PARCC Pilot:
Test Administrator Training
Overview of PARCC
Assessments
Why CMAS PARCC?
• Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the
Colorado Academic Standards (CAS)
• The expectations of what students need to
know.
• Measures critical skills and knowledge our
students need
PARCC Consortia
Overview of PARCC Assessments
• PARCC replaces TCAP in spring 2015
• English Language Arts:
– Grades 3-11
• Math:
– Grades 3-11
– Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra II
• Will provide evidence of college and career
readiness based on the assessments in 11th
grade
Test Structure
• Performance-Based Assessment (PBA):
– Administered in March
– English language arts/Literacy: Writing effectively when analyzing text
– Math: Problem solving and application
AND
• End-of-Year Assessment (EOY):
– Administered April/May
– Acquired skills and knowledge by answering machine-scorable
questions
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What is a “Standardized”
Assessment?
• All students have the same test content, resources, directions,
testing conditions, and scoring procedures.
• A score obtained by one student in one part of Colorado (in
the case with PARCC – across the consortia) will mean the
same as the same score obtained by another student in a
different part of the state and consortia.
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Timeline and Pilot
PARCC Assessments: Timeline
• Spring 2014:
– March: TCAP reading, writing and math in all schools grades 3-10
– March/May: PARCC pilot (selected schools) for English language
arts and/or math
• Spring 2015
– March/April: Performance-based
o
Grades 3 – 11: English language arts
o
Grades 3 – 11: Math
– April/May: End-of-Year
o
Grades 3 – 11: English language arts
o
Grades 3 – 11: Math
Purpose of the Pilot
• Main Purposes:
1) Examine the quality of items so that PARCC can build
assessment forms for the 14-15 school year;
2) Pilot assessment administration procedures, including
technology readiness; and
3) Give schools and districts the opportunity to experience the
administration of PARCC assessments
• Purpose is NOT to assess student achievement. Schools
will NOT receive student scores.
• Take it SERIOUSLY.
PARCC Pilot Schools: PBA
School
Cesar Chavez
Denver Green
DSST: GVR
East
Garden Place
Noel Community Arts
School
South
University Park
West Leadership
Grade(s)
6
6
9
10
3
6
Subject
ELA
Math
ELA
ELA
Math
ELA
Component
PBA
PBA & EOY
PBA & EOY
PBA
PBA
PBA
# of Sessions
3
4
5
3
2
3
11
3
9
ELA
ELA
ELA
PBA
PBA
PBA
3
3
3
PARCC Pilot Schools: EOY
School
Bryant Webster
Centennial
Colfax Elementary
Denver Green
Denver School of the Arts
DSST: GVR
Force
Gust
Highline
Hill Campus
Johnson
Odyssey
Park Hill
Skinner
STRIVE Prep – Westwood
Teller
Whittier
Grade(s)
7
4
4, 5
6
8
9
5
5
7, 8
6
5
7
3
6
8
3
5
Subject
ELA
ELA
Math, ELA
Math
ELA
ELA
ELA
Math
ELA, Math
Math
Math
ELA
Math
ELA
Math
Math
Math
Component
EOY
EOY
EOY
PBA & EOY
EOY
PBA & EOY
EOY
EOY
EOY
EOY
EOY
EOY
EOY
EOY
EOY
EOY
EOY
# of Sessions
2
2
2, 2
4
2
5
2
2
2, 2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
PARCC Pilot Schedule and
Key Dates
Component
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Dates
Student Data Upload Available
Now
Complete Infrastructure Trial
March 14, 2014
Performance-Based trainings must be
completed by
March 14, 2014
Performance-Based Assessment (PBA)
March 24 to April 11, 2014
Student Data Upload Available
Mid-March, 2014
Complete Infrastructure Trial
April 25, 2014
End-of-Year trainings must be completed by
April 25, 2014
End-of-Year (EOY)
May 5 to June 6, 2014
Performance-Based Schedule
• March 24 – 28
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East (ELA – 10th grade) 3/26
Noel Community Arts (ELA – 6th grade)
South (ELA – 11th grade)
West Leadership (ELA – 9th grade)
• March 31 – April 4: Spring Break! No Testing!
