Navigating the CRS

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Dashboard

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How to View More Detailed Data on a Particular Test Group

To view more detailed data for a particular test group, click the name of the group (or beside it). The Performance on Tests report appears. It is filtered to display only the test group you selected.

In the Performance on Tests report, teachers see two tables: The My Assessments table, listing all the assessments in the filtered test group or groups. The My Students table, listing all your students who took the assessments.

District Performance on Test

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From the dashboard that appears when you log in, click a test group name.
Click a test name in the table of assessments. The District Performance on Test report appears, listing schools in the district.

School Performance on Test

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From the dashboard that appears when you log in, click a test group name.
Click a test name in the table of assessments. The District Performance on Test report appears, listing schools in the district.
In the report that appears, select the Performance by student. You will see results listing all your students. The first few rows also show aggregate performance data for your state, district, school, and/or total students.

You can view a list of classes (rosters) that took a particular test, and you can also view the test results for a particular class.

The Performance by Roster tab displays test results for each class (roster). To view this tab, follow the instructions for your user role below.

Teachers and school-level users:

From the dashboard that appears when you log in, click a test group name.
Click a test name in the table of assessments. Either the My Students’ Performance on Test or the School Performance on Test report appears, depending on your role. It is open to the Performance by Roster tab.

District-level users can view all classes (rosters) in a school. To do so, follow these instructions:

From the dashboard that appears when you log in, click a test group name.
Click a test name in the table of assessments. A page of district test results appears, listing schools within the district.

Click a school name. The School Performance on Test report appears, open to the Performance by Roster tab.

For tests with reporting category sections, you can compare the performance of your students in each area of the test. Click each vertical section bar to expand or collapse it. You can view average score and a performance distribution bar for each class (roster) under the reporting category Writing

You can view your students’ performance in each area of the test by clicking the reporting category section bars to expand them.

In a report displaying item-level data, you can view the standard or standards to which each item is aligned. This allows you to determine at a glance what the item measures. To show and hide item standards, click the Standards Keys toggle in the row of filter details below the report table heading. Under each item number appears a standard key or list of standard keys. Note that this toggle does not affect printouts or exports, which always include the standard keys when they include item-level data.

Item Numbers, Max Points and Points Earned

To view the item in a blank state, click the item number in the first row of the report table.

To view the student’s response to the item, find that student’s name in the Student column on the left. Then click the score the student obtained on that item.

The Item View window appears (see below). It contains an Item & Score tab and a Rubric & Resources tab. A banner at the top of the window displays the item’s number, score (when the item includes the student’s response), and confidence level (when a machine-generated score has a low confidence level). The Item & Score tab (see above) shows the item and may include a particular student’s response.

How to View and Interpret Writing Dimension Measures

Aggregate test results for some assessments may also include a Writing Dimensions section to the right of the expandable sections in the report table. You can expand it by clicking the vertical bar, just as with the reporting category sections. This section helps you understand how students performed on different aspects of writing.

The Writing Dimensions section contains the following under the Essay header:

Essay type. For example, Informative/Explanatory, Opinion, and Argumentative.

Writing dimension within the essay type, as listed in item rubrics. For example, Purpose, Focus, and Organization; Evidence and Elaboration; and Conventions of Standard English. − Point value. A sub-column for each possible item point value for the writing dimension. Each point value sub-column displays the percentage of students who earned that number of points. For each dimension, the lowest and highest point values are sometimes highlighted and marked with arrow icons in the rows with the highest percentages. This allows you to quickly identify groups of students who are performing well and those who may need additional support. Note that highlighting and arrow icons do not appear where they are not useful. A report containing only one row of data does not have them, and neither does a row in which the percentages are “n/a” or are all the same.

Longitudinal Report

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The Longitudinal Report permits the user to view student performance over the current school year and/or over multiple years. This assists the user in identifying how students have performed over time on related tests. If a longitudinal report is available, the user will be able to select "Build Longitudinal Report" in the Features & Tools section. The graphic below illustrates the typical placement of the button to access the report.

To review, you can set up your Longitudinal Reports using results from current and previous school years, including data for your current and former students. Three filter options, school year, test reason, and test label, allow you to drill down into a Longitudinal Report to access specific data relevant to your needs.

