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The ACT® Test

Administration Manual State and District Testing Special Testing Online Testing

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Alabama 01 Kentucky 18 North Dakota 35 Alaska 02 Louisiana 19 Ohio 36 Arizona 03 Maine 20 Oklahoma 37 Arkansas 04 Maryland 21 Oregon 38 California 05 Massachusetts 22 Pennsylvania 39 Colorado 06 Michigan 23 Rhode Island 40 Connecticut 07 Minnesota 24 South Carolina 41 Delaware 08 Mississippi 25 South Dakota 42 D.C. 09 Missouri 26 Tennessee 43 Florida 10 Montana 27 Texas 44 Georgia 11 Nebraska 28 Utah 45 Hawaii 12 Nevada 29 Vermont 46 Idaho 13 New Hampshire 30 Virginia 47 Illinois 14 New Jersey 31 Washington 48 Indiana 15 New Mexico 32 West Virginia 49 Iowa 16 New York 33 Wisconsin 50 Kansas 17 North Carolina 34 Wyoming 51

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Contents Contents ..................................................................................................................................................... i

Section I: Online Testing with ACT-approved Accommodations .......................................... 1 General Information .................................................................................................................................. 1

Using the Manuals ................................................................................................................................ 1 ACT-Approved Accommodations for Online Testing ............................................................................ 1 ACT Authorization ................................................................................................................................. 1 Testing Window ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Time of Day ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Rescheduling......................................................................................................................................... 2

Timing Codes and Guidelines ................................................................................................................... 3 Timing Codes and Guidelines ............................................................................................................... 3 Testing Over Multiple Days or During Separate Sessions .................................................................... 4 Testing More than One Examinee at a Time ........................................................................................ 4 Preliminary Roster of ACT-Approved Accommodations ....................................................................... 4 The TAA PIN Report ............................................................................................................................. 5 How to Run the TAA PIN Report........................................................................................................... 5

Section II: Preparing for Test Day ............................................................................................ 6 Testing Overview....................................................................................................................................... 6

Materials Needed for Online Testing with Accommodations ................................................................ 6 Scratch Paper........................................................................................................................................ 6 Student Authorization Tickets ............................................................................................................... 7 Preparing Rosters for Admitting Examinees ......................................................................................... 7 Creating Test Sessions ......................................................................................................................... 7 Assigning Examinees to a Test Session ............................................................................................... 7

Staffing ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Staffing for Online Testing with Accommodations ................................................................................ 8 Additional Room Supervisor Responsibilities ....................................................................................... 8

Section III: Test Day Activities ................................................................................................. 9 Required Documentation .......................................................................................................................... 9

Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Administration Report ............................................................................................................................ 9 Roster .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Seating Diagram ................................................................................................................................... 9 Staff List .............................................................................................................................................. 10

Administering the Online Tests ............................................................................................................... 11

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Checklist – Before you Begin .............................................................................................................. 11 How to Start a Test Session ................................................................................................................ 11 How to View Examinee Progress in a Session ................................................................................... 11 How to Close a Test Session .............................................................................................................. 11 How to Retrieve Seal Codes ............................................................................................................... 11 Questions/Guessing ............................................................................................................................ 11 Irregularities......................................................................................................................................... 11

Timing the Tests ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Standard Time vs. Accommodations .................................................................................................. 12 Timepieces .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Timing the Tests .................................................................................................................................. 12 Announcement of Time Remaining ..................................................................................................... 12 Documenting Testing Times ............................................................................................................... 13 Breaks between Tests ......................................................................................................................... 13

Verbal Instructions: All Timing Codes Begin Here .................................................................................. 14 Important! All Timing Codes Begin Here ............................................................................................. 14 Using the Verbal Instructions .............................................................................................................. 14 How to Begin Testing with Announcements ....................................................................................... 14

Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 2—Double Time over Multiple Days .................................................. 19 Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 3—Triple Time over Multiple Days .................................................... 30 Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 5—Standard Time over Multiple Days OR Single Session with Authorized Stop-the-Clock Breaks .......................................................................................................... 41 Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 6—Time-and-a-Half, Self-Paced, Single Session ............................. 52 Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 7—Time-and-a-Half over Multiple Days ............................................ 59 Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 8—Standard Time for Multiple-Choice Tests Plus Double Time for Writing Test, Single Session ................................................................................................................... 70

Section IV: Posttest Activities ................................................................................................ 79 Managing Materials after Testing ............................................................................................................ 79

Collect Materials from Room Supervisors ........................................................................................... 79 Materials to be Kept ............................................................................................................................ 79 Packing and Returning the Materials .................................................................................................. 79

ACT State and District Testing Roster ................................................................................... 81 ACT State and District Testing Seating Diagram .................................................................. 83 ACT Administration Report .................................................................................................... 85 ACT State and District Testing Staff List (ACT-approved accommodations) .................... 87 ACT Test Security ................................................................................................................... 91

Anonymous Security Hotline ................................................................................................................... 91 ACT Test Security Principles .................................................................................................................. 91

General Information

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Section I: Online Testing with ACT-approved Accommodations

General Information

In this Section

In this section, you will find information on: • using the manuals • ACT-approved accommodations for online testing • ACT authorization • the testing window • the time of day for testing • rescheduling

Using the Manuals

The following two administration manuals must be used together for online testing with accommodations.

• The ACT® Test Administration Manual State and District Testing Standard Time Online Testing (referred to throughout as the “standard time manual”) contains the full policies and procedures for online testing and is your foundation manual.

• The ACT Test Administration Manual State and District Testing Special Testing Online Testing (this document) provides supplemental instructions for administering The ACT test in an online format to examinees testing with ACT-approved accommodations.

Be sure all testing staff have complete copies of both manuals, not just the verbal instructions for a particular timing code, in order to verify procedures for any situation that may occur.

ACT-Approved Accommodations for Online Testing

Examinees may take the ACT test in the online format with accommodations specifically authorized in advance by ACT. ACT-approved accommodations for online testing include:

• additional or stop-the-clock breaks with standard time (each approved examinee must test individually in a separate room)

• extended time to complete each test (single sitting or multiple days) • testing over multiple days (at least one test per day)

Note: For accommodations that require other test formats or a reader, examinees must test via paper. See the ACT Administration Manual State and District Testing Special Testing Paper Testing.

ACT Authorization

Based on the diagnosis and documentation provided for each examinee, ACT will authorize timing guidelines. The timing guidelines for each test correspond to a particular timing code assigned to each examinee. The timing guidelines have been established based on analyses of time used by examinees with various disabilities. These timing guidelines indicate the maximum time likely to be used by examinees with various disabilities. More than 90 percent of examinees finish well before the maximum time allowed.

General Information

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Testing Window

The ACT tests must be administered only during the authorized accommodations testing window for your state or district. See your Schedule of Events. All tests must be completed during this window.

If other tests (e.g., ACT WorkKeys assessments, state-developed tests) will be administered as part of a multiple-day State and District testing program, all tests in the ACT (no writing) or ACT with writing must be completed first.

Tests administered outside the window or out of sequence will not be scored.

Time of Day

You may schedule testing any time of day. The requirement to begin no later than 9:00 a.m. does not apply to testing with accommodations.

Rescheduling

If an emergency on test day (e.g., fire, tornado, snow) forces the termination of testing or the closing of school, the test coordinator must notify ACT as soon as possible. Protect the security of the test materials, and be especially careful if testing is underway. Call ACT immediately at 800.553.6244, ext. 1788, to explain your situation. Decisions regarding rescheduling will be made on a case-by-case basis.

If you are unable to administer the tests to any examinee approved for accommodations due to examinee illness, you may reschedule that examinee’s tests within your designated testing window without notifying ACT, but all tests must be completed within the window. Because examinees testing as a group must all be working on the same test at the same time, you will need to reschedule all remaining tests for that examinee individually.

Timing Codes and Guidelines

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In this Section

In this section, you will find information on: • timing codes and guidelines • testing over multiple days or during separate sittings • testing more than one examinee at a time • the preliminary test accommodations roster • the TAA PIN report and how to run it


Each examinee with ACT-approved accommodations has an assigned timing code that identifies the timing guidelines authorized for that examinee and determines which Verbal Instructions must be read to that examinee. To schedule testing for an examinee, find the examinee’s timing code on the Preliminary Roster of ACT-Approved Accommodations.

The timing codes, associated guidelines, and test times are shown in this table.

