State Assessment Program Indiana Released Items Repository Quick Guide

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1 State Assessment Prgram Indiana Released Items Repsitry Quick Guide Published December 10, 2018 Prepared by the American Institutes fr Research

2 Released Items Repsitry Intrductin This guide prvides instructins fr taking Released Items tests in the Released Items Repsitry. Students, parents, and educatrs can access the Released Items Repsitry n the Indiana Assessment Prtal and use it t familiarize themselves with the nline testing prcess. Users can sign in in tw different ways: 1) Users can sign in as guests n the Student Testing Site. 2) Users can sign in with educatr and student infrmatin t practice using sites as they wuld in an peratinal test setting, where: Educatrs sign int the Test Administratr (TA) Interface t create and manage test sessins; and, Educatrs sign their students int the Student Interface t take the released items. Hw Educatrs and Students Sign in t Released Items Tests 1. T access the Released Items Repsitry, students select Released Items Repsitry n the right side f the Indiana Prtal. Released Items Repsitry Card Signing in t the Released Items Test as a Guest User 2. On the Released Items Repsitry, tggle n fr Guest User and fr Guest Sessin. Then, click Sign In. Student Sign-In Page (Guest) American Institutes fr Research 2 Updated 12/10/2018

3 3. On the Yur Tests page, select the student s grade level and the name f the test they want t take. Please nte the alternate measure (I AM) Tests are listed after the ILEARN tests in Guest mde. Yur Tests Page American Institutes fr Research 3 Updated 12/10/2018

4 4. On the next page, students select the test settings they wish t use and then chse Select. Depending n the selected test, students may chse ptins fr any f the fllwing settings: Clsed Captining: Displays captins fr audi cntent in the test. Clr Cntrast: Sets the clr f the text and backgrund in the test. Glssaries: Allws students t view a glssary fr certain wrds in the test cntent. Language: Sets the language presentatin fr the test cntent. Masking: Allws students t cver a distracting area f the test page. Muse Pinter: Sets the size and clr f the muse cursr. Permissive Mde: Allws certified accessibility sftware t be used with the secure brwser. Print Size: Sets the zm level fr the test cntent. Streamline: Displays test cntent vertically fr enhanced accessibility. Text-t-Speech: Reads alud the text in items and/r stimuli Review a Student s Accmmdatins and Designated Features American Institutes fr Research 4 Updated 12/10/2018

5 5. If the test includes audi cntent, vide cntent, r Text-t-Speech settings enabled, a set f functinality check pages may appear. Educatrs shuld supprt their students in fllwing the instructins n these pages t ensure their device is wrking prperly. Text-t-Speech Functinality Check 6. On the final sign-in page, students review the test instructins and select Begin Test Nw t start their test pprtunity. Instructins and Help Page Signing in t the Released Items Test with Educatr and Student infrmatin TA Interface: Lgin and Released Items Test Setup 1. On the Indiana Assessment prtal ( navigate t the applicable assessment prgram s prtal, and select yur user rle. Released Items Repsitry Test Administratin Card American Institutes fr Research 5 Updated 12/10/2018

6 2. Click the Released Items Repsitry Test Administratin card. The lgin page appears. Lgin Page 3. Enter yur address and passwrd. 4. Click Secure Lgin. The TA Interface appears. 5. Start a test sessin. TA Interface: Select Tests, Start Sessin a. In the Released Items Test Selectin windw, select the Released Items tests t administer. b. Click Start Released Items Sessin. The Sessin ID appears at the tp f the page. 6. Use the Sessin ID t lg yur student int the Released Items test sessin. American Institutes fr Research 6 Updated 12/10/2018

7 7. On a separate device, sign yur student in t the Released Items Repsitry. Tggle Guest User and Guest Sessin ff and enter yur student s first name, STN, and the Sessin ID frm step 5 b. Fr mre infrmatin abut the lgin prcess fr the student, see the sectin Abut the Released Items Lgin Prcess. Student Sign-In 8. Apprve the student fr testing in the TA Interface. When students select Released Items tests, the Apprvals bx in the upper-right crner f the TA Interface shws ntificatins. Click Apprvals t view the list f students awaiting apprval. T review a student s accmmdatins and update designated features (if necessary), click in that student s rw. T apprve an individual student fr testing, click. T deny a student fr testing, click and enter the reasn in the bx. T apprve all students fr a given test r sessin, click Apprve All Students fr that test r segment. Apprve Students fr Testing Review a Student s Accmmdatins and Designated Features American Institutes fr Research 7 Updated 12/10/2018

