Technology Training
Test Platform
Proctor Caching
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Agenda
Technology Setup Introduction
• Computer-Based Testing Components
Preparing for Testing
• TestNav 8
• Proctor Caching
• SystemCheck for TestNav
• Create a TestNav Configuration
Providing Support During Testing
• Early Warning System
Conducting an Infrastructure Trial
Emerging Technologies – virtualization, tablets
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Computer-Based Testing Components
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Technology Activities
Preparing your Environment
Phase 1: Bandwidth & Hardware Verification
Phase 2: Assessment Environment
Configuration
Phase 3: TestNav Configuration in
PearsonAccess
Phase 4: Infrastructure Trial
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Technology Setup Checklist
1.
Identify technology coordinators at each site
2.
Configure firewall, content filter, proxy server and spam filter
3.
Identify the testing rooms and the number of workstations/devices to
be used for testing
4.
Identify the Proctor Caching machine(s) and install Proctor Caching
5.
Complete the SystemCheck tests to verify testing workstation/device
readiness and the number of concurrent testers supported using
Proctor Caching
6.
Update testing workstations/devices to comply with TestNav
hardware/software requirements
7.
Enter TestNav configuration(s) in PearsonAccess
8.
Pre-cache test content from PearsonAccess site
9.
Conduct an Infrastructure Trial
10.
Plan to provide support during the computer-based administration.
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TestNav 8 Student Interface
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TestNav 8 Technology Requirements
Firewalls, content, and spam filters must be set to allow access to
Pearson domains.
Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 is required
Browser Requirements:
• Java runtime plugin version 1.5 or higher
• Windows firewall configured to allow javaw.exe to communicate
• Accept Java applet
• Allow pop-ups for Pearson sites
• Allow local file access to home directory
Complete requirements for TestNav 8 can be found at:
www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8.
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Firewalls, Content Filters & Spam Filters
The following domains and ports must be allowed to pass through your
Internet firewalls, content filters, or spam filters.
*testnav.com
*pearsonaccess.com
*amazonaws.com
80, 443
80, 443
80, 443
Pearson Customer Support Phone Number: 877-847-3043
Pearson Customer Support E-mail: florida@support.pearson.com
Pearson Customer Support Hours: 7:00 AM - 8:30 PM EST, Monday–Friday
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Student Responses
TestNav will save student responses to an encrypted backup file
during testing and when the student exits the system to avoid
losing response data.
• TestNav requires at least one working save location.
• TestNav, by default, saves student response data to:
<home dir>/Pearson/<student>/SRF
Pearson recommends designating two Response File Save
locations. Create a TestNav configuration to specify custom Primary
and Secondary file locations.
• Primary Response File location should be on student
computers.
• Secondary Response File location should be a shared
network location.
• Students must have full read/write access to designated
Response File locations.
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Preparing Student Computers
After verifying network and testing workstation readiness, freeze
your environment and do not accept updates until after the test
window if possible.
Any applications or update processes that may launch
automatically on testing workstations may interrupt testing. These
programs should be configured to not launch automatically.
Common applications that may launch automatically include:
• Anti-virus software, browsers or operating systems performing
automatic updates
• Power management software on laptops warning of low
batteries
• Screen savers
• Email with automatic message notification
• Energy saving features
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Proctor Caching Functionality
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Proctor Caching Requirements
• Runs on Windows and Mac OS X
• Does not require an underlying server-based operating system
• Proctor caching hardware requirements can be found at
www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8.
• TCP Ports: 80 (Internet), 4480, and 4481 (Local Network)
• Proctor caching requires a fixed internal IP address
• For setting up an upstream proxy refer to the Windows or Mac
“Tips on Proctor Caching” section in the TestNav 8 Proctor Caching
User Guide
• Use the SystemCheck Testing Capacity tab for determining your
network capacity during computer-based testing
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Proctor Caching Setup
• Download proctor
caching installer from
PearsonAccess.
• Run the installer and
Start Proctor Caching
if it is not already
started by the
installer.
• Use SystemCheck
from client computer
to verify that Proctor
Caching is functional.
• Create a proctor
caching setup or add
a proctor caching
computer within
PearsonAccess at the
district or school
level.
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Proctor Caching Diagnostics
• Select the Tests tab for information about test
content and caching status
• Select the Clients tab to monitor client
connectivity
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Tests Tab
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•
Content is displayed at
the Test and Form
level.
•
Functionality is
available to Refresh,
Reload, or Purge
selected test content.
•
When clicking
Refresh, Reload, or
Purge a password will
be required.
•
Clicking on a test
name will display
individual items in a
test
Tests Tab – Status
OK – Content is cached
Not Loaded – Content is not cached
Waiting… – Loading the content
Loading… – Loading the content
Failed to load content – There was a failure to
load content
MD5 Check Invalid – MD5 comparison failed
MD5 Mismatch – MD5 comparison was successful
but files did not match
In general any status in red is a critical problem
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Clients Tab
• Clients that have connected to TestNav are listed by IP
address.
• Clicking on a computer name will display the Client Details
screen which displays information regarding a particular
computer connecting to proctor caching.
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Clients List Tab – Status
Ok – Client is active.
Idle – 5 to 30 minutes since client was
active.
Long Idle – 30 minutes to 12 hours since
client was active.
Clients are removed after 12 hours or
inactivity.
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SystemCheck for TestNav 8 - Overview
Florida
• SystemCheck validates workstations meet the minimum
requirements needed to run TestNav 8.
• SystemCheck provides the ability to run bandwidth speed checks
to help plan for online testing capacity.
• Learn more about using SystemCheck by visiting
http://FLAssessments.com/TestNav8.
• Launch SystemCheck from
http://FLAssessments.com/SystemCheck.
• SystemCheck will not run on iPads or Chromebooks.
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SystemCheck Functionality
Florida
Check Your System:
• Validates system requirements are met on testing
workstations
• Provides steps to verify whether TestNav can run on the
workstation
Testing Capacity:
• Bandwidth testing for internet and proctor caching connections
• Volume estimates for capacity planning
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Check Your System: System Requirements
Florida
Florida
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Check Your System: TestNav 8 Verification
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Testing Capacity
Florida
• Internet bandwidth testing between the workstation and
Pearson’s servers
• Click Add Caching Computer to add your potential proctor
caching machine for a local network bandwidth test
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Testing Capacity: Add Caching Computer
• Add a name for the caching computer, the IP address, and port (4480)
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Testing Capacity: Edit Caching Computer
Florida
• Edit the IP address and/or port
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Testing Capacity: Results
Florida
• Click on Start to begin the test
• On screen information helps determine whether the connection was
successful
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Testing Capacity: Results
Florida
• Based on the bandwidth test, SystemCheck can provide an estimated
number of students that can test concurrently.
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Creating a TestNav Configuration
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PearsonAccess Test Setup: Configure TestNav
Step 1: Select “New Configuration”
Step 2: Provide a configuration name
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PearsonAccess Test Setup: Configuring TestNav 8
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PearsonAccess Test Setup: Configuring TestNav 8
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PearsonAccess Test Setup: Configuring TestNav 8
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PearsonAccess Test Setup: Configure TestNav
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PearsonAccess Test Setup: Configuring TestNav 8
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Early Warning System (EWS)
The Early Warning System (EWS) is integrated functionality that
gives TestNav a high degree of fault tolerance and provides
additional fail-safes in the event of unexpected network disruptions
during computer-based testing.
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Student Responses: SRF Files
• The Early Warning System writes continuously in the
background to the student response files (SRF). Both the
Primary and Alternate files are written to at the same time.
• The SRF file has a response data threshold that, once reached,
triggers TestNav to send response data to Pearson servers.
• Uploading of response data is continuous. If an upload to the
Pearson servers fails, student responses continue to be saved
locally and TestNav cycles and attempts another upload.
• If the response data upload is successful, TestNav creates a new
empty SRF file and begins the process again. TestNav only
deletes an SRF file once it is successfully uploaded to the
Pearson servers.
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Student Responses: Identification
• A combination of the test ticket ID combined with the session
token is used to uniquely identify a Student Response File
(SRF).
• TestNav can identify the correct student response file if a test
is successfully resumed.
• Only the SRF from the student’s last test attempt can be used
when the student resumes a test.
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TestNav Early Warning System: Triggers
Scenario 1:
TestNav determines that neither Saving Response File Location is
viable.
• Results in an immediate Test Proctor Click Here notification.
Scenario 2:
TestNav is unable to download portions of the test.
• Results in an immediate Test Proctor Click Here notification.
Scenario 3:
TestNav is unable to upload student responses to Pearson.
• Results in a Test Proctor Click Here notification only if the
student attempts to Exit or Submit the test.
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TestNav Early Warning System:
Test Proctor Screens
• One of the following screens will appear when scenarios 1, 2, or
3 occurs.
• Students should be instructed to ALWAYS raise their hand when
presented with either of the Test Proctor Click Here screens.
They should NEVER click the Test Proctor-Click Here button.
NOTE: It may be necessary to contact your local Technology
Coordinator to determine the appropriate course of action.
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TestNav Early Warning System: Scenario 1
In this scenario there is an issue with both of the SRF file locations
when the student first logs into the test.
• Either the student does not have full access to the location(s)
• OR the location(s) are temporarily unavailable.
• Exit the test, correct the SRF save location issue and then log
back into TestNav.
