Transcript Infrastructure Readiness Training

Infrastructure
Readiness Training
CBT Spring 2011
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Grade 10 Math Retake
Grade 10 Math
Algebra 1 EOC
Geometry EOC (field test)
Biology EOC (field test)
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Some components
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Workstations
Proctor Caching computer(s)
Administrative computer(s)
PearsonAccess
TestNav
TestNav Early Warning System
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Proctor Caching –
Network Diagram
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Technology Coordinator Tasks
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Install Proctor Caching software
Install TestNav
Verify TestNav installation
Cache the test content
Monitor network during trial
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TestNav Early Warning System
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The TestNav™ Early Warning System (EWS) is designed to save student
responses locally in the event of a network interruption.
EWS saves the student's responses to an encrypted backup file so the
student can either continue testing or exit the system without losing data.
 Designate two (2) file save locations for student responses in the
event of a connectivity loss to the testing servers.
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Best Practice: Primary response location should be a shared location
because it allows access to stored student responses from one location.
The alternate response location should be a location on the local
workstation.
Students must have full access to the designated “save locations.”
 When connectivity is restored and the students are resumed to
continue testing, the locally saved responses are transmitted to the
testing server and added to the responses already stored there.
This activity occurs in the background of the test delivery software while
the software continues to provide test questions to the student.
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TestNav Early Warning System
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TestNav will find the correct response file.
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A combination of the test ticket ID combined with the
session token is used to uniquely identify a Student
Response File (SRF).
A SRF can only be used the next time the student resumes
into a test.
TestNav will only delete a SRF if it just successfully
uploaded it.
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Reasons Why
TestNav EWS Triggers
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TestNav client determines that neither Early Warning
Save Location is viable.
TestNav is unable to download portions of a test.
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The two above situations will result in immediate notification
of the student.
TestNav is unable to upload responses.
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This situation will result in notification of the student at the
time of test submission.
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Early Warning – Screenshots
(contd.)
Invalid
Save
Locations
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Early Warning – Screenshots
(contd.)
Invalid
Save
Locations
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Early Warning – Screenshots
(contd.)
Unable to
download
test content
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Early Warning – Screenshots
(contd.)
Unable to
download
test content
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Early Warning – Screenshots
(contd.)
Unable to
upload
responses
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Early Warning – Screenshots
(contd.)
Unable to
upload
responses
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PearsonAccess Training Center
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All administrative actions required for the Infrastructure
Trial will be carried out through the PearsonAccess Training
Center.
A Training Center account can be set up by contacting your
district assessment coordinator.
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Logging in to the
Training Center
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Logging in for the first time
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An email will be sent with your initial login credentials
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Click on the link within the email.
Create a password. You will be prompted to enter it twice.
Read and accept the confidentiality agreement.
Upon logging in you will be prompted to select an administration.
Choose “Florida Training Administration.”
Click Logout when finished or just close the browser.
To return to the Training Center, go to www.pearsonaccess.com/fl
and click the Training Center tab and then “Log into
PearsonAccess Training Site.
*You have only five chances to enter your username and password
correctly before your account is locked.
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Sample Students
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Sample students must be created in order to carry
out the Infrastructure Trial.
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To create sample students, go to the home page in
the Training Center and click Create Students.
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Sample Students (contd.)
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You will be prompted to select your organization. Select
your organization and click Next.
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Next, a page will be displayed with fields that must be
populated.
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Sample Students (contd.)
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Click Create Students and you will be prompted to
confirm you want to create them. Once confirmed, the
sample students will have been created.
Repeat these steps until you have created enough
sample students for the Infrastructure Trial.
Number of sample students to be created is based on
the maximum number of computers that will be used
concurrently during testing, plus approximately 10% to
account for errors or additional tickets.
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Creating a Sample Session
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A sample test session will need to be created in order to
administer the Infrastructure Trial.
To create a sample session
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Go to the Test Management tab in the Training Center and click
Manage Test Sessions.
Click New Session.
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Creating a Sample Session
(contd.)
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A screen will appear with fields that must be populated to
create the session.
