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Benchmark Assessments
Benchmark Assessments
This test is a dELD benchmark assessment that helps chart each student's English learning path. Students will take a beginning of year (BOY) and end of year (EOY) test that are approximately 60-75 minutes as well as up to 3 progress monitoring assessments about 45-60 minutes. (See schedule for dates. )
This assessment is used as a benchmark assessment given 4-5 times throughout the year.
Goals for TELL testing are to:
Explore the use of Test of English Language Learners (TELL) as a benchmark assessment in GUHSD Academic Language Development (ALD) courses.
Envision implementing TELL within your ALD courses in order to best meet the needs of your student population.
FOR GUHSD teachers ONLY, instructional videos and written directions below are available as reference. Please rewatch them as needed.
TELL Session Setup
TELL Session Setup
How to Create a Session
How to Create a Session
Go To TELL -> TELL Sessions
On the top right hand corner select “+Add Session”
Select the correct test
Type in the session name
Make sure the end date is correct
In Auto Enroll Settings, select “Enroll Active Students in Groups”. Type the course code in “Select Groups”
Save
TELL Create Sessions.mp4How to Add a Student
How to Add a Student
Go to TELL Sessions and highlight the selected session
Click on the “view Students” icon on the right hand side
Select “Add Students” - enter in the student name or ID to find the student(s) you need to add
Select the student so they are highlighted, and then click on “add” in the middle column. After you see their name appear in the “Students in Session”, select "Save"
TELL Adding a New Student.mp4How to Print Tickets
How to Print Tickets
Go to TELL Sessions and highlight the selected session
On the top right hand corner, click on “Reports”
In the Sessions category, select either Student Session List Report OR Student Session Grid Report. Save by clicking on “PDF”
Go back to the Menu Settings on the left hand side of the home Screen. Under General, select “My Reports”
Download the PDF of the tickets and distribute to students
TELL Print Tickets.mp4How to Print Reports
How to Print Reports
Go to TELL Sessions and highlight the selected session
On the top right hand corner, click on “View Students”
On the top right hand corner, click on “Reports”
Click on “Parent Report” and click on PDF. Make sure you toggle the button on to combine to single PDF)
Go back to the Menu Settings on the left hand side of the home Screen. Under General, select “My Reports”
Printing TELL Reports.mp4Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
TELL Goal Setting Mini-Unit
TELL Goal Setting Mini-Unit
This two-day mini-unit has been designed as a repeating mini-unit to be used with the TELL benchmark assessments. The unit will guide students in goal setting and progress tracking along their language acquisition journey throughout the school year.
TELL Score Breakdown
TELL Score Breakdown
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