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TestNav Early Warning System: Scenario 1
In this scenario there is an issue with both of the SRF file locations after
the student has begun the test and there is no internet connectivity.
• Either the student does not have full access to the location(s)
• OR the location(s) are temporarily unavailable.
• If the issue is temporary, click Retry and TestNav will attempt to
save to the SRF file location again, otherwise click Save File and you
will be prompted to navigate to a viable save location where TestNav
will save the responses and then exit.
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TestNav Early Warning System: Scenario 2
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•
•
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In this scenario, TestNav cannot download one or more test items to the
student computer.
Either the proctor caching machine is not properly functioning OR there is
a loss of connectivity between the student and Pearson.
If the issue is temporary click Retry to attempt to download the content
again.
If communication can’t be restored when clicking Retry, then click Exit
Test, resolve the connectivity issue and log back into TestNav.
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TestNav EWS: Scenario 3
• In this scenario not all of the student responses have been
received by the Pearson testing server. However, responses not
received by Pearson have been saved to the SRF file location.
• You may try to resolve this scenario by clicking the Retry button
until the submission of responses is successful or click on Exit
Test.
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Infrastructure Trial - Introduction
What is an Infrastructure Trial?
Answer:
An Infrastructure Trial is a “dress rehearsal” of a computerbased assessment. It does not use real student information.
This is low-stakes, dry run for final confirmation that:
 TestNav is configured correctly
 Devices can successfully run TestNav
 Network will bear the full load
 Participating staff know what to do for computer-based
assessment
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Infrastructure Trial - Introduction
Who should be involved in an Infrastructure Trial?
Answer:
Everyone within the school who will have a role in
the computer-based assessments should be
included in the Infrastructure Trial.
 Test Coordinators
 Test Administrators
 School technology staff
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Infrastructure Trial - Introduction
Where do I access the Infrastructure Trial?
Answer:
The Infrastructure Trial is conducted using the Florida
Training Center. The Training Center offers the ability to
create sample students in bulk to reduce preparation time
for the Infrastructure Trial.
 Set up login access for your staff
 Create sample students in Training Center for the
Infrastructure Trial and assign to test sessions
 Confirm technology setup and configuration using
Infrastructure Trial test
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Infrastructure Trial - Introduction
When is the Infrastructure Trial?
Answer:
Plan to conduct an Infrastructure Trial only after you have
confirmed site and staff readiness. The Infrastructure Trial
will be available starting in October 2014.
 Complete training activities
 Confirm network and assessment environment
configuration
 Develop a communication plan
Infrastructure Trial - Introduction
Why is an Infrastructure Trial necessary?
Answer:
Reviewing set up and communications prior to
testing in an Infrastructure Trial can avoid
possible problems and delays during the live
assessment.
 Provides practice for all participating users
 Minimal additional activities are needed to
conduct an Infrastructure Trial
 Students and test results are not affected
 Provides practice of communication plans to
be sure everyone knows who to contact for
help
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Infrastructure Trial - Introduction
How do I know when the Infrastructure Trial is
complete?
Answer:
The Infrastructure Trial is complete when you can
confirm that you are ready for the computerbased assessment. You may use the trial as
needed to confirm readiness.
 Check progress with schools
 Correct configurations and environment
settings
 Try again if needed
 Make changes to communication plan as
needed
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Florida Training Center
The Infrastructure Trial is conducted in the secure Florida
Training Center.
NOTE: You will have a separate login and password for the
Training Center and operational PearsonAccess site.
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Creating Sample Students
Create Sample Student Data for Practice
Create mock students using the Create Students option from
the Training Center home page. Create as many students as
needed to represent the number of students that would be
tested on a typical day during the live test window.
Choose the organization, create a new group, select the grade,
test name, and choose the number of students you would like to
create for practice in the organization you have selected.
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Technology Set Up
Emerging Technologies:
Virtualization and Tablets
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iPads & Computer-based Testing
Apple iPads have some unique challenges for TestNav
• iPads cannot run Java so TestNav can’t lock down the device
properly like “standard” computers via the browser
Pearson has developed an iPad TestNav app which is available from
the App Store
• Student Response Files (SRFs) will be saved locally through the
application
Districts must take steps to configure iPads to deliver tests securely
• Disable screen capture
• Disable Home button functionality
• Enable “single app” mode
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iPads & Computer-based Testing
There are multiple options for enabling “single app” mode
• Manually enable Guided Access single app mode on iOS 6 or
iOS 7
• Manage iPads (iOS 6 & iOS 7) via Apple Configurator and use
Apple Profile Manager or 3rd party Mobile Device Manager
(MDM) to push secure testing configuration
• Manage iPads (iOS 7 only) via Apple Configurator and 3rd
party MDM to provide on-demand secure configuration using
app-requested single-app mode
• Refer to instructions at http://flassessments.com/htmlredirects/TestNav8/devices/iPad.html
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Chromebooks & Computer-based Testing
Chromebooks also have some unique challenges for TestNav
• Chromebooks can not run Java so TestNav can’t lock down the
device properly like “standard” computers via the browser
Pearson has developed a Chromebook TestNav app which is
available from the Chrome Web Store
• Student Response Files (SRFs) will be saved locally through
the application
Districts must take steps to configure Chromebooks to deliver tests
securely
• Centrally manage the TestNav app through the district’s Google
Admin Console (managed devices)
• Manually configure devices (unmanaged or BYOD devices)
• Refer to instructions at http://flassessments.com/htmlredirects/TestNav8/devices/chromebook.html
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Virtualization
What is Virtualization?
• Using your monitor/keyboard/mouse to look at and run
software on some other computer
• “Thin Clients” are one type of virtualization
• VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) is becoming popular as a
way of turning aging computers into terminals, instead of
retiring them
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Virtualization Network
• A Virtualized environment runs on a central server and streams
the user interface to workstations.
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Virtualization Security Concerns
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TestNav 8 and Virtualization
• Pearson is working with individual virtualization vendors to
qualify their solutions for use with TestNav.
• Approved virtualization solutions will be listed on:
www.TestNavQualified.com.
• Non-approved virtualization solutions may expose secure
content of computer-based tests to unauthorized individuals
and is not recommended.
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Resources and Additional Support
Pearson Customer Support
877-847-3043
Florida@support.pearson.com
www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8
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Test Administration Training
Test Management Functionality for TestNav 8
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Manage Test Sessions
Most activities associated with computer-based test sessions
will still be performed on the Manage Test Sessions screen.
• To view or edit an existing session, click on the session name.
• To create a new session, click New Session.
• To delete a session, place a check mark next to the session
name and then click Delete.
• To view details about currently scheduled test sessions, click
Currently Scheduled Sessions.
• To download the session list as a CSV file, click Session List
Download.
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Create Test Sessions
Before students can take a computer-based test, test sessions
must be created.
• Click the New Session button.
• Enter a session name and select a school.
• Enter the remaining session details. Required fields are
designated with a red arrow.
• Select “Main” from the Form Group Type drop-down menu
unless you are creating a session for accommodations.
• Provide a Scheduled Start Date; this is for planning purposes
only, as sessions will only start once they have been started by
the School Assessment Coordinator.
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Create Test Sessions - Continued
• A proctor caching computer should be selected from the Proctor
Caching Computer drop-down menu. The TestNav
Configurations will need to be set up before the session is
created. This process will be explained further during the
Technical Training.
• You may add students now, or you can add students later.
• Click the Save button after completing all session details.
Session Details
The Session Details screen allows you to manage the details of each
test session.
Session Details Actions:
• start and stop a test session
• print Student Authorization Tickets and/or seal codes
• proctor cache test content
• print a Session Roster
• update TestNav configurations
• monitor individual student’s tests
• resume a student’s test
• mark a test complete
• add/remove/move students
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Proctor Caching Test Content
Proctor caching refers to downloading encrypted test content from
the Pearson testing server to a secure local computer prior to
starting a test session.
• Proctor caching is completed at the session level, on the
Session Details screen
– The Proctor Caching button will be disabled and you will
not be able to cache the test content for the test session if
you do not have access to proctor caching or if you are not
within the proctor caching window dates.
• Proctor caching is available up to one week before an
administration
– Districts will receive notification when it is available
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Proctor Caching Test Content - Continued
• Proctor caching can also be completed at the School Level
using the Manage Test Sessions Screen.
• This allows all test forms for an administration to be cached at
one time.
Student Authorization Tickets
Student authorization tickets are needed for students to sign into
the test.
• Student authorizations contain:
– the URL to access the browser-based TestNav tests
– a unique Username
– the Password needed to log in
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Authorizations - Seal Codes
Seal codes are the electronic equivalents of the adhesive tabs that
are used to seal sections of paper test booklets.
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•
•
There will be one set of seal codes assigned to each test session
(FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake only).
Before students in a test session can go to the next sealed section of
a computer-based test, they must enter the appropriate four-digit
seal code.
Seal codes for a specific test session are listed on the seal codes
document.
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Starting Test Sessions
A test session must be started before students can begin testing.
• Scheduling a date and time for a new test session is intended
primarily for planning purposes.
• A test session will not start until you click the Start button on
the Session Details screen, regardless of the scheduled start
date and time.
NOTE: If you do not have access to start a test session, the
Start button will be disabled and you will not be able to start the
test session.
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Monitoring Test Sessions
The table below gives an explanation of the possible statuses for
students as they test.
