Telpas training siteinformation coming from tea 17. The student writing collections will be kept in the students permanent record files for two years. Telpas rater manual grades k12 spring 2020 texas education. A telpas rater is a teacher designated to be the official rater of an ells english.
To lay the foundation for the spring training of new telpas raters. Testing coordinators and other personnel with oversight roles should be familiar with the contents of this manual, the 2017 telpas reading test administrator manual, and the telpas information in the 2017 district and campus. Telpas scores may seem complicated, but these figures are easy to read if you understand the information being conveyed. This site offers the training for raters and verifiers, as well as the calibration activity. Telpas consists of holistically rated assessments in listening, speaking, reading, and. Rater notes rater credentials a telpas rater is a teacher designated to be the official rater of an ells english language proficiency. Hays cisd telpas writing samples texas english language proficiency assessment system by tonya kallfelz this newsletter was created with smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts. The online basic training course opens on january 27, 2016. Use the links below to access rater training presentations.
The 2019 rda includes several key changes from the 2018 performancebased monitoring analysis system pbmas. The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of raters for the spring 2018 telpas administration. Telpas raters are trained in depth to learn to use the plds for the official purposes of statewide assessment. Teachers trained as telpas raters internalize the plds so that they are able to naturally and automatically assess their students english language proficiency levels during ongoing classroom instruction. The second language acquisition knowledge and skills in the elps are the means for helping ells learn english. Telpas rater information helpful documents for training and calibrating. Click on telpas 2015 under the my texas training center program header then. Ell students are rated using plds differently for k1 and 212. Telpas rosters pasadena independent school district. This site currently offers access to the online training system for telpas. You will need a trainingcenter site code from your district or campus testing coordinator. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id.
Remember to check the samples again after returned by rater. Telpas rater manual will only be online and not shipped to districts. For each domain assessed, indicate the students english language proficiency rating. The 2018 staar test administrator manuals are scheduled to be. Jan 28, 2014 school districts use telpas assessment results to plan for instruction and to meet state and federal assessment requirements.
Writing in the content areas and telpas these slides have been prepared by the student assessment division of the texas education agency. Ppt telpas 2015 powerpoint presentation free to view id. Telpas manual for raters and test administrators grades k12. A students telpas rater is the teacher designated by the district as the official rater of the students english language proficiency. Instructions for accessing the staar student portal are detailed below. Telpas texas english language proficiency assessment system.
Same as 2017 teachers serving as new telpas raters for writing complete online basic training component. Oaths to fill in now 2 major types of training tips for good telpas. Paris isd telpas texas english language proficiency. Proficiency levels for the the years 2014 and 2015 and we did not apply a filter for the ratings. A teacher of els including declines who is the designated telpas rater for 20182019 that changed grade spans k1, 25, 68, 912 never been a telpas rater did not calibrate after set 2 attempts in spring 2018 has not trained or calibrated in the last 3 years.
School districts use telpas assessment results to plan for instruction and to meet state and federal assessment requirements. Ppt telpas 2015 powerpoint presentation free to view. Testing coordinators and other personnel with oversight roles should be familiar with the contents of this manual, the 2017 telpas rater manual, and the telpas information in the 2017 district and campus coordinator. Telpas alternate testnav updates pasadena independent school district.
The texas english language proficiency assessment system telpas. This document can be used to document monitored telpas calibration sessions. On this page you can read or download teaching strategies inter rater reliability testing in pdf format. If any slide is amended or revised for local use, please remove. The telpas student rating roster can be found on page 59 of the telpas rater manual. The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of reading test administrators for the spring 2017 telpas administration. We have included some powerpoint presentations that have been made available to develop a greater understanding of the elps and telpas. Telpas rater online training and calibration activities. Telpas assesses students in alignment with the texas. Definition of telpas telpas stands for texas english language proficiency assessment system. Reviewing the elps telpas connection teachers use the ses and plds from the elps for formative assessment all year. Elps telpas proficiency level descriptors permission to copy the elps telpas proficiency level descriptors is hereby extended to texas school officials and their agents for their exclusive use in determining the english language proficiency ratings of their limited english proficient students. The texas english language proficiency assessment system telpas fulfills federal requirements for assessing the english language proficiency of english language learners ells in kindergarten through grade 12 in four language domains. Telpas manual for raters pdf posted 102919 telpas test administrator manual pdf updated 3620 introductory training powerpoints.
