Spring 2014 RMS/EOC
Infrastructure Trial Training
Agenda
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Purpose of Infrastructure Trial
How to create sample students
Setting up a TestNav or TestHear session
How to run the Infrastructure Trial
Following up with tech personnel after the Trial to
fix any issues prior to testing
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Support Information
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Where to find Support Resources
 www.FLAssessments.com/Spring RMS
– Spring 2014 RMS CBT Test Administration Manual
 www.FLAssessments.com/EOC
– 2013-2014 End-of-Course Test Administration Manual
 www.FLAssessments.com/AdditionalResources
– 2013-2014 Technology Coordinator Guide
– CBT Test Administrator Quick Reference Guide
– Infrastructure Readiness Guide
 www.FLAssessments.com/CBTTrainingResources
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Student Tutorials
PearsonAccess Tutorials
Trainings
Technology Resources
 http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/cbt.asp (FDOE website)
– Computer-Based Testing Overview
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Purpose of Infrastructure Trial
• Prepare districts and schools for operational
computer-based test administrations
• Simulate test-day network utilization
• Determine any school or district issues
• Confirm all workstations that will be used for
testing can run the appropriate software
• Not to be used for student practice purposes
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Preparing for an Infrastructure Trial
• Infrastructure Readiness Guide available at:
www.FLAssessments.com/AdditionalResources
• Configuring the Infrastructure Trial
Environment
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Run the System Check Tool
Download and install Proctor Caching software
Download and install TestNav and/or TestHear software
Cache (before trial) and purge (after trial) test content
Reference 2013-2014 Technology Coordinator Guide
available at:
www.FLAssessments.com/AdditionalResources
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Training Center
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Infrastructure Trial is administered through Pearson
Access Training Center site
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Logging into the Training Center
Note: This may be referred to as the “brown site” (to differentiate it
from the production “blue site” in PearsonAccess).
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Logging into the Training Center
• Contact your district assessment coordinator if you need to have
a Training Center account created.
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Creating Sample Students
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Must be signed in as a school-level user
Number of sample students = maximum number of computers
that will be testing concurrently (recommended 10% additional)
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Demo Creating Sample Students
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Setting up TestNav Session
• Create sample test session
• Only one session is required, although you may
want to create a separate session for a TestHear
Trial
• Choose “TestNav” Form Group Type when running
the Infrastructure Trial for non-accommodated
TestNav workstations
• The “TestNav” Infrastructure Trial is now a twosession Trial and requires a seal code to access
Session 2
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Setting up TestHear Session
• May want to create separate sample test session for a
TestHear
• Choose the “TestHear Reading Test” Form Group Type
when running the Infrastructure Trial on workstations
that will be used for administering the
accommodated CBT forms with the TestHear software
• The "TestHear Reading Test" is a larger sized test and
is appropriate for testing your system for all
accommodated TestHear FCAT 2.0 and EOC subjects
and assessments
• The TestHear Infrastructure Trial does not have screen
reader functionality at this time.
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Demo Setting up Test Session
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Running the Infrastructure Trial
• Once the Infrastructure Trial session has been started, a
volunteer must be logged in to each computer to be used
for testing
• Provide volunteers with authorization tickets, so they can
log into multiple computers if needed, and seal codes
needed for two-session tests
• Ensure that volunteers sign into TestNav or TestHear
according to which software you are using for the Trial
• The Trial should take approximately thirty minutes for users
to log in, supply random answers, and submit the test
• The script for the Infrastructure Trial is available in the
Infrastructure Readiness Guide
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Running the Infrastructure Trial
• The following session management activities must be
performed, just as in operational testing:
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Printing authorization tickets and seal codes
Adding students to session
Starting/Stopping session
Monitoring session
Resuming students
• Detailed instructions for session management are available
in the Infrastructure Readiness Guide
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Fix issues prior to testing
• After the Trial has been completed, the computerbased testing team at the school should review all
notes from the Infrastructure Trial
• Follow up with Pearson support on any specific
technology issues
• Report to the district any issues that cannot be
resolved with assistance from Pearson, or any
comments that will help in designing future
Infrastructure Trials
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Who to contact with questions?
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Pearson Customer Support:
1-877-847-3043 or Florida@support.pearson.com
Monday thru Friday, 7:00 am - 8:30 pm (Eastern Time)
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Your District Assessment Coordinator
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