Time per test (in minutes) Timing Code Definition Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Test 4

Writing Test

2 Double time over multiple days 90 120 70 70 80 3 Triple time over multiple days 135 180 105 105 120 5 Standard time, over multiple days OR

single sitting with authorized stop-the-clock breaks

45 60 35 35 40

7 Time-and-a-half over multiple days 70 90 55 55 60 8 Standard time for multiple-choice tests plus

double time for writing test, single sitting 45 60 35 35 80

Time for all tests (in hours and minutes) The ACT (no writing) The ACT with writing 6 Time-and-a-half (single sitting, self-paced) 5 hours 6 hours

Note the following general instructions. • For timing codes 2, 3, 5, and 7, testing may occur over multiple days; however, each test must be

completed during a single sitting. • For timing code 8 (ACT with writing only), all tests must be completed in a single sitting. • Timing code 6 is the ONLY timing code that authorizes examinees to pace themselves through each

test within the total time allowed—all tests must be administered in a single sitting. For all other timing codes, ALL examinees in the room must be working on the same test at the same time (for example, if administering Test 1—English, all examinees in the room must be working on Test 1—English).

• Examinees with different timing codes must NOT test in the same room. If they do, the tests from that room will not be scored or scores will be cancelled.

• Examinees with any of these timing codes may NOT test in a standard time room. If they do, the tests from that room will not be scored or scores will be cancelled.

• If you are in an ACT (no writing) state or district, SKIP the “writing test” section of EACH timing code and IGNORE timing code 8.


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• In the verbal instructions for each timing code (except timing code 6), at the end of Test 4, you will receive clear instructions on how to conclude your administration.

Testing Over Multiple Days or During Separate Sessions

If ACT authorized testing over multiple days (timing codes 2, 3, 5, and 7), each test must be completed in a single sitting, and the examinee may not return to a test after being dismissed from that test. The days do not have to be consecutive, but all tests must be completed in the correct sequence within the designated two-week window or the tests will not be scored.

All tests in the ACT (no writing) or ACT with writing must be completed before any other tests that will be administered as part of a multiple-day State and District testing program (e.g., ACT WorkKeys® assessments, state-developed tests). Tests will not be scored if this policy is violated.

The testing time actually used on each test by each examinee and the dates of each sitting must be entered on the ACT Administration Report. For timing code 6, the total time actually used by each examinee on all tests must be entered.

Testing More than One Examinee at a Time

ACT encourages group administrations for examinees approved for similar accommodations and authorized for the same timing code.

Any examinees approved by ACT for stop-the-clock breaks must test individually, each in a separate room. Do NOT include time spent taking breaks in the testing time used by these examinees on your Administration Report.

Timing code 6 is the ONLY timing code that authorizes examinees to pace themselves from one test to the next within the total time allowed. For all other timing codes, ALL examinees in the room must be working on the same test at the same time (e.g., when administering Test 1—English, all examinees must be working on Test 1—English).

Preliminary Roster of ACT-Approved Accommodations

ACT provides the Preliminary Roster of ACT-Approved Accommodations for planning and scheduling purposes. It describes each examinee’s timing code, test format, other approved accommodations (if applicable), and delivery mode.

The following figure illustrates a sample Preliminary Roster of ACT-Approved Accommodations for a site administering the ACT with writing.


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Preliminary Roster of ACT-Approved Accommodations ACT High School Code: 000000 - SAMPLE HIGH SCHOOL

Total Students: 7

Student Name Timing Code Test Format Other Approved Accommodations Delivery Mode

RHONDA SAMPLE TC 2 – Up to double time on each test (over multiple days)

STATE REGULAR / WRITING

APPROVED: Reader……. Paper

SCOTTY SAMPLE TC 3 – Up to triple time on each test (over multiple days)

STATE REGULAR / WRITING DVD / LARGE TYPE

APPROVED: The supervisor MUST transfer the examinee’s responses from the large type worksheet to the answer document before returning it to ACT. Be sure that all non-test portions of the answer document are completed BEFORE beginning the tests.

Paper

TERRIE SAMPLE TC 7 – Up to time-and-one-half on each test (over multiple days)


Online

URSULA SAMPLE TC 5 – Standard time (one day)


APPROVED: Stop-the-clock breaks Online

VICTOR SAMPLE TC 8 – Standard time multiple choice / double time-writing (one day)


Online

WILLIAM SAMPLE TC 6 – Time-and-one-half, self-paced (one day)


Online

YOLANDA SAMPLE TC 6 – Time-and-one-half, self-paced (one day)


Online

Note: If the administration is for the ACT (no writing) the Test Format is REGULAR. If the administration is for the ACT with writing, the Test Format is REGULAR / WRITING.

The TAA PIN Report

All examinees with ACT-approved accommodations who are eligible to test online are listed on the TAA PIN report in PearsonAccessnextTM.

If the information on the TAA PIN report differs from the Preliminary Roster of ACT-Approved Accommodations, contact ACT Special Testing.

How to Run the TAA PIN Report

Take the following steps in PearsonAccessnext to run the TAA PIN report.

Step Action 1 Go to the Reports menu and select Operational Reports. The Operational Reports screen

appears. 2 On the left, check the box beside Students and Registrations. The student and registration

reports appear. 3 Select the Student Tests with TAA PIN report. The report page appears. 4 Select the Display Report button to view the report, or the Download CSV button to

download it.

Testing Overview

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Section II: Preparing for Test Day

Testing Overview

In this Section

In this section, you will find information on: • materials needed for online testing • scratch paper • student authorization tickets • preparing rosters for check-in • creating test sessions • assigning examinees to test sessions

Materials Needed for Online Testing with Accommodations

Room supervisors must have the following materials in the test room. • ACT Administration Manual State and District Testing Standard Time Online Testing • ACT Administration Manual State and District Testing Special Testing Online Testing • Answer Document Supplement, if applicable • Calculator Policy • two reliable timepieces, one being a watch or clock showing actual time of day • prepared roster for admitting examinees • student authorization tickets • scratch paper and pencils

Scratch Paper

Refer to Test Day Activities in the standard time manual. Use the following table to determine what scratch paper to use for online testing with accommodations.

If the examinee is testing … The examinee uses this for scratch paper: in a single sitting • student authorization ticket, and

• ACT blue scratch paper, as needed. over multiple days/sittings (timing codes 2, 3, 5, and 7)

• ACT blue scratch paper only.

Note: Give the examinee a fresh sheet of blue scratch paper each day; don’t reuse it. Used scratch paper must be kept secure and returned to ACT.

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Student Authorization Tickets

Refer to Test Day Activities in the standard time manual. For examinees testing over multiple days, note the following additional guidelines:

• The student authorization ticket must be reused each day. Collect the ticket each day and keep it secure, then give it back to the examinee on the next test day (next sitting).

• Because they are reused, tickets cannot be used as scratch paper.

Preparing Rosters for Admitting Examinees

Refer to Test Day Activities in the standard time manual. If testing over multiple days, create a new roster for each test room, each day of testing.

Creating Test Sessions

Refer to PearsonAccessnext: Test Sessions in the standard time manual and use this information to complete the following fields.

• Test Assigned: Select the test you will deliver – the ACT (no writing) or ACT with writing. • Form Group Type: Select “Accommodations.” • Scheduled Start Date: Select the date examinees will test. If the session is for examinees testing

over multiple days, select the first date examinees will test.

Assigning Examinees to a Test Session

Refer to PearsonAccessnext: Examinees and Test Sessions in the standard time manual for how to assign an examinee to a test session. If an examinee is approved to test over multiple days, assign him or her to one test session; that one test session will span multiple days (multiple sittings).

Staffing

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Staffing

In this Section

In this section, you will find information on: • staffing for online testing with accommodations • additional room supervisor responsibilities

Staffing for Online Testing with Accommodations

Room Supervisors: Each room must have a room supervisor who is responsible for all testing activities within that room. The room supervisor must be present for the entire sitting.

Proctors: One or more proctors must be enlisted to assist room supervisors with testing activities. Use the table below to determine the number of proctors required for your room, based on the number of examinees.

Online Testing Number of examinees in the room 1-10 11-20 21-30 More than 30

Proctors required per room 1 2 3 one additional proctor for every additional 10 examinees

Additional Room Supervisor Responsibilities

In addition to the responsibilities listed in the standard time manual, room supervisors are responsible for:

• timing the tests and making the verbal time announcements, and • recording each examinee’s testing times on the ACT Administration Report.

