TEST
ADMINISTRATOR
TRAINING
(REQUIRED FOR DTCS,
STCS, AND TAS)
Test Administrators
Big Picture Objectives
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Understand the roles and
responsibilities of test administrators
Understand how to use valid test
administration practices
Learn where to find test
administration resources and tools
Be aware of what’s new this year in
the statewide assessment system
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Test Administrators
Training Overview
Training will cover the following topics:
TA Training
Overview
Accommodations
Test Security
OAKS Online*
ELPA*
Writing*
*Only required for TAs administering this assessment
Test Administrators
TA Roles and Responsibilities
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Before testing:
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Provide students with an opportunity to become
familiar with the test format and procedures
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Review student IEPs or education plans to identify
appropriate test formats and accommodations
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Make arrangements for students who are not
testing
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Review Test Administration Manual
During testing:
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Ensure that students receive the
appropriate test (includes settings such as
language and print size)
Enforce test environment requirements
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Test Administrators
Test Environment Requirements
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Supervision at all times by a trained TA
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Quiet environment void of distractions
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Only allowable resources made available to
students upon request
Limited interaction with students
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Read student directions
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Administer accommodations appropriately
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No coaching
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Test Administrators
Do’s and Don’ts
Do’s
TAs must read the Test Administration Manual,
receive annual test administration and security
training, and sign an Assurance of Test Security form
before administering state tests.
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If you’re administering OAKS through the Braille
Interface, you must also receive ODE-provided Braille
Interface training
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If you’re administering the Kindergarten Assessment,
you must also receive ODE-provided Kindergarten
Assessment training
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If you’re administering the Extended Assessment, you
must also receive ODE-provided Qualified Trainer or
Qualified Assessor training
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Test Administrators
Do’s and Don’ts, cont’d
Do’s
TAs may only provide students with allowable
resources listed by content area in the Test
Administration Manual.
TAs
may only provide the restricted resource of
printed test items to students for whom the
district has identified individual student need.
TAs
must read verbatim the student directions
provided in the Test Administration Manual.
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Test Administrators
Do’s and Don’ts, cont’d
Don’ts
TAs
may not allow untrained aides,
interpreters, volunteers, or substitutes to assist
with test administration.
TAs
may not coach students (including
requiring students to show their work).
Students
may not access non-allowable
resources such as textbooks, class notes, or cell
phones during testing.
Students
may not talk to or help other students
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during testing.
Test Administrators
Promising Practices
TA
reviews the Test Administration Manual before
testing, focusing on test security and contentspecific allowable resources and accommodations.
TA
seeks clarification from STC on any rules that
are unclear before administering tests
TA spaces students appropriately or provides
visual barriers to prevent students from seeing
others’ tests.
TA reads student directions verbatim and
circulates through test environment to ensure
proper testing conditions.
TA makes available but does not require students
to use allowable resources.
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Test Administrators
In a Nutshell
 TAs
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must receive training each year
Special training requirements for Braille
Interface, Extended, and Kindergarten
Assessments
 TAs
enforce valid test environment for
students
 When in doubt about a particular
testing practice, before testing begins:
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Check the Manual
Check your training notes
Ask your School Test Coordinator
If all else fails, assume the answer is “no”
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Test Administrators
Test Administration Resources
Test
Administration Manual
http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam
Accommodations
Manual
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487
Best
Practices Guide
http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam
Promising
Testing Practices
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2444
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Test Administrators
Acorns for Storage
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What 3 things must a test administrator
do before administering a state test?
What are some examples of assistance to
students that are not allowed?
What are some methods we can use to
reduce test improprieties?
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