How to Successfully How to Successfully Implement Pearson Implement Pearson

Benchmark…Benchmark…

……or, What’s Worked for Us, at Least!or, What’s Worked for Us, at Least!

Pearson Benchmark is Very Pearson Benchmark is Very FlexibleFlexible

We have implemented PB in 22 We have implemented PB in 22 districts.districts.• Every district does it a little bit Every district does it a little bit

differentlydifferently• Different personnel carry out different Different personnel carry out different

steps in the processsteps in the process All of the successful districts, which All of the successful districts, which

they all are, started in the same they all are, started in the same place, however!place, however!

Jim’s Fable…Complete Jim’s Fable…Complete with a Moral!with a Moral!

““Sounds Great!....Let’s start Sounds Great!....Let’s start with ONE (1)!”with ONE (1)!”

It’s important to start smallIt’s important to start small

Delivering an assessment in PB Delivering an assessment in PB requires a complete systemrequires a complete system• It’s more than just the web pageIt’s more than just the web page

Technology, Curriculum, Support, Technology, Curriculum, Support, and Teaching staff are all needed and Teaching staff are all needed and have a role to play.and have a role to play.

Starting small also allows for Starting small also allows for one person to become one person to become intimately involved with intimately involved with

every step of the process…every step of the process…

……once that person has “done it once that person has “done it all”, they can determine which all”, they can determine which

parts of the process can be parts of the process can be delegated.delegated.

11 “Easy” Steps!11 “Easy” Steps!

Send SIS data to Send SIS data to PBPB

Set up Answer Key Set up Answer Key Only (AKO) in PBOnly (AKO) in PB

Create Student Create Student groupgroup

Assign test to Assign test to groupgroup

Pre-ID student Pre-ID student answer docsanswer docs

Distribute test Distribute test booklets/answer booklets/answer docsdocs

Administer testAdminister test Collect/Scan docCollect/Scan doc Generate/return Generate/return

reportsreports Interpret resultsInterpret results Bask in the glow of Bask in the glow of

victory!victory!

Here are two planning Here are two planning documents that we use with documents that we use with

districts…districts………the timelines are somewhat the timelines are somewhat

flexible, but we wouldn’t go any flexible, but we wouldn’t go any shorter than these for the first shorter than these for the first

administration.administration.

Advanced TopicsAdvanced Topics

Once you’ve gotten a feel for AKO, Once you’ve gotten a feel for AKO, you can consider (in order of you can consider (in order of complexity):complexity):• Internal tests (tests that are created Internal tests (tests that are created

from items within Pearson Benchmark)from items within Pearson Benchmark)• Online Assessment of Internal testsOnline Assessment of Internal tests• Entering your own items into PB so that Entering your own items into PB so that

you can make your own tests internalyou can make your own tests internal (This is a very inelegant process!)(This is a very inelegant process!)

Questions / Comments?Questions / Comments?

That’s my story, and I’m That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it! stickin’ to it!

Thanks for inviting me out!Thanks for inviting me out!