VAM (Value-Added Model) Alternate Training Test

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* 1. Upon passing the VAM quiz, OSDE will unlock the portal for you to access your district's VAM reports. This process may take 1-2 business days. Please provide your contact information below.

Name:

District:

Email Address:

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* 2. Which factor is the single most important school-based factor in student academic achievement?

Parent Engagement

Family Income

Teacher Effectiveness

Resources

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* 3. Student Academic Growth (SAG) comprises what percent of the TLE System?

50%

35%

15%

25%

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* 4. For the pilot years 2013-14 and 2014-15, teachers of which subject will NOT receive a VAM result?

English II

English III

Algebra I

Geometry

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* 5. Full implementation of Oklahoma's Teacher and Leader (TLE) System will begin in which year?

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

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* 6. Which statement is NOT true about the Value-Added Model (VAM)?

VAM levels the playing field by accounting for the impact of unequal prior achievement levels.

VAM controls for factors that are unrelated to teacher performance.

VAM relies on a direct comparison between two different tests.

VAM results are more valid when combined with other measures.

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* 7. At present, which student characteristic in NOT used to determine the typical-peer score in VAM?

Rural/Urban

Race/Ethnicity

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

Gender

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* 8. On the VAM reports, dosage is the amount of instruction time a teacher spends with a student and is determined by multiplying which two factors?

Percent of Year and Percent of Instruction

Percent of Year and Unique Student Count

Unique Student Count and Student Equivalent

Student Equivalent and Percent of Year

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* 9. What would it mean if Mrs. Johnson's VAM report listed her "Average Actual Score" in reading as 640 and the "Average Typical-Peer Score" as 644?

Mrs. Johnson's students performed better than their similar peers.

Mrs. Johnson's students did not perform as well as their similar peers.

Mrs. Johnson's students performed the same as their similar peers.

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* 10. Which reflects the overall sum of student dosages?

TLE Component Score

Unique Student Count

Student Equivalent

Confidence Interval

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* 11. Which TLE component does NOT lag one year?

Value-Added Model (VAM)

Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)

Qualitative Data

Other Academic Measures (OAMs)