Transcript GA CRCT 2012 Test Administration System Training

Georgia Milestones
Winter EOC 2014
Test Administrator Training
Nov 7, 2014 and Nov 13, 2014
10:00-12:00pm
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Introductions
Georgia Department of Education
• Tony Eitel, Director, Assessment Administration
• Dr. Robert McLeod, Assessment Specialist
• Dr. Mary Nesbit-McBride, Assessment Specialist
• Michael Huneke, Assessment Specialist
CTB/McGraw-Hill
• Kim Block, Senior Program Manager
• Charity Flores, Senior Program Manager
• Ed Molin, Senior Program Manager
• Nadia Greer, Program Associate
• Frank McClure, Customer Care Project Lead
• Yogesh Vazirani, Online Implementation Manager
• Jason Wendel, Briljent Presenter
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EOC Winter Online Test - 3 Step Process
Today’s focus Checkpoint 3
Checkpoint 1
RTS data entry
open
Checkpoint 2
Site Readiness
Training
November 3rd and 10th
Test Delivery Client
(TDC)Installation
Site Support and
Troubleshooting
Checkpoint 3
Test Administration
System (TAS) Training
November 7th and 13th
Content Installation
Test Setup/
Assignment
Final Workstation
Check
Site certification
Slide 3
Agenda
Training Goals
Winter EOC and Spring Mid-Month Test Scope
Important Dates
Overview of Roles
Online Test, Tools and Accommodations
Test Administration System Demonstration
Student Experience Demonstration
EOC Resources
Questions and Answers
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Training Goals
Prepare Test
Coordinators
for online test
administration
Provide Test
Coordinator
tools to train
Test
Examiners
Introduce key
functionality of EOC
Online Test
Administration System
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EOC Online Test
(Winter & Spring Mid-Month )
Tests
Test
Administration
• GA Milestones Winter EOC Online Tests
• GA Milestones Spring Mid-Month Online Tests
• Winter EOC
• Practice: Nov 12th , 2014 to Jan 9th, 2015
• Operational: Dec 1st, 2014 to Jan 9th, 2015
• Spring Mid-Month
• Jan 20th , 2015 to Jan 30th , 2015
• Feb 9th , 2015 to Feb 20th , 2015
• Mar 2nd , 2015 to Mar 13th , 2015
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EOC Student Data
(Winter and Spring Mid-Month)
Winter
Spring Mid-Month
• Student Pre-code data provided by the State will
be loaded to Test Administration System
• Online Pre-code window Nov 10th to Nov 14th
• Online Pre-code file loaded to TAS
• Manual entry of students in TAS
• Online Pre-code window from Dec 1st 2014 to Jan
6th 2015
• Manual entry of students in TAS
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EOC Student Data
(Winter and Spring Mid-Month)
• Precode User Guide (Available on Nov 4th)
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Purpose of Precode
Step-By-Step instructions for completing the task
Helpdesk Contact Information
Frequently Asked Questions
• Precode Window (Nov 10th to 14th for Winter)
– Nov 10th to 14th for Winter EOC
– Dec 1st to Jan 6th for Spring Mid-Month EOC
– During the window, CTB will contact systems to resolve any
inconsistencies in the Precode data
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EOC Online Test Scope
Content Areas
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Ninth Grade Literature & Composition
American Literature & Composition
Coordinate Algebra
Analytic Geometry
Biology
Physical Science
United States History
Economics/Business/Free Enterprise
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Important Dates
Milestones
Dates
Checkpoint 1 - RTS
Registration and Technology Survey (RTS) Checkpoint 1
Window
Oct 15th to Nov 30th
Checkpoint 2 - TDC
Test Delivery Client (TDC) for Desktops and Laptops
Nov 4th
TDC App for iPad (OAS GA)
Nov 25th
Checkpoint3 - TAS
Test Administration System (TAS) Operational Accounts
– Final Content, Student Management and Test
Scheduling
Administer EOC Winter Practice Tests
Nov 12th
Nov 12th to Jan 9th
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Important Dates
Milestones
Dates
Technical Setup Training – Session 2 (Repeat)
Nov 10th, 2014
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, EST
Test Administration Training - Session 1
Nov 7th, 2014
10:00 am – 12:00 pm, EST
Test Administration Training - Session 2 (Repeat)
Nov 13th, 2014
10:00 am – 12:00 pm, EST
Complete Site Readiness activities
Min one week prior to your site testing
online
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EOC Online Test Roles Overview
System Test Coordinator
Assessment policies, procedures
and possible test scheduling,
adding and authorizing new
users
School Test Coordinator
Test scheduling, student
management, test administration,
and coding and invalidations,
Add/Edit users at School Level
Roles Overview
School Technology Coordinator
Setting up hardware and
installing software for each
school computer. On site, offering
support during Winter and Spring
Mid-Month online testing.
