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i found the email address on this chatboard for spms and
tried to get into it. i could not as it required a name
and password that i had no idea what it was. please,if
anyone knows how to get into this site i would greatly
appreciate it. i think it would be so beneficial when we
are trying to come up with our own test questions based on
webb's dok. thanks...brinka
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Not all it's cracked up to be /blockquote>

To use SPMS, you'll need your MSIS number. That is the identifying number
the state department has for all teachers and students.

There are major problems with SPMS though. There aren't enough questions
in the test banks. For example, if your reading skill is author's purpose
and you want to make a 10-que...See More
Sep 28, 2007
girl in gulfport /blockquote>

That is true. It does use alot of extra paper. It is one resource that can
help though. It can also help teachers create other tests based upon those
types of questions.
One problem we had last year was assignments diappearing and then someone
else's assignment showing up.

On 9/28/07, Not all it's cr...See More
Sep 28, 2007
Not all it's cracked up to be /blockquote>

The problem is most districts require that you use it and ban teacher-made
tests all together. It's simply not sufficient.

On 9/28/07, girl in gulfport wrote:
> That is true. It does use alot of extra paper. It is one resource that can
> help though. It can also help teachers create other tests bas...See More
Sep 28, 2007
I've had to use it /blockquote>

Believe me, SPMS is not all that admin thinks it is. It is true that if you
are required to make a test on just one objective then you could wind up with
a 20 page test with long passages and 1 question per passage. If you can use
multiple objectives then it works out a little better. I have used it for 3
ye...See More
Sep 28, 2007
another thing about SPMS /blockquote>

I was looking for passages with questions on text organization. The only
thing I could find on my grade level was sequential order/chronological
order. Now tell me, do you think Vantage, the SPMS people, knows what will
be on the MCT2 so all they have included is sequential order??? I think not
since MDE is ...See More
Sep 28, 2007


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