1. Online Testing System Assessment Viewing Application (AVA)
Training Module
Welcome to the Assessment Viewing Application (AVA) training module.
AVA is a component of the Online Testing System that allows authorized users to view interim assessments for administrative or instructional purposes.
This training module is designed to help you navigate the Assessment Viewing Application.
Published September 21, 2017: Revised 10/10/2017
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2. Objectives
After viewing this presentation, you should understand how to:
Log in to AVA
Access the assessments
Navigate through the assessment
After viewing this presentation, you should understand how to:
Log in to AVA
Access the assessments
Navigate through the test

3. Logging in to AVA
To log in to AVA, you must have an authorized address and password, which is the same as the one you use for TIDE and the TA Interface. Contact your School Test Coordinator if you do not have a TIDE account.
To log in to AVA, go to the WCAP Portal. Click the appropriate user role card. On the next page, click the AVA System card. Enter your username and password, and then click Secure Login.

4. Step 1: Choosing a Test Grade
After logging in, the Please Choose a Grade page appears.
From the Grade Level drop-down list, select the desired student grade level.
Click Next.

5. Step 2: Selecting the Test
The Available Tests page displays the tests available for the selected grade level. Click the appropriate test name.
The test names use the following conventions:
G4 shows that all of these options on this slide are for grade 4.
High school level test names start with “HS”
ELA for English Language/Literacy Arts tests
Math for math tests
IAB for interim assessment blocks, with shortened versions of the content. For example, “LangVocab” is short for “language and vocabulary use”
ICA for interim comprehensive tests
PT for performance tasks
CAT for computer adaptive tests; note the test is not currently adaptive.

6. Step 3: Confirming the Test
The Choose a Test Form page displays one or more test forms, as well as the Session ID that automatically generates after you select a test. Make a note of the session ID, which will allow the help desk to verify the testing session if it becomes necessary to report an incident.
If the Test Forms drop-down list is available, select the appropriate form. It is also in this list that Braille or Spanish test forms would be available for selection. If the drop-down list is not available, verify that the correct test is listed in the Test Forms field.
Click Next. If the test includes audio features, the Audio Playback check page appears. If the test does not include audio features, the first page of the test appears.

7. Step 4: Audio Playback Check
If the test includes audio features, the Audio Playback check page appears. If the test does not include audio features, the first page of the test appears. The Audio Playback Check page allows you to verify the functionality of any audio features that the test may include. To perform the Audio Playback Check:
Unmute the speakers on your computer, if necessary.
Click the speaker icon.
If you hear a sound, click I heard the sound. The first page of the test appears.
If you do not hear a sound, click I did not hear the sound and consult your Technology Coordinator.
Note: Just like in the Student Test system, the audio file must finish playing before you can click one of the buttons. The I heard the sound button will turn blue when the audio is done playing.

8. Understanding the Test Page
This slide displays a sample test page.
AVA includes several on-screen tools, including global tools and context menu tools so you can get an idea of how students use the tools during the test.
Global tools are those available on every page in the top banner. These include the Zoom, Pause, Back, and Next buttons.
The context menu displays the tools available for that test item.
For a detailed list of tools, consult your AVA User Guide.

9. Responding to Items
This section describes how to navigate a test, pause a test, and complete a test review.
When viewing a test, you can practice responding to the test items. You must respond to all the items on a page before advancing to the next page. Some pages may have only one item, and others may have multiple items. Any responses you enter will not be scored when you complete the test review.
Review the Student Interface Module for more information about responding to items and moving through the test.

10. Navigating to Items
You can navigate to items page-by-page or jump directly to an item’s page.
To navigate page-by-page, click the Back or Next buttons at the top of the screen.
To jump directly to an item page, select the appropriate item from the Questions drop-down list. The drop down selection options will on include items that have previously been answered by the student.
If items are grouped together, you can navigate to each grouped item by clicking the corresponding item button in the upper-right corner of the page.

11. Navigating to Items, Continued
In order to view the next item, all items on a page must be answered. If an item on a page is not answered, then this error message will appear.

12. Pausing Tests
You may pause the test at any time. Pausing the test automatically logs you out of AVA. To return to the test, you must log back in and select the appropriate test again. Note that if you log back in to view the same test, you will need to start from the very first item in the test; you will not be returned to the item on which you paused the test.
To pause the test:
Click Pause in the top banner. A pause test message appears.
Click Yes to confirm that you want to pause the test.
As a security measure, you are automatically logged out after 30 minutes of inactivity. If you do not click OK within 30 seconds after this message appears you are logged out. This also pauses the test.

13. Finishing the Test Review
After viewing all the items in a test, the Finished button appears at the top of the page.
Click Yes to complete the test and move to the review page, or click No to continue the test.

14. Reviewing Marked Items
After confirming in the Attention message, the Done entering data page appears. This gives you one more opportunity to review items. Note that if the test contains segments, you are only able to review items in the most recent segment of the test. To review items:
Under Questions, click the item number you want to review. AVA displays that item.
You can navigate through the test as you did when initially entering the responses. The Back, Next, Save, Pause, and Finished buttons are all available.
Click Finish to return to the Done entering data page.
To complete the review, click Submit Test.

15. Completing the Review
After reviewing the items, AVA displays one last warning message.
The Warning message gives you two options. Click No to return to the Done entering data page and click Yes to complete the test.

16. Logging Out
The Done Reviewing Assessment page displays a confirmation that the test review is over. Click Log Out to return to the AVA login page. If you wish to review additional tests, you will need to re-log into AVA.

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Further Information
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Thank you for taking the time to view this training module. For detailed information, consult the AVA User Guide located on the WCAP portal. Technical issues should be reported to the American Institutes for Research Washington Help Desk at or 17

18. Revision Log
Updates to the Module after September 21, 2017 are noted below.
Section
Slide
Description of Change
Revision Date
Choosing a Test Grade 4
Updated slide image
10/10/17
Replaced “Choose a Test Grade” with “Please Choose a Grade”
Selecting the Test 5
Replaced “High school level test names start with “GHS”” with “High school level test names start with “HS””
Reviewing Marked Items 14
Replaced “Want to see an item again? page” with “Done entering data page” and replaced “click I’m done here” with “click Submit Test”
Completing the Review 15
Replaced “Want to see an item again? page” with “Done entering data page”
If updates are needed throughout the school year, they will be outlined on this revision log and communicated in the WAW newsletter.