System Technology Coordinator
Equipment and ISP, proxy
servers, firewalls and WAN
connections at each school
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Roles and Responsibilities
School Test Coordinator As Administrator
Before Test
• Receive login ID
• Create additional
user accounts
• Distribute test
materials
• Train school staff
• Manage Student
Information
• Notify Parents
• Create test sessions
During Test
• Monitor test
administration
After Test
• Collect test materials
• Destroy test tickets
• Inform CTB when all
testing ends (if
school is fully online)
• Prior to closing of the
test session
complete any
additional student
information like
accommodations,
coding irregularities,
as authorized by
System Test
Coordinator
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Roles and Responsibilities
Test Examiner
Before Test
• Receive Login from
System Test
Coordinator
• Receive or prepare
test tickets
• Prepare test
environment (turn
on computers,
launch online
system)
• Manage students
• Review Online
Examiner’s Manual
During Test
After Test
• Ensure test
security
• Ensure
workstations are
operable
• Manage and
monitor students
• Would need
Proctor role to be
able to monitor
progress during
test
administration
• Collect test
materials
• Return test
environment to
original use (turn
off workstations
as needed)
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Online Testing Program
New TDC Version 15.1 for Winter EOC & Spring MidMonth
Version Display on Login Screen
A built-in 20 minute Inactivity timer.
A 20 min timer displayed when student pauses Test.
Form Assignment – Spiraling
• Test Administration System will spiral and assign
forms to students when test sessions are created for
each content area.
• Spiraling is done with random starting positions to
ensure equal distribution of forms.
• 2 forms for each content area except 9th Grade
Literature and American Literature
• American Lit and 9th Grade Lit have 6 forms each.
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Form Assignment - Screen Reader
Accommodation (Literature courses)
Student
Screen Reader
(Questions &
Answer Choices
Only)
Screen reader
(Passages, Questions
and Answer Choices)
TAS Spiraled Form
Assignment
Test Administrator Form
Assignment
(Manual)
A
No
No
Automated
N/A
B
Yes
No
Automated
N/A
C
No
Yes
Manual Assignment
Administrator manually assigns
A3 or B3
Note: Regardless of when the screen reader accommodation is
assigned, prior to or after adding a student to the session, student
A or B will automatically be assigned the correct form. Student C
will always need a manually assigned form.
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Form Assignment - Screen Reader Accommodation
(Literature courses)
Open “View Status” panel
Select student and click on Assign Form
Select Form A3 or B3
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Tools and Accommodations
Tool/Accommodation
Screen (Text) Reader –Comes with
reading speed adjustment and
volume control*
Student Population
Available for eligible
students only in all
content areas
Default
Value
Off
Comments
Can be changed by the Administrator
Reading stems/questions and
choices: all forms for all content
areas except the 2 ELA content
areas.
Reading passages, stems and
choices:
Forms A3, B3 ONLY for the 2 ELA
content areas.
Test Pause
Available for all students
On
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator.
This will be checked and greyed out
so it cannot be changed.
Available for all students
On
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator.
This will be checked and greyed out
so it cannot be changed.
Requires the student to log back
in.
Untimed Test
Time will be kept by the Examiner
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Tools and Accommodations
Tool/Accommodations
Large Font Size
Student Population
Available for eligible
students only
Default Value
Comments
Off
Can be changed by the Administrator
Available for eligible
students
Off
Can be changed by the Administrator
Background Color (Contrast color)
Available for eligible
students
Off
Can be changed by the Administrator
Option eliminator
Available for all students
On
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator
Mark for Review
Available for all students
On
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator
Available for all forms for all
content areas
The large font size should not be
defaulted on for all students
because it automatically makes
large font present for everything on
the screen.
