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California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

Configuring Online StudentConfiguring Online StudentTest Settings in TOMSTest Settings in TOMS

October 28, 20151–2 p.m.

Presented byKristen Moore, ETS


Configuring Online Student Test Settings in TOMS

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Purpose• The purpose of this Webcast is to go over how

to set embedded and non-embedded designated supports and accommodations for students in the Test Operations Management System (TOMS).



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Agenda

• Overview• One by One Process in the User Interface• File Upload Process

– Using the Online Student Test Settings template– Using the 2015–16 CAASPP Individual Student

Assessment Accessibility Profile (ISAAP) Tool • Live Demonstration• Questions


OverviewOverview



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Overview

•Entering student test settings in TOMS ensures students receive the assigned accessibility supports for the online Smarter Balanced assessments.•CAASPP Coordinator and Test Site Coordinator are the ONLY roles with access to configure online student test settings in TOMS.



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OverviewAccess to Configure Student Test Settings by Role

Role

System Access

TOMS Test Administrator Interface

Interim Assessments

Summative Assessments

CAASPP Coordinator Full Access Full Access View Only

Test Site Coordinator Full Access Full Access View Only

Test Administrator View Only Full Access View Only

Test Examiner View Only Full Access View Only

Test Administrator & Test Examiner

View Only Full Access View Only

Interim Assessment Only

View Only Full Access View Only



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Overview• Embedded and non-embedded

accommodations are available only to students that have a Section 504 plan or an “IDEA” indicator with a valid primary disability type in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS).

• All embedded and non-embedded designated supports and accommodations may be assigned and activated through TOMS, except Turning off a universal tool, which must be activated through the test administrator interface.



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Overview

*Must be activated in the test delivery system.**Print on demand for cannot be activated in TOMS. If a student(s) need print on demand for items and/or items and stimuli, contact the CalTAC.

Embedded Non-Embedded

Designated Support Accommodation Designated Support Accommodation

Color ContrastAmerican Sign Language (ELA

listening and Math items)Bilingual Dictionary (ELA PT

full writes)Abacus

Masking Braille Color ContrastAlternate Response

OptionsText-to-Speech (ELA items

and Math)Closed Captioning (ELA

listening items)Color Overlay

Calculator (Math - Allowed items Grades 6-8, 11)

Translations (glossaries) (Math items)

Streamlined Interface MagnificationMultiplication Table (Math

- Grades 4-8, 11)Translations (stacked) and Translated Test Directions

( for Math - Spanish)

Text-to-speech (ELA reading passages)

Noise Buffers Print on Demand**

Print SizeRead Aloud (Math and ELA

items)Read Aloud Passages

(ELA)

Permissive ModeScribe (ELA non-writing and

math items)Scribe (ELA PT Full Write)

Turn off any universal tools*Separate Setting Speech-to-Text

Read Aloud in Spanish Unlisted Resources

Translation (glossaries) (only paper pencil math tests)

Additional Alternate Assessment Instructional Supports(CAA Only)

Translated Test Directions ( for online ELA and math

items)



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Overview• There are three options to set designated

supports and accommodations in TOMS:– One-by-one manual configuration in the user

interface– File upload using the Online Student Test

Settings template– File upload using the 2015–16 CAASPP ISAAP

Tool to create an upload file


One by One ProcessOne by One Process



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One by One1. Select the [Test Operations

Management System (TOMS)] button on the CAASPP portal at http://caaspp.org.

2. Log onto TOMS using your sign in credentials.



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One by One

3. On the left navigation bar, select the [Students] button.



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One by One4. Upon selecting [Students], a dropdown menu

will open. The [Search] button will be preselected.



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One by One5. Enter details about the student in the search fields or

select the LEA the student is associated with by selecting the [Select Organization] link.



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One by One

6. Select the [Search] button.



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One by One

7. Upon selecting [Search], search results will populate in a table.



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One by One

8. To view and/or edit a student’s profile, select the magnifying glass [View] icon.



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One by One9. The selected student’s profile will open and the

student’s demographic information will be displayed.



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One by One

10.To configure the student’s online test settings, select the [Test Settings] tab.



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One by One11. Set embedded and

non-embedded designated supports and accommodations for the student by selecting the appropriate option(s) in the checkboxes anddropdown menus.



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One by One12.Select the [Update] button at the bottom of the

page.



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One by One

13.Upon selecting [Update], a confirmation message will display.


File Upload ProcessFile Upload Process



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Online Student Test Settings Template

1. Select the [Test Operations Management System (TOMS)] button on the CAASPP portal at http://caaspp.org.

2. Log onto TOMS using your sign in credentials.



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3. On the left navigation bar, select the [Students] button.