• April 7 – 11
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–
–
–
–
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Cesar Chavez (ELA – 6th grade)
Denver Green (Math – 6th grade)
DSST: GVR (ELA – 9th grade)
Garden Place (Math – 3rd grade)
University Park (ELA – 3rd grade)
PearsonAccess
(Test Management App)
PearsonAccess: Overview
• PearsonAccess is the test management system for PARCC
pilot.
• You can perform the following test-related duties:
– Review sample items
– Add, delete, and change student data, including requesting
accommodations
– Monitor test sessions
– Training modules and other resources
• Recommendation: Review the PearsonAccess training
module, specifically “Monitoring Test Sessions” portion.
PearsonAccess
www.pearsonaccess.com
Select:
PARCC
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Accessing: Practice Items and
Tutorials
Access
Sample
Items
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PARCC Sample Items
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Accessing Pearson Training
Modules
Step 1: From PARCC Home Screen, click on
“Support” tab
Step 2: Click on “Training”
Step 3: Click on “Training Modules”.
Step 4: It will take you to a different site,
where you have to enter your e-mail
address.
Step 5: Click on “Test Administration”
Step 6: Click on “Computer-based Testing
Test Administration”
OR
Go directly to the website and skip steps 14.
https://parcc.tms.pearson.com/Account/Lo
gin?ReturnUrl=%2f
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Management System
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TestNav8
(Test Delivery App)
TestNav8: Overview
• TestNav 8 is Pearson’s newest
test delivery platform for
online testing.
• It can be run on Macs, PCs,
Chromebooks and iPads.
• Java requirements (consult
with your STR)
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Accommodations
Types of Accessibility Features
and Accommodations
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Accessibility Features for ALL Students
Support
Description
Audio Amplification
The student raises or lowers the volume control, as needed,
using headphones. Student must be tested in a separate setting
if unable to wear headphones
Background/Font Color*
The student changes the onscreen background and/or font color
based on need or preference.
Blank Paper (provided by
test administrator)
The student may be provided with one blank sheet of paper on
which to plan or organize item responses. An additional sheet
may be offered if the student raises his/her hand during testing.
Eliminate Answer Choices
The student “crosses out” possible answer choices (for multiple
choice items only).
Flag Items for Review
The student highlights items to review later.
General Administration
Directions Clarified (by test
administrator)
The test administrator repeats general administration
instructions only. No part of the test may be clarified, nor may
any assistance be provided to the student during testing.
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Accessibility Features for ALL Students:
Cont …
Support
Description
General Administrations
Read Aloud and Repeated
as Needed (by test
administrator)
The student clicks a button to read aloud or repeat instructions.
Student must be tested in separate setting, if unable to wear
headphones.
General Masking*
The student creates a custom “mask” to electronically cover
portions of the test items, including passages, as needed
Text Highlighter Tool
The student highlights text as needed to recall and/or
emphasize.
Headphones or Noise
Buffers
The student uses headphones or noise buffers to minimize
distractions, access embedded text-to-speech, or filter external
noise during testing (in addition to required headphone for use
of English Language Arts/Literacy assessment).
Line Reader Tool
The students use onscreen tool to assist in reading by raising and
lowering the tool for each line of text onscreen.
Magnification/Enlargement The student enlarges text and graphics onscreen, up to 400%
Device
(while preserving clarity, contrast, and color).
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Accessibility Features for ALL Students:
Cont …
Support
Description
Pop-Up Glossary
The student is able to view definitions of pre-selected, constructirrelevant words by selecting a hyperlink onscreen via a pop-up
text box.
Redirect Student to the
Test (by test administrator)
The test administrator redirects the student’s attention to the
test without coaching or assisting the student in any way.
Writing Tools
The student uses writing process tools for written responses,
including cut and paste, copy, underline, bold, and insert bullets.
Extended time (time and a
half)
All students are expected to sit for each test section for the
required Test Session and then students are allowed additional
time to complete the test. Thus, all students will be given time
and a half.
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Accommodations
• Must be based on an individual need documented in the
student’s approved IEP, 504, or English learner plan
• A master list of all students and their accommodations must
be maintained by the SAL. These will need to be recorded in
PearsonAccess. Please include students using text-to-speech.
• Accommodations are available for computer-based and
paper-based administration.
