Infrastructure Readiness Training

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Infrastructure Readiness Training
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PearsonAccess Training Center

• All administrative actions required for the
  Infrastructure Trial will be carried out through
  the PearsonAccess Training Center (also known as
  the brown site).
• A Training Center account can be set up by
  submitting a ticket to http//help or
  http//help.leeschools.net.

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Sample Students

• Sample students must be created in order to carry
  out the Infrastructure Trial.
• To create sample students, go to the home page in
  the Training Center and click Create Students.

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Sample Students (contd.)

• You will be prompted to select your organization.
  Select your organization and click Next.
• Next, a page will be displayed with fields that
  must be populated.

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Sample Students (contd.)

• Click Create Students and you will be prompted to
  confirm you want to create them. Once confirmed,
  the sample students will have been created.
• Repeat these steps until you have created enough
  sample students for the Infrastructure Trial.
• Number of sample students to be created is based
  on the maximum number of computers that will be
  used concurrently during testing, plus
  approximately 10 to account for errors or
  additional tickets.

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Creating a Sample Session

• A sample test session will need to be created in
  order to administer the Infrastructure Trial.
• To create a sample session
• Go to the Test Management tab in the Training
  Center and click Manage Test Sessions.
• Click New Session.

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Creating a Sample Session (contd.)

• A screen will appear with fields that must be
  populated to create the session.
• Once the fields are populated, click Save to
  create the session.

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Adding Students to a Session

• Return to Manage Test Sessions and select the
  session you just created.
• Click Add Students.

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Adding Students (contd.)

• Students can be added either by class or by
  individual student. For the purpose of the trial
  well add students by class.
• To add students by class, select View By Classes
  and check the box beside the class to be added.
  Then click Add to Session.

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Authorization Tickets

• To print authorization tickets select
  Authorizations gt Student Authorizations.
• Authorization tickets can be printed in three
  formats Detail View, List View, and Grid View.

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Caching Test Content(TECHS or TCs)

• Dont use the caching computer.
• Changes to proxy settings needed.
• Check with IT Support if you have questions about
  this process.

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Caching Test Sessions(Windows and Mac)

• When test content is ready to be cached, log in
  to the Training Center and navigate to Test
  Management gt Manage Test Sessions.
• Select the session to be cached and click Proctor
  Caching in the top yellow bar.

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Starting a Session

• Before students can be logged in to the
  Infrastructure Trial, the session must be
  started.
• To start a session, click Start in the top left
  corner of the session page.
• A confirmation page will be displayed.

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Monitoring Sessions
Student Status Key Student Status Key
Status Description
Ready The student has not logged into the session yet and is ready to be logged in.
Active The student is currently in the session.
Exited The student has exited the session, but has not submitted their responses yet.
Completed The student has completed the test and has successfully submitted their responses.
Marked Complete The students responses have been submitted manually.
Resumed The student is ready to log back into the session.
Resumed-Upload The student is ready to log back into the session with saved responses.
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Resuming a Student

• If a student needs to be resumed, go to the
  session page and check the student(s) to be
  resumed and click Resume Test.
• A confirmation will be displayed once the student
  is resumed.

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Stopping a Session

• Before a session can be stopped, students must be
  either in Completed or Marked Complete
  status. To stop the session, select Stop in the
  top left corner of the session page.

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Conducting the Infrastructure Trial at a School

• Schools conduct the Trial using the maximum
  number of computers that will be tested
  concurrently during the spring administration.
• Volunteers log in to complete the Trial test.
• Students or adult volunteers can be used - not
  necessary that computer-based testing students
  are used.
• Trial is not appropriate for student practice.
• One volunteer can run multiple computers because
  volunteers supply a random answer every 10
  seconds.
• Volunteers will log issues on Student
  Authorization Tickets.
• Use the script provided in the Infrastructure
  Readiness Guide (this document will be posted to
  the RMS page of our Test Coordinator Web site
  prior to the trial).
• Estimated time for Trial is approximately 30
  minutes.

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Launching TestNav

• TestNav is launched by double-clicking the
  TestNav icon on the desktop.
• Enter the URL for the Infrastructure Trial in the
  Address line. This URL can be found on the
  student authorization tickets.
• Click Go and TestNav will present a login page.

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Logging in to the Infrastructure Trial

• Enter the Login ID and Test Code and click Login.
• TestNav will load the test items and the welcome
  screen will appear.

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Logging in to the Infrastructure Trial (contd.)

• The process for administering the Infrastructure
  Trial can be found within the Infrastructure
  Readiness Guide located on the Test Coordinator
  Web site (http//accountability.leeschools.net/tc
  /pdf/2013-14/Infrastructure_Readiness_Guide.pdf).
  

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Exiting the Infrastructure Trial

• Once all test items have been viewed and tools
  have been tested in the Infrastructure Trial, the
  test can be submitted.
• Submit the test by clicking Submit on the review
  page.
• Responses will now be submitted and the student
  status will show as Completed on the session
  page.

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Technical Issues During the Trial

• Please let your school tech know of any issues
  during the infrastructure trial.

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Next Steps

• If you are new to computer-based testing
• Review Infrastructure Trial training videos found
  at (http//accountability.leeschools.net/tc/fcatrm
  s.htmltv).
• Conduct your schools infrastructure trial by
  February 12, 2014.