Online tools provide in-depth Dakota STEP data
Two online tools provide data that allows educators to
examine Dakota STEP scores. The Dakota STEP, or State Test
of Educational Progress, is given every year to students in
grades 3-8 and 11. It consists of both Norm Reference Test (NRT)
questions and Criterion Reference Test (CRT) questions. The
CRT portion of the test relates specifically to South
Dakota’s content standards in reading and math.
Dakota STEP Standards Report Web Site
The Dakota STEP Standards Report Web Site provides
information from the CRT section of the Dakota STEP.
Report information can be broken out into reading and math
standards at the district, building, classroom and student
levels. Using this data, educators can evaluate how entire
classrooms as well as individual students fared on each and
every standard covered on the test. They can use this
information to adjust instruction accordingly.
The data on the Dakota STEP Standards Report Web Site should NOT
be compared to the data reported on the State Report Card,
required under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The data included in
the Standards Report Web Site is for ALL students tested, while
the NCLB Report Card includes only those students who meet the
definition of a “full academic year.”
Login and passwords for the Dakota STEP Standards Report Web
Site will be released to your school’s testing coordinator.
Please see your testing coordinator to get this information.
You can access the data on the Dakota STEP Standards Report Web
site by going to
doe.sd.gov/octa/assessment/crt/. At this URL, the department
also will provide updates, information on available trainings,
and answers to frequently asked questions.
For more information about the site, please contact Gay Pickner,
assessment director, at (605) 280-3613 or
gay.pickner@state.sd.us.
NCLB data via DDN Campus or SIMS Net
Data on each student that takes the Dakota STEP continues to
be available via the DDN Campus or SIMS Net. This data was
initially given to superintendents in July 2005 with a
school’s/district’s preliminary adequate yearly progress
determination. Educators can still access this data via DDN
Campus or SIMS Net.
Below is a reminder of how to access NCLB data via these three
programs: SIMS Net, DDN Campus and Campus 2005. For each, you
will need an id and password.
To access this data via SIMS Net, pull up SIMS Net and follow
these steps:
1. Click on the plus sign (+) next to NCLB.
2. Click on “NCLB Student Data Extract.”
3. Select the year you want data for under “Reporting Year” and
click “Generate Report.”
To access this data via DDN Campus, pull up DDN Campus and
follow these steps:
1. Click on “Reports” in the bar under the URL box.
2. Click on “NCLB Student Data.”
3. Select the year you want data for under “Reporting Year” and
click “Generate Report.”
4. Click “Open.” A file will open in Excel with the data you
need.
To access this data via Campus 2005, pull up Campus 2005 and
follow these steps:
1. Click on the plus sign (+) next to “SD State Reporting.”
2. Click on “NCLB Student Data.”
3. Select the year you want data for under “Reporting Year” and
click “Generate Report.”
4. Click “Open.” A file will open in Excel with the data you
need.
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