– Paper-based form is itself intended to be an accommodated
form
Accommodations that Must be Selected
during the Test Registration Process for
Students with Disabilities
Accommodations
Content Area and Grades Available
Scribing or Speech-to-Text
All Content Areas
All Grades
Word prediction on the English language
arts/Literacy PBA
PBA Only
All Grades
Extended Time
All Content Areas
All Grades
External Assistive Technology
All Content Areas
All Grades
Calculation Device and Mathematical
Tools (on Non-calculator Sessions of
Mathematics Assessments)
Mathematics Only
Paper and Pencil Edition
All Content Areas
All Grades
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Accommodations that Must be Selected
during the Test Registration Process for
English language learners
Accommodations
Content Area and Grades Available
Extended Time
All Content Areas
All Grades
General Administration Directions
Clarified in Student’s Native Language
All Content Areas
All Grades
General Administration Directions Read
Aloud and Repeated as Needed in
Student’s Native Language
All Content Areas
All Grades
Scribing or Speech-to-Text: Responses
Dictated for the Mathematics
assessments in English
Mathematics Only
All Grades
Word to Word Dictionary (English/Native
Language)
All Content Areas
All Grades
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Paper-Pencil vs Computer-Based
• Use of paper-based assessments are expected only to be
available to students who:
– Have a neurological disorder, a condition that causes seizures, or
another health condition that prevents the student from
accessing the computer
– Need a braille form with tactile graphs
– Have an IEP or 504 plan that requires assistive technology, such
as speech-to-text or 504 plan that may not be compatible with
TestNav8
– Will provide oral or written responses in a language other than
English or Spanish
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Modifications = Misadministration
• Requiring a student to be assessed on less content matter
than other students because he has been taught less material
• Reducing the scope of assessments so a student needs to
complete only a limited number of problems or items
• Modifying the complexity of assessments to make them easier
• Giving hints, clues, or other coaching that directs the student
to correct responses on assignments and tests
• Adults defining vocabulary on the test or explaining test items
• Allowing the student to complete an assessment of English
language arts in a language other than English
• Using dictionaries that provide definitions (rather than
acceptable word-to-word dual-language dictionary)
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ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Ethical Responsibilities
 I understand that the purpose of the PARCC pilot is to measure at what
level a student is meeting the Colorado Academic Standards at their
grade level.
 I understand my role in standardized testing is to allow students to work
independently without my help.
 I understand that I must follow the rules of standardization in order for
the students that I am proctoring to receive a score.
 I understand that the district analyzes unusual PARCC pilot scores trends
as well as erasure analysis to ensure that all DPS test scores are valid.
 I understand that I must perform my professional responsibilities with
honesty, integrity, due care, and fairness.
Ethical Practices and
PARCC Pilot
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Teach to the standards, not the test
Never use items from test books for test preparation
Never share or alter student responses
Do not coach or clue students during test administration
Provide all approved accommodations
In order to maintain standardization, test administrators must
make sure that their students have the same PARCC pilot
testing experience as all of the other students who are taking
the same exam.
BEFORE testing Tasks
Before Testing:
PearsonAccess
1. REVIEW PEARSONACCESS (TEST MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM) TRAINING MODULES AND PRACTICE ITEMS
Review PearsonAccess (recommended)
Review Practice Items (recommended)
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Before Testing:
Test Scheduling
2. REVIEW OUR TESTING SCHEDULE
 Know when you will be testing, the room, and your
students
Guidelines for Scheduling
Sessions
Task
Time Allotted
Preparation after students arrive, including
ensuring students are logged in to computer
work stations, reading instructions to
students, answering questions
10 minutes
Distribute test materials to students
5 minutes
Administer pilot test sessions
40-80 minutes depending on session and
grade level (see next slides)
Additional time allowed for ALL students if
students are proactively engaged
20-40 minutes depending on session and
grade level (see next slides)
End-of-session activities, including closing
testing sessions and collecting test materials
Total Time:
10 minutes
85 – 145 minutes
For each test session, plan for a MINIMUM of 85-145 minutes.
Recommendation: Given that this is the first year, plan for extra time.
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Grade 3: English Language
Arts/Literacy
PBA
Administration Time
(in min)
EOY
Literary
Analysis
Research
Simulation
Narrative
Writing
Session 1
Session 2
Session Time
60
60
40
70
50
Additional Time
30
30
20
35
25
Total Time
90
90
60
105
75
Every student must be provided with the FULL amount of Session
Time.
For this year, additional time is available to ALL students if some are
still diligently working. Schools should plan on the Total Time for
testing.
