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1 ISTEP Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus Test Administration Manual 2017 Winter Retest Grade 10 Indiana Department of Education

2 ISTEP Winter Retest Test Administration Schedule Window Begins Window Ends Indiana Statewide Testing of Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) 2017 Winter Retest Grade 10 ISTEP+ Part 1 Paper/pencil* and Online (Applied Skills) December 4, 2017 December 15, 2017 ISTEP+ Part 2 Paper/pencil* (Multiple-Choice & Gridded-Response Items) ISTEP+ Part 2 Online (Multiple-Choice & Technology-Enhanced Items) December 4, 2017, immediately following completion of Part 1 December 15, 2017 *For sites that do not have sufficient technology capacity for testing online or for students with accommodations Important Dates Part 1 and Part 2 Standard and Accommodated Test Materials Delivered November 16, 2017 Additional Materials Order Window for Standard and Accommodated Materials Additional Materials Order Window for Shipping Materials November 17 December 13, 2017 November 17 December 13, 2017 Final Day for Pickup of Materials December 18, 2017* Reports Available in PearsonAccess next January 22, 2018 Rescore Request Window January 22 February 2, 2018 Rescore Results Available in PearsonAccess next February 26, 2018 *Failure to ship scorable materials by December 18 will result in late score delivery. Copyright 2017 by State of Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of IDOE. All brand names found in this publication are the trademarks of their respective owners. ii

3 Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer and Resource for More Information Paper Test Materials What should I do if I am short materials for a school? Online Testing PearsonAccess next How does a School or Corporation Test Coordinator add students to an online test session? Before Testing What should I do if I don t know whether a student has been assigned a Student Test Number? What should I do if the wrong student barcode label is attached to a test document? School Test Coordinators should contact the Corporation Test Coordinator if there is a shortage. The Corporation Test Coordinator should use their overage, or place an additional material order in PearsonAccess next. In PearsonAccess next under the Testing menu, select Sessions. Use the Select Tasks drop-down list to select the session management task you would like to perform. See page 5 of this Test Administration Manual for more directions on how to perform test management functions. Contact the or Carefully place a second blank label on the ISTEP+ assessment book. 2. All student demographic information must be hand-bubbled on the Student Demographic Page. a. Make sure the Student Test Number is bubbled correctly. b. Refer to the Student Barcode Labels section in Chapter 2 of this Test Administration Manual. 3. Ensure that the student s information is accurate in PearsonAccess next. NOTE: A rejected student test attempt will be created if the hand-bubbled information on the Student Demographic Page does not match the information in PearsonAccess next. a. Refer to the Managing Student Demographic Information section in Chapter 2 of this manual for details about updating student information. iii

4 During Testing Do students have to use a No. 2 pencil? How about a pen or a No. 2-and-a-half pencil? Can a student use a highlighter on the test documents? What should I do if a student moves during a testing window? What should I do if a student takes the test in two books in one administration (e.g., students tests in two books during the Part I administrations) After Testing If all test materials fit in one box, can they be shipped in one box? When returning test books, what should I keep, what should I destroy, and when? What should I do if I need more boxes to return materials to Pearson? Where can I locate the predetermined pickup schedule? What should I do with a test document that has a student barcode label but was not used for testing? Make sure that students use only a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when marking answers to the test questions. Refer to Chapter 1 of this Test Administration Manual. Refer to Use of Highlighters in Chapter 2 of this Test Administration Manual. Students registered for online testing should be transferred to their new school in PearsonAccess next. (Do not create a new student record unless the student entering the school has not been enrolled in an Indiana school.) Receiving schools should contact previous schools to determine what tests still need to be completed. For more information on moving students, refer to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide, located at com. NOTE: A unique STN must be assigned to students new to the state or moving from a homeschool prior to registration. Refer to Transcribing Student Responses in Chapter 3 of this Test Administration Manual. No. Materials from more than one school cannot be combined into a single box. Refer to Chapter 11 of this Test Administration Manual. Refer to Chapter 11 for information on returning assessment books. Additional boxes may be ordered in PearsonAccess next. There is no predetermined pickup schedule. Corporations must schedule their own pickup with UPS 48 hours prior to December 18, All materials MUST be picked up by December 18. Refer to Chapter 11 of this Test Administration Manual for additional information on returning materials. The test document should be marked with a large X across the cover and marked Do NOT SCORE. Refer to Blank Assessments with Student Barcode Labels in Chapter 2 of this Test Administration Manual. iv

5 Contacts and Telephone Numbers This Test Administration Manual is intended to assist Corporation Test Coordinators (CTCs), School Test Coordinators (STCs), and Test Examiners in the administration of ISTEP Winter Retest. For Assistance with: Contact Notes General Information and Policy about ISTEP+ test content, timing, interruptions to testing assigning Student Test Numbers general information about ISTEP+ policy issues Questions about the Test Administration technology issues, error codes, managing students in test sessions packaging, delivery document processing completing Testing Group Form test materials, missing materials, damaged materials test procedures, large print testing, braille testing shipments, returns, incorrect addresses reports posting or shipping status Updating PearsonAccess next Indiana Assessment Program Manual Indiana Department of Education, Office of Student Assessment ph: or doe.in. gov Pearson Help Desk Support Form: download. pearsonaccessnext. com/ref/w. html?p=indiana. Refer to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide Indiana Department of Education, Office of Student Assessment You may also go to the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) Test Coordinator Corner Learning Connection Community. Representatives are available Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. assessment.pearson. com/x/bydy assessment v

6 Contacting Pearson Customer Support If you contact Pearson Customer Support at or complete a support form at during an online administration, make sure that you know the answers to all relevant questions below so that Pearson can assist you effectively and efficiently. Also, ensure you report any technical issues or test irregularities to your Corporation Test Coordinator. PearsonAccess next Are you using a PC or a Mac? What is your role (Corporation Test Coordinator, School Test Coordinator, Corporation IT Coordinator, School IT Coordinator, Examiner, Proctor)? What screen are you on? Provide the path, if possible. What task were you trying to complete when you encountered an error? What was the error message? If there wasn t an error message, what are you unable to do? If you were working from the manual, what page were you on? TestNav What type of device is the student using (e.g., desktop, laptop, tablet, Chromebook)? What operating system is the device running (e.g., Windows, Mac, ios, Chrome)? What task was the student trying to complete in TestNav when he or she encountered an error? Did an error code or message appear? Can you provide a log file? What is the IP address of the proctor caching computer? Do you use a proxy server and, if so, what is the IP address? Have the TestNav URLs been allowed through your firewall/content filter? Proctor Caching Are you using a PC or a Mac? Were you setting up proctor caching on a workstation or a server? Have you installed the ProctorCache software? Did you start the ProctorCache software prior to attempting to proctor cache? Did you add an IP address to your proctor caching server locations? This needs to be the IP address of the proctor caching computer. vi

7 Did you add the appropriate port? This is typically port 4480 but could vary depending on your corporation/school firewall or content filtering software. Did you add the whitelist URLs to your firewall and content filtering software? The whitelist URLs that need to be added can be found in the TestNav 8 Hardware and Software Requirements available at vii