Status
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. took a break. (Student must be resumed by a
test administrator to continue testing.)
Resumed
The student has been authorized by a test administrator to
resume the test.
ResumedUpload
The student has been 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 submitted 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.
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Resuming a Student’s Test
A test administrator must resume an Exited student’s test in
order for the student to complete testing.
• Select the checkbox for the student on the Session Details
screen.
• Click the Resume Test button.
– The student’s status will change to “Resumed” (if the
student was in “Exited” status) or “Resumed-Upload” (if the
student was in “Active” status).
– The student’s test will be resumed from the point at which it
was exited or interrupted. Any saved test responses that the
student entered will be uploaded when the connection to the
Pearson testing server is reestablished.
• Have the student log in using their original authorization ticket.
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View Test Progress
The Status column in the Session Details allows administrators to
view test progress.
• When available, select the student’s View Progress link to
review test progress.
Status
Meaning
Visited/No Response
Required
Student has visited the item but no response is
required.
Visited/Answered
Student has visited the item and entered a
response.
Visited/Not Answered
Student has visited the item but has not entered a
response.
Not Visited
Student has not visited the item.
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Mark Test Complete
If a student has exited a test and will not resume testing, the
test can be manually marked “complete.”
• Select the checkbox for the student on the Session Details
screen.
• Click the Mark Test Complete button. You will be prompted to
enter the reason for marking the test “complete.”
• Click the Save button.
• The student’s status will change to “Marked Complete.”
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Stopping Test Sessions
You cannot stop a test session until all students in the session are
in “Completed” or “Marked Complete” status.
• After all students have completed the test and submitted their
responses, students in Ready status have been removed, and
students in other statues have been marked “complete,” you
should stop the session.
• Click the Stop button.
NOTE: A session does not stop until you click the Stop button.
The system will NOT automatically start or stop a session. Once
a session has been stopped, it can no longer be modified.
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Accessibility Features and Accommodations
Accessibility
• One Platform
• Aligned with APIP and ARIA
• New Configuration of Available Forms
CBT Tool/Feature
Configuration in
TestNav 8
Color Contrast
Available to all students
Large Print and Zoom
Available to all students
Magnifier
Available to all students
Line Reader
Available to all students
Highlighter
Available to all students
Assistive Devices Integration
Available on all forms
TTS
Accommodation
Answer Masking
Accommodation
Accommodations
Assigning Alternate Form Groups for Other Accommodations
• A separate test session must be created for each test subject
where an accommodation applies.
• You may add multiple students to the session, as long as they
are all receiving the same accommodation.
• To assign an accommodated form, select the appropriate Form
Group Type from the dropdown during the “Create New
Session” activity.
Unique Accommodated Forms
TTS
Answer Masking
TTS + Answer Masking
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Text-to-Speech
Answer Masking
Line Reader
Magnifier
Questions….
Winter 2014
End-of-Course Assessments
Training Materials
Algebra 1
Biology 1
Civics
Geometry
U.S. History
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Overview
These training materials are based on the Winter 2014 End-of-Course
Assessments Test Administration Manual and are available at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
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Overview
These training materials are designed to highlight
important information regarding test administration
policies and procedures.
Not all information from the test administration manual
is included in this presentation, so it is imperative that
district and school staff read and familiarize themselves
with all information in the manual in addition to using
these training materials.
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Test Administration Manual
Scripts and instructions for
administering computer-based tests
(CBT) are included in this manual.
Scripts and instructions for
administering computer-based and
paper-based accommodations are
located at
www.FLAsessments.com/EOC.
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Test Administration
Schedule
Winter 2014 Scheduling
• The testing window is December 1–19, 2014.
• EOC testing schedule
• U.S. History – 12/9
• Biology 1 - 12/10
• Algebra 1 – 12/11
• Civics – 12/11
• Geometry – 12/12
• Make-up testing – until 12/19
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Test Administration
Schedule
Testing Duration
• Each EOC assessment will be administered in one 160-minute session with a
scheduled 10-minute break after 80 minutes. Individual restroom breaks are
permitted as needed.
• Students may not be dismissed during the first 80 minutes. At the beginning of
the break, any students who have completed testing may be dismissed.
• After the 10-minute break, students may be dismissed from the testing room
as they complete testing.
• No special incentives should be given to students to encourage them to finish
early.
• Any student who has not completed the test by the end of the allotted time
may continue working; however, testing must be completed within one school
day.
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What’s New
TestNav 8
• Beginning with the Winter 2014 administration, all
computer-based FCAT, FCAT 2.0, and NGSSS EOC
assessments will be administered using the TestNav 8
platform. Please see www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8 for
technical specifications and resources for this new platform.
• Some features that were previously accommodations are
now available for all students in the TestNav 8 platform.
These features include color contrast, increase/decrease text
size, and zoom. A magnifier tool and line reader tool are also
available for all students.
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What’s New
TestNav 8 (cont.)
• The login information on Student Authorization Tickets and
the Session Roster has been updated to reflect the Sign In
screen in TestNav 8.
• The Login ID has been changed to Username.
• The Test Code has been changed to Password.
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What’s New
Accommodations
• Separate accommodated forms for text-to-speech and masking
are available in the TestNav 8 platform for eligible students
who have such accommodations identified in their individual
educational plans (IEPs) or Section 504 plans.
• Paper-based test materials (regular print, large print, braille,
one-item-per-page) are available for eligible students who have
such accommodations identified in their IEPs or Section 504
plans. Districts are no longer required to submit unique
accommodations requests for paper-based large print and oneitem-per-page accommodations but must submit confirmation
of student eligibility for all paper-based accommodations to
FDOE.
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What’s New
Electronic Practice Assessment Tools (ePATs)
• All students must participate in an ePAT session prior to this
administration to familiarize themselves with the different
features of the TestNav 8 testing platform.
• The computer-based practice tests (accommodated and nonaccommodated), also called ePATs, and scripts for administering
ePATs are posted separately at www.FLAssessments.com/ePATs.
• Students should be made aware that they can access ePATs on
their own at this location.
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What’s New
Technology Coordinator Resources
• Information and instructions for technology coordinators to
follow before, during, and after testing are now provided at
www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8.
• Technology coordinators must familiarize themselves with all
information at this site prior to the beginning of test
administration.
• There is no separate Technology Coordinator Guide for this
administration. Instead, technology coordinators should
review the information and resources at the location
indicated above.
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What’s New
PreID and Return Labels
• No PreID labels or rosters for students testing with paper-based
accommodations will be provided for this administration. School
personnel must ensure that student demographic information is
hand-gridded on student grid sheets.
• If students will grid their own information, test administrators
must read the Script for Gridding a Non-Preidentified Student Grid
Sheet, located at www.FLAssessments.com/EOC, as indicated in
the scripts for administering paper-based tests.
• Purple return labels should now be used for ALL TO BE SCORED
regular print test materials (all subjects). Instructions for
packaging and returning materials are included in the School
Assessment Coordinator Responsibilities After Testing section.
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What’s New
Florida EOC Geometry Assessment (NGSSS)
• The Winter 2014 administration is the last opportunity for students
to take the Florida End-of-Course Geometry Assessment (NGSSS).
Students who still need to pass the NGSSS Geometry EOC beyond
this administration will participate in the FSA Geometry EOC
administration, and a linked passing score will be provided.
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What’s New
Universal Agreements for 2014-2015 Statewide Assessments
• All school personnel involved in administrations of statewide assessments (FCAT,
FCAT 2.0, NGSSS EOC, and FSA) who have received appropriate training need only
sign one Test Administration and Security Agreement for the 2014-2015 school year;
however, any staff who have not previously been trained and who do not have an
agreement on file MUST sign an agreement.
• Test administrators who have received appropriate training need only sign one Test
Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement for the 2014-2015 school year.
• These two agreements, located in Appendix D and available at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC, may be copied together as a single, double-sided
page to distribute during trainings. Signed copies must be retained at the school.
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Reminders
Required Administration Information
• The list of required administration information has been updated to
include both the accommodations provided to students and the
accommodations used by students during the test administration. This
information may be recorded on the Session Roster.
• If a student chooses not to use an accommodation that is provided,
the accommodation should not be recorded in PearsonAccess or on
the student grid sheet.
• Schools are responsible for maintaining documentation of
accommodations that are provided but not used.
• The blank Administration Record/Security Checklist includes fields for
recording both accommodations provided and accommodations used.
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Reminders
Students’ Retake Status
• Districts and schools no longer need to provide students’ retake
status when entering a student through the PreID process or the
New Student wizard.
• Pearson will track the retake status for students using EOC history
files.
• If a student has a previous score or test attempt on file for the
subject test he or she takes, that student will be flagged as a retake
student.
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Reminders
Updates to Student Profiles
• Incorrect student profiles in PearsonAccess that were created
via the New Student Wizard may be updated before or after
the student tests.
• The district assessment coordinator can submit a request by
calling Pearson Customer Support at 877-847-3043.
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Reminders
Accommodated Scripts and Instructions
• Scripts and instructions for administering paper-based
accommodations (regular print, large print, braille, one-itemper-page) and accommodated computer-based test forms are
located at www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
• It is important that school personnel who will administer paperbased and computer-based accommodations familiarize
themselves with the appropriate scripts and instructions before
testing.
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Reminders
CBT Worksheets
• For students taking the computer-based U.S. History and Civics
EOC Assessments, CBT Worksheets may be provided if students
prefer to make handwritten notes instead of using the online
notepad tool.