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Before Testing:
Test Scheduling Cont …
Guidelines for Testing Time Cont …
Test sections can only be administered to students in consecutive
order
• One grade level and one content area at a time
• A new session cannot be started until ALL students in session are
finished
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Before Testing:
Logistics Plan
3. REVIEW TEST ADMINISTRATION LOGISTICS PLAN
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Introduce an alternate SAL, if applicable
Introduce STR and Alt STR, if applicable
Identify all students participating, including features and
accommodations needed
Be authorized as Test Administrators
Inform students and parents about the PARCC pilot assessments
Meet with students to review practice test items, testing day
policies and expectations
Review policy for what students do after they are done with testing
Review designated appropriate testing spaces
Before Testing: Room
Configuration
• Student-to-Test Administrator ratio must not exceed 25 to 1
(+ 1 extra and 1 for test administrator)
• Students should not be able to see each other’s work from a normal
testing position.
• Consider the following seating configurations to maintain test security:
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Seat students in every other seat (useful in a computer lab setup)
Arrange monitors back-to-back
Seat students back-to-back
Seat students in a semicircle (useful for schools using laptops)
Seat students in a widely spaced rows or in every other row (appropriate for a
classroom setup)
• Dividing screens or other privacy materials may be used if students
cannot be placed far enough away from each other.
Before Testing:
Room Configuration Cont…
• Test Administrator must be able to actively monitor the space
within the testing environment.
• Test Administrators should be in a position to see students’ eyes,
not screens
Recommendations:
– Group students separately who will use Session Time vs those who
will need extended time.
Before Testing:
Test Security
4. REVIEW TEST SECURITY POLICIES
Security is ensuring that there is no reproduction of any test materials. This
includes memorization, photocopying, note taking, photographing, scanning,
encoding, text messaging, sign language, Morse code, blogging or using other
forms of social networking to share information.
• Do NOT make copies of any portion of the TCAP exams.
• Do NOT copy, by any means, any student work that results from this
assessment.
• Do NOT look at the test prior to testing and prep students on what will be
tested. (Released items are okay to share with students)
• Do NOT share student’s responses with anyone verbally, through the internet, or
in written format.
• Do NOT attempt to score a student’s test before returning the materials.
Before Testing:
Test Security Cont …
Security Checklist:
 Test Coordinators must maintain a log of secure materials. You may
use the Optional Secure Materials Tracking Form or your own
equivalent log to track secure materials.
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Schools also need a log to account for collection and destruction of
Mathematics Reference Sheets written on by students as well as for
scratch paper written on by students.
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Test Administrators are not to have extended access (>15 minutes)
to test materials before or after administration.
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Test Administrators must document the return of all secure test
materials to the SAL immediately after testing.
Before Testing:
Secure Materials Handling
Schools will not receive a shipment from the vendor as there will be
no test booklets or answer documents. Test Coordinators must print
the following secure materials through PearsonAccess, which can be
printed up to one week prior to testing:
 Student Authorization Tickets. Each test session will have a unique
Test Code for each student that will be printed on Student
Authorization Tickets. Students will be prompted to enter the Test
Code to access the test via TestNav (the browser-based application
used to administer PARCC tests).
 Seal Codes. Seal Codes are four-digit codes used to lock test sessions
so that students cannot go ahead to the next session or go back to a
previous session that has already been completed. Seal codes are the
electronic equivalents of the adhesive tabs that are used to seal
sections of paper test booklets.
Before Testing:
Student Authorization Ticket
https://co.testnav.com
Username:
Test Code:
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Before Testing:
Seal Codes
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Before Testing:
Final Preparations
7. FINAL PREPARATION
BEFORE the day of testing:
 Verify testing rooms are set up so students are separated by a
reasonable distance to encourage independent work and prevent
collaboration
 Ensure testing rooms are clear of any and all instructional displays
 Make sure there is a working clock in the room
Materials Prohibited During All
Sessions
Classroom resources that may provide unauthorized assistance, or explain,
define, illustrate concepts that are part of the subject areas being tested,
must be covered up or removed.
