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January 18, 2017
Welcome to the Alabama Test Administration Training State and District Testing Spring 2017
The ACT® with Writing
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Alabama Testing Program For Audio Connection, Please Call: 800.230.1085
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Spring 2017 Test Dates Test Option Initial Test Date Makeup Test Date Paper Option 1 March 21 April 19
Paper Option 2 March 21 May 3 Paper Option 3 April 19 May 3 Online/Accoms Window April 19 – May 3
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Test Dates
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• Paper Option 1 – March 21/April 19 – All Nonsecure & Secure Standard: Week of Feb. 27th – Accoms Secure: Week of April 10th
• Paper Option 2 – March 21/May 3 – All Nonsecure & Secure Standard: Week of Feb. 27th – Accoms Secure: Week of April 10th
• Paper Option 3 – April 19/May 3 – All Materials: Week of April 10th
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Test Dates
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Confirm Student Information
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Confirm Student Information – Standard Time
Refer to the guide Verifying Student Information for Initial ACT Materials for instructions on how to view students and enrollment counts. Refer to the guide Using PearsonAccessnext for the ACT® Test (Pages 12-13) for instructions on how to request to enroll or unenroll a student.
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ACT will add the TAA PIN, which generates the materials shipment for examinees testing with ACT-approved accommodations, to the student record within PearsonAccessnext.
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Confirm Student Information – ACT-approved Accommodations
Refer to the guide Verifying Student Information for Initial ACT Materials for instructions on how to view a student’s approved accommodations in PearsonAccessnext.
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Managing Student Information
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Managing Student Information
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Ordering after February 23
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• February 24 – March 15
– Enrollment increase (overage materials won’t suffice) – Packaging Error
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Ordering after February 23– Paper Testing
Refer to the guide Ordering Materials Guide – Additional and Makeup Orders for instructions on how to place an order for more materials or alternate formats.
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• February 24 – March 29
– Confirm testing format set in PA Next – Create Test Sessions (DL: May 3) – Assign Students (DL: May 3)
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Ordering after February 23 –Online Testing
Refer to the Administration Manual for State and District Testing Online for additional details.
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Receipt and Check-in of Test Materials
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Receipt and Check-In of Test Materials
• Materials shipments will arrive: Week of February 27
How do I know when my shipment is coming? 1. You selected a shipping date on
the manage participation screen in PearsonAccessnext
2. If you did not complete the manage participation screen, your shipment will default to the week of February 27.
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• Within 24 hours of receipt, the STC must open and verify the test materials
• Lock cartons in a secure place only those authorized can access
• Use the Manual Supplement for District Shipping for counts
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Receipt and Check-In of Test Materials
See Page 16 of the Test Coordinator Information manual.
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Test Preparation and Training
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Test Preparation and Training
Training Accommodations Webinar – Posted on site
Test Administration Q&A Webinar – Posted on site
Test Coordinator/Room Supervisor/Proctor Training Videos
Test Administration Manuals and Guides
Online Practice Tests
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ACT Online Prep
• Available to all participating AL schools • Juniors only
• New design and format • Features
• Learning Content • Personalization • Plan Guides • Gaming Center • Practice Tests • Dashboards
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ACT Online Prep
• ACT provides file layout to ALSDE • ALSDE sends completed file to ACT • After file is uploaded, automated emails are
sent to BTCs with login information for each school
• Test Coordinators to set up individual student accounts using auto-generated email addresses
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ACT Online Prep
• Who do BTCs contact if they are having trouble using AOP? • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 319.337.1429
• Who do students contact if they are having trouble using AOP? • Their BTC
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• Labels are applied before the examinees complete their non-test demographic sections
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Barcode Labels
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The ACT • Paper: Complete before test day • Online: Within four days of initial • Session takes around an hour • Scores will be cancelled if section is completed on test day
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Completing Non-Test Portions
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• If the testing site is the school that reporting will be sent back to, leave the ACT high school code on the answer document blank
• Find the high school code for examinees’ officially enrolled high school – Use www.actstudent.org/regist/lookuphs
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Reporting High School Code
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Reporting High School Code – The ACT
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Testing
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Spring 2017 Test Dates Test Option Initial Test Date Makeup Test Date Paper Option 1 March 21 April 19
Paper Option 2 March 21 May 3 Paper Option 3 April 19 May 3 Online/Accoms Window April 19 – May 3
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Test Dates
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Test Times – the ACT
Test Time (min.)
English 45
Mathematics 60
Reading 35
Science 35
Writing 40
15 min break
5 min break
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Timing the Tests
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• Proctor caching is required for online testing • Examinees testing with standard time must test
separately from examinees testing with accommodations • Examinees testing with ACT-approved accommodations
must test separately from examinees testing with standard time
• Plan a different room for each accommodations timing code
• Examinees must test individually in a separate room for certain accommodations.
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Test Preparation and Training
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• Types of Irregularities
• Group Irregularities • Individual Irregularities
• Prohibited Behavior • Verbal Instructions
• Should be read verbatim
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Irregularities/Verbal Instructions
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Resources
For ACT test administration inquiries: phone: 800.553.6244
standard time ext. 2800 accommodations ext. 1788
email:
www.act.org/aap/state/contact.html [email protected]
website: http://www.act.org/stateanddistrict/alabama
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Questions?
We will take questions over the phone, or through the private chat feature. If you chat a question, we will not chat a response. Instead, we will read these out loud and respond to them.