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2013 NeSA-Writing Grades 8 & 11 Online Field Test Administration Training November 6-8, 2012

2013 NeSA-Writing Grades 8 & 11 Online Field Test Administration Training November 6-8, 2012. NeSA-Writing Online Field Test Administration Training Agenda. DRC Customer Service Contact Information Key Dates Important Notes Online Management Tools Accessing the Online Practice Test

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2013 NeSA-Writing Grades 8 & 11 Online Field Test Administration Training November 6-8, 2012

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  1. 2013 NeSA-WritingGrades 8 & 11 OnlineField Test Administration Training November 6-8, 2012

  2. NeSA-Writing Online Field Test Administration Training Agenda • DRC Customer Service Contact Information • Key Dates • Important Notes • Online Management Tools • Accessing the Online Practice Test • Online Field Test Procedures • Questions & Answers

  3. Your DRC Nebraska Project Team • Patricia Johnson, Program Director • John Born, Senior Project Manager • Valerie Cook, Project Manager

  4. Contact Customer Service • NeSA Customer Service • Call Toll Free - (866) 342-6280 • Fax - (763) 268-2540 • email • necustomerservice@datarecognitioncorp.com • 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. CST

  5. Key Dates –NeSA-Writing Online Field Test DACs Receive NeSA-W Spring 2013 eDIRECT Permissions November 8 Updated NeSA Testing Software Available – CAL 6.7.1 November 12 Management Tools Available November 12 Online Test Session Tickets Available November 12 November 14 – December 21 NeSA-Writing Field Test Window

  6. Important Notes • The NeSA-Writing Online field test is for grades 8 and 11. • The field test results will be used for choosing prompts for future assessments. • The field test prompts are considered secure test materials. • Field test responses cannot be used in any other way by districts or schools – no local scoring. • There are no paper/pencil accommodated versions of the field test.

  7. More Important Notes • Online NeSA-Writing practice tests are currently available. • The field test is also an opportunity for students to practice taking the test under the same conditions as the regular NeSA-Writing test. • Prompts will be assigned randomly to students. • The NeSA-Writing Online Field Test is an untimedtest – does not generally exceed 90 minutes. • The NeSA-Writing Field Test is optional, but participation is strongly encouraged and appreciated.

  8. Accessing Online Management Tools • Accessed through eDIRECT • https://ne.drcedirect.com • District Assessment Contacts (DACs) will have access to the NeSA-Writing Spring 2013 Administration in eDIRECT on November 8. • DACs may then assign Online Management Tools permissions to other users.

  9. Online Management Tools – Data Tools • Add a Student • Student Editor – view and edit student data • Identification – ID # & Name • Location – School & Grade • Demographic • Not Tested • Accommodations – IEP/504 & Visual • Alternate Assessment • Linguistic Support – ELL • Any edits made in Student Editor for the NeSA-Writing Field Test will not update NSSRS and will notbe retained for the NeSA-Writing Operational. Mark Visual Accommodations prior to printing Test Session Tickets. Not required for the NeSA-Writing Field Test.

  10. Online Management Tools – Manage Testing • Print Tickets • Available November 12 • Tickets are secure test materials • Includes Instructions, Summary Page, and 2013 NeSA-Writing Field Test Tickets (12 per page). • Make sure students’ computers comply with extra system requirements for Visual Accommodations tools. 2013 NeSA-Writing Field Test Session Ticket Grade 11 2013 NeSA-Writing Field Test Session Ticket Grade 11 + Visual Accommodations

  11. Online Management Tools – Manage Testing (con’t) • Monitor Status • Reactivate Tickets (same day) • Student Status Spreadsheet • View Results • Not available for the NeSA-Writing Field Test • Audit Spreadsheet

  12. Preparing Testing Locations • Plan ahead – check schedules. • Confirm computers have been updated with the latest version of the testing software (CAL 6.7.1) —Update available on November 12. • Prepare testing location – remove visual aids/clues. • Provide blank scratch paper for students who wishto pre-write on paper.

  13. Test Security for Test Administrators • The field test prompts are not to be viewed by anyone prior to test administration. • The NeSA-Writing field test prompts may not be copied. • No coaching or feedback of any kind with regard to the test content should be provided to students. • Talking or sharing of responses should be prohibited.

  14. Accessing the Field Test • Use the NeSA shortcut on the computer desktop to access the Practice Test and the NeSA-Writing Field Test.

  15. Accessing the Field Test Click on the NeSA Testicon to access theNeSA-Writing Field Test.

  16. Accessing the Field Test (con’t) 2013 NeSA-Writing Field Test Session Ticket Grade 11

  17. 2013 NeSA-Writing OnlineTest Administration Manual • Please refer to the 2013 NeSA-Writing Online Test Administration Manual for: • Detailed directions for administering the NeSA-Writing Online Field Test. • Additional information regarding Online Management Tools.

  18. Where to Find the Manual • NDE Statewide Assessment Website • http://www.education.ne.gov/Assessment/ • DRC eDIRECT - https://ne.drcedirect.com • General Information > Documents >Administration – NeSA-Writing Spring 2013 • CAL NeSA Testing Website > Documentation • https://nesa.caltesting.org/documentation/index.html

  19. Questions & Answers

  20. Thank you! • NeSA Customer Service • Call Toll Free - (866) 342-6280 • Fax - (763) 268-2540 • email • necustomerservice@datarecognitioncorp.com • 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. CST

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