PARCC Pilot: SAL 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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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:
– Create, View, and Edit Individual User Accounts
– Test set-up, including proctor caching (only for charter schools)
– Add, delete, and change student data, including requesting
accommodations
– Viewing and adding test class test assignments
– Manage test sessions
– Training modules and other resources
• ALL SALS required to review the PearsonAccess training modules.
PARCC Field Test and Infrastructure Trial training modules are
highly recommended. To document training completion, please
complete the Google Form after doing so.
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.
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Additional Accessibility Considerations
for ALL Students:
• Small group testing
• Frequent breaks (Test session must be completed
in one day!)
• Time of day
• Separate or alternate location
• Specified area or seating
• Adaptive and specialized equipment or furniture
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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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BEFORE testing Tasks
Before Testing:
PearsonAccess
1. REVIEW PEARSONACCESS (TEST MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM) TRAINING MODULES AND PRACTICE ITEMS
Review PearsonAccess (required)
Review Practice Items (recommended)
Review Infrastructure Trial (recommended)
Review TestNav module (recommended for STRs)
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Before Testing:
Test Scheduling
2. ESTABLISH THE SCHOOL-SPECIFIC TESTING SCHEDULE
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Using district guidelines, set your school’s specific testing
schedule, including make-ups. See slide 13 for school-specific
PBA testing timeframe.
Policies on scheduling and testing time:
 Each session for a subject and grade must be completed in a single
school day to avoid compromising item validity
 Schools should take into account breaks between sessions (for
make-ups)
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
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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
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In planning schedule, include Total Field Test Administration Times
for each session (See Appendix 1)
Session Time is the amount of time it should take a student to
complete a session
Additional Time Allowed is approximately 50% of Session Time
Schools must provide all students with the entire amount of field
test administration time listed for the Session Time and must
schedule accordingly
Students who are productively engaged in testing must also be
provided the Additional Time Allowed to complete session. Schools
should plan schedule to include the additional time allowed.
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. DEVELOP A TEST ADMINISTRATION LOGISTICS PLAN
To ensure successful and secure administration of the PARCC Field Test, make sure
that your Logistics Plan includes the following tasks:
 Identify an alternate SAL
 Develop a plan in case your STR is not available on testing day(s)
 Identify all students participating
 Authorize individuals to serve as Test Administrators (Must be a certified teacher
or licensed profiessional)
 Train all relevant staff
 Inform students and parents about the PARCC Field Test
 Meet with students to review testing day policies and expectations
 Work with Test Administrators to schedule Sample Tests for their assigned
students prior to the Field Test
 Designate 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:
Logistics Plan Cont …
TEST ADMINISTRATION LOGISTICS PLAN
 Plan ahead to provide “accessibility features” for all students and
accommodations for ELL/LEP students and students with disabilities on
test day by:
 Reviewing each student’s approved IEP or 504 Plan ahead of time
 Preparing a list showing each student and his/her specific accommodation(s)
 Indicating whether a specific test setting or Test Administrator will be
required
 Training all Test Administrators (including substitutes) on accommodations
and Computer-Based Test accessibility features
 Ensuring required accessibility features and accommodations are selected
during registration process (e.g., read-aloud/text-to-speech) and ensuring
each student knows how to use accessibility features and accommodations
prior to testing
Before Testing:
Logistics Plan Cont …
TEST ADMINISTRATION LOGISTICS PLAN
 Schedule test administration sessions and locations
(PearsonAccess)
• Testing Group Naming Convention (30 characters):
TestAdministratorLastNameFirstInitial_TestSession_Rm#
• Example: SmithJ_G5Sci1_300
 Prepare a record of Test Administrators and their students for each
testing session
 Assign students and testing locations to Test Administrators
(PearsonAccess)
 Establish school policy for allowing students to read a recreational
book after completing individual tests
Materials Allowed ONLY After
Testing Completed
Subject matter must be unrelated to content being
assessed!!