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Once the fields are populated, click Save to create the
session.
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Adding Students to a Session
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Return to Manage Test Sessions and select the session
you just created.
Click Add Students.
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Adding Students (contd.)
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Students can be added either by class or by individual
student. For the purpose of the trial we’ll add students by
class.
To add students by class, select View By: Classes and check
the box beside the class to be added. Then click Add to
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Session.
Authorization Tickets
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To print authorization tickets select Authorizations
> Student Authorizations.
Authorization tickets can be printed in three formats: Detail
View, List View, and Grid View. Print the Detail View to
distribute to students for the Infrastructure Trial.
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Max concurrent/tickets
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0061
0221
0281
0301
0411
0521
0541
Bellview MS 60/69
Ransom MS 44/55
Escambia High 252/280
Ferry Pass MS 27/35
Pensacola High 220/250
Tate High 191/220
Ernest Ward MS 22/30
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Max concurrent/tickets
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0561
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0671
0852
0862
0951
1221
Warrington MS 20/25
Workman MS 38/45
Brown Barge MS 35/45
Woodham MS 42/50
Pine Forest High 200/225
Washington High 250/295
Bailey MS 84/99
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Max concurrent/tickets
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1231 Northview High 77/90
1251 West Florida High 170/198
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Caching Test Content
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Test content must be cached in order to carry out the
Infrastructure Trial.
To cache test content
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Start the Proctor Caching service on the Proctor Caching
computer by going to Start > All Programs > Proctor
Caching > Proctor_Caching.
A window will open with the status of the Proctor Cache and
test content is now ready to be cached.
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Caching Test Content (contd.)
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When the content is ready to be cached,
use a computer that is not the caching
computer to cache content.
In order to cache content, the proxy
settings within the browser will need to
be changed.
Caching test content using Internet
Explorer (Windows only):
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Open Internet Explorer and go to Tools
> Internet Options.
Click on the Connections tab and then
LAN Settings.
Select “Use a proxy server for your LAN”
and enter the IP address of the Proctor
Caching computer and port 4480.
Click OK in both windows and restart the
browser for the new settings to be
applied.
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Caching Test Content (contd.)
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Caching test content using Mozilla Firefox (Windows and Mac):
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Go to Tools > Options > Advanced and click Settings under the
Network tab.
Select Manual Proxy Configuration and enter the IP address of the
Proctor Caching computer in the HTTP Proxy box followed by port 4480.
Once the settings are entered, select OK in both windows and restart the
browser for the settings to be applied.
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Caching Test Content (contd.)
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Caching test content using Safari (Mac only):
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Go to Safari > Preferences > Advanced and click Settings the
Proxies: Change Settings button.
Select the Web Proxy (HTTP) check box, enter the IP address
and port of the Proctor Caching computer in the Web Proxy
Server boxes, and click Apply Now.
Close the System Preferences window and the Safari Preferences
window.
Close all browser windows and restart the browser for the new
changes to take effect.
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Caching Test Content
(Windows and Mac)
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When test content is ready to be cached, log in to the
Training Center and navigate to Test Management >
Manage Test Sessions.
Select the session to be cached and click Proctor
Caching in the top yellow bar.
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Caching Test Content
(Windows and Mac – contd.)
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Once Proctor
Caching is selected,
a page will be
displayed with the
contents to be
cached. Click Next.
A page will now be
displayed showing
the progress of the
caching process.
Once the content
has been 100%
cached, the
Infrastructure Trial
can be started.
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Starting a Session
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Before students can be logged in to the Infrastructure
Trial, the session must be started.
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To start a session, click Start in the top left corner of the
session page.
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A confirmation page will be displayed.
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Stopping a Session
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Before a session can be stopped, students must be either
in “Completed” or “Marked Complete” status. To stop the
session, select Stop in the top left corner of the session
page.
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Conducting the Infrastructure
Trial at a School
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Schools conduct the Trial using the maximum number
of computers that will be tested concurrently during
the spring administration.
Volunteers log in to complete the Trial test.