• The worksheet is an 8½” × 11” page (located in Appendix D and
PearsonAccess) that may be copied and distributed to students
at the beginning of a test session.
• Used worksheets must be handled as secure materials and
packaged in the District Assessment Coordinator ONLY box
after testing.
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Reminders
To Be Scored Materials
• Due to the accelerated reporting schedule of EOC assessments
and the amount of time needed to process TO BE SCORED paperbased test materials, these materials must be returned for scoring
on an accelerated schedule that has been provided to the district
assessment coordinator.
• Student results for paper-based tests returned after the
established pickup dates will be included in late reporting.
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Reminders
Chain of Custody Form
• Schools are required to maintain a Test Materials Chain of Custody
Form, located in Appendix D and at www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
• Record accurate information on the form, including the dates and
times activities are completed, the names of the people performing
activities involving the materials, and information about the locked
storage room.
• Retain electronic or hard copies of completed forms after materials
are packaged for pickup, and email or return the originals to the
district assessment coordinator.
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Reminders
Test Security Policies and Procedures
• Per Florida State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.042, FAC, and Test Security
Statute, s. 1008.24, F.S. (see Appendix C), district and school personnel are
required to maintain test security before, during, and after testing.
• Please remember that inappropriate actions can result in student or
classroom invalidations and/or loss of teaching certification.
• All school personnel, including itinerant teachers and proctors, must receive
thorough training in test administration and security policies and procedures,
familiarize themselves with all relevant content of the test administration
manual, read the Statute and Rule in Appendix C, and then sign a Test
Administration and Security Agreement.
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Reminders
Test Administrator Policies
• ALL test administrators must be certified educators.
• Test administrators are required to sign a Test Administrator Prohibited
Activities Agreement in addition to a Security Agreement. Test administrators
must record their certification numbers on this document.
• The Test Administration and Security Agreement and the Test Administrator
Prohibited Activities Agreement may be copied together so that double-sided,
single-page copies can be distributed to test administrators.
• School assessment coordinators must file the signed forms with their signed
security agreements.
• Test administrators must NOT administer the EOC assessments to their family
members.
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Reminders
Electronic Devices
• Students may not have any electronic devices (except an
approved calculator, if applicable) at their desks, in their pockets,
or anywhere they can reach them during testing, even if they are
turned off or they do not use them.
• If a student is found to be in possession of ANY electronic devices
during testing OR during a break (e.g., restroom breaks, lunch),
his or her test must be invalidated.
• Students and parents/guardians must be made aware of this
policy prior to testing.
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Reminders
Leaving Campus
• If a student begins a test and leaves campus without finishing
(due to an appointment, illness, etc.), he or she will NOT be
allowed to complete that session.
• No exceptions will be made once the student leaves the school’s
campus, so students and parents/guardians must be made aware
of this policy.
• If a test administrator has concerns about a student (e.g., if a
student seems ill), that student should be tested in a different test
session or on a make-up day.
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Reminders
Marking Tests Complete
Student tests should only be Marked Complete in one of the
following circumstances:
• A student had to leave the test (e.g., due to illness) and will not
finish the test. (After the test is marked complete, school
personnel must invalidate the test.)
• A student finished the test but exited instead of submitting the
test, and the test should be scored.
• As otherwise directed by FDOE or Pearson after a technical
difficulty or other extenuating circumstance.
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Reminders
• The following forms and materials for this administration can be
found at www.FLAssessments.com/EOC:
̶ Test administration manual
̶ Scripts and instructions for administering accommodated computer-based
test forms (text-to-speech, masking)
̶ Scripts and instructions for administering paper-based accommodations
(regular print, large print, one-item-per-page)
̶ Braille scripts and instructions
̶ Student tutorials
̶ Forms to report test irregularities/security breaches and missing materials
̶ Training materials
̶ Comment forms
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Reminders
• The following resources for this administration can be found at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC:
̶ Blank Administration Record/Security Checklist
̶ Security Log
̶ Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement
̶ Test Materials Chain of Custody Form
̶ Test Administration and Security Agreement
̶ Materials Return List
̶ Reference sheet and periodic table
̶ Parent/guardian letters
̶ CBT worksheet
̶ Checklists for district and school personnel to reference before, during, and
after testing
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Glossary of Terms
PearsonAccess
www.pearsonaccess.com/fl
• A website used for almost all test
preparation (e.g., PreID), setup,
administration, and reporting tasks.
• Requires a username and password.
• Verify that you are working in the correct
test administration each time you log in.
• Link to support materials:
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
• PearsonAccess will time out after 14
minutes of inactivity.
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Glossary of Terms
PearsonAccess Training Center
• Accessed from the Training Center
tab on the PearsonAccess Home
page.
• Provides an opportunity to
̶ Practice PearsonAccess tasks.
̶ Manage the Infrastructure Trial in
preparation for testing.
• Requires a username and password
(separate from operational site).
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Glossary of Terms
TestNav 8 (TestNav)
• Platform that Florida uses for
FCAT, FCAT 2.0, and NGSSS
EOC computer-based
statewide assessments.
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Glossary of Terms
Proctor Caching
• A process of loading test content locally on a computer at the school or district
level.
• Does not require a separate caching server and can run on any workstation on
the network that meets specified requirements.
• Proctor Caching software is provided by Pearson.
• Reduces test delays due to network congestion.
• Provides students with a more seamless testing experience.
• Required for all FCAT/FCAT 2.0/NGSSS EOC computer-based testing in Florida.
• Software and instructions for proctor caching are available at
www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8.
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Pearson Customer Support
and PearsonAccess
Contact Pearson Customer Support at:
• 1-877-847-3043 (Monday–Friday, 7:00 am–8:30 pm ET)
• Florida@support.pearson.com
Appendix B in the Winter 2014 EOC Manual provides the following
information:
• PearsonAccess
̶ User accounts (FDOE distributed instructions for setting up user accounts
to district assessment coordinators.)
̶ Browser requirements
̶ Logging in for the first time
̶ Resetting passwords
• Training Center
̶ Test Setup Exercise
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Students to be Tested
Algebra 1
The following students are eligible to participate in this Algebra 1 EOC Assessment
administration:
• Students who need to retake the assessment for graduation purposes
• Students who have not yet taken the assessment to be averaged as 30% of their course grade
• Students who are in grade forgiveness programs and wish to retake the assessment to improve
their course grade
This assessment is appropriate for students who meet the criteria above and were
previously enrolled in one of the following courses:
• Algebra 1 – 1200310
• Algebra 1 Honors – 1200320
• Algebra 1-B – 1200380
• IB Middle Years Program Algebra 1– 1200390
• Pre-AICE Mathematics – 1209810
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Students to be Tested
Biology 1
The following students will take the Biology 1 EOC Assessment:
• All students enrolled in and completing one of the following
courses:
– Biology 1 – 2000310
– IB Middle Years Program Biology – 2000850
– Biology 1 Honors – 2000320
– Integrated Science 3 – 2002440
– Pre-AICE Biology – 2000322
– Integrated Science 3 Honors – 2002450
– Biology Technology – 2000430
– AP Biology (if taken to satisfy the high
school Biology 1 graduation requirement) –
2000340
– Pre-IB Biology 1 – 2000800
– IB Biology 1– 2000805
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Students to be Tested
Biology 1 (cont.)
The following students are eligible to participate in the Biology 1
EOC Assessment administration:
• Students who need to earn a passing score for a standard diploma with a
scholar designation
• Students who have not yet taken the assessment to be averaged as 30% of
their course grade
• Students who are in grade forgiveness programs and wish to retake the
assessment to improve their course grade
• Students in a credit acceleration program (CAP) who wish to take the
assessment to earn course credit
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Students to be Tested
Civics
The following students will take the Civics EOC Assessment:
• All students enrolled in and completing one of the following courses:
– M/J Civics – 2106010
– M/J Civics – 2106015
– M/J Civics & Career Planning – 2106016
– M/J Civics, Advanced – 2106020
– M/J Civics, Advanced – 2106025
– M/J Civics, Advanced & Career Planning – 2106026
– M/J IB MYP Civics Advanced – 2106027
– M/J IB MYP Civics Advanced & Career Planning – 2106028
– M/J Civics and Digital Technologies – 2106029
– M/J U.S. History & Civics – 2100045
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Students to be Tested
Civics (cont.)
The following students are eligible to participate in the Civics
EOC Assessment administration:
• Students who have not yet taken the assessment to be averaged as 30% of
their course grade
• Students who are in grade forgiveness programs and wish to retake the
assessment to improve their course grade
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Students to be Tested
Geometry
The following students are eligible to participate in this Geometry EOC Assessment
administration:
• Students who need to retake the assessment for a standard diploma with a scholar
designation
• Students who have not yet taken the assessment to be averaged as 30% of their course
grade
• Students who are in grade forgiveness programs and wish to retake the assessment to
improve their course grade
This assessment is appropriate for students who meet the criteria above and were
previously enrolled in one of the following courses:
• Geometry – 1206310
• Geometry Honors – 1206320
• IB Middle Years Program Geometry – 1206810
• Pre-AICE Mathematics 2 IGCSE Level – 1209820
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Students to be Tested
U.S. History
The following students will take the U.S. History EOC
Assessment:
• All students enrolled in and completing one of the following courses:
– United States History – 2100310
– United States History Honors – 2100320
– Visions and Countervisions: Europe, U.S. and the World from 1848 – 2100390
– Visions and Countervisions: Europe, U.S. and the World from 1848 Honors –
2100480
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Students to be Tested
U.S. History (cont.)
