California Assessment of Student
Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
Using the Online Practice
and Training Tests
1 – 2:30 p.m.
November 5, 2014
Purpose
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By the end of this Webcast, local educational agency
(LEA) CAASPP coordinators will know:
– The difference between Practice Tests and Training
Tests
– The importance of students to take the Practice and
Training Tests
– The importance of Test Administrators (TAs) to
practice administering the Practice and Training Tests
– The tools and layout of the testing interface
– How students log onto Practice and Training Tests
– How to administer a practice/training test session
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Agenda
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About Practice Tests and Training Tests
Logging On and Starting a Test
Test Tools and Layout
Live Demonstration
Questions
Updates and Announcements
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Important Notes About
Practice and Training Tests
• Practice Tests and Training Tests do not:
– Assess all of the standards that will be in the
operational tests
– Predict or gauge a student’s success on the
operational assessments
– Produce scores
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Purpose of the Practice Tests
• Allow students and administrators to become
familiar with:
– The experience of a grade-level assessment
– A variety of grade-specific items and difficulty
levels
– Performance tasks (PTs)
– The format and structure of the operational
assessments
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About the Practice Tests
• Practice Tests are available in grades 3–8 and
11 for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and
mathematics
• Each Practice Test contains approximately 30
items.
• Performance tasks are available for both ELA
and mathematics.
• All universal tools, designated supports, and
accommodations are available.
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Purpose of the Training Tests
• Allow students and administrators to become
familiar with the test delivery system and
interface features.
• Allow students to become familiar with:
– Accessing the tests (log on process)
– The testing software
– The navigational tools
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About the Training Tests
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Training Tests are available by grade bands for:
– Grades 3–5
– Grades 6–8
– High school
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Each Training Test contains approximately 14–15
items.
– 6 ELA items
– 8–9 math items
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There are no Training Tests for performance tasks.
All universal tools, designated supports, and
accommodations are available.
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How to Access the Tests
• There are two means for accessing the Practice
and Training Tests:
1. Through http://caaspp.org on a Web browser
2. Through the secure browser
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How to Access the Tests (cont.)
• Through the secure browser
− The recommended way to access the tests
− Simulates the online test environment
− Secures students from accessing other
computer or Internet applications
− Gives access to the text-to-speech
accommodation
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How to Access the Tests (cont.)
• Through a Web browser
− If the secure browser is not yet available for your
LEA’s testing devices
− For students and parents who want to access
the tests from home
− Accessible on the following Web browsers:
 Mozilla Firefox 10+
 Safari 5+
 Chrome 31+
 Internet Explorer 10 or 11
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Student Logon through
Web Browser
1. Navigate to http://caaspp.org.
2. Select the “Practice & Training Tests” button.
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Student Logon through
Web Browser (cont.)
3. Select the [Student Interface for Practice and
Training Tests] button.
− Note: To simulate an online test session with
students, TAs will need to select the [TA Interface
for Practice and Training Tests] button to create a
practice or training test session.
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Student Logon through
Web Browser (cont.)
4. Make sure the
checkboxes next to
“Guest User” and
“Guest Session” are
checked.
5. Select [Sign In].
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Student Logon through
Secure Browser
1. Close all running applications
on your device.
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2. Open the secure browser.
3. Select the link that takes you to
the Practice/Training Test.
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Student Logon through
Secure Browser (cont.)
4. Make sure the
checkboxes next to
“Guest User” and “Guest
Session” are not
checked.
5. Students will enter their
first name (as it appears
in CALPADS) into the
Confirmation Code field.
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Student Logon through
Secure Browser (cont.)
6. Students will enter “CA”
followed by a hyphen and
their SSID into the StateSSID field.
7. Students will enter the
Session ID generated by
the Test Administrator (TA).
8. Select [Sign In].
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Note: Students can take a Practice
or Training Test through a secure
browser as a guest user.
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Starting a Practice
or Training Test
1. Select a grade level.
a. After logging on, select a
grade level from the
“Grade” drop-down list.
b. Select [Yes] to continue.
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2. Select a test.
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Note: If students access
the tests with their
credentials and a Session
ID, the grade field will be
automatically populated and
the available tests will only
be the ones the TA has
chosen for the session.
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Starting a Practice
or Training Test (cont.)