Include (not exhaustive list):
• Posters, maps, or charts
• Mathematical formulas/theorems
• Graphic organizers
• Number lines
• Multiplication tables
• 100s charts
• Word lists
• Definitions
• Writing formulas
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Before Testing:
Final Preparations
7. FINAL PREPARATION (continued)
On the day of testing, immediately prior to the beginning of the test
session (NOT in advance),
Distribute the following materials to Test Administrators (15
minutes):
 Student Materials (See next slides)
 Seal codes (must be written on the board by the Test Administrator)
 “Testing—Do Not Disturb” signs to post on testing room doors
 Other allowable materials
Student Materials to be
Provided
 Student Authorization Tickets
 Headphones (if administering an English language arts/Literacy
session or needed for accommodations or accessibility purposes)
 Pencil(s) with eraser(s)
 Blank scratch paper
– Two pages total per student (one first and second one upon request
but student can only have one at a time), per session; new paper
must be provided for each session.
– Paper must be provided by Test Administrator
– Paper must be blank, lined, or graph paper (no writing of any kind)
 Test Booklets (for students taking paper-based)
 Content or Grade-specific allowable materials
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Student Materials to be
Provided Cont …
Grade/Content-Specific
Material Allowed
8th Grade Math
Geometry
Integrated Math
Tracing paper, Reflection tools, straight edge
and compass
Any math assessment
Rulers and protractors
Grades 6 and 7
Four-function calculator
Grade 8
Scientific calculator
High school
Graphing calculators (with functionalities
consistent with TI-84 or similar models)
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Student Materials Prohibited
During Specific Sessions
Writing journals and other personal reference or
resource materials
English Language
Arts/Literacy
Dictionary or thesaurus (unless word-to-word
dictionaries without definitions or pictures –
allowable accommodation for ELLs)
Any resource or reference material
Grades 3-5: Calculators
Mathematics
Grades 6-8 and High School: Non-approved
calculators
Any resource or reference material
Mathematical formulas and conversion tables
other than the grade-specific, PARCC-approved
Mathematics Reference Sheet
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DURING testing Tasks
During Testing:
Test Environment
1. THE TESTING ENVIRONMENT MUST:
 Be adequately lit, quiet, free of distractions and heated or cooled
 Provide an adequate writing surface for scratch paper
 Be free of cell phones, music or other distracting devices
 “Do Not Disturb/Only Authorized Personnel Allowed” and “NO
Electronic Devices” signs must be placed on the door during test
sessions
 No food or drinks allowed on desks or near test materials
 Free of any content related posters or aids that suggest possible
answers to students
• Word walls
• Steps for solving math equations
• Any content related materials
During Testing:
Administer the Test
2. ADMINISTER THE TEST (TEST ADMINISTRATOR)
Write Session Name, Session Time, and Additional Time
 Provide each student with individual authorization tickets
and one sheet of scratch paper (students will need to write
name on top of paper)
 Students Log In to TestNav
 Write Seal code on board (Erase after students have
entered in code)
 Write start and end time on board

Note: Read and follow the instructions and script as provided in
the Test Administrators Manual.
During Testing:
Students Log In to TestNav
• Once the test session has
started, students launch a
browser and enter the
TestNav address provided in
the Student Authorization
Ticket
• When TestNav loads student
enter the Username and Test
Code provided in the Student
Authorization Ticket
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During Testing:
TestNav Testing Engine
TestNav Welcome page
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During Testing:
TestNav Testing Engine Cont …
Section 1 Seal Code Entry
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During Testing:
Monitor Test Activity
3. MONITOR TEST ACTIVITY

Ensure that Test Administrators are actively monitoring
students during testing
Test Proctor Role
Test proctors behave differently than classroom instructors
Teachers
Proctors
• Develop student understanding
through a continuous cycle of
teaching and evaluating
• Provide differentiated
explanations and alternative
examples
• Encourage, coach and prompt
students as they work
• Administer assessments that
evaluate student understanding
• Ensure that assessments are
standardized and all students have
the same opportunities
• Allow students to demonstrate
what they know without any
interference.
Test Proctor Role
During PARCC test administration, test proctors CANNOT:
Help students find an answer to a question.
Point out missing or incorrect answers to students.
Look at the PARCC test booklet or online questions in order
to coach students about what will be tested.
Make any copies of the PARCC materials.
Give students extra sheets of paper to complete their work.
