Fall 2015 NGSSS

End-of-Course AssessmentsTraining Materials

Algebra 1 Retake EOCBiology 1, Civics, and U.S. History

EOC

Overview

These training materials are based on the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS End-of-Course and Retakes Test Administration Manual which is available at www.FLAssessments.com/Fall-Winter2015.

Resources for computer-based testing, including information about test setup, best practices, and training resources, are located at www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8

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What’s NewScripts

Test Administration Scripts• Due to minor modifications to the computer-based

testing platform, test administration scripts will be provided separately for each administration for the 2015–2016 school year.

• Scripts for administering non-accommodated computer-based tests will be provided as a separate, printed document.

• Scripts for administering paper-based and computer-based accommodations will be posted to PearsonAccess as they have been previously.

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Glossary of Terms

PearsonAccesswww.pearsonaccess.com/fl

• A website used for almost all test preparation (e.g., PreID), setup, administration, and reporting tasks.

• Requires a username and password.

• Verify that you are working in the correct test administration each time you log in.

• Link to support materials: www.FLAssessments.com/Fall-Winter2015

• PearsonAccess will time out after 14 minutes of inactivity.

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Glossary of Terms

• Accessed from the Training Center tab on the PearsonAccess Home page.

• Provides an opportunity to< Practice PearsonAccess tasks.

< Manage the Infrastructure Trial in preparation for testing.

• Requires a username and password (separate from operational site).

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PearsonAccess Training Center

Glossary of Terms

TestNav 8 (TestNav)

• Platform that Florida uses for NGSSS EOC computer-based statewide assessments.

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Installable Desktop App: To alleviate the Java issues some districts experienced this past school year, Pearson has developed a desktop application for Windows and Mac. For more information, see https://support.assessment.pearson.com/display/TN/Set+Up+TestNav+Testing+Environment.

What’s New TestNav 8

Reviewing Items• The Flag tool in the TestNav 8

platform has been updated to a Bookmark tool. Students may bookmark items they would like to return to and review later.

• The Review screen is now incorporated into a drop-down menu on every screen, showing students the items in the test, those items that are unanswered, and items that have been bookmarked.

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Glossary of Terms

Proctor Caching• A process of loading test content locally on a computer at the

school or district level.• Does not require a separate caching server and can run on any

workstation on the network that meets specified requirements.• Proctor Caching software is provided by Pearson.• Reduces test delays due to network congestion.• Provides students with a more seamless testing experience.• Required for all NGSSS EOC computer-based testing in

Florida.• Software and instructions for proctor caching are available at

www.FLAssessments.com/TestNav8

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Test AdministrationSchedule

Fall 2015 Schedule

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Dates Mode EOC Subjects Duration*October 12-16 Paper-based

Accommodations Algebra 1 Retake, Biology 1, Civics, and US History

EOC

160 minutes

October 12-23 Computer-based

*Any student not finished by the end of the 160-minute test session may continue working; however, testing must be completed within the same school day.

Any deviation from these scheduling rules requires written approval from FDOE prior to implementation.

Students to be Tested

Algebra 1 RetakeThe following students are eligible to participate in this Algebra 1 Retake EOC Assessment administration:

• Students who need to retake the assessment for graduation purposes• Students who have not yet taken the assessment to be averaged as 30% of

their course grade• Students who are in grade forgiveness programs and wish to retake the

assessment to improve their course grade

This assessment is appropriate for students who meet the criteria above and were previously enrolled in one of the following courses prior to Fall 2014:

• Algebra 1 – 1200310

• Algebra 1 Honors – 1200320

• Algebra 1-B – 1200380

• IB Middle Years Program Algebra 1 – 1200390

• Pre-AICE Mathematics 1 – 1209810 10

Students to be Tested

Biology 1The following students will take the Biology 1 EOC Assessment:• All students enrolled in and completing one of

the following courses:

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– Biology 1 – 2000310

– Biology 1 Honors – 2000320

– Pre-AICE Biology – 2000322

– Biology Technology – 2000430

– Pre-IB Biology 1 – 2000800

– IB Middle Years Program Biology – 2000850

– Integrated Science 3 – 2002440

– Integrated Science 3 Honors – 2002450

Students to be Tested

Biology 1 (cont.)

