Spring 2014
Online MSP Science
Proctor Training
KSD Assessment Office
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attention to this
absolutely
fascinating and
informative
presentation.
Thank you!
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MSP Proctor Training
Agenda
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Who Takes the MSP?
Scheduling
Test Security
Test Preparation
Test Materials
Accommodations
Test Administration
MSP Jeopardy
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Who will be taking the Science MSP
in Spring 2014?
All students in grades 5 and 8 must take
either the Science MSP or Science
WAAS-Portfolio.
Exception: New Non-English Proficient (NNEP) exemption -English Language Learners in an English-speaking US public school
less than one year:
• must attempt at least two items on the Science tests.
Code “Y” for NNEP on all test booklets or in the online system for
qualified students and submit all booklets for scoring.
NNEP scores are not included in school results unless they passed the test.
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How will Students take the Test?
District-wide:
Grades 5 and 8 will take all
Take the MSP Science online.
NOTE:
Students requiring accommodations
may still take paper/pencil tests.
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MSP Schedule
Paper & Pencil Testing
Online Testing
April 23-May 15
April 23-May 30
Schools testing Paper & Pencil
• Carriage Crest
• Schools using Paper & Pencil
for Ell and IEP
Exceptions to the above schedule
occur when an accommodation
requires a paper/pencil test.
All paper/pencil tests must be
completed by May 15, even if the
rest of the grade level has not
completed online testing.
accommodations.
This includes all accommodations in
which a student is using paper/pencil
even if the rest of their grade level is
testing online, including ELL students
using the translated CD.
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MSP Daily Scheduling
Applies to both paper/pencil and online testing
• Whenever possible, start tests early in the day.
• Avoid scheduling tests across lunch, recess, or special classes
such as music or PE.
• Once students have started testing, the class should NOT go
to specialists if they have not completed the test.
• Students should never miss lunch;
provide supervised lunch as needed
during testing.
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Test Security
PAPER/PENCIL TESTING:
ONLINE TESTING:
Tests must be kept locked up and
secure when not in use.
(Includes test booklets, ELL CD’s,
Large Print and Braille booklets.)
Test Tickets and Rosters must be
kept locked up and secure – they are
equivalent to test booklets since
they give access to the test system.
All test booklets and CD’s must be
returned to the district after testing.
All Test Tickets and Rosters must be
collected and returned to the district
after testing.
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Test Security?
OMG!
NEVER leave test materials unmonitored,
out in the open, and/or in an UNLOCKED
room!
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Test Security continued
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Ensure each test booklet/ticket is given to the correct
student; use personal recognition or Skyward photo.
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If student moves to a different location, a STAFF member
must carry the test booklet.
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Account for all test booklets and online test tickets at all
times.
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Check off each student’s name on list as they return their
test booklet/ticket. Do not let students leave room until all
booklets/tickets are returned.
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Test Security continued
 Do not read test questions or student
responses unless necessary for test
administration.
 If you have access to test questions or
student responses, do not copy them or
communicate them to others, unless
necessary for test administration.
Make sure all:
 Staff and student cell phones are turned off
before starting test.
 Student backpacks, books, purses, cell phones,
IPOD’s, and MP3 players are out of reach of
students until testing is done.
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Test Preparation
What you can explain to students before the test
Tell students that this test is a way for them to show teachers
what they know and can do, so teachers can help them learn
what they still need to learn.
This is not a time to ask their friends for help.
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Explain to students before the test:
1. Use any open white area in test booklet as scratch paper.
2. Do not write answers in the 1/2-inch border around the edge of
each page.
3. Keep stray marks or writing an inch away from multiple-choice
option bubbles, so scanner picks up intended response.
4. Erase completely changes made in multiple-choice bubbles.
5. Underline, circle, figure, take notes throughout test to aid thinking.
6. May draw additional lines in between existing lines to provide
more writing lines for a response. We CANNOT submit extra
sheets of paper. Responses must be in space provided in booklet.
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Test Preparation
Test Environment
Seating – All Testing
• Arrange furniture so students have
adequate workspace and cannot see each
other’s booklet or computer.