The following students are eligible to participate in the U.S. History
EOC Assessment administration:
• Students who need to earn a passing score for a standard diploma with a scholar
designation
• Students who have not yet taken the assessment to be averaged as 30% of their
course grade
• Students who are in grade forgiveness programs and wish to retake the
assessment to improve their course grade
• Students in a credit acceleration program (CAP) who wish to take the
assessment to earn course credit
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Students to be Tested
Special Program Students
• Make arrangements to test special program students (Home Education,
Virtual School, McKay Scholarship, FTC Scholarship).
• Ensure that these students are tested under the correct school number,
according to the chart on page 131 of the manual.
English Language Learners (ELLs)
All ELLs who complete the applicable courses are expected to participate in
EOC assessments no matter how long these students have been enrolled in
a U.S. school.
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Students to be Tested
Students with Disabilities
• Students with disabilities participate in the statewide assessment
program by taking one of the following:
̶ EOC assessment without accommodations,
̶ EOC assessment with accommodations, or
̶ Florida Alternate Assessment.
• All determinations regarding participation in the statewide assessment
program must be documented in the student’s IEP or Section 504 plan.
• See Appendix A of the manual for information regarding
accommodations.
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Students to be Tested
Private School Students
• Private school students may participate in the EOC assessments.
• Instructions for setting these students up for testing in
PearsonAccess or packaging their materials for return are included
in the Winter 2014 EOC Manual.
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Proctors
When testing a large group of students, proctors must be
assigned to the room. Refer to the table below for the
required number of proctors.
1-25 students
Test Administrator*
26-50 students
Test Administrator and 1 Proctor
51-75 students
Test Administrator and 2 Proctors
*FDOE strongly encourages the use of proctors in all testing rooms,
even those with 25 or fewer students.
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Test Security
Per Test Security Statute, s. 1008.24, F.S., and Florida State Board Rule, 6A-10.042,
FAC, inappropriate actions by school or district personnel can result in student or
classroom invalidations, loss of teaching certification, and/or involvement of law
enforcement.
Examples of prohibited activities include the following:
• Reading or viewing the test items before, during, or after testing
• Revealing the test items
• Copying the test items
• Explaining or reading test items for students
• Changing or otherwise interfering with student responses to test items
• Copying or reading student responses
• Causing achievement of schools to be inaccurately measured or reported
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Test Irregularities/
Security Breaches
• Test administrators should report any test irregularities (e.g.,
disruptive students, loss of Internet connectivity) and possible
security breaches to the school assessment coordinator
immediately.
• If a test irregularity or security breach is identified, the school
assessment coordinator must contact the district assessment
coordinator to discuss possible test invalidations.
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Test Irregularities/
Security Breaches
• For test irregularities requiring further investigation by the district and for security breaches,
a written report must be submitted within 10 calendar days after the irregularity or security
breach was identified. The report must include:
• The nature of the situation
• The time and place of the occurrence
• The names of the people involved
• Copies of completed forms (Test Administration and Security Agreements, Test Administration
Prohibited Activities Agreements, Test Materials Chain of Custody Form, etc.)
• A description of the communication between the district assessment coordinator’s office and school
personnel
• How the incident was resolved
• What steps are being taken to avoid future test irregularities or security breaches
• Schools should submit completed reports to the district office, and district assessment
coordinators should then submit reports to FDOE.
• A form to report test irregularities and security breaches can be found at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
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Missing Materials
•
Schools must investigate ANY report of missing materials and report missing secure materials (e.g.,
Student Authorization Ticket, used work folder, Session Roster) to the district assessment coordinator
immediately.
•
Within 30 calendar days of the incident, a written report must be submitted to FDOE. The report
must include:
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−
−
−
−
−
−
The nature of the situation
The time and place of the occurrence
The names of the people involved
Copies of completed forms (Test Administration and Security Agreements, Test Administrator Prohibited
Activities Agreements, Test Materials Chain of Custody Forms, etc.)
A description of the communication between the district assessment coordinator’s office and school personnel
How the incident was resolved
What steps are being implemented to avoid future missing materials
• Schools should submit completed reports to the district office, and district assessment coordinators
should then submit reports to FDOE.
• A form to report missing materials can be found at www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
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Test Invalidation
• District assessment coordinators will advise schools of the
appropriate course of action if invalidation is being considered.
Remember that the purpose of invalidation is to identify when the
validity of test results has been compromised.
• If a situation described in the Test Invalidation Policies and
Procedures section on pages 24–25 of the manual occurs, test
administrators should discuss the situation with the school
assessment coordinator, and the situation should be investigated
immediately.
• Instructions for how to invalidate tests in PearsonAccess can be
found on pages 126–127 of the Winter 2014 EOC Manual.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Checklist
Read the test administration manual.
Read the Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Appendix C of the manual, then
sign the Test Administrator Security Agreement.
Read and sign the Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement.
Establish an appropriate setting for test administration and remove or cover any
unauthorized aids in the testing room.
Prepare and assemble all materials needed for test administration.
Ensure that students and their parents/guardians understand the testing policies prior to
the first day of testing.
If you are administering tests to students who require accommodations, become familiar
with the accommodations and discuss with your school coordinator how accommodations
will be provided.
Ensure that you are familiar with how to open TestNav to the Sign In screen for each
student computer prior to testing.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
• Sign and return a Test Administration and Security Agreement,
which indicates that you:
−Have received training
−Have read the Test Security Statute and State Board Rule
−Have read all applicable portions of the test administration manual
−Understand and agree to adhere to all test security and administration
policies and procedures
• Sign and return a Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Form
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Prepare the Room for Testing
• Tests should be administered in a room that has comfortable seating,
good lighting, adequate ventilation, and sufficient workspace.
• Students must not be able to easily view other students’ computer
screens or test materials. During the practice test, check the configuration
of your testing room to make sure you will be able to provide a secure
environment during testing. If necessary, use visual blocks.
• Post the sign that reads TESTING—Please Do Not Disturb on all entrances
to the testing room and display starting and stopping times for students
as soon as testing begins.
• Students may not have access to any unauthorized aids. Discuss any
concerns with your school assessment coordinator.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Prepare the Room for Testing (cont.)
• When you arrive on the day of testing, open each student workstation in
the testing room to the student Sign In screen as indicated in the script,
but do not sign in for students.
• Display the student comment form URL on the day of testing, or create
shortcuts on student workstations to ensure each student is able to
complete the form after testing
(www.FLAssessments.com/EOCStudentCommentForm).
• Ensure that you have a way to contact the technology coordinator or the
school assessment coordinator during testing without leaving the room
unattended.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Test Materials Needed (as applicable):
• Test Administration Manual
• Scripts and instructions for administering CBT/PBT accommodations
• Session Roster or Administration Record/Security Checklist
• Seating Chart
• Student Authorization Tickets
• Test Group Code
• Security Log
• Work Folders
• CBT Worksheets
• Calculators
• Reference Sheets or Periodic Tables
• Test and Answer Books (accommodations)
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Winter 2014 EOC Manual
• You will need the Winter 2014 End-of-Course Assessments Test
Administration Manual to read the test administration script(s) to
students.
• When testing students with accommodations, you may need to modify
the scripts. Review the scripts BEFORE testing begins to determine the
necessary modifications.
• The scripts and instructions for the administration of accommodated
computer-based test forms (text-to-speech, answer and custom masking)
and paper-based accommodations are located at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Session Roster
• School assessment coordinators will provide a Session Roster (CBT only),
which includes the following information:
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−
−
−
−
−
−
−
Test Administration
Session Name
Test to be Administered
Password
Student Names
Student ID Numbers
Student Birth Dates
Class Information
− Test Form/Form Group Type
− Usernames
− Blank space to record
attendance and
accommodations information
• Session Rosters may be used to record required administration
information.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Session Roster (cont.)
Session Rosters must be handled in a secure manner and returned
to the school assessment coordinator immediately after each test
session is completed.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Required Administration Information
Record the following required information on your Session Roster or
Administration Record/Security Checklist:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Students assigned to the room
Attendance information
Accommodations provided to students
Accommodations used by students
Test group code
Unique security number of secure documents assigned to each student
(paper-based accommodations only)
• Signatures of test administrator and school assessment coordinator
• Dates and times for when secure materials are received and returned
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Required Administration Information (cont.)
• The list of required administration information has been updated
to include both the accommodations provided to students and the
accommodations used by students during the test administration.
• If a student chooses not to use an accommodation that is provided,
the school assessment coordinator should be notified when testing
is completed, and the accommodation should not be recorded in
PearsonAccess or on the student grid sheet.
• Schools are responsible for maintaining documentation of
accommodations that are provided but not used.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Seating Chart
• An accurate seating chart must be maintained for each testing room for each test
session. Seating charts should record the following information:
−Room name/number
−Subject
−Student names and their location in the room during testing
−Direction students are facing
−Date
−Starting and stopping times
−Test administrator name
−Names of proctors (if applicable)
−Test group code
−Session name in PearsonAccess (CBT)
−Laptops/mobile devices assigned to students (if applicable)
• If students are moved to a new location or the seating configuration changes during
testing, a new seating chart must be created.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Student Authorization Tickets
• For the test, each student needs a username and password, which are printed on
the Student Authorization Tickets.
