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Acuity is a web-based platform that provides schools with assessment, feedback, scoring and reporting. Acuity provides interim and formative assessments designed to inform teaching and improve student learning. ACUITY BENCHMARK ASSESSMENTS are instructional benchmarks designed to assess student progress over the course of the school year. These benchmark assessments are designed for students in grades 3 - 11 and are intended to provide a "snapshot" of student progress as it relates to acquisition of selected 21st century CSOs. This snapshot can be utilized by teachers to guide instructional design and interventions. The objectives assessed in each benchmark were chosen from several county curriculum maps and from the input provided by West Virginia teachers. The benchmark assessments are designed to be administered in the content areas of mathematics, reading/language arts, science and social studies. All assessments are based on the West Virginia 21st century CSOs. The assessments allow educators to target instruction in all four content areas by providing important data on student performance relative to state standards. Acuity reports are available on the district, school, classroom, and student level. Teachers have access to the student results immediately after students complete the assessment, and students can be given access after the testing window ends. ACUITY INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES are available to help prepare students for classroom, benchmark and summative assessments as well as to assist in instructing those students who need additional support for certain skill sets with the CSOs. These step-by-step resources guide students through a mini-lesson targeted to a variety of skill sets. ACUITY CUSTOM ITEMS are available through the Acuity web-based program. Acuity custom items are aligned to the West Virginia 21st century CSOs. Acuity Multi-District Reports Page (state averages by CSO) Acuity Frequently Asked Questions (faq) Page Acuity Sample Questions Page Current Status of Acuity:Fall, 2011 We have pulled WVEIS schedules into Acuity to create classes and teacher / student accounts. We will be updating Acuity from WVEIS scheduling every 1st and 3rd Friday throughout the entire year. The dates for these roster updates are listed below.
Below are recommended dates for Acuity benchmark testing. However, note that all tests will be available at the beginning of the year and may be utilized at any time to better fit local school schedules. The 2011 / 2012 WVDE recommended dates for Acuity benchmark testing are:
The 2011 / 2012 WVDE recommended dates for schools on block scheduling are: SUGGESTED BLOCK SCHEDULING TESTING WINDOWS – FIRST SEMESTER:
SUGGESTED BLOCK SCHEDULING TESTING WINDOWS – SECOND SEMESTER:
(2011 / 2012 WESTEST 2 May 7 – 25, 2012 ) NOTE: Your local Acuity server is not accessible from ouside of the West Virginia school network. If you would like to connect to Acuity from home or from anywhere outside of the state-wide intranet, you can connect to the Acuity at Home site. Subscribe to the new Acuity listserv: Send an e-mail to listserv@listserv.wvnet.edu with the following line in the body of the note: Subscribe K12-Acuity-L First_Name Last_Name (example: subscribe k12-acuity-L Charlie Brown) Remember to leave the subject blank and to remove signature information from the body of the message. For more information contact Sandra L. Foster, Lead Coordinator, at (304) 558-2546. Additional Acuity resources can be located in the Acuity portion of the File Cabinet.
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