TERRA NOVA 3 RD EDITION PRE-TEST WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY: Bilingual/ESL Department
TERRA NOVA QUICK GLANCE Subject Areas and Grades Reading (Grades 1–12) TerraNova, Third Edition Math (Grades 1–12) Multiple Assessments measures Language (Grades 3–12) important higher-order thinking skills as well as basic and applied Science (Grades 1–12) skills. These assessments generate Social Studies (Grades 1–12) norm-referenced achievement scores, criterion-referenced objective mastery scores, and performance-level information . Assessment Type Standardized Norm-Referenced Achievement Test (2007 Norms) Features: Includes reading, language, Delivery Formats mathematics, science, and social studies tests Paper and pencil The only standardized achievement test to combine Test Item Types selected-response items with constructed-response items that ask Constructed-Response students to produce their own responses Selected-Response
WHO ADMINISTERS THE TERRANOVA? TRAINED PERSONNEL TEACHERS PARAPROFESSIONALS COUNSELORS, ETC.
WHO’S ADMINSTERED THE TERRANOVA? Identification / Placement 2 ND Grade – 12 th Grade Exit Criteria 1 st Grade – 2 nd Grade 11 th Grade – 12 th Grade
BEFORE ADMINISTERING THE EXAM Attend training workshop Prepare the student(s) to help them approach the test in a relaxed, positive way. Prepare for testing: Gather materials Review materials: student information – make sure the test matches the student Confirm a quiet testing room Plan Ahead – Organization of material is key Results sheets Raw Score Answer Sheet (different by test level)
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFO Where ? What ? Complete student Student’s name information – do not Teacher’s name bubble Student birth date Student information can be found: inside front Student’s gender cover of the test book or Student’s grade on the answer sheet document Ethnicity/Race Home Language
DURING ADMINISTRATION (ONLY READING & LANGUAGE*) Administered according to the SPECIFIC directions, except as required for students using accommodation. Actively monitor test administration. There is NO time limit for taking the test *FIRST and SECOND GRADE have a combined Reading/Language Test Section
AFTER ADMINISTERING THE EXAM Grade the student test using the TERRANOVA cheat sheet for administrators Enter test results on the TERRANOVA Results form located at the end of the cheat sheet for administrators Collect all testing materials and return to appropriate individual
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