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

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

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

3. Test Administrators Training Overview • Training will cover the following topics: • TA Training Overview • Accommodations • Test Security • OAKS Online* • ELPA* • Writing*

4. 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 accommodations • Make arrangements for students who are not testing • Review Test Administration Manual • During testing: • Ensure that students receive the appropriate test (includes settings such as language and print size) • Enforce test environment requirements

5. Test Administrators Test Environment Requirements • Supervision at all times by a trained TA • Quiet environment void of distractions • Only allowable resources made available to students upon request • Limited interaction with students • Read student directions • Administer accommodations appropriately • No coaching

6. Test Administrators What’s new ? • For students in grades 3 – 8, there are 2OAKS test opportunities per subject • Retesting students in grades 3 – 8 who have already met requiresexplicitparental consent • 3 test opportunities for students in High School; no restriction on retesting

7. Test Administrators Do’s and Don’ts Do’s • TAs must read the Test Administration Manual, receive annual test administration and security training, and sign an Assurance of Test Security form before administering state tests. • If you’re administering OAKS 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

8. Test Administrators Do’s and Don’ts, cont’d Do’s • TAs may only provide students with allowable resources listed by content area in the Test Administration Manual. • TAs may only provide the restricted resource of printed test items to students for whom the district has identified individual student need. • TAs must read verbatim the student directions provided in the Test Administration Manual.

9. Test Administrators Do’s and Don’ts, cont’d Don’ts • TAs may not allow untrained aides, volunteers, or substitutes to assist with test administration. • TAs may not coach students (including requiring students to show their work). • Students may not access non-allowable resources such as textbooks, class notes, or cell phones during testing. • Students may not talk to or help other students during testing.

10. Test Administrators Promising Practices • TA reviews the Test Administration Manual before testing, focusing on test security and content-specific allowable resources and accommodations. • 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. • TA makes available but does not require students to use allowable resources.

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

12. Test Administrators Test Administration Resources • Test Administration Manual • Accommodations Manual http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487 • Best Practices Guide • Promising Testing Practices http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2444

13. 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?