For Online Testing
• Create a seating plan using the Test Forms found on the Test
Tickets or Roster.
• Do not sit students next to each other if they have the same
letter form of the test (do not sit a B1 next to a B2, but you can
sit an A1 next to a B1).
• Use manila folders or other partitions to block neighbor’s view.
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Test Environment:
Take down or cover up anything in the room
that may assist students while testing.
Charts that may be displayed are:
• Positive Reinforcements (You can do it! Answer every question!)
• Alphabet Line
• Hundreds Chart (0-99 or 1-100) (No multiplication matrices)
• Number Line
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Test Preparation
Whether testing online or paper/pencil, please read the
Directions for Administration (DFA) prior to testing!
There are separate instructions in the
DFA for paper/pencil vs. online testing
(make sure to read the correct set of
instructions).
For the Writing MSP, remember to read
the prompt from a student booklet as
part of giving instructions.
(The Writing prompts are not printed in
the DFA.)
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Test Preparation
Before starting the test, place a
Testing - Do Not Disturb
sign on the door.
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Test Preparation
For Online Testing
To adequately prepare students to use the online test system,
additional tasks must occur before testing.
This is a shortcut to the tutorial (aka demo).
This is a shortcut to the Online Tools Training
(OTT) (and to the actual test).
There are different tutorials and OTTs for each subject test at each grade
level, and Lesson Plans/Tips for Teachers to help teachers administer the
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Tutorial/OTTs with students.
Test Preparation
For Online Testing
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If you are administering Online Tests, make sure that YOU
TOO have reviewed the Online Tutorial and Online Tools
Training.
This will ensure you will be able to assist students who need
help in navigating the online test system during the test.
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Specific Preparation for
Administering MSP Online
Pre-Test tasks include but are not limited to:
• District Tech Department will download online test system to all
computers that will be used.
• Students must:
• View the Tutorial (a 10-15 minute narrated walk-through of
the online test system) for each subject test they will take
(since tools vary from one subject to another).
• Participate in the OTT (Online Tools Training) for each
subject test they will take. This provides practice using all
available tools on released items in that subject area.
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Specific Preparation for
Administering MSP Online
Pre-Test tasks include but are not limited to:
• A seating chart must be designed so that students
sitting next to each other have different versions of the
test.
• Test Tickets that give students access to the test must
be printed.
• Confirm all laptop storage carts are plugged into
power and charging the day before testing.
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Test Materials
For all tests, for each student:
• A Pre-identified test booklet or
test ticket
• At least two No.2 pencils with
erasers
For specific tests:
• Approved supplemental materials
(see next slides)
See page 29 in your DFA for full list of Test Materials!
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Supplementary Materials
Science Test
Online
Paper/Pencil
Included in online
system
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3 pieces of yellow lined scratch paper per student
o Shred used copies after test
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NO
Rulers and straightedges
o Not required but may be used
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Yes
State-provided Glossary of Non-Science Terms:
(details on next slide)
Yes
Yes
Calculator
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Glossary of Non-Science Terms
o Defines terms on the test that are not part of the tested
content but that students (especially ELL) may not know.
o Share and discuss with students before test day.
o Included in the online test system.
o Limited paper quantity supplied by OSPI.
o Regular size and poster-size versions downloadable from
OSPI website.
o Do not need to distribute one to each student.
o May project page onto wall using document camera before
and/or during test.
o Not to be used as scratch paper during test.
o Shred used copies after test.
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Accommodations
Some accommodations are allowed for all students, such as:
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Additional breaks.
Re-reading directions to student.
Noise buffers (not attached to audio device).
A heavy strip of paper to assist student in tracking while
reading test questions.
• Individual or small group testing.
• Preferential seating.
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Accommodations
Some accommodations are only for special populations, such as:
SpEd/504 (must be listed on IEP or 504 Plan)
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Reader to read Science test questions aloud
Scribe Answers
Word Processor
Large Print or Braille booklet
Extended time (continue test into second day)
ELL
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Reader to read Science test questions aloud in English
Translated CD Science tests
Dictionary/thesaurus in native language (Writing test only)
Scribe or speech-to-text, when writing in English presents a barrier NEW
Special Circumstances
If you must provide an accommodation for a non-IEP student, such as when a
student has a broken arm, follow procedure listed in Coding Checklist.
