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Post Testing Window Opens in October
Beginning October 1st, 2018, WebXam will post all available tests. Teachers and administrators should reference the FY19 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 item types 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 item banks.
- Posttests contain 40-items and are finalized test forms with delivery required after course instruction is complete. Posttests results are reported to EMIS by local districts.
Visit the WebXam Calendar and News site for more information.
WebXam Calendar
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WebXam User's Workshop on 10/11/18
The 2018-2019 WebXam User's Workshop will take place at CETE on October 11th. Learn how to navigate the new system, conduct tests, and run reports. Teachers and administrators new to WebXam are encouraged to attend this informational session. If you can't attend, you can watch a live recording on our News site. See below for more information and to register.
User's Workshop Info
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Share Your Expertise - Be a SME!
We are looking for subject-matter experts (SMEs) in Cybersecurity for a new pathway being developed for the IT career field. There is one more writing session for this pathway in mid-October; if you're interested in participating, please visit http://go.osu.edu/item-writing and complete our registration survey. We will be finalizing our participant list soon, so sign up today!
We are also going to be writing for Engineering and Manufacturing during the 2018-19 school year, starting in October! If you are an instructor for these career fields, we need you to help us rewrite most of the course tests. If you are interested in participating for these writing workshops, please visit http://go.osu.edu/EM-item-writing and tell us more about yourself. Be sure to sign up today - SMEs are KEY to CETE!
What is a SME?
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Teacher Review Workshops
WebXam Teacher Review Workshops allow career-technical education instructors a formal opportunity to comment on finalized WebXam tests. More information, including cost and registration, can be found at the link below.
Learn More
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Results of Instructor-Administrator Survey for Relating Teacher Effectiveness to Student Gain
Analysis of the results of an online survey of Ohio CTE Instructors and local Administrators, conducted by WebXam psychometric staff, resulted in the following values for the five levels of teacher effectiveness:
| Effectiveness Level |
New Raw Score Gain (basis:40) |
Previous Values (2014-18) |
| Most Effective | 5 | 7 |
| Above Average | 4 | 6 |
| Average | 3 | 4-5 |
| Approaching Average | 2 | 2-3 |
| Least Effective | 1 | 1 |
(note: student gain is one component of overall teacher effectiveness and depends on LEA policies)
Why Pretests are Important
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Calendar dates subject to change. For the most up-to-date info 
