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Missouri Professors of Educational Administration
April 26, 2013
Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved.Evaluation Systems, Pearson, P.O. Box 226, Amherst, MA 01004
Evaluation Systems group of Pearson
Dr. Marty Karlin – Vice President of Assessment Services
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• Missouri Educator Gateway Assessments (MEGA) Program:
Content Assessments for School Leaders
• Test Development
• Test Administration
• Scoring and Reporting
• Candidate and Educator Preparation Program Support
Overview of Presentation: Evaluation Systems, Pearson
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Missouri Educator Gateway Assessments (MEGA)
Content Assessments for School Leaders – Sep 2014
Assess content knowledge for Missouri administrative certificates
Two assessments: Building Level Administrator District Level Administrator
Aligned with Missouri and Interstate School Leader Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards
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Test Development Process
• Missouri educator participation– Bias Review Committee– Content Advisory Committees
• Test Frameworks define content to be assessed
• Field Testing
• Item Validation and Standard Setting Conferences
• Board of Education sets passing scores
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Tentative Test Design
• Combination of Multiple-Choice and Constructed-Response sections
• Multiple-Choice section:– Approximately 70 test questions
• Constructed-Response section:– 3 Focused Constructed-Response Items– 1 Case Study
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Test Administration, Scoring & Reporting
• All assessments are computer-based, available by appointment
• Individual scores reported to candidates
• Individual and aggregate results reported to: – Educator Preparation Programs – Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Program Support for Candidates
• Program Web Site– Online registration available 24/7– Registration up to one day before testing
• Online Test Preparation Tools– Study guides– Practice tests– Test preparation video– CBT tutorial
• Customer Service Support– Phone, e-mail, fax, mail, live chat– Representatives available, Monday-Friday, 9-5– Telephone information available 24/7
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Program Support for Preparation Programs
• Program Web Site – Online Faculty Resources
• Comprehensive electronic reporting to preparation programs and state– Alpha candidate score roster– Candidate score roster by assessment
– ResultsAnalyzer™ – Title II reporting
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ResultsAnalyzer™
• Customize reports based on current data
• View, download, and print reports
• Access multiple years of test and registration data
• Inform program evaluation
• Target support for teacher candidates
• Facilitate reporting for state and national accreditation
• Support institutional research
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