NJ SLA-S (Student Learning Assessment Science)
Introduction
This report is used to generate the registration form to be uploaded to PearsonAccess Next for the NJ SLA-S (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment - Science).
Required Data Setup
Review Student Setup and confirm that all required student information has been entered.
Ensure all state fields have been migrated.
Selection Criteria
Selection criteria determine which database records are used in the report. Refer to selection criteria for analysis of report results when the report does not return the correct records.
Student Selection
The student must not be excluded from state reporting.
The student must be actively enrolled on the report snapshot date.
The student must be included in NJ SMART extracts.
The student must not have an exit date before an entry date.
Report Input
For help with navigation and running the report, see How to Find and Generate a Report.
Field | Description |
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Schools to Include | Choose one of the following:
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Current Selection Students | Indicate which students to include in the report by selecting one of the following options:
Note: If running the report for a single student or group of students, select the students prior to running report. |
Grade Level (SLA: 5, 8, 11) | Select the checkbox next to the grade level to include in the report. For SLA reporting, select only 5, 8, and/or 11. |
Report Snapshot Date | Enter the date used to extract the student enrollment records. Students are included in the extract if their current enrollment date matches the snapshot date. |
Default Test Format | Choose whether the test will be given in a Paper or Online format. |
Output Students DCID in File | Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu. Note: Do not submit to PARCC/NJ SMART with DCID in file. |
Include Students with Unassigned SIDs | Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu. If Yes is selected, the report will include students without a defined ID. |
Include Non Public Students | Choose Yes or No from the pop-up menu. If Yes is selected, the report will include non-public students. |
Test Administration | Choose one of the following from the pop-up menu:
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Scheduling | Choose one of the following:
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Report Output
Each of the fields displayed in the output of the report are described below. SeeUnderstanding the Report Output Table for a definition of each column in the table.
Note: YYYY-MM-DD format is used for all date fields.
Item | Data Element | Description | [Table]FieldName | Field Type | Field Length |
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A | Test Administration | Indicates the block and associated assessment types. Valid values:
| Derived | N/A | N/A |
B | Testing District Code | The CDS Testing Site District Code of the district responsible for administering the test for a student. County and District are concatenated. Data sources are used in the order listed and the first non-blank value is the output | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Testing_Site_County [S_NJ_STU_X]CountyCodeReceiving [Schools]CountyNbr [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Testing_Site_District [S_NJ_STU_X]DistrictCodeReceiving [Prefs]DistrictNumber | Alphanumeric | 6 |
C | Testing School Code | The CDS Testing Site School Code of the school responsible for administering the test for a student Data sources are used in the order listed and the first non-blank value is the output. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Testing_Site_School [Schools]Alternate_School_Number [Schools]SchoolID | Alphanumeric | 3 |
D | Accountable District Code | The code of the district responsible for specific educational services and/or instruction of the student. County and District are concatenated. Data sources are used in the order listed and the first non-blank value is the output. | [S_NJ_STU_X] SLA_Accountable_Site_County [Schools]CountyNbr [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Accountable_Site_District [Prefs]DistrictNumber | Alphanumeric | 4 |
E | Accountable School Code | The code of the school responsible for specific educational services and/or instruction of the student. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Accountable_Site_School [Schools]Alternate_School_Number [Schools]School_Number | Alphanumeric | 3 |
F | State Student Identifier | A number assigned and maintained by the New Jersey Department of Education that is unique for each student over time and across districts. | [Students]State_StudentNumber | Alphanumeric | 10 |
G | Local Student Identifier | A number assigned and maintained by the local school district that is unique for each student in the district and is consistently used by the district across all of its data systems. | [Students]Student_Number | Alphanumeric | 1-20 |
H | Student Assessment Identifier | The student's state-assigned assessment identifier. | Blank | Alphanumeric | 36 |
I | Last or Surname | The student's legal last name. | [StudentCoreFields]PSCore_Legal_Last_Name [Students]Last_name | Alphanumeric | 35 |
J | First Name | The student’s legal first name. | [StudentCoreFields]PSCore_Legal_First_Name [Students]First_name | Alphanumeric | 35 |