Open the filter menu at the upper-right corner and select the filter options you prefer from the drop-down lists. You may want to filter by a particular school year or years. Note that years are not calendar years. “2018” refers to the 2018-2019 school year. By default, Longitudinal Reports show data for all years. Longitudinal Reports can show student performance from a time when the students were not yet associated with you. For example, if you are a high school teacher, you can use these reports to view your current students’ performance on their 8th grade science tests.

To the right shows an example of a district-level longitudinal report displaying results from grade 5 and 6 ELA benchmark tests. These two tests have been related for purposes of trend reporting. The graphs and corresponding table display the overall performance, by score and overall performance level (using the toggle). The user can also see how students progressed at the reporting category level (below, near and above proficient) between the two grades. This allows the user to track performance over time (i.e., pre-instruction to post instruction) so that necessary refinements can be made within programs and instruction to best support the needs of students.

A sample longitudinal report for an individual student who took the ELA benchmark multiple times, is shown below. The user can see when students tested, and use the available toggle to switch between overall score and performance distribution views. At the aggregate level, the user can view the average score progression as well as the progression of performance distribution across performance levels.

Student Portfolio Report

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The Student Portfolio Report provides a comprehensive list of assessments taken by the student. From any test report page, any user can type in or copy and paste a student ID number into the search box to access historical data. Additionally, users can quickly access the Student Portfolio Report by clicking on My Students on the Performance on Tests page, then by clicking the appropriate student’s name and/or the magnifying glass beside of the name to launch the report.

The portfolio report provides aggregate comparison data for the state, district, school, and/or student level data, when the user clicks the expansion arrow beside each test name. To view the results for a specific test, click on the test name or the magnifying glass view button next to it. The Student Performance on Test Report displays. Each reporting category can be expanded to view performance in that topic area. As a reminder, the user is always able to click the more information buttons at any time to display additional information to assist in reading the report.

Additional considerations when using the Student Performance Report are outlined, below:

When your test opportunities have test reasons, you can filter reports by a single test reason. For example, you may want to filter by Pre-instruction and look at ELA performance, then filter by Post-instruction and see if students have improved on ELA material. If you don’t filter, you’ll see data for all different test reasons. Filtering allows you to view a single test reason instead of multiple test reasons side by side. You may find reports easier to understand when you’re viewing only a single test reason.

The test reasons filter is available on the dashboards, and in the Performance on Tests report. Here we show the Performance on Tests report. On the left side of the page, click the Test Reason button to display the drop-down list of test reasons. Make a selection from the drop-down list and click Apply. For our example we selected Fall 2020.

Reports-at-a-Glance

The CRS has a variety of reports available to support the user. The document below provides and overview of each report (from a DRU level access). This overview provides a screenshot illustration of the report, quick tips for navigation, report features, and essential questions for consideration. Click to launch the Reports at a Glance document.

Comparison of Assessment Reporting Features

The following assessments are available within the CRS:

AASCD
Benchmark
Checkpoint
OELPA
OELPS
OST

The reporting features available within the CRS vary, dependent upon the administered assessment. The following matrix outlines reporting features by assessment. Click to launch the Matrix of Available Assessment Features document.

A district contacts you and cannot find item level reporting data for their most recent administration of the AASCD. How do you respond? a.Check their user roles b. Ensure they followed the correct navigation stepsc. Ensure they clicked on the standards toggled. Item level data reporting is not available for the AASCD

d. Item level data reporting is not available for the AASCD

Which of the following reporting features are not accessible in the CRS for OELPA data? Select all that apply a. 5 Best/5 Worst items b. Performance on Reporting Categories/Domains c. Standards Toggle Key d. Performance by Item

a. 5 Best/5 Worst items

c. Standards Toggle Key

d. Performance by Item

A district reaches out to you to identify what CRS report is most appropriately aligned to meeting their needs. Review each reporting feature and identify the report most appropriately aligned to support. a. Allows you to see performance over time (i.e., a high school teacher can track student performance by reporting category from eighth grade into the current school year)b. Provides a line graph and/or bar chart to display overall performance level data and reporting category information over time. c. Would allow an IEP teacher to provide a list of all assessments students have taken (past test history) and links corresponding data reports d. Allows you print off a detailed report to share with parents during conferences on an individual student’s performance.