Taking an Online Benchmark Test in Schoolnet with TestNav

1. Taking an Online Benchmark Test in Schoolnet with TestNav

2. How to Take a Test Online The next few slides will explain these steps: Sign in Enter the online test passcode Answer the questions using the tools provided Check your answers Submit your test

3. Starting a Test

4. Login to the District

5. Launch Schoolnet

6. Locate the Take a Test widget on the student homepage

7. Enter the Online Passcode In Schoolnet, enter the online test passcode and click Go Passcodes are unique for each test. For the District Benchmarks, passcodes will be four-digit numbers. A document with passcodes will be posted on Schoolnet in the same place that the PDFs of the tests are posted. The file names for the PDFs will also include the passcodes.

8. Confirm the Correct Test Alert your teacher if the wrong test name appears. If everything is correct, click Start Your Test Benchmark 1 Grade 3 ELA

9. Confirm and Start It takes a few moments for the test to load. Once the Start Test Now button turns blue, click it to start.

10. Taking Your Test

11. Answering Questions • Click a radio button next to an answer choice. • Click the forward arrow to move to the next question. • Click the back arrow to move to the previous question.

12. Navigate Between Questions • Click Review to jump to any question

13. Bookmark Items • If you aren’t sure about your answer choice, Bookmark the item to review it later, if you have time • A blue flag appears in the review menu so you can quickly jump to bookmarked items

14. Passages • Use scroll bar to view long passages • If a test has paired passages, use the tabs to switch between passages.

15. Test Aids • Use the options in the menu to turn on and off any available test aids as needed

16. How to Highlight • To highlight text you think might be important to review as you answer the questions, highlight the text with your cursor and then click the pink or blue square. • (Use the icon with the red diagonal line to remove highlighting.)

17. Answer Eliminator • Use the Answer Eliminator tool to cross out answer choices you think are incorrect Answer Eliminator

18. Notepad • Use the notepad to make any notes that will help you to answer the test item. • Don’t use this field for your answer.

19. Calculator • Some items may have a calculator available. • If you see the icon, click to open. • You can use your cursor to drag it around the screen.

20. Pausing a Test • Some tests have the option to pause if you have to leave your seat.

21. Review and Submit • After you answer the last item, a summary screen provides you the chance to review any unanswered or bookmarked items. • Be sure to submit your test.

22. Questions • District IT Help Desk – 215-400-5555, helpdesk@philasd.org • problems with usernames and passwords or the Student Password Lookup Application, • logging into the District website, • Internet connectivity, browsers issues, operating systems, hardware, site slowness, etc., • questions about Infinite Campus • SchoolnetHelp Desk – 866-744-5243, philahelp@schoolnet.com • problems accessing StudentNet after students have successfully logged into the District website and clicked on the StudentNet icon, • questions about locating passcodes, the PDFs of Benchmark tests, and Scoring Guides • problems accessing TestNav after students have successfully accessed StudentNet and entered a passcode • missing or incorrect test assignments, • questions about online test functionality, • requests to reset Benchmarks submitted for scoring prematurely, • questions about Schoolnet reports.