Universal Screener Results: Rtl Recommendations

Universal Screener Results: Rtl Recommendations

After students have taken the Universal Screener, the RtI Recommendations report will be available. The RtI (Response to Intervention) Recommendations report is used to view student results from a specific administration of the Universal Screener. From its results, you can identify students requiring further evaluation and potential intervention as part of the RtI process. Results are based on a common vertical scaled score.

The Universal Screener assessment is used to identify readiness for on-grade level instruction. It is typically administered three times a year; though it may also be used continuously as part of an RtI model. 

The assessments are composed of Math and Reading/Language Arts and are developed for each grade level, K-10. To identify readiness, they include multiple grade levels to allow sufficient “reach” to identify student weaknesses. For grades 2 and above, approximately 50% of the test content is from the target grade, 25% from one grade below and 25% from two grades below. Given the rapid development at that level, the kindergarten assessment has two different forms reflecting earlier and later kindergarten content. 

The test contains 20 – 35 items and does bookmark. 

Questions are not randomized to allow the teacher to read the assessment aloud as needed. As a formal assessment, proper test administration measures must be taken.




How to Generate the Universal Screener: RtI Report

1. Navigate to the Reports tab then click Assessment in the menu options on the left.



2. Scroll to find Universal Screener Results: RtI Recommendations then click create.



3. Select which students you would like to generate this report for using these steps here. 

4. Choose your Report Options:



  • Give your report a name

  • Choose to Summarize By Selected Students or Individual Students

    • Selected Students: This totals all of the data for all of the students you selected and reports it by grade level.

    • Individual Student: This shows summary data for each individual student, as well as totals.

  • Testing Windows


5. Review your selections and click create.

6. A preview of your report will appear! Click CSV in the top right to download the report as a CSV file; click PDF in the top right to print or download the report; or click the back arrow on the left to return to the settings if changes needed to be made.



What Should You Look For on This Report

As you read the report, notice the following items:  

  • When viewing individual student results, be sure to notice the amount of time the student spent taking the assessment. Did they rush through it? Is it an adequate amount of time? 

  • The overall score and overall readiness reflect data for all strands assessed. The individual strand information is displayed for only key strands, which are strands where enough questions were asked to be able to identify it as a student strength or weakness. 

  • What is the student's grade level equivalency? Is it on, above, or below their actual grade level?

  • What is their percentile ranking (PR)?

Percentile ranks range from 1–99. For example, a score at the 75th percentile means that a student performed as well as or better than 75% of the other students.
  • Which students have not completed the Universal Screener? These are the students listed under "No Percentile Ranking"


Sample of the Report

Summarize by Selected Students


Summarize by Individual Student


Assessment Strand Abbreviations 

Reading

Abbreviation
Name
GUM
Grammar/Usage/Mechanics
READ
Reading
WA
Word Analysis

Mathematics

AbbreviationName
ALGAlgebra
GEOGeometry
MPMathematical Processes
MEAS
Measurement
NUM
Numeration
OP
Operations
SP
Statistics and Probability


Export to File Options

You can export the results of a Universal Screener test administration to a CSV or Tab Delimited data file. The data file can be opened in a spreadsheet in order to manipulate the data as needed. For example, you may wish to sort the data to find your bottom 25% or top 25% of students. 

The file contains the following Universal Screener data: 

  • Test name 

  • Student District ID 

  • Student name 

  • Correct/Attempted for each strand assessed 

  • Student's scaled score for each attempt

  • Readiness score (based on the corresponding testing window) 

  • Testing Window in which test was administered 

  • Date student completed each assessment attempt

  • Duration (in seconds) 

  • School name 

Note: The Display By options do not apply to export. 

To export the Rti Recommendations file:

1. Follow Steps 1-5 above.

2. Click CSV.



3. The file will automatically start downloading. Once ready (this can take a few minutes depending on the size of the file), it will appear in your browsers download bar:



4. Utilizing Excel tools, you can sort the list as desired. For example, below, I have sorted by the Testing Window then by student last name to easily see student results that may have taken the same test multiple times.



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