Spring 2009 Training

End-of-Course Field Test

Schedule of Important Dates for 2009 Field Test Event

Spring Field Test Window -- April 27 – May 15

Event Schedule

Districts receive Shipment 1 2-3 weeks before designated test window

District receive Shipment 2 2 weeks before designated test window

Deadline for district to order additional test materials

1 week before designated test window

Deadline for returning scorable materials to Assessment Resource Center

1 week following designated test window

Five Manuals for the Spring 2009 Field Tests

1. One Field Test Coordinator’s Manual (FTCM) 2. One Field Test Administration Manual (FTAM)3. Three Field Test Examiner’s Manuals

Field Test Coordinator’s ManualFTCM

The FTCM is a traditional Test Coordinator Manual and is designed for the Phase II field tests.

This FTCM provides detailed instructions to the DTCs, STCs, and Examiners for securing and distributing the test materials for English I, Algebra II, Geometry, Integrated Math II, Integrated Math III, American History and Government and returning those testing materials for scoring to Riverside Publishing.

The Field Test Administration ManualFTAM provides detailed instructions to the DTCs,

STCs, and Examiners for securing and distributing the English II Standalone Writing Prompt test materials and returning them for scoring to the Assessment Resource Center.

The FTAM is unique and combines into a single manual both the traditional TCM information and the traditional Examiner’s manual instructions for the English II Standalone field test.

Field Test Examiners Manuals

The instructions for all EOC assessed courses for a single content area are combined into one manual

Field Test Examiner’s Manuals

1. MathematicsAlgebra IIGeometryIntegrated Math IIIntegrated Math III

2. Communication ArtsEnglish I

3. Social StudiesAmerican HistoryGovernment

Examiner Manuals Table of ContentsThe Introduction and Steps 1 -3 are the same in all

three examiner’s manuals and closely match the Phase I operational examiner’s manuals.

Finalizing and Assembling Materials and Steps 4-7 are also the same in each manual.

The directions for administrating the tests are individualized in the middle of the examiner’s manual.

Table of Contents

Mathematics

Steps 4 – 7 and Appendix