3. Choose test settings.
a. Select the option(s)
you want for each
available test setting.
b. Select [Select] to
continue.
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Starting a Practice or Training
Test: Test Setting Options
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Language
− English (default)
− Spanish
− Braille English
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Color Contrast
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Black on White (default)
Black on Rose
Yellow on Blue
Medium Gray on Light Gray
Reverse Contrast
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Starting a Practice or Training
Test: Test Setting Options (cont.)
• Highlighter
• American Sign Language (ASL)
− Show ASL videos
• Calculator
• Mark for Review
• Text-to-speech
− Passage and Items
− Stimuli
− Items
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Starting a Practice or Training
Test: Test Setting Options (cont.)
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Masking
• Strikethrough
• Word List
− English Glossary default
• Expandable Passages
• Student Comments
− Notepad
Options for Word List setting
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Starting a Practice
or Training Test (cont.)
4. Confirm selected test and
settings.
a. Review the screen and
confirm the test and settings.
b. If the settings are not correct,
select [No]. You will receive a
warning message and will be
taken back to the logon
screen.
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Starting a Practice
or Training Test (cont.)
5. Begin the test.
a. Read the information on
the “Test Instructions and
Help” page, which is the
final introductory page.
b. Select [Begin Test Now]
at the bottom of the
screen. The first page of
the test will automatically
appear.
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Student Test Interface Layout
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Basic Test Rules
• Students may not skip test items.
• Students must answer all test items on a page
before going to the next page.
• Students may mark items for review and use
the “Questions” drop-down list at the top of the
page to return to those items.
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Test Tools
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The following tools are available for all Practice and
Training tests:
1. Calculator
2. Zoom in and out of test pages
3. Access to the Test Instructions and Help
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Test Tools (cont.)
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The following tools are available for all Practice and
Training tests:
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Highlight text in passages and test questions
Mark items for review
Make notes about an item in the notepad
View tutorials about item type
Strikethrough (cross out answer options)
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Accessing Test Tools
Students can
access the
Tutorial, Notepad
and Mark for
Review tool by
clicking on the
Context Menu
button.
Students can access additional
test tools, such as Highlight
Selection, and Strikethrough by
selecting text within the item
stimuli and/or item responses
and using the right-click on a
two-button mouse.
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Accessing Test Tools (cont.)
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Students can access the test tools by using the
following methods on different testing devices:
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Mouse or Trackpad
 Select an answer option so that it is “active” (a light blue
border will appear around it).
o Caution: This will result in the answer option being selected until
the student selects a different option.
 Select the Context Menu button [
open.
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 Tap an answer option so that it is “active” (a light blue border
will appear around it).
o Caution: This will result in the answer option being selected until
the student selects a different option.
 Tap the Context Menu button. The Context Menu will open.
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Accessing Test Tools (cont.)
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Two-Button Mouse
 Right click anywhere on an answer option. The Context Menu will
open.
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Single-Button Mouse (for Use with Mac Computers)
 Move the mouse to an answer option.
 On the keyboard, press the [Ctrl] key and select the mouse
button. The Context Menu will open.
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Chromebooks
 Using the trackpad, move the mouse pointer to an answer option.
 Press and hold the [Alt] key on the keyboard.
 Press down on the trackpad until it “clicks.” The Context Menu
will open.
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Test Tools (cont.)
• The following grades have access to calculators
on mathematics assessments:
– Grade 6: Basic Calculator
– Grade 7 and 8: Scientific Calculator
– Grade 11: Graphing, Regression, and Scientific
Calculators
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Updates and Announcements
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Updated Smarter Balanced Practice and Training Tests
will be available on Monday, November 10.
Adding and Managing Users in TOMS tutorial video and
manual will be available today.
Accessibility and Accommodations Webcast, held on
October 22, available on http://caaspp.org
Next Webcast: Preparing Your LEA’s Student Test
Registration File
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Date: November 12, 2014
Time: 1 – 2:30 p.m.
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Resources and Support
Help Desk Support
The California Technical Assistance Center
(CalTAC) is here to support all LEA CAASPP
coordinators!
Monday–Friday from 7 a.m.–5 p.m. PT
E-mail: caltac@ets.org
Phone: 800-955-2954
Web site: http://caaspp.org
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