ORSkills Resources

Are worksamples available in multiple languages?

Are worksamples in ORSkills ODE approved?

Does my district need an memorandum of understanding with an ESD to use ORSkills?

How are worksamples scored in ORSkills?

How can I become an ORSkills scorer?

How can I get access to ORSkills?

How much does it cost to use ORSkills?

If my school uses ORSkills, can we score our own worksamples?

Who do I contact about a problem with ORSkills?

Why do we need to enter scores and student worksamples into ORSkills?

ORSkills Terminology

APPROVED STUDENT: Student whose information has been verified by Willamette ESD after being entered through the student registration page, or information verified and entered by a teacher or testing coordinator (applies only to dual credit / Willamette Promise)

CHECK-OUT: (prompt): An approved teacher or testing coordinator "checks-out" a prompt by selecting the prompt from the list of available prompts, choosing the scoring method, and selecting the student(s) to whom the prompt will be assigned

CHECK-IN: (worksample): An approved teacher or testing coordinator "checks-in" a prompt by uploading original student work, choosing the file, and clicking "check-in" to allow for scoring of the worksample

COURSE: Specific category identifying academic content area, course number and whether the course is specific to Essential Skills or Dual Credit (Example: Dual Credit Chemistry 102, Reading: Informative essential skills)  

DIRECTORY INFORMATION: Personally identifiable information of a routine nature that is not considered an education record under the law.(student’s name; student’s address; student’s telephone listing; student’s electronic address; student’s photograph; date and place of birth; major field of study; dates of attendance; degrees and awards received; most recent previous school or program attended.)

DISTRICT: A K-12 district, Education Service District or Higher Education Partner authorized to access the ORSkills site

DUAL CREDIT: High school course that offer both high school & college credit when a student demonstrate proficiency

ELEMENT: Scoring criteria assigned a number value and a minimum passing performance standard

ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Cross-disciplinary skills necessary for success in college and career; what students should be able to do by the time they graduate; part of the Oregon Diploma

OUTSIDE SCORING: Worksamples scored by trained scorers from outside the home district

PROMPT: An assessment that has not been checked out for delivery to a student

SCHOOL: A public or private secondary school that is authorized to access ORSkills

SCORE: Scorer or teacher assigns number values for each scoring element and submits the scores

SCORER: A TSPC licensed educator (or college instructor) specifically trained to score student dual credit and/or essential skills worksamples

SELF-SCORING: Worksamples scored without assistance from outside the school district

SUBJECTS: General category identifying academic content area whether that subject area is specific to dual credit or essential skills. (Example: Dual Credit Math, Reading: Essential Skills)

TEACHER: A TSPC licensed educator (or college instructor) specifically trained to teach and assess dual credit and/or essential skills content (may or may not be authorized to access ORSkills)

UNAPPROVED STUDENT: A student whose information was entered through the student registration page and has not been verified by WESD

USER (ORSkills): Any administrator, local administrator, teacher or scorer approved to access the Essential Skills or Willamette Promise assessment (ORSkills) site 

WILLAMETTE PROMISE: A proficiency-based, dual credit program housed at Willamette ESD, and established through a grant from the Oregon Education Investment Board in 2014

Comprehensive ORSkills User Guide

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Essential Skills & Local Performance Assessment Manual

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