October
2008
to: District Superintendents
Superintendents of Public and
Principals of Public, Nonpublic, and
from: David Abrams
subject: New Audio/PDF Files for Scorer Training
Starting this school year,
PDF files of exemplars with associated audio files will be posted on
CTB/McGraw-Hill’s
at 5:00 p.m. on the last day of
each test administration makeup period. The PDF files and associated audio files are being
provided instead of the scoring DVDs that were used in previous years.
Audio
and PDF files will be available for downloading at any Internet-connected
computer. Users will be able to listen to and view them "live,” or to save
them for review at a more convenient time. The audio files will be provided in
different formats so they can be played through Windows Media Player, MP3
players, MACs or iPods. PDFs can be opened and printed on any
Internet-connected computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If the
Acrobat Reader is not already installed on the computer, the user may download
it for free from: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
The
printed scoring materials provided for the Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and
Mathematics Tests will be delivered in much the same manner as in past years.
The complete schedule for the administration and scoring of these examinations
may be accessed at: http://emsc.nysed.gov/osa/sched.html.
Thank
you for your efforts in arranging for the administration and scoring of the Grades
3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests.
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