(MAX = 2)
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During Testing:
Active Proctoring
Active Proctoring: Dos
Active Proctoring: Don’ts
Ensure they have all necessary materials for
each session
Provide feedback
Ensure a standardized testing environment
Clarify test questions
Follow scripts exactly as written
Answer content related questions
Move throughout the room during testing
Interfere with the student’s demonstration
of skills
Read directions to students when asked
Interact with students in any way that would
impact student responses
Use proximity to keep students on task
Engage in other tasks during test sections
Read sources, items, or student responses
During Testing:
Clarifying Directions
What Clarifying Directions means:
• No part of the test may be read to the student (unless
accommodations)
• NOT directions for specific test items
• Test Administrator may clarify any word used in the scripted
directions
• All scripted directions may be repeated to students as needed
• May be provided in student’s native language
Students who are off task:
• Can say student’s name
• Tell student to return to work on test
• Provide visual cues for the student to stay on task
Disruptive and Off-Task
Students
• Disruptive students should be removed from the testing
environment. If possible, they may continue the session in a
designated area.
• Test Proctors should never leave testing students unsupervised
while dealing with a disruptive student.
• Test Proctors may use proximity to encourage student on-task
behavior.
• Test Proctors must not answer student questions about test
items
• Prior to testing time, teachers may prepare students for on-task
behavior during the test.
During Testing:
Student Status
Each student
has their
own status
indicator
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During Testing:
View Student Progress
The table below gives an explanation of the possible statuses for students as they
test.
Status
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Meaning
Ready
The student has not yet started the test.
Active
The student has logged in and started the test.
Exited
The student has exited TestNav but has not submitted test responses, e.g.,
finished Section 1, took a break. (Student must be resumed by the SAL to
continue testing.)
Resumed
The student has been authorized by the SAL to resume the test.
Resumed-Upload
The student has ben authorized to resume the test, and any responses
saved locally can be uploaded when the student is ready to continue
testing.
Completed
The test has been completed by the student through TestNav and the data
has been processed.
Marked Complete
The student has exited TestNav and will not resume the same test, e.g.,
left due to illness.
During Testing:
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.
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During Testing:
View Student Progress
NOTE: Students should NOT “Submit” the test in between test sessions.
Between testing sessions of each component, students should exit and
save the test. When the next session begins, the SAL will need to
Resume each student.
At the end of each test session (e.g., Social Studies 1), student status
should be “Exited” and NOT “Complete”.
At the end of ALL test sessions (e.g., Social Studies 3), students will
“Submit” their test and their status should now read “Complete”.
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During Testing:
Irregularities & Test Security
4. REPORTING TESTING IRREGULARITIES
STOP! and contact your SAL if something happens and
you are not sure what to do during the test session!
You must immediately report any concern about
breaches in test security or noncompliance with test
administration procedures to your SAL (or STR for
technology issues).
Contact your SAL immediately if you are in doubt or
need some help!
During Testing:
Irregularities & Test Security
Unauthorized Visitors and Media:
• Only students, Test Administrators/Examiners, and authorized
school, district, state personnel or state-sanctioned test
monitors may be in testing areas during administration
• Media are not allowed to have access to the tests before,
during, or after test administration, or take pictures or video
of testing materials or testing students
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During Testing:
Irregularities & Test Security
Breaches of Test Security Include:
• Use of electronic devices (e.g. cell phone, smartphone, e-reader,
tablet computer) by Test Administrator or student(s) while secure
test materials are still distributed or while testing is in progress
• Reading non-test related material(s) before closing out the test
session
• Altering or interfering with students’ responses in any way
• Leaving test materials unattended or failing to keep them secure
• Leaving students unattended while they are testing
• Formally or informally scoring student responses to test items
• Failing to follow test administration directions
• Not administering a session according to the allotted time
During Testing:
Irregularities & Test Security
Additional Breaches of Test Security Include:
 Failing to actively monitor testing students at all times
 Encouraging students to finish early
 Cheating by students (passing notes or talking to one another while
testing or sharing responses to test items)
 Administering test(s) to family members or allowing unauthorized
persons access to secure test materials
 Giving students access to test items or prompts prior to testing
 Viewing or letting students view secure content before testing
 Copying or reproducing any part of the passages or test items or
any secure test materials or online test forms
 Removing secure materials from the school’s campus
During Testing:
Irregularities & Test Security
Testing Irregularities Include:
 Building evacuation or lock-down
 Power or bandwidth failure
 Displaying testing aids in the testing environment (e.g., a bulletin
board with relevant instructional material(s) during testing
 Failing to provide a student with a documented accommodation
 Providing a student with an accommodation that is not
documented and therefore is not appropriate
ALL instances of security breaches and testing irregularities must be
reported to the SAL who reports it immediately to the ARE.
