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Chapter 7: Data Element Definitions<br />

Chapter 7: Data Element Definitions<br />

Data elements in this chapter are listed alphabetically by the name as used by the <strong>New</strong><br />

<strong>York</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Department</strong> (NYSED), indicated in the Field Name column in the<br />

eScholar templates in chapter 6.<br />

Alternate Staff ID: <strong>State</strong> unique staff ID from the NYSED TEACH system. Field 57 in Staff<br />

Snapshot Template.<br />

Assessment Accommodation Code(s): The code that identifies the test accommodation(s)<br />

used by the student on the reported <strong>State</strong> assessment. Field 34 in Assessment Fact Template.<br />

Assessment Date of Administration: The first day of the testing period for a particular<br />

assessment is given. Field 5 in Assessment Fact and Assessment Response Templates. See<br />

Appendix 1: 2010–11 Assessment and Reporting Timelines.<br />

Assessment Item Response Description: The number or code that uniquely identifies each<br />

item (question) in the assessment. The numbers/codes are provided in separate Item Maps for<br />

each assessment, which are provided separately by NYSED. Field 7 in Assessment Response<br />

Template.<br />

Assessment Item Response Value Multiple Choice: The student's response (e.g., A, B, C,<br />

D, etc.) to a multiple-choice question on the assessment. Field 8 in Assessment Response<br />

Template.<br />

Assessment Item Response Value Credits Earned: The credit(s) earned by the student on<br />

a multiple-choice, constructed-response, or essay question on the assessment. Field 9 in<br />

Assessment Response Template.<br />

Assessment Language Code: The three-character code that identifies the language in which<br />

the student took the assessment. Field 16 in Assessment Fact Template. See Appendix 3:<br />

Language Codes and Descriptions.<br />

Assessment Measure Standard Description: The description of the assessment being<br />

reported. Field 4 in Assessment Fact and Assessment Response Templates. See Appendix<br />

11: Assessment Measure Standard Descriptions and Codes.<br />

Assessment Score: The score the student achieved on the assessment. The type of score to<br />

be reported is indicated in Appendix 11: Assessment Measure Standard Descriptions and<br />

Codes. Field 9 in Assessment Fact Template.<br />

Assessment Standard Met Code: This element is the standard achieved by the student on<br />

specific assessments. This element is required for all assessments that are reported to <strong>SIRS</strong><br />

and scored by the school district. This element is also required for assessments not scored by<br />

the school district on which an administrative error has occurred or the student was medically<br />

excused from the assessment under NCLB guidelines. Administrative error (Standard Met<br />

Code 97) indicates an administrative error occurred that either invalidates the score achieved<br />

or prevents a score from being determined. Medically excused from testing (Standard Met<br />

141 Student Information Repository System Manual for 2010–11 Version 6.2

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