All images can be enlarged but in
different ways depending on the
original size of the image
Font Color (Contrast color)
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Tools and Accommodations
Tool/Accommodations
Student Population
Default Value
Highlighter
Available for all students
On
Eraser
Available for all students
On
Magnifying glass
Available for all students
On
Blocking ruler (cannot be rotated)
Available for all students
On
Masking tool
Available for eligible
students
Off
Scratch Pad
(Not available on iPad)
Available for all students
On
Reference Sheets
Available for all students
testing Coordinate
Algebra, Analytic
Geometry, and Physical
Science
On
Comments
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator
This will be checked and greyed out so
it cannot be changed.
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator
This will be checked and greyed out so
it cannot be changed.
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator
This will be checked and greyed out so
it cannot be changed.
Can be changed by the Administrator
This will be unchecked and not greyed
out so it can be changed.
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator
Cannot be changed by the
Administrator
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Online Calculators
Scientific Calculator
– ExamCalc TI-30XS
Multiview
• Physical Science
• Economics
Graphing Calculator
– ExamCalc TI84 plus
silver edition
• Coordinate Algebra
• Analytic Geometry
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Sample Online Testing Schedules
Location
1
1
2
Session
AM
PM
AM
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
US History
Biology
Sections1 & 2
Sections 1 & 2
9th Grade
Literature
9th Grade
Literature
Section 1
Section 2
9th Grade
Literature
Section 3
US History
Physical
Science
Analytic
Geometry
Makeup
Makeup
Sections 1 & 2
Sections 1 & 2
Biology
9th Grade
Literature
9th Grade
Literature
Makeup
Sections 1 & 2
Section 3
Analytic
Geometry
Makeup
Sections 1 & 2
Coordinate
Algebra
Sections 1 & 2
2
PM
Physical
Science
Section 1
Sections 1 & 2
Physical
Science
Section 2
Makeup
Sections 1 & 2
Note highlighted in red: Physical Science scheduled for a 2 day administration; 9th
Grade Literature scheduled for a 2 day or 3 day administration
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General Navigation: Group Selector Feature
Group Selector feature:
The “Group Selector” feature is present on most TAS pages.
Clicking the Gray Arrow (left of name) to turn and point at
the heading name collapses/hides the options under that
heading.
Clicking the Gray Arrow (left of name) to the down position
expands options under that heading.
Highlighting a name will filter and display data about that
entity level – corporation, school or class/teacher.
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General Navigation: Tabs and Tools
Copyright © 2014 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.
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Manage Users
TAS Feature Review – Manage Users
Demo 1: Find and Edit a User
Demo 2: Add a New User
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TAS Feature Review – Manage Users
Demo 1: Find and Edit a User
A. Click “Manage Users” from the Groups menu tab.
B. Navigate to the School to display current users.
C. Open the user account by double clicking on the user row.
D. Edit the information details for the user such as updating an
email address.
E. Click Save and exit out of the user profile.
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TAS Feature Review – Manage Users
A. Click Groups
Tab, Choose
Manage Users
Demo 1: Find and Edit a User
B. Navigate to
school to view
current users
C. Click Pencil Image to
Edit User or Double Click
User Row
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TAS Feature Review – Manage Users
Demo 1: Find and Edit a User
D. Edit User
Information Fields
E. Select schools the
User can access
F. Save
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TAS Feature Review – Manage Users
Demo 2: Add a New User
A. Click “Manage Users” from the Groups menu tab.
B. Navigate to the school to display available users for that school.
C. Click the + (plus) symbol to open the “Add User” window.
D. Add user information. Ensure that email address is correct. TAS
will use the email address to contact the new user with account
details.