During Testing:
Irregularities & Test Security
Emergencies:
• If a student becomes ill during a test:
– The student needs are the primary consideration.
– The student may make-up the test.
– The student may only have the amount of time that was left when
the test was suspended.
• If there is an emergency requiring the test to be stopped:
• Evaluate and respond to the emergency … safety first!
• If it is possible to do so without any risk to students and your self,
note the time remaining in the test session
• Students will be allowed to use the remainder of the testing time to
complete the session at a later date.
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Can student’s read books
after PARCC testing?
Typically the principal in each school determines whether or not students will be allowed
to read books once they have finished with a PARCC test session.
If your principal has decided to allow reading after testing, you must follow these rules
before the student begins reading:
– After completing a PARCC test session, students may be given the option to read a
book until the test session is over.
– Once the student is sure he/she is completely done with the test, the test
administrator can simply ask the student, “Are you completely done with this
session?” If the student says “yes”, the test administrator may EXIT the student
(collects the booklet if paper-base) and the student can begin reading their book.
The test administrator or student CANNOT resume the test once students EXITS the test!
When the test has been exited, the student may read until the test session is complete.
During Testing: Scheduling
Make-up
5. NOTIFY SALS OF ANY MAKE-UPS
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Students who arrive late OR are not tested on the regular
administration date due to illness or other excused absence
should be tested on a make-up day/session
Students who become ill or have to leave for other reasons
during testing should attempt to finish a test they started on a
scheduled make-up date. Test administrators must note the
exact place in test where student stopped. Students are not
allowed to return to any previous session or change any
previously completed item(s).
During Testing:
Scheduling Make-up
5. SCHEDULE AND SUPERVISE MAKE-UP TESTING
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Students who arrive late OR are not tested on the regular administration
date due to illness or other excused absence should be tested on a makeup day/session
Ensure all make-up testing is completed before the end of the testing
window
Make-up testing sessions may be scheduled for any day after the initial
administration date as long as they fall within testing window
Test sessions must be administered in order
The same test security and administration protocols for regular administration
sessions apply to make-up test sessions
It is not suggested to test with other sessions – due to timing differences
NOTE: Students who become ill or have to leave for other reasons during testing should attempt to
finish a test they started on a scheduled make-up date. Test administrators must note the exact place in
test where student stopped. Students are not allowed to return to any previous session or change any
previously completed item(s).
Scheduling Make-Up Cont …
• Steps (PearsonAccess):
 Remove students from original Test Session
 Create new group with students who need to take same session.
TestAdministratorLastNameFirstInitial_TestSessionM_Rm#
 (e.g., JonesK_G5Sci1M_401)
 Do NOT mix different grades OR different content areas or
Sessions
 Make-up: One grade! One content area! One session!
 Administer assessment
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During Testing:
Breaks
•
Scheduled breaks should occur between test sessions.
During the scheduled break, students are permitted to go
to the restroom, get up to stretch, and/or get a drink, if
needed.
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There should not be conversations among students and
students are not permitted to use electronic devices, play
games, or engage in activities that may violate the
validity of the test.
AFTER testing Tasks
After Testing:
Collection of Materials
AFTER EACH SESSION:
1. COLLECT MATERIALS FROM TEST ADMINISTRATORS:
 Place all secure materials in CMAS Secure Return Envelope
 Student Authorization Tickets
 Seal codes
 Master list (student rosters containing TestNav usernames and passwords)
 Scratch paper
 Test booklets (paper-based)
2. CHECK STUDENTS WHO HAVE FINISHED SESSIONS ARE IN EXITED AND NOT
COMPLETED STATUS. (IF COMPLETED, CALL ARE AND PEARSON.)
Note: Need to Resume students before they can continue testing.
After Testing:
Field Test Surveys
• Test Administrators for the Field Test will complete a survey to gather feedback
about the experience of administering PARCC assessments.
• Students who participate in the Field Test will complete a survey to gather
feedback about the student experience of taking PARCC assessments.
