Test Administrator Training (Required for DTCs, STCs, and TAs)

Test Administrator Training(Required for DTCs,STCs, and TAs)

Test Administrators Big Picture Objectives • Understand the roles and responsibilities of test administrators • Understand how to use valid test administration practices • Be aware of what’s new this year in the statewide assessment system • Learn where to find test administration resources and tools

Test Administrators Training Overview • Training will cover the following topics: • Test Administrator Training • Accessibility Supports • Test Security • Smarter Balanced Administration* • OAKS Online Science and Social Sciences Administration* • ELPA Administration* • *Only required for TAs administering this assessment

Test Administrators TA Roles and Responsibilities • Before testing: • Provide students with an opportunity to become familiar with the test format and procedures • Review student IEPs or education plans to identify appropriate test formats and accessibility supports • Make arrangements for students who are not testing • Review Test Administration Manual (TAM), Oregon Accessibility Manual (OAM), and training notes • During testing: • Ensure that students receive the appropriate test (includes settings such as language and print size) • Enforce test environment requirements

Test Administrators Test Environment Requirements • Supervision at all times by a trained TA • Quiet environment void of distractions • Only accessibility supports listed in OAM made available to students • Limited interaction with students • Read student directions • Administer accessibility supports appropriately • No coaching

Test Administrators OAKS System Components • Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) • Student demographic information collected • Student test settings entered • Test Delivery System (TDS): • TA Interface • Test sessions created • Students approved to test • _______________ • Test Delivery System (TDS): • Student Interface • Students log into tests • Students take tests • Online Reporting System • (ORS) • Test results reported • Item Tracking System (ITS) • Test questions created reviewed, and edited • Questions assembled into tests

Test Administrators Overview of Test Delivery System TA Interface • Administer online tests, track progress, and manage students testing in your session • Adjust test settings for individual students before they are approved to start the test • Approve and submit print requests from students Student Interface • Secure online test that must be accessed via a secure browser • General Education Student Interface • Braille Interface

Test Administrators New in the OAKS Portal • New OAKS Portal URL: oaksportal.org • New look and feel: • Organization remains the same • Register to receive alerts when announcements or resources are posted on the portal

Test Administrators New in the OAKS Portal (cont’d) • New Organization of Resources & Resources Search Feature:

Test Administrators New in the TA Interface • Session IDs: New three-part naming convention (not based on TA’s name) • Easier to get back into sessions that were unintentionally closed or paused. Buttons added to message TA sees if the TA tries to start a new session and already has an active session: • Rejoin session • Close session

Test Administrators TA Interface at A Glance • Used to create and manage test sessions and approve students • All information is visible on one screen • Tests in session • Students needing approval to start testing • Students with tests in progress • Print requests

Test Administrators TA Interface (cont’d) • Create and Manage Test Sessions • List of available tests automatically displays upon logging in and remains on screen while monitoring students • Select the tests for inclusion in the session and click [Start Session] • System generates a Session ID that students will use to log in • Test sessions automatically expire upon TA logout • Sessions cannot be resumed • Students may resume a paused test in any new test session that includes the applicable test subject and grade • Example: TA creates a test session for students on Tuesday. To resume testing on Wednesday, the TA will create another test session for students to resume testing

Test Administrators TA Interface (cont’d) Student Test Settings and Approvals • Approvals Preview (right) allows TAs to see students that need to be approved while monitoring test progress • The complete list of students awaiting approval will display on a pop-up screen

Test Administrators TA Interface (cont’d) Student Test Settings and Approvals (cont’d)

Test Administrators 1 Student Log-in Student Login • Log in using First Name, SSID, Session ID • Confirm identity – “Is This You?” screen • First Name (same as in SSID upload), Enrolled Grade, DOB, School, SSID • Select Test • Student will see available tests by subject • TA Approval required to start test • Confirm test -- “Is this your test?” screen 2 3 4 5

Test Administrators Smarter Balanced Student Interface

Test Administrators OAKS Online Science & Social Sciences Student Interface Click to open periodic table Pause test button. Toggle between test pages. End test button. Click to open calculator Zoom in/out buttons (to adjust text size). Click to view list of item pages. Pages with marked items will be indicated. Select item/item page to navigate. Save button appears on technology enhanced items Click for item type tutorial. Click to view student help Click to select a comment about the item. Click to adjust the volume. Click to mark item for review.

Test Administrators ELPA Student Interface Toggle between test pages. Pause test button. Zoom in/out buttons (to adjust text size). Click to view list of item pages. Pages with marked items will be indicated. Select item/item page to navigate. Click to view student help Click to mark item for review. Click to select a comment about the item. Click to have listening item played, or if playing, pause the audio. Click for item type tutorial. Click to have answer option played. Click to have instructions read aloud Click to adjust the volume

Test Administrators Do’s… • TAs must read the Test Administration Manual and the Oregon Accessibility Manual, receive annual test administration and security training, and sign an Assurance of Test Security form before administering state tests. • If you’re administering Smarter Balanced or OAKS Online Science and Social Sciences through the Braille Interface, you must also receive ODE-provided Braille Interface training • If you’re administering the Extended Assessment, you must also receive ODE-provided Qualified Trainer or Qualified Assessor training

Test Administrators Do’s (cont’d)… • Use the practice tests to familiarize students with the student interface, item types, and available accessibility supports. • Read verbatim the student directions provided in the Test Administration Manual. • Provide students with only those accessibility supports listed by content area in the Oregon Accessibility Manual that are appropriate for the individual student.

Test Administrators …and Don’ts • Do not allow untrained aides, interpreters, volunteers, or substitutes to assist with test administration. • Do not coach students (including requiring students to show their work). • Do not allow students to access resources such as textbooks, class notes, or cell phones during testing. • Do not allow students to talk to or help other students during testing.

Test Administrators Promising Practices • TA reviews the TAM and OAM before testing, focusing on test security and content-specific accessibility options. • TA seeks clarification from STC on any rules that are unclear before administering tests • TA spaces students appropriately or provides visual barriers to prevent students from seeing others’ tests. • TA reads student directions verbatim and circulates through test environment to ensure proper testing conditions.

Test Administrators Test Administration Resources • Test Administration Manualhttp://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam • Oregon Accessibility Manualhttp://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487 • Best Practices Guidehttp://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam • Promising Testing Practiceshttp://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2444

Test Administrators In a Nutshell • TAs must receive training each year • Special training requirements for Braille Interface, Extended, and Kindergarten Assessments • TAs enforce valid test environment for students • When in doubt about a particular testing practice, before testing begins: • Check the TAM and the OAM • Check your training notes • Ask your School Test Coordinator • If all else fails, assume the answer is “no”

Test Administrators Acorns for Storage • What 3 things must a test administrator do before administering a state test? • What are some examples of assistance to students that are not allowed? • What are some methods we can use to reduce test improprieties?

Test Administrator Training (Required for DTCs, STCs, and TAs)