CBT District Information Session LHRIC March 19 2019

CBT District Information Session LHRIC March 19, 2019

Computer-Based Testing, NY Year 1 2017 Year 2 2018 • All schools given the option to administer operational tests with CBT in any subject, any grade level • 184 schools administered operational tests with CBT • More than 28, 000 students took the operational tests on computer • All schools given the option to administer stand-alone field tests on computers • 819 schools administered field tests on computer • All schools given the option to administer operational tests with CBT in any subject, any grade level • More than 650 schools administered operational tests with CBT • More than 145, 000 students took the operational tests on computer • All schools given the option to administer stand-alone field tests on computers • More than 1000 schools administered field tests on computer • All schools given the option to administer operational tests with CBT in any subject, any grade level • More than 1, 150 schools plan to administered operational tests with CBT • More than 250, 000 students projected to take the operational tests on computer • All schools given the option to administer stand-alone field tests on computers Year 3 • More than 1, 300 schools plan to administer field tests on computer 2019 DRAFT 2

CBT Milestones DRAFT 3

CBT Schools by Region We continue to work closely with our RIC colleagues as the first line of CBT Support in the field. LHRIC is your RIC: • • • lhrictesting@lhric. org Mark Samis: msamis@lhric. org Todd Moore: tmoore@lhric. org 4

Statewide CBT Simulation What was the experience in LHRIC Districts? • Were all students able to launch the Secure Browser and take the practice tests? • The test download packet is small (350 -400 k); about the size of 1/7 th of a song download. • Any other feedback to share? DRAFT 5

Statewide CBT Simulation Switching Applications error for Windows machines: • All notifications, system updates, and regularly scheduled running processes must be disabled • Three-finger and four-finger mousepad touches/swipes must be disabled • Left and right swiping on touchscreens must be disabled Questar will provide additional details that we’ll share with the RICS this week and post to CBT Support in Known Issues. DRAFT 6

Supported Devices NYSED’s top priority in designing the computer -based tests is to create an equitable experience not only for students testing on both paper and computer formats but also for students testing on the four allowable testing devices. You must make sure not to allow automatic updates to Operating Systems (OS/i. OS) from this point forward—disable this ability for any testing devices now. DRAFT 7

Operational CBT Organization Proctors and school administrators should discuss the plan for proctoring CBT ahead of the testing window to determine how exactly your school will organize proctoring in conjunction with Nextera® Admin: • Will the school focus on active proctoring within the classroom • Will the school focus on technical proctors who are accessing Nextera Admin within the classroom

Setting Not-Tested Codes page Not-Tested Codes can be set from the Tests tab beginning on March 18. 9 • “Testing on Paper” is a Not Tested Code

Setting CBT Accommodations It is a school decision regarding who will set the student testing accommodations in the Nextera Admin platform. DRAFT 10

Submitting CBT “Prior to concluding test sessions, the proctor should point out to the students if they have left one or more answers completely blank, or, for paper-based testing, have darkened more than one circle for the same multiple-choice question. ” (Page 31, SAM) DRAFT 11

Setting CBT Accommodations Schools must download and review Student>Class reports to verify all student testing accommodations have been set: DRAFT 12

Confirm Testing Status Details The final step after primary administration for a grade level is to confirm a valid status is indicated for every student: • Testing Status Details report – Download from Tests/Testing Status Details – Includes testing status based on user access 13

Show Your Work Example of Question and Response: student view 14

Show Your Work Example of Scoring a Response Entered on Computer: Scorer View 15

Materials for Testing Teachers and Proctors must have all the materials they need delivered to the testing classroom the morning of an Operational CBT administration: ü Student login tickets (credentials) ü Session Access code ü Proctor PIN ü Teacher Directions Shorter directions this year! ü Scratch Paper ü School-Provided Calculator (for math) ü Math Reference Sheet (for math) More detailed information will be in the teacher’s directions.

Scratch Paper Students can request as many sheets of scratch paper as they need during the CBT Administration. All sheets are collected to be destroyed at the end of testing. • Students do not need to “hand in” one piece of scratch paper to request another piece of scratch paper. DRAFT 17

Proctor PIN To resume a paused test, the Proctor PIN will be input on the student’s keyboard by the Proctor and before the Access Code is input. Schools should have a communication plan to distribute updated Proctor PINs if a PIN becomes compromised. A student pauses the test The student returns to the device and login screen Enters his/her username and password Student resumes testing Enter the Session Access Code Enter the Proctor PIN DRAFT 18

Access Code and Proctor PIN The Access Code and Proctor PIN pop-up boxes look similar in the Nextera Test Delivery System but require different codes. The Access Code is required every time a student logs into the test. The Proctor PIN is required when a student logs back into a previously started test.

Online Testing Accommodations Assigning online testing accommodations to individual students: 20

Online Testing Accommodations Student testing accommodations available in CBT: • Text-to-Speech (online only) • Read Aloud (by Human) • Answer Masking • Reverse Contrast • Background Color • Initial Page Zoom DRAFT 21

Test Read Accommodation Test Read (paper only) Read Aloud (by human) Text-To-Speech (online only) • A human reads the test to • A human reads the test the student from a paper to the student from a test. paper test. • The computer reads the test to the student from the computer screen. • The student tests on paper • The student tests on and enters responses on computer and enters paper. responses on computer. • The student tests on computer and enters responses on computer. • This is a classroom-only accommodation and the student is marked as “Tested on Paper” in Nextera Admin when in a CBT class. • This is an online-only accommodation (student uses headphones while testing on computer). • This is a combination of an online- and human- delivered accommodation. DRAFT 22

Online Tools Students like the online tools. 23

Instructional Tools The Question Sampler offers “empty” CR box samplers for both ELA and Math. Teachers can provide their own questions, and students can respond online in the Samplers. DRAFT 24

Keyboarding Skills Keyboarding, the ability to operate a keyboard efficiently while typing, is an important skill that has always been included in the NYS Learning Standards. • The newly adopted NYS Next Generation English Language Arts Learning Standards include expectations for keyboarding instruction in the Production and Range of Writing section for all grades P-12 , offering an incremental year-by-year approach to developing effective keyboarding skills. DRAFT 25

Best Practices NYSED has an article and a video with presentation slides on CBT Support: • Best Practices: Computer-Based Testing "Tech Tips" • Video & Presentation: CBT Best Practices and Tech Tips, 2018 This year’s Proctor Training Webinar was on March 15 th and included Best Practices and Tech Tips. DRAFT 26

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