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9 Table of Contents Frequently Asked Questions... iii Contacts and Telephone Numbers... v Contacting Pearson Customer Support... vi Chapter 1 Important Information for Winter 2017 Retest...1 Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures...3 Administration Schedule...3 Students to Be Tested...3 The Testing Program for the Winter Retest...3 Calculators...4 Mathematics Reference Sheets...4 Use of Highlighters...4 Managing Student Demographic Information...5 Student Registration Export...5 Special Accommodations...6 Calculator Online Accommodation...6 Text-to-Speech Online Accommodation...6 Zoom Tool...7 Additional Information...7 Session and Student Rosters...7 Student Barcode Labels...8 Student Barcode Information...8 Affixing Student Barcode Labels...9 Blank Assessments with Student Barcode Labels...9 Problems and Solutions...10 Student Demographic Page...10 What You Need to Know Before Administering the Assessments...10 Preparation of the Students...11 Use of Proctors...11 Testing Cautions...12 Scheduling the Assessment...13 Timing the Assessment...13 Chapter 3 Test Security Policies and Procedures...15 General Information...15 Test Security...15 Test Irregularities and Security Breaches...15 Undetermined Scores...15 ix

10 Interruptions to Testing...16 Test Invalidation...17 Nonstandard Responses (NSR)...18 Contaminated Books...18 Do Not Score (ISTEP+ Part 2: Student Test Attempts in Two Different Test Documents)...19 Transcribing Student Responses...19 Practice Testing...20 Arrange Practice Test Sessions...20 Paper-and-Pencil Practice Testing...20 Chapter 4 Receiving Materials for Testing...21 Corporation...21 School...21 Test Materials...22 Chapter 5 Online Testing...23 General Information...23 Assessment Materials for Online Sessions...23 Computer and Device Preparation...24 Online Practice Test...24 Roles and Responsibilities...25 Support During Testing...25 Online Testing Tools...26 Student Testing Tickets...27 Session Student Rosters...28 Seal Codes...28 Preparation by the Examiner...28 Support During Testing...30 Error Messages...30 Completing Online Testing...31 Glossary of Important Terms...32 Chapter 6 Operational Assessment Information: Online and Paper/Pencil...33 Part Part Chapter 7 Specific Directions for the Online Assessment...37 Part 1 Section 1: Mathematics...37 Part 1 Section 2: Mathematics...42 Part 2 Section 1: Mathematics...46 Part 2 Section 3: Mathematics...57 x

11 Part 1 Section 1: English/Language Arts...61 Part 1 Section 2: English/Language Arts...66 Part 2 Section 1: English/Language Arts...71 Part 2 Section 2: English/Language Arts...77 Part 2 Section 3: English/Language Arts...82 Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing...86 What You Need to Know Before Administering the Paper-and-Pencil Assessments Assessment Materials for the Paper-and-Pencil Sessions...86 Preparation by the Examiner...87 Before Paper-and-Pencil Testing...88 During Paper-and-Pencil Testing...88 After Paper-and-Pencil Testing...89 Directions for Affixing the Personalized Student Barcode Label...89 Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page...90 Students Who Have Student Barcode Labels...90 Students Who Do NOT Have Student Barcode Labels...91 Chapter 9 Specific Directions for the Paper-and-Pencil Assessment...94 Part 1 Section 1: Mathematics...94 Part 1 Section 2: Mathematics...98 Part 2 Section 1: Mathematics Part 2 Section 2: Mathematics Part 2 Section 3: Mathematics Part 1 Section 1: English/Language Arts Part 1 Section 2: English/Language Arts Part 2 Section 1: English/Language Arts Part 2 Section 2: English/Language Arts Part 2 Section 3: English/Language Arts Chapter 10 Checking Completed Assessments Chapter 11 Packaging Materials for Return Overview: Things to Remember Packaging Instructions for Schools Prepare Materials for Return Part 1 and Part Nonsecure and Secure Test Materials Testing Group Form Completing the Testing Group Form Packaging All To Be Scored Part 1 and 2 Assessment and Answer Books Packaging All Secure, Nonscorable Part 1 and 2 Materials Packaging Instructions for Corporations xi

12 Nonsecure and Secure Test Materials Prepare Boxes for Return Part 1 and Part Return Part 1 and Part 2 Materials to Pearson Rescore Request Process Appendix A: Computer-Generated Response Directions Examiner Computer-Generated Response Directions Computer-Generated Response Directions Test Coordinator Computer-Generated Response Directions Appendix B: Scribed Response Directions Preparing Materials for Scoring Before and During the Test Administration Appendix C: Large Print Edition Distributing Materials Preparing Part 1 Assessment Books for Scoring Preparing Part 2 Answer Books for Scoring Appendix D: Braille Edition Distributing Materials Preparing Part 1 Assessment Books for Scoring Preparing Part 2 Answer Books for Scoring Appendix E: Testing Times Appendix F: Sample Online Assessment Screen Shots Appendix G: Optional Session Header Summary No Personal Electronic Devices Sign Stop Sign ISTEP Winter Retest Report of Invalidation... Inside Back Cover xii

13 Chapter 1 Important Information for Winter 2017 Retest 1. Schools and corporations must administer Part 1 and Part 2 assessments of the ISTEP Winter Retest during one testing window (December 4 15, 2017). Please see Scheduling the Assessment beginning on page 13 of this manual for more information. 2. This Test Administration Manual will be used for both Part 1 and Part 2 of the ISTEP Winter Retest. Follow the directions from your Test Coordinator regarding storage of this manual. 3. Practice tests are set up and administered in the PearsonAccess next Training site. Pearson loads sample students and generates test sessions for practice tests in the training center. The number of sample students and sessions approximates the number of students and sessions submitted on a corporation s DOE-TL. Please see Chapter 5 Online Testing of this manual for more information. 4. Secure Materials 100% of secure materials (those test documents with security barcodes) must be returned to Pearson for inventory accountability. (Refer to pages ) 5. Review the Undetermined Scores section in Chapter 3 for information about how to prevent an undetermined status. 6. Review the Indiana Assessment Program Manual for the current school year that is posted on the IDOE website 7. The ISTEP+ testing materials are secure materials. Do not photocopy or duplicate any portion of the assessment books at any time. Assessment books, when not in use, must be kept in a locked room or cabinet to prevent unauthorized access. School personnel responsible for ISTEP+ testing must ensure that test materials are secure at all times. Test security measures and ethical testing practices are fully discussed in the Indiana Assessment Program Manual for the current school year. 8. Students who need to type their responses during a paper-and-pencil test administration should be set up to do online testing. If this is not possible, then the computer-generated response (CGR) directions need to be followed. See Appendix A of this manual. 9. Student responses must be recorded in No. 2 pencil only. Do not use pens for any part of the test. 10. Each student must print his or her own name in the box located at the top of each assessment book and answer book. If a student has a correct, personalized barcode label, there is no need to fill in the bubbles. Verify that the student name on the barcode label and the written name at the top of the Student Demographic Page are the same. If the information encoded in a student s barcode label, as shown on the Student Roster, is incorrect or a change is needed, the Test Coordinator should follow the instructions for manually completing the Student Demographic Page on pages of this manual. NOTE: DO NOT USE student barcode labels from a previous administration. 11. If an accurate student barcode label is not applied, incorrect or incomplete student information hand-bubbled on the Student Demographic Page will result in inaccurate 1