Required Documentation

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Section III: Test Day Activities


In this section

In this section you will find information on: • an overview of required documentation • the ACT Administration Report • the roster • the seating diagram • the staff list

Overview

Completed administration reports, rosters, and seating diagrams are required for each test room, including rooms where an examinee tests individually.

The forms and instructions for completing them are located in the back of this manual on perforated pages. To use the forms, remove them from the manual. If you have any questions, contact ACT.

Administration Report

The ACT Administration Report is a paper form completed by the room supervisor that documents examinee’s actual testing times. Each room supervisor must complete the ACT Administration Report during testing.

When completing the form, follow these guidelines. • For timing code 6, as each examinee completes his or her last test, enter the combined total minutes

the examinee actually used on all tests. • For all other timing codes, as each examinee completes a test, enter the total minutes the

examinee actually used on that test.

Roster

The ACT State and District Testing Roster is a paper form prepared by the test coordinator before test day and marked by the room supervisor on test day. It documents examinees’ attendance and type of ID accepted for admission.

Each room supervisor must mark the roster for attendance and type of ID when examinees are admitted to the test room. If testing over multiple days, complete a new roster each day.

Seating Diagram

The ACT State and District Testing Seating Diagram is a paper form completed by the room supervisor that documents the test room layout, type of seating, and location of each examinee.

Each room supervisor must complete seating diagram during testing, even if there is only one examinee in the room. If testing over multiple days, complete a new seating diagram each day.


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Staff List

The ACT State and District Testing Staff List (ACT-approved accommodations) is a paper form completed by the test coordinator that documents all staff involved with accommodations testing.

In addition to the staff list for the standard time administration, the test coordinator must complete one that covers all online testing with ACT-approved accommodations conducted during the testing window.

Administering the Online Tests

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Administering the Online Tests

In this section

In this section, you will find information on: • starting a test session • viewing examinee progress in a test session • closing a test session • retrieving seal codes • questions/guessing • irregularities

Checklist – Before you Begin

Before beginning testing, be sure: the test session for your room has been started the examinee computers are on the TestNav login screen you know how to locate seal codes you have all required forms and materials

How to Start a Test Session

Refer to Administering the Online Tests in the standard time manual.

How to View Examinee Progress in a Session


How to Close a Test Session


How to Retrieve Seal Codes


Questions/Guessing


Irregularities

Refer to Irregularities in the standard time manual.

Timing the Tests

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Timing the Tests

In this Section

In this section, you will find information on: • how timing differs for standard time and accommodations • timepieces • timing the tests • announcing time remaining • documenting testing times • breaks

Standard Time vs. Accommodations

In the system, the difference between standard time and accommodations test sessions is that: • The computer times standard time sessions. • The room supervisor, not the computer, times ACT-approved accommodations sessions for all timing

codes.

Timepieces

The room supervisor must use two (2) timepieces to time the tests, as a precaution in the event one fails. One must be an accurate clock or watch that shows the actual time of day. ACT also recommends that one be an interval timer or stopwatch. Do not use a cell phone as one of your timepieces.

Timing the Tests

Follow these guidelines for timing the tests.

• Each room supervisor keeps the time for his or her room. • Each room must use two timepieces, as a precaution in the event one fails. ACT recommends that

one of these be an interval timer or stopwatch. Do not use a cell phone as one of your timepieces. • All examinees in the room are on the same clock – examinees are not individually timed. • For all timing codes, except for timing code 6, all examinees must be working on the same test at the

same time. For example, if you are administering Test 1—English to a group of examinees all approved for timing code 2, ALL examinees in the room must be working on Test 1—English.

• Examinees must sit quietly until everyone has completed each test or STOP is called. If all examinees in the room complete a test before time is called, you may begin the next test or dismiss them if it is the last test of the day.

• Before you announce the time remaining and before you call Stop, check your timepieces carefully against your calculations.

Announcement of Time Remaining

A verbal announcement of time remaining must be made either 30 minutes and/or 5 minutes before the end of each test. (See the appropriate verbal instructions for your timing code.) If you are testing examinees approved for timing code 6, you will give hourly verbal announcements of the time remaining and announce when there are 5 minutes remaining before the end of testing.

You may post the Start and Stop times or time allowed for each test on the board if one is available (e.g., Test 1, 45 minutes: Start time—8:45, Stop time—9:30). Verify your calculations before writing the time on

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the board. Do not write time remaining on the board as it can be confusing depending on when examinees check it. Time remaining must be a verbal announcement.

Documenting Testing Times

Follow these guidelines for recording each examinee’s testing times.

• Make a note of the time each examinee completes each test and calculate the minutes actually used by each examinee on that test (e.g., total minutes from the START of Test 1 to the time the examinee finishes Test 1). Enter this number on the ACT Administration Report.

• Timing code 6 (time-and-a-half, single sitting) is the only timing code that is self-paced. You must record the total minutes used by each examinee on all tests (e.g., from the START of Test 1 to the time the examinee completes his or her last test).

Breaks between Tests

Depending on the disability, examinees may be authorized for additional or stop-the-clock breaks, single sitting. This will be specified on the State and District Test Accommodations Roster. Each examinee approved for this accommodation must test individually.

Breaks for timing codes 6 and 8 are as directed in the Verbal Instructions. For all other timing codes, if you choose to administer more than one test per sitting, you may allow examinees a break between tests.

An examinee may not be dismissed for an extended break (e.g., lunch) to return later and resume testing.

Verbal Instructions: All Timing Codes Begin Here

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Important! All Timing Codes Begin Here

Verbal Instructions for ALL timing codes begin here. Do not skip ahead.

In this section

In this section, you will find information for the room supervisor on: • how to use the Verbal Instructions • the Verbal Instructions to begin ALL timing codes

Using the Verbal Instructions

When reading the Verbal Instructions, be sure to: • Read aloud the instructions in the shaded boxes, loudly and clearly, exactly as written. Do not depart

from the text. • Do not read aloud text in (parentheses). • Pause after each series of dots (…) and wait for examinees to finish the task before proceeding. Look

at the examinees to be sure they are following instructions. • Perform all tasks only when directed to do so.

Important! Practice reading the Verbal Instructions before test day.

How to Begin Testing with Announcements

For all timing codes, take the following steps to begin testing and make these announcements.

Step Action 1 When all examinees have been admitted and seated, greet the examinees and, if you wish,

introduce yourself and your proctors.

2 Before testing begins, you may wish to make announcements regarding: • Calculators: Read to the examinees the current list of Prohibited Calculators (and Calculators

Permitted with Modification) from the notice ACT sends to all test coordinators before test day. This list should be distributed to all room supervisors.

• Hats: Some hats may obstruct your view of examinees’ eyes and may allow examinees to conceal prohibited behavior, such as using a cell phone, earpiece, or other electronic device. Not all hats may hinder your ability to monitor examinees, and examinees may wear hats or other head coverings due to religious convictions or medical reasons. The announcement to remove hats is left to your discretion.

• Institutional requirements: You may dismiss an examinee who purposefully disregards a posted regulation of your site or school policy and Mark Complete their online test. Some schools, for example, do not allow smoking on school grounds. Explain to the examinee the reason for the dismissal and document in full on the Irregularity Report.

• Nervous noise: Some examinees relieve tension through talk and movement before and after tests. Because they must maintain complete silence during testing, allow this normal behavior, but remind them to be considerate of other rooms that may still be testing while your room is taking a break.

• Restrooms: Describe the location of restrooms and drinking fountains available during the break.

3 If you are providing calculators to examinees and they are not yet distributed, distribute them now.


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Step Action 4 Read aloud the appropriate instructions from the following table..

If administering … Say … the ACT (no writing) Today, you will be taking the A-C-T, which is composed of four

multiple-choice tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science.

the ACT with writing Today, you will be taking the A-C-T, which is composed of four multiple-choice tests in English, mathematics, reading, and science, followed by a writing test, for which you will complete an essay written in English.

5 Then say:

Eating, drinking, and the use of tobacco or reading materials are not permitted in the test room. The use of cell phones and electronic devices of any kind is not allowed at any time, including during the break.

If your phone or other device is activated, or you use it at any time, you will be dismissed, the device may be confiscated, and your tests will not be scored. Take a moment now to be sure the power is turned off on all devices and place them on the floor under your seat. If you brought a calculator, put it away now; you may use it only during the mathematics test….

If you are wearing a watch with an alarm, you must be sure it is turned off now. If your alarm sounds in the test room, you will be dismissed and your tests will not be scored.

