[Counselors] EOI testing- length of tests

Thu Apr 17 15:41:51 CDT 2014

The EOI Field tests are not from a different company, they are still CTB
McGraw/Hill but the 3-8 field tests are from a different company, Measured
Progress.

Amy Broadbent
Kingfisher Middle School Counselor
405-375-6607

On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 3:08 PM, OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion
Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

> The item try outs for grades 3--8.
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> Date: 04/17/14 11:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Counselors] EOI testing- length of tests
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> Is this on the Item Tryout test or the operational EOI test?
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> counselors-bounces at lists.onenet.net] *On Behalf Of* OSRHE EPAS PK-12
> Counselor Discussion Board
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:53 AM
> *To:* counselors at lists.onenet.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Counselors] EOI testing- length of tests
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> I also have wondered about the length of these tests. A student can take a
> 4 subject college entrance test in 4 hours but it take almost that long for
> 1 subject of EOI tests. I don't feel these tests would be such a burden to
> schools if they were able to complete them in an hour.
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> Tammy Duncan
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> Alva High School Counselor
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> District Test Coordinator
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> (580)327-3682
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> tsduncan at alvaschools.net
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> *"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."*
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> *From:* counselors-bounces at lists.onenet.net [
> counselors-bounces at lists.onenet.net] on behalf of OSRHE EPAS PK-12
> Counselor Discussion Board [counselors at lists.onenet.net]
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 17, 2014 9:31 AM
> *To:* counselors at lists.onenet.net
> *Subject:* [Counselors] EOI testing- length of tests
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> Just wondering about time frame for other EOI subject tests... Since we
> were selected and are doing "try-outs" in addition to the many operational
> tests, the number of extra questions and the time it took to test caught us
> off guard.  The new testing client requires advanced technology, so many of
> our computers are not able to accommodate, and our computer lab schedules
> are a delicate balance in sharing with all the other testing in our
> district.
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> So far we have just done the English Multiple choice.    While this new TA
> manual for spring estimates 60 minutes for each section for English 2, I
> can tell you this was NOT the case.  Our Eng 2 multiple choice had 80
> questions including some constructed response. We started first thing in
> the morning and most were barely done by lunch, some took longer...
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> Our special ed group (that would have previously been taking an OMAAP)
> tested from 8:30am- 1:30pm with only a break.   We would have let them go
> to lunch after section one if we would have known how LONG section 2 was...
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> Not to mention, you have stressed kids close together in a lab trying to
> concentrate and read, then you've got the kids next to them that are
> already on the constructed response typing away on the keyboard which makes
> distracting noise!!!!!!!!
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> Anyway, any advisement on time frame from those who have already
> administered any of the other subject tests would be great.
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