14 or late reports. Test Examiners should ensure that such information is complete and correct. 12. Every attempt has been made to provide sufficient space for student responses in the Part 1 Assessment Books. It is critical that students respond within these designated spaces and/or on the answer lines. A student response will be scored only if it is legible and falls within the image scan area of the page on which the response should appear. 13. Handwritten, loose-sheet student essays will not be scored. Student essays must be submitted handwritten, in No. 2 pencil, within the designated lined response fields in the Part 1 Assessment Books. 14. Student responses must be free of ink (including highlighters), correction fluid, bent corners, folds, labels, clips, and extraneous marks. Erasures should be clean. Do not use tape or staples on any books. Do not leave sticky notes or scratch paper in the assessment books and answer books. 15. If you find a book with manufacturing defects, torn, damaged, or missing pages, contact the Pearson Help Desk. 16. Groups of testers for paper-and-pencil assessments are called testing groups. Groups of testers for online assessments are called test sessions. 17. The Session Header is now called the Testing Group Form. To be scored student assessment/answer books should be returned under the Testing Group Form. Make sure the correct school name and school number are precoded on the Testing Group Form. 18. The Session Header Summary will no longer be used by Pearson. The Session Header Summary is included in this manual as Appendix G for those corporations that find it helpful; however, the Session Header Summary should not be returned to Pearson. 19. The Indiana ISTEP+ and IREAD-3 Resource Center is available at This site provides access to information regarding administration activities, training, and other resources. NOTE TO TEST COORDINATORS: Any variance from the testing procedures and guidelines listed in this Test Administration Manual may result in incomplete scoring results. Review this manual carefully. If you have questions, contact the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) by calling or , or contact the Pearson Help Desk at or by completing the support form at 2

15 Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures Administration Schedule 2017 Winter Retest for Grade 10: There will be one testing window: December 4, 2017 December 15, Part 1 of the ISTEP+ assessment will be administered first, immediately followed by Part 2. The practice test must be taken by a student prior to beginning the operational assessment. ISTEP+ Part 1 and Part 2 Online Practice Tests are available in PearsonAccess next Training site. Paper-and-pencil practice tests are shipped with your initial distribution of materials if the school is testing paper-and-pencil. Students to Be Tested The Testing Program for the Winter Retest The Grade 10 Winter Retest contains two content areas: Mathematics and English/Language Arts (ELA). PART 1 Part 1 of the ISTEP+ assessment contains standards-based, criterion-referenced constructed-response items developed to measure Indiana standards. PART 2 Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment contains standards-based, criterion-referenced multiplechoice, gridded-response (paper-and-pencil format only), and technology-enhanced items (online format only) developed to measure Indiana standards. The Winter Retest will be administered in one of two ways: Online formats for all content areas. Paper-and-pencil formats will be available only for students with IEPs, Section 504 Plans, or ILPs (EL Plans) that require this accommodation and for schools that are determined to be technologically incapable of testing online and have been approved by the IDOE for paper-and-pencil assessments. Refer to Chapter 4 of this manual for a complete list of the assessment books, answer books, and manipulatives used at each grade level with either testing mode. 3

16 Calculators For online administrations of the test, students use the online Calculator tool. For paper-andpencil administrations of the test, students use their own calculator on the test, although there are exceptions. See the Part 1 and Part 2 Grade 10 Mathematics scripts in this manual for specific information about calculator usage. Mathematics Reference Sheets A Mathematics Reference Sheet is available and should be provided for all students at Grade 10. For the ISTEP+ Paper-and-Pencil Assessment, the Mathematics Reference Sheet is shrink-wrapped separately and distributed to students at the beginning of each Mathematics testing section. The Mathematics Reference Sheet is a single-sided document that includes formulas and conversions to assist students with their assessment. For the online assessments, a reference sheet is available within the Exhibit option of the TestNav screen. Students can use the Exhibit option to open and close a reference sheet window during testing. Schools testing online may also download and print paper copies of the reference sheets for students to use. Reference sheets are available at Use of Highlighters Use of highlighters is allowed for students taking ISTEP+. However, liquid ink on a scannable sheet poses a risk. It is not possible to guarantee that marks made with a highlighter will not affect the scanning/scoring process. To minimize the potential interference of highlighter ink in the scanning process, students should be instructed to adhere to the recommended guidelines below. Highlight only key words and phrases in the passages and test questions. Do not highlight answer choices. Do not highlight track marks, litho codes, skunk lines, barcodes, preslugged bubbles, or any other carbon black printing. Do not highlight pencil marks of any kind, whether within bubbles or in handwriting. Use only highlighters from the following list. These highlighters were tested on Pearson documents and found to cause minimal problems in scanning: Avery HI-LITER - Regular and thin-tipped Bic Brite Liner Sharpie ACCENT HIGHLIGHTER - Regular and thin-tipped 4

17 Managing Student Demographic Information Student Registration Export It is critical that the school know what student data have been included in the 2017 DOE-TL data collection. In preparation for testing, all schools should create a student registration export and verify that all students are included and that each student s demographic information is correct. If any of the student demographic information is incorrect, the student record and registration will need to be updated in PearsonAccess next. In addition, new students, testing in either mode (online or paper), need to have a student record and registration created in PearsonAccess next. If a student was previously enrolled in an Indiana school, that student should be transferred via a work request in PearsonAccess next. If the student is new to the state or moving from a homeschool, a unique STN must be assigned to the student prior to registration for testing. The steps required to add or edit student in PearsonAccess next data include: Creating or editing a student record. This record includes information about the student that is independent of a specific testing administration (Corporation/School, STN, date of birth, student name, and gender). Refer to Create and Edit Student Records in the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide. Registering the student to take the ISTEP+ assessments. Registration data includes information that is applicable across all tests in a year s administration, such as the tested grade level and any special population designations or accommodations that previously were included on the Student Information Questionnaire (SIQ). Refer to Register Students in a Test Administration in the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide. Managing Student Tests. This includes information specific to a student taking the ISTEP+ assessments, such as the session name, tested grade and any required accommodations. Refer to Manage Student or Group Test Assignments in the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide. Adding student(s) to a testing session. For each Online test assigned to your new student(s), you must add them to a corresponding testing session specific to the school, grade, and subject, and accommodated form type to which they were assigned. Refer to Add Students to Online Test Sessions in the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide. Specific information on how to complete the above steps is also found in the Indiana Online Testing Guide. 5

