Transcript Spring 2015 FSA English Language Arts Writing Component Test

Spring 2015
FSA English Language Arts
Writing Component Test
For Test Administrators
Training Documents posted at:
http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/sar/updatesManuals.htm
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Overview
These training materials are designed to highlight
important information regarding test administration
policies and procedures.
These training materials are based on the Spring
2015 Florida Standards Assessments English Language
Arts Writing Component Test Administration Manual.
These materials and other resources about the
Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) are at
www.FSAssessments.org.
Training in the use of the Test Administrator
Interface, has also been posted to the BECON
network
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Overview
It is imperative that school personnel involved in
FSA administrations familiarize themselves
thoroughly with all test administration and
security policies and procedures described in
these training materials and the FSA test
administration manuals.
School personnel should communicate any questions
or concerns prior to test administration to their
school assessment coordinators for additional
clarification.
Test Administration Manual
Scripts and instructions for
administering the paper-based
Grades 4–7 and computer-based
Grades 8–11 Spring 2015 FSA
English Language Arts (ELA)
Writing Component Test are
included in this manual.
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FSA Writing Administration Schedule
Dates
Florida Standards
Assessment
Grade
Level
Session
Length
March 4,
ELA Writing Component 4 & 5*
120 min
March 3,
6 & 7*
120 min
ELA Writing Component
March 2–13,
ELA Writing Component 8–11
120 min
*Indicates a paper-based test.
DOE has allowed for 1, 120 minute session to be scheduled.
In Broward, the FSA ELA Writing Component Test will be administered in 120
minutes. Scripts will have to be modified to allow for this and a short break
Script:
http://fsassessments.org/resources/?section=4-school-assessmentcoordinators Under the Writing Component Section
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FSA Test Administration Schedule
Test administrators must allow the exact amount of
time allotted for test sessions and must not collect
test materials or instruct students to submit
computer-based tests until the end of the 120minute test session.
While some students may finish before the time
allotted for testing ends, this policy is in place to
provide a fair environment for students who require
all or most of the allotted time and to avoid
pressuring any student to finish early.
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FSA Students to be Tested
All eligible Grade 4-11 students must be assessed on the
FSA ELA Writing Component. Students who are not
assessed will not receive an overall ELA score.
English Language Learners (ELLs) also participate
with accommodations.
Students with Disabilities also participate with or
without accommodations:
All determinations regarding participation in the statewide
assessment program must be documented in the
student’s IEP or Section 504 plan.
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Accommodations
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Who is eligible?
ESE students with current IEPs
 Students classified under Section 504
 English Language Learners (ELL) students
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Reasons for accommodations
Arrangements made in advance
It is extremely important that
accommodations be done per the student’s
IEP, 504 plan or LEP.
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Administration Accommodations
(Appendix A)
ESE/504 students
ELL students
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Presentation
Responding
Scheduling
Setting
Assistive Devices
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Flexible setting
Flexible scheduling/
timing
Assistance in heritage
language
Dictionary
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Test Invalidation &
Security Procedures
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DO NOT:
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Test Security
Read, view, reveal, display, talk about or copy writing prompts,
passages, test items, or contents of the writing test and answer
books in any way
Interpret or read writing prompts, test items, or passages for
students
Change or interfere with student responses
Read or copy student responses
Cause achievement of students or schools to be inaccurately
measured or reported
PER FLORIDA STATUTE: ALL OF THESE ACTIONS
CAN RESULT IN STUDENT INVALIDATIONS,
FORMAL REPRIMANDS, CRIMINAL CHARGES
AND/OR LOSS OF TEACHING CERTIFICATION
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Test Security
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Test and Answer Book contents should never be viewed or
opened by any staff member at your school.
Only the school testing coordinator may open packages and place
labels
Never leave test documents or other secure materials (use
planning sheets, tickets etc.) unsecured
Keep test documents in locked storage
Collect materials daily and count each time they change hands
Track security numbers as folders change hands
Students cannot help to prepare materials
Use proctors when available
ALL School Coordinators, Test Administrators, and Proctors
must sign a “Test Administration and Security Agreement”
ALL Test Administrators must be certified and sign the “Test
Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement”
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Security Log
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Administration Record/Security
Checklist
Test Administrators must maintain the following information :
 ALL Students Assigned to Testing Room + ID numbers
 Test and Answer Book Security Number & Test Group Code
(PBT) or Session ID (CBT)
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Columns to track Student information, Grade Level,
Attendance Accommodations provided and used, Signatures
(TA and TC) and Dates received and returned.
