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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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 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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Do’s and Don’ts

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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

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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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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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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

http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2444

http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam

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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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