAA and DLM fact sheet:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2364
 Link to DLM information page:
http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/
 There will be not be a KAMM in 2013-2014.
Formative & Interim Assessments
 There will not be an interim assessment in 20132014
 NEW Link to CETE – KITE Formative Assessment
Tool: http://ksassessments.org/kite
Scores Reported
 The complete list of reports is not available at this
time.
 For more information, please contact Lee Jones
[email protected].
Grade
s
3-8,
11
3-8,
11
Modes
Open
Close
KITE
March 10
May 2
DLM
May 1
Last day
of
school
English Learners (ELs)
 ELLs must take the state assessment and have the
same AMOs as the general population
 ELLs are considered ‘recently arrived’ if they have
attended schools in the US for less than 12 months
prior to opening of the test window (after 3-8-13)
 Recently arrived students are included for
participation only.
 Spanish versions are available. Use if instruction of
content has been in Spanish.
 Electronic translators and bilingual dictionaries
allowed if regularly used in instruction.
 “ELLs and State Assessments” Fact Sheet:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=3766
Contacts
 Melissa Fast, Math Program Consultant,
[email protected] (785.296.3486)
 Matt Krehbiel, Science/Math Program Consultant,
[email protected] (785.296.8108)
KSDE Mathematics Fact Sheet
Revised 8/19/2013
The KSDE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following
person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel; 120 SE 10th Ave Topeka,
KS; 66612; 785.296.3204.
Kansas State Department of Education
2013-2014 KS Assessment Examiner’s Manual
Revised 01/31/14
Page 51
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Kansas College and Career Ready Standards for English
Language Arts (ELA) and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science,
and Technical Subjects Fact Sheet 2013-2014
General Information
State-led effort coordinated by the National
Governors Association Center for Best
Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of
Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
 Developed in collaboration with teachers,
school administrators, and experts.
 Provide teachers and parents with a
common understanding of what students are
expected to learn.
 Consistency in standards provides
appropriate benchmarks for all students
regardless of where they live.
 Standards define the knowledge and skills
students should have within their K-12
education careers to graduate from high
school able to succeed in entry-level, creditbearing academic college courses and in
workforce training programs.
College and Career Ready Students
 Demonstrate independence in “the 4 C’s”
o Comprehend complex text
o Critique the craft used to create text
o Construct rich understandings of
content
o Convey multifaceted meaning
 Build strong content knowledge through
research and study
 Respond to varying demands of audience,
purpose, task, and discipline in writing and
speaking
o Adjust purpose
o Appreciate nuance
o Provide evidence as appropriate to the
discipline
 Use technology and digital media
strategically and capably to deepen
encounters with text and content and to
present and share information
 Come to understand other perspectives and
cultures
Key Advances
 Reading
o Balance of literature and informational
texts
o Text complexity
 Writing
o Emphasis on argument and
informative/explanatory writing
o Writing about sources
 Standards for reading and writing in
history/social studies, science, and technical
subjects
o Complement rather than replace
content standards in those subjects
o Responsibility of teachers in those
subjects

Kansas Adoption
 The Kansas State Board of Education
formally adopted the Kansas Common Core
Standards for English Language Arts and
Mathematics on October 12, 2010.
 In the interest of uniformity across content
areas, the Kansas State Board of Education
voted to rename the standards “Kansas
College and Career Ready Standards” in
the Spring of 2013.
Format of the Standards
 Inclusion of the four strands of English
Language Arts:
O Reading
o Writing
o Listening and speaking
o Language
 The benefits of an integrated literacy
approach – all Kansas educators have a
shared responsibility for literacy instruction,
regardless of discipline or content area.
 A focus on results rather than means – “the
Standards leave room for teachers,
curriculum developers,and states to
determine how those goals should be
reached and what additional topics should be
addressed” (p. 4).