Please clear your desk of everything except pencils. Place all personal items under your seat. You will not be able to access them during testing....


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Step Action 6 Allow time for examinees to turn off their devices and put away their calculators and personal

belongings, and then say:

The following behaviors are prohibited. You will be dismissed and your tests will not be scored if you are found:

• Continuing to work on a test section after time has been called on that test section. This means that you cannot make any changes to a test section outside of the designated time for that section.

• Looking back at a test section on which time has already been called. • Looking ahead at a future test section. • Looking at another person’s computer screen or scratch paper. • Giving or receiving assistance by any means. • Discussing or sharing of test content or answers during the test administration, during

breaks, or after the test. • Using a prohibited calculator. • Using a calculator on any test section other than mathematics. • Sharing a calculator with another person. • Using a watch with recording, Internet, or communication capabilities. • Using any electronic device at any time during testing or during break other than an

approved calculator or watch. All other electronic devices, including cell phones and wearable devices, must be turned off and placed out of reach from the time you are admitted to test until you are dismissed after testing concludes.

• Attempting to memorize test-related information or otherwise remove test materials, including questions or answers, from the test room in any way.

• Using notes, dictionaries, or other aids. • Using scratch paper that was not provided to you by testing staff during the administration. • Not following instructions or abiding by the rules of the test site. • Exhibiting confrontational, threatening, or unruly behavior; or violating any laws. If A-C-T

suspects you are engaging in criminal activities, such activities will be reported to law enforcement agencies.

• Allowing an alarm to sound in the test room or creating any other disturbance.

All items brought in to the test site, such as hats, purses, backpacks, cell phones, calculators, and other electronic devices may be searched at the discretion of A-C-T and its testing staff. A-C-T and its testing staff may confiscate and retain for a reasonable period of time any item suspected of having been used, or being capable of being used, in violation of this list of prohibited behaviors. A-C-T may also provide such items to third parties in connection with an investigation conducted by A-C-T or others. A-C-T and its testing staff shall not be responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged items.

Does anyone have questions about prohibited behavior? …

7 If there are no questions, continue by saying:

We will walk around the room during testing to monitor testing activities. If you have a question, raise your hand.


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Step Action 8 Continue by saying:

I will keep the official time for this examination. I will give an announcement of time remaining on each test to serve as a warning before time is called.

You must submit your test when I call time. It is to your advantage to answer every question. Are there any questions? …


We will now hand you your student authorization ticket. This ticket is unique and is to be used only by you to log in to the testing system. Do not share your ticket with anyone.

When you receive it, enter your username and password to sign in. The username and password are composed of letters and numbers. Be sure to distinguish between zero and capital “O” and between the number 1 and capital “I.” If you need assistance, please raise your hand.

After you sign in, you should be on the Welcome screen. Read the information on the screen, but do NOT click any buttons. Look up at me when you have finished reading…

10 Walk around the room and hand each examinee his or her student authorization ticket. Use personal recognition or check ID to be certain examinees receive their own personal tickets.

Notes: • The test coordinator should have already provided you with individual authorization tickets for

all examinees in your room. • Keep unused tickets secure so no one has access to them.

11 When you are certain all examinees are logged in (examinee status will be “Ready”) and have read the information on the Welcome screen, continue by saying:

Listen carefully to these instructions. You will now complete a short pretest section where you will enter your contact information and agree to ACT’s Test Security Statement.

The pretest section must be completed before you can begin the tests. It is not timed and does not affect your test scores.

Are there any questions?


On the Welcome screen, select the Start Test Now button. You should see a pretest and security statement screen.…

Read the information on the screen, select the Start Section button, and begin. When you get to the School Use Only - State Questions screen, stop and wait for further instructions.…


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Step Action 13 When everyone is on the School Use Only - State Questions screen, refer to your Answer

Document Supplement State Use Only—State Questions—the ACT. Use the table below to determine your next step.

Note: If your state does not use an Answer Document Supplement, inform examinees they will not complete the state questions, then skip to step 14.

If the state questions are to be completed by …

Then …

Examinees a. Read the instructions from the Answer Document Supplement in the section for “Read These Questions to Examinees.”

b. When the examinees have finished the state questions, proceed to step 14.

Staff a. Inform examinees they will not complete the state questions.

b. Proceed to step 14.

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Move on to the next screen. Read and agree to the Test Security statement, then exit the pretest section.

You should then see the English test screen. Read the directions for the English section and wait for further instructions.

15 Use the following table to determine your next step.

For Timing Code … Proceed to …

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Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 2—Double Time over Multiple Days

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In this section

This section continues the Verbal Instructions for timing code 2—double time over multiple days.

Do not continue until you have completed the Verbal Instructions from the beginning. See Verbal Instructions: All Timing Codes Begin Here.

Multiple Days

Follow these guidelines for examinees authorized to test over multiple days. • Each test must be completed in one sitting, without stopping the clock. • If you choose to administer more than one test per sitting, you may allow examinees a break between

tests.

How to Administer the English Test

Take the following steps to administer the English test.

Step Action 1 When you are certain that all examinees have finished the pretest section and are on the English

test screen, continue by saying:

Listen carefully. We will now give you a sheet of scratch paper. Write your name and today’s date at the top of each sheet. Do not share your scratch paper with anyone. If you need more scratch paper during testing, raise your hand. Do not use your student authorization ticket as scratch paper. I will collect your ticket and all scratch paper before you are dismissed.

2 Give each examinee a sheet of blue scratch paper, then say:

You have up to 90 minutes to work on the English test. I will announce when 30 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test.

If you finish before time is up and you have reviewed your answers, you may submit your test early. Once you submit your test you will not be able to return to it. If you finish early, sit quietly until I give you further instructions. You may not read or engage in any other activity that could distract others still testing.



When I give you the seal code, enter it and select the Start Section button. If you have any difficulties entering your seal code, raise your hand and we will assist you.

4 On your administrative computer, look up the seal code for English.


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Step Action 5 When you have the seal code for English, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 90 minutes and

say:

You have up to 90 minutes to work on this test. The seal code for English is ______________. Enter it and begin.

Notes: • Be very careful to distinguish between letters and numbers that can look alike – e.g., capital

“O” vs. “zero” and capital “I” vs. “one.” • Provide only the seal code for the test that is about to begin. Do not provide codes for

other tests or write them on the board. • If examinees do not enter the correct seal code, they will see an error message. If all

examinees see an error message, check to be sure you have provided the correct seal code. If an individual examinee sees an error message, help him or her to enter the correct code.

6 Begin timing as soon as you announce the seal code. Note the start time and calculate the time remaining and stop times.

7 During the English test, do the following: • Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. • Complete your Seating Diagram. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not

progressing (e.g., is on the same item number for a long time), check with him or her to make sure there are no computer problems.

8 If examinees are still working after 1 hour (60 minutes), say:

Attention. You have up to another 30 minutes to work.

9 When all examinees have completed the English section, or another 30 minutes (90 minutes total) have passed, say:

Stop. Submit your test now.

10 Verify that all examinees move properly through the screens by navigating to Review, select End of Section, then Submit Section, to end up on the screen that says “Mathematics” and requires a seal code. All examinees must be on this screen before proceeding.

11 Use the following table to determine the next step.

If you are … Then … Continuing in the same sitting

Allow examinees to have a break, then proceed to How to Administer the Mathematics Test.

Dismissing examinees a. Instruct them to log out of TestNav. Examinee screens should say “Sign out complete.” Examinee status should be “Exited.”

b. Collect all student authorization tickets and scratch paper.

c. Inform examinees of the date and time for the next test.

d. Leave the test session open (running) in PearsonAccessnext.


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How to Administer the Mathematics Test

Take the following steps to administer the mathematics test.

Step Action 1 Use the following table to determine the next step.

If you are continuing … Then … In the same sitting Skip to step 3.

From another day a. Follow the instructions for How to Resume an Interrupted Test. See Irregularities in the standard time manual.

b. Redistribute student authorization tickets and instruct examinees to log in to TestNav. The test resumes at the screen for the mathematics test.

c. Give examinees a fresh sheet of blue scratch paper and have them write their name and today’s date at the top.

2 Begin this sitting by saying:

Please remember, the same instructions concerning prohibited behavior apply today as they did when read to you on Day 1. Do you want me to read them to you again?

If yes, read them again from Verbal Instructions: All Timing Codes Begin Here.

