TEST ADMINISTRATOR
TRAINING
(REQUIRED FOR DTCS,STCS, AND TAS)
Understand the roles and responsibilities of test administrators
Understand how to use valid test administration practices
Learn where to find test administration resources and tools
Be aware of what’s new this year in the statewide assessment system 2
Test Administrators
Big Picture Objectives
Training will cover the following topics:TA Training OverviewAccommodationsTest SecurityOAKS Online*ELPA*Writing**Only required for TAs administering this assessment
Test Administrators
Training Overview
Before testing: Provide students with an opportunity to
become familiar with the test format and procedures
Review student IEPs or education plans to identify appropriate test formats and accommodations
Make arrangements for students who are not testing
Review Test Administration Manual
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Test Administrators
TA Roles and Responsibilities
During testing: Ensure that students receive the
appropriate test (includes settings such as language and print size)
Enforce test environment requirements
Supervision at all times by a trained TA Quiet environment void of distractions Only allowable resources made available
to students upon request Limited interaction with students
Read student directions Administer accommodations
appropriately No coaching
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Test Administrators
Test Environment Requirements
Do’sTAs must read the Test Administration Manual, receive annual test administration and security training, and sign an Assurance of Test Security form before administering state tests.
If you’re administering OAKS through the Braille Interface, you must also receive ODE-provided Braille Interface training
If you’re administering the Kindergarten Assessment, you must also receive ODE-provided Kindergarten Assessment training
If you’re administering the Extended Assessment, you must also receive ODE-provided Qualified Trainer or Qualified Assessor training
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Test Administrators
Do’s and Don’ts
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Test Administrators
Do’s and Don’ts, cont’dDo’sTAs may only provide students with allowable resources listed by content area in the Test Administration Manual.
TAs may only provide the restricted resource of printed test items to students for whom the district has identified individual student need.
TAs must read verbatim the student directions provided in the Test Administration Manual.
Don’tsTAs may not allow untrained aides, interpreters, volunteers, or substitutes to assist with test administration.TAs may not coach students (including requiring students to show their work).Students may not access non-allowable resources such as textbooks, class notes, or cell phones during testing.Students may not talk to or help other students during testing. 8
Test Administrators
Do’s and Don’ts, cont’d
TA reviews the Test Administration Manual before testing, focusing on test security and content-specific allowable resources and accommodations.TA seeks clarification from STC on any rules that are unclear before administering testsTA spaces students appropriately or provides visual barriers to prevent students from seeing others’ tests.TA reads student directions verbatim and circulates through test environment to ensure proper testing conditions.TA makes available but does not require students to use allowable resources.
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Test Administrators
Promising Practices
TAs must receive training each year Special training requirements for Braille
Interface, Extended, and Kindergarten Assessments
TAs enforce valid test environment for students
When in doubt about a particular testing practice, before testing begins: Check the Manual Check your training notes Ask your School Test Coordinator If all else fails, assume the answer is “no”
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Test Administrators
In a Nutshell
Test Administration Manual
Accommodations Manual http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=487Best Practices Guide
Promising Testing Practices
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http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam
Test Administrators
Test Administration Resources
What 3 things must a test administrator do before administering a state test?
What are some examples of assistance to students that are not allowed?
What are some methods we can use to reduce test improprieties?
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Test Administrators
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