Edusoft
Directions
Accessing and navigating the Edusoft system is quite
easy. This page is designed to help you quickly log in and
move through the Edusoft site.
Edusoft Passwords are added to FRED monthly
by IT. To view the ES password, go to "view" ES detail.
Parent passwords are obtained through the ES. ESs
can view parent passwords by going to "view"
Parent Accounts, and clicking on the Parent number.
To log in to the Edusoft
platform, follow these steps:
*Open your WWeb browser
to: http://edusoft.com.
*Type your username and password and
, and then
click the “log-in ” buttonicon.
To view/print a report of
your students’ individual subject area STAR scores:
*Click
on the tab at the top that says “State Analysis”
*Click
on “PDF Reports for Groups and Individuals”
*Click
on “Individual Report” under CST
*Choose
the test and click continue
*Choose
the grade level and click continue
*Scroll
down to see multiple reports
To
view/print an individual CST report
To Compare
Student Results
To Define an Intervention
Group
To View Assessments based
on Standards:
*Click
on tab at top that says “Teacher Tools”
*Click
on “Assessments”
*Click
on “find”
*Option
one has high school exit exam diagnostics
*Option
two will allow you to search by standard and source.
*Choose
all sources for a wider variety, and then choose the California Content Standards under the standard button. Click continue
*Choose
the subject in the left column, and then the grade level.
*Choose
the specific standards you would like to test and then click “update”. (don’t just choose the whole number for the standard, you must
click the numbers like 1.1 and 1.2.) Click update
*A
box at the top will appear with all of the standards selected, click “continue”.
*Click
continue again in the option 2 box.
*Click
on the test to view. Answer sheet should be included.
If
you do not see a test available, more and more tests are being added each
day. You may create a test of your own to add if you’d like.
To Create Assessments based
on Standards:
*Click
the Teacher Tools tab.
*Choose
Assessments.
*From
the menu, choose Create a new exam.
*Select
“Go” for the option you want to use to create your test.
Option
1 creates a test using your state’s standards and all item sources available
within the platform.
Option 3 allows you to select customized standards
and item sources.
*Check
the boxes of the standards you want to assess. Click “continue” to generate
test questions.
·
Note:
Pick standards
at the lowest level of detail; DO NOT
check the boxes next to the standard groups.
*The
window displayed tells you how many items are available for each selected
standard. A “0” indicates there are currently no questions for that standard
in the database. You have the option here to add or remove standards. Under
the heading for each standard, choose the number of multiple-choice, short
answer, and essay questions per standard, and a point value for each item
type. When done, click “continue”.
*Now
you will see questions for your selected standards. You have the option
to add or remove questions, change point values, edit the questions, or
remove a standard completely.
Optional: At this point, you can create your own questions.
The software will take you through a series of steps to create the question
and answer. When done,
click “continue”.
*Enter
an exam name and description, then click finish.
A PDF version of the complete assessment will be displayed.
*Print
your test by clicking the Printer icon in the PDF toolbar above the test.
DO NOT print by using the File/Print command in your browser window.
*Click
view answer sheets.
*Choose
the radio button corresponding to the appropriate class. When done, click
view.
*Print
your answer sheet by clicking the Printer icon in the PDF toolbar above
the answer sheet. DO NOT print by using the File/Print command on your browser
window.
Print Your Test
*When
you are finished creating a test, you can print by clicking the Printer
icon from within the Acrobat Reader window. Follow these steps:
*Select
Assessments and the name of your test from your assessment locker.
*Click
View test document.
*Click the Printer icon within
the Acrobat Reader window. If you use the Print option in the Web browser
or file menu, it will not print correctly. You can print one test for each
student, or you can choose to simply photocopy the test.
Print Your Answer Sheets
To
print an answer sheet, follow these steps:
From
the Test Detail window, click “print” answer sheets button.
*Select
your class period(s), then click view. Your answer
sheet will load with Adobe Acrobat.
*Click
the Printer icon within the Acrobat Reader window. You can print one test
for each student, or you can choose to simply photocopy the test.
Share an Assessment
After
creating an assessment, you can choose to share an assessment with other
teachers in your district. To share an assessment, follow these steps:
*Select
the name of the assessment from your assessment locker.
*Choose
Share. You can also return to this window and choose Unshare.
Longitudinal Analysis
(good for STAR Incentive search)
Log
in and
Choose State Analysis--Longitudinal analysis-- CST
Change range boxes to CST-STAR 05-06 to CST Star 06-07
Choose either English or Math
Choose Cross sectional
Compare by "Student"
Scale score will give you number comparisons, Performance level will
give you band gains (i.e. basic to proficient)
You will run 4
reports:
Content Area : English-Language Arts/Scale Score
Content Area: ELA/Performance level
Content: Math/Scale Score
Content: Math/Performance level
This will show all students you had last year and this year. You
have to sift through to find the ones that were with you both years
and had gains.
Benchmark Exams
The
Benchmark Exams component of the Edusoft platform
enables you to generate paper-based answer sheets to use with your:
- existing
benchmarking assessments,
-tests that you’ve delivered already, and
-tests
that you’ve purchased, or plan to purchase.
These answer sheets can be printed on regular,
inexpensive, photocopy
paper and are aligned in the system to accommodate
your existing exam. They are delivered and then administered
directly
from the
local school site, instead of
from
a remote central office that has to distribute them across the district. After
the tests are given to students, they are scanned with
a regular
office scanner at each local school site. Within minutes,
all the data is available immediately on-line for you
to analyze and report.
This component makes your benchmark tests actual diagnostic tests that can
shape instruction at the classroom- level within
a day of the test.
How can I access the Edusoft Benchmark exams?
Make
sure that you have completed the Edusoft Parent
Sign up Sheet with your ES.
http://www.connectingwaters.org/CWforms/edusoft1003.pdf
Go
to Edusoft.com
Enter
your Username and Password
Go
to the Benchmark Exams tab
Select
Assessments
The
Assessment Folder should show: Current
Open
the Benchmark folder that aligns with the your
current testing cycle. (First cycle September 2004, etc.)
You
will see several tests that have been created.
You
may need to scroll down to find the desired test. They are labeled as followed
1 st LA 2 nd
(grade)
1 st
Math 2 nd (grade)
1
st Algebra 1
1
st Algebra 11
1
st Geometry
1st= the first quarter benchmark exam
LA=
Language Arts
2nd=
represents the grade level that is being tested
-Click
on the test that you'd like to print. Click on the button "view/edit
details"
-Click
on the button "download test".
-You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your
computer to view the test
-From
the toolbar Select the picture of a printer to
print the test.
-This
will print the test and the Answer
Key to the test
-Click
" back" to previous page to print the
Answer Document
-Select
Print Answer Sheets
-Select
Period- which means to select
the student or grade level of the student who will be taking this test
-Select
grade level then Select Continue, at the bottom of the page
-Select
printer in the toolbar to print the Answer Sheet
Give
your student the test document and answer sheet to be bubbled in using a
number 2 pencil. You will retain
the Answer Key so that you can immediately see how you student is doing
and provide feedback.
Please
submit the Answer Sheet of the 1 st quarter test
attempt to the learning center or to your ES so that it can be scanned into
the Edusoft Grade
Book.
For Further assistance, consult
the “help” button at the Edusoft Website for manuals.