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Field Test WorkshopApril 22, 2014
What’s New?O Updated TAM – (3/24/2014)http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Test-Administration-Manual-FT.pdf
O Updated Test Administrator’s Guide (3/25/14)
http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Smarter_TA-User_Guide_FieldTest_Spring2014.pdf
O Guidelines for Read Aloud Test Reader (3/11/2014)
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Read-Aloud-Guidelines.pdf
Test SettingO Some test settings cannot be
changed after a test has started. (Begin Text Now button)O American Sign LanguageO BrailleO Closed CaptioningO Streamlined Interface (testing shell)O Translations (stacked- mathematics
only)
Basic Test RulesO Must answer all questions before
going onO Can flag items for review (drop-down
to return)O Review and change if not paused for
more than 20 minutesO Cannot return to segments once
completed
Pause RulesO Must log back on
O Directed to first page that has unanswered item
O Non-PT tests have 20 minute rulesO Not permitted to change previously
answered itemsO PT do not have a pause limit rule
O Contain 2 segments O Cannot return to first segment once
completed
SegmentsO PT tests
O all ELA tests contain 2 segmentsO Non-PT tests
O All ELA tests contain 2 segmentsO Math tests contain multiple segments
(some 2 some 4O Some don’t allow calculators
TA Interface for Field Tests
1. Session ID2. Test Selection table3. Pending Approvals Notifications and Preview Window4. Students in Your Test Session Table
Starting a Test Session
O Tests are automatically listed O By grade then subjectO NonPTO PT
O Students are pre-assigned selected tests and can only take those tests.
Approvals
O Approvals 0O Not clickable
O Don’t approve students whose test settings are incorrect
O 3 Approvals needed
O ClickableO Preview shows
test
Approvals
O This window does not refreshO Standard Settings = defaultO Custom Settings = supports and accommodationsO Approve individual or approve all students
O Denying students (reason- test settings, incorrect information,etc)
Stopping Test Sessions
O Click Stop SessionO Verification
O Remember Stopping requires logging back inO New Session ID
O Log out after stoppingO After 20 minutes of inactivity, the session is
“stopped”O Non-PT tests only – students cannot return to
previously answered items
Test Layout
What We’ve Learned…
