Department of Educational Research & Assessment

Assessment FAST FACTS

KCK Office of Assessment
Dr. Jim Heiman
Assessment Coordinator
DESK: 913-279-2288
CELL: 913-645-3538

2008-2009 Kansas Assessment Updates

The following .pdf updates are posted alphabetically.

• 2007 Examiner's Manual for the Writing Assessment Adapted for 2009 KWA Test Administration (Gen Ed and KAMM) – 11/12/08

• 2008-09 KAMM Assessment Examiner's Manual [74 pages] – 11/12/08

• 2008-09 Kansas Assessment Examiner's Manual [75 pages] – 11/12/08

• Availability of State Assessments in Paper-and-Pencil Format – 11/17/08

• Clarification of Test to be Administered for State Early Reading Assessment Grade 2 – 09/15/08

• Conditions for Students on Kansas Writing Assessment – 10/17/08

• Cut-Scores for Kansas History/Government and Kansas Science Assessments – 08/20/08

• Entering KAMM and ALT Test Types into KIDSWEB – 09/24/08

• Examiner's Manuals for 2009 Kansas Assessments [PIP memo and 3 manuals also posted separately - 156 pages] – 11/12/08

• High Schools: Process for OTL Testing – 10/30/08

• Kansas Assessment Websites: Uses, Users, and Login Procedures – 09/04/08

• Kansas Writing Assessment Activity 4: Producing Final Copy – 11/11/08

• Planning School Test Windows for Student Writing and Teacher Rating – 09/25/08

• Excel Calculator to Figure Number of Rater-Days Needed to Score Student Writing – 09/25/08 .xls [see above memo]

• Time Lines & Due Dates for the Kansas Writing Assessment – 09/23/08

• Trainer-of-Trainer Sessions for the Administration and Rating of the Kansas Writing Assessment – 10/30/08