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FSA Spring 2016 Updates & Reminders
January 19th and 20th, 2016
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Students click End Session instead of Next buttonNew look for the TA Interface
More layout options for printing Test Tickets PreID Labels now required
on all test and answer books
New accommodations delivery for ASL, TTS, and listening items Practice Tests have been rolled out for PBT and CBTFilter feature in TIDE
Updates for 2015–2016
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End Session & TDS Appearance Updates
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Student Interface: End Session Button4
Next button has been removed from the review screen.
Students will click the
End Session button to log out after finishing Session 1.
Students taking two sessions on Day 2 will request approval to enter the next session after clicking the End Session button.Slide5
TIDE: Re-Open a Test Session or Test5
Changes in system this year – should decrease number of Re-Open Session/Test requests
Requests initiated in TIDE by school or district
District must approve the requests the same day
Can submit invalidations or requests through a file uploadSlide6
Types of Invalidations and Requests6
Type
Short Description
Invalidate a test
Used when the validity of test scores has been compromised. Invalidated tests
will not receive a score.
Report a problem with item
Sends a problem report to FDOE and AIR regarding a test item.
Must know the Result ID and item number.
Re-open a test
Re-opens a test that a student mistakenly
submitted
early.
Re-open a test session
Re-opens a test session when a student inadvertently starts an incorrect test session. Slide7
New Look for TA Interface7Slide8
Test Selection Tree8Slide9
During a Test Session
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TIDE Updates10Slide11
Test Ticket Print Options11
New option for Spring 2016: One ticket per page.
Layouts now include 10, 6, 4, and 1 ticket per page.Slide12
Filtering Search Results12Slide13
TA Certification Course13
Updated for 2015-16 school year
Not required by the state to administer assessments
Completion of the course can be tracked in TIDE
Not Florida specific
Access additional information document to see where the course differs from Florida policySlide14
Paper-Based TestingLabel Updates
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PBT: Label Updates15
PreID labels are REQUIRED on all test and answer books.
Demographic bubbles
have been removed from test and answer books.District/School labels are no longer
available.
If PreID label is not available or incorrect, schools must correct info in TIDE and print an On-Demand PreID Label.Slide16
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Users are now able to select both the subject and the label start position.
Printing
On-Demand PreID Labels
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No more DO NOT PROCESS labels. If a document should not be processed:
Must grid DNS bubble.
Return with NOT TO BE SCORED materials.
PBT – Do Not Process
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Practice Tests19Slide20
Practice Tests20
Replaced the Training Tests
Practice tests available for every subject and grade
Answer keys for both CBT and PBT practice tests are available on the FSA portalSlide21
CBT students must participate in a practice test.
Students may access
through a web browser or the Secure Browser.
To mimic operational testing:Students sign in with a test ticket (from TIDE) and
Test administrators create a session.
Students can also access without a Test Ticket.
Practice
Tests - CBT
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All PBT students are required to participate in a test item practice session prior to the operational assessment.
The test administrator will use a script to walk students through
the
appropriate Directions for Completing Test Items handout. (Available on the portal under FSA Resources.)The handouts contain sample test items.Paper-based practice tests are
also available on the portal.Students with a braille or large print accommodation must
practice
using the
appropriate accommodated practice
test
(ordered through TIDE).
Practice
Test Sessions
-
PBT
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Accommodations Updates 23Slide24
Text-to-Speech (TTS)24
Text-to-speech is available for all FSAs.
Students must be assigned TTS in TIDE to receive the accommodation.
Students must take the
practice test with the secure browser to access TTS.
Students can adjust the volume, pitch, and rate of text-to-speech.Slide25
American Sign Language (ASL) Videos25
Deaf/hard of hearing students may access ASL videos for ELA Reading listening items.
CBT students must be assigned ASL in TIDE to receive the accommodation.
Students will click the Context Menu and select ASL. A video will appear on the screen.
Practice tests are being updated.Slide26
Paper-Based Tests – Listening Items
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For students with paper-based accommodations, audio will be provided through the Assessment Viewing Application (AVA)
Must have computer/device and Internet access
The TA logs in to AVA to play the audio clip
No test items in AVA
ASL videos also available in AVASlide27
TIDE Reminders27Slide28
Students must be added to EACH administration independentlyFor example, Grade 10 ELA and Algebra 1 EOC
Check students’ eligibility under Student Information > View/Edit Students > Search
Adding Students
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Class Code29
Class Code is an optional field
used when adding/uploading students.
Use to search for students under
the View/Edit Students tab.
Export
or print a group of students, print
On-Demand PreID Labels
, and print test tickets.
FDOE recommends using administration designations in class code fields (e.g.,
Spring
2016 EOC
Smith Group
A)
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Ensure students have been added to TIDE for the administration in Student Information > View/Edit Students before creating rosters or printing test tickets.View class code groups
by selecting Show PreID Rosters from the Rosters tab.
Administration designations for rosters are being explored by AIR.
Rosters
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Working in the Correct Test Administration31
Be sure to select the correct administration when logging in to TIDE.Slide32
Switching between Administrations
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FSA Resources & Help Desk 33
FSA Portal:
www.fsassessments.org
Email:
fsahelpdesk@air.org
Toll-Free Phone:
1-866-815-7246
Hours:
7:00 a.m.
–8:30 p.m. (ET)
Monday–Friday (except holidays)