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If you are using your own version of the Admin Record/Security
Checklist, make sure to include all of this information.
Attendance & Accommodations (used & offered) Info:
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Use the codes provided on the bottom of the Administration
Record/Security Checklist.
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Writing Admin Record/Security
Checklist
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Seating Chart
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Test administrators are required to maintain an
accurate seating chart. The chart should record the
following:
Room name/number & Subject
Student names and their locations in the room during testing
Direction each student is facing & Front and Back of room
Date & the Starting and stopping times
Your name
Names of proctors (if applicable)
Test group code (PBT) or Session ID (generated in TDS when
you create a test session for CBT)
Laptop/mobile device assignments (if applicable)
A new chart should be made if students move to a new location
(ie for extended time)
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Missing Materials/Security Breach
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Test administrators should report any test irregularities
(e.g., disruptive students, loss of Internet connectivity) to
the school assessment coordinator immediately. A test
irregularity may include testing that is interrupted for an
extended period of time due to a local technical
malfunction or severe weather.
Test administrators should report possible breaches of
test security (e.g., secure test content that has been
photographed, copied, or otherwise recorded) to the
school assessment coordinator immediately.
If a security breach is identified, the school assessment
coordinator must contact the district assessment
coordinator.
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Missing Materials/Security Breach
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The school will initiate a thorough investigation
School Coordinators must IMMEDIATELY contact
Student Assessment staff at (754) 321-4250
If a security breach results in invalidation due to Test
Administrator misconduct or mistake, BCPS may
recommend a formal reprimand.
In extreme cases this may lead to loss or teaching
certification or criminal charges as per the FLDOE’s
recommendation.
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Test Invalidation
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Remember that the main purpose of invalidation is to
identify when the validity of test results has been
compromised.
A test administrator should discuss any situation involving
possible invalidation with the school assessment
coordinator, and the situation should be investigated
immediately.
If a situation described in the Test Invalidation/ Defective
Materials Policies and Procedures section of the manual
occurs, test administrators should discuss the situation
with the school assessment coordinator, and the situation
should be investigated immediately.
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Test Administrator
Responsibilities
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Important Terms
Session ID: Session IDs are unique codes generated
by the Test Administrator Interface. In addition to
their Username and First Name, students use the
Session ID to log into computer-based FSA
assessments.
Student Interface: Students use the Student Interface
to log into and take computer-based FSA tests.
Test Administrator Interface: Test administrators
use the Test Administrator Interface to create and
monitor test sessions for all computer-based FSA
assessments.
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Important Terms
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Test Delivery System (TDS): All computer-based
FSA assessments are administered via TDS.
Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE):
TIDE is the enrollment and user management system
for the FSA assessments. Student enrollment and test
eligibility information is managed via TIDE. Test
Tickets: Test Tickets contain login information for
students. Each student must have a test ticket to log
into computer-based FSA assessments. Test tickets
contain the following fields: Username, Last Name,
First Name (password), Grade, Date of Birth, Student
ID Number, District, and School.
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Test Materials
Test and Answer Books
Grades 4–7 students and Grades 8–11 students with regular
print paper-based accommodations receive FSA ELA Writing
Component Test and Answer Books.
Writing Planning Sheets
ALL Grades 4–11 students receive Writing Planning Sheets
that they may use to take notes and plan their responses. The
planning sheet is a one-page, letter-sized sheet. The front of
the sheet is lined. The Testing Rules Acknowledgment is
printed on the back of the sheet.
NOTE: Test and Answer books (used or unused) and Writing
Planning sheets, (used) are considered secure test materials.
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CBT Prep and Support
Computer Preparations
Test Administration must make sure that the micro tech at your
school has installed the AIR Secure Browser on all computers or
devices that students will use for testing.