3 When you are certain that all examinees are on the mathematics test screen, continue by saying:

You should be on the screen that says “Mathematics.” Read the section directions and look up when you have finished.…

4 When everyone is ready, continue by saying:

All problems on the mathematics test can be solved without a calculator. However you are allowed to use a calculator on this test. If you brought a calculator, you may get it out now….


Some types of calculators are prohibited. For example, you may not use any version of the TI-89. You are responsible for knowing if your calculator is permitted. We will check your calculator periodically during the test. If you use a prohibited calculator, you will be dismissed and your tests will not be scored.

You are also responsible for making sure your calculator is working properly. We will not provide you with backup batteries or a replacement calculator.

Do not share your calculator with another examinee.

If you need to use your backup calculator, raise your hand and we will check it. You may have only one calculator on your desk or in operation at a time. If you did not bring a backup calculator and yours malfunctions, continue testing.

If your calculator has games or other functions, you may not use those functions during the test; you may use only the mathematics functions. Keep your calculator flat on your desk.

Are there any questions? ...


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Step Action 6 If there are no questions, continue by saying:

You have up to 2 hours to work on the mathematics test. I will announce when 30 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test..

If you finish before time is up and you have reviewed your answers, you may submit your test early. Once you submit your test you will not be able to return to it.

When I give you the seal code, enter it and select the Start Section button. If you have any difficulties entering the seal code, raise your hand.

7 On your administrative computer, look up the seal code for mathematics.

8 When you have the seal code for mathematics, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 2 hours (120 minutes) and say:

You have 2 hours to work on this test. The seal code for mathematics is ______________. Enter it and begin.






10 During the mathematics test, do the following: • Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • Refer to the Calculator Policy and check all calculators periodically through the test. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not


• On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. 11 If examinees are still working after 1½ hours (90 minutes), say:


12 When all examinees have completed the mathematics section, or another 30 minutes (exactly 120 minutes total) have passed, say:


13 Verify that all examinees move properly through the screens by navigating to Review, select End of Section, then Submit Section, to end up on the screen that says “Reading” and requires a seal code. All examinees must be on this screen before the next seal code is announced.


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Allow examinees to have a break, then proceed to How to Administer the Reading Test.





How to Administer the Reading Test

Take the following steps to administer the reading test.




b. Redistribute student authorization tickets and instruct examinees to log in to TestNav. The test resumes at the screen for the reading test.





3 When you are certain that all examinees are on the Reading test screen, continue by saying:

You should be on the screen that says “Reading.” Read the section directions and look up when you have finished….


You have up to 70 minutes to work on the reading test. I will announce when 30 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test.


When I give you the seal code, enter it and select the Start Section button. If you have any difficulties entering your seal code, raise your hand.


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Step Action 5 On your administrative computer, look up the seal code for reading.

6 When you have the seal code for reading, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 70 minutes and say:

You have 70 minutes to work on this test. The seal code for reading is _______________. Enter it and begin.






8 During the reading test, do the following: • Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not


• On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. 9 If examinees are still working after 40 minutes, say:


10 When all examinees have completed the reading section, or another 30 minutes (exactly 70 minutes total) have passed, say:


11 Verify that all examinees move properly through the screens by navigating to Review, select End of Section, then Submit Section, to end up on the screen that says “Science” and requires a seal code. All examinees must be on this screen before the next seal code is announced.



Allow examinees to have a break, then proceed to How to Administer the Science Test.






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How to Administer the Science Test

Take the following steps to administer the science test.




b. Redistribute student authorization tickets and instruct examinees to log in to TestNav. The test resumes at the screen for the science test.





3 When you are certain that all examinees are on the Science screen, continue by saying:

You should be on the screen that says “Science.” Read the section directions and look up when you have finished…

You have up to 70 minutes to work on the science test. I will announce when 30 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test.



Note: If administering the ACT (no writing), this is the last test. Inform examinees that submitting this test will log them out of TestNav.

4 On your administrative computer, look up the seal code for science.


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Step Action 5 When you have the seal code for science, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 70 minutes

and say:

You have 70 minutes to work on this section. The seal code for science is ______________. Enter it and begin.






7 During the science test, do the following: • Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not




9 When all examinees have completed the science section, or another 30 minutes (exactly 70 minutes total) have passed, say:



If you are … Then … administering the ACT (no writing)

Proceed to How to End the Last Test and Dismiss Examinees.

administering the ACT with writing and continuing in the same sitting

a. Verify that all examinees move properly through the screens by navigating to Review, select End of Section, then Submit Section, to end up on the screen that says “Writing.”

b. Allow examinees to have a break, then proceed to How to Administer the Writing Test.

administering the ACT with writing and dismissing examinees

a. Instruct them to log out of TestNav. Examinee screens should say “Sign out complete.” Examinee status should be “Exited.”





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How to Administer the Writing Test

Take the following steps to administer the writing test.




b. Redistribute student authorization tickets and instruct examinees to log in to TestNav. The test resumes at the screen for the writing test.





3 When you are certain that all examinees are on the Writing test screen, continue by saying:

You should be on the screen that says “Writing.” Read the section directions and look up when you have finished…

You have up to 80 minutes to work on the writing test. I will announce when 30 minutes remain on this test and again when 5 minutes remain to serve as a warnings before time is called. When I call time, stop and submit your test.

If you finish before time is up and you have reviewed your answers, you may submit your test early. Once you submit your test you will be logged out of TestNav.


4 On your administrative computer, look up the seal code for writing.

5 When you have the seal code for writing, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 80 minutes and say:

You have 80 minutes to work on this test. The seal code for writing is _______________. Enter it and begin.


“O” vs. “zero” and capital “I” vs. “one.” • If examinees do not enter the correct seal code, they will see an error message. If all




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Step Action 7 During the writing test, do the following:

• Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. • On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee.

8 If examinees are still working after 50 minutes, say:


9 If any examinees are still working after another 25 minutes (75 minutes total) have passed, say:

You have 5 minutes remaining on this test.

10 When all examinees have completed the writing test or another 5 minutes (80 minutes total) have passed, say:


11 Verify that all examinees move properly through the screens by navigating to Review, select End of Section, then Submit Section, to end up on the screen that says “Sign out complete.”

12 Proceed to How to End the Last Test and Dismiss Examinees.

How to End the Last Test and Dismiss Examinees

Take the following steps to end the last test and dismiss examinees.

Step Action 1 When examinees submit the final test, they are automatically logged out of TestNav (examinee

test status will be “Completed”).

Check to be sure that each examinee’s screen says “Sign out complete.”

Note: All examinees must be logged out of TestNav before examinees can be dismissed.

2 Collect all student authorization tickets and scratch paper. Do not allow examinees to handle the tickets or scratch paper of other examinees.

Keep each examinee’s scratch paper and student authorization ticket together, with the examinee’s ticket on top of the scratch paper. Do not collect tickets and scratch paper in separate stacks.

3 Count to be sure you have a ticket from every examinee and have accounted for all scratch paper, matching multiple sheets to the examinee, if necessary.

Important! Do not dismiss any examinee until you have verified that the number of student authorization tickets collected equals the number distributed


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Step Action 4 After all tickets and scratch paper have been collected, use the following table to determine what

to say.

If administering … Say:

The ACT (no writing) Your score report will be mailed in approximately three to eight weeks. Be sure you have all your personal belongings. As you leave, please remain quiet. Thank you for your cooperation. You are dismissed.

The ACT with writing Your score report will be mailed in approximately five to eight weeks. Be sure you have all your personal belongings. As you leave, please remain quiet. Thank you for your cooperation. You are dismissed.

5 Close the test session in PearsonAccessnext and return materials to the test coordinator. Refer to Administering the Online Tests in the standard time manual.

Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 3—Triple Time over Multiple Days

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In this section

This section continues the Verbal Instructions for timing code 3—triple time over multiple days.


Multiple Days


tests.














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Step Action 5 When you have the seal code for English, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 135 minutes

and say:







7 During the English test, do the following: • Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. • Complete your Seating Diagram. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not


8 If examinees are still working after 1 hour and 45 minutes (105 minutes), say:













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You have up to 3 hours to work on the mathematics test. I will announce when 30 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test..


When I give you the seal code, enter it and select the Start Section button.. If you have any difficulties entering the seal code, raise your hand.


8 When you have the seal code for mathematics, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 3 hours (180 minutes) and say:

You have 3 hours to work on this test. The seal code for mathematics is ______________. Enter it and begin.