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Recreational books
Textbooks for subjects other than the one being tested
Pamphlets, magazines, or periodicals
Notebooks or papers of any kind
Pens or colored pencils
Before Testing:
Logistics Plan Cont …
TEST ADMINISTRATION LOGISTICS PLAN
 Develop a plan to store
 Secure materials and
 Test Administration Manuals between administrations if your school is
administering both the PBA and EOY components of the Field Test
 Consult with STR to confirm that all computers used for testing
meet minimum requirements for computer-based testing (refer to the
PearsonAccess User Guide for details on infrastructure and system requirements)
Before Testing:
Computer Readiness
The STR must complete the following before the first day of testing:
 Prepare Student Computers and Test Administrators’ Computers for
Testing (~45 min/computer lab/classroom)
 Develop a plan to charge devices and/or keep them charged during
testing
 Plan for easy access to extra device, keyboard, mice, microphone (if
applicable).
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Recommendation: Have one extra set per classroom.
Before Testing:
Test Security
4. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT TEST SECURITY PLAN
A successful Security Plan will:
 Inform individuals authorized to be involved in test administration
to review security protocols, prohibited activities, testing
irregularities, and security breaches and sign Security Agreement
Form
 Establish a documented chain of custody
 Designate central locked storage area for securing test materials
 Document that SAL, STR, Test Administrators, and Proctors have
received necessary documentation and training for successful,
secure administration of the PARCC Field Test
Before Testing:
Chain of Custody
Chain of Custody:
• Document before, during, and after testing
• Deliver materials to schools no more than 1 week in advance
• Complete school security checklist
• Deliver paper-based forms and materials (oral scripts) on the
day of testing
• Distribute only the content area being assessed
• Return materials to a designated secure location (Not stored in
classrooms!)
• Return materials to Pearson
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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:
Test Security Cont …
The SAL must distribute test materials to and from Test Administrators
each test administration day. Test materials must not be stored in
classrooms prior to or following the administration. Test materials that
will be distributed by SAL to each Test Administrator include:
 Student Authorization Tickets
 Seal Codes
 Headphones (ELA PBA and accommodations)
 Scratch Paper
 Schedule of students
Before Testing:
PARCC Pilot Security Form
• Signed by everyone who will
be in the testing environment
• Keep at school for 3 years
• Keep copy for own individual
records
• Do NOT send to:
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ARE
DoTS
PARCC
Pearson
Colorado Dept of Education
Before Testing:
Training Plan
4. DEVELOP A TRAINING PLAN
Make sure that you:
 Designate a fully-trained alternate SAL
 Ensure all school staff involved in administering PARCC tests are
trained and understand their responsibilities and security protocols
 Ensure Test Administrators understand the expectation of “active
proctoring” while students are testing
 Review roles and role-specific checklist
 Ensure Test Administrators and Proctors sign the Security
Agreement
Before Testing:
SAL Training Due Dates
• Performance-Based Assessment: March 14, 2014
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PearsonAccess Training Module (SAL)
Infrastructure Training Module (recommended)
PARCC Field Test Training Module (recommended)
School Face-to-Face Test Administrator Training
Complete and Have Each Person Involved in Testing to Complete Testing Security
Form (keep at school)
 Complete Training Google form
• End-of-Year: April 25, 2014
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PearsonAccess Training Module
Infrastructure Training Module (recommended)
PARCC Field Test Training Module (recommended)
School Face-to-Face Test Administrator Training
Complete and Have Each Person Involved in Testing to Complete Testing Security
Form (keep at school)
 Complete Training Google form
Before Testing:
PARCC Training Google Form
COMING SOON!!!
Acknowledges that you have completed and provided all the
necessary trainings.
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Before Testing:
Materials
6. RECEIVE, CHECK, AND SECURE PARCC PILOT TEST
MATERIALS
 Review Coordinator Kit
 Check to make sure you have received all and
sufficient materials
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Before Testing:
Final Preparations
7. FINAL PREPARATION
BEFORE the day of testing, SALs must:
 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
 Create computer-based test sessions online
 Print student Authorization Tickets
 Print Seal Codes
 Print master list of sessions, with assigned test administrators and students
BEFORE the day of testing, STRs must:
 Confirm all computers meet requirements needed to administer tests
 Confirm headphones are available for student use during PBA ELA/Literacy test (may
also be used for text-to-speech accommodation on Math test)
 Confirm that proctor caching activities are complete (charters only)
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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Materials Prohibited During All
Sessions Cont …
• All cellular phones
• Other non-tested related personal electronic equipment,
e.g., scanners, eBooks, electronic pens
• Any electronic equipment capable of performing
computations or providing other assistance in either
content area (other than approved calculators)
• Instructional aids related to the content being assessed
• Reference books
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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),
 Start the Test session (the morning of)
 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
During Testing:
Starting a Test Session
• To start a session click Start
•
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Test sessions status shows as either Started or Not Started
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
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:
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
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
The SAL must immediately report any concern about
breaches in test security or noncompliance with test
administration procedures to the ARE.