Support During Testing
During testing, a test administrator should not attempt to resolve
technical issues if it is disruptive to students. The test
administrator must have a way to contact the school assessment
coordinator or technology coordinator without leaving the room
unattended. If a student has difficulty logging in or gets kicked out
of his or her test more than once, the student should not continue
to attempt to log in until the issue is diagnosed and resolved.
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Preidentified Information
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If the following information on the label is correct, the
label may be used:
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Student ID Number: Use the student’s External
Number from TERMS
Do Not Use Label if the student’s ID number is NOT
correct
If other information is incorrect, you may use the label,
however your school coordinator must correct the
information in TIDE.
Hand-grid any missing information
Make sure students receive the document with the
correct preidentified label affixed
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
Before Testing
 Carefully Read documentation:
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Spring 2015 FSA ELA Writing Component TAM
Test Administrator User Guide
Receive Test Group Codes (PBT only)
Ensure you have a plan for keeping electronic
devices are out of arm’s reach
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
Before Testing
 Carefully Read, Sign and return “Test
Administration and Security Agreement” and “Test
Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement” forms
 Prepare/Receive:
Required Administration information
 Seating Chart
 Security Log
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
Before Testing
 If you are administering accommodations make
sure you know how to administer them properly.
 Attend school based training- ask questions if
anything needs to be clarified prior to testing.
 Make sure parents know testing policies regarding
electronic devices, leaving campus and discussing
test content (Rules Acknowledgement)
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
Before Testing
 If you are administering a computer based test:
Ensure you have a username and password.
 Ensure you know how to create, monitor and close
test sessions in Test Administrator Interface
 View the short “Test Administrator Interface Training
Tutorial” currently available on BECON TV.
 Prior to a CBT administration, your students must
receive a training test session.. This should be done on
a device similar to what will be used on test day.
 Ensure you have test tickets
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
Prepare the Room for Testing
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Tests should be administered in a room that has comfortable
seating and good lighting. Make sure that the room is adequately
ventilated and free of distractions.
Remove or cover all visual aids in the room, including word lists,
spelling lists, word definitions, punctuation charts, transitional
devices, organizational patterns, etc. Students may not have access
to any unauthorized aids.
Sufficient workspace should be provided for students to use their
test and answer books, planning sheets, and/or Writing Passage
Booklets. Students must not be able to easily view other students’
information
If administering a computer-based test, check the configuration of
your testing room during the training test to make sure you will be
able to provide a secure environment during testing.
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
Prepare the Room for Testing (cont’d)
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Make adjustments prior to testing. If necessary, use privacy screens
If you are administering a computer-based test, when you arrive on
the day of testing, open each student workstation or device in the
testing room to the student login screen on the secure browser as
indicated in the script. Ensure that you have a way to contact the
technology coordinator or school assessment coordinator without
leaving the room unattended.
Outside each door to the testing room, post a sign that reads
TESTING—Please Do Not Disturb. A sign is provided in
Appendix D of the manual. For paper-based test administrations,
display district and school names and the test group code. For all
test sessions, display starting and stopping times for students.
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
Review of Test Materials Needed (as applicable)
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Test Administration Manual
Script for administering the
test to students who require
accommodated computerbased forms (masking, text-tospeech), available in the FSA
Portal
Watch or clock
Security Log
Seating Chart
Administration Record/
Security Checklist
Do Not Disturb sign
Electronic Devices sign
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Writing Planning Sheets
Test and Answer Books
Writing Passage Booklets
Special documents
For CBT:
– pencils or pens
– computer
– Test Administrator User
Guide
– test tickets
For PBT:
– No. 2 pencils
– test group code
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
Secure Test Materials:
Planning Sheets: All students receive planning sheets
Students must print their names on the front of the planning
sheets.
–CBT students sign below the Testing Rules
Acknowledgment on the back of the planning sheet.
–PBT students sign below the Testing Rules
Acknowledgment in the test and answer books.
Students may use the front and back of their planning sheets
to plan before writing their responses.
Used planning sheets are secure materials and must be
returned to the school assessment coordinator after
testing.