E. Click Save and exit out class screen.
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TAS Feature Review – Manage Users
A. Click Groups
Tab, Choose
Manage Users
Demo 2: Add a New User
D. Enter User
Profile Data
B. Navigate to
school to view
current users
D. Select School
E. Save
C. Click + to
add User
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Manage Users
System Test
Coordinators/
Technology
Coordinators
Administrator
School(s) Test
Coordinators/
Technology
Coordinators
Functions
• Manage organizations (below level)
• Manage users (at or below level)
• Functions available thru the system
administration menu (program status
monitoring, bulk upload users and students)
• Monitor, add/remove students from the test
administration
• Download test administration client and test,
scheduling,
• Add new students to the Online System
• Delete students from the Online System
• Edit student biographical information
• Mark invalid/irregular student records
• Reset student status
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User Roles and Responsibilities
Administrator
Administrative
Coordinator
Coordinator
Proctor
Manage Users
Manage
Students
Schedule Test
Session
Monitor Testing
Upload data
All functions
of Coordinator
Find/Edit Test
Session
Add/Remove
Students to Test
Session
Manage
Program Status
All functions
of Proctor
Find/View Student
Information
Invalidate Test
Reset Test
Session
All functions of
Administrative Coordinator
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Manage Classes
Demo – Manage Classes
Demo 1: Add a New Class
Demo 2: Find and Edit a Class
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Demo – Manage Classes
Demo 1: Add a New Class (Teacher)
A. Click “Manage Hierarchy” from the Groups menu tab.
B. Navigate to the School to display classes.
C. Click the + (plus) symbol to open the Add Class window.
D. Add class (teacher) Data.
E. Add class to a Subject.
F. Click Save and exit out class screen.
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Demo – Manage Classes
Demo 1: Add a New Class (Teacher)
A. Click Groups Tab, Choose
Manage Hierarchy
B. Navigate to school to
view current classes
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Demo – Manage Classes
Demo 1: Add a New Class (Teacher)
D. Enter New
Class Data
C. Click + to
add Class
F. Save
E. Select Subject as
Parent Group
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Demo – Manage Classes
Demo 2: Find and Edit a Class (Teacher)
A. Click “Manage Hierarchy” from the Groups menu tab.
B. Navigate to the School to display classes.
C. Choose the correct class (teacher) from the displayed list by
double clicking on record.
D. Edit the information details for the class.
E. Click Save and exit out of the class profile.
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Demo – Manage Classes
Demo 2: Find and Edit a Class (Teacher)
A. Click Groups Tab, Choose
Manage Hierarchy
B. Navigate to school to
view current classes
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Demo – Manage Classes
Demo 2: Find and Edit a Class (Teacher)
D. Edit Class Details
E. Save
C. Click Pencil Image to
Edit Class or Double Click
User Row
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Student Management
TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 1: Add students manually in TAS
Demo 2: Edit student information
Demo 3: Mark Testing IR/IV code
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 1: Add a New Student in TAS
A. Click “Manage Students” and then “Student List” from the Groups
menu tab.
B. Navigate to the School to display students.
C. Click the + (plus) symbol to open the Add Student window.
D. Add student to a Class.
E. Enter profile details and specific accommodations (if required)
F. Click Save and exit out of the student profile.
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
A. Click Groups Tab, Choose
Manage Students and
Student List
Demo 1: Add a New Student in TAS
B. Navigate to school and
Class to view students.
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 1: AddD.aAdd
NewStudent
Student
to in TAS
class/classes
D. Enter Student Profile
Data
E. Enter Additional
student info
C. Click + Symbol to open
Add Student Window
F. Save
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 1: Add a New Student in TAS
This section allows you
to enter Race, Ethnicity,
SRC codes for each
student
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 2: Find and Edit a Student
A. Click “Manage Students” and then “Student List” from the Groups
menu tab.
B. Navigate to the School to display students.
C. Click the Magnifying Glass option to open the search window.
D. Enter the first few letters of the student’s last name and click Search.
E. Choose the correct student from the displayed list by double clicking
on student.
F. Edit profile details and assign accommodations (if required)
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
A. Click Groups Tab, Choose
Manage Students and
Student List
Demo 2: Find and Edit
a Student
B. Navigate to school and
Class to view students.
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 3: Find and Edit a Student
E. Choose student
from list by double
clicking
C. OR Click magnifying
glass to open search
window
D. Enter the first few
letters of the student
first or last name
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 3: Find and Edit a Student
F. Make changes to
Student Profile
Information, Enter
Purpose of taking the
EOC test, SRC codes
F. Click Save
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 3: Find and Edit a Student
F. Make changes to
Student Accommodations
as required and click Save
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 3: Mark Student Testing Irregularity
A. Click “Manage Students” and then “Student List” from the Groups
menu tab.
B. Navigate to the School to display students.
C. Click the Magnifying Glass option to open the search window (if
needed).
D. Enter the first few letters of the student’s last name and click Search.
E. Choose the correct student from the displayed list by double clicking
on student.
F. Select the Irregularity IR / IV Code in the Additional Student
Information Panel.
