General/Special Interest

• Accessing DRDP Results in DataDirector
  This job provides step-by-step instructions for pre-k teachers and case carriers on how to access DRDP results.
• Benchmark Proficiency Levels FAQ
  A FAQ sheet on how the Benchmark proficiency levels are determined.
• DataDirector FAQ Sheet
  One page FAQ sheet answering the most frequently asked questions about DataDirector.
• Getting Started in DataDirector
  Introduction to DataDirector - covers logging in and provides an overview of the 8 tabs used to view student data.
• GATE Teacher Rating Scale
  This job aid provides step-by-step instructions for entering GATE Teacher Rating Scale (TRS) Scores into DataDirector.
• Providing DataDirector Access to Non-Teaching Staff
  Step-by-step instructions on how to give access to staff that have no students rostered to them.
• ***Quick Start Guide for DataDirector 4.0
  A Quick Guide to help you navigate and find exams in DataDirector 4.0. 
• ***UPDATED FOR 4.0! Sharing Assessments, Reports and Programs
  Once you create an assessment, exam, report, or program you have the ability to share them with other users in DataDirector. This document shows how.
• Setting Term Indicators
  To see currently rostered students, use the term indicators in DataDirector. Includes a term reference table.

Assessments (formerly Exams)

• Assessment Reports
  Covers the exam reports available to analyze student responses or share results with parents after an exam has been scanned.
• Benchmark Exams: (For Site Administrators) Monitoring Scanning, Analyzing and Disaggregating Data
  Covers how to find out which student Benchmark exams have or have not been scanned and the exam reports showing student responses to inform instruction.
• Creating Answer (Bubble) Sheets
  This job aid has not been updated for 4.x. Use the instructions in the Help section when logged into DataDirector.
• ***UPDATED FOR 4.0! Using the Item Bank
  Step-by-step instructions on how to use the test questions stored in DataDirector to create an exam. Includes instructions on using the premier Assess 2 Know - Benchmark items.
• ***UPDATED FOR 4.0! Printing Answer (Bubble) Sheets
  Step-by-step instructions on how to print answer sheets for scanning with DataScanner. If this is your first time printing answer sheets, it's strongly recommended to print and scan one answer sheet to make sure it scans correctly before printing a batch of answer sheets.
• Tips for Successful Printing and Scanning
  Covers tips on making the scanning process go smoothly.
• FOR MAC USERS: Setting Adobe Reader as the PDF Default When Printing Answer (Bubble) Sheet
  When using a Mac to print answer (bubble) sheets from DataDirector, be sure to use Adobe Reader - not Preview - to open the PDF files. This job aid shows how to set Adobe Reader as the PDF default.
• ***UPDATED FOR 4.0! Duplicating an Assessment
  Step-by-step instructions on how to duplicate an exam to use again next year.
• ***UPDATED FOR 4.0! Unstranding Student Results
  When a test is given online or if a student is rostered to a different teacher than the teacher on the answer sheet, the student's results become "unstranded" and are not visible in the Assessment Reports.This job aid shows how to "unstrand" the records to the results can be viewed.
• ***NEW! Setting Up and Administering an Online Test Please view the Online Testing page for more information on Online Testing
  Step-by-step instructions include how to set up an online test for your students in DataDirector to helping your students access and take the test.
• ***New! Frequently Asked Online Testing Questions Please view the Online Testing page for more information on Online Testing
  Answers to frequently asked questions when setting up and giving an online test.
• Deleting Student Responses - click on What's New? for the instructions.
  

Summary Assessments

• ***Updated for 4.0! Entering Student Assessment Results
  Step-by-step instructions on how to enter assessment results into DataDirector. This applies to all assessments including WRAP and Literary Essential for the WRAP. A person with site-wide DataDirector access (access to all students) can enter assessment scores for a teacher who does not have access to DataDirector such as a substitute. 

Reports

CST Reports

• ***Updated for 4.0! STAR Reports in DataDirector
  Description of the CST reports available in DataDirector helpful for reviewing CST results. The CMA, and CAPA versions are also available in DataDirector.
• ***Updated for 4.0! CST Percent Proficient Report
  Use this report to view the proficiency levels for a group of students. To closely match the group of students on the CDE website, start in the Students module and select last year for the Academic Year and the term when students took the STAR test (typically T3 for elementary and S2 or Q4 for secondary). Click on GO. A list of students will appear. This list should closely match the list of students that took the STAR test at your school. Click on the CST Percent Proficient Report link from the sidebar on the left then follow the prompts as explained in this job aid. 
• ***Updated for 4.0! CST Scaled Scores Report
  Use to identify students who are on the margin of advancing or falling back a proficiency level or who have fallen back or moved up one or more levels.
• ***Updated for 4.0! CST Cluster Scores Report
  Use to view class, school, and district averages against State Minimally Proficient averages to view areas of relative strength comparative to students who scored the minimum scaled score to be proficient.
• ***Updated for 4.0! CST Percent Proficient Trend Analysis Report
  Use this report to compare growth trends in the number of students proficient or at the varying proficiency levels for multiple years.
• ***Updated for 4.0! Multi Year Comparison Report
  This report provides a year to year comparison for the years selected and has several, easy to print graph options in which to view the data.
• ***Updated for 4.0! STAR Scaled Score Ranges for 2012
  Lists the 2011 scaled score ranges for all 10-11 CST exams. 
• STAR Results PowerPoint
  A short PowerPoint presentation with helpful hints and reminders when viewing STAR results.
• Links to CST information in other Office of Accountability departments:
  • Performance Management and Evaluation Reports > scroll down to view CST results.
  • Research and Reporting > use CST links in the sidebar to view Performance Level Reports or Summary Reports.

Other Reports

• Creating Custom Reports
  Step-by-step instructions on how to pull data into a customized report.
• Exam Reports (For Teachers)
  Covers the exam reports available to analyze student responses or share results with parents after an exam has been scanned.
• Multiple Assessment Report
  Allows instant access to multiple state assessments, demographics, and even benchmarks for a group of students.
• Student Profile Report
  Covers how to print student profile reports in batches.