The following students are eligible to participate in the Biology 1 EOC Assessment administration:• Students who need to earn a passing score for a standard

diploma with a scholar designation

• Students who have not yet taken the assessment to be averaged as 30% of their course grade

• Students who are in grade forgiveness programs and wish to retake the assessment to improve their course grade

• Students in a credit acceleration program (CAP) who wish to take the assessment to earn course credit

• Students enrolled in an accelerated biology course that satisfies the Biology 1 course requirement and does not require participation in the Biology 1 EOC Assessment 12

Students to be Tested

CivicsThe following students will take the Civics EOC Assessment:• All students enrolled in and completing one of the following

courses:

– M/J Civics – 2106010– M/J Civics – 2106015– M/J Civics & Career Planning – 2106016– M/J Civics, Advanced – 2106020– M/J Civics, Advanced – 2106025– M/J Civics, Advanced & Career Planning – 2106026– M/J IB MYP Civics Advanced – 2106027– M/J IB MYP Civics Advanced & Career Planning – 2106028– M/J Civics and Digital Technologies – 2106029– M/J U.S. History & Civics – 2100045

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Students to be Tested

Civics (cont.)

The following students are eligible to participate in the Civics EOC Assessment administration:• Students who have not yet taken the assessment to be

averaged as 30% of their course grade

• Students who are in grade forgiveness programs and wish to retake the assessment to improve their course grade

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Students to be Tested

U.S. HistoryThe following students will take the U.S. History EOC Assessment:• All students enrolled in and completing one of the following

courses:

– United States History – 2100310– United States History Honors – 2100320– Visions and Countervisions: Europe, U.S. and the World from

1848 – 2100390– Visions and Countervisions: Europe, U.S. and the World from

1848 Honors – 2100480

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Students to be Tested

U.S. History (cont.)

The following students are eligible to participate in the U.S. History EOC Assessment administration:• Students who need to earn a passing score for a standard

diploma with a scholar designation

• Students who have not yet taken the assessment to be averaged as 30% of their course grade

• Students who are in grade forgiveness programs and wish to retake the assessment to improve their course grade

• Students in a credit acceleration program (CAP) who wish to take the assessment to earn course credit

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Students to be Tested

Special Program Students

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Special Programs District Number

School Number

FLVS Full-Time K-8 71 0300

Full-Time 9-12 71 0400

FL Virtual Academy 50 7079

Miami-Dade Online Academy 13 7001

Florida Home Education 13 9998

English Language Learners (ELLs)• All ELLs who complete the applicable courses are expected to participate in the

EOC assessments no matter how long these students have been enrolled in a U.S. school.

Students to be Tested

Students with Disabilities• Students with disabilities participate in the statewide

assessment program by taking one of the following:

< EOC assessment without accommodations,< EOC assessment with accommodations, or< Statewide alternate assessment.

• All determinations regarding participation in the statewide assessment program must be documented in the student’s IEP or Section 504 plan.

• See Appendix A of the manual for information regarding accommodations.

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File Download Manager (FDM)

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Final Grade NG Report

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State and District Requirements

• Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures for Test Administration and Test Security available at http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo/InfoForTestChair.asp

– Adopted by School Board

– General Guidelines• Florida Test Security Statute and Rule• School Procedural Checklist (FM-6927)• A screencast training on Test Security

to use during your school-level training session may be accessed at http://oada.dadeschools.net/Screencasts/TestSecurity/TestSecurity.html 21

Test Security

Per Test Security Statute, s. 1008.24, F.S., and Florida State Board Rule, 6A-10.042, FAC, inappropriate actions by school or district personnel can result in student or classroom invalidations, loss of teaching certification, and/or involvement of law enforcement.

Examples of prohibited activities include the following:• Reading or viewing the passages or test items before, during, or

after testing• Revealing the passages or test items• Copying the passages or test items• Explaining or reading passages or test items for students• Changing or otherwise interfering with student responses to test

items• Copying or reading student responses• Causing achievement of schools to be inaccurately measured or

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Test Security

Test Security Policies and Procedures• Test administrators are required to sign a Test Administrator

Prohibited Activities Agreement indicating that they understand prohibited activities during test administration and possible consequences of inappropriate behavior. This form is located in Appendix D.