• On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. 11 If examinees are still working after 2½ hours (150 minutes), say:


12 When all examinees have completed the mathematics section, or another 30 minutes (exactly 3 hours (180 minutes) total) have passed, say:




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3 When you are certain that all examinees are on the Reading test screen, continue by saying:







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• On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. 9 If examinees are still working after 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes), say:













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3 When you are certain that all examinees are on the science test screen, continue by saying:








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and say:









• On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. 8 If examinees are still working after 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes), say:





If you are … Then … Administering the ACT (no writing)


Administering the ACT with writing and continuing in the same sitting



Administering the ACT with writing and dismissing examinees






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3 When you are certain that all examinees are on the writing test screen, continue by saying:


You have up to 2 hours to work on the writing test. I will announce when 30 minutes remain on this test and again when 5 minutes remain to serve as a warnings before time is called. When I call time, stop and submit your test.




5 When you have the seal code for writing, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 2 hours (120 minutes) and say:

You have 2 hours to work on this test. The seal code for writing is _______________. Enter it and begin.






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to say.





Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 5—Standard Time over Multiple Days OR Single Session with Authorized Stop-the-Clock Breaks

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In this section

This section continues the Verbal Instructions for timing code 5 • standard time over multiple days, OR • standard time in a single sitting with authorized stop-the-clock breaks.


Multiple Days


tests. • Do not test examinees testing over multiple days in the same room as an examinee testing on one

day with stop-the-clock breaks.

Stop-the-Clock Breaks

Follow these guidelines for examinees authorized for stop-the-clock breaks. • If you have more than one examinee authorized for stop-the-clock breaks, you must test each

examinee individually in a separate room. • The entire ACT (no writing) or ACT with writing must be completed in a single sitting. • Stop the clock during a test only as authorized on the Preliminary Roster of ACT-Approved

Accommodations. • An examinee may not be dismissed for an extended break (e.g., lunch) to return later and resume

testing. • Complete an Irregularity Report documenting the number of minutes (duration) of each break, the

time when the break occurs, and whether it occurs during a test or between tests. See Irregularities in the standard time manual.

• If the examinee takes a break during a test (seal code entered, test not yet submitted), direct the examinee to log out of TestNav. Follow the steps for How to Stop/Interrupt a Test. When the examinee returns, follow the steps for How to Resume an Interrupted Test. See the Irregularities section of the standard time manual.


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You will have 45 minutes to work on the English test. I will announce when 5 minutes remain to serve as a warning before time is called. When I call time, stop and submit your test.






5 When you have the seal code for English, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 45 minutes and say:








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Step Action 7 During the English test, do the following:

• Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. • Complete your Seating Diagram. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not


8 When your watch or timer indicates exactly 40 minutes have passed, say:

Attention. You have 5 minutes remaining on this test.

9 When your watch or timer indicates 5 more minutes (exactly 45 minutes total) have passed, say:


















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Step Action 2 Begin this sitting by saying:















You will have 60 minutes to work on the mathematics test. I will announce when 5 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test..





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Step Action 8 When you have the seal code for mathematics, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 60

minutes and say:

You have 60 minutes to work on this test. The seal code for mathematics is ______________. Enter it and begin.








• On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. 11 When your watch or timer indicates exactly 55 minutes have passed, say:













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3 When you are certain that all examinees are on the reading test screen, continue by saying:



You will have 35 minutes to work on the reading test. I will announce when 5 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test.



5 On your administrative computer, look up the seal code for reading.








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Step Action 7 Begin timing as soon as you announce the seal code. Note the start time and calculate the time

remaining and stop times.























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Step Action 2 Begin this sitting by saying:





You will have 35 minutes to work on the science test. I will announce when 5 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test.





5 When you have the seal code for science, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 35 minutes and say:












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Step Action 9 When your watch or timer indicates 5 more minutes (exactly 35 minutes total) have passed,

say:
























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Step Action 3 When you are certain that all examinees are on the writing test screen, continue by saying:


You will have 40 minutes to work on the writing test. I will announce when 5 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test.










7 During the writing test, do the following: • Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. • On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee.








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In this section

This section continues the Verbal Instructions for timing code 6—time-and-a-half, self-paced, in a single sitting.


Guidelines

Follow these guidelines for timing code 6. • All examinees in the room must begin testing at the same time and then progress individually through

their tests and take breaks at their own pace. • The clock starts when the first test (English) begins. All examinees are on the same clock. • The maximum time allowed is shown in this table.

If administering … The total time allowed to complete all the tests and take breaks is…

The ACT (no writing) Up to 5 hours (300 minutes)

The ACT with writing Up to 6 hours (360 minutes)

Example: If examinees start the English test at 8:30 a.m., examinees taking the ACT (no writing) have until 1:30 p.m. to complete all four tests; examinees taking the ACT with writing have until 2:30 p.m. to complete all five tests.

• When work is completed on a test, the examinee must submit it and notify the room supervisor he or she is ready to take a break or begin the next test.

• You may dismiss an examinee as soon as he or she has completed the last test. • The total minutes actually used by each examinee must be recorded on the ACT Administration

Report. • You must make verbal time-remaining announcements every hour and when five minutes remain

before time is called. • When time is up, all remaining examinees must stop working and submit their tests.

Breaks between Tests

Examinees may take a short break after each test. If additional breaks are taken, submit an Irregularity Report. The clock does not stop for breaks.


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How to Administer Timing Code 6

Take the following steps to administer timing code 6.


You may use your student authorization ticket as scratch paper. If you need additional scratch paper, raise your hand. Write your name and today’s date at the top of each sheet. Do not share your scratch paper with anyone. I will collect your ticket and all scratch paper before you are dismissed.


For the mathematics test, all problems can be solved without a calculator. However you are allowed to use a calculator on the mathematics test.








If administering … Continue by saying … the ACT (no writing) You will have a total of 5 hours, including breaks between tests,

to complete all four tests at your own pace.

the ACT with writing You will have a total of 6 hours, including breaks between tests, to complete all five tests at your own pace.


You may take a break only between tests. Any time spent taking breaks is part of your total testing time and cannot be made up. I will not stop timing while you are on break.

When you finish each test, you must notify us. We will then give you permission to take a break or give you the seal code to start the next test. If you complete all your tests before I call time, you will be dismissed at that time. Once you submit a test you will not be able to return to it.

Are there any questions? …


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Step Action 5 Verify that all examinees are on the screen for the English test, and say:



7 Set your timer to 5 hours if administering the ACT (no writing); set it to 6 hours if administering the ACT with writing; and say:

The seal code for English is ______________. Enter it and begin.

Notes: • Be very careful to distinguish between letters and numbers that can look alike – e.g.,

capital “O” vs. “zero” and capital “I” vs. “one.” • Provide only the seal code for the test that is about to begin. Do not provide codes

for other tests or write them on the board. • If examinees do not enter the correct seal code, they will see an error message. If all


8 Make a note of the start time. Verify that all examinees were able to start the test.

9 Make the verbal time-remaining announcements at the appropriate times. Use the following table to determine which Time Announcement section to use.

If administering … Use … The ACT (no writing) Time Announcements – ACT (no writing), page 57

The ACT with writing Time Announcements – ACT with writing, page 58

10 During testing, do the following: • Complete your Seating Diagram. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited

behavior. • During the mathematics test, refer to the calculator policy and periodically check

calculators. • Monitor examinee progress in your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is

not progressing (e.g., is on the same item number for a long time), check with him or her to make sure there are no computer problems.


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Step Action 11 When an examinee finishes each test, take the following steps.

Step Action a. Make sure the examinee has submitted the test and is now on the screen for the

next test.

Note: If the examinee mistakenly logged out of TestNav, the status will show as “Exited.” If so, resume the examinee’s test in PearsonAccessnext. See Irregularities in the standard time manual.

b. If it was the mathematics test, instruct the examinee to put away his or her calculator.

c. Allow the examinee to take a break.

d. After the examinee returns from break, or if the examinee does not want a break, Instruct the examinee to read the directions on the screen for the next test.

e. Provide the seal code for that test and instruct the examinee to enter it and select the Start Section button.

12 As each examinee finishes the last test, or when you call time, make sure examinees move properly through the screens by navigating to Review, select End of Section, then Submit Section. The examinee’s screen should say “Sign out complete.” Test status should be “Completed.”

Notes: • When examinees submit their last test they are automatically logged out of TestNav. • Examinees must be logged out of TestNav before they can be dismissed.

