Subject Area Testing Program, Second Edition (SATP2) & Mississippi Science Test, Second Edition (MST2) Preparing for Spring 2016 Online Testing April 14, 2016

Welcome District and Technology Test Coordinators! Kimberly Jones, Division Director II, Mississippi Department of Education Melinda Orta, Sr. Program Manager, Pearson Jackie Sampsell, Program Manager, Pearson Michael Marin, Online & Technology Implementation Trainer, Pearson Greg Acevedo, Sr. Project Manager, Pearson 2

Agenda 1. Online Testing Components 2. Best Practices and Recommendations 3. TestNav8 Support Site 4. PearsonAccess 5. Online Validation and Proctor Caching Activities 6. What’s New for Spring Important Dates 8. Questions and Answers 3

Online Testing Components 4 PearsonAccess (Administrative Website) Used by District Test Coordinators, School Test Coordinators, Test Administrators, and Technology Coordinators – DTCs Manage User Accounts & Security – Manage Student Data – Online Testing System Check Tool – Create, Modify, Monitor Online Test Sessions – Order test materials – Access score reports TestNav 8 (Online Testing Component of PearsonAccess) Used for SATP2 and MST2 Used by Students to take computer-based test Used by Test Administrators for Read-Aloud Accommodations Does not require Adobe Flash Player

Best Practices and Recommendations TestNav8 Support Page Bookmark or Add as a Favorite Site Refer to Support Page for Requirements, Updates, Technical Bulletins Review “Recently Updated” link for a historical log of changes Performance Use Proctor Caching for best network performance. Use System Check extensively to test Proctor Caching and network environment before live testing. Use System Check to test wireless network capacity if using wireless clients. Using Installable Apps Note which specific device each student uses during each test Run App Check on each device 5 5

Best Practices and Recommendations Testing Computers Use System Check Tool (on to validate that testing machines meet minimum requirements. Freeze browser & Java environment if possible. Energy Saving features can interrupt testing, so the recommendation is to set those to not trigger during the length of the test. Testing Computers: -Prevent applications that launch automatically Any applications that may automatically launch on a computer should be configured not to launch during testing sessions. Common applications that may launch automatically include: – Anti-virus software performing automatic updates – Power management software on laptops warning of low batteries – Screen Savers – with Auto message notification 6 6

Best Practices and Recommendations For wireless testing: Wireless access points – more is better Limit the number of computers per wireless access point Distance – closer is better Limit obstructions Use the System Check Tool to verify that you have the appropriate amount of bandwidth for online testing Try a small number first for proof of concept Do not roll out a few hundred on the first attempt (baby steps) 7 7

Best Practices and Recommendations Conduct an Infrastructure Trial An Infrastructure Trial is an opportunity for districts and schools to prepare for the MST2 and SATP2 online testing by simulating test- day network utilization. This will help determine if there are any infrastructure issues to resolve and confirm all testing devices are properly configured and ready to run PearsonAccess and TestNav. The Infrastructure Trial User Guide is posted at >Support>tab>User Documentation 8 8

TestNav 8 Online Support - Getting Started & Demonstration 9

PearsonAccess Support: User Documentation 10

PearsonAccess Support: Downloads 11

PearsonAccess Support: Training 12 Recorded Open Labs PowerPoint Presentations Q&As “Mini” Recorded Trainings

PearsonAccess Support: ePATs (electronic Practice Assessment Tool) 13 No log in required Encourage students and teachers to use for practice prior to the administration to get familiar with TN8 tools.

TestNav Apps: Link added for accessing ePATs 14 If you are using a Chromebook to test and would like students to use ePATs prior to the testing window, Pearson is adding a “Practice Test” link to the Mississippi home page on the TestNav apps. After clicking the Practice Tests link, the user can then select which test they would like to use for practice. Caution: Please ask Test Administrator and Proctor to make sure that students using the apps for live testing are in the actual testing site. Please observe the top bar of the test screen to make sure that the student is NOT in an ePAT or Item Sampler during the actual test.

Combined SATP2 and MST2 Test Coordinator Manual 15

SATP2 and MST2 Test Administrator Manual 16 Valuable instructions for Test Administrations (TAs) to prepare for testing. Step-by-step guidelines of what to do the day of testing and after administering the online test. Contain the script (“Say” ) directions for online and paper-based sessions. Instructions to administer the Read Aloud accommodation test using the Proctor Authorization Ticket.

SATP2 and MST2 Ancillaries Posted on MDE SharePoint Site 17 Reminder: The MS Test Coordinator Manual contains information for both SATP2 and MST2.

PearsonAccess Overview 18

Overview of PearsonAccess Administrative Management: This is where DTCs create and manage accounts for STCs, TAs, Technology Coordinators. 2. View Organizations: This is where you check to see if your contact information and administration information is correct.

Overview of PearsonAccess Order Additional Materials and Tracking: This is where you order materials for each administration. You also have the ability to track your shipments using this link. 4a.Register Students: This is where you perform steps 1, 2, and 3 during the online validation window.

Overview of PearsonAccess b.Manage Test Sessions: This is where you perform steps 4 and 5 during the online validation window. 5. View Published Reports: This is where you view, save, and print district and school reports after an administration.

