Fall 2014 CoAlt Administration
Training
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CoAlt Fall 2014 Assessment
CoAlt PearsonAccess Important Dates
Title
Dates
Student Data
upload/Participation Counts for
initial orders
September 8-October 9, 2014
Materials Arrive in Districts
October 20, 2014
Additional Orders - Secure
Materials
October 21-November 18, 2014
Additional Orders - Non-Secure
Materials
October 21-December 01, 2014
Testing Window
November 3-November 21,
2014
Schedule Pickup Deadline
December 01, 2014
Return Materials Deadline
December 03, 2014
PearsonAccess User Roles
Colorado User Roles
• District Technology Coordinator (DTC)
• District Assessment Coordinator (DAC)
• School Assessment Coordinator (SAC)
• Summative Test Proctor
• CoAlt Test Examiner
• CoAlt Score Monitor
Manage Users
User Load Documents and Resources
• User Account File Layout
• User Account Instructions
• User Account Layout Template
• Roles Matrix
• www.pearsonaccess.com/co
Documents listed under Support > Resources > Templates
Administering the CoAlt Assessment:
• Student is presented with three or four answer options
• Represent prompt at level four only when the student
does not respond
• Student will work with item until the correct answer is
received or maximum attempts is reached
• CoAlt Test Examiners may NOT reword prompts
• An additional prompt is included to engage the
student at level three
• Only one data point is recorded
Administering the CoAlt Assessment:
• Test book layout
• Two item types
– Selected Response
– Supported Performance Tasks
• Online Score Entry
Administering the CoAlt Assessment:
Chain of Custody
• For all test materials before, during, and
after test administration.
•
Requirements:
– Secure storage
– SAC distributes materials to Test
Examiners
Procedures for the CoAlt Administration
Test Materials and Task Manipulatives
• For each subject, test books will have two unique
forms:
– Form 015
– Form 025
• Each student must be assessed with the same
book and corresponding manipulatives.
• Task manipulatives shrink-wrapped with each
test book must be used with that specific test
book.
• Keep test materials that were shrink-wrapped
together.
Procedures for the CoAlt Administration
Test Materials and Task Manipulatives continued
• Write the student’s full name on the cover of the test book.
• Write the student’s full name with a black marker on the
secure return envelope.
• Cut apart the option cards for each performance task.
• Paper clip the cut-apart option cards to the corresponding
student response page, then store them in the secure return
envelope.
• In between testing sessions, task manipulatives need to be
stored in the secure return envelope.
Keep all materials together throughout the test administration.
Procedures for the CoAlt Administration
Test Materials and Task Manipulatives continued
Use the picture symbols provided, except when the
student:
• needs to use objects rather than pictures
• needs pictures of real objects rather than drawings,
Or
• the student has a personal lexicon with a specific
representation for the concept or words in the
student answer choices
— in this case, all answer choices must be from the
student’s personal lexicon
Procedures for the CoAlt Administration
Test Layout
• Provided at the beginning of each test showing the item and
task sequence numbers of each form.
• Use to plan the number of sessions required for each student
based on the number of questions to be administered.
Procedures for the CoAlt Administration
Selected Response Items
Selected Response items are identified as “Item ##” within
the test book.
They contain both a primary prompt and additional prompt.
Procedures for the CoAlt Administration
Selected Response Items – Test Examiner Guidance
Present the
Primary
Prompt
Student Does
Not Respond
Student
Responds
Correctly
4 Points
Repeat the
Primary
Prompt
Student
Responds
Correctly
4 Points
Student Responds Incorrectly OR Student Does Not Respond (after repeating the Primary Prompt)
Student
Responds
Correctly
Present the Additional
Prompt and then present
the Primary Prompt again
3 Points
Student Responds Incorrectly OR Student Does Not Respond
Present the Correct Answer
and then present the
Primary Prompt again
Student Responds
Incorrectly
Student
Responds
Correctly
1 Point
2 Points
Student Does
Not Respond
“NR”
Procedures for the CoAlt Administration
Supported Performance Tasks
• Supported Performance Tasks are identified as “Task ##”
within the test book.
• They are made up of three prompts related to an overall
task.
• These items require the student to manipulate option cards
by placing them on the student response page (e.g., placing
option cards in designated boxes within a chart or diagram).
Manage Teacher Assignments
Online Score Entry
Assigning a Teacher to an Assigned
Student
• Select the Assigned Students option button.
• Select a student(s) and then click Assign Teacher.
• Select a teacher from the drop-down and click Save.
Removing a Teacher from an
Assigned Student
• Select the Assigned Students option button.
• Select a student(s) and then click Remove Teacher.
• Click Yes-Continue with Removal.
Assigning a Subject to an
Assigned Student
• Select the Assigned Students option button.
• Select a student(s) and then click Assign Subject.
• Select the subject and click Assign Subjects.
Removing a Subject from an
Assigned Student
• Select the Assigned Students option button.
• Select a student(s) and then click Remove Subject.
• Click Yes-Continue with Removal.
Online Score Entry
• Enter Student Scores in PearsonAccess
Online Score Entry
• Click on Enter Scores
Online Score Entry
• Click the name of the student who will be assessed from
the Student Selector box
Online Score Entry
Online Score Entry
• Enter IEP and assessment accommodations
Online Score Entry
• Enter the student’s scores
View Status Reports:
• Go to Online Score Entry > View Status Reports
• Click on the report name.
• Click Download to download the report in CSV format
Support
• Support Page on PearsonAccess
• Toll Free Phone Support
 1-888-687-4759
• Email Support
 [email protected]