Fall Pretesting closes
Friday, September 16.

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Fall window for pretests closing

As of 9/12/16, 23,000 pretests have been delivered to 13,000+ students. Local districts may use WebXam to measure student gain through a pretest-instruction-posttest model. After Friday, 9/16/16, pretesting will not be available again until Monday, 1/2/17.

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WebXam User's Workshop on 10/12/16

A WebXam User's Workshop will be held at CETE this fall. Teachers and administrators new to WebXam are encouraged to attend this informational session. Users may attend in person or remotely. See below for more information and to register.

Practice Tests, Field Tests, and Posttests Available on 10/3/16

Beginning 10/3/16, WebXam will post all available tests. Teachers and administrators should reference the Assessment Matrix on ODE's website for guidance on which tests are available for your courses. Pathway-based practice tests contain 20 items and are designed to provide students and teachers an opportunity to experience taking a WebXam test to become familiar with the types of items and the testing system. Results are not used for reporting purposes. Field tests contain 80-100 items, and their purpose is to collect data on newly developed tests. Posttests contain 40-items and are finalized test forms required to be delivered after course instruction is complete. Posttests results are reported to EMIS by local districts.

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Teacher Effectiveness Survey Coming Soon

WebXam requests your participation in a brief online survey. Participants will be asked to consider the levels of teacher effectiveness as articulated by the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) and provide judgments about how student gain links to different levels. Be on the lookout for an invitation to participate in this important study in next months newsletter!

Teacher Test Reviews

* Due to high demand, an afternoon session has been added on 10/5/16

WebXam Teacher Test Review workshops allow career-technical education instructors a formal opportunity to review finalized WebXam tests. More information, including cost and registration, can be found at the link below.

SSIDs in WebXam

New for the 2016-17 school year, WebXam now accepts Ohio's Statewide Student Identifier (SSID) system as the primary WebXam student identifier. Existing student accounts should be updated prior to testing to reflect their SSID, either manually via WebXam.org or through a student upload file. If you have any questions, please contact WebXam support.

9/16

Last day for fall pretesting
Last day for pretests until winter window

10/3

First day for posttests, field tests, and practice tests
Posttests are available for testing

10/12

WebXam User's Workshop
More information can be found here.