Ordering Test Materials Only order test materials for students who have an accommodation that requires a hard copy test book (Large Print, Braille, Paper Test Book) Additional Order (AO) window for MST2 is open now. Orders will be processed as received. SATP2 AO window will be re-opened on April 25, Refer to the recorded training#9: “How to Enter an Additional Order” 22

Online Validation Activities: MST2 and SATP2 Complete these steps when validation window opens: 1. Confirm student list 2. Confirm the students are in a Group: “Biology Test” or “Science Test” (schools/districts can create a custom name for class summary score reports, if needed) 3. Confirm the students have a test assigned (“Biology I” test etc.) 4. Create test sessions and add students to the sessions 5. Ensure Proctor Cache software is installed and pre-cache content Step-by-Step instructions and screenshots are in the SATP2 & MST2 Test Coordinator Manual (pages 22-33). 23

Reminder: Proctor Caching 24 The last step of the Registration/Validation process is to ensure that Proctor Caching has been set up for each session. Pre-cache test content through PearsonAccess. Once this step is complete, you will be able to see that the “Form/Form Group Type” for each student in the session is updated from Main, Accommodation, or Accommodation-Read Aloud to the form name. In this case the “Form/Form Group Type” is Biology I – 2A. Please refer to page in your MS Test Coordinator Manual for additional information.

SATP2 and MST Testing platform moved from TestNav 7 platform to TestNav 8. This is the first year all SATP2 administrations will be testing online only (no paper testing). ALL answers will be entered online even if the student takes the test using Large Print, Braille or paper accommodation. MST2 tested all students online in 2015 and will continue for Read Aloud (Proctor Authorization Ticket) – Test administrators will now use the Proctor Authorization Ticket for Read-Aloud sessions. The test administrator will read from the computer (electronic device). Materials are now shipping from Cedar Rapids instead of Austin. It is important for districts to use only the new labels with the Cedar Rapids address. 25

New for : Read Aloud Accommodation To match the paper Form to the Online Form, the students must be placed in the appropriate Accommodation Default Form Group Type when they are assigned a test session in PearsonAccess. Please refer to the mini training on how to create test sessions (Main, Accommodation, or Accommodation – Read Aloud) to help determine what option to choose for the “Default Form Group Type”. 26

New! Proctor Authorization Tickets Test Administrators will read from the computer (electronic device) and not from a paper book, for Read-Aloud Accommodations. A Proctor Authorization Ticket allows a test administrator to log in and view the same test that the Read-aloud session students are taking. Proctor Authorizations are needed only for Read-aloud test sessions. Please refer to the mini-trainings and Test Administration Manuals on how to generate authorization tickets. 27

Important Dates: SATP2 and MST2 28 DATEEVENTS FOR SATP2 and MST2 ADMINISTRATON March 21 – May 11, 2016MST2 Additional Order Window for ordering accommodation materials April 11-15, 2016 Pearson delivers MST2 test materials if districts placed AO by April 1, If not, AO is open and will be processed and shipped as ordered. April 11-29, 2016MST2 Online Student Validation Window and Proctor Caching April 21-22, 2016 Pearson delivers SATP2 materials to districts if orders placed by April 6, April 25 – May 6, 2016 SATP2 Additional Ordering system re-opens for districts to order accommodation materials April 25 – May 6, 2016SATP2 Online Student Validation Window and Proctor Caching May 2 – 13, 2016MST2 Grades 5 and 8 Online Test Administration Window May 9 – 13, 2016 SATP2 Biology I and U.S. History Online Test Administration Window May 16, 2016 Pack day for MST2 and SATP2 accommodation materials (manuals do not have to be returned.) May 17-18, 2016UPS Pick-up for all accommodation booklets for SATP2 and MST2 June 9, 2016MST2 electronic reports posted to PearsonAccess for DTCs June 17, 2016SATP2 posts pass-fail rosters to PearsonAccess for DTCs June 20-22, 2016MST2 hardcopy score reports delivered to districts July 8-12, 2016SATP2 hardcopy score reports delivered to districts

29 Pearson Technical Questions:  Use and Navigation of PearsonAccess and TestNav 8  Adding Users (other than District Test Coordinators) in PearsonAccess  Resetting Passwords  System Check Tool  Proctor Caching  Hardware/Software Requirements  Technology-related issues  Warning screens during testing  Internet Outage during testing  Any PearsonAccess general functionality questions Mississippi Pearson Support Center: Monday – Friday 6:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. (CST) Pearson Testing Program Questions:  MST2 and SATP2 specific questions about the use of PearsonAccess and TestNav 8  Questions about documents and training on the PearsonAccess Support tab  Registration/Validation of Students  Clarification for Adding/Transferring Students to PearsonAccess  Creating and Monitoring Test Sessions  Additional Orders  Receiving or Returning Test Materials  Score Report Inquiries Pearson Program Team: SATP2 and MST2 Greg Acevedo ext Melinda Orta ext Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (CST) Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Questions:  Adding, Replacing, or Removing District Test Coordinators from PearsonAccess  Mississippi Policy for Accommodations  Transcribing answers into TestNav 8  Testing Window questions  Reporting testing irregularities or testing security breaches  Questions about breaks during testing and make-up testing  Invalidations MDE Program Contact: SATP2 & MST2 Kimberly Jones (601) Contact Information

Questions? 30 Pearson Support Center Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., Central Time