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Agenda
What is ReadiStep™?
The College Readiness Pathway
Basics
Coordinating the ReadiStep Program– Before the Test– On Test Day– After the Test
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What is ReadiStep™
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What is ReadiStep™?
Flexible middle grades assessment that provides early feedback
Measures skills students need to be on track for college success
Provides tools to address skill gaps and improve curriculum
Supports transition to high school and high school course planning
Offers tools for early college and career exploration
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The First StepReadiStep and The College Readiness Pathway
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A Pathway to PerformanceCollege and Career Readiness Expectations for All Students
Three integrated assessments – one powerful toolThe College Board’s College and Career Readiness Pathway is a series of integrated diagnostic assessments that measures college and career readiness from the eighth through the 12th grades
InterveningEarly
IdentifyingOpportunity
ProvidingCollege Access
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Offers feedback as students transition into high school
ReadiStep: The First Step
Designed to work with PSAT/NMSQT and SAT to
– Measure a progression of skills
– Support skill interventions from middle school through high school
Consistent content and format, and reporting
– Same content areas: reading, writing and mathematics
– Same skill categories at a grade-appropriate level
– Aligned to Common Core, state standards and NAEP standards
– Progression of benchmarks at each level
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ReadiStep AssessmentAbout the Test
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ReadiStep Assessment Basics
Content: – Three multiple-choice sections: reading, writing and math – No essay or student-produced response questions
Administration: – Easy-to-administer paper-and-pencil test– Given in school, during the school day– Test date: Oct. 16, 2013
Section Timing Number of Questions
Critical Reading 40 Minutes 45 Questions
Writing Skills 40 Minutes 50 Questions
Mathematics 40 Minutes (20 calculator, 20 non-calculator)
36 Questions(18 calculator, 18 non-calculator)
Total 120 Minutes 131 Questions
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Skill Categories Measured
Mathematics Content Skills
– Number & Operations
– Algebra & Functions
– Geometry & Measurement
– Data, Statistics & Probability
Critical Reading– Determining the Meaning of Words
– Author’s Craft
– Reasoning & Inference
– Organization & Ideas
Writing– Grammatical Relationships
between Words
– Words & Phrases Used to
Modify or Compare
– Phrases & Clauses
– Correctly Formed Sentences
– Relationships of Sentences &
Paragraphs
Process Skills– Problem Solving
– Representation
– Reasoning
– Connections
– Communication
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Before the TestReadiStep Implementation
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Know Your ReadiStep School Code
CMS—137411
CTMS—226592
GMS—234256
HMS—200881
OPTIONAL CODEAVID Students—Code 11
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Informing Staff, Students & Parents
Select and train testing staff
– One testing assistant is needed in each testing room.
– Testing assistants may be teachers or members of the administrative, secretarial or clerical staff.
– Ensure that staff review the Supervisor’s Manual prior to test day.
Notify staff, students, and parents about ReadiStep
– Flyers, presentations, and other support materials are available at readistep.collegeboard.org.
– Inform students that this is a timed test.
– Remind students to bring a calculator on test day.
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Informing Staff
Select and train testing staff
– One testing assistant is needed in each testing room.
– Testing assistants may be teachers or members of the administrative, secretarial or clerical staff.
– Ensure that staff review the Supervisor’s Manual prior to test day.
– The WORD-for-WORD instructions are found on pages 16-23 of the Supervisor’s Manual.
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Setting Up the Testing Rooms
Classroom arrangement– All students must face the same
direction.
– All chairs must be placed directly behind those in the preceding row.
– There should be unimpeded access to every student for effective monitoring.
– There should be a large wall clock that is clearly visible to all students.
Have your last class help you re-arrange your desks, the evening before testing, Oct. 15.
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On Test DayReadiStep Implementation
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On Test Day—Materials Distribution
Materials may be picked up beginning at ______________ in ___________.
When you come to get your materials, you will count that you have 25 tests and answer documents.
When you return your test materials, I will count that you are returning 25 tests and answer documents.
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Testing Procedures
Admission to the testing room– Seat students to ensure they work independently.
You should be able to monitor all students from any location in the room.
– Students should not leave testing room without permission.
Distribution of test materials– Hand a test book to each student, one at a time,
along each row.– Have students write their name on the test book cover.– Distribute an answer sheet to each student.
Timing of the assessment– Allow 20 minutes for students to complete
registration information.– Adhere to the 40-minute timing for each test section.
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Testing Procedures
Calculators– For the math calculator section, students who have large or
raised displays should be seated separately from other test-takers.
Ensure that only test books, answer sheets, pencils and erasers are on students’ desks during the test. Any other items are prohibited
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After the Test
Collecting and counting answer sheets
– Collect answer sheets from each student individually.
Do not have them passed to you.
– Make sure students do not put their answer sheets inside the test books.
– Count answer sheets and verify that you have one for each student.
Collecting and counting test books
– After accounting for the answer sheets, collect the test books from students individually in
the same order in which you distributed them.
– Count used test books and verify that you have one for each student.
Protecting test materials after the test
– When all test materials have been accounted for, place them where
they will not be accessible to the students.
– Keep test books in secure storage until score reports
arrive in December.
