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Welcome
Objective: Participants will receive an overview of the online practice tests and steps
required for preparation, administration, and scoring.
Who: District Test Coordinators, Content Leaders, and other Educators
Topics:
1. Online Tools Training
2. Preparing for the Practice Tests Administration
3. Overview of the Practice Tests
4. Administering the Practice Tests
5. Reviewing and Scoring
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Agenda
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Online Tools Training (OTT)
Preparing for the Administration
Overview of the Practice Tests
Administering the Practice Tests
Reviewing and Scoring
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Online Tools Training (OTT)
Students and teachers should utilize the Online Tools Training (OTT) available within
INSIGHT, the online assessment platform, prior to engaging in the online practice tests.
These tools provide an opportunity for teachers and students to become familiar with
INSIGHT and the online testing tools (e.g., highlighter, magnification, etc.).
Additionally the OTT:
•may be reviewed as many times as desired;
•is not to be considered representative of an actual test;
•is available via computer desktop once INSIGHT is installed;
•is accessed through INSIGHT; and
•is available for by grade span for both mathematics and ELA.
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Online Tools:
Highlighter, Strikethrough, Sticky Note
Students may highlight within passages, strike through to eliminate answers and use sticky
notes to annotate within the system.
Online Tools:
Grade Appropriate Calculators
Basic and scientific calculators are available as appropriate by grade level.
Online Tools:
Ruler and Protractor
Rulers and protractors are available
within the system and can be
manipulated as needed by the student.
Accommodations and Accessibility:
Text-to-Speech
Text-to-Speech with visual tracking and audio controls are available for meeting the needs of
students with read aloud accommodations (or math accessibility).
Accommodations and Accessibility:
Color Overlays
Font and background color combinations can be adjusted at the student level.
Accommodations and Accessibility:
Line Guide
A line guide is available for students to use in visually tracking their reading on the screen.
Accommodations and Accessibility:
Masking Tools
Masking tools can isolate text and can be used by students to focus on particular portions of
the screen, reducing distractions.
Accommodations and Accessibility:
Magnifier/Variable Zoom
Items are available in standard view, 1.5x magnification, and 2.0x magnification.
Agenda
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Online Tools Training (OTT)
Preparing for the Administration
Overview of the Practice Tests
Administering the Practice Tests
Reviewing and Scoring
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Preparing for the Online Practice Tests
In order to provide an authentic practice for test coordinators, administrators, and
students, administration of the online practice tests includes a number of steps that are
also required for the operational assessments.
Step 1
• District test coordinators add technology coordinators and school test coordinators to Practice eDIRECT,
the online assessment management portal.
Step 2
• Technology coordinators install and configure the Testing Site Manager (TSM) and INSIGHT order to
prepare for the online assessment.
Step 3
Step 4
• Teachers and students use the Online Tools Training (OTT) to engage in the online assessment platform.
• Districts or schools upload rosters of students that will be participating in the online practice tests.
Step 5
• Test coordinators enter accessibility and accommodations for students utilizing Spanish, large print, or
text-to-speech.
Step 6
• Test coordinators create test sessions, print test tickets, and distribute the test tickets to teachers in
order to create and provide login information to each student.
Step 7
• Teachers administer the online practice test using the directions provided in the guide.
• Students engage in the online practice test.
Step 8
• Teachers may complete the optional review and scoring of the online practice test using the directions
provided in the guide.
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Agenda
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Online Tools Training (OTT)
Preparing for the Administration
Overview of the Practice Tests
Administering the Practice Tests
Reviewing and Scoring
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Overview of the Practice Tests
Online practice tests provide students with the opportunity to engage in the online assessment
system using test questions that are representative of the actual operational assessment, including
technology-enhanced questions.
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Using the Practice Tests
Teachers may use the online practice tests strictly as a practice tool for students with the
testing platform, or they may review and score responses to the online test questions to
assess student learning. If a teacher does wish to review and score student responses, a
number of action steps marked as optional in the directions below will need to occur.
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Agenda
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Online Tools Training (OTT)
Preparing for the Administration
Overview of the Practice Tests
Administering the Practice Tests
Reviewing and Scoring
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Administering the Online Practice Tests
Documents Required
 Individual student test tickets (include username and password for login)
 Optional Online Practice Test Answer Sheets
Steps for Completion
Step 1: Provide Students with Test Tickets
a. Provide each student with an individual test ticket.
b. Instruct students to verify the information on the test tickets (e.g., name, grade level).
Step 2: Administer the Test
a. Instruct students to click on the INSIGHT icon on their device desktop. The login screen will
appear.
b. Instruct students to enter the username and password from the Test tickets into the login
screen. The practice test will begin.
