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Florida Interim Assessment
Item Bank and Test Platform
(FL IBTP)
Item Tryout
Spring 2014
Training Objectives
This workshop will address how to do the following:
• Navigate to an assessment.
• Administer an assessment online.
• Demonstrate the student experience of taking
an online assessment using Secure Tester.
• Locate support resources.
Project Overview
• Florida was selected as a winner of the federal Race to
the Top competition.
• Assessment items developed as part of this project will
be stored in the Florida Interim Assessment Item Bank
and Test Platform.
• The Florida Department of Education contracted with
Pearson to develop the item bank and test platform.
• More than 800 Florida educators have contributed to its
development as item writers and item reviewers.
Purpose of the Item Tryout
• To obtain informative psychometric data on the
items developed for the FL IBTP.
• To test the system functionality.
– Sign in to the FL IBTP.
– Understand required hardware and software
requirements.
– Install the Secure Tester desktop application.
– Plan for and administer online assessments to
students in your district.
– Provide feedback to FDOE.
Preparing for Online Assessments
Each district will receive participant usernames and
passwords as well as an Item Tryout Toolkit document.
• Sign in to the FL IBTP site using the information in the
Toolkit document.
• Follow preparation instructions to complete the Tech
Check to validate that your hardware meets the
minimum requirements for online testing.
• Download Secure Tester.
Support Information
If at any point you need assistance walking through the
Item Tryout steps:
• Call the Help Desk number at 1-(866)-697-6435 or 866MYSNHELP.
• E-mail the Help Desk at [email protected].
Hours of operation are Mon-Fri: 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST.
All Help Desk agents are trained and aware of how to assist
Item Tryout customers.
Sign In
https://prodsnibtp.fldoe.org
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DEMONSTRATION OF THE PROCESS
TECHNICAL COORDINATOR TASKS
Technical Coordinator Tasks
• Confirm that all computers meet hardware and software
requirements.
• Download Secure Tester.
• Whitelist https://prodsnibtp.fldoe.org in any URL blocking
software or web proxies (i.e. iBoss, K9, Check Point, etc.)
• Update any firewalls to allow traffic over HTTPS, port 443
(SSL) to and from the production server host
(prodsnibtp.fldoe.org)
• It is best practice to minimize network-intensive activities
taking place on other computers during test times (such as
streaming videos).
Preparing the Computer Lab for Online
Assessments using A/V
When taking world language tests, students may be
required to record their responses in the FL IBTP using a
microphone. Prior to test day, set the default microphone
on the test computers.
See the job aid “Tech Coordinators - Preparing the
Computer Lab for Online Assessments using A/V” for
instructions.
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR ROLE
Ways to Aid the Process
• Confirm that at least one person at the school is assigned
the task of serving as the technical coordinator to make
sure all student computers are ready.
• Make sure all teachers have signed in prior to test day to
confirm that they see the assessment and have printed
out usernames and passwords.
• Communicate to teachers when each subject and grade
level will administer assessments and coordinate
computer lab schedules, as needed.
• Minimize network-intensive activities taking place on
other computers during test times (such as streaming
videos).
ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION
PREPARATION – SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATOR
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Preparing for the Assessment
School administrators can help facilitate a smooth
testing experience by:
• Monitoring data collection
• Printing usernames and passwords
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Where are the assessments?
Prior to administering the assessment, administrators will
need to search for the test to access student usernames and
other test details.
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Print Instructions, Student Usernames
and Passwords
Increase the font size in Excel.
Monitor an Online Assessment
Proctor Dashboard: Monitor an
Online Assessment
• Graphic representation of the
class’ completion progress
• Links to username information
STUDENT ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE
– SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
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Student Online Assessment Process
Students will do the following:
• Sign in.
• Enter the online passcode.
• Answer questions.
• Check their answers.
• Submit the assessment for scoring.
Note: High school students will use handheld
calculators for the Item Tryout.
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Student Online Assessment Experience
Click this flag to
tag questions you
want to review
before submitting.
Student Online Assessment Experience
Scroll down if
needed.
Student Online Assessment Experience
Click this button
to move to the
next question.
Student Online Assessment Experience
Click Hide for the
responses you
can eliminate.
Equation Editor - Overview
Use the equation editor to enter special characters
and symbols when answering math and science
questions.
Include symbols, matrices, Greek letters and numbers,
trig and calculus functions, and arrows when
answering open response questions.
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The Equation Editor
Click the Sigma icon ( ∑ ) in the toolbar on open
response items to access the Equation Editor.