• Students will need a pen or pencil during testing to sign their tickets.
• Provide each student a ticket only AFTER all students have entered the testing
room, as instructed in the script, and all tickets must be collected BEFORE
students leave the testing room.
• Student Authorization Tickets must be handled in a secure manner and
returned to the school assessment coordinator immediately after each day of
testing is completed.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Student Authorization Tickets (cont.)
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Test Group Code
• A test group code is a unique four-digit number used as a security
measure to identify a group of students tested together.
• Each testing room must use a different test group code.
• Students will enter the test group code before beginning the test, as
indicated in the scripts.
• Your school assessment coordinator will provide you with a test group
code.
• If students are absent for a test session, a different unique code must be
used for each make-up session.
• The code must be recorded on the required administration information
and on each seating chart.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Security Log
A Security Log must be
maintained for each
testing room.
Anyone who enters a
room for the purpose
of monitoring a test
MUST sign the log for
that testing room.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Work Folders
• The Florida Computer-Based Testing Work Folder is a piece of yellow 11” x 17”
paper folded in half with graph paper printed on the back cover.
• For the Algebra 1, Biology 1, and Geometry EOC assessments, work folders are
provided for students to work the problems. One work folder should be
sufficient for each student; however, students may request additional folders.
• Work folders must be distributed to students at the beginning of each test
session.
• Ensure that students have enough desk space to use their folders.
• Collect all work folders when students finish testing before they leave the
testing room, and return folders to your school assessment coordinator.
• Used work folders are secure materials.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
CBT Worksheets
• If schools choose to provide them, students taking the computer-based U.S.
History or Civics EOC Assessments may use a CBT Worksheet to make notes rather
than using the CBT notepad tool.
• The worksheet is an 8½” x 11” page (located in Appendix D and PearsonAccess)
that may be copied and distributed to students at the beginning of a test session.
• If your school is providing copies of the CBT Worksheet, a sufficient number of
copies should be available for all students taking the assessment.
• Students must have enough desk space to use their worksheets.
• Collect all worksheets when students finish testing before they leave the testing
room, and return worksheets to your school assessment coordinator.
• Used worksheets are secure materials.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Four-Function Calculators
• The computer-based Algebra 1 and Biology 1 EOC Assessments have a
built-in four-function calculator.
• Students may use the built-in calculator, or they may use a handheld
four-function calculator.
• Test administrators should provide handheld calculators at the beginning
of a test session to all students who request one, as indicated in the test
administration script.
• Your district should have an adequate supply of approved four-function
calculators provided by the FDOE. No other calculators may be used.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Scientific Calculators
• The Geometry EOC Assessment has a built-in scientific calculator.
• Students may use handheld scientific calculators, if the school has
chosen to provide them. Handheld scientific calculators must be
approved models, as shown on page 9 of the Winter 2014 EOC Manual.
Requests to use other models must be submitted to FDOE no later than
two weeks prior to the test administration.
• Handheld scientific calculators will not be provided by the FDOE for
students taking the Geometry EOC Assessment.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Reference Sheets and Periodic Tables
• Reference sheets and periodic tables are provided in an online format only for CBT testers;
however, schools may provide hardcopy reference sheets or periodic tables to students.
• Any hardcopy reference sheets or periodic tables must be photocopies of the reference
sheet and periodic table in Appendix D of the manual (also available at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC).
• If your school will provide hardcopy reference sheets or periodic tables to students, check
each copy before distributing to students and follow the instructions in the administration
scripts.
• Reference sheets and periodic tables for students with paper-based accommodations are
packaged with test materials and should be distributed to students as indicated in the
administration scripts.
• Once students complete the test session, the test administrator should collect all reference
sheets and periodic tables.
• Used reference sheets and periodic tables are secure materials.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Additional items
• Pens and/or pencils
• Ensure each student has a pen or pencil to sign his or her authorization ticket
and make notes or work the problems during testing
• Students taking paper-based tests must use No. 2 pencils
• Clock or watch
• Signs (Appendix D)
̶ Do Not Disturb Sign—display on all entrances
̶ Electronic Devices Sign—display where it will be visible to all students in the
testing room
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Communicate Testing Policies to Students and
Parents/Guardians
• Electronic Devices Policy—If students are found with ANY electronic devices,
including, but not limited to, cell phones and smartphones, during testing OR
during breaks, their tests will be invalidated. The best practice would be for
students to leave devices at home or in their lockers on testing days.
• Leaving Campus—If students leave campus before completing the test (for
lunch, an appointment, illness, etc.), they WILL NOT be allowed to complete the
test. Students and parents/guardians should be made aware of this policy. If a
student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for the student
to wait and be tested on a make-up day. Please make sure parents/guardians
are aware of the test administration schedule and understand that
appointments should not be scheduled on testing days.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Communicate Testing Policies to Students and
Parents/Guardians (cont.)
• Testing Rules Acknowledgment—Prior to testing, students will be asked to affirm a
Testing Rules Acknowledgment that reads: “I understand the testing rules that were just
read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score may be invalidated.” Students
taking computer-based EOC assessments show that they have read the statement by
clicking a radio button; in paper-based EOC assessments, a signature line appears below
the statement.
• Discussing Test Content after Testing—The last portion of the testing rules read to
students before they sign/check the acknowledgment reads, “After the test, you may not
reveal details about the test items to anyone. This includes any type of electronic
communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting online, for example, on websites
like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. If you are found sharing information about test
items, your test will be invalidated.” Please make sure that students understand this
policy prior to testing, and remind them that “discussing” the items includes any kind of
electronic communications, such as texting, emailing, or posting to blogs or social media
websites, etc.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
Accommodations
• Appendix A of the Winter 2014 EOC Manual provides information
concerning allowable accommodations for students with
disabilities and for ELLs.
• All personnel involved in administering tests to students with
allowable accommodations must familiarize themselves with the
information in Appendix A.
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Test Administrator
Before Testing
CBT Test Administrator Quick Reference Guide
• This guide lists possible error messages students may encounter,
explanations for each message, and troubleshooting solutions.
• This guide is a helpful resource for test administrators during
testing and is available at
www.FLAssessments.com/AdditionalResources.
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Test Administrator
During Testing
Checklist
Maintain the seating chart, Security Log, and record of required
administration information for your room.
Ensure that each student has a pen or pencil, and distribute testing
materials as indicated in the scripts.
Read the appropriate administration scripts VERBATIM to students.
Read the important information and adhere to the instructions between
the SAY boxes.
Keep accurate time for each test session and display times for students.
Maintain test security at all times and report violations or concerns to
your school assessment coordinator immediately.
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Test Administrator
During Testing
Supervise Test Administration
While students are working, ensure that students:
• Have cleared the area around their workstations of all materials except for
Student Authorization Tickets, pens or pencils, and, as applicable,
calculators, work folders, worksheets, reference sheets, and periodic tables.
• Check the Testing Rules Acknowledgment box and enter the correct test
group code.
• Do not have electronic devices (except for approved calculators) of any kind
during testing, even if they do not use them.
• Do not talk to other students or make any disturbance.
• Are working independently.
• Are working in the correct test.
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Test Administrator
During Testing
Supervise Test Administration (cont.)
• It is not appropriate to use cell or classroom phones, grade papers, or work on the
computer during testing.
• While you may encourage students to continue working, you may not talk with them
about test items or help them with their answers.
• If a student’s computer is disconnected from the test, contact the technology
coordinator to help diagnose any technical issues. The student will need to be
resumed in PearsonAccess before logging back in.
• If a student has continual difficulty logging in or gets kicked out of the test more than
once, do not have the student continue attempting to log in until the issue is
diagnosed and resolved.
• If students finish the test in the first 80 minutes before the 10-minute break, you may
encourage them to go back and check their work.
• As students complete the test, assist them with accessing the student comment
form, as needed.
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Test Administrator
After Testing
Checklist
Verify that you have collected all required administration information,
including accommodations provided and accommodations used by each
student, and make copies for your files.
Verify that your seating chart and Security Log have been completed
correctly, and make copies for your files.
Report any missing materials and/or test irregularities to your school
assessment coordinator.
Organize materials and return them to your school assessment
coordinator (see page 90 in the Winter 2014 EOC Manual).
Complete the appropriate comment form at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
Before Testing Checklist
Read the test administration manual.
Read the Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Appendix C, then
sign the Test Administration and Security Agreement.
Train your test administrators and proctors.
Ensure that test administrators sign the Test Administrator Prohibited
Activities Agreement.
Receive test materials from your district assessment coordinator.
Maintain an accurate Test Materials Chain of Custody Form at your school.
Inventory materials within 24 hours and report any missing materials or
request additional materials immediately.
Communicate the process for collecting required administration information
to test administrators.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
Before Testing Checklist
Distribute test group codes to test administrators.
Assign proctors, as needed.
Arrange practice test sessions.
Ensure that appropriate test settings are available for all test sessions.
If any students who require accommodations are testing at your school,
discuss how accommodations will be provided with test administrators.
Verify student information and create test sessions.
Print and distribute Session Rosters and Student Authorization Tickets on the
day of test administration.