Please instruct test administrators to contact the SAL
immediately to report all testing irregularities.
During Testing:
Contacts
• ARE Hotline: 720.423.3736
• Pearson: 1-888-493-9888
(5:00 am – 7:00 pm MT, Mon. –Fri.)
Decision tree on who to call in development and
will be provided soon.
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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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During Testing:
Reporting Irregularities Google Form
COMING SOON!!!
No more faxing!!
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During Testing:
Scheduling Make-up
5. SCHEDULE AND SUPERVISE MAKE-UP TESTING
•
•
•
•
•
•
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.
•
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. COMPLETE SCHOOL SECURITY CHECKLIST AND STORE IN LOCKED STORAGE
3. 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:
Cleanup Activities
AFTER ALL SESSIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED:
1. FINALIZE INFORMATION IN PEARSONACCESS
 Verify that all students enrolled are accounted for


Verify that all test sessions are in Completed status or Mark Completed
Verify that all CoAlt scores have been entered into PearsonAccess
 Check student demographic information in PearsonAccess to verify that all
information is correct for CMAS computer-based and paper-based
students as well as CoAlt students.
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After Testing:
Stopping a Test Session
2. STOP THE TEST
 All test sessions must be Stopped at the end of a test administration
 Click on Stop to stop the test session.
Reminder: STOP only after All students in a session are marked as Completed or Marked
Complete status.
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After Testing:
Materials To Be Destroyed or Recycled
3. MATERIALS TO BE SECURELY DESTROYED
The Test Coordinator must oversee the shredding of the following test
materials immediately after all testing is complete:
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Scratch paper written on by students during testing
Mathematics Reference Sheets written on by students during testing
Printed Student Authorization Tickets
Printed Seal Codes
4. MATERIALS TO BE RECYCLED
Test Coordinator must recycle the following test materials immediately
after all testing is complete:
 Test Administration Manuals (do not recycle until after EOY if administering both PBA and EOY components)
 Blank or unused scratch paper and Mathematics Reference Sheets
After Testing:
Sending Materials Back
• 5. SEND TEST MATERIALS BACK TO PROCESSING CENTER
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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
See Role-Specific Checklist on ARE website.
(testing.dpsk12.org)
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Infrastructure Trial
What is an Infrastructure Trial?
An Infrastructure Trial provides an opportunity for schools and
students to prepare for the PARCC pilot by simulating test-day
network utilization, and it introduces students to the online
testing interface – TestNav8.
The Trial will confirm that:
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TestNav8 is configured correctly
Devices can successfully run TestNav8
Network will bear the full load
Participating staff know what to do for PARCC
Students are familiar with the computer-based tools and format
Why Administer an
Infrastructure Trial?
Here are a few benefits to administering the
Infrastructure Trial:
• Schools have the opportunity to work with sample test forms
intended to match expected school bandwidth utilization during
testing.
• Schools will create a similar testing environment (e.g., testing
rooms, number of testing devices, power supplies, etc.) that will
be used for the PARCC pilot.
• Early detection of school technology readiness issues can mitigate
possible problems and delays during assessment administration.
• The Sample Items and Tutorial can be used to provide PARCC
practice for all students participating in the PARCC field test.
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Infrastructure Trial Steps
Task
STR
Estimated Time
Needed
(in minutes)
45
SAL, STR
30
SAL, STR, Test Administrators
45
Provide Test Administrators w/PearsonAccess Log-in
SAL
10
Set-up schedule and designate testing rooms
SAL
30
Set-up testing environment, including Starting a
Session
Create sample students and test session
STR
30
SAL
30 - 60
Print and Distribute Student Authorization Tickets
SAL
15
SAL, STR, Test Administrators,
Students
30
Stop a Session
SAL, Test Administrators
10
Provide feedback to ARE and DoTS
SAL, Test Administrators
15
Technology Readiness Check
Review Pearson Infrastructure Trial training module
Review PearsonAccess training module
Administer and Monitor Test Session
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Who Should be Involved
320 min (MAX)
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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