G. Click Save to exit out of the student profile.
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
A. Click Groups Tab, Choose
Manage Students and
Student List
Demo 3: Mark Student
Testing Irregularity
B. Navigate to school and
Class to view students.
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 3: Mark Student Testing Irregularity
E. Choose student
from list by double
clicking
C. OR Click magnifying
glass to open search
window
D. Enter the first few
letters of the student
first or last name
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TAS Feature Review – Student Management
Demo 3: Mark Student Testing Irregularity
F. Select Irregularity Status
and IR/IV/PIV code
ularity information
ound on the Edit
dent page. Please
sult with GADOE to
btain appropriate
codes.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Test Session
Demo 1: Create a test session and assign students.
Demo 2: Find a test session and print test tickets.
Demo 3: View session status and invalidation option.
Demo 4: View program status.
Demo 5: Reopen Student Test Session.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 1: Create a Test Session. Assign Students
A. Click “Manage Sessions” from the Assessments menu tab.
B. Expand School Panel
C. Click the Schedule Session button.
D. Select a Test Group from the dropdown list and click to select a Test
under Tests Section.
E. Allow breaks will be automatically set. This sets access codes.
F. Click on Test Details bar to assign name, dates, and time to test.
G. Click on the Add Student bar to add students to the test.
OK.
Click
H. Click Save to create the test and exit.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
A. Click Assessments Tab,
Choose Manage Sessions
B. Click to Expand
System/School list
Demo 1: Create a Test
Session. Assign Students
C. Click on Schedule
Session button
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 1: Create a Test Session. Assign Students
D. Select Test Group
and Test from list.
E. Allow Test Breaks
(automatically checked).
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 1: Create a Test Session. Assign Students
F. Add Test Details - Name
the Test and set the date,
window and other details
Set the test window parameters
for this session. PLEASE NOTE:
the end date specified here
should include any makeup
testing.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 1: Create a Test Session. Assign Students
G. Add Students by
clicking the Add
Student button
Next, specify the students for this test
session. This step can be skipped and
done later for systems who set up test
sessions before knowledge of
students testing.
If needed, assign a proctor
to the test session.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 1: Create a Test Session. Assign Students
G. Navigate to the
Class in the Group
Selector panel.
G. Click the check
box next to the
student name
G. Click OK
H. Click Save
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 2: Edit ELA Form Assignment for Conditional Screen Reader Accommodation
A. Ensure “Allow Screen Reader” accommodation is enabled
B. Click “Manage Sessions” from the Assessments menu tab
C. Select the session you want to edit (9th Grade Literature or
American Literature)
D. Click on View Status.
E. Select the student that needs the conditional screen reader
accommodation and click on Assign Form.
F. Select the Form A3 or B3 from the dropdown menu
G. Click Save.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 2: Edit Form
Assignment for ELA courses
Click magnifying glass
to open search
window
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 2: Edit Form
Assignment for ELA courses
A. Check the “Allow
Screen Reader” checkbox
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
B. Click Assessments Tab,
Choose Manage Sessions
Demo 2: Edit Form
Assignment for ELA courses
D. Click on “View Status”
C. Select the session to edit
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
E. Select student and click on Assign Form
F. Select Form A3 or B3
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 3: Find a Test Session and Print Test Tickets
A. Click “Manage Sessions” from the Assessments menu tab.
B. Expand School Panel
C. Click on a Test Session from the Session list.
D. Click on Print Test Tickets to View and Print Test Tickets (individual,
multiple or summary).
E. Open the Adobe print options by clicking File, then Print. Change the
Page Scaling dropdown to Multiple pages per sheet to see how a
printout would look with 4 tickets per page. Click Cancel to cancel the
print.
F. Return to the Home screen.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 3: Find a Test Session and Print Test Tickets
A. Click Assessments Tab,
Choose Manage Sessions
B. Click to Expand
System/School list
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 3: Find a Test Session and Print Test Tickets
D. Click Print Test
Tickets
C. Click to Test
Session
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 2: Find a Test Session and Print Test Tickets
E. Choose a test
ticket option
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 3: View Session Status
A. Click “Manage Sessions” from the Assessments menu tab.
B. Expand School Panel
C. Click on a Test Session from the Session list to highlight.
D. Click on the View Status button to view the status of this session.
E. Refer to the Online Test Status column to see the current test status
for the student(s).
