THE NEW SAGE TEST S TUDENT A SSESSMENT OF G ROWTH AND E XCELLENCE A L L Y O U N E E D T O K N O W T O B E S U C C E S S F U L … B R I N G Y O U R O W N B R A I N !

WHAT’S NEW?

Table of Contents

Signing In: Slides 3-4 Test Selection: Slide 5 Settings: Slide 6 Confirmation: Slide 7 Test Instructions: Slide 8-9 End of Test Guidelines: Slides 10-13 General Navigation Tools: Slide 14-15 Math: Slides 16-25 Reading, Language and Writing: Slides 26 – 35 Science: Slides 36 – 44 Test-taking Tips: Slides 45-48 The following slides will help students and teachers become more familiar with the new SAGE Testing navigation and tools. This test will be given to Utah Students beginning in March 2014. All screenshots are from the Practice Test using the “Guest” login. Update!! New 2015 navigation tools have been included in this presentation.

SIGNING IN…

New Masking Tool Setting

Navigation Tools!

THE MATH TEST

Drag and Drop!

Single Answer Questions!

Multiple Answer Questions!

Interactive Questions!

Here you click on the terrarium and fill the tank.

Choose and Click!

Notice the tools that are available:

Drag and drop the numbers into the correct position.

Click and plot the graph!

Click and plot a graph. Notice the “Delete” and “Add Point” Tools.

Another click and plot graph. Notice the “Connect Line” tool.

The Reading, Language, and Writing Test

A couple of new things: 1. Question Map Bar (Use this to advance question groups) Once the group of questions are answered…hit next 2. Multiple answers

Maximize the passage by using the black arrow tool. Click on the three black lines for highlighting and read aloud options. Click the arrow again to return to the split screen.

Short answer!

Click on single/multiple sentences to highlight your answer.

Notice the “Information” Tool

Don’t get tricked! Read the directions! Decide if a single or multiple answer is required.

Drag and drop answers!

Dropdowns!

Listening Sections!

Suggestion: Look at the answers BEFORE listening to the passage. Make a shopping list in your brain for what you are looking for!

The Science Test!

Graphics and Interactives are part of this year’s test! Pretty fun!

Multiple questions on one screen. Single and multiple answers are required, as well as clicking, dragging and dropping, and performing virtual experiments.

Drag and Drop!

More Drag and Drop!

Multiple Answers!

Short Answer!

Click and Fill Graphs!

Plotting line graphs!

Do you remember the “Delete”, “Add Point”, and “Connect Line” tools?

Credits: Utah State Office of Education – SAGE Testing Materials/Portal http://sageportal.org/ Graphics by

My Cute Graphics

http://mycutegraphics.com/ PowerPoint by Pam Moeai [email protected]

InfoGraphic by Pam Moeai (Slides 43-46) Available through my Teachers Pay Teachers Store http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Pamela-Moeai