Humble ISD Overview Updates Before the test Training Oaths Test Schedule Conducting the test Directions Errors After the test Closing out the test ARD exemptions Online Reading Test Updates ID: 658520
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TELPAS – Reading Test Administrator Training
Humble ISDSlide2
Overview
Updates
Before the test
Training
Oaths
Test Schedule
Conducting
the test
Directions
Errors
After the test
Closing out the test
ARD exemptionsSlide3
Online Reading Test Updates
Accommodation types (1–3) that are
new
for STAAR will be recorded for TELPAS too
New
:
Sample items no longer included with tests
TELPAS reading tests
will
remain
untimed
for spring 2012 Slide4
Online Reading Test Updates
Tests to be administered in
new
TestNav browser-based, easy-access format
Process change for requesting paper version of reading test for accommodation reasons
New
:
Use same process as for other paper requests
Do not
use Accommodation Request Form any moreSlide5
TELPAS Student Tutorials
New
:
Browser-based to reflect
TestNav
changes
No files to download, install
As in past, tutorials separate from tests
Recommended for students new to TELPAS
Several different test item formats
Since no sample items with test, practice with
item formats and online interface is useful
Updated tutorials available
http://www.TexasAssessment.com/TELPAS-tutorialsSlide6
Before the test
Sign the oath for being a TELPAS Test Administrator
Read the TELPAS Administrator Manual
Gather materials for testing:
Copy of the TELPAS Administrator Manual
Seating Chart
Session Roster(s)
Printed Student Authorizations
Blank scratch paper for each student
Pencils to use with the scratch paperSlide7
Printing Student Authorizations
Page 55-56 TELPAS Manual
Log into TAMS
Go to Test Management > Manage Test Session
Click the session name on the Session Details screen
Click the Authorizations button and select the preferred option from the Student Authorizations menu.
Print the PDFsSlide8
Removing and Adding
Test Assignments of Students
Who Move
New
:
If student withdraws before testing window begins (before March 19), district should remove student’s test assignments (2–12 reading and K–12 holistic rating)
Receiving campus will not be able to add test assignments or account for student in Assessment Management System if sending campus does not do thisSlide9
Conducting the Test
TELPAS manual pages 57-61
Testing Environment
One test administrator for every 30 students
Support test security during online testing by making an effort to prevent students from seeing one another’s monitor (manila folder or cardboard)
Bulletin boards and instructional displays that might aid in the answering of the questions must be covered
No element of the testing room should hinder any student’s performance (lighting, quiet, well ventilated, etc.)
A “Testing- Do Not Disturb” sign should be posted outside the testing roomSlide10
Conduct the Test
Scheduling
Follow the schedule submitted by your campus TELPAS testing coordinator.
Every effort should be made to administer the TELPAS reading test to students who are absent on a given day of testing within the TELPAS window
Testing Procedures
The seating chart must be completed, including the names of students testing and the students’ locations in the room. Also include the names of ALL test administrators/monitors involved in a session.
All student workstations are cleared of books and other materials not required for the test
Test is untimed
No reference material can be used
Scratch paper is allowed- but must be blank. All scratch paper must be returned to the testing coordinator to be destroyed
Test administrators must actively monitor the testing room while students are working. Test administrators should confirm that students do not have access to
nonallowed
materials.
Test administrators must ensure the student has submitted properly before the student leaves the roomSlide11
Start and monitor test session
TELPAS manual pages
62-64
Log into TAMS
Go to Test Management > Manage Test Sessions
Click the session name
Click the “Start” button
Read the directions verbatim
Grades 2-5 pages 72-75
Grades 6-12 pages 77-82Slide12
Absent Students
Any student that is absent from the test session will need to be moved to a Makeup session (the test session can not be stopped until all tests are submitted and all absent students have been moved out)
TELPAS Manual Page 54Slide13
Monitoring Students During Test
TELPAS manual pages 63-65
Use the “Refresh” link in the Status column of the student list on the Session Details screen to refresh the data on the screen
Exiting vs. Submitting
If the student is done, they must Submit rather than Exit. Exit indicates they are not done.Slide14
After the Test Session
TELPAS Manual Page 65-65
Once all students’ tests are submitted > Click the “Stop” buttonSlide15
Marking a test complete
TELPAS Manual Page 66
If a student has an “ARD Exemption” for the reading test:
Log into TAMS
Go to Test Management > Manage Test Sessions
Click the session name
Click the students name
Click Edit
Select the reading “Do Not Score” Score Code
Click Save
Then “Mark Test Complete” Page 68Slide16
Selecting “Do Not Score” Codes
New
:
Applicable code now selected from dropdown on
Mark Test Complete
screen; no longer need to type in reason and also mark codeSlide17
TELPAS Resources
District and Campus Coordinator Manual
Coordinator Manual Resources Webpage
TELPAS Manual for Raters and Test Administrators
TELPAS Resources Webpage PowerPoints
Assembling and Verifying Grades 2–12 Writing Collections (Optional Online Course in Texas TrainingCenter)
Coordinator’s and Rater’s User Guides for Online Holistic Rating Training
Educator Guide to TELPAS
User’s Guide for Texas Assessment Management System
User Roles and Permissions for Texas Assessment Management System
TestNav 7 Combined Technical Guide
Unified Texas Minimum System Requirements