18 Special Accommodations For students requiring accommodated testing, such as Text-to-Speech, computer-generated responses, use of a read aloud script, scribe, Large Print, and Braille, the appropriate settings must be selected in the Accommodations section of the Manage Student Tests task in PearsonAccess next. The student s up-to-date Accommodations Report must be consulted so that the testing accommodations can be set up in accordance with the student s Individualized Education Program (IEP), Section 504 Plan, or ILP (EL Plan). The Accommodations Report can be accessed via Reports > Operational Reports > Students & Registrations in PearsonAccess next. Read aloud scripts are available, and teachers are required to use them with students who have an IEP that allows for such an accommodation and will test in paper mode. Calculator Online Accommodation During the September DOE-TL collection, Test Coordinators were able to indicate Calculator for any student whose IEP, ILP, or Section 504 Plan requires this accommodation as they participate in the ISTEP Winter Retest. New for Winter 2017: Pearson used this data collected during the DOE-TL collection to change the calculator form group type from Main to Calculator on all test sessions. For those students who were not reported through the DOE-TL collection (which drives the auto-creation of sessions) but who require this accommodation, Test Coordinators must manually assign the accommodation to the student and change the form group type for the students in PearsonAccess next. Use the following directions. Students with a Calculator Accommodation must be assigned the calculator in the Accommodations section of the Manage Student Test task in PearsonAccess next. Then the form group must be changed to Calculator on the Create/Edit Sessions task. It is essential that students with a calculator accommodation be placed in a separate test session with the Form Group Type changed to Calculator. All non-accommodated students must remain in a session with the Form Group Type Main. Non-accommodated students testing in the Calculator form group will need to be invalidated. See Appendices B D for specific special accommodations guidance for Large Print, Braille, and the use of a scribe. NOTE: Students who need to type their responses during a paperand-pencil test administration should be set up to do online testing. If this is not possible, then the computer-generated response (CGR) directions need to be followed Text-to-Speech Online Accommodation Students who require a Text-to-Speech Accommodation will use the Text-to-Speech tool, which reads aloud certain text on the screen. Text-to-Speech must be set up in a student s profile prior to administering the online test. Students with the Text-to-Speech Accommodation should practice with the tool before operational testing. 6

19 If a Text-to-Speech Accommodation was included in the TL submission, the student s profile will already be set up. If the Text-to-Speech Accommodation was not included or if you are adding a student manually, you need to select the Text To Speech checkbox under Accommodations on the Manage Student Tests screen in PearsonAccess next. After the student s profile has been configured to allow the Text-to-Speech Accommodation, the student logs in just as other students do. The student must have the necessary hardware, such as earphones and a sound card, to begin. Before launching TestNav, be sure that the volume at the student workstation is not muted. On the TestNav Sign In screen, students should select Test Audio, as instructed in the Test Examiner s script, before signing in to TestNav. The restrictions on which parts of the test can be read aloud and which cannot are built into the test. To hear the text read aloud, the student can select the play or megaphone icon. Allow students with this accommodation to practice with the Text-to-Speech tool as long as necessary to become comfortable using the tool. Practice can be done using the appropriate practice test in the Training site. Zoom Tool Students with visual impairments will use pinch/zoom with ipad and touch screen devices and browser zoom (Ctrl +/-) with desktop devices for enlarging the text. Students can practice using these tools in the practice tests. Additional Information Scribed responses and Large Print and Braille versions of the ISTEP+ tests require special handling. Test results will be affected, and students may receive an UNDETERMINED status if these test materials are not prepared correctly for scoring. Refer to Appendix B D of this manual for instructions on the proper preparation of these test materials for processing/ scoring. For more information regarding the Special Accommodations in testing, refer to the Indiana Assessment Program Manual or contact your Test Coordinator. Session and Student Rosters Session Rosters are available in PearsonAccess next and list all of the students scheduled in an online test session. Session Rosters should be used to confirm students have been assigned to the correct online test session(s). Also, Session Rosters provide important student testing status information, for example, that the student is ready to test, is actively testing, has resumed testing, or has completed the test. To view the Session Roster, log in to PearsonAccess next, go to Reports and select Operational Reports, then select Online Testing from the Report Categories and click on 7

20 Session Roster. Note that you can also access a Session Student Roster on the Students in Session page under the Resources drop-down. Student Rosters are included in the Part 1 and Part 2 test material shipment and provide information for students assigned to paper-and-pencil test sessions. Examiners use Student Rosters before testing to confirm paper-and-pencil student participant information. For students testing on paper, if the student name, STN, and date of birth are correct on the Student Rosters, the corresponding barcode label(s) MAY BE USED. If the data is incorrect for any of these three fields, the barcode label(s) should be destroyed and the fields hand-bubbled on the Student Demographic Page. In addition, the incorrect demographic data must be corrected in PearsonAccess next. This is a critical step in the Student Demographic update process. If the data is not corrected in PearsonAccess next, it may result in a rejected or undetermined test record. Student Barcode Labels Figure 1 Sample Student Barcode Labels ISTEP WINTER RETEST PART 1 ALASTNAME, AFIRSTNAME DOB: 01/02/93 TSTGRD: 99 CORP: 9999 SAMPLE CORPORATION NAMEXXXXXXXXXXXX SCH: A123 SAMPLE SCHOOL NAMEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Student Barcode Information Included with the ISTEP+ School Test Coordinator s Kits for paper-and-pencil tests are student barcode labels for use on paper-and-pencil ISTEP+ assessment documents. School Test Coordinators will receive a set of student barcode labels for Part 1 and Part 2 prior to the testing window. Student barcode labels are provided for each student (if student barcode information was provided to the IDOE by the school via the DOE-TL collection). NOTE: DO NOT USE student barcode labels from a previous administration. DO NOT affix student barcode labels to the Large Print or Braille assessment books. If students are participating in the ISTEP+ Online Assessment only, please disregard the student barcode labels. Almost all students testing on paper will have a barcode label (as shown in Figure 1) that provides most of the biographical information. Not all fields on the barcode file are printed on the barcode label, but they are printed on the Student Roster and will be reported as they 8

21 appear there. Fields shown as blank on the Student Roster will be reported as blank unless they are correctly gridded on the student s assessment book or updated in PearsonAccess next. If the student barcode label is correct, no bubbling is necessary on the Student Demographic Page. The student barcode label always overrides hand-bubbling for Student Test Number (STN) student name date of birth If there is no student barcode label, the School or Corporation Test Coordinator must accurately hand-bubble all fields on the Student Demographic Page. Instructions for completing the Student Demographic Page are in Chapter 8 of this manual on pages If the Student Test Number, student name, or date of birth from the student barcode label is incorrect, then DO NOT apply the student barcode label to the assessment book. Bubble all demographic information. When hand-bubbling the nine-digit Student Test Number, include any leading zeros and bubble from left to right. Invalid (blank, incomplete, misbubbled, or double-bubbled) STNs will result in unmatched student records and an undetermined score. NOTE: It is critical that the school know what student data have been included in the 2017 data collection file in order to determine if any demographic updates are necessary. Refer to Managing Student Demographic Information in Chapter 2 of this manual for information on updating student data in PearsonAccess next. Affixing Student Barcode Labels Refer to Directions for Affixing the Personalized Student Barcode Label in Chapter 8 of this manual for directions on affixing the student barcode label. Blank Assessments with Student Barcode Labels Sometimes a student barcode label is affixed to an assessment book or answer book, and then the student does not take the test. If such an assessment/answer book contains a student barcode label or hand-bubbled student information and is returned with other To Be Scored assessment/answer books, it will be scored and the student will receive an Undetermined status. To avoid this problem, draw a big X on the front cover of the test document and write DO NOT SCORE. Make sure this book is returned with the nonscorable materials, not with the tests to be scored. Do not use this assessment/answer book for another student. NOTE: In this manual, To Be Scored refers to test materials that should be scored. Nonscorable refers to materials that should not be scored. 9

