ISTATION DATA
What to look at... What to Pull... and How????
Q: What is Important right now? A: Two things; the appropriate time spent AND monitoring student effort
After the ISIP Assessment in October, we will begin tracking Tier Growth and Score Growth
What to look at... The Best for the Teacher and Instruction
ISIP™ Summary Report
This report shows the number and percentage of students in the classroom at each instructional tier for each skill assessed during the current assessment period.
Hovering over the graph shows the number of students per tier.
Individual student results are listed in the table below the graph. Students are grouped by tier level and then in alphabetical order.
Instructional tiers are displayed for Overall Reading and for each subtest.
How to Run the ISIP Summary Report
It is necessary to be logged into www.istation.com to access this report.
(Reports can also be built or modified using the Report tab.)
Click the Classroom tab and select ISIP Summary under the appropriate product in the Related Reports section.
A Quick Report Link can be saved in order to access the report from the home page in the future.
About This Report
- Clicking the plus sign [+] by a student’s name shows the ISIP Summary - Student History Report for that particular student. This report shows scores for the assessments taken, organized by month and listed for each subtest.
- Clicking the plus sign [+] by any month and subtest opens the Session Summary and Activity Detail.
Suggested Uses for Instructional Purposes:
· Identify skills that need emphasis in the classroom.
· Identify students in need of additional support.
· Group students for targeted instruction.
· Determine which skills need to be retaught in whole-group or small-group instruction.
If the majority of a class shows weakness in vocabulary, for example, then this could be retaught for the whole group with some high-low student pairings for independent practice.
If a minority of students show a weakness in vocabulary, then this could be addressed in small-group instruction using Teacher-Directed Lessons from Istation or another district-provided resource.
What to Pull... For Weekly After School Data Meetings
Classroom Summary Report
This report provides student performance data from the most recently completed ISIP™ Assessment and Interactive Instruction.
How to Run the Classroom Summary Report
It is necessary to be logged into www.istation.com to access this report.
(Reports can also be built or modified using the Report tab.)
Click the Classroom tab and select Classroom Summary under the appropriate product in the Related Reports section.
A Quick Report Link can be saved in order to access the report from the home page in the future.
About This Report
Students are grouped by ISIP instructional tiers.
Skill performance results are provided from the Interactive Instruction activities.
Classroom Behavior refers to the amount of time a student has been idle while logged into the program.
Student performance is shown in color-coded symbols to indicate level of mastery. The symbol legend is viewable by clicking on View Legend.
Clicking on the plus sign [+] next to the student’s name shows the Student Summary Report for that particular student.
Suggestions for Instructional Purpose:
Identify skill strengths and weaknesses that need emphasis in the classroom.
Identify students in need of additional support.
Group students for small group instruction.
Identify skill level of materials for small group instruction.
Frequency of Review:
As needed for instructional purposes
Do you Have Questions about Student Efforts??? Check-out the Student Page
Session Summary and Activity Detail
For easy access, a link to this report can be found on the Student page.
The Session Summary shows the duration of use each time Istation was accessed by the student.
The icons in the third column are explained in the legend on the right.
Excessive idle time icon – student did not interact with the mouse or keyboard for at least two minutes
Excessive aborts icon – student logged in and out of Istation multiple times during the session
Not at school icon – shows the activities that were completed outside of the school’s network
Web-based assessment icon – shows assessment sessions completed through the Web-based assessment instead of through the Istation Application
Offline activities – shows activities that the student completed though there was not an active internet connection during the session
By clicking on any session date, the Session's Activity Details display at the bottom of the screen.
The Session's Activity Details show student responses, including for ISIP and Interactive Instruction, while using the program. The following information is listed in the Session's Activity Details:
the questions asked during the activity
the multiple choice options given with each question
the correct answer is indicated by a check mark
the answer the student gave and response time
NOTE: Because of the computer adaptive nature of Istation, scores should not be viewed just as a percentage for grade purposes. (Ex: A 3/5 cannot be seen as a 60% for the grade book because that could 3 out of 5 questions correct on above, on, or below grade level questions.)
Suggested Uses for Instructional Purposes:
Identify areas to address in intervention.
Identify behaviors to monitor while student is using the Istation Application.
Review activities completed during sessions.
Recommend changes in usage at home.
What Report to Pull Monthly... After Each ISIP Assessment
ISIP™ Skill Growth Report
This report shows each student's Overall Reading Ability Score or each skill assessed, the class average for each month and the progress made by the class through the current month. It can also be displayed as averages for individual campuses and districts.
The graph represents average student performance for the class.
The ability index for each student is presented in the table below the graph.
The graph represents a measure of growth over the entire school year.
How to Run the ISIP Skill Growth Report
It is necessary to be logged into www.istation.com to access this report.
After clicking the Report tab, select ISIP Reading or ISIP Español from the Products list. Then choose Skill Growth from the Reports list. Lastly, select the Customizebutton.
Under the Options tab, it is important to select the desired school year and skill. It is necessary to select a grade level if the classroom to view is a multi-grade class.
Under the Targeted Users tab, select the classroom to view. Do not select an option in the Student Groups drop down menu. Click Run Report.
A Quick Report Link can be saved in order to access the report from the home page in the future.
Suggested Uses for Instructional Purposes:
Monitor the class’s progress in skill acquisition.
Evaluate effectiveness of instructional support.
Determine the need for whole group instruction.
Frequency of Review
Monthly or after most recent assessment