Classic View: TX State Reporting > TSDS Extract > Assessment Metadata
Search Terms: Assessment Metadata, Metadata
The Assessment Metadata interchange includes data about assessments, specifically the definitions of the assessments, the learning objects, learning standards, and assessment items.
The Assessment Metadata Interchange is reported in the following Submissions.
| Submission | Description |
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ECDS
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A submission for the Early Childhood Data System. |
Report Population Logic
Students must comply with the following logic in order to be included in the report:
All:
- If a record exists in the TSDS Interchange Student Assessment or TSDS Interchange Student Parent report, logic will report one record for each unique assessment tied to these records.
Kindergarten Only:
For all students that were enrolled on the assessment date but were not assessed, the user will need to enter a -999 score for that student on that assessment in order to be reported correctly to the state.
Report Editor
The following tables define the options available on the editor.
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| Submission |
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| Interchanges |
Interchanges are XML Schema Definitions (XSDs) which group related complex types.
Select Assessment Metadata. |
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| Report Type | XML | ||||||||
| Start Date | The first day in the reporting date range. Only records between this date and the End Date are included. | ||||||||
| End Date | The last day in the reporting date range. Any records past this date are not included. | ||||||||
| Filter By |
This field allows you to narrow the report results to specific Calendars, Calendar Years (District), or Schools.
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| Ad Hoc Filter | Select an Ad Hoc filter to limit report results to those that meet filter requirements. | ||||||||
Report Generation |
The report can be marked to generate immediately using the Generate Extract button or can be marked to generate at a later time using the Submit to Batch button. See the Batch Queue article for additional guidance. |
XML Elements
Assessment
| XML Element | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
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AssessmentTitle
Required |
The name of the reporting assessment. Submission: KG String, 60 characters |
Student Information > Assessment > Test Score Detail > Test Name |
AssessmentIdentificationCode |
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IdentificationSystem Required |
Reports a value of 'School'. Submission: KG String, 15 characters |
N/A |
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ID
Required |
Reports the ID Code from the assessment. Submission: KG String, 60 characters |
Student Information > Assessment > Test Score Detail > Code (Code shown at Assessment > Test Setup > Code) |
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AssessmentCategory
Required |
The category from the reporting test. Submission: KG String, 50 characters |
Assessment > Test Setup |
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AcademicSubject
Required |
The subject from the reporting child test. Submission: KG String, 42 characters |
Student Information > Assessment > Test Score Detail > Subject |
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GradeLevelAssessed
Required |
If the student is in grade level KG, a value of 'Kindergarten' is reported. If the student is in grade level Pre-K, a value of 'Preschool/Prekindergarten' is reported. Submission: KG String, 25 characters |
Student Information > General > Enrollment > Grade - Calculated |
| PerformanceLevel | ||
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Description
Required |
Reports a value of 'ECDS'. Submission: KG String, 1024 characters |
N/A |
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PerformanceLevelMet
Required |
Reports a default value of 1 Submission: KG |
N/A |
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AssessmentReportingMethod
Required |
If the assessment contains a Raw Score value, a value of Raw Score is reported. If the assessment contains a Percentile Value, a value of Percentile is reported. If the assessment contains both a Raw Score and Percentile Value, one line for each is reported. Submission: KG String, 41 characters |
Student Information > General > Assessment > Test Detail - Calculated |
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ContentStandard
Required |
Reports the assessment's Content Standard value. If no value exists, this field reports blank. Submission: KG String, 36 characters |
Assessment > Test Setup > Content Standard |
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Version
Required |
Reports the value entered in Version with values from 000001-999999. If no value exists, this field reports blank. Always represented as a 6 digit number. Submission: KG Numeric, 6 digits |
Assessment > Test Setup > Test Detail > Version |
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RevisionDate
Required |
Reports the assessment's Revision Date. If no value exists, this field reports blank. Submission: KG Coded, 10 characters |
Assessment > Test Setup > Revision Date |
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MaxRawScore
Required |
Reports the assessment's Max Raw Score. If no value exists, this field reports blank. Submission: KG Numeric, 5 digits |
Assessment > Test Setup > Max Raw Score |
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TX-ReportAssessmentType
Required |
For a Pre-K assessment, a value of 'ECDS-PK' is reported. For a KG assessment, a value of 'ECDS-KG' is reported. Submission: KG Coded, 2 characters |
Student Information > General > Enrollment > Grade - Calculated |
PerformanceLevelDescriptor
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XML Element |
Description |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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Description
Required |
Always reports a value of 'ECDS'. Submission: KG String, 4 characters |
N/A |
