Fall/Winter 2015 TestNav 8

FCAT 2.0 Reading RetakeAlgebra 1 Retake EOC

Biology 1, Civics, U.S. History EOC

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CBT components

• Workstations• Proctor Caching computer(s)• Administrative computer(s)• PearsonAccess• TestNav

Proctor Caching

• Proctor Caching is a process of loading or “caching” test content locally on a computer at the school level.

• Does not require a separate caching server and can run on any workstation on the network that meets minimum requirements.

• Proctor Caching software is provided by Pearson.

• Reduces test delays due to network congestion.

• Provides students with a more seamless testing experience.

• Proctor caching requires a fixed internal IP address

• Software and instructions for proctor caching are available at www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8

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Proctor Caching – Network Diagram

TestNav 8 (TestNav) http://fl.testnav.com/

• Platform that Florida uses for FCAT 2.0 and NGSSS EOC computer-based statewide assessments.

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TestNav 8 resources

Technology Coordinators• Information and instructions for technology

coordinators to follow before, during, and after testing are provided at www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8. Technology coordinators must familiarize themselves with all information at this site prior to the beginning of test administration.

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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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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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Technology Setup Checklist1. Identify technology coordinators at each site2. Configure firewall, content filter, proxy server and spam filter3. Identify the testing rooms and the number of workstations/devices to be used for

testing4. Identify the Proctor Caching machine(s) and install Proctor Caching5. 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

requirements7. Enter TestNav configuration(s) in PearsonAccess8. Pre-cache test content from PearsonAccess site9. Conduct an Infrastructure Trial10. Plan to provide support during the computer-based administration.

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Pearson Access

PearsonAccesswww.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/Fall-Winter2015.

• PearsonAccess will time out after 14 minutes of inactivity.

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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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Creating a TestNav Configuration

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Manage Test Sessions

• 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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Most activities associated with computer-based test sessions will still be performed on the Manage Test Sessions screen.

Create Test Sessions

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• 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.

Before students can take a computer-based test, test sessions must be created.

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

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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

The Session Details screen allows you to manage the details of each test session.

Starting Test Sessions

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• 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.

A test session must be started before students can begin testing.

Student Authorization Tickets

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• Student authorizations contain:– the URL to access the browser-based TestNav tests– a unique Username– the Password needed to log in

Student authorization tickets are needed for students to sign into the test.

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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Student Authorization Tickets (cont.)

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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.

• The same test group code should be used for both sessions of the FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake.

• 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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Authorizations - Seal Codes

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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.

Seal codes are the electronic equivalents of the adhesive tabs that are used to seal sections of paper test booklets.

Seal Code

• A seal code is a unique four-digit number used to allow students to access Session 2 of the FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake after they have completed Session 1.

• Seal codes are provided in PearsonAccess.• All students in a test session will have the same seal

code.• Do not provide seal codes to students until instructed to

do so in the Session 2 script.• Because seal codes enable access to the test, they are

secure information.

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Proctor Caching Test Content

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• 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

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 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.

Session Roster (Administration Record)

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• School assessment coordinators will provide a Session Roster (CBT only), which includes the following information:

− 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.

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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Monitoring Test Sessions

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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.

Resumed-Upload 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.

Resuming a Student’s Test

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• 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.

A test administrator must resume an Exited student’s test in order for the student to complete testing.

View Test Progress

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• When available, select the student’s View Progress link to review test progress.

The Status column in the Session Details allows administrators to view 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.

Mark Test Complete

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• 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.”

If a student has exited a test and will not resume testing, the test can be manually marked “complete.”

Stopping Test Sessions

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• 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.

You cannot stop a test session until all students in the session are in “Completed” or “Marked Complete” status.

Accessibility •One Platform •Aligned with APIP and ARIA•New Configuration of Available Forms

Accessibility Features and Accommodations

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

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• 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.

Assigning Alternate Form Groups for Other Accommodations

Unique Accommodated Forms

TTSAnswer Masking TTS + Answer Masking

Text-to-Speech

Answer Masking

Line Reader

Magnifier