22 Problems and Solutions If an incorrect student barcode label is affixed to a completed assessment book or answer book, do not try to remove it or cut it out. Instead, carefully place a blank 1.5 x 3.5 label over the incorrect barcode label and place the correct barcode label over the blank label. If you have no barcode labels left, do the following: Hand-bubble all of the student information on the Student Demographic Page. Please see instructions on pages of this manual. Place two blank 1.5 x 3.5 labels over the incorrect label so that they cover the student barcode completely. Do not layer more than two additional labels on top of the original label. NOTE: Blank labels should be used ONLY to cover incorrect barcode labels that have been attached by mistake to a student s assessment book or answer book. Part 1 and Part 2 labels for a specific student are interchangeable. Student s labels may be affixed to the English/Language Arts and Mathematics answer book/document. Student s Part 1 specific labels may be used for the Part 2 assessments, and vice versa. Student Demographic Page The Student Demographic Page is located on the front cover of ISTEP Winter Retest assessment books or answer books. Each grid or box on the Student Demographic Page is identified with a number in the upper left corner. Refer to Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page in Chapter 8 of this manual for information on completing this page. What You Need to Know Before Administering the Assessments Test Examiners should read all of the Part 1 and Part 2 Grade 10 Online and Paper-and- Pencil assessment-specific directions (Chapter 7 and Chapter 9) before administering the assessments. The material that is to be read aloud to the students is printed in boldface boxes within the assessment-specific directions. All other information in the directions is for the Test Examiner and should not be read to the students. To ensure reliable results, the specific directions for administering the test sections should be followed exactly. The test administration order may be determined locally by content area. Either Mathematics OR ELA must be administered first, followed by the other content area (Mathematics or ELA) second. All sections within a content area must be administered in order. (One exception: conducting make-up tests if a student has been absent.) Testing times are the same for both online and paper-and-pencil. Testing times are noted at the beginning of the assessment directions in this manual. 10

23 Preparation of the Students It is important that students anticipate the ISTEP+ assessments with interest rather than with anxiety. They should realize that they are taking an achievement test that will yield information about skills they should have already learned. Prepare students for testing and establish a relaxed atmosphere. Point out that the questions intentionally cover a range of difficulty. Use of Proctors State law requires that the ISTEP+ assessments be administered by certificated personnel. Proctors are not certificated personnel and, therefore, may not administer the test sessions. Proctors may, however, assist the Examiner before, during, and after the test administration. Neither parents nor students are permitted to serve as Test Examiners or Proctors. The number of Proctors needed for a testing period depends on the grade tested and the level of the students test-taking experience. As a general rule, one Proctor for every 15 students is recommended. Familiarize Proctors with administration procedures before the first testing period. Before Testing Proctors should help prepare the room for testing and assist in distributing applicable test materials. For online testing, Proctors should ensure that each device used for testing is open to the TestNav Sign In screen. For paper-and-pencil testing, Proctors should assist the Examiner in completing the Student Demographic Page if the student barcode label is not available; prepare the sheets of punchout tools for distribution to the students before the Mathematics tests; and confirm student demographic information is correct in PearsonAccess next. Proctors should be introduced to the students for whom they will be responsible during the testing period. During Testing Proctors may only assist with the mechanics of taking the test. No additional assistance may be given. Proctors should notify the Examiner if a student is having difficulty understanding the task of marking answer choices or finding the correct question. Proctors should adhere to the following guidelines: Make certain that each student is working in the correct test section. Prevent talking or sharing of answers. Do not suggest the correct answer to the students. (If a student asks, Is this right? the Proctor should give a neutral response such as Decide what you think is correct and then go on. ) Proctors should not assist students with the spelling of words. 11

24 Inform the Examiner if any unusual problems arise. Allow adequate time for giving appropriate assistance to all of the students who need it. Make certain that students stop working when they finish a test section and that they do not go on to the next test section or back to a previous test section. After Testing As applicable, Proctors should assist students in exiting the online test session and/or assist the Examiner in collecting test materials, such as the student testing tickets and any used scratch paper. It is important that students sign out of TestNav completely when they complete their assessment. Testing Cautions Refer to the Indiana Assessment Program Manual, posted on the IDOE website, for any questions regarding ethical test preparation or practices. Coaching. Make sure that all of the students understand the directions for taking the test. The Examiner or the Proctors may assist the students with mechanical aspects, such as helping the students find the correct place in a test section. However, no one should provide assistance that will inadvertently indicate an answer; this is a test, not an instructional activity. Do not indicate the correct response to any question. NOTE: It is NEVER appropriate to coach students by indicating in any way (e.g., facial expressions, gestures, or the use of body language) that an answer choice is correct or incorrect, should be reconsidered, or should be checked. Guessing. Encourage students to attempt all questions, even those they find difficult. Irregularities During Testing. Any test administration may be marred by unforeseen irregularities that, in a few cases, can result in individual or group performance that is not valid. Make a note of any irregularities involving individual students, such as experiencing computer problems, experiencing a sudden illness, having to leave the room, or becoming unduly disturbed by the testing situation. Note any unusual interruptions or distractions that affect the entire group. Record the time the interruption occurs. Report all irregularities affecting individual and group performance to your Test Coordinator. These reports will be useful when interpreting test results. If the test needs to be invalidated, discuss this matter with your Test Coordinator. 12

25 Scheduling the Assessment Testing should be planned to help all of the students do their best. Here are some points to remember: Avoid testing just after the students have had strenuous physical activity. Schedule testing so that there will be sufficient time to complete the test sections. Administer the test sections in the order in which they appear on the timing schedule within a content area as shown in the tables at the beginning of the online and paperand-pencil Grade 10 assessment-specific directions in this manual. Remember that students always complete the test sections in chronological order within the content area, except when a student is absent for a test section. When a student who was absent for a section (e.g., Section 1) logs back in with the class for the next test section (e.g., Section 2), he or she will take the same test section as the rest of the class. A make-up time must be scheduled to administer the test section the student missed. Schedule breaks so that a comfortable pace and a relaxed atmosphere are maintained. Be sensitive to the fatigue level and attention span of the students. Balance your sense of their attention span against your knowledge of the length and difficulty of the various test sections, and alter the schedule as necessary within the prescribed guidelines for test scheduling. Eliminate distractions, such as bells, telephones, or announcements over the publicaddress system. Post a Do Not Disturb sign on the door of the testing room. Timing the Assessment Accurately timing test sections is important to ensure reliability of the results. The time limits give students the opportunity to demonstrate the effective range of their abilities, and most students will finish within the time specified. The time limits on some parts may mean that some students will not complete all the questions. The tables at the beginning of the assessment directions in this manual show the time limits for the individual test sections. Please note that time limits are for actual working time. The instruction times are recommended times and may be adjusted as necessary. For each online section, the testing time is the same as the testing time for the corresponding paperand-pencil section; however, additional time is needed for the student to log in to the online test. Begin timing only when you are certain that all of the students understand what to do. For online testing, make sure that all of the students start the test section at the same time by not providing the seal code until all of the students are ready. Enter the starting time in the appropriate space(s) provided in this manual. Refer to the image on the following page for an example. 13

26 Give the students xx minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add XX minutes: + XX Record the stopping time: Calculate the time to stop the testing activity based on the actual starting time. Enter the stopping time in the appropriate space(s) as well. Signal to the students when they should begin testing and tell them at that time when the test section will be over. Write the stopping time on the board. Check to make sure students continue to work according to the instructions within the test section and that they stop working when the End of Section screen appears in the online test, or when they reach the Stop sign in the paper assessment books. Allow students to go back over any questions within a timed section before time is called. You may call time if all of the students have completed a test section before the specified working time has elapsed. For online testing, once all questions are reviewed and the students are ready to submit their tests, they should select Submit or, at the end of the final section of the test, Submit Final Answers. 14