• The Test Administration and Security Agreement and the Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement may be copied together so that double-sided, single-page copies can be distributed to test administrators.

• School assessment coordinators must file the signed forms with their signed security agreements.

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Test Security

Test Security Policies and Procedures• School assessment coordinators, test administrators,

proctors, and any other school personnel who have received appropriate training in the administration of Florida's statewide assessments and who have signed Test Administration and Security Agreements for the 2015–2016 school year are not required to sign a new agreement for each subsequent administration.

• Test administrators who have signed a Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreement for the 2015–2016 school year are not required to sign a new agreement for each subsequent administration.

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Proctors

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When testing a large group of students, proctors must be assigned to the room. Refer to the table below for the required number of proctors.

*FDOE strongly recommends the use of proctors in all testing rooms, even those with 25 or fewer students.

1–25 students Test Administrator*

26–50 students Test Administrator and 1 Proctor

51–75 students Test Administrator and 2 Proctors

Test Irregularities/Security Breaches

• Test administrators should report any test irregularities (e.g., disruptive students, loss of Internet connectivity) and possible security breaches to the school assessment coordinator immediately.

• If a test irregularity or security breach is identified, the school assessment coordinator must contact Student Assessment at 305-995-7520 to discuss possible test invalidations.

• For test irregularities requiring further investigation by the district and for security breaches, a written report must be submitted within 7 calendar days to the Office of Student Assessment and Educational Testing after the irregularity or security breach was identified.

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Missing Materials

• Schools must investigate ANY report of missing materials and report missing secure materials (e.g., Student Authorization Ticket, used work folder, Session Roster) to Student Assessment at 305-995-7520 immediately.

• Within 7 calendar days of the incident, a written report must be submitted to the Office of Student Assessment and Educational Testing. The report must include:− The nature of the situation

− The time and place of the occurrence

− The names of the people involved

− Copies of completed forms (Test Administration and Security Agreements, Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreements, Test Materials Chain of Custody Forms, etc.)

− A description of the communication between the district assessment coordinator’s office and school personnel

− How the incident was resolved

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Test Invalidation

• The purpose of invalidation is to identify when the validity of test results has been compromised.

• The Student Assessment Office will advise schools of the appropriate course of action if invalidation is being considered.

• If a situation described in the Test Invalidation Policies and Procedures section on pages 23–24 of the manual occurs, test administrators should discuss the situation with the school assessment coordinator, and the situation should be investigated immediately.

• Instructions for how to invalidate tests in PearsonAccess can be found on pages 72–73 of the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS EOC and Retakes Manual. 28

School Assessment CoordinatorBefore Testing

Receive and Prepare Test Materials• For the Fall 2015 EOC administration, work folders and CBT

scripts will arrive with your test administration manuals.• See p. 37 of the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS EOC and Retakes

Manual for a list of materials you will receive.• If your school is providing hardcopy CBT Worksheets,

reference sheets, or periodic tables, make a sufficient number of copies for all students taking the assessments. Each copy must be carefully checked against the original.

• Save the original boxes for returning TO BE SCORED special document materials.

• If you need additional materials or if you have questions, contact the Test Distribution Center at 305-995-3743.

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School Assessment CoordinatorBefore Testing

Maintain Security• Inventory the contents of your boxes within 24

hours of receipt and report missing materials immediately.

• Keep materials secure at all times.• Maintain the Test Materials Chain of Custody Form

(for all paper-based accommodations) at all times.• No more than three people should have access to

the locked storage area.• Do not open shrink-wrapped materials or begin

preparing materials (applying student labels) more than three (3) days prior to testing. 30

School Assessment CoordinatorsBefore Testing

Work Folders• The Florida Computer-Based Testing Work Folder is a piece of

yellow 11” x 17” paper folded in half with graph paper printed on the back cover.

• For the Algebra 1 Retake and Biology 1 EOC assessments, work folders are provided for students to work the problems. One work folder should be sufficient for each student; however, students may request additional folders.

• Work folders must be distributed to students at the beginning of each test session.

