Delivering Perkins IV Technical Assessment 2010 CTECS

Delivering Perkins IV Technical Assessment © 2010 CTECS

Our Mission Providing quality assessment systems linked to industry validated standards… to meet Perkins IV end of program skills attainment. © 2010 CTECS

CTECS Motto for Model Adapt Adopt Develop © 2010 CTECS

What about Me? How can States/Entities Benefit from CTECS’ Technical Assistance? © 2010 CTECS

CTECS: Resources Skills Standards • Skills Standards linked to Assessments • Item Banks • Access to On-line Assessment System • © 2010 CTECS

CTECS: Services Technical Assistance in the access, design and development of standards and technical assessment. © 2010 CTECS

CTECS Role in Assessment • Validate the assessment processes to ensure face and content validity and reliability. • Deliver the assessments online. • Provide technical assistance and professional development to maintain and move ahead with the system. © 2010 CTECS

7 Unique Examples with the Same Goal Arizona • FBLA • Kentucky • Oregon (regional) • South Carolina • Virginia • Wyoming • © 2010 CTECS

Arizona Statewide Deployment 20, 000+ Completers (’ 07 -’ 09) 50 Program Areas (assessments) Spring ’ 09 o 21 Final Assessments o 9 pilots o 10, 446 secondary students o Scores were 10 -15 points higher in all program areas than Fall 2008 scores • Spring ’ 10 o 49 assessments offered o Approximately 17, 000 secondary students assessed o 1 community college program involved • Certificate and Transcription Distribution – Spring 2010 • • © 2010 CTECS

Oregon • © 2010 Standards and Assessments Development in Regional Education Districts(6 Regions) o 18 program areas using E-SESS o Regions similar to county o 1400+ students tested o Results shown by ESD CTECS

FBLA © 2010 CTECS

Kentucky © 2010 CTECS

South Carolina CTECS did Assessment Review, Update and Development in six program areas • Spring 2010 Assessments for statewide completers in ESSESS Testing System: • o o o © 2010 CTECS Welding with Performance Component Construction and Building Trades Accounting II General Management and Entrepreneurship

Virginia CTECS is developing the Workplace Readiness Skills Test (WRS) for the Virginia Commonwealth • Test will be approved by the VA Board of Education in January 2010 • Full Statewide Implementation in Spring of 2010 • © 2010 CTECS

Wyoming • • Pilot testing to completed in all 11 areas this fall • © 2010 Item development completed on 11 program areas in AG, Architecture and Construction, and Manufacturing Standards and item development in 5 -7 more program areas in IT, FACS, Health, and Automotive CTECS

Technical Assessment Assistance © 2010 CTECS