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4. Upon selecting [Students], a dropdown menu will open. Select the [Online Test Settings] button.



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5. Select the [Download Spreadsheet Template] link to download the online student test settings template.



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• Do not move or change the order of the columns– Column widths can be expanded for easier viewing

• Accepted file format:– .csv only

• Maintain the column headers in rows 1 and 2• Do not use formulas • Save your file frequently!



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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column A: Student’s Statewide Student Identifier (SSID)

Must be 10 numeric characters Required field Acceptable values: 0, 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

− Column B: Abacus Mathematics Acceptable values: NEA_Abacus (abacus), leave field blank to

deselect abacus

− Column C: Alternate Response Options Mathematics, ELA, performance task (PT) Acceptable values: NEA_AR (alternate response options), leave

field blank to deselect alternate response options



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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column D: American Sign Language (ASL) for ELA

Listening and Math Items Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: TDS_ASL1 (show ASL videos), leave

field blank to deselect ASL

− Column E: Bilingual Dictionary for ELA Full Writes ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEDS_BD (bilingual dictionary), leave

field blank to deselect bilingual dictionary



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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column F: Braille

Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: ENU-Braille (Braille), leave field blank

to deselect Braille

− Column G: Calculator Mathematics – allowed items for grades 6-8 and 11 Acceptable values: NEA_Calc (calculator), leave field blank

to deselect calculator



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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column H: Closed Captioning for ELA Listening Items

ELA Acceptable values: TDS_ClosedCap1 (available), leave

field blank to deselect closed captioning

− Column I: Color Contrast (EMBEDDED) Mathematics, ELA, PT Accepted values: TDS_CCInvert (reverse contrast),

TDS_CCMagenta (black on rose), TDS_CCMedGrayLtGray (medium gray on light gray), TDS_CCYellowB (yellow on blue), leave field blank to deselect color contrast




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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column J: Color Contrast (NON-EMBEDDED)

Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEDS_CC (color contrast), leave field blank to deselect color

contrast

− Column K: Color Overlays Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEDS_CO (color overlays), leave field blank to deselect color

overlays

− Column L: Magnification Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEDS_Mag (magnification), leave field blank to deselect

magnification




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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column M: Masking

Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: TDS_Masking1 (available), leave field

blank to deselect masking

− Column N: Multiplication Table Mathematics for grades 4-8 and 11 Acceptable values: NEA_MT (multiplication table), leave

field blank to deselect multiplication table




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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column O: Noise Buffers

Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEA_NoiseBuf (noise buffers), leave

field blank to deselect noise buffers

− Column P: Print On Demand Mathematics, ELA, PT Note: If your student needs print on demand for items, you

must contact the California Technical Assistance Center (CalTAC)




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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column Q: Read Aloud for ELA

ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEDS_RA_Stimuli (read aloud), leave

field blank to deselect read aloud for ELA

− Column R: Read Aloud for Math and ELA Items (NON-EMBEDDED) Mathematics, ELA Acceptable values: NEDS_RA_Items (read aloud for math

and ELA items), leave field blank to deselect read aloud for math and ELA items




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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column S: Scribe

ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEA_SC_WritItems (scribe), leave field

blank to deselect scribe

− Column T: Scribe (for ELA non-writing items and Math items) Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEDS_SC_Items (scribe), leave field

blank to deselect scribe




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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column U: Separate Setting

Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEDS_SS (separate setting), leave

field blank to deselect separate setting

− Column V: Speech-to-text Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEA_STT (speech-to-text), leave field

blank to deselect speech-to-text




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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column W: Text-to-speech for ELA Reading Passages

ELA, PT Acceptable values: TDS_TTS_Stim (passages), leave field

blank to deselect text-to-speech for ELA reading passages




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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column X: Text-to-speech for Math and ELA Items

Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: TDS_TTS_Item (ELA items),

TDS_TTS_Stim&TDS_TTS_Item (Math stimuli and items), TDS_TTS_All (ELA items and Math stimuli and items), leave field blank to deselect text-to-speech

− Column Y: Translated Test Directions (NON-EMBEDDED) ELA, PT Acceptable values: NEDS_TransDirs (translated test directions),

leave field blank to deselect translated test directions



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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column Z: Translation Glossaries for Math Items

Mathematics, PT Accepted values: TDS_WL_Glossary (English), TDS_WL_ArabicGloss (Arabic),