8 9. Mnitr the students prgress thrughut their Released Items tests. Students test statuses appear in the Test Status clumn f the Students in Yur Test Sessin table. This clumn als displays the number f test questins the student has answered ut f the ttal number f questins in the test. TA Interface: Students Currently Testing The numbered items represent: 1. Sessin ID 2. Select Tests 3. Apprvals 4. Students in yur test sessin Click t pause an individual student s Released Items test. If a student s test is paused fr mre than 20 minutes, that student cannt review any questins cmpleted befre the test was paused. Click t view a student s full infrmatin, including current test settings. 10. Stp a test sessin and lg ut. Sessin ID a. Click t stp the sessin and autmatically pause any in-prgress tests in yur sessin. b. Click Lg Out t exit the TA Interface. Once yu stp a sessin, yu cannt resume it. If yu stp a sessin and students need t cntinue testing, start a new sessin. American Institutes fr Research 8 Updated 12/10/2018

9 Abut the Released Items Lgin Prcess Sign In 1. Enter the Released Items Repsitry 2. Tggle Guest User ff and enter yur student s first name, and STN. 3. Tggle Guest Sessin ff and enter the Sessin ID frm step 5 b. 4. Select Sign In. Cmmn Lgin Errrs: The first name and STN d nt match. This indicates that the first name entered des nt match the first name assciated with the STN. The Sessin ID is nt available. The Sessin ID entered is nt an available test sessin. Verify that yu entered the Sessin ID crrectly. Verify Student Infrmatin 5. After yu sign in, the Is This Yu? page appears. Verify that yur student s infrmatin n this page is crrect. 6. Select Yes t cntinue. Student Sign-In Is This Yu? Page Select an Available Test 7. On the Yur Tests page, select the Released Items test yur student needs t take. 8. On yur riginal device, check yur student s test settings and apprve their participatin. Yur Tests Page American Institutes fr Research 9 Updated 12/10/2018

10 Hw Students Navigate a Test and Use Test Tls Navigating a Test 1. T navigate a test, select Back r Next in the upper-left crner. 2. T jump directly t a test page, select an item number frm the Questins drp-dwn list in the upper-left crner. a. Yu must respnd t all the items n the current test page befre prceeding t the next page. 3. T pause a test, select Pause in the upper-left crner. Students must repeat the sign-in prcess t resume a paused test. Using Test Tls There are tw types f test tls available: Glbal Tls: These tls appear in the glbal menu at the tp f the test page. Cntext Menu Tls: These tls are fr passages and questins. T use these tls, select the cntext menu icn and select an ptin. Table 1 lists the tls available in the glbal menu, while Table 2 lists the tls available in the item and stimulus sectins f the page (cntext menu tls). Table 1. Glbal Tls Tl Name Help Instructins T view the n-screen Help Guide windw, select the questin mark buttn in the upper-right crner. Pause Select t pause an individual student s test. Calculatr Dictinary Line Reader T use the n-screen calculatr, select Calculatr in the glbal menu. T lk up definitins and synnyms in the Merriam-Webster dictinary r thesaurus, select Dictinary in the glbal menu. T highlight an individual line f text in a passage r questin, select Line Reader in the glbal menu. This tl is nt available while the Highlighter tl is in use. American Institutes fr Research 10 Updated 12/10/2018