• Ensure that students have enough desk space to use their folders.

• Collect all work folders when students finish testing before they leave the testing room, and return folders to your school assessment coordinator.

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School Assessment CoordinatorsBefore Testing

CBT Worksheets (Optional)• For students taking the computer-based U.S. History

EOC, and/or Civics EOC Assessments, CBT Worksheets may be provided if students prefer to make handwritten notes instead of using the online notepad tool.

• The worksheet is an 8½” × 11” page (located in Appendix D of the manual and in PearsonAccess) that may be copied and distributed to students at the beginning of a test session.

• Used worksheets must be handled as secure materials and packaged in the District Assessment Coordinator ONLY box after testing.

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School Assessment Coordinator Before Testing

Train Test Administrators and Proctors• You are responsible for training all test administrators and

proctors, including non-school-based instructors (e.g., itinerant teachers). You must train several employees to act as possible alternates.

• Test administration manuals must be provided to itinerant teachers in time for them to prepare adequately for test administration. These teachers must also be included in the school’s test administrator training.

• Test administrators who will administer the test to students using large print, braille, and one-item-per-page materials must be trained in the use of those test materials.

• For students with accommodations, make sure that test administrators are aware of and have made provisions for the exact accommodations needed for individual students.

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School Assessment Coordinator Before Testing

Test Administrator Policies• Test administrators must NOT administer assessments

to their family members. Students related to their assigned test administrator should be reassigned to an alternate test administrator.

• Under NO circumstances may a student's parent/guardian be present in that student's testing room.

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School Assessment CoordinatorBefore Testing

Accommodated Forms• Separate accommodated forms for text-to-speech and

masking are available in the TestNav 8 platform for eligible students who have such accommodations identified in their individual education plans (IEPs) or Section 504 plans.

• Paper-based test materials (regular print, large print, braille, one-item-per-page) are available for eligible students who have such accommodations identified in their IEPs or Section 504 plans.

• Schools must now submit confirmation of student eligibility for all new (students not preidentified in PearsonAccess) paper-based accommodations orders to the District.

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School Assessment CoordinatorBefore Testing

Arrange Practice Test Sessions • Before a student can participate in a computer-based

administration, the student must complete the correct ePAT(s) to learn how to use the computer-based system.

• Students who require accommodated CBT forms (e.g., text-to-speech, masking) must complete a practice test for the specific accommodated form or form combination they will use during testing.

• Maintain an attendance roster to document the administration of the ePAT to students, as applicable.

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School Assessment CoordinatorBefore Testing

Create Test Sessions• Miami-Dade created test sessions automatically via the

PreID file upload. The test sessions created are visible when you log in to PearsonAccess. The session names are: NGALGEBRA 1, NGBIOLOGY1, NGUSHISTORY, and NGCIVICS.– The Test sessions are based on student eligibility as of

September 11.

• These can be temporary sessions for the purpose of verifying student information, or they can be test sessions you plan to use for testing.

• Detailed instructions on how to create a test session and verify student information are on pages 43–45 of the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS EOC and Retakes Manual.– Management of student information in PearsonAccess can

begin on or after September 28.

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School Assessment CoordinatorBefore Testing

Required Administration Information:• Record the following required information on your

Session Roster or Administration Record/Security Checklist:• Students assigned to the room• Attendance information• Accommodations provided to students• Accommodations used by students• Test group code• Grade level• Unique security number of secure documents assigned to

each student (paper-based accommodations only)• Signatures of test administrator and school assessment

coordinator• Dates and times for when secure materials are received and

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School Assessment Coordinator

During TestingLeaving Campus• If a student begins a test and leaves campus without

finishing (due to an appointment, illness, etc.), he or she will NOT be allowed to complete that session.

• No exceptions will be made once the student leaves the school’s campus, so students and parents/guardians must be made aware of this policy.

• If a test administrator has concerns about a student (e.g., if a student seems ill), that student should be tested in a different test session or on a make-up day.

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School Assessment CoordinatorsDuring Testing

Electronic Devices• Students may not have any electronic devices

(except an approved calculator, if applicable) at their desks, in their pockets, or anywhere they can reach them during testing, even if they are turned off or they do not use them.

