4Sight

=4Sight Benchmarks =

"In today’s high-stakes testing environment, schools can't afford to wait to see how students perform on the PSSA. They need to estimate how students are likely to perform throughout the year. That’s why the Success for All Foundation created [|4Sight], a benchmark assessment tool that enables you to predict your students’ reading and math – achievement multiple times throughout the year. These predictions allow you time to take action in the areas in which students need help. No prediction is perfect, but 4Sight provides a useful guide to help teachers focus instruction. "

"4Sight assessments are one-hour tests that mimic the formats, coverage, look, and feel of the PSSA. As benchmark assessments, they produce overall scores that predict students’ scores on the PSSA. Further, 4Sight produces scores on key subskills designed around the PSSA – for example, interpreting text, drawing conclusions, geometry, and so on. These scores tell you where to focus professional development efforts to ensure student success. " //Source: [|http://www.successforall.net/ayp/4sight.htm]//

Assignment 1: Explore the Member Center website

 * To access the 4Sight Member Center, logon to [|https://members.successforall.org]
 * A Member Center **User Id** and **Password** is required for logging in
 * The right-hand navigation menu on the home page has links to tools and topic of general interest. The center section of the home page contains “What’s New” bulletins about the Member Center. The left-hand menu contains all of the options to manage your school’s data and reports.
 * Once all school configurations, students, teachers, classrooms assignments, test set-ups, and students’ scores have been entered or uploaded,
 * __//Running Reports//__ – Select **Reports** in the left-hand menu column, then select **School Reports**. Click the radio button next to the desired report. Then click **Get Report**. Filter as desired. Finally, click **Run Report**. There are 14 possible reports that can be selected and generated on the Reports page.
 * __//Primary Questions Tools//__ can be generated by going to the **Testing Center** in the left-hand menu and selecting **Review/Enter Scores**. Select the **school year** of data to review. Click **List Test**. Click **4Sight Math** or **Reading**. Then, click **View Results**. On the Filter Page, select Results : Entire Test, Evaluation Type: Performance Level, Values Are: Counts. Then click **Generate Report**.
 * __//Secondary Questions Tools//__ can be generated by going to the **Testing Center** in the left-hand menu and selecting **Review/Enter Scores**. Select the **school year** of data to retrieve. Click **List Tests**. Click **4Sight Math** or **Reading**. Then select **View Results**. On the Filter Page, select **Results**: By Subscale, Evaluation Type: Leave Blank, Values Are: Averages. Then click **Generate Report**.

Assignment 2: Discuss the following questions in the discussion tab above.

 * Click on the **discussion** tab
 * In the **subject** box, please type your full name and the word "**4Sight**"
 * In the **message** box, please answer:
 * What three things do you feel other people need to know about this site?
 * How will you use this site and the information it contains?
 * Click on **post** to submit your activity.

Additional Resources:
//**Focus Questions:**// As you begin to look at your school or district 4Sight data, these questions will help you to focus your thinking.
 * What are the strengths indicated in the graphs?
 * What are the areas of concern in the graphs?
 * Which diagnostic sub scales indicate a need for intervention?
 * What do the proficiency reports indicate? Who are the students within each reported level? What implications does this have for instruction at the classroom level?
 * What do the individual student data sheets indicate - all groups and subgroups?
 * Who are the students closest to the proficiency line that need to be targeted?
 * What trends are evident across grade levels, within grade levels, or building-wide? Could there be curriculum, instruction, or assessment issues?
 * Which students in grade levels, subgroups, or classrooms basically need maintenance, and which students need immediate intervention?
 * What have we identified that students need to learn? How will we prioritize?
 * How many students in a subgroup do you need to move to make AYP targets?

//**[|PA 4SIGHT DAY ONE 2008.ppt]**// (download)

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//**[|4Sight Root Cause PowerPoint.ppt]**// (download)

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