27 Chapter 3 Test Security Policies and Procedures General Information Test Security Maintaining the security of all ISTEP+ test materials is crucial to obtaining valid and reliable test results. Therefore, test materials (including student testing tickets and seal codes) must be kept in locked storage, except during the actual test administration. All user account information must be maintained as secure information. Access to secure materials must be restricted to authorized individuals only (e.g., Test Examiners and Test Coordinators). It is the direct responsibility of all individuals who administer the test to follow security procedures. The ISTEP+ testing materials are secure materials. Do not photocopy or duplicate any portion of the assessment books at any time. Assessment books, when not in use, must be kept in a locked room or cabinet to prevent unauthorized access. School personnel responsible for ISTEP+ testing must ensure that test materials are secure at all times. Test security measures and ethical testing practices are fully discussed in the Indiana Assessment Program Manual for the current school year. Test Irregularities and Security Breaches Undetermined Scores A student s score is undetermined if the student does not take each portion of both Part 1 and Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment for a given subject, or if the student s Part 1 and Part 2 tests cannot be matched to each other or to the student s registration in PearsonAccess next. In addition, a student s score is undetermined if the student has not responded to one or more sections, if the test has been invalidated by the Test Examiner, or if the student has responded to the writing prompt only in the Prewriting/Planning space. In cases such as these, the student will not receive a scale score. Instead, the student s score will be reported as Undetermined. Students with undetermined scores are listed in the Proficiency Roster, along with the reason for the undetermined status. If a student receives an undetermined score, a rescore verification cannot be requested by parents in Parent Portal. Follow these steps to prevent undetermined status: Provide an accurate STN. Leading zeroes must be included and there should be no missing digits or characters. Ensure that no numbers or characters are transposed. STNs must be gridded on answer documents when student barcode labels aren t present and must match the student registration information in PearsonAccess next 15

28 Return blank (unused) assessment/answer books with no name or blank assessment/ answer books with student barcode labels and a big X on the cover in the boxes with your non-scorable materials. Package your To Be Scored materials using the correct To Be Scored return labels. Send only one assessment/answer book per student, per subject. Ensure the student barcode label that has been applied to the assessment/answer book matches the handwritten student name. Interruptions to Testing Schools must not schedule an interruption to the school day, such as a fire drill, that will in any way affect students during any day they are taking ISTEP+. If an interruption in testing occurs due to severe weather, technology failure, a fire alarm, or any other natural or man-made occurrence does take place, the Examiner should immediately note the circumstances and the time that the interruption occurred. In the event of a technology failure impacting multiple students (i.e., an entire lab, classroom, school, etc.), please check Pearson s Indiana System Status page at to determine if the disruption is isolated to your location or more widespread before calling the Pearson Helpdesk or the IDOE. Both the Corporation Test Coordinator and the IDOE must be contacted as soon as it is safe. Contact the IDOE by phone at or Test administration should resume as soon as possible after the interruption. Be sure to document the time of the interruption and the time that testing resumes. Students should be allowed the full amount of time remaining when the interruption occurred. If testing cannot continue the same day, the IDOE must be contacted prior to rescheduling. If any occurrence raises questions or concerns about correct test administration, contact the IDOE immediately at or If a student experiences a technologyrelated issue with the test, please contact the Pearson Help Desk at Following an interrupted test administration, officials from the IDOE will review the occurrence to determine whether the students work will be counted as a valid attempt. The determination of a valid attempt may be based on whether the students had a significant opportunity to discuss test content or cram for the test in the time gained from the interrupted administration. In a situation where students have strong emotional reactions (such as a fire or other situation that creates a real or perceived threat or in fact causes damage to property or injury to a person), the situation may be difficult to assess, even if testing is completed on the regularly scheduled days. Students taking a test under anxiety-producing conditions may not have performed as well as they otherwise might have performed. The appropriate course of action will be determined following a review of the circumstances. If a student receives an undetermined score, rescore verification cannot be requested. All customer queries related to undetermined scores must be directed to the Pearson Help Desk. 16

29 Test Invalidation A test section should be invalidated when a student cheats, works in a test section other than the one being administered, marks most or all answers randomly, or loses a significant amount of time during that test section. A loss of time may result from illness or some other unavoidable interruption. Any invalid test section must be documented by the Test Examiner and reported to the principal or Test Coordinator immediately following the invalid test section. A sample Report of Invalidation Form can be found on the inside of the back cover of this manual. This form must be completed, signed, copied, and placed in the student s file and other school files as a permanent record. Fill out a copy of an invalidation form for each invalid test section within a content area. Make sure the original invalidation form is kept in the student s permanent file and that copies are given to the principal and/or Test Coordinator and to the teacher. The invalidation form provides lines for you to document your notification of the student s parent or guardian. Under no circumstances should an invalidation form be submitted with the student s test documents. Participating in ISTEP+ is an opportunity provided to every student by Indiana law. Any decision to invalidate a student s test denies him or her the right to results and must be weighed very carefully. Whenever a test section is invalidated, it must be discussed with the student s parent or guardian. For Paper-and-Pencil Administration To invalidate one of the test sections in a Part 1 or Part 2 assessment book or answer book, use the School Use Only Test Invalidation box (shown below) on the front cover of the student s response document. Fill in the bubble indicating the test section that is invalid. NOTE: Any invalidation will result in an undetermined result. To invalidate all test sections in a Part 1 or Part 2 assessment book or answer book, fill in the Y bubble for all sections in the School Use Only Test Invalidation box on the front cover of the student s response document. Draw a big X on the front cover of the test document and write DO NOT SCORE. Make sure the book is returned with the nonscorable materials, not with the tests to be scored. Below is a sample invalidation box for Part 1 of the ISTEP+ ELA assessment. Once a section has been invalidated and sent to Pearson for scoring, the invalidation may not be reversed. All assessment/answer books that will be returned for scoring should be reviewed to make sure there are no erroneous marks in the invalidation field. 8 SCHOOL USE ONLY TEST INVALIDATION Y N Section 1 Y N Section 2 NOTE: The invalidation box can be left blank if there are no invalidations; however, if a section is mistakenly gridded for invalidation, it must be clearly erased and the N for No must be gridded. Also, please make sure to check each document carefully for 17