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Translated Tests
Science tests are translated
(on CD) into 6 languages:
Spanish, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese,
Korean, and Somali
Translated tests are NOT part of the Online Test System.
Students requiring a translated test must use a paper test booklet.
CD’s are used with Form A test booklet, computer, and headphones.
Students:
• hear test questions translated into their language.
• see test questions on computer screen in English.
• write responses in English in the test booklet.
Before test day, try a translated CD with each computer to be used for
this purpose. Also, practice versions are available on the OSPI
website: www.k12.wa.us/TestAdministration/TestProctorResources.
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Scribing and Transcribing
Accommodations
SCRIBING =
Student gives answers to questions aloud and a staff member
writes down student responses (VERBATIM) or enters them
directly into online test system.
TRANSCRIBING =
Student writes responses on scratch paper or in Large Print or
Braille booklet, or on a computer. Staff member transfers
(transcribes) student responses into test booklet VERBATIM.
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Scribing and Transcribing
Accommodations
• The DFA no longer includes detailed instructions
about these accommodations.
• Therefore it is essential that those scribing or
transcribing watch the district’s Accommodations
Training videos located in the Staff Portal.
• If you scribe or transcribe make sure to:
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bubble the accommodation on the back of the test
booklet.
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print your name and what you did (scribed or
transcribed) in the Notes box on the test booklet cover.
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Scribing and Transcribing
Key points:
SCRIBING
For the Writing Test: Scribe uses no capitalization or
punctuation when writing the draft – student must review the
draft and indicate where corrections and punctuation are
needed. Spelling is not scored when a scribe is used.
For other tests: Scribe may use capitalization and punctuation.
TRANSCRIBING
Always transcribe student responses into the test booklet exactly
as written by the student and use only a No. 2 pencil.
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Aha!
Test
Administration
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Test Administration
Test Administration
• Read directions aloud verbatim from the
Directions for Administration. Do not
elaborate or paraphrase.
• Monitor by walking around the room,
making sure students are:
o Using only a No.2 pencil.
o Not sharing their work with others.
o Using only authorized materials.
o Not using cell phones.
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Avoid giving assistance to students beyond
that which is allowed…
No pointing at
skipped questions
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Re-read test directions
(NOT test questions)
aloud for any test as
many times as students
need.
• Remind students at
the start of the test
to complete all
items.
• Ask students when
they turn in their
booklets if they
completed all items.
Suggest to students
who ask for help
on a question:
• Read the
question quietly
out loud to
yourself.
• Use your pencil
to underline key
words in the test
question.
• Think about
what the
question is
asking you to
do.
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For Online Testing you are allowed to help students use
the online test tools and navigate the online test system.
That includes helping students with use of:
Tools Available on All Tests
1. Pointer/chooser
2. Cross-off (eliminating
options)
3. Highlighter
4. Sticky notes
5. Magnifier
6. Line Guide
Other Features
• Color options for background of test
page
• Flag for noting questions student
wants to return to
• Help feature that explains tools and
other test features
• Page at end to review status of each
question – Completed? Flagged?
Blank?
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Online Testing – Student Test Tickets
• After students are at their computers, give them
each their correct test ticket for that test. Treat
tickets as secure materials.
• Students sign their test ticket.
• Collect all students’ test tickets after they have
logged in, and check these off your list as if the
tickets were test booklets.
• If a student needs to log in again later, give them
back their test ticket and then re-collect it.
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Online Testing
Breaks and Moving Students
BREAKS
• Students click “Pause” to start the break, and “Resume” to
continue testing without having to re-log in.
• If the break “timed out” (meaning the test was paused more than 20
minutes), the student will need to log back into the test.
MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION
• Students who will be moved to another location should first click
“Pause,” and then click on the Exit Test button.
