Program Configuration
A program is a way to group tests that share reporting features and visibility settings. This allows you to compare by content area and grade, and track student performance over time. A test must be assigned to a program to be available in the Performance Report. Programs are designed to work for a single academic year, not multiple years. Typically, programs are not split out by grade, test window, or subject as those filters are already available in reports; an exception would be in they have different reporting requirements. Consider programs test categories or "buckets." Examples of program names include Spring Summative, Diagnostics, Checkpoints, Interims and Benchmarks.
In most cases, your Pearson program delivery team will configure programs after working with site administrators to determine reporting requirements. Access is controlled be the user role configuration: 'Edit Program Objectives.'
Programs are required for dynamic reporting in ADAM. Customers who only extract data and do not do any reporting within ADAM are not required to link tests to programs, but typically do.
See also: Individual Student Report (ISR) Setup, Considerations for Program Configuration, Reportable Item Group
View Programs
Go to Test Management > Program Configuration and do one of the following:
- Select the Create New to set up a new program. Details below.
- Select the Edit icon in the in the Actions column to modify an existing program.
- Select the Clone icon in the Actions column to duplicate an existing program and modify as needed.
- In the Archived column, toggle on a program to archive it. The interface loads only non-archived programs automatically, but users can use the 'Show Archived' checkbox on the top of the dashboard to show all programs, if needed. Archived programs will not be listed in the Program drop list in Administrations > Filter, Reporting > Progress, Reporting > Performance, Reporting > Results Explorer or Operations > Session Explorer.
Create a New Program
Important: After assigning a test to a program, the program's score type selections, windows, grade levels, and content areas cannot be changed. Make sure to carefully plan and configure the program before assigning tests. See also: Considerations for Program Configuration.
- Go to Test Management > Program Configuration.
Refer to the expandable sections below to configure the new program.
Select Save periodically.
After creating a program, you can:
- Assign tests to the program when creating a test from Test Management > Tests.
- Override some program settings at the test level. For Performance Levels, cut scores and labels can differ by test, but you cannot change which levels count as proficient, the color, or add/remove levels.
Hide a Program
If there are numerous programs, it may be helpful to hide ones that no longer need to be referenced. Under Test Management > Program Configuration, turn on the toggle in the ‘Archived’ column in order to archive a program. The interface loads only non-archived programs automatically, but users can use the 'Show Archived' checkbox on the top of the dashboard to show all programs, if needed. Archived programs will not be listed in the Program drop list in Administrations > Filter, Reporting > Progress, Reporting > Performance, Reporting > Results Explorer or Operations > Session Explorer.