• If a student is found to be in possession of ANY electronic devices during testing OR during a break (e.g., restroom breaks, lunch), his or her test must be invalidated.

• Students and parents/guardians must be made aware of this policy prior to testing.

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School Assessment Coordinator After Testing

Correcting Student Profiles• Incorrect student profiles in PearsonAccess that were

created via the New Student wizard may be updated before or after testing.

• Contact Student Assessment and Educational Testing at 305-995-7520, to submit a request by 10 am on the last day of the testing window (October 23, 2015).

• SAET will submit the request to Pearson Customer Support.

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School Assessment CoordinatorAfter Testing

Marking Tests CompleteStudent tests should only be Marked Complete in one of the following circumstances:• A student had to exit the test (e.g., due to illness) and

will not finish the test. (After the test is marked complete, school personnel must invalidate the test.)

• A student finished the test but exited instead of submitting the test, and the test should be scored.

• As otherwise directed by FDOE or Pearson after a technical difficulty or other extenuating circumstance.

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• CBT clean-up activities must be completed by 4:00 pm on the last day of the testing window.

• “Delete” all not started sessions and “Stop” all started sessions

• Please remember the following:– Absent students should be removed from the test session (not

marked complete). If absent students have already been marked complete,

nothing else needs to be done.  – Students in “Ready” status must be removed from the session

before it can be stopped. – If students are in “Active,” “Exited,” or “Resumed” status, they

will need to be marked complete. • Update student information, if necessary.• Invalidate tests, if applicable. • Ensure that school technology coordinators purge test

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School Assessment CoordinatorAfter Testing

School Assessment CoordinatorAfter Testing

Organize and Return Materials• Store any handheld calculators securely.• Store Student Authorization Tickets until results are

reported for this administration, and then securely destroy them after one calendar school year.

• USED and UNUSED CBT Worksheets, work folders, references sheets, and periodic tables must be returned in the District Assessment Coordinator Only box to TDC by December 16.

• File the signed Test Administration and Security Agreements and the Test Administrator Prohibited Activities Agreements.

• If applicable, follow return instructions for TO BE SCORED and NOT TO BE SCORED materials on pages 74–86 of the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS EOC and Retakes Manual.

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District Assessment Coordinator ONLY Box

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EOC TEST MATERIALS TO BE INCLUDEDLABEL COLOR

• Algebra 1 Retake

• Biology 1

• Civics

• US History

• Original Administration Record / Security Checklist or school’s developed form

• Session Rosters (CBT)• Original Security Logs• Original Seating Charts• Original Test Materials Chain of Custody Form (PBT

only)• CBT Work Folders (used and unused)• CBT Worksheets (used and unused)• Algebra 1 Retake EOC Reference Sheets (used and

unused)• Periodic Tables (used and unused) • Original School Procedural Checklist (FM-6927)

No Return Label –

Mark Box “District

Coordinator ONLY”

Keep copies of documentation for your records. However, do not copy used work folders or worksheets. Note that the Student Authorization Tickets must be kept at the school for one calendar school year.

Manual and Training Packet (see Friendly Reminder)

• The following slides relate to the administration of paper-based tests (regular print, large print, braille, one-item-per-page), which are available for eligible students who have such accommodations identified in their IEPs or Section 504 plans.

• The upper-left corner of the following slides show an image of a pencil and a paper-based test (see below) to indicate that this information pertains to paper-based tests only.

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Paper-Based Tests (PBT)

Paper-Based Tests(PBT)

Paper-Based Materials• Due to the amount of time needed to process TO BE

SCORED paper-based test materials, these materials must be returned for scoring on an accelerated schedule.

• Refer to the Friendly Reminder from TDC, posted on the Test Chairperson Info website, for details.

• Student results for paper-based tests returned after the established pickup dates will be included in late reporting.

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For Paper-based Tests Only: • School assessment coordinators and test

administrators must track security numbers of secure test documents in their records of required administration information.

• Test administrators must refer to the scripts and instructions located at www.FLAssessments.com/Fall-Winter2015 for handling and administering regular print, large print, and one-item-per-page paper-based tests. Braille scripts and instructions are posted separately.

