eMetrics

=PSSA Data Interactive (eMetrics) =

[|PSSA Data Interactive], often referred to by the company name (eMetrics) that created the tool, provides schools and districts with detailed reporting on PSSA data. It is a simple program which can take you to the individual student's data on the PSSA test. Anything underlined and written in blue on the eMetrics website is a hot link. You can open the hot links to learn more about the data (e.g. the names of students earning a particular score). The site can give you multiple years of data and makes graphs easily.

Here is a link to PDE's [|PSSA Informational website]. You may also wish to examine the PDE website that lists the "[|cut scores]" for each of the proficiency levels on the PSSA. The [|PSSA Handbook] is also a valuable resource for connecting assessment to practice.

Assignment 1: Explore the PSSA Data Interactive (eMetrics) website
Group Reports allow you to disaggregate the data to deeper levels such as groups of students, gender, ethnicity, Title 1, etc. If nothing is checked to drill down, __Al__l student data will be shown.
 * Logon to [|http:pssa.emetric.net]
 * You must use your assigned **username** and **password** to enter the site.
 * Read and acknowledge the FERPA agreement by clicking **agree**.
 * All data queries begin on the main screen. 4 Student Data Queries include:
 * Group Summary (Full Academic Year) - Scale Score and Performance Levels – several years can be compared; Entire grade by district of by school; Subgroups; and Students
 * Group Summary Reporting Categories -Reporting Categories – several schools can be compared, or compare school to district; Entire grade by district or by school; Subgroups; and Students
 * Graphical Summary (FAY Students) - Achievement Levels; School and Subgroups vs. State and State Subgroups
 * Individual Performance (All Students) - Student Performance; Reporting Category, Total and %age correct; Open-ended vs. Multiple Choice Totals and %age correct

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 "**eMetrics**"
 * 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 eMetrics Resources
//**Focus Questions:**// As you begin to look at your school or district eMetrics data, these questions will help you to focus your thinking.
 * What do the summary reports indicate about proficiency levels?
 * What do the summary reports indicate about reporting categories and anchors for grade levels, groups, and subgroups?
 * What student performance trends are observed over 2-3-4 years?
 * What has been the trend for the various subgroups in reading and mathematics?
 * Has student achievement (school, grade, student, subgroup) increased, decreased, or remained basically the same?
 * Where do you notice achievement gaps between subgroups? What implications do they have for your school?
 * What subgroups show stronger performance over others?
 * Who are the individual students in each of the reported performance levels in each grade? Who are the closest to meeting proficiency?
 * What are the mean raw scores for the reported subgroups? Any surprises?

//**eMetrics Demo Site:**// http://solutions1.emetric.net/pssa/ ID/Username: B99998 Password: emetric

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