30 any stray marks or misgridding by a student to avoid having student test section(s) invalidated in error. For Online Administration If it is determined that a student test needs to be invalidated, the student may continue uninterrupted with the test, thereby minimizing disruption and also allowing a score to be recorded in the event the test attempt is later validated. Look at the Student in Sessions screen and take note of the test section that needs to be invalidated. If the need should arise to invalidate one or more sections of a student s test (per guidance from the IDOE), you can do so through the Manage Student Tests function, which can be accessed through the Students in Sessions screen under the Testing menu or home page drop-down. 1. From the Students in Sessions screen, search for the student, and select the checkboxes next to the tests that contain sections you want to invalidate. 2. Then select Manage Student Tests from the Select Tasks drop-down menu. Select Start. 3. On the left side of the screen, select the triangle next to the Battery entry. 4. Select the appropriate test assignment. To invalidate a section, and select the checkbox next to the section name under Invalidations. To mark the test as Do Not Report, select the Do Not Report checkbox and select a Do Not Report Reason. 5. Select Save. Note that you may invalidate a test section only after the test has been started (i.e., any Student Test Status except Ready). Additional information on invalidating online test sections may be found in the Indiana Online Testing Guide under Training Resources at and in the Manage Student Tests section of the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide at com/x/bydy. Invalidation of a test section must be made in consultation with your School Test Coordinator. Invalidations must be made to the student s test record in PearsonAccess next by the last day of the test administration window. Nonstandard Responses (NSR) If a student s Part 1 assessment book includes computer-generated responses, the Test Examiner must fill in Y for the Computer-Generated Response(s) bubble on the front cover of the Part 1 Assessment Book. Do NOT write in the response area(s) on the standard edition test. Refer to Appendix A of this manual for computer-generated response directions. Contaminated Books ISTEP+ test materials that have been contaminated with blood, vomit, or other bodily fluids must not be returned to Pearson. If contaminated books are returned to Pearson, they will not be scored and they cannot be returned to the schools. Student responses 18

31 for valid test sections must be transferred to clean documents. Notify the Corporation Test Coordinator and call the Pearson Help Desk to provide the inventory barcode numbers of the assessment/answer books to be destroyed. Refer to Transcribing Student Responses for information on how to transfer student responses from the contaminated books to clean test documents. Destroy the assessment/answer books appropriately by following requirements for disposing of hazardous materials. Failure to accurately report contaminated books destroyed during the testing window will result in discrepant inventory reports. Do Not Score (ISTEP+ Part 2: Student Test Attempts in Two Different Test Documents) Tests should be indicated as Do Not Score only when a student has made two test attempts in two different test books. For example, if a student completed Section 1 in one answer book and Section 2 in another, Section 2 would need to be transcribed into the original answer book, and the answer book used for Section 2 would need to be indicated as Do Not Score. To indicate that all test sections in a Part 2 answer book should be marked Do Not Score, fill in the bubble for Y for all sections in the School Use Only Test Invalidation box on the front cover of the student s response document. Draw a big X on the front cover of the test document and write DO NOT SCORE. Make sure the book is returned with the nonscorable materials, not with the tests to be scored. Transcribing Student Responses NOTE: Beginning with the school year, transcribing student responses will be allowed only in very few circumstances, including in the event that a student s test materials become contaminated or when a student responds in more than one test book (see Do Not Score section, above). Contact IDOE with any questions. Follow the steps listed below when transcribing student responses. When transcribing Part 1 responses into a new assessment book, you must indicate transcribe within the student response area(s) on each page of the assessment book in which you are transcribing the responses. If this problem occurs in Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment, DO NOT WRITE transcribed on each page. The IDOE recommends that one person read the student s answers and another person fill in the responses in the new assessment/answer book. A No. 2 pencil must be used to transfer student responses. Both transcribers need to be credentialed teachers, and preferably, one should be an administrator. When transcribing responses into a new assessment/answer book, be sure to doublecheck to ensure that all responses have been properly transcribed. The problematic books should be labeled with an X and the words DO NOT SCORE across the cover; the books (except contaminated books) must then be returned with nonscorable materials. 19

32 Only one assessment/answer book, per subject, per student should be returned for scoring. If one of the following situations occurs, including Contaminated Books, Student Responses in Multiple Assessment/Answer Books, Student Responds in Another Student s Book, the student responses must be transcribed into a new assessment book or answer book. Practice Testing Arrange Practice Test Sessions Pearson will load sample students and generate practice test sessions in the PearsonAccess next Training site based on the students reported by a corporation in the DOE-TL. The number of students and sessions approximates the number of students and sessions provided in the DOE-TL. The practice test must be taken by a student prior to beginning the operational assessment. Both online practice tests and the paper-and-pencil practice tests can be given multiple times, as needed. Practice test instructions can be found in the Practice Test Manual for ISTEP+ Part 1 and Part 2 Assessment: Grade 10. NOTE: The Practice Test Manual for ISTEP+ Part 1 and Part 2 Assessment: Grade 10 contains directions for the Grade 10 Science practice tests, which are not applicable to the ISTEP+ Grade 10 Winter Retest administration. Paper-and-Pencil Practice Testing Paper-and-pencil formats for each Grade 10 subject of the ISTEP+ Practice Tests will be shipped with your initial distribution of test materials. 20

33 Chapter 4 Receiving Materials for Testing Corporation Inventory all boxes against the Pallet Map (this document includes the order numbers and number of boxes shipped to to each corporation) included with the corporation packing list and copy of each school s packing list, located in corporation BOX 1. Corporation Test Coordinators should verify that the number of boxes received per school matches the number listed on the Pallet Map. If the box counts do not match the Pallet Map, contact the Pearson Help Desk. (NOTE: Boxes are packed by school or testing site and delivered to the corporation for distribution to testing sites. It is not necessary to inventory the contents of these boxes at this time.) Once the school box counts have been verified, Corporation Test Coordinators should distribute the boxes to the appropriate schools. Secure storage must be provided at each school. If schools or testing sites call the Corporation Test Coordinator to report materials shortages, the corporation must first use the overage of materials sent to the corporation to fulfill requests. Once this overage is depleted, Corporation Test Coordinators should submit an Additional Materials Order request online through PearsonAccess next. For assistance placing an additional materials order, contact the Pearson Help Desk by calling or completing the support form at If there are materials shortages, Corporation Test Coordinators and Nonpublic/Choice/ Charter School Test Coordinators must place orders for additional materials through PearsonAccess next. Orders must be placed no later than December 13, 2017, for Part 1 and Part 2 materials. School Immediately upon receipt of boxes from the corporation, School Test Coordinators should inventory all testing materials received against the school packing list, located in BOX 1, and determine whether sufficient quantities of materials have been received. Use the packing list to note the inventory. If the materials inventory does not match the school packing list or if the quantities of materials are not sufficient, contact the Corporation Test Coordinator at once. Retain the blue-and-white boxes in which you received your test materials to use for returning ISTEP+ materials to Pearson for scoring. NOTE: Large Print or Braille testing materials will be received and must be returned in their own box. Carefully review this Test Administration Manual. It contains the information necessary to complete a successful test administration. 21

34 Test Materials Materials will be shipped by November 16, All schools will receive materials for students that were marked in the DOE-TL submission as having paper-and-pencil accommodations (Large Print, Braille, Read Aloud). Schools that requested and were granted approval to test partial or all paper will be shipped regular print assessment and answer books in packs of 5. Part 1 and 2 Online Administrations Test Administration Manual (all testing modes/subjects/parts in one manual) Paper-and-Pencil Administrations (requires approval by IDOE) Test Administration Manual (all testing modes/subjects/parts in one manual) Large Print and Braille kits (if applicable) Read aloud scripts (if applicable) Parts 1 and 2 Practice Test Books Grade 10 (ELA and Mathematics tests contained in one book) NOTE: The Science sections of the Practice Test Books do not apply to the Winter Retest administration and may be left blank. Student Barcode Labels ELA Parts 1 and 2 Assessment Books Part 2 ELA Answer Document Mathematics Parts 1 and 2 Assessment Books Part 2 Mathematics Answer Document Mathematics Manipulatives Paper punchout ruler Mathematics Reference Sheet for Grade 10 22