• School coordinators should refer to their respective Responsibilities After Testing sections of the manual and to the Friendly Reminder for packaging and return instructions for these materials. 48

Paper-Based Tests(PBT)

What’s NewPaper-Based Tests(PBT)

PreID Labels/Rosters• For students testing with paper-based accommodations, no

PreID labels or rosters will be provided for the Fall administrations.

• School personnel must ensure that student demographic information is hand-gridded on student grid sheets.

• If students will grid their own information, test administrators must read the Script for Gridding a Non-Preidentified Student Grid Sheet, located at www.FLAssessments.com/Fall-Winter2015, as indicated in the scripts for administering paper-based tests.

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Paper-based Tests(PBT)

• The student grid sheet captures student demographic information.

• Blank student grid sheets (non-preidentified) must be gridded using a No. 2 pencil.

• For more information about specific demographic fields, see pages 12-15 of the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS EOC and Retakes Manual.

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Student Demographic Information

Paper-based Tests(PBT)

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Enrollment Information/Testing History• For non-preidentified test and answer books, complete the

Student Enrollment Information Box to indicate whether the student is currently enrolled in, was previously enrolled in, or has never been enrolled in one of the courses in the Course List Box.

• See pages 13–14 of the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS EOC and Retakes Manual for samples of the boxes for the different subjects.

Paper-based Tests(PBT)

Materials Needed for Testing• Test Documents

< Algebra 1 Retake EOC Assessment Test and Answer Book< Biology 1 EOC Assessment Test and Answer Book< Civics EOC Assessment Test and Answer Book< U.S. History EOC Assessment Test and Answer Book

• Reference Sheets and Periodic Tables• Four-Function Calculators (Algebra 1 Retake and Biology 1)

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Paper-based Tests(PBT)

• Schools are required to maintain a Test Materials Chain of Custody Form, for paper-based accommodations. The form is located in Appendix D and at www.FLAssessments.com/Fall-Winter2015.

• The purpose of this form is to continuously track paper-based accommodation test materials, record accurate information on the form including:– their location– the dates and times activities are handled– the names of the persons performing various activities involving

the materials

• Schools must retain copies (electronic or hardcopy) of completed forms for their files after materials are packaged for return and include the originals in the District Assessment Coordinator ONLY box. 53

Test Materials Chain of Custody Form

Paper-based Tests(PBT)

• Security numbers on test and answer books:– Are used to account for each test and answer book.– Consist of a nine-digit number followed by a check digit

located in the upper right corner of test and answer books.

• The packing list shows the number ranges assigned to each school, and written documentation of the number ranges must be maintained at all times during distribution and return of books.

• A blank Administration Record/Security Checklist is provided in PearsonAccess and in Appendix D of the manual.

• Each test administrator should maintain a list of all secure materials assigned to him or her, including any additional materials assigned throughout the administration.

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Security Numbers

Paper-based Tests(PBT)

Defective Materials, DNS and UNDO Bubbles• If a defective test and answer book is identified before

testing begins, the student should be given a replacement document and the defective document should be returned with all other NOT TO BE SCORED materials.

• It is NOT necessary to grid the DNS bubble if the document is defective and UNUSED and has been packaged properly for return with all other NOT TO BE SCORED materials.

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Paper-based Tests(PBT)

Defective Materials, DNS and UNDO Bubbles• If a student discovers that a document is defective during

testing, the student must be given a replacement book and must, under close supervision, transcribe the exact responses from the defective document into the replacement book when the test session is over.

• Grid all information on the student grid sheet of the replacement document. Grid the DNS bubble on the defective USED book and return it with all other NOT TO BE SCORED materials.

• If a DNS bubble has been gridded by mistake, erase the DNS bubble and grid the UNDO bubble. Package the document with TO BE SCORED materials.

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Paper-based Tests(PBT) After Testing

Return Test MaterialsOrganize paper-based materials, as applicable, according to the list below:• TO BE SCORED—Documents (includes invalidated

documents with the DNS bubble gridded)• NOT TO BE SCORED—Documents (includes unused

documents and defective documents with the DNS bubble gridded)

• Test administration manuals, Security Log, required administration information, seating chart, Student Authorization Tickets, Session Rosters, used and unused work folders and CBT Worksheets, reference sheets, periodic tables, and calculators

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Paper-based Tests(PBT)After Testing

Return Materials to the Test Distribution Center

1. Verify that all distributed secure materials have been returned. Complete your Chain of Custody form. Notify Student Assessment at 305-995-7520 immediately if any secure materials are missing.