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Students or adult volunteers can be used - not necessary that
computer-based testing students are used.
Trial is not appropriate for student practice.
One volunteer can run multiple computers because volunteers
supply a random answer every 10 seconds.
Volunteers will log issues on Student Authorization Tickets.
Use the script provided in the Infrastructure Readiness
Guide.
Estimated time for Trial is approximately 30 minutes.
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Beginning the Trial
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Pass out the authorization tickets
Students should write room number and
computer number on top of ticket.
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Launching TestNav
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TestNav is launched by
double-clicking the
TestNav icon on the
desktop.
Enter the URL for the
Infrastructure Trial in the
Address line. This URL can
be found on the student
authorization tickets.
Click Go and TestNav will
present a login page.
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Logging in to the
Infrastructure Trial
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Enter the Login ID and Test Code and click Login.
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Logging in to the
Infrastructure Trial (contd.)
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TestNav will load the test items and the welcome
screen will appear.
The process for administering the Infrastructure Trial
can be found within the Infrastructure Readiness
Guide located on PearsonAccess under Support >
Additional Resources.
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During the trial
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10 seconds per item – click next
Do not take time to work – just navigate
Take some time to use built in tools
Select answers at random
Write any problems on ticket and the
approximate time problem incurred
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Exiting the Infrastructure Trial
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Once all test items have been viewed and tools have
been tested in the Infrastructure Trial, the test can
be submitted.
Submit the test by clicking Submit on the review
page.
Responses will now be submitted and the student
status will show as “Completed” on the session page.
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Monitoring Sessions
Student Status Key
Status
Description
Ready
The student has not logged into the session yet and is ready
to be logged in.
Active
The student is currently in the session.
Exited
The student has exited the session, but has not submitted
their responses yet.
Completed
The student has completed the test and has successfully
submitted their responses.
Marked Complete
The student’s responses have been submitted manually.
Resumed
Resumed-Upload
The student is ready to log back into the session.
The student is ready to log back into the session with saved
responses.
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Resuming a Student
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If a student needs to be resumed, go to the session
page and check the student(s) to be resumed and click
Resume Test.
A confirmation will be displayed once the student is
resumed.
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Infrastructure Trial Survey
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Completed once by each school and each district.
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Go to ???
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Please complete by December 8, 2010.
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School representative will review all notes and Student
Authorization Tickets to provide school-level response.
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District representative will review all school-level
surveys and notes and provide district-level response.
(survey will be live November 24).
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Support Information
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Support resources for the Infrastructure Trial can be
located on the PearsonAccess Florida page under
Support > Additional Resources.
These resources include downloads for:
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Infrastructure Readiness Guide (required)
TestNav Technology Guidelines (optional)
Early Warning System Reference Manual (optional)
Proctor Caching User Guide (optional)
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Contacting Pearson Support
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If technical assistance is needed at any point during
the Infrastructure Trial, contact Pearson Support at
877-847-3043 or at [email protected].
The following slides provide information that should
be gathered prior to contacting Pearson to help
diagnose technical issues.
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Contacting Pearson About
PearsonAccess
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Are you using a PC or a Mac?
What is your user role? (District Assessment Coordinator,
District Technology Coordinator, School Assessment
Coordinator, or School Technology Coordinator)
What screen are you on? Provide the path if possible.
What task were you trying to complete when you
encountered an error?
What was the error message? If there wasn’t an error
message, what are you unable to do?
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Contacting Pearson About
TestNav
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Are you using a PC or a Mac?
What task were you trying to complete in TestNav when
you encountered an error?
What is the session name?
Did an error code or message appear?
Can you provide a log file?
Do you use a proxy server and if so, what is the IP
address?
Have the TestNav URLs been allowed through your
Firewall/Content Filter?
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Contacting Pearson About
Proctor Caching
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Are you using a PC or a Mac?
Were you setting up Proctor Caching on a workstation
or a server?
Have you installed the Proctor Caching software?
Did you start the Proctor Caching software prior to
attempting to cache test content?
Have the TestNav URLs been allowed through your
Firewall/Content Filter?
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Questions?
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