Testonline
ERAC has extended its agreement with Testonline which provides a service that enables schools to conduct online math assessment testing for Grades 3-10. Teachers, principals and administrators have 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-per-week access to both individual student and division data that enables them to customize the classroom learning experience.
Testonline – Online Math Assessment testing
ERAC has extended its agreement with Testonline, a BC-based company, which provides a service that enables schools to conduct online math assessment testing for Grades 3-10. All tests conform to the Western & Northern Canadian Protocol (WNCP) Common Mathematics Curriculum.
ERAC has worked with the service provider to provide improved basic pricing and discounts for 2010 / 2011.
Teachers, principals and administrators have 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-per-week access to both individual student and division data that enables them to customize the classroom learning experience.
Summary
This agreement is available to all ERAC member districts and associate member independent
schools. This agreement includes the following components:
The Tests
- The tests for Grades 3 – 10 are composed by a group of curriculum directors from twelve B.C. school districts.
- The tests are presented to the students on the web via the browser.
- The web hosting is on a secure dedicated SSL-enabled server in Canada.
- The online form is protected by a gateway that requires students to enter their PEN student data (minimally student or PEN numbers), which are loaded onto the server and are used as passwords to access the forms (tests).
Reports
Reports are pre-configured, and data is reported by:
- division
- school
- district
- student
- strand
- achievement levels
Within reports, data can be queried (filtered) by:
- gender
- aboriginal / non-aboriginal
- ESL/non-ESL
- student (including strands)
- combinations of these
Data is presented in tables. Reports are downloaded in .PDF file format. Full data sets in .XLS are included for further analysis by the school or district.
Administration
All form and data administration is managed by Testonline.ca, including:
- supplying and managing the servers.
- composing and loading the forms onto the servers.
- managing site traffic (bandwidth).
- monitoring and managing the online database.
Details
- The tests are online 24 hours a day, seven days per week. A district coordinator appointed by the school district uploads an XLS file of PEN or student numbers (along with demographic data) onto the server. (This could be done for all participating divisions at once or in batches.) The coordinator notifies the teachers when the test is ready to be administered.
- The teacher takes the students to the school computer lab to complete the test. Students use either their PEN or student number to log in to the test. When the division has completed the test, the user (teacher or school administrator or district coordinator) logs on at https://testonline.ca/admin/ and, using drop-down lists, requests and downloads the reports and/or databases in either .PDF format (reports) or .XLS (databases). Those reports are distributed within the district as required.
- Testonline conforms to all privacy policies as applicable under the laws of British Columbia.
Benefits of using Testonline
Teachers and administrators will improve the effectiveness of classroom instruction by having access to high-quality diagnostic data that enables them to efficiently allocate resources to areas of need. Vital information about grade, class and individual student achievement is available upon completion.
Comprehensive reports
- Reports by division, by school by grade, and by district by grade.
- Reports by male/female, Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal, ESL/Non-ESL, by strands and by combinations.
- Reports by student.
- Reports by achievement levels.
- Access reports online at any time via secure password-protected log-in.
Save money
- Eliminate teacher marking.
- Eliminate administrative costs of typing, scanning, data compilation, etc..
- Eliminate the cost of formulating reports.
- Eliminate the cost of paper and/or scanning sheets.
- Eliminate negative impact on environment of using paper for tests.
Get quality data
- Eliminate inadvertent marking errors.
- Eliminate data compilation errors.
Get timely data
- Reports are available online immediately after a division has completed the test.
- Full data sets are downloadable via secure login as required.
Testonline provides:
- Full data sets are downloadable via secure login as required.
Testimonials
"School District #73, Kamloops Thompson, have used Testonline to inform Math instruction
from grades 2 -7 for the past three years. This assessment for learning diagnostics
tool has proven very useful to teachers, parents and students to identify strengths
and areas of improvement. The results are presented in an easy to follow manner
and have proven to be very informative."
Blair Lloyd, Numeracy Coordinator
"Our district began using Testonline's online diagnostic math assessment in September
2007 when I was the District Numeracy Resource Teacher for School District #22 in
Vernon, British Columbia. The data that the service provided our School District
with was invaluable, as it helped teachers identify where our students strengths
and weaknesses were in each Numeracy strand. This information has helped our teachers
to tailor their instruction to the needs of our students, and has heightened our
awareness of the new WNCP Mathematics Curriculum in British Columbia."
Tracy Godfrey, Numeracy Coordinator
Pricing
Educators: please contact your ERAC
Software Contact to receive pricing information.
Contacts: please
sign in for pricing information (you will be asked to log in if you have
not already done so).
Ordering Info
To order Testonline, please contact David Hull at 604 420-7379 or by email at david_hull@telus.net
Where Can I Get More Information?
For further information about this agreement please contact ERAC at 604-713-5920 or by email at info@bcerac.ca.
