WESTEST 2 Site Map

1.  21st Century Content Standards and Objectives Development
      a.  Development
             i.  Challenging Academic Content (alignment to NAEP, ACT, SAT)
             ii.  Stakeholders
             iii.  Adoption
      b.  Mathematics
      c.  RLA
      d.  Science
             i. Grades K-8
             ii. Grades 9-12
      e.  Social Studies
      f.  Alignment
             i. Mathematics
             ii. Reading/Language Arts
             iii. Science
2.  WESTEST 2 Development (items, form selection, general description of test: CRT, NRT, etc.)
      a.  Development
             i.  Form Selection
             ii.  Content Review Committee
             iii.  Bias Review Committee
      b.  Mathematics
             i.  Quantiles (affect and effect)
             ii.  Gridded Response
                 1. Grades 3rd through 5th
                 2. Grades 6th through 11th
             iii.  Formula Sheets               
      c.  RLA
             i.  Lexiles (affect and effect)
             ii.  West Virginia Writing Rubrics
                 1. 3rd Grade
                 2. 4th Grade
                 3. 5th Grade
                 4. 6th Grade
                 5. 7th Grade
                 6. 8th Grade
                 7. 9th Grade
                 8. 10th Grade
                 9. 11th Grade
      d.  Science
             i.  Gridded Response
                 1. Grades 3rd through 5th
                 2. Grades 6th through 11th
             ii.  Periodic Table of Elements & Formula Sheet
      e.  Social Studies
             i.  DBQ (Document Based Questions)
3. Quality Checks
      a.  Content Review
      b.  Alignment Review
             i.  Schmidt
             ii.  Edvantia
            iii.  Webb
                 a. Mathematics
                 b. Reading/Language Arts
                 c. Science
            iv.  21st Century Partnership
            v.  Achieve
      c.  Bias Review
      d.  WV Quality Checks
      e.  Protocol for State/District/School Monitoring of WESTEST 2 and APTA in West Virginia
4.  Technical Data
      a.  Evidence of Reliability and Validity
      b.  WESTEST 2 Field Test Technical Report 2008
      c.  WESTEST 2 Operational Technical Report 2009
      d.  Alignment Analysis of Mathematics  Standards and Assessments Using the Operational Forms West Virginia Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11
      e.  Alignment Analysis of Reading Language Arts  Standards and Assessments Using the Operational Forms West Virginia Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11
      f.  Alignment Analysis of Science  Standards and Assessments Using the Operational Forms West Virginia Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9
      g.  Standards Setting Technical Report 2009
            i.  Scale Scores/Cut Scores
            ii.  Standard Error of Measurement
            i.  Item Selection Parameters
5.  Reports
       a.  WESTEST 2 Reports in development
6.  Parent Information
       a.  WESTEST 2 Parent Brochure
       b.  Parent Guide for WESTEST 2 Online Writing
       c.  PowerPoint for Parents/Parent Trainings
7.  Instructional Supports
       a.  Acuity
       b.  Teach 21
       c.  Tech Steps
      d.  Writing Roadmap 2
8.  Testing Calendar
9.  FAQs