13 Record each examinee’s TOTAL time used on the ACT Administration Report.

14 Collect the examinee’s student authorization ticket and scratch paper.

Notes: • Keep each examinee’s scratch paper and student authorization ticket together, with the

examinee’s ticket on top of the scratch paper. Do not collect tickets and scratch paper in separate stacks.

• Do not allow examinees to handle the tickets or scratch paper of other examinees. 15 If an examinee finishes testing before you call time, quietly dismiss the examinee individually.

If several examinees are ready to be dismissed at the same time, you may dismiss them as a group. Use the following table to determine what to say to examinees before dismissal.





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Step Action 16 After all examinees have been dismissed, close the test session in PearsonAccessnext and

return all materials to the test coordinator. Refer to Administering the Online Tests in the standard time manual.


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Time Announcements – ACT (no writing)

For the ACT (no writing), take the following steps to make the verbal time-remaining announcements.

Step Announcement Time Action 1

Enter the START time in the Announcement Time space at left.

Calculate the time-remaining and stop announcements and enter those times in the appropriate Announcement Time spaces.

Note: You may write the STOP time on the board but do not write time-remaining times on the board.

START

2 When exactly 1 hour has passed, say:

You have 4 hours remaining. You should plan to move on to the mathematics test within the next hour.

1 hour after START

3 When exactly 2 hours have passed, say:

You have 3 hours remaining.

2 hours after START


You have 2 hours remaining. If you have not started the reading test, you should plan to move on to that test soon.

3 hours after START


You have 1 hour remaining. If you have not started the science test, you should plan to move on to that test soon.

4 hours after START

6 When exactly 4 hours and 55 minutes have passed, say:

You have 5 minutes remaining.

4 hours and 55 minutes after START


Stop working. Submit your test now.

STOP 5 hours after START

8 Return to step 12 of How to Administer Timing Code 6.

Notes: • You may adjust the wording of the announcements according to where examinees are in the test.

For example, if all of the examinees in the room have started the mathematics test, skip saying, “You should plan to move on to the mathematics test within the next hour.”

• If you miss making an announcement at the correct time, do the following. o As soon as you notice the mistake, make the announcement but adjust the wording

accordingly (e.g. “You have 3 hours and 20 minutes remaining”). o Submit an Irregularity Report.


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Time Announcements – ACT with writing

For the ACT with writing, take the following steps to make the verbal time-remaining announcements.

Step Announcement Time Action 1

Enter the START time in the Announcement Time space at left.

Calculate the time-remaining and stop announcements and enter those times in the appropriate Announcement Time spaces.

Note: You may write the STOP time on the board but do not write time-remaining times on the board.

START

2 When exactly 1 hour has passed, say:

You have 5 hours remaining. You should plan to move on to the mathematics test within the next hour.

1 hour after START


You have 4 hours remaining.

2 hours after START


You have 3 hours remaining. If you have not started the reading test, you should plan to move on to that test soon.

3 hours after START


You have 2 hours remaining. If you have not started the science test, you should plan to move on to that test soon.

4 hours after START


You have 1 hour remaining. If you have not started the writing test, you should plan to move on to that test soon.

5 hours after START

7 When exactly 5 hours and 55 minutes have passed, say:

You have 5 minutes remaining.

5 hours and 55 minutes after START


Stop working. Submit your test now.

STOP 6 hours after START

9 Return to step 12 of How to Administer Timing Code 6.

Notes: • You may adjust the wording of the announcements according to where examinees are in the test.

For example, if all of the examinees in the room have started the mathematics test, skip saying, “You should plan to move on to the mathematics test within the next hour.”

• If you miss making an announcement at the correct time, do the following. o As soon as you notice the mistake, make the announcement but adjust the wording

accordingly (e.g. “You have 3 hours and 20 minutes remaining”). o Submit an Irregularity Report.

Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 7—Time-and-a-Half over Multiple Days

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This section continues the Verbal Instructions for timing code 7—time-and-a-half over multiple days.


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7 During the English test, do the following:

• Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. • Complete your Seating Diagram. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not















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You have up to 90 minutes to work on the mathematics test. I will announce when 30 minutes remain. When I call time, stop and submit your test..




8 When you have the seal code for mathematics, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 90 minutes and say:









• On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee. 11 If examinees are still working after 1 hour (60 minutes), say:


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You have up to 60 minutes to work on the writing test. I will announce when 5 minutes remain on this test. When I call time, stop and submit your test.











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Verbal Instructions: Timing Code 8—Standard Time for Multiple-Choice Tests Plus Double Time for Writing Test, Single Session

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In this section

This section continues the Verbal Instructions for timing code 8—standard time for the multiple-choice tests plus double time for the writing test, in a single sitting.


Note: Timing code 8 applies ONLY to administrations of the ACT with writing.





Listen carefully. You may use your student authorization ticket as scratch paper. If you need additional scratch paper, raise your hand. Write your name and today’s date at the top of each sheet. Do not share your scratch paper with anyone. I will collect your ticket and all scratch paper before you are dismissed.

You will have 45 minutes to work on the English test. I will announce when 5 minutes remain on each test. When I call time, stop and submit your test.







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say:

You have 45 minutes to work on this test. The seal code for English is ______________. Enter it and begin.






17 During the English test, do the following: • Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • Complete your Seating Diagram. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not






20 Verify that all examinees move properly through the screens by navigating to Review, select End of Section, then Submit Section, to end up on the screen that says “Mathematics” and requires a seal code. All examinees must be on this screen before the next seal code is announced.

21 Proceed to How to Administer the Mathematics Test.



Step Action 15 When you are certain that all examinees are on the mathematics test screen, continue by saying:





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Step Action 17 When everyone is ready, continue by saying:






Remember, you can use the back of your authorization ticket as scratch paper. If you need more scratch paper during testing, raise your hand. Write your name and today’s date at the top of each sheet of scratch paper. Are there any questions? ...


You will have 60 minutes to work on the mathematics test. When I call time, stop and submit your test.




20 When you have the seal code for mathematics, set your stopwatch or interval timer for 60 minutes and say:








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Step Action 22 During the mathematics test, do the following:

• Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • Refer to the Calculator Policy and check all calculators periodically through the test. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not







26 Proceed to How to Administer the Break.

How to Administer the Break

Take the following steps to administer the break.


Put your calculator away. You will not be permitted to use it for the remaining tests. You will now have a 15 minute break.

Testing will resume promptly at ______________ (Enter and say the time 15 minutes from now).

If you return late, you will not be allowed to make up lost time. Remember, you may not use any electronic devices during the break and you may not eat or drink anything in the test room.

Leave your ticket and scratch paper on your desk. Leave the reading test screen up on your computer. Do not log out or attempt to access any other application.

When you come back, be sure to return to the same computer. You are now dismissed for break.

Note: If testing is in progress in other rooms, remind examinees to be quiet in the halls.

2 During the break, do the following:

• Ensure that no authorization tickets or scratch paper are taken out of the room by examinees. • Ensure that no examinees have mistakenly logged out of TestNav (status will show as

“Exited”). If they have, resume the examinee’s test in PearsonAccessnext. See Irregularities in the standard time manual.

• If any examinees remain in the room during break, and as examinees return, monitor them closely.

• As examinees return from break, make sure they are seated at the same computers they left. Refer to the Seating Diagram if this helps you.


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3 At the end of 15 minutes, say:

Attention. Please get ready to resume testing. Clear your desk of everything except your pencils, eraser, student authorization ticket, and scratch paper….

Notes: • Resume testing no later than 15 minutes after the mathematics test ends. Do not delay the

start of the next test waiting for examinees who return late. • If examinees return late, they may be readmitted, but may not make up lost time. Keep

conversation with late arrivals to a minimum. Refer to the Irregularities section in the standard time manual.

• If an examinee does not return from break, refer to the Irregularities section in the standard time manual.

4 Proceed to How to Administer the Reading Test.



Step Action 13 When you are certain that all examinees are on the reading test screen, continue by saying:



You will have 35 minutes to work on the reading test. When I call time, stop and submit your test.



15 On your administrative computer, look up the seal code for reading.









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Step Action 18 During the reading test, do the following:

• Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. If it seems an examinee is not







22 Proceed to How to Administer the Science Test.



Step Action 11 When you are certain that all examinees are on the science test screen, continue by saying:


You will have 35 minutes to work on the science test. When I call time, stop and submit your test.





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You have 35 minutes to work on this test. The seal code for science is ______________. Enter it and begin.








• On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee.





