[CASL-L] TRAILS Assessment

[Rocca, Jennifer]

One year we used Test 1 for a pretest, then we did a mid-year evaluation
using Test 2.  We post tested in June with Test 1 again (because they don't
remember those 10 random questions nearly a year later).

This was problematic for us because the Test 2 was easier - our scores
jumped a great deal then dropped some with the post test.  Personally, I do
not view the two assessments they provide as equal.  I know TRAILS just
updated but I still plan to pre and post test with a single test.  Our
results seem more accurate when we do it that way.



On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 3:58 PM, STEPHANIE PATTERSON <
SPATTERSON at southingtonschools.org> wrote:

> I used it a lot last year with 3 different classes. I used the same class
> code for each student and divided it up by the assessments I used.
>
> I found that the questions were pretty rigorous at points and a little
> repetitive. If they have no experience with advance search strategies it
> can generate lots of disappointment. I tended to use the individual
> assessments more- like Develop Topic etc. and created another class code
> and used the same assessment as a pre and a post. It seemed easier to
> manage at the time.
>
> I kept the spread sheets with the codes and did the cut-up strips for
> students (with a master copy for teacher).
>
> It worked well for the SLO in TEVAL.
>
> Also, look at the different grade levels- I was able to use different
> grade levels for the assessments and explained my rationale in the SLOs by
> connecting to lower DRP scores and by a blanket statement that an
> intentional research process (with me) is not YET a 'common research
> experience' for all here.
>
> The next time I use it, I may shuffle up some of the questions from
> various assessments to target specific areas we go over in class.
>
> I found it useful, but sometimes rather frustrating and awkward to manage
> at times.
>
> Stephanie Patterson
> Southington High School Library
> "Building character with critical thinking, creativity,
>  collaboration and communication."
>
> ________________________________________
> From: CASL-L [casl-l-bounces at mylist.net] on behalf of DOREEN LOPEZ [
> dlopez at waterbury.k12.ct.us]
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 1:02 PM
> To: Patricia Colonnese; Ellen Nosal
> Cc: CASL-L at mylist.net; Tracy Earnshaw
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] TRAILS Assessment
>
> I assign codes in advance, under create a new session. You can print them
> out and write the student name on the line. I then make copies, so that the
> student uses the same code for any assessment I assign. If I want a pre and
> post, I use General Assessment 1 for the pre and General Assessment 2 for
> the post (at the appropriate grade level).
>
> Doreen Lopez
> Library Media Specialist
> Waterbury Arts Magnet School
> 16 S. Elm St. - Waterbury, CT 06706
> Phone - 203-573-6301  FAX 203-573-6325
> dlopez at waterbury.k12.ct.us<mailto:dlopez at waterbury.k12.ct.us>
>
> ________________________________
> From: CASL-L [casl-l-bounces+dlopez=waterbury.k12.ct.us at mylist.net] on
> behalf of Patricia Colonnese [jpcolon at att.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2015 12:56 PM
> To: Ellen Nosal
> Cc: CASL-L at mylist.net; Tracy Earnshaw
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] TRAILS Assessment
>
> If you have one session, how do you see if they improved  on an individual
> basis?  Make sure they write name and homeroom on form , so  you know what
> number they used. Usually, there are two general  assessments that you can
> use one as a pretest and the other as post test.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 8, 2015, at 11:38 AM, Ellen Nosal <enosal at sbcglobal.net<mailto:
> enosal at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Yes, you can have one session for the whole grade.  Students will just
> continue to enter the session until they have all done the assessment.
>
> Ellen Nosal
> East Hampton Middle School
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thursday, October 8, 2015 9:31 AM, Tracy Earnshaw <tearnshaw at rsd13.org
> <mailto:tearnshaw at rsd13.org>> wrote:
>
>
> For those of you who give the TRAILS assessment, can I open a session for
> all of the ninth grade and leave it open until I have met with all of the
> classes?  Or do I need to create a separate session for each class of 25
> students or so that take it?  I want to create one large session, so that
> if I decide to retest them again as Juniors, I can retest them using the
> same id numbers even though they will be mixed up into different classes.
>
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Jennifer Rocca
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