TDS_WL_CantoneseGloss (Cantonese), TDS_WL_ESNGlossary (Spanish), TDS_WL_KoreanGloss (Korean), TDS_WL_MandarinGloss (Mandarin), TDS_WL_PunjabiGloss (Punjabi), TDS_WL_RussianGloss (Russian), TDS_WL_TagalGloss (Filipino), TDS_WL_UkrainianGloss (Ukrainian), TDS_WL_VietnameseGloss (Vietnamese), TDS_WL_ArabicGloss&TDS_WL_Glossary (Arabic & English), TDS_WL_CantoneseGloss&TDS_WL_Glossary (Cantonese & English), TDS_WL_ESNGlossary&TDS_WL_Glossary (Spanish & English), TDS_WL_KoreanGloss&TDS_WL_Glossary (Korean & English), TDS_WL_MandarinGloss&TDS_WL_Glossary (Mandarin & English), TDS_WL_PunjabiGloss&TDS_WL_Glossary (Punjabi & English), TDS_WL_RussianGloss&TDS_WL_Glossary (Russian & English), TDS_WL_TagalGloss&TDS_WL_Glossary (Filipino & English), TDS_WL_UkrainianGloss&TDS_WL_Glossary (Ukrainian & English), TDS_WL_VietnameseGloss&TDS_WL_Glossary (Vietnamese & English



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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column AA: Translation Glossaries for Math Items (NON-

EMBEDDED) Mathematics Acceptable values: NEDS_TRussian (Russian), NEDS_TArabic

(Arabic), NEDS_TCantonese (Cantonese), NEDS_TSpanish (Spanish), NEDS_TKorean (Korean), NEDS_TMandarin (Mandarin), NEDS_TPunjabi (Punjabi), NEDS_TFilipino (Filipino), NEDS_TUkrainian (Ukrainian), NEDS_TVietnamese (Vietnamese), leave field blank to deselect translation glossaries for math items



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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column AB: Permissive Mode

Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: TDS_PM1 (enabled), leave field blank to

deselect permissive mode

− Column AC: Print Size Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: TDS_PS_L1 (1.5X), TDS_PS_L1 (1.75X),

TDS_PS_L3 (2.5X), TDS_PS_L4 (3X), leave field blank to deselect print size

− Column AD: Streamlined Interface Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: TDS_SLM1 (streamlined), leave field blank to

deselect streamlined interface




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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column AE: Stacked Translations and Translated Test

Directions for Math (Embedded) Designated Supports Mathematics Acceptable values: ESN (Spanish), leave field blank to deselect

stacked translations and translated test directions for math

− Column AF: Reminder to Turn Off Any Universal Tools Mathematics, ELA, PT Acceptable values: TDS_REM (reminder), leave field blank to

leave universal tools on



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6. Fill in the necessary fields of the template.− Column AG: Read Aloud in Spanish (Math) (N/A for CAA)

Mathematics Acceptable values: NEDS_RA_Items_ESN (items),

NEDS_RA_Stimuli_ESN (stimuli), NEDS_RA_Items_Stimuli_ESN (stimuli and items), leave blank to deselect read aloud in Spanish for math

− Column AH: Manipulatives for Alternate Assessment Mathematics Acceptable values: NEA_AddAltRSC (manipulatives for CAA),

leave blank to deselect manipulatives for alternate assessment



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7. Save the file in .csv format and upload it on the Upload Online Student Test Settings page in the TOMS interface.




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8. Check on the status of your uploaded file(s) on the Upload Online Student Test Settings page in the TOMS interface.

: Processing

: Complete

: Delete file

: Download errors



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• The 2015–16 CAASPP ISAAP Tool is an Excel workbook with specially designed formulas; the tool facilitates selection of embedded and non-embedded designated supports and accommodations that match students’ access needs for the Smarter Balanced assessments as well as the California Alternate Assessments.

• The 2015–16 CAASPP ISAAP Tool can be used to produce the online student test settings file that can be uploaded to TOMS.

2015–16 CAASPP ISAAP Tool



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2015–16 CAASPP ISAAP Tool


Live DemonstrationLive Demonstration


Tips and RemindersTips and Reminders



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Resources• For more information about the use of

designated supports and accommodations on CAASPP assessments, visit the CDE CAASPP Accessibility Supports Web Page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/accesssupport.asp


QuestionsQuestions



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Help Desk Support

The California Technical Assistance Center (CalTAC) is there to support all LEA CAASPP coordinators!

Available Monday – Friday from 7 a.m.– 5 p.m. PTE-mail: [email protected]: 800-955-2954Web site: http://www.caaspp.org/

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