F. Refer to the Validation Status column. Do not change the status of
students to invalid.
G. Review student subtest details.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
A. Click Assessments Tab,
Choose Manage Sessions
Demo 3: View Session
Status
B. Click to Expand
System/School list
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 3: View Session Status
D. Click View Status
C. Click to Test
Session
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 3: View Session Status
F. Click to open Student
Subtest Details.
E. Current Testing Status
for the Student
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 3: View Session Status
G. Student Subtest Details.
DO NOT USE FOR EOC TESTS.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 4: View Program Status
A. Click “Program Status” from the Assessments menu tab.
B. Choose the School from the Group dropdown selection.
C. Select an Assessment and Review Program Status.
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
A. Click Assessments Tab,
Choose Program Status
Demo 4: View Program
Status
B. Choose School from
Dropdown list
CRCT
C. Select Assessment and
View Program Status.
Georgia Retest
CRCT
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
Demo 5: Reopen Student Test
A. Click Services > Reset Test Session.
B. Choose Show By: Student / Session in the menu on right.
C. Enter the test Access Code to search by test session OR Student Login
to search by student.
D. Click checkbox beside Student to reset.
E. Enter Requestor and Reason for reset (max 255 characters).
F. Click Reset
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TAS Feature Review – Test Sessions
In the Services
Menu, click Reset
Test Session
Demo 5: Reset Test Session
Search for
student or
session
Select
student
session
Click
Reset
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Student Experience Online Demonstration
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•
•
•
Student Login
Test Features
Student Progress
Student Logout
Experience Online Site can be accessed from:
http://learnoas.ctb.com/GA/
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Student Login
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Student Login
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Test Features – Screen Reader
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Test Features – Option Eliminator, Highlighter
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Test Features – Scratch Pad
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Test Features – Scratch Pad
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Test Features – Blocking Ruler
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Test Features - Pause
Student
Pause Test
initiates a 20minute
countdown.
Session Closes
cleanly.
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Student Progress
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Student Experience – Lost Network
Lost connectivity
• Wait screen notification (60 seconds)
• Option to exit after retry
• Proctor alert
• Graphical indicator of network retry
• Zero time log back into test
1. Connectivity
between
workstation and
CTB server
disrupted.
3. Failure to
reconnect after
60 seconds –
“Exit Test”
2. Attempts to
Reconnect to
Test for 60
seconds
Successful
reconnection
within 60 seconds
– Test
automatically
resumes
Troubleshooting Tips
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Online Testing Support Resources
Test
Coordinators
• Students locked out
of the system
before completing
the test
CTB.com/ga
CTB Support
DOE
• Technology
documentation
• Troubleshooting
Guide
• Questions about
site readiness
• Technical issues that
do not appear to be
local
• Issues
creating/obtaining
user accounts for
the system
• Assistance with
application
functions
• Testing policies and
procedures
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Managing Online Testing Issues
Resolution Approach
• Contact GADOE
• Local Site Collaboration /Troubleshooting
• LAN / WAN / ISP
• Bandwidth intensive applications
• CTB Customer Service Assistance
• General TAS / TDC functionality
questions/ issues
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Resources
Administration Policies and
Procedures Assistance
EOC Support
Georgia Department of Education
CTB/Georgia Help Desk
-Dr. Mary Nesbit-McBride, Assessment
Specialist
[email protected]
404-232-1207 [email protected]
-Dr. Robert McLeod, Assessment Specialist
404-656-2589 [email protected]
Michael Huneke, Assessment Specialist
http://www.ctb.com/ga or
http://www.ctb.com/netca
ster/categoryIndex.html?dir
ectoryId=8413&categoryId=
8532
404-232-1208 [email protected]
Phone: 866-282-2249
Website:
Hours of Operation:
http://www.gadoe.org/CurriculumInstruction-andAssessment/Assessment/Pages/GeorgiaMilestones-Assessment-System.aspx
6:30 am - 8:00 pm EST
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Looking Ahead
Verify Workstation Readiness.
Mark RTS “Readiness Progress” entry for Checkpoint 3
Final Test Content – Practice & Operational
Schedule and Administer Practice Test starting Nov 12th
CTB staff resources are available for assistance with setup and during testing
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Q&A
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Winter EOC & Spring Mid-Month Online Test
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