 Efficiencies of scale – common standards
allow for greater collaboration among states
in the areas of
o Professional development
o Resource development
o Teaching tools

Standards and Supporting Materials
Link to the KSDE KCCRS web pages:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4605
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4754
Contacts
 Suzy Oertel, Literacy Program Consultant

[email protected]
785.296.5060
Kris Shaw, Literacy Program Consultant
[email protected]
785.296.4926
The KSDE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person
has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel; 120 SE 10th Ave Topeka, KS; 66612;
785-296-3201.
Kansas State Department of Education
2013-2014 KS Assessment Examiner’s Manual
Revised 01/31/14
Page 52
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KANSAS SCIENCE ASSESSMENT
FACT SHEET 2013 – 2014
General Information
 Grades 4, 7, and two part high school with OTL
th
 High school students tested in both parts by the end of 11
grade year
 Annually tested
 Results used for Annual Measurable Objectives
 Based on 2007 Kansas Science Education Standards
Standards and Supporting Materials
 Link to KSDE Science Standards web page:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4697
 Science tested indicators, flip charts and item specifications
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4697 (scroll down)
Assessment Format
 Grades 4 and 7- two untimed sessions, approx.45-60
minutes each
 Grade 4- 22 tested indicators assessed / 44 items total
 Grade 7- 30 tested indicators assessed / 60 items total
 High school- untimed, approx. 45-60 minutes per part
 High school is available in two parts: Physical Science and
Life Science. Each part has 15 indicators and 30 items
 Two items per tested indicator at all levels
 All multiple choice questions
Testing Modes
 Kansas Interactive Testing Engine (KITE) is the mode for all
assessments.
 Paper and pencil is available only as an accommodation.
 Spanish versions are available. Use only if instruction of
content has been in Spanish.
Kansas Alternate Assessment (KAA) and
Kansas Assessment with Modified Measures (KAMM)
 Administered annually to eligible students identified by their
IEP Team.
 Only 1% of district students may be classified as “Meets
Standards” or higher using the Alternate assessment
 There is no KAMM assessment. Students who would have
taken the KAMM should take the general assessment.
 Alternate Assessment information:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2384
Performance Levels, Cut Scores, and Standard of
Excellence
 Five performance levels: Exemplary, Exceeds Standards,
Meets Standards, Approaches Standards, Academic
Warning
 Performance Level Descriptors:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=4697 (scroll down)
 Cut scores as approved by the State Board of Education:
http://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=hkkVFN8rjII%
3D&tabid=1694&mid=6540
Scores Reported
 Student performance levels
 Student percent correct
 Results by standard for student, building, district, and state.
Testing Window
Type
General
Alternate
th
Modes
KITE
Portfolio
Open
March 10
Dec. 31
Close
May 2
April 25
 Alternate scored by May 2, 2013 and entered by May 9, 2013.
Note: Districts have the flexibility to establish local testing
windows. All cohort testing must be completed by May 2nd, no
exceptions. See the 2013 Examiner’s Manual for more details.
English Language Learners (ELLs)
 ELLs must take the state assessment and have the same
target as the general population.
 ELLs are considered ‘recently arrived’ if they have
attended schools in the US for less than 12 months prior to
opening of the test window (began attending after 3-10-13)
 Recently arrived students are included for participation only.
 Spanish versions are available. Use only if instruction of
content has been in Spanish.
 Electronic translators and bilingual dictionaries allowed if
regularly used in instruction.
 “ELLs and State Assessments” Fact Sheet:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2364
Contact
 Matt Krehbiel, Science Program Consultant
[email protected]
785.296.8108
Annual Measurable Objectives (AMOs)
 4 Grade
th
 7 Grade
 High School
Grades
4, 7 & 11
4,7, & 11
73
71
69
KSDE Science Assessment Fact Sheet
Revised 9/10/2013
The KSDE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been
designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel, 120 SE 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66612, 785.296.3204
Kansas State Department of Education
2013-2014 KS Assessment Examiner’s Manual
Revised 01/31/14
Page 53
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ENGLISH LEARNERS AND STATE ASSESSMENTS
2013-2014 FACT SHEET
General Information
Accommodations
 English Language Learners (ELLs) are held to the
same standards and have the same Annual
Measurable Objectives (AMOs) in core subjects as the
general population.
