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CMAS Training for Test Administrators PearsonAccess Training. April, 2014. PearsonAccess - Overview. PearsonAccess is a comprehensive test management system To access PearsonAccess go to: www.pearsonaccess.c om
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CMAS Training forTest AdministratorsPearsonAccess Training April, 2014
PearsonAccess - Overview • PearsonAccess is a comprehensive test management system • To access PearsonAccess go to: www.pearsonaccess.com • Your SAC will create user accounts for all teachers serving as Test Administrators for this year’s test. When those accounts are created, you will receive an email from Pearson with your user ID. (you will have to log in to the internet version of Outlook to see the entire email.) You will create your password when you log in the first time.
Secure • All questions are secure. You may not record the content of • a question in any way. • You may not discuss the content of the questions with students, • parents, or other teachers. • Scratch paper is secure. • Walls should be free of any material that might help students • with content. • You may not help students with content of the questions, • clarification of questions, or meaning of words. • Active proctoring is the same as TCAP: walk around the room, • observe student behavior, make sure students are on the • correct section of the test. • READ THE TEST ADMINISTRATION MANUAL CAREFULLY • BEFORE THE START OF THE TEST!
ePAT Practice Test Purpose: Familiarize students with the test format and available tools. • Available on www.PearsonAccess.com • Login not required • Depending on grade level, ePAT practice tests consist of 14-17 questions and should take 30-45 minutes.
Login is required to access all other Test Administrator Functions
PearsonAccess User Roles(CMAS Test Administrators) • CMAS Test Administrators permissions include: • Proctor cache test content • Start and stop test sessions • Administer the CMAS and manage test sessions • Check student test status • Mark tests complete
PearsonAccess – Home The Home tab in PearsonAccess displays links to the all the functions available to your user account.
PearsonAccess - Navigation Global navigation links appear on the top of every screen.
PearsonAccess - Navigation Tabs and sub tabs allow you to navigate quickly to specific screens
PearsonAccess - Navigation: Help Help offers context-specific support. Click to close the Help window.
The Morning of the Test • Before the scheduled test section Tasks: • Proctor Cache the Test Content • Start the Test Section Test Administrator will need a device (desktop, laptop, or iPad)
Proctor Cache Test Content Test AdministratorsHandout: How to Turn on Proctor Caching and Start/Stop a Test Session Step 1 Test Administrators click on the Proctor Caching button to begin the caching process.
Proctor Caching Test Content Step 2: Proctor Cache • The test forms to be cached for the test session will display. • Click the Next button to begin caching.
Starting a PearsonAccess Test Section Handout: How to Turn on Proctor Caching and Start/Stop a Test Session
Administering the Test • TASKS • Student Authorization Tickets • Scratch paper • Seal Codes • Starting the Test Section • Monitoring the Test Section • Resuming a Student • Exiting a Test Section
Student Authorization Tickets SAC and Test Administrator
Student Authorization Tickets Student Authorization Tickets – used by students to log into their test SAC • Print Student Authorization Tickets • Secure • Envelope for each Test Administrator • Collect Student Authorization Tickets from TAs after testing Test Administrator • Distribute and collect Student Authorization Tickets from students at the beginning and end of the test section • Ensure students enter the Username and Test Code printed on their Student Authorization Ticket
Student Authorization Tickets Username: Test Code:
Seal Codes SAC and Test Administrator
Seal Codes Provide the Seal Code for the current section only. • Each test contains 3 sealed test sections. • In your testing envelope with Authorization Tickets • Write the Seal Code for the current test section on the board. • Must be used in the order they are printed on the sheet. • Seal Codes become invalid as soon as the test session is stopped. • Students who need to do a makeup will need a new Authorization Ticket and seal code.
Monitoring Test Sections in pearsonaccess.com Proctoring the test
Student Status Each student has his own status indicator
Monitoring Test Sections Monitor the status of students in the session. To refresh a student’s testing status: Click the Refresh icon in the Status column of the student list on the Session Details screen to refresh the student’s status.
Status • Ready: Not started the test • Active: Logged in and started the test • Exited: Exited the test but hasn’t submitted answers • Submitted: Finished testing and submitted answers • Completed: Submitted test data have been processed • Marked Complete: Exited the test and will not resume • Resume/Resume-Upload: Authorized to resume the test
View Student Progress A Test Administrator can view a student’s progress to determine if all questions have been answered Click on View Progress to view the student’s progress in the test
PearsonAccess Test Session Security Test sessions have multiple levels of security controls Session level security allows you to start/stop the entire test session to control access Student level security allows you to control access on a student level when the session is started
Resuming a Student • If a student has exited a test they must be resumed before they can log back into the test • The student status is Exited • Select the checkbox next to the student’s name • Click Resume Test, Confirm you want to resume the test
Exiting a Test Section and Submitting a Test Session Do not submit the final answers until Section 3 is completed!
Mark Test Complete A student may be manually marked complete if they are finished testing but did not submit their test. Do not mark a test complete unless a student has completed the test (all three sections) or will not be returning to finish the test. Select the checkbox next to the student’s name and click Mark Test Complete.
Mark Test Complete Select the choice to use the same reason for all students, or use a different reason for each student Enter the Reason and click Save
Stopping a Test Session All test sessions must be Stopped at the end of a test administration (after all three sections have been completed.) All students in a session must be in Completed or Marked Complete status Click on Stopto stop the test session
TestNav 8 TestNav 8 is a secure, browser-based application used to take computer-based tests.
Students Log In to TestNav Username Test Code Once the test session is started students launch a browser and enter the TestNav address provided in the Student Authorization Ticket When TestNav loads students enter the Username and Test Code provided in the Student Authorization Ticket
TestNav Testing Engine TestNav Welcome page
TestNav Testing Engine Section 1 Seal Code Entry
TestNav Testing Engine Section 2 Seal Code Entry
TestNav Testing Engine Section 3 Seal Code Entry
TestNav Testing Engine Flag Items and Review Navigation Tools User Menu Constructed Response Tools
TestNav Testing Engine Sample Item
Who to contact for support SAC STC Contact hotline 520-2080 Device issues Connectivity/bandwidth Be prepared to answer: Are you in a live testing session? School Name Contact number Device in use Test Content and Section What is the problem? Contact hotline: 520-2080 • Test environment • Misadministration • Accommodations • Test procedures • User accounts/passwords issues