Hawai’i Statewide Assessment Program Test Administrator Training: TA Site Navigation and Test Security Objectives

1. Hawai’i Statewide Assessment Program Test Administrator Training (pt. 2) TA Site Navigation for TC, and TA

2. Modules Recommended for TAs • Test Administrators (Planning for before, during, and after) pt. 1 • Test Administrators (TA site navigation) pt. 2 • TA Interface Training Module 2019-2020 • Test Security

3. Objectives After viewing this presentation, you should be able to: • Know Roles and Responsibilities • Take the TA Certification course and pass with 80% or more • Log into TIDE System • Use the TA Interface to start and run a test session • View student test settings and accessibility resources • Monitor the testing process • Pause and stop a test session • Print test session information • Exit and log out of the TA Interface

4. Participation in Required in Spring Assessments • English Language Arts Grades 3 – 8, & 11: Smarter Balanced or Extended Assessments • Mathematics Grades 3 – 8, & 11: Smarter Balanced or Extended Assessment • HSA Science (NGSS) Grades 5 & 8: Online Science Assessment • EOC Exams:Biology I (Required) Alg I & II (Optional)

5. Planning that Impacts Participation • Know how many opportunities are available for the test you’ll be administering (Only 1 opportunity for SB ELA and math and EOCs) • Know when your school is administering each test so your students take the right test at the right time • Know what test settings your students need before testing begins • Check IEPs and 504 Plans what supports are identified • Check TIDE to see what settings are assigned

6. TA Roles and Responsibilities • Before testing: • Provide students with an opportunity to take the practice test • Review with SSC and TC student IEPs or education plans to identify appropriate test formats and accessibility supports • Make arrangements for students who are not testing • During testing: • Ensure that students receive the appropriate test • Enforce test environment requirements and test security • After testing: • Check participation reports to ensure all eligible students have completed testing

7. Test Environment Ensures validity of student results and that no students have an unfair advantage or disadvantage during testing.

8. Requirements • Supervision at all times by a trained TA • Quiet environment void of distractions • Cell phones and other electronic devices put away • No food and drink allowed in the testing environment • Only accessibility supports listed in Accessibility Manual and indicated in TIDE can be made available to students • Limited interaction with students • Read student directions • Administer accessibility supports appropriately • No coaching

9. TIDE Portal The web based system that is used for testing, test settings, and progress monitoring reports.

10. Accessing the TIDE Portal • TIDE Portal URL: alohahsap.org • Register to receive alerts when announcements or resources are posted on the portal • TA user account provides access to: • TIDE (view and edit student test settings) • TA Live Site (used to administer tests) • Online Reporting System (view participation and performance reports)

11. Accessing the TIDE Portal

12. Overview of Test Delivery System TA Live Site • 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

13. Test Administration • Training and Practice Tests can be taken as a guest or in a testing session set up in the Training Site by any Teacher. • “Actual Assessments” – can only be administered by a trained certified test administrator using the TA Live Site and with students using the HI Secure Browser. • For SY 2019 – 2020… • The TA Live Site is very similar to SY 2018-2019. • Reminder: Mathematics Performance Task (PT) will no longer appear for the Summative Assessments. • TAs will: • Select Smarter Balance Summative • Choose Content Area (ELA/L or Math) • For ELA/L only, TAs will select Type of Test (CAT or PT) • After selecting PT, selecting the appropriate grade level will launch all ELA/L PTs for that grade.

14. Create a Test Session

15. TA Live Site: Overview, cont.

16. TA Live Site at a Glance • Used to create and manage test sessions and approve students • All information is visible on one screen • Test Session ID • Students needing approval to start testing • Students with tests in progress • Print requests TA User Guide

17. TA Live Site (cont.) • Create and Manage Test Sessions • List of available tests automatically displays upon logging in • Click Expand All to see more detail • 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 need to create another test session for students to resume testing

18. Trying Out a Practice Test w/ TA • Both tests can be conducted in a testing session administered by a Test Administrator using the TA Practice Site and secure browser or in a “guest session” using any browser from any location. Today we’ll do a Practice Test with some of you acting as TA! Remember the Training Test allows students to become familiar with the assessment software, tools, etc., while the Practice Test includes about 30 items at each grade level and provides access to the designated supports and accommodations if administered using the secure browser.

19. 1 Student Log-in • 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 TA User Guide

20. Approving Student Entry

21. Student Lookup

22. Student Lookup, cont.

23. Denying Student Entry • Deny entry to a test session in these circumstances: • The student is not supposed to enter this session. • The student’s demographic information is incorrect. • The student’s required accommodations are incorrect.

24. Monitoring Student Status

25. Printing Test Session Information

26. Pausing and Stopping Sessions

27. Paused Test Information

28. Logging Out of the TA Live Site

29. Troubleshooting

30. Further Information • School Test Coordinator: • Visit: • alohahsap.org • www.smarterbalanced.org • Call, fax, or email the American Institutes for Research HSAP Help Desk • Hours: 7:30 am to 4:00 p.m. HST, Monday-Friday (except holidays) • Phone: 1-866-648-3712 • Fax: 1-877-231-7813 • Email: HSAPHelpDesk@air.org