18 Verify that all examinees move properly through the screens by navigating to Review, select End of Section, then Submit Section, to end up on the screen that says “Writing.”

19 Proceed to How to Administer the Writing Test.


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Step Action 13 When you are certain that all examinees are on the writing test screen, continue by saying:

We will continue testing shortly. You may use the next five minutes to relax, but you may not leave the room.

Notes: • Remind examinees to be quiet, and that eating, drinking, reading, or using electronic devices,

including cell phones, is not permitted. • Examinees must remain in the room during the short five-minute break. If an examinee needs

to use the restroom during this time, notify him or her that if they are not back before you resume testing; he or she will not be able to make up the lost time.

• Resume testing after five minutes.

14 At the end of five minutes, continue by saying:

We are ready to resume testing. You should be on the screen that says “Writing.” Read the section directions and look up when you have finished…

You will have 80 minutes to work on the writing test. I will announce when 30 minutes remain on this test and again when 5 minutes remain to serve as a warnings before time is called. When I call time, stop and submit your test.










18 During the writing test, do the following: • Verify that all examinees were able to start the test. • Walk around the room periodically to monitor examinees and check for prohibited behavior. • Monitor examinee progress on your administrative computer. • On the ACT Administration Report, record the minutes actually used by each examinee.


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Step Action 19 If any examinees are still working after 50 minutes, say:

You have up to another 30 minutes to work.

















4 After all tickets and scratch paper have been collected, say.

Your score report will be mailed in approximately five to eight weeks. Be sure you have all your personal belongings. As you leave, please remain quiet. Thank you for your cooperation. You are dismissed.


Managing Materials after Testing

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Section IV: Posttest Activities


In this Section

In this section, you will find information for the test coordinator on: • collecting materials from room supervisors • materials to be kept by the school • packing and shipping materials back to ACT

Collect Materials from Room Supervisors

In addition to the materials to be collected listed in “Posttest Activities” in the standard time manual, collect the completed ACT Administration Reports from each room supervisor after testing is completed.

Materials to be Kept

In addition to the materials to be kept listed in “Posttest Activities” in the standard time manual, keep for six months and then securely destroy the following materials.

• copies of the ACT Administration Reports • a copy of the TAA PIN report

Packing and Returning the Materials

Bundle the accommodations materials together to keep them separate from the standard time materials but return them in same envelope with the standard time materials, according to the instructions in Posttest Activities in the standard time manual.

In addition to the materials listed in step 2 of How to Pack and Return the Test materials in the After Testing section of the standard time manual, insert the following documents into the envelope.

• the TAA PIN report • completed ACT Administration Reports • completed ACT State and District Testing Staff List (ACT-approved accommodations)

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ACT State and District Testing Roster

Instructions

On test day, the room supervisor is to mark the roster to document those examinees who are absent or denied admission as well as document the type of ID accepted for those who are admitted. Mark a roster notation for every name. Complete a roster for each test session scheduled. You may use the template below after copying examinee information from PearsonAccessnext for each test session. Date of test session Test site / high school name Room name / number Room supervisor name

Roster Notations P = photo ID — = Absent L = ACT Student Identification Letter with Photo DENIED = Denied admission R plus staff initials = personal recognition by staff Examinee’s Name (print or type) List all examinees assigned to this test session.

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ACT State and District Testing Seating Diagram

Instructions

The room supervisor is to complete this form during the English test. Please be accurate. Return it to the test coordinator immediately after testing. The test coordinator is to return this to ACT with other test materials using the envelope provided. Step 1. Specify ALL the following information regarding the test site, test room, and staff. Please print. Test site / high school code Room name / number Test site / high school name Room supervisor name Number of staff in the room Number of examinees in the room Distance between examinees (measured by feet) Side-to-side Front-to-back

Step 2. In the box below, sketch the room setup and enter the name of each examinee to indicate the computer where he or she is seated. Describe the room setup – for example, individual desks, tables, carrels, etc.

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ACT Administration Report

Testing School Name ACT High School Code (for testing school)

City, State Test Date

Name(s) of Testing Staff (list all staff who assisted with this administration in this room) Room Name/Number

For timing codes 2, 3, 5, and 7, each test must be completed in one sitting. For timing codes 6 and 8 (or if stop-the-clock breaks were authorized), ALL tests must be completed in ONE session on the same day. All examinees in this room must have the SAME Timing Code. If not, the answer documents will NOT be scored or the scores WILL be cancelled.

Timing Guidelines: Maximum Minutes Allowed Per Test

Timing Code English Mathematics Reading Science Writing 2 90 120 70 70 80 3 135 180 105 105 120 5 45 60 35 35 40

6—ACT (no writing): 300 Self-paced by examinee; up to 5 hours from the start of Test 1 to the end of Test 4, including breaks between tests

6—ACT with writing: 360 Self-paced by examinee; up to 6 hours from the start of Test 1 to the end of the writing test, including breaks between tests

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Examinee Name List all examinees tested in this room

Timing Code

Timing Codes: 2, 3, 5, 7, or 8 Date and Total Minutes Actually Used on: Timing Code 6

Date and Total Minutes Used from Start to End of Last Test: English Mathematics Reading Science Writing

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See samples on reverse for how to accurately complete this report—KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS.

Complete ONE form for each administration (each room used) and return it in the RED envelope. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE.

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Sample 1 –The example below is for an ACT (no writing) administration of Timing Code 2.


Timing Code




1. Becky Sample 2 3/6/15 80 3/7/15 108 3/8/15 60 3/8/15 63

2. Ahmad Sample 2 3/6/15 76 3/7/15 105 3/8/15 58 3/8/15 66

3. Rosita Sample 2 3/6/15 85 3/7/15 113 3/8/15 64 3/8/15 61

Sample 2—The example below is for an ACT (no writing) administration of Timing Code 6.


Timing Code




1. Drake Sample 6 4/24/15 270

2. Misty Sample 6 4/24/15 294

3. Juan Sample 6 4/24/15 285

4. Shanika Sample 6 4/24/15 277

Sample 3—The example below is for an ACT with writing administration of Timing Code 8.


Timing Code




1. Suzy Sample 8 3/6/15 43 3/6/15 57 3/6/15 33 3/6/15 35 3/6/15 72

2. Troy Sample 8 3/6/15 40 3/6/15 59 3/6/15 30 3/6/15 33 3/6/15 68

3. Jolene Sample 8 3/6/15 44 3/6/15 52 3/6/15 32 3/6/15 29 3/6/15 80

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ACT State and District Testing Staff List (ACT-approved accommodations)

Testing School Name ACT High School Code (for testing school)

City, State Test Date(s)

Test Coordinator

Test Coordinator: Print the name, job title (e.g., teacher, counselor), position on the testing staff (TC–test coordinator, RS–room supervisor, P–proctor), and room name/number of other assignment for all personnel who assisted with the ACT-approved accommodations online administration, including technical staff, individuals who handled secure materials before and after testing, and anyone who assisted with security.

Standard Time Testing Staff Name School Job Title Testing Position

Room Name / Number or Roving Assignment

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

Test Coordinator: Return this form with your roster and keep a copy for your records.

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ACT Test Security

Anonymous Security Hotline Testing staff are expected to report test administration irregularities and security issues to ACT Test Administration by completing an Irregularity Report or calling 800.553.6244, ext. 2800. Immediate reporting to ACT is critical to the standardized administration of the ACT. In exceptional situations, testing staff may wish to file an anonymous report about concerns that the ACT tests may have been compromised. If you wish to report such concerns anonymously, you may do so at www.act.ethicspoint.com.

ACT Test Security Principles 1. Ensure that ACT business processes, distribution models, tests, test scores, and the information

and insights we provide are “secure by design.” 2. Protect the integrity of our testing assets and the information and insights ACT provides

throughout the entire life cycle of a test (from test concept to development, delivery, reporting, investigation, and remediation).

3. Promote conduct that enhances test security. Deter and detect conduct that will materially and negatively affect the reputation and integrity of our testing assets, test scores, the information and insights ACT provides, and the ACT brand.

4. Ensure that a reported test score and associated information are accurate and valid indicators of the test taker’s own achievements, behaviors, and/or goals.

5. Foster effective communication that enables prompt reporting and resolution of test security concerns.

6. Ensure that everyone in the testing process is aware of, competent for, and supported in their roles. Avoid placing individuals or organizations in situations that may pose or appear to pose a conflict of interest or a safety concern.

7. Build a sense of community, collaboration, and trust that engages and empowers people to act upon these principles.

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