K | Middle Name | The student's legal middle name. | [StudentCoreFields]PSCore_Legal_Middle_Name [Students]Middle_name | Alphanumeric | 35 |
L | Birth date | The student’s date of birth. Format = YYYY-MM-DD. | [Students]DOB | Date | 10 |
M | Sex | The student's gender. Valid values:
If populated, the report will extract the [Students]Gender which may be different from the Legal Gender. | [Students]Gender [StudentCoreFields]PSCore_Legal_Gender | Alphanumeric | 1 |
N | Filler 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
O | Grade Level When Assessed | The student's grade level when the student was assessed. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]ProgramTypeCode [Students]Grade_Level | Alphanumeric | 2 |
P | Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity | Indicates whether the student is of Hispanic or Latino descent. | [Students]FedEthnicity | 1 | |
Q | American Indian or Alaska Native | Indicates whether the student is of American Indian or Alaska Native descent. | [StudentRace]RaceCd = I | 2 1 | |
R | Asian | Indicates whether the student is of Asian descent. | [StudentRace]RaceCd = A | 2 1 | |
S | Black or African American | Indicates whether the student is of African American descent. | [StudentRace]RaceCd = B | 2 1 | |
T | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Indicates whether the student is of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander descent. | [StudentRace]RaceCd = P | 2 1 | |
U | White | Indicates whether the student is Caucasian. | [StudentRace]RaceCd = W | 2 1 | |
V | Filler 2 | N/A | N/A | ||
W | Two or More Races | Indicates whether the student is of mixed race. | Same NJ Race Fields as above | 1 | |
X | English Learner (EL) | Indicates whether the student is an ELL student. | [S_NJ_STU_X]LEPBeginDate [S_NJ_STU_X]LEPEndDate | 1 | |
Y | Filler 3 | N/A | N/A | ||
Z | Filler 4 | N/A | N/A | ||
AA | Migrant Status | Indicates whether the student is a migrant. | [S_NJ_STU_X]Migrant_TF | Number | 1 |
AB | Economic Disadvantage Status | Indicates the student's lunch status. See the Appendix for valid values | [Students]LunchStatus | 1 | |
AC | Student With Disabilities | Indicates whether the student is disabled. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X ]SpecialEd_Classification [S_NJ_STU_X ]Determined_Ineligible_YN [S_NJ_STU_X]PID_504_TF | 3 | |
AD | Primary Disability Type | Indicates the student's primary disability | [S_NJ_STU_X]Determined_Ineligible_YN [S_NJ_STU_X ]SpecialEd_Classification [Students]DisabilityCode | 2 | |
AE | EL Exempt from Taking ELA | N/A | N/A | ||
AF | Homeless | Indicates whether the student lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate residence. Valid values:
| [Students]Homeless_Code | 1 | |
AG | IEP Exempt from Passing | N/A | N/A | ||
AH | NJ EL Status | Indicates the student's status as a current English Language Learner. See the Appendix for valid values. | Override: [S_NJ_STU_X]State_LEP_Status Calculated: [S_NJ_STU_X]LEPBeginDate [S_NJ_STU_X]LEPEndDate [S_NJ_STU_X]LEP_Completion_Date_Refused | Alphanumeric | 3 |
AI | Former IEP | Indicates whether the student was formerly classified as eligible for special education and related services but exited special education within two years of assessment. | [S_NJ_STU_X]Former_IEP | Alphanumeric | 2 |
AJ | Special Education Placement | Indicates the placement group in which the student with the disability is currently receiving special education and related services. See the Appendix for valid values. | [S_NJ_STU_X] Special_Education_Placement [S_NJ_STU_X]SpecialEd_Classification [S_NJ_STU_X ]Determined_Ineligible_YN | Numeric | 2 |
AK | Filler 5 | N/A | N/A | ||
AL | Date First Enrolled in US School | The year, month, and day of the ELL student’s initial enrollment into a United States school, regardless of country of origin. Format = YYYY-MM-DD. | [S_NJ_STU_X]ASMT_First_Enroll_In_US_School | Date | 10 |
AM | EL Accommodation | Indicates whether the student requires English Language Learner paper accommodations for the assessment. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]PARCC_ELL_Paper_Accom If PARCC_ELL_Paper_Accom is E,M, or B, the output is Y; otherwise, blank. | Alphanumeric | 1 |
AN | Filler 6 | N/A | N/A | ||
AO | Filler 7 | N/A | N/A | ||
AP | Homeless Primary Nighttime Residence | On the NJ Smart SID Information page, under the NJS SID tab, if the value of the Homeless field is “Y1” or “Y2”, then you must provide a value for the Homeless Primary Nighttime Residence field. That value is reported here. Valid Values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]HomelessPrimaryNighttimeRes | String | 20 |
AQ | Filler 9 | N/A | N/A | ||
AR | Filler 10 | N/A | N/A | ||
AS | Session Name | The name of the location where the assessment was administered. Override If populated, the value in the override field is the output. Calculated Otherwise, the Session Name is calculated and output as a string of up to 50 characters, composed of the following elements, with each element separated by a dash:
Note: Refer to the Assessment Session Location Calculation section in the Appendix for details. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Session_Loc_Override | Alphanumeric | 50 |
AT | Class Name | The name of the student's class Override If populated, the value in the override field is the output. Calculated
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Class_Name_Override | Alphanumeric | 45 |