 ELLs participate in all state assessments, with two
exceptions for ‘recently arrived’ students.
 ELLs are considered ‘Recently arrived’ if they have
attended schools in the US for less than 12 months
prior to opening of the test window.
 Recently arrived ELLs may take the Kansas English
Language Proficiency Assessment (KELPA) in lieu of
ELA and History/Government assessments, one
administration only.
 All ELLs take the Kansas English Language
Proficiency Assessment (KELPA) annually. See
separate Fact Sheet for more information.
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=2364
 Document need on ELL Individual Learning Plan
 Electronic translators and bilingual dictionaries are
allowed if accustomed to their use during instruction.
 Read aloud: Directions, questions, and answer choices
may be read to the student. TEST options to choose in
KIDS data upload are:
“R” - Read aloud in English by computer/individual
“T” - Read aloud in English by computer/group
“S” – Read aloud in English/individual/paper
“U” - Read aloud in English by group/paper
“H” – Read aloud/group/paper/ in Spanish
For languages other than Spanish, a reader is allowed
to translate directions only. On-the-spot translation of
test items (in any language) is not acceptable.
 Paper version accommodation requires documentation
on Individual Learning Plan (TEST Option – “1”).
 Spanish versions (TEST Option – “6”) of Math and
Science, for students who received instruction in
Spanish.
 English/Spanish side-by-side (English on KITE and
Spanish on paper) for students who received
instruction in Spanish (TEST Option – “X”).
 Other: contact Lee Jones, KSDE ([email protected])
Testing Modes
 Kansas computerized assessments within KITE are
used for content assessments.
 Paper pencil is available as an accommodation.
 Spanish versions of Math and Science assessments
are available.
Examiner Training, Procedures, Security
English Language Arts (ELA)
 ELLs must participate; Reducing Non-Proficient (RNP)
AMOs apply.
 Exception: recently arrived students may take Kansas
English Language Proficiency Assessment (KELPA) in
lieu of ELA, one administration only.
 Directions, questions, and answer choices may be
read to the student; the reader is not allowed to read
test item passages.
Math
 ELLs must participate; Reducing Non-Proficient (RNP)
AMOs apply.
 Recently arrived students are included for participation
only.
 Spanish versions are available. Use only if instruction
of content has been in Spanish. See accommodations
below.
History/Government
 There will be no History/Government/Social Studies
assessments, but piloting items for assessments of
new standards may be available on a voluntary basis
in the spring. If participating in the pilot, please include
ELLs.
Science
 ELLs participate; the same AMOs apply as for the
general population.
 Recently arrived students are included for participation
only.
 Spanish versions are available. Use only if instruction
of content has been in Spanish. See accommodations
below.
KSDE Fact Sheet: ELLs and State Assessments
Anyone involved in administering tests to ELLs, including
reading or translating directions, must know and follow
appropriate test practices. Readers may review the
administrator test booklet briefly beforehand (but should
not take it out of the school), must keep it secure, and
return it to the district assessment coordinator.
Performance Levels and Cut Scores
ELLs must meet the same standards as the general
population.
Reports
Title III Annual Measureable Achievement Objective #3.
Making the “Reducing Non-Proficient (RNP) AMO for ELL
subgroup in ELA and Math.
 Ten (10) ELLs constitute a disaggregated group to
report here.
 Monitored ELLs will not be included in the ELL
subgroup.