Make arrangements to test any special program students who may be testing
at your school.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
Before Testing
Receive and Prepare Test Materials
• You will receive the following materials, as appropriate for your school:
• School Boxes (test materials—contents listed on page 91 of the Winter 2014
EOC Manual)
• Special Document Kits
• If your school is providing hardcopy CBT Worksheets, reference sheets, or
periodic tables, make a sufficient number of copies for all students taking
the assessments. Each copy must be carefully checked against the original.
• Save the original boxes for returning TO BE SCORED special document
materials.
• If you need additional materials or if you have questions, contact your
district assessment coordinator.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
Before Testing
Maintain Security
• Inventory the contents of your boxes within 24 hours of receipt
and report missing materials immediately.
• Keep materials secure at all times.
• Maintain the Test Materials Chain of Custody Form at all times.
• No more than three people should have access to the locked
storage area.
• Do not open shrink-wrapped materials or begin preparing
materials (applying student labels) more than one week prior
to testing.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
Before Testing
Train Test Administrators and Proctors
• You are responsible for training all test administrators and proctors,
including non-school-based instructors (e.g., itinerant teachers).
You must train several employees to act as possible alternates.
• Test administrators must be certified educators.
• Test administrators who will administer the test to students using
large print, braille, and one-item-per-page materials must be
trained in the use of those test materials.
• For students with accommodations, make sure that test
administrators are aware of and have made provisions for the exact
accommodations needed for individual students.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
Before Testing
Arrange Practice Test Sessions
• Schedule and arrange practice tests (ePATs) as described in the
Winter 2014 EOC Manual.
• Before a student can participate in a computer-based administration,
the student must complete the correct ePAT(s) to learn how to use
the computer-based system.
• For more information about ePATs, practice test content, and scripts
for administering the ePATs, go to www.FLAssessments.com/ePATs.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
Before Testing
Arrange Practice Test Sessions (cont.)
• Students who require accommodated CBT forms (e.g., text-tospeech, masking) must complete a practice test for the specific
accommodated form or form combination they will use during
testing.
• Accommodated practice forms and scripts are available at
www.FLAssessments.com/ePATs.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
Before Testing
Create Test Sessions
• Your district may have created test sessions automatically via the PreID file
upload. If your district created test sessions through the PreID file upload,
you will see these sessions when you log in to PearsonAccess.
• If your district did not create test sessions during the PreID file upload, you
will need to create test sessions before you can verify student information.
• These can be temporary sessions for the purpose of verifying student
information, or they can be test sessions you plan to use for testing.
• Detailed instructions on how to create a test session and verify student
information are on pages 97–98 of the Winter 2014 EOC Manual.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
During Testing Checklist
Ensure that test sessions have been started in PearsonAccess.
Provide test administrators with additional materials, as necessary.
Monitor each testing room to ensure that test administration and test
security policies and procedures are followed, seating charts and
Security Logs are properly completed, and required administration
information is collected.
Be available during testing to answer questions from test
administrators.
In PearsonAccess, monitor session status and resume students’ tests,
if necessary.
Arrange for and supervise make-up administrations.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
After Testing Checklist
Verify that all distributed secure materials have been returned. Complete
the Test Materials Chain of Custody Form. Report any missing materials to
your district assessment coordinator and conduct the necessary
investigation.
Make copies of all collected required administration information, seating
charts, Security Logs, and Chain of Custody forms, file the copies, and return
the originals in the District Assessment Coordinator ONLY boxes.
In PearsonAccess, stop test sessions, invalidate student tests (if necessary),
and record accommodations actually used by students.
Organize materials and return them to your district assessment coordinator.
Complete the appropriate comment form at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC, and encourage test administrators to
complete a form.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
After Testing
Organize and Return Materials
•
Store any handheld calculators as instructed by your district assessment coordinator.
•
Store Student Authorization Tickets and Session Rosters until results are reported for this
administration, and then destroy them according to your district assessment
coordinator’s instructions.
•
Follow your district assessment coordinator’s instructions for securely storing,
destroying, recycling, or returning UNUSED CBT Worksheets, work folders, reference
sheets, and periodic tables.
•
USED CBT Worksheets, work folders, references sheets, and periodic tables are secure
materials and must be returned to your district assessment coordinator.
•
File the signed Test Administration and Security Agreements and the Test Administrator
Prohibited Activities Agreements.
•
If applicable, follow return instructions for TO BE SCORED and NOT TO BE SCORED
materials on pages 130–141 of the Winter 2014 EOC Manual.
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School Assessment
Coordinator
After Testing
Organize and Return Materials (cont.)
•
Ensure that the following materials are packaged in your District Assessment
Coordinator ONLY box (along with any other ancillary materials, such as
reference sheets and periodic tables, that your district assessment coordinator
has asked you to return in this box):
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Test administration manuals
Unused paper bands, unused Document Count Forms, and unused labels
Original records of required administration information
Original Security Logs
Original seating charts
Original Chain of Custody forms
Used and unused CBT Worksheets
Used and unused work folders
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Technology Coordinator
Before Testing
Checklist
Read the documentation available at www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8, as well as
the relevant portions of the test administration manual.
Read the Test Administration Policies and Procedures and the Florida Test Security
Statute and Rule in Appendix C of the Winter 2014 EOC Manual, and sign the Test
Administration and Security Agreement.
Ensure all workstations meet the minimum requirements posted at
www.FLAssessments.com/MinimumSpecs.
Ensure all student workstations have successfully loaded the Infrastructure Trial.
Meet with the school assessment coordinator to discuss this computer-based
administration and to walk through test administration procedures.
Discuss and implement plans for handling possible technical interruptions during
testing.
Run the TestNav System Check to determine the amount of bandwidth needed for
testing.
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Technology Coordinator
Before Testing
Checklist
Evaluate the testing locations in the school to ensure availability of sufficient
electrical outlets and network jacks.
Ensure appropriate security protocols are used.
Ensure you are aware of the applications that must be disabled prior to testing.
Confirm that the computers used for test administration have the appropriate
required version of a standard Internet browser based on the operating system
and that the pop-up blocker is disabled (see Appendix B of the Winter 2014 EOC
Manual).
Ensure the school has a high-speed connection to the Internet AND the
connection is not over-allocated.
If a firewall is used, confirm the appropriate destination/port/protocol
combinations are allowed through the firewall.
Ensure that any proxy servers have been checked to confirm that the
appropriate URLs are not blocked.
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Technology Coordinator
Before Testing
Checklist
Confirm that Internet content filters are configured to allow the specific URLs
required for administering computer-based tests.
Ensure Proctor Caching computers have been set up properly.
Ensure a printer is available for printing the Student Authorization Tickets and
Session Rosters (color is not required).
Analyze the network to determine whether network bottlenecks exist.
Confirm that student computers and the Proctor Caching computer have not
been updated with any additional software and will not be updated before
testing begins.
Confirm that test content has been cached for all scheduled test sessions. Test
content is available one week prior to the first day of the test administration
window.
Verify that the performance of your Internet connection is consistent with
expected levels of performance for computer-based testing.
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Technology Coordinator
Before Testing
Checklist
Alert your Internet Service Provider to your computer-based testing window,
and also confirm that no scheduled maintenance or outages are planned during
that entire window.
Verify, as needed, that no high bandwidth network activity other than
computer-based testing will be occurring during the computer-based testing
window.
If using wireless network connections for computer-based testing, ensure that
all computers can effectively communicate with their access point from the
testing location and all security measures have been properly enabled.
Ensure that laptops are connected to AC power. If batteries must be used,
ensure that they are fully charged and have the capacity to last for the entire
test session (160+ minutes).
Disable instant messaging, email notification, screen savers, power savers, and
remote desktop.
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Technology Coordinator
Before Testing
Checklist
Disable or delay anti-virus, auto-scan and/or auto-update, system restore
utilities, Windows Security Firewall, Web content filtering, or other software
that may impact CPU speed or scan/block information transferred between the
workstations and devices and the servers.
Ensure that students not testing and teachers refrain from using any streaming
media or other high-bandwidth applications while students are testing.
Ensure student workstations and devices and the user profiles and logins being
used for testing allow full read, write, and modify access to the TestNav\Temp
and TestNav\Logs directories.
Ensure that the primary and secondary save locations are set for student
response files and that students have read/write access to these locations.
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Technology Coordinator
Before Testing
Checklist
Ensure that test administrators are familiar with how to access ePats and
TestNav from student workstations and devices and how to access the student
comment forms. The student comment form will be available at:
www.FLAssessments.com/EOCStudentCommentForm.
On each day of testing, confirm that the Proctor Caching computer and Proctor
Caching software are turned on and remain running.
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Technology Coordinator
During Testing
Checklist
Ensure Proctor Caching software is running on all Proctor Caching
computers.
• Turn on Proctor Caching software
̶ Windows: go to Start>All Programs>Proctor Caching>Proctor Caching
̶ Mac: once Proctor Caching is initiated it will not have to be restarted
unless it has been manually stopped
Monitor each testing room to ensure that there are no technical issues.
Be available during testing to answer questions from test
administrators.
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Technology Coordinator
After Testing
Checklist
 Purge test content from the Proctor Caching computer(s).
Instructions for purging test content from the Proctor
Caching computers can be found at
www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8.
 Complete the Technology Coordinator Comment Form at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
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Paper-Based Tests (PBT)
• The following slides relate to the administration of paperbased tests (regular print, large print, braille, one-item-perpage), which are available for eligible students who have
such accommodations identified in their IEPs or Section 504
plans.