• When in the new location, proctors redistribute test tickets so
students may log back into the system.
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Online Testing
What if?
TEST ENDED WHEN TESTING WAS NOT COMPLETE
(Test is locked up)
• When the test has been Ended, but the student needs to continue
testing, the “Unlock” feature is needed. This occurs when:
• a student ENDS their test accidentally.
• a student’s IEP allows them to continue testing into a second
day.
• Know your school’s procedure for getting the student’s test
UNLOCKED.
• The use of the Pause and the Exit Test buttons do NOT require a
test to be Unlocked.
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Online Testing
What if?
INTERNET CONNECTIVITY IS LOST
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If this occurs, a message appears to notify the student.
All student responses will have been saved.
Have the student attempt to log in again on that computer.
Do not have the student log onto another computer at that point.
Contact your building test coordinator.
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Online Testing -- Still having trouble?
• Gather data:
– School Name/Room Number
– Computer Model/Manufacturer (if available)
– Barcode Number
– Operating System (Windows XP, Windows 7)
• Contact MSP Hotline – MSP0 (6770)
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MSP Jeopardy!
Proctor Training
The Game Show Edition
Where you will NOT win large sums of money or a brand new car,
BUT with your participation, we will hopefully have an irregularityfree test administration!
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MSP Jeopardy!
Categories
Schedule
Test
Security
Classroom
Prep
Irregularities
Potpourri
100
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200
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300
300
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400
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500
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Classroom Prep for
100 please
Classroom Prep
The only
charts that
may remain
on walls
during state
testing.
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ANSWER
What are:
• Hundreds chart
• Number line (no fractions,
decimals, or marking of prime
or composite numbers)
• The (formerly WASL)
Writing Checklists
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Test Security for
500 please
Test Security
What you do
with test
booklets if
school is over
for the day
and you need
to leave your
classroom.
500
ANSWER
What is:
• Lock the test booklets in the
classroom if you leave the
room, even briefly.
• If you are leaving for the day,
lock the test booklets up in a
cupboard or cabinet.
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I’ll take Schedule
for 200 please
Schedule
What you do if
the music
teacher asks
you to release
a student
while he or
she is still
testing.
200
ANSWER
What is:
• Tell the music teacher (in the
nicest way) that the student
cannot be released until he or
she has finished testing.
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Irregularities for
300 please…
Irregularities
What you do if
you notice a
student
copying off
another
student’s test.
300
ANSWER
What is:
• Document the situation (who the
students are and what test
questions or pages may have
been affected).
• Separate students.
• Allow them to continue testing.
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Potpourri
You are
monitoring
these students
during testing.
What do you
see?
Potpourri for 100
please…
100
ANSWER
What is:
• Looks like there might be a cell
phone or some other device on
the girl’s desk; check it out.
• Is the student in the back
looking at someone else’s work?
• The good news is those look like
No. 2 pencils in their hands. 47
Irregularities
What you do if
you catch a
student using
something
other than a
No.2 pencil.
300
Irregularities for
300 please…
ANSWER
What is:
• Complete an irregularity report as mechanical
pencil or pen marks may not get picked up by
scanner for scoring. Highlighters may affect
scanning and scoring.
• Contact Assessment Office to discuss best option;
possibilities are:
o Student can trace over responses with a No.
2 pencil, OR
o Test can be transcribed into another blank
test booklet using a No. 2 pencil.
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Potpourri
Potpourri for 200
please…
What happens
if a student
testing online
takes a lunch
break that is
longer than 20
minutes .
200
ANSWER
What is:
• Student’s test will be “locked” by the system
after 20 minutes.
• Student will need their test ticket to be able to log
back into the test.
• Everything will have been saved.
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Proctors – Please remember to:
1. Complete a Test Security Assurance Form (required).
2. Go online and complete the OSPI Proctor Questionnaire
(voluntary) – After testing, your building test coordinator
will give you the website link.
If you have any questions, please ask your
School Assessment Coordinator, or call:
Karen Forsloff (7080)
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For helping us meet the goal of
2014 being another record year of
zero irregularities in our state test
administration!
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