Testing Window
KELPA
ELA, Math, Science
Feb. 3 – May 2
Mar. 10 – May 2
Contacts
Phyllis Farrar, World Languages and KELPA Consultant,
[email protected] (785.296.1891)
Tammmy Mitchell, ESOL/Bilingual and Title III Consultant
[email protected] (785.296.7929)
Lee Jones, Assessment Program Consultant,
[email protected] (785.296.4349)
Revised 8-16-13
The KSDE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been
designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66612; 785-296-3204
Kansas State Department of Education
2013-2014 KS Assessment Examiner’s Manual
Revised 01/31/14
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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
(NAEP) IN KANSAS
FACT SHEET 2013-14
General Information
 The National Assessment of Educational Progress is a
large-scale, standardized, national assessment.
 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
requires state participation in reading and math in odd
number years.
 Reading and Mathematics – grade 4.
 Reading, Mathematics and Science – grade 8.
 Kansas does not participate in grade 12 testing.
 Kansas does not participate in even number year subject
testing with national only results.
th
th
 NAEP does not attempt to assess every 4 and 8 grade
student. NAEP uses a representative sample. The
students selected represent the geographic, racial, ethnic,
and socio-economic diversity of both Kansas and the
United States student body today.
 Participation is important because each student’s
performance represents hundreds of other similar
students..
 NAEP results are published in The Nation’s Report Card.
 Kansas NAEP results are published on the State Report
Card.
 The President, Congress, and policymakers use NAEP
data when they consider ways to improve education.
Standards and Supporting Materials
 NAEP content standards are called “frameworks” and can
be found at:
http://nagb.org, select “Publications.”
 Link to NAEP on the KSDE website:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1821
 The NAEP Frameworks are aligned with the Kansas
College and Career Ready Standards and the Common
Core State Standards
Assessment Format
 One 90 minute session.
 Selected students take the NAEP test in one subject.
 Teachers do not need to prepare their students to take
NAEP.
 The NAEP test is administered uniformly using the same
sets of test booklets across the nation.
 Each student takes a small part of one NAEP content
assessment.
 NAEP assessments include both multiple-choice and
open-ended questions. Open-ended questions require
students to write an answer that, depending on the
question, can range from a few words to more than a
page.
 Link to list of accommodations allowed:
http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1821
Testing Modes
 Paper and pencil
 The National Governing Board anticipates all NAEP tests
will be administered on a computer by 2017.
 A Spanish version of the assessment is available
Alternate or Modified Assessments
 NAEP does not provide alternate or modified versions of
their assessments.
 Students requiring the alternate Kansas state assessment
are exempt from the NAEP.
Accommodations
 Accommodations are available to students whose IEP
plans specifically require them.
 Not all students with a disability will require an
accommodation on the NAEP.
 The person most knowledgeable about how the student is
tested on the state assessment should make
accommodation decisions for each student individually.
Formative Assessments
 NAEP Questions Tool:
 http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx/landing.aspx
 Sample Questions Booklet:
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/booklets.asp
 NAEP released items aligned to the Kansas College and
Career Ready Standards and Common Core State
Standards: http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1821
Performance Levels and Scale Scores
 Achievement levels reflect what students should know and
be able to do.
 NAEP results are reported as percentage of students
performing below the Basic level, at or above the Basic
and Proficient levels and at the Advanced level.
o Basic denotes partial mastery of prerequisite
knowledge and skills that are fundamental for
proficient at a given grade.
o Proficient represents solid academic
performance. Students reaching this level have
demonstrated competency over challenging
subject matter.
o Advanced represents superior performance.
 Scale scores report what students know and can do on
NAEP assessments.
 NAEP results are generally reported on 0-300 or 0-500
point scales.
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 NAEP results are also reported at five percentiles (10 ,
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25 , 50 , 75 , and 90 ) to show trends in performance for
lower-, middle-, and higher-performing students.
Scores Reported
 Score reports disclose state, regional and national level
results.
 District level, school level and individual student-level
results are not available.
 NAEP contracts field staff to administer the 90 minute test.