• The upper-left corner of the following slides show an image
of a pencil and a paper-based test (see below) to indicate
that this information pertains to paper-based tests only.
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Reminders for Paper-Based
Testing
For paper-based testing only:
• Schools will not receive PreID labels for paper-based test materials.
• All paper-based materials must be ordered as an Additional Order in
PearsonAccess.
• School assessment coordinators and test administrators must track security
numbers of secure test documents in their records of required administration
information.
• Test administrators must refer to the scripts and instructions located at
www.FLAssessments.com/EOC for handling and administering regular print,
large print, and one-item-per-page paper-based tests. Braille scripts and
instructions are posted separately.
• School and district assessment coordinators should refer to their respective
Responsibilities After Testing sections for packaging and return instructions for
these materials.
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PBT Materials
Materials Needed for Testing
• Test Documents
̶ Algebra 1 EOC Assessment Test and Answer Books
̶ Biology 1 EOC Assessment Test and Answer Books
̶ Civics EOC Assessment Test and Answer Books
̶ Geometry EOC Assessment Test and Answer Books
̶ U.S. History EOC Assessment Test and Answer Books
• Reference Sheets and Periodic Tables
• Calculators
• Approved four-function (Algebra 1 and Biology 1)
• Approved scientific (Geometry)
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Test Materials Chain of
Custody Form
• The Test Materials Chain of Custody Form is available in Appendix D of the
Winter 2014 EOC Manual and at www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
• The purpose of this form is to continuously track test materials, including:
• their location
• the dates and times activities are completed
• the names of the persons performing various activities involving the materials
• Schools must retain copies (electronic or hardcopy) of completed forms for
their files after materials are packaged for pickup and return the originals (via
email or in the District Assessment Coordinator ONLY Box) to the district
assessment coordinator.
• A certified educator must be present at all times that test materials are handled
directly.
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Security Numbers
• Security numbers on test and answer books:
• Are used to account for each test and answer book.
• Consist of a nine-digit number followed by a check digit located in the upper
right corner of test and answer books.
• The packing list shows the number ranges assigned to each school, and written
documentation of the number ranges must be maintained at all times during
distribution and return of books.
• A blank Administration Record/Security Checklist is provided in PearsonAccess
and in Appendix D of the manual.
• Each test administrator should maintain a list of all secure materials assigned to
him or her, including any additional materials assigned throughout the
administration.
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Student
Demographic
Information
• Student grid sheet captures
student demographic
information.
• Blank student grid sheets (nonpreidentified) must be gridded
using a No. 2 pencil.
• For more information about
specific demographic fields, see
page 114 of the Winter 2014
EOC Manual.
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Defective Materials,
DNS and UNDO Bubbles
•
If a defective test and answer book is identified before testing begins, the student
should be given a replacement document and the defective document should be
returned with all other NOT TO BE SCORED materials.
• If a DNS bubble has been gridded by mistake, erase the DNS bubble and grid the UNDO
bubble. Package the document with TO BE SCORED materials.
•
The DNS bubble MUST be gridded if the document is defective and used.
•
If a student discovers that a document is defective during testing, the student must be
given a replacement and must, under close supervision, transcribe the exact responses
from the defective document into the replacement when the test session is over.
–
The DNS bubble(s) must be gridded on the defective document and it should be returned
with NOT TO BE SCORED materials.
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Enrollment Information/
Testing History
• On the back of the paper-based test and answer book, complete
the Student Enrollment Information box to indicate whether the
student is currently enrolled in, was previously enrolled in, or has
never been enrolled in one of the courses in the Course List box.
• See pages 13–14 of the Winter 2014 EOC Manual for samples of
the boxes for the different subjects.
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Test Administrator
After Testing –
PBT Responsibilities
Return Test Materials
Organize paper-based materials according to the list below:
• TO BE SCORED – Cover sheet and documents (includes invalidated
documents with the DNS bubble gridded)
• NOT TO BE SCORED – Cover sheet and documents (includes unused
documents and defective documents with the DNS bubble gridded)
• Test administration manuals, security log, required administration
information, seating chart, reference sheets, periodic tables, and
calculators
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School Assessment Coordinator After
Testing –
PBT Responsibilities
Return Materials to District Assessment Coordinator
After testing, school assessment coordinators should return materials
according to the instructions below (and refer to pages 130–141 of the Winter
2014 EOC Manual):
1.Verify that all distributed secure materials have been returned. Complete your
Chain of Custody form. Notify your district assessment coordinator immediately if
any secure materials are missing.
2.Check for and remove any stray reference sheets or periodic tables from test and
answer books to prevent issues during the scanning process; however, do NOT
review test items or student responses.
3.Copy records of required administration information, Security Logs, and seating
charts, and file the copies.
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School Assessment Coordinator After
Testing –
PBT Responsibilities
Return Materials to District Assessment Coordinator
4.If a test has been invalidated, verify that the DNS bubble has been gridded and
that the document is placed with TO BE SCORED materials.
• Verify that the DNS bubble has been gridded on a defective document and
that the document is placed with NOT TO BE SCORED materials.
• Verify that no DNS bubble has been gridded by mistake. If it has, verify that
the DNS bubble has been erased and the UNDO bubble has been gridded
and place the document with TO BE SCORED materials.
5.Use the cover sheets to separate test materials for return.
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School Assessment Coordinator After
Testing –
PBT Responsibilities
Complete Document Count Forms
1. Verify that all documents from make-up
sessions are included.
2. Do not copy blank count forms; however,
once the count forms are completed, you
may copy them for your records.
3. Place each completed form on top of the
first stack of corresponding TO BE SCORED
test and answer books.
4. Verify the accuracy of all information
entered; inaccurate information may delay
the scoring process.
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School Assessment Coordinator After
Testing –
PBT Responsibilities
Paper Bands
• Each document type must be banded separately. You may use
more than one paper band per document type, if necessary.
• Documents for each special program (FLVS Full-Time High School,
District Virtual Instruction Program, District Franchise of FLVS,
Virtual Charter School, Home Education) must be banded
separately.
• Complete all fields on the paper band.
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School Assessment Coordinator After
Testing –
PBT Responsibilities
Package Materials for Return
Prepare the following types of boxes for return to your district
assessment coordinator (as appropriate):
• TO BE SCORED materials (all subjects)—Purple-labeled boxes
• All NOT TO BE SCORED materials (including NOT TO BE SCORED special document
materials, if applicable)—Yellow-labeled boxes
• TO BE SCORED large-print and one-item-per-page materials—White-labeled boxes
• TO BE SCORED braille materials—Pink-labeled boxes
• District Assessment Coordinator ONLY boxes
Refer to the packaging diagrams on pages 138–139 of the Winter 2014
EOC Manual for guidance.
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TO BE SCORED Regular Print
Test and Answer Books
Packaging Diagram
202
TO BE SCORED Special Documents
Packaging Diagram
(Large Print, One-Item-Per-Page, Braille)
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Appendices
Appendices in the Winter 2014 EOC Manual include:
• Appendix A—Accommodations
• Appendix B—Pearson Customer Support and
PearsonAccess
• Appendix C—Florida Test Security Statute and Rule
• Appendix D—Perforated Forms and Signs
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Appendix A:
Accommodations
• Appendix A provides specific information and instructions
regarding the following:
• Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
• Accommodations for English Language Learners
• Scripts and instructions for administering paper-based
accommodations (regular print, large print, braille, one-item-perpage) are located at www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
• School personnel responsible for administering tests to students
with accommodations must familiarize themselves with all relevant
information in Appendix A before testing.
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Appendix B:
Pearson Support and
PearsonAccess
Refer to Appendix B for the following:
• Information needed prior to contacting Pearson Customer
Support
• Information regarding PearsonAccess (operational site and
training center)
– Recommended operating system and browser combinations for
workstations
– Logging in for the first time
– Resetting password
– Training center Test Setup Exercise
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Appendix C:
Test Security Statute
and Rule
• Appendix C of the manual contains the following:
–Florida Test Security Statute (s. 1008.24, F.S.)
–Florida State Board of Education Test Security Rule (6A10.042, FAC)
• All personnel involved in testing activities, including
handling and maintenance of test materials, must read
and understand the information in Appendix C prior to
signing a Security Agreement.
• The Statute and Rule in Appendix C are printed on
perforated pages that may be removed for use during
trainings.
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Appendix D:
Forms, Cover Sheets,
Checklists, Signs
Appendix D contains the following forms, cover sheets, checklists, and
signs to be copied and used before, during, or after testing:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Test Administration and Security Agreement
Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement
Test Materials Chain of Custody Form
Security Log
Blank Administration Record/Security Checklist
Test Administrator, School Assessment Coordinator, Technology Coordinator, and
District Assessment Coordinator Checklists
Do Not Disturb Sign and Electronic Devices Sign
Algebra 1 End-of-Course and Geometry End-of-Course Assessments Reference
Sheet
Periodic Table of the Elements
CBT Worksheet
Cover Sheets (for organizing paper-based materials after testing)
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Comment Forms
• After testing, test administrators, school coordinators,
technology coordinators, and district coordinators are
encouraged to complete the appropriate comment form
located at www.FLAssessments.com/EOC.
• FDOE and Pearson appreciate feedback from district and
school personnel.
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Thank you for ensuring a secure
and successful Winter 2014
administration of the
EOC assessments.
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