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
Secure Test Materials:
Test and Answer Books
The school assessment coordinator will provide test
and answer books for Grades 4–7 students and for
Grades 8–11 students with regular print paper-based
accommodations. Make sure that each test and answer
book goes to the student on the label.
Test and answer books are secure materials and
should be delivered or picked up immediately before
the beginning of a test.
If additional materials are needed, please contact the
school assessment coordinator
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Test Administrator
Responsibilities
During Testing
 After asking students to clear desks of all prohibited
materials, distribute test materials
 Read scripts verbatim
 Post start and stopping times- Standard timing is 120
minutes. Complete FSA Security Log, Seating Chart &
Admin Record
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
During Testing
 Make sure students complete the Testing Rules
Acknowledgement (CBT=on planning sheet, PBT in
Test and Answer book)
 Make sure that students complete their information on
the Writing Test and Answer book.
 Keep time (120 minutes) and Maintain Security. Failure
to give the right amount of time will likely result in
invalidation.
 If there is a problem in testing such as a mistiming or
unforeseen event (bells going off, fire drill etc) contact
your School Testing Coordinator for instructions.
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Test Administrator
Responsibilities
During Testing
 Actively supervise the test administration and
ensure the following:
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Students are using only No. 2 pencils
Students do not have books, notes, scratch paper, visual
assistance or electronic devices of any kind during
testing, even if they do not use them
Students have signed the student pledge
Students do not talk or make any disturbance
Students are working independently
Students are recording their responses in the correct area
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
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It is not appropriate to use cell or classroom phones,
grade papers, or work on the computer during testing.
While you may encourage students to continue
working, you may not talk with them about the prompt
or help them with their responses.
If students finish the test before the allotted time for
the session has elapsed, you may encourage them to go
back and check their work. You may not collect test
materials prior to the end of the standard 120-minutes
provided.
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
If you are administering a computer based test:
 Create, Start, and Monitor the Test session by going to
the fsassessments.org and clicking the Test
Administrator and then Test Administration Icons.
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Login using your username and password
Start the session
Record the Session ID
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
If you are administering a computer based test (cont’d):
 Students will use their ticket information with the
session ID to log in.
 Approve students as they log in
 Monitor the session in the TA interface (do not log
out) and close when students complete.
 If students leave for a short break cover their
computer monitor
 For a longer break, have the student pause their test.
If they do not do it on their own you must pause it for
them from within the Test Administrator Interface
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
If you are administering a computer based test (cont’d):
If a student’s computer is disconnected from the test,
contact the technology coordinator to help diagnose any
technical issues or resume the student’s test in TA
Interface. Then assist the student with logging in again.
Once a student logs back in to his or her test, you will
need to approve the student again in TA Interface. If a
student still has difficulty logging in or gets kicked
out of his or her test more than once, the student
should not continue to attempt to log in until the
issue is diagnosed and resolved. Additional
troubleshooting information is available at
fsassessments.org
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
After testing
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Remove planning sheets from writing folders
Notify School Coordinator of any missing materials
Complete Test Administration Security Log,
Administration Record / Security Checklist and
Seating Chart
Organize materials per instructions Manual
Complete Test Administrator Comment Form
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
After testing
Complete the following steps after testing:
1. Verify that you have collected all required administration
information. Notify the school assessment coordinator
immediately if any test and answer books, test tickets,
passage booklets, or used Writing Planning Sheets are
missing.
2. Ensure that the accommodations provided to each
student and the accommodations used by each student
have been recorded with other required administration
information.
3. Verify that your Security Log and seating chart have
been completed correctly. Make copies for your files.
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Test Administrator Responsibilities
After testing
Complete the following steps after testing (cont.):
4. Return the following materials to your school
assessment coordinator:
 Test administration manual
 Security log
 Seating chart
 Test tickets
 Required administration information
 Used and unused planning sheets
 Test and answer books
 Writing Passage Booklets
 Special document test materials (large print, braille, and
one-item-per-page
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Contact Information
Student Assessment And Research Department
Phone: 754-321-4250 or 754-321-2500
Presenters:
-Adrienne C. Reynolds- Testing Specialist
-Karl Yeats- Testing Specialist
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