1. THE NEW SAGE TEST STUDENT ASSESSMENT OF GROWTH AND EXCELLENCE ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL… BRING YOUR OWN BRAIN!

2. WHAT’S NEW? The following slides will help students and teachers become more familiar with the new SAGE Testing navigation and tools. This test will be given to Utah Students beginning in March 2014. All screenshots are from the Practice Test using the “Guest” login. Table of Contents Signing In: Slides 3-4 Test Selection: Slide 5 Settings: Slide 6 Confirmation: Slide 7 Test Instructions: Slide 8 End of Test Guidelines: Slides 10-12 General Navigation Tools: Slide 13 Math: Slides 14-23 Reading, Language and Writing: Slides 24 – 33 Science: Slides 34 – 42 Test-taking Tips: Slides 43-46

3. SIGNING IN…

13. Navigation Tools!

14. THE MATH TEST

15. Drag and Drop!

16. Single Answer Questions!

17. Multiple Answer Questions!

18. Interactive Questions! Here you click on the terrarium and fill the tank.

19. Choose and Click! Notice the tools that are available:

20. Drag and drop the numbers into the correct position.

21. Click and plot the graph!

22. Click and plot a graph. Notice the “Delete” and “Add Point” Tools.

23. Another click and plot graph. Notice the “Connect Line” tool.

24. The Reading, Language, and Writing Test

25. A couple of new things: 1.Question Map Bar (Use this to advance question groups) Once the group of questions are answered…hit next 2.Multiple answers

26. Maximize the passage by using the black arrow tool. Click the red arrow to return to the split Screen.

27. Short answer!

28. Click on single/multiple sentences to highlight your answer.

29. Notice the “Information” Tool

30. Don’t get tricked! Read the directions! Decide if a single or multiple answer is required.

31. Drag and drop answers!

32. Dropdowns!

33. Listening Sections! Suggestion: Look at the answers BEFORE listening to the passage. Make a shopping list in your brain for what you are looking for!

34. The Science Test!

35. Graphics and Interactives are part of this year’s test! Pretty fun!

36. Multiple questions on one screen. Single and multiple answers are required, as well as clicking, dragging and dropping, and performing virtual experiments.

37. Drag and Drop!

38. More Drag and Drop!

39. Multiple Answers!

40. Short Answer!

41. Click and Fill Graphs!

42. Plotting line graphs! Do you remember the “Delete”, “Add Point”, and “Connect Line” tools?

47. Credits: Utah State Office of Education – SAGE Testing Materials/Portal http://sageportal.org/ Graphics by My Cute Graphics http://mycutegraphics.com/ PowerPoint by Pam Moeai pmoeai@graniteschools.org InfoGraphic by Pam Moeai (Slides 43-46) Available through my Teachers Pay Teachers Store http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Pamela-Moeai http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Pamela-Moeai