Telpas rater manual the texas education agency texas. Bbeginning, iintermediate, aadvanced, and hadvanced high. Notes holistic rating training new user registration. All raters must complete and pass the calibration activities with at least a 70. The instructions links found throughout the site include stepbystep instructions for creating an account, logging in, and navigating the system. Same with all online tests tutorials are about how to use the computer not necessary the type of test. Raters will collaborate by providing second ratings of 25% of the writing collections and, if the ratings differ, resolution ratings are used. Telpas 2015 texas english language proficiency assessment. Read on for more information on the content of the score reports for these. Your coordinator will provide you with a keyword to establish your account during your administration procedures training. It is important to be able to hear the students you are rating. Texas english language proficiency assessment system. As previously announced in the september 4, 2015 communication from the texas education agency about important changes to the texas assessment program for the 2015 2016 school year, telpas holistic rating training will include changes to calibration procedures. Tea september 2017 telpas update 5 telpas holistic rating training new this year the grades 212 online basic training course and calibration activities will now only include the domain of writing.
Teachers trained as telpas raters internalize the plds so. Telpas manual for raters and test administrators grades k. It is recommended that this course be completed by february 15, 2016. Making the elps telpas connection, k12 overview 20162017 introductory training on the plds, k1, 20162017. Then, place a telpas student rating roster on top of the folders. It is not permitted for a student to have one rater for. Use headphones or highquality external speakers to ensure optimal audio quality. Telpas rating manual for 2015 manual for a 1650 oliver tractor stihl weed eater parts manual modern flat line design concept download online full see more. During calibration, you may refer to your tea training resources and notes you have taken during the course of your training. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Districts can administer these released tests to students for diagnostic purposes. Welcome to the telpas online training center, delivered through pearson understand scoring. Must all telpas raters complete the calibration process. Telpas and telpas alternate texas education agency texas.
Returning raters online basic training course online calibration sets 1 and 2 if you do not calibrate. Calibration activities are open from february 1721. The students rater must rate the student in all domains for which the student is eligible. Indepth telpas rater training makes ongoing, formative use of the plds easy and serves the purpose of statewide.
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of raters for the spring 2017 telpas administration. Telpas rater responsibilities a students telpas rater is the teacher designated by the district as the official rater of the students english language proficiency. Texas english language proficiency assessment system telpas. Rater training instructions instructions on how to sign up, log in, or update your. Telpas is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms. Pearson understand scoring telpas online training center.
The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of raters for the spring 2015 telpas administration. It is not permitted for a student to have one rater for some domains and another rater for other domains. Telpas reading released tests the tea provides telpas reading released tests in the online interface used for the spring administration. Telpas at a glance grade clusters for telpas ratings what do i need to score to pass.
Testing coordinators and other personnel with oversight roles should be familiar with the contents of this manual, the. Benefit of telpas rater training on formative classroom assessment tea telpas writing in content areas july 2014 title iii ell symposium 21. Telpas texas english language proficiency assessment system the texas english language proficiency assessment system telpas fulfills federal requirements for assessing the english language proficiency of english language learners ells in kindergarten through grade 12 in four language domains. Jul 05, 2016 on this page you can read or download teaching strategies inter rater reliability testing in pdf format.
Tea designed the texas english language proficiency assessment system telpas to assess the progress that limited english proficient lep students make in learning the english language. Teaching strategies inter rater reliability testing. Rater and verifier oaths and student rating rosters will be kept on file by the campus coordinator. Telpas student rating roster spring 2017 use the table below to list each student you rate, the students grade level, the students ratings, and the specified rater information. The elps and telpas are designed to work together to enable ells to make steady progress in learning the english that is necessary for meaningful engagement in gradeappropriate content area instruction. Hays cisd telpas writing samples smore newsletters for. Notes the texas english language proficiency assessment system telpas fulfills federal requirements for assessing the english language proficiency of english language learners ells in kindergarten through grade 12 in four language domains. Added new security oath for individuals proctoring the telpas rater. The elps and texas english language proficiency assessment system telpas define four. Many of these changes are marked in the manual as for easy reference. The instructions in this manual explain the responsibilities of reading test administrators for the spring 2015 telpas administration.
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