Survey data will:
 Improve test administration protocols
 Identify potential sources of confusion for students
 Provide data on the occurrence of technical difficulties
 Provide data on the effectiveness of the testing environment to maximize
student performance
 Provide data on the extent to which students engaged in on-task and/or
off-task behaviors during the assessment
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Roles and Responsibilities
Support and Additional
Information
Resources
• E-mail: OnlineAssess@dpsk12.org
• DPS Websites:
– http://onlineassessment.dpsk12.org
– http://testing.dpsk12.org/
• PearsonAccess: www.pearsonaccess.com
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Thank you for your help in
coordinating the PARCC Pilot!
Appendix 1
Total Pilot Administration Time
Grade 3: English Language
Arts/Literacy
PBA
Administration Time
(in min)
EOY
Literary
Analysis
Research
Simulation
Narrative
Writing
Session 1
Session 2
Session Time
60
60
40
70
50
Additional Time
30
30
20
35
25
Total Time
90
90
60
105
75
Every student must be provided with the FULL amount of Session
Time.
For this year, additional time is available to ALL students if some are
still diligently working. Schools should plan on the Total Time for
testing.
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Grades 4-5: English Language
Arts/Literacy
PBA
Administration Time
(in min)
EOY
Literary
Analysis
Research
Simulation
Narrative
Writing
Session 1
Session 2
Session Time
70
80
50
70
50
Additional Time
35
40
25
35
25
Total Time
105
120
75
105
75
Every student must be provided with the FULL amount of Session
Time.
For this year, additional time is available to ALL students if some are
still diligently working. Schools should plan on the Total Time for
testing.
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Grades 6-11: English Language
Arts/Literacy
PBA
Administration Time
(in min)
EOY
Literary
Analysis
Research
Simulation
Narrative
Writing
Session 1
Session 2
Session Time
80
80
50
70
70
Additional Time
40
40
25
35
35
Total Time
120
120
75
105
105
Every student must be provided with the FULL amount of Session
Time.
For this year, additional time is available to ALL students if some are
still diligently working. Schools should plan on the Total Time for
testing.
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Grades 3-5: Mathematics
PBA
Administration Time
(in min)
EOY
Session 1
Session 2
Session 1
Session 2
Session Time
50
50
55
55
Additional Time
25
25
30
30
Total Time
75
75
85
85
Every student must be provided with the FULL amount of Session
Time.
For this year, additional time is available to ALL students if some are
still diligently working. Schools should plan on the Total Time for
testing.
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Grades 6-8: Mathematics
PBA
Administration Time
(in min)
EOY
Session 1
Session 2
Session 1
Session 2
Session Time
50
50
60
60
Additional Time
25
25
30
30
Total Time
75
75
90
90
Every student must be provided with the FULL amount of Session
Time.
For this year, additional time is available to ALL students if some are
still diligently working. Schools should plan on the Total Time for
testing.
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Algebra I, Geometry, and
Mathematics I
PBA
Administration Time
(in min)
EOY
Session 1
Session 2
Session 1
Session 2
Session Time
55
55
70
70
Additional Time
30
30
35
35
Total Time
85
85
105
105
Every student must be provided with the FULL amount of Session
Time.
For this year, additional time is available to ALL students if some are
still diligently working. Schools should plan on the Total Time for
testing.
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Mathematics II
PBA
Administration Time
(in min)
EOY
Session 1
Session 2
Session 1
Session 2
Session Time
60
60
70
70
Additional Time
30
30
35
35
Total Time
90
90
105
105
Every student must be provided with the FULL amount of Session
Time.
For this year, additional time is available to ALL students if some are
still diligently working. Schools should plan on the Total Time for
testing.
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Mathematics III
PBA
Administration Time
(in min)
EOY
Session 1
Session 2
Session 1
Session 2
Session Time
65
65
70
70
Additional Time
35
35
35
35
Total Time
100
100
105
105
Every student must be provided with the FULL amount of Session
Time.
For this year, additional time is available to ALL students if some are
still diligently working. Schools should plan on the Total Time for
testing.
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Appendix 2
Glossary of Acronyms
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Acronym
Definitions
STR
School Tech Representative
PBA
Performance-based assessment
EOY
End-of-Year assessment
CBT
Computer-based test
SAL
Site Assessment Leader
TA
Test Administrator
ARE
Assessment, Research, and Evaluation
DoTS
Department of Technology Support
SDU
Student Data Upload
PARCC
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
ELL
English language learner
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