Testing Schedule
Type
Grades
Subjects
Open
Close
U.S. History Kansas opted out of
NAEP 2013
4, 8
Geography the NAEP testing for
Paper/Pencil
& 12
Civics
the 2013-2014
school year
Technology Kansas opted out of
NAEP 2013
and
the NAEP testing for
8
Computer
Engineering
the 2013-2014
Literacy
school year
Contact
 Beth Fultz, NAEP Consultant,
[email protected] (785.296.2325)
 KSDE Assessment Help Desk: 785.296.2261
 NAEP Help Desk: 800.283.6237
KSDE NAEP Fact Sheet
Revised 8/15/13
The KSDE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been
designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel; 120 SE 10th Ave Topeka, KS; 66612; 785-296-3204.
Revised 01/31/14
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Glossary
GLOSSARY
Accommodations: Accommodations are tools and
procedures in the areas of presentation, response,
setting, and timing/scheduling that provide equitable
access during instruction and assessments for all
students. Accommodations do not reduce learning
expectations; they provide access.
Alternate Assessment: A state assessment for a student
who is significantly delayed and requires substantial
adjustment to the general curriculum. A maximum of
1% of district students may be counted proficient using
the alternate assessment.
Manipulatives: Physical objects used as an aid in
understanding abstract concepts.
API: Assessment Performance Index. The API is a
performance measure that assigns a point value to
each student’s performance level (1000=Exemplary,
750=Exceeds Standards, 500=Meets Standards,
250=Approaches Standards, 0=Academic Warning).
The point values are averaged at the building level. The
resulting API is used in several calculations related to
the ESEA waiver.
Recent Arrivals: ELL students whose first education in the
United States occurred one year or less before the
opening of the testing window. Previously, these
students were known as Newcomers.
NCLB: No Child Left Behind. Federal legislation that
mandates state testing and accountability.
P&P: Paper and pencil
QPA: Quality Performance Accreditation. The system used
by the state of Kansas for accrediting schools.
Reactivation: When a student has exited a test session, the
student is not allowed to go back to that section unless
the test section has been reactivated.
SC: Special Circumstances. SC are used to document
unusual testing circumstances like truancy or cheating.
STCO: Student Course records. These student records are
submitted to the KIDS database. The record links the
student to courses and teachers.
CETE: The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation.
DLM: Dynamic Learning Maps; see alternate assessment.
Test section: One portion of the test. Each test section
requires one session of approximately 45 minutes.
TEST records: File records submitted to the KIDS database
that detail assessment information for students
including the test order type, testing mode, grade level,
etc. This record must be submitted before a student can
be tested online or have a preslugged answer sheet.
ENRL records: Records submitted to the KIDS database
that detail enrollment information about a student.
ELL: English Language Learners
ESEA: Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Provisions in the law allowed KSDE to apply for a
waiver from the requirements of NCLB.
EXIT record: A record submitted to the KIDS database that
indicates that the student is no longer enrolled in the
school or district.
KAA: Kansas Alternate Assessment. See alternate
assessment.
Test session: The time or period set aside for testing.
Test order type: The type of assessment that a student
takes. There are two test order types: general
assessment and the alternate assessment.
Test Window: The beginning and ending dates when
assessments may be administered.
KCA: Kansas Comprehensive Assessment
Testing Mode: The method used to test students. There are
two modes available: online (KITE) or paper and pencil.
KELPA: Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment.
This English, language, proficiency test is required for
all ELL students until they score proficient two
consecutive times on the composite score as well as on
all subtests.
KIDS ID #: The student’s state student ID number.
KIDS: Kansas Individual Data on Students. KIDS is a
student-level record system maintained by the Kansas
State Department of Education. The database contains
demographic information as well as data regarding the
student’s grade level, district, school, ELL status, etc.
KITE: Kansas Interactive Testing Engine; the suite of
products that includes Educator Portal and the Test
Delivery Engine.
Local testing window: The test window at the building
level. For instance, a school may decide that it will
administer the English language arts assessment from
March 1 until March 11. This is its local testing window.
Local testing windows may vary among schools in the
same district.
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