Practice Tests, Field Tests, and Posttests
Now Available

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

Beginning 10/3/16, WebXam posted all available tests. Teachers and administrators should reference the Assessment Matrix (pdf) on ODE's website for guidance on which tests are available for your courses. Details about all current WebXam tests can be found on the About the Assements page.

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.

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.

Share your Expertise – Participate in upcoming Item-Writing and Validation Workshops

CETE, in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Department of Higher Education, is recruiting Subject-Matter Experts (SMEs) to participate in Item-Writing and Validation workshops in the following career fields:

Health Sciences
Law and Public Safety
Construction Technologies
Engineering

To apply please go to the application page. Upon completion of the survey, a CETE recruiter will follow up with you via email.

Teacher Test Reviews

WebXam Teacher Test Review workshops allow career-technical education instructors a formal opportunity to review finalized WebXam tests. Teacher Test Reviews are held in Columbus, Ohio, throughout the school year. Due to the holiday season and the winter weather, we encourage attendees to attand the fall sessions when possible. We have added an additional afternoon session to the November review. More information, including cost and registration, can be found at the link below.

Teacher Effectiveness Survey

WebXam requests your participation in a brief online survey. Participants will be asked to consider the levels of teacher effectiveness as stated by the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) and provide judgments about how student gain links to different levels. The survey will remain open until late December.

Take the Survey

Learn More About the Tests

CTE Assessment Matrix

The CTE Assessment System Matrix is designed to help educators identify the tests required for their CTE pathway programs. The Matrix document identifies which WebXam tests should be taken based on CTE Pathway Name, SubjectCode, and student grade level.

About the Assessments

The WebXam About the Assessments page lists important details about the CTE tests currently offered in WebXam. Detail include how many questions are in the test, if the test is in field testing, what the cutoff score is, whether pretests are available, and what the rules are for passing the pathway test.

10/3

First day Field Tests and Finalized Tests released
Post Tests are available for testing

10/12

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

11/10

November Teacher Test Review
More information can be found here.

Practice Tests, Field Tests, and PosttestsNow Available