Source
window
Preview
window
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Using the Equation Editor
Click any symbol to insert it into the Source window
(on the left). A preview of the selection displays on the
right. This preview represents how the answer will
look on the test.
To remove a symbol or part of an equation, simply
highlight the text in the Source window and press
Delete on the keyboard or place the cursor to the
right of the text and use the backspace key.
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Accessing Reference Sheets
Click the reference sheet button to open the
reference sheet needed to answer the test
question. For example, a mathematics reference
sheet may include math formulas and units of
measure, while a Spanish reference sheet may
include images associated with audio passages.
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Recording Audio Responses
When taking world language tests, students may
be required to record their responses in the FL IBTP
using a microphone.
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Automatic Save
The testing platform automatically saves answers for
every 100 characters a student types in an open
response field.
Also, the testing platform automatically saves answers
each time a student clicks any of the following:
• I’m ready for the next question
• Pause
• View Test Summary
• The Back arrow
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Submitting the Test
After the student answers the last test question, he
clicks Test Summary. On the Test Summary page, the
student clicks any flagged or unanswered questions to
review them and make changes. When satisfied with all
the answers, the student clicks Submit Test.
If the student needs to exit the test for any reason, he
clicks the Pause button at the bottom of the screen. A
pop-up box will then prompt the student to click either
Exit Test or Return to Test.
SCORING STUDENT ASSESSMENTS –
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
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Proctor Dashboard: Scoring
Scoring
Scoring
TEACHER ROLE
ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION
PREPARATION - TEACHER
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Preparing for the Assessment
Make sure students have already been introduced to the
features of the online assessment.
On test day, teachers will do the following:
• Write the online passcode on the board.
• Distribute student usernames and passwords.
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Where are the assessments?
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•
Teacher home pages display the link to a test assigned to
their students.
Teachers will see the phrase “Spring 2014” in the title.
04/01/14, Math Algebra 1 Spring 2014 Form A 1
Where are the assessments?
Prior to administering the assessment, access student
usernames and other test details from the Assessment
Admin Test Dashboard.
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Proctor Dashboard: Monitor an
Online Assessment
• Graphic representation of the
class’ completion progress
• Links to username information
Print Instructions, Student Usernames
and Passwords
STUDENT ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE
- TEACHER
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Student Online Assessment Process
Students will do the following:
• Sign in.
• Enter the online passcode.
• Answer questions.
• Check their answers.
• Submit the assessment for scoring.
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Student Online Assessment Experience
Click this flag to
tag questions you
want to review
before submitting.
Student Online Assessment Experience
Scroll down if
needed.
Student Online Assessment Experience
Click this button
to move to the
next question.
Student Online Assessment Experience
Click Hide for the
responses you
can eliminate.
Equation Editor - Overview
Use the equation editor to enter special characters
and symbols when answering math and science
questions.
Include symbols, matrices, Greek letters and numbers,
trig and calculus functions, and arrows when
answering open response questions.
52
The Equation Editor
Click the Sigma icon ( ∑ ) in the toolbar on open
response items to access the Equation Editor.
Source
window
Preview
window
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Using the Equation Editor
Click any symbol to insert it into the Source window
(on the left). A preview of the selection displays on the
right. This preview represents how the answer will
look on the test.
To remove a symbol or part of an equation, simply
highlight the text in the Source window and press
Delete on the keyboard or place the cursor to the
right of the text and use the backspace key.
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Accessing Reference Sheets
Click the reference sheet button to open the
reference sheet needed to answer the test
question. For example, a mathematics reference
sheet may include math formulas and units of
measure, while a Spanish reference sheet may
include images associated with audio passages.
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Recording Audio Responses
When taking world language tests, students may
be required to record their responses in the FL IBTP
using a microphone.
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Automatic Save
The testing platform automatically saves answers for
every 100 characters a student types in an open
response field.
Also, the testing platform automatically saves answers
each time a student clicks any of the following:
• I’m ready for the next question
• Pause
• View Test Summary
• The Back arrow
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SCORING STUDENT ASSESSMENTS TEACHER
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Proctor Dashboard: Scoring
Scoring
Scoring
Key Points
• Explore the FL IBTP system.
• Practice working through an assessment.
• Take the opportunity to experience the system as a
teacher and a student.
• Access supportive documents, as needed.
• Send feedback.
Useful Quick Reference Cards
Administering Online Assessments
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Questions and Answers
Your feedback is valuable.
You will be emailed a survey at the end of the
Item Tryout. We appreciate and welcome your
feedback.
Thank you very much for your time.