AU | Test Administrator | The ID of the test administrator. Override If populated, the value in the override field is the output. Calculated Otherwise, the output is the same value as for the Teacher SMID in the Staff Member Identifier elements in the file. This will be either the SMID entered in the Staff Member override, or will be the SMID of the teacher for the student’s current class. | [S_NJ_STU_X ]SLA_Examiner_SMID | Alphanumeric | 8 |
AV | Staff Member Identifier | If a staff member administered the test, this is the staff member's ID. Override If populated, the value in the override field is the output. Calculated Otherwise, the output is the SMID of the Lead Teacher for the student's current class based on the Report Snapshot Date. This is the SMID of the teacher for the same class as output in the ClassName field. | [S_NJ_STU_X ]SLA_StaffOverride_SMID | Alphanumeric | 8 |
AW | Test Code | The identifier assigned to the test name. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Test_Code | Alphanumeric | 5 |
AX | Test Format | The format of the test. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Test_Format | Alphanumeric | 1 |
AY | Retest | Indicates whether the student is retaking the test. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Retest | Alphanumeric | 1 |
AY | Filler 11 | N/A | N/A | ||
BA | Frequent Breaks | Indicates whether the student was allowed to take breaks, at his/ her request, during the testing session. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Frequent_Breaks | Number | 1 |
BB | Separate/Alternate Location | Indicates whether the student was tested in a specially-assigned location. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Alternate_Location | Number | 1 |
BC | Small Group Testing | Indicates whether the student was tested in a separate location with a small group of students with matching accessibility features or accommodations/testing needs. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Small_Group | Number | 1 |
BD | Specialized Equipment or Furniture | Indicates whether the student was provided specialized equipment or furniture for a successful testing environment; for example, low lighting, adaptive seating, etc. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Special_Equip | Number | 1 |
BE | Specified Area or Setting | Indicates whether the student was tested in a specialized area or setting; for example the front of the classroom, near the door, in an observation room, etc. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Specified_Area | Number | 1 |
BF | Time of Day | Indicates whether the student was tested during a specific time of day, based on his/her individual needs. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Time_of_Day | Number | 1 |
BG | Answer Masking | Indicates whether the student used answer masking. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Answer_Masking | Number | 1 |
BH | Student Reads Assessment Aloud to Self | Indicates whether the student reads the assessment aloud to him/herself or used an external device, such as a whisper phone. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Read_Aloud | Number | 1 |
BI | Color Contrast | Indicates whether the student student required color contrast (inversion of foreground and background colors). Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Color_Contrast | Alphanumeric | 2 |
BJ | ASL Video | Indicates whether the student used a video of a human signing in American Sign Language. Note: N/A if there is a value for Assistive Technology - Screen Reader. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_ASL_Video | Number | 1 |
BK | Assistive Technology - Screen Reader | Indicates whether the student used a screen reader for online tests. Note: If this value is not blank, the following criteria must be met:
and The following options must be blank:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Screen_Reader | Number | 1 |
BL | Assistive Technology - Non-Screen Reader | Indicates whether the student used assistive technology for online tests that is not a screen reader. Note: If this value is not blank, the following criteria must be met:
and The following options must be blank:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Non_Screen_Reader | Number | 1 |
BM | Closed Captioning for ELA/L | Indicates whether the student used closed captioning. Note: If this value is not blank, the following criteria must be met:
and The following options must be blank:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Closed_Caption | Number | 1 |
BN | Refreshable Braille Display | Indicates whether the student used an external device that converts the text from the screen reader into Braille. Note: If this value is not blank, the following criteria must be met:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Refresh_Braille | Number | 1 |
BO | Alternate Representation - Paper Test | Indicates whether the student used paper and pencil as the test format. Note: If this value is not blank, the following criteria must be met:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Alt_Rep_Paper | Number | 1 |
BP | Large Print | Indicates whether the student used a large print test booklet. Note: If this value is not blank, the following criteria must be met:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Large_Print_Paper | Number | 1 |
BQ | Braille with Tactile Graphics | Indicates whether the student used a Braille test booklet with embedded tactile graphics. Note: If this value is selected, the following criteria must be met:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Braille_Tactile_Paper | Alphanumeric | 2 |