11 Tl Name Masking Glbal Ntes Peridic Table Print Page Print Passage Instructins The Masking tl temprarily cvers a distracting area f the test page. T use this tl: 1. Select Masking in the glbal menu. 2. Click and drag acrss the distracting area. T clse the Masking tl, select Masking again. T remve a masked area, select X in the upper-right crner f that area. T enter ntes in an n-screen ntepad, select Ntes in the glbal menu. T view the n-screen peridic table, select Peridic Table in the glbal menu. T print the entire test page, select Print Page in the glbal menu. T print a reading passage, select Print Passage in the glbal menu. System Settings T adjust audi vlume during the test, select in the upper-right crner. Students testing with TTS can als use this tl t adjust TTS settings. Students testing n mbile devices cannt use this tl t adjust vlume. T adjust audi vlume n mbile devices, students must use the device's built-in vlume cntrl. Audi Transcripts Zm buttns Allws students t view a transcript f the audi cntent fr the current test page. All text in a test item s audi cntent will display in a separate windw. The text in transcripts can be read by screen readers, such as Jb Access With Speech (JAWS). T enlarge the text and images n a test page, select Zm In. Multiple zm levels are available. T und zming, select Zm Out. Table 2. Questin and Stimulus Tls Tl Name American Sign Language Instructins Yu can watch vides that translate test cntent int American Sign Language (ASL). T view ASL vides: 1. Frm the cntext menu, select American Sign Language. If nly ne ASL vide is available, the vide pens autmatically. If multiple ASL vides are available, sign language ( ) icns appear next t the test cntent fr each vide. Select the icn fr the test cntent yu wish t translate int ASL. American Institutes fr Research 11 Updated 12/10/2018

12 Tl Name Expand buttns Instructins Yu can expand the passage sectin r the questin sectin fr easier readability. T expand the passage sectin, select the right arrw icn belw the glbal menu. T cllapse the expanded passage sectin, select the left arrw icn in the upper-right crner. T expand the questin sectin, select the left arrw icn belw the glbal menu. T cllapse the expanded questin sectin, select the right arrw icn in the upper-left crner. Highlighter Mark fr Review Ntepad Print Item Select Previus Versin Strikethrugh T highlight text, select the text n the screen and then select Highlight Selectin frm the cntext menu. If multiple clr ptins are available, select an ptin frm the list f clrs that appears. T remve highlighting, select Reset Highlighting frm the cntext menu. Text in images cannt be highlighted. This tl is nt available while the Line Reader tl is in use. T mark a questin fr review, select Mark fr Review frm the cntext menu. The questin number displays a flap in the upper-right crner and a flag icn appears next t the number n the test page. The Questins drp-dwn list displays (marked) fr the questin. T enter ntes fr an individual test questin, select Ntepad frm the cntext menu. After entering a nte, a pencil icn appears next t the questin number n the test page. Yu can nly access yur ntes fr a questin n that questin s test page. T send a print request fr an individual questin, select Print Item frm the cntext menu. After sending the request, a printer icn appears next t the questin number n the test page. This is nly available when a student is using the Print-n-Request accmmdatin. T view and restre respnses previusly entered fr an ELA Cnstructed- Respnse (Open-Ended) questin, select the Select Previus Versin ptin frm the cntext menu. A list f saved respnses appears. Select the apprpriate respnse and click Select. Fr selected-respnse questins, yu can crss ut an answer ptin t fcus n the ptins yu think might be crrect. There are tw ptins fr using this tl: Optin A: a. T activate Strikethrugh mde, pen the cntext menu and select Strikethrugh. b. Select each answer ptin yu wish t strike ut. c. T deactivate Strikethrugh mde, press Esc r click utside the questin s respnse area. Optin B: a. Right-click an answer ptin and select Strikethrugh. American Institutes fr Research 12 Updated 12/10/2018

13 Tl Name Text-t-Speech Tutrial Instructins T listen t passages and questins, select a Speak ptin frm the cntext menu. T view a shrt vide demnstrating hw t respnd t a particular questin type, select Tutrial frm the cntext menu. Hw Students Cmplete a Test Students submit the test when they finish respnding t items in the Released Items Repsitry. 1. After respnding t the last test item, students select End Test at the upper-left crner f the page. They shuld select YES t cntinue t the next page. 2. Optinal: T review items, students select an item number n the Cngratulatin, yu reached the end f the test page. Students must select End Test again t return t this page. 3. T submit the test, students select Submit Test. Dem tests are nt scred. 4. On the Yur Results page, students select Lg Out t exit the Released Items Repsitry. American Institutes fr Research 13 Updated 12/10/2018

14 Appendix A. Change Lg Updates t this guide after May 11, 2018 are nted. Sectin Page Descriptin f Change Revisin Date Thrughut Updated screenshts thrughut the guide 12/03/2018 Using Test Tls Updated tables fr glbal and cntext menu tls. 12/03/2018 RIR Intrductin 2-9 Brke ut steps between entering as Guest and 12/05/2018 as Student. American Institutes fr Research 14 Updated 12/10/2018