*Optional Step 3: Capture Responses
Once students complete the practice test, they may capture their responses on the Online Practice
Test Answer Sheet by completing the steps below:
a. Log back into the test, using the same test ticket used to previously log in.
b. Navigate the test and record responses on the Online Practice Test Answer Sheet.
c. Turn in completed Online Practice Test Answer Sheet and test ticket.
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Agenda
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Online Tools Training (OTT)
Preparing for the Administration
Overview of the Practice Tests
Administering the Practice Tests
Reviewing and Scoring
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Reviewing and Scoring the Mathematics Online
Practice Test (Optional)
Teachers wishing to score student responses on the mathematics practice test can do so by following
the steps below.
Documents Required
 Students’ practice test tickets used for the administration of the practice test
 Students’ completed Online Practice Test Answer Sheets
 Optional Online Practice Test Scoring Guide
Steps for Completion
Step 1: Score Multiple Choice, Multiple Select, and Short Answer Questions
Compare student responses on the Online Practice Test Answer Sheets against the Answer Key in
the Online Practice Test Scoring Guide.
Step 2: Review and Score the Technology-Enhanced and Constructed-Response Questions
In order to review and score the technology-enhanced and constructed-response questions, the
teacher will log in as each student in the online practice test within INSIGHT and proceed through the
test.
Step 3: Logging out of INSIGHT
a. After reviewing and scoring the questions, click on Review/End Test. The review page will
appear.
b. Click on End Test at the bottom, right-hand side of the screen.
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Reviewing and Scoring the ELA Online Practice Test
(Optional)
Teachers wishing to score student response on the ELA practice test can do so by following the steps
below.
Documents Required
 Students’ practice test tickets used for the administration of the practice test
 Students’ completed Online Practice Test Answer Sheets
 ELA Writing Response File (Optional)
 Online Practice Test Scoring Guide
Steps for Completion
Step 1: Score Multiple Choice and Multiple Select
Compare student responses on the Online Practice Test Answer Sheets against the Answer Key in
the Online Practice Test Scoring Guide.
Note: The item type column in the Online Practice Scoring Guide will indicate question type.
Step 2: Review and Score the Technology-Enhanced Questions and ELA Prose-Constructed Response
In order to review and score the technology-enhanced questions, the teacher will log in as each
student in the online practice test within INSIGHT and proceed through the test. The ELA prose
constructed-response can also be viewed this way or by using the ELA Writing Response File in
practice eDIRECT.
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Reviewing and Scoring the ELA Online Practice Test
(Cont’d)
Step 3: Review and Score the Prose Constructed-Response Using the ELA Writing
Response File (Optional)
As an additional way to review and score the prose constructed-response, the test
coordinator can download the ELA Writing Response File in practice eDIRECT and provide
teachers with access to the responses for reviewing and scoring.
The ELA Writing Response File:
• will be posted to practice eDIRECT weekly;
• will include all ELA Online Practice Tests for a particular school that have occurred
to date;
• will be provided in a pipe delimited .txt format but can be saved to other formats
for ease of use (e.g., .xls); and
• should be filtered by session name for distribution to individual teachers.
Using the ELA Writing Response File:
Compare student responses in the ELA Writing Response File against the scoring
rubrics in the Online Practice Test Scoring Guide.
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Key Dates
Key Dates
Event
Second Week of Feb
Online Training Tool (OTT) becomes available
Second Week of Feb
Online Practice Tests become available including text-to-speech
Late February
Online Practice Tests Spanish mathematics form becomes available.
April 11-May 6
Administration of ELA and mathematics computer-based tests
April 25-29
Administration of ELA and mathematics paper-based tests
Assessment Office Hours
Assessment office hours are available every Thursday at 11:00 am and will include an
overview of the weekly newsletter update and a question/answer session for test
coordinators, technology coordinators and other stakeholders.
Office Hours Login Information: (*No pre-registration required)
• Click here to join the meeting or go to https://louisianaschools.adobeconnect.com/dtc/
• Enter the meeting room as a guest and provide your name.
• Select the "listen only mode" if joining the meeting via computer or smartphone or access
audio via phone bridge: (800) 832-0736 / room number: 3423602
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Continuous Support
Continuous support is available when seeking information or assistance about assessment
administration and accountability.
Assessment@
• All stakeholders are encouraged to email assessment and accountability questions
and/or concerns to assessment@la.gov.
Assessment Hotline
• District-level staff may call the Assessment Hotline if they have assessment and
accountability questions that require immediate assistance.
844-268-7320
LDEData@la.gov
• District-level staff with questions about PII may email the data staff.
DRC Customer Service
• Available to district test coordinators each day from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM using 1-888718-4836 or LAHelpDesk@datarecognitioncorp.com
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Next Steps
Actions
Share updated timelines and resources with other stakeholders
Access and share the Guide to the Online Practice Tests
Access and share the practice tests resources
Complete steps required for administration of the OTT and online practice tests
For more information, contact assessment@la.gov.
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