BR | Filler 12 | N/A | N/A | ||
BS | Human Signer for Test Directions | Indicates whether a human signer was used to sign the test directions to the student. Note: If this value is not blank, the student's disability must be 504, IEP or B. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Human_Signer | Number | 1 |
BT | Answers Recorded in Test Booklet | Indicates whether the student answered test questions directly in the test booklet. Note: If this value is selected, the following criteria must be met:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Answers_Recorded_Paper | Number | 1 |
BU | Electronic Braille Response | Indicates whether the student is blind or visually impaired and used a Braille Writer or Braille Notebook. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Braille_Response | Alphanumeric | 2 |
BV | Calculation Device and Mathematics Tools | N/A | N/A | ||
BW | ELA/L Constructed Response | Indicates whether the student's test response was captured by an external device or human. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Constructed_Response | Alphanumeric | 2 |
BX | ELA/L Selected Response or Technology Enhanced Items | Indicates whether the student's response was captured for a selected response or technology enhanced item type by an external device or human. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Selected_Response | Alphanumeric | 2 |
BY | Mathematics/Science Accommodated Response | Indicates whether the student's response was captured for a selected response or technology enhanced item type by an external device or human. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]Assessmt_MS_Accomm_Resp | Alphanumeric | 2 |
BZ | Monitor Test Response | Indicates whether the test administrator (or assigned accommodator) monitored proper placement of student responses on a test booklet/answer document or within a computer-based test. Note: If this value is not blank, Student With Disabilities must be 504, IEP or B. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Monitor_Response | Number | 1 |
CA | Word Prediction | Indicates whether the student used a word prediction external device that provides a bank of frequently or recently used words when the student enters the first few letters of a word. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Word_Prediction | Number | 1 |
CB | Administration Directions Clarified in Student's Native Language | Indicates whether the test administrator clarified general administration instructions for the student. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Directions_Clarified | Number | 1 |
CC | Administration Directions Read Aloud in Student's Native Language | Indicates whether the test administrator read test directions aloud in the student's native language and repeated and clarified the instructions as needed. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Directions_Aloud | Alphanumeric | 3 |
CD | English Learner Accommodated Responses | Indicates whether the student's response was captured by an external speech-to-text device or human scribe. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Science_Response_EL | Alphanumeric | 2 |
CE | Spanish Transadaptation | Indicates whether the student used a Spanish translation adaption of the Mathematics Assessment. Note: If the value is (SPA) Spanish, the following criteria must be met:
and The following values must be blank
Note: To enable Text-To-Speech for Science Assessment Spanish Transadaptation, the Spanish Transadaptation of the Mathematics Assessment value must be blank, and 04 or 05 must be the value for Text-To-Speech. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Spanish_Trans | Alphanumeric | 3 |
CF | Word-to-Word Dictionary (English/Native Language) | Indicates whether the student used a published word-to-word hand-held dictionary. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Dictionary | Number | 1 |
CG | Text-to-Speech | Indicates whether the student had text translated to speech. Valid values:
Note: If this value is not blank, the following criteria must be met:
and The following values must be blank:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Text_To_Speech | Alphanumeric | 2 |
CH | Human Reader or Human Signer | Indicates whether the student used a human reader or signer. Valid values:
Note: If this value is not blank, the following criteria must be met:
and The following options must be blank:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_HumanReader_Signer | Alphanumeric | 2 |
CI | Unique Accommodation | Indicates whether the student with a disability or an English Learner student used an accommodation that is not listed in the PARCC Accessibility Features and Accommodations Manual, but is identified in the student's state-approved IEP, 504 plan or EL plan. | [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Unique_Accommodation | Number | 1 |
CJ | Emergency Accommodation | Indicates whether the student incurred a temporary disabling condition that interfered with test performance, shortly before or during the NJSLA-S assessment window. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Emergency_Accommodation | Alphanumeric | 2 |
CK | Extended Time | Indicates whether the student was provided extra time for the assessment. Valid values:
| [S_NJ_STU_X]SLA_Extended_Time | Alphanumeric | 6 |
CL | End-Of-Record | 1 |