2. Check for and remove any stray reference sheets or periodic tables from test and answer books to prevent issues during the scanning process; however, do NOT review test items or student responses. 

3. Copy records of required administration information, Security Logs, and seating charts, and file the copies.

4. If a test has been invalidated, verify that the DNS bubble has been gridded and that the document is placed with TO BE SCORED materials.

5. Ensure that materials are packaged in your District Assessment Coordinator ONLY box according to the instructions on pages 85–86 of the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS EOC and Retakes Manual.

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What’s NewPaper-based Tests(PBT) After Testing

Document Count Forms• Beginning with the Fall 2015 administration, there is one

combined Document Count Form that should be completed and returned with packaged TO BE SCORED materials according to the instructions in the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS EOC and Retakes Manual.

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Paper-based Tests(PBT)After Testing

Complete Document Count Forms

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1. Verify that all documents from make-up sessions are included.

2. Do not copy blank count forms; however, once the count forms are completed, you may copy them for your records.

3. Place each completed form on top of the first stack of corresponding TO BE SCORED test and answer books.

4. Verify the accuracy of all information entered; inaccurate information may delay the scoring process.

Paper-based Tests(PBT)After Testing

Paper Bands• Each document type must be banded separately. You

may use more than one paper band per document type, if necessary.

• Documents for each special program (FLVS Full-Time High School, FLVS Full-Time Middle School, Miami-Dade Online Academy, and Home Education) must be banded separately.

• Complete all fields on the paper band.

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Return ScheduleFall 2015

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Label Return DateBROWN -- ”To Be Scored” (Regular Print)

Algebra 1 Retake, Biology 1, Civics, and US History Hand-deliver EOC PBT

“To Be Scored” and “Not To Be Scored”

to the TDC by 3:30 p.m. on:

October 16 or 19, 2015 

WHITE -- ”To Be Scored” (Large Print and OIPP)

PINK --”To Be Scored”(Braille)

YELLOW* -- “Not To Be Scored”

Note: District Assessment Coordinator ONLY Box/Envelope is due to TDC by December 16, 2015

Training Packet (see Friendly Reminder)

*Include unused Special Documents (Large Print, Braille, and OIPP) and any Special Documents with the DNS bubble marked.

Appendices

Appendices in the Fall/Winter 2015 NGSSS EOC and Retakes Manual include:

• Appendix A—Accommodations

• Appendix B—Pearson Customer Support and PearsonAccess

• Appendix C—Florida Test Security Statute and Rule

• Appendix D—Perforated Forms and Signs

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Comment Forms

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• After testing, test administrators, school coordinators, and technology coordinators are encouraged to complete the appropriate comment form located at www.FLAssessments.com/Fall-Winter2015.

• FDOE and Pearson appreciate feedback from school personnel.

Pearson Customer Support and PearsonAccess

Contact Pearson Customer Support at:

• 1-877-847-3043 (Monday–Friday, 7:00 am–8:30 pm ET)

• Florida@support.pearson.com

Reminder: Appendix B in the Spring 2015 CBT Manual provides the following information:

• PearsonAccess<User accounts<Browser requirements<Logging in for the first time<Resetting passwords

• Training Center<Test Setup Exercise 65

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Student Assessment and Educational Testing

Maria C. Bruguera, Director

mbruguera@dadeschools.n

et

Mara Ugando, Staff

Specialist

mugando@dadeschools.net

Phone: 305-995-7520

Fax: 305-995-7522

Contact Information

ITS - Infrastructure and System Support

Mr. Javier Perez, Executive Director

JPerez@dadeschools.netTelephone Number: 305-995-

3331 

Mr. Roly Avila, SupervisorRAvila@dadeschools.net

Telephone Number: 305-995-3334

67

Thank you for ensuring a secure and successful Fall

2015 administration of the NGSSS EOC assessments.