35 Chapter 5 Online Testing General Information Most students will be administered an online version of Part 1 and Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment. Schools are required to test online for ISTEP+ unless they have received permission from IDOE to test paper/pencil. Be sure to read the appropriate online sections of this manual for Part 1 and Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment prior to administering each test section. To ensure reliable results, the specific directions for administering each test section are to be followed exactly. For each online section, the testing time is the same as the testing time for the corresponding paper-and-pencil section; however, additional time is needed for the student to log in to the test. Refer to the Testing Time tables in Appendix E of this manual for a complete list of testing times. Be sure to administer the online practice test before administering the ISTEP+ online assessment. Allow students an opportunity to practice at least one time before administering the online assessment. Be sure to allow students with testing accommodations ample time to practice with the appropriate accommodations tools, such as the Calculator Accommodation version of an ISTEP+ Practice Test or Text-to-Speech for students who have this accommodation indicated in their student profile before administering the online assessment. Before administering the online assessment, refer to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide for information regarding the responsibilities of the Test Examiner and the setup and administration of the online tests. The PearsonAccess next Online User Guide is posted on the PearsonAccess next website, located at In addition, a link to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide is located on the Indiana ISTEP+ and IREAD-3 Resource Center at Assessment Materials for Online Sessions Online Assessment Students will type their responses directly into response boxes or mark their responses using TestNav, the online test delivery platform, on their computers. It is important that each student signs in using the information from his or her student testing ticket. Test materials required for each student: Student testing ticket for online tests (one per student, identified with student s name) Pencils and scratch paper Headphones (for students using Text-to-Speech) Sound card (for students using Text-to-Speech) 23

36 Test materials required for each Examiner: ISTEP Winter Retest Grade 10 Test Administration Manual This manual provides all essential information about test content, administering the test sections, and processing completed test materials. Printed individual student testing tickets Extra pencils and scratch paper Do Not Disturb sign No Personal Electronic Devices sign Stopwatch or other timepiece with second hand Computer and Device Preparation Each workstation (student computer) or online device to be used for testing must meet the specifications and be prepared according to the instructions provided at Schools must ensure that all workstations and devices meet the specifications; in addition, all new workstations and devices must be evaluated to ensure that the display size is appropriate for testing. Online Practice Test Schools are required to administer the online practice test to students before administering the online assessment. The practice test will be available before the online assessment. Be sure to allow students with testing accommodations ample time to practice with the appropriate accommodations, such as Text-to-Speech, before administering the online assessment. Before administering the online practice test and the online assessment, refer to the Indiana Online Testing Guide and the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide for information regarding the responsibilities of the Test Examiner and the setup and administration of the online tests. The PearsonAccess next Online User Guide is posted in the PearsonAccess next website, located at Practice tests are set up and administered in the PearsonAccess next Training site. Pearson loads sample students and generates test sessions for practice tests in the training center. The number of sample students and sessions approximates the number of students and sessions submitted on a corporation s DOE-TL. The sessions are created using the IDOE Session Name that was submitted on the DOE-TL. If needed, Test Coordinators may go to to create additional sample students and practice test sessions that will be used to administer the ISTEP+ practice tests. Prior to testing, Examiners print the practice student testing tickets and distribute them to students taking the practice tests. As with operational student testing tickets, the practice student testing tickets contain generic Username and Password TestNav access information. 24

37 NOTE: After you have created a test session, but before you have prepared and started it, you can change the password students will use to enter the test. Under Create/Edit Sessions, select a session. Change the password, and then click Save. This provides an opportunity for you to create more user-friendly passwords for students to enter. Please note that seal codes cannot be changed. Roles and Responsibilities The ISTEP Winter Retest online assessment relies on a system of specific roles and responsibilities in order to secure data from unauthorized persons. Thus, the School Information Technology Coordinator and the School Test Coordinator, who work together to conduct the ISTEP Winter Retest Online Assessment, have the following roles and responsibilities: Managing students who are taking the assessments, chiefly by monitoring the students during the test administrations, adding students to (or removing them from) the test administrations, and viewing student information; Downloading and installing the test delivery platform, TestNav; and Managing devices and bandwidth during testing to ensure security/connectivity. Pearson will create test sessions and assign students to the test sessions in November Schools are required to test online for ISTEP+ unless they have received permission from IDOE to test paper/pencil. If new students move into the school after Pearson creates test sessions, the school will need to assign the new students to existing test sessions or create new sessions using PearsonAccess next. Refer to Add Students to Online Test Sessions in the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide for information on adding students to existing sessions or to new sessions. Also refer to Managing Student Demographic Data in Chapter 2 of this manual for additional tasks that can be done in PearsonAccess next. In addition to all of the functions and privileges listed above, the Corporation Test Coordinators and Corporation Information Technology Coordinators, who work together to conduct the ISTEP Winter Retest Online Assessment, have the following roles and responsibilities: Managing organizations and users; and Monitoring the overall testing program. Support During Testing During testing, an Examiner should not attempt to resolve technology issues if it is disruptive to students. The Examiner must have a way to contact the School Test Coordinator or Technology Coordinator without leaving the room unattended. If a student has difficulty signing in or gets kicked out of his or her test more than once, do not have the student continue to attempt to sign in until the issue is diagnosed and resolved. 25

38 Additional troubleshooting information is available on the TestNav troubleshooting page located at If school personnel continue to have difficulty, they may contact corporation personnel, or they may contact Pearson Customer Support at or by completing the support form at Online Testing Tools Several tools are available to students taking an online assessment. Students can gain experience with the tools while utilizing practice tests or the Experience items; instructions for using these tools are provided in the scripts for administering practice tests, found in the Practice Test Manual for ISTEP+ Part 1 and Part 2 Assessment: Grade 10. Students will review the tools again on the day of testing. 26

39 Online Testing Tools Tool Review Bookmark Pointer Answer Eliminator Highlighter Color Contrast Line Reader Mask Zoom Calculator Mathematics Reference Sheet Rulers Description Available on all Online Assessments A student can use this tool to view the question numbers, which questions he or she has answered and not answered, and which questions he or she has bookmarked for review. A student can use this tool to bookmark a question for review at a later time. A student can use this tool to select answers or select other tools. A student can use this tool to cross out answer choices that he or she has eliminated as possible correct answers. This tool is available for use only on multiple-choice or multiple-select questions. A student can use this tool to highlight text in a passage or item. The highlighter is activated when a student selects a word or section of text. There are two colors available or the student can choose to remove any existing highlighting. A student can use this tool to change background and foreground colors. The color contrast tool is accessed under the student menu in the upper right corner of the screen. The line reader mask is a rectangular overlay with adjustable cutout and blocking areas that can allow a student to focus on limited sections of text. It can also be used as a straight edge. The line reader mask tool is accessed under the student menu in the upper right corner of the screen. Students will use pinch/zoom with ipad and other touch screen devices and browser zoom (Ctrl +/-) with desktop devices for enlarging the text. Available on Mathematics Online Assessments Students in grade 10 have a built-in graphing calculator for select sections of the Mathematics assessment. Students in grade 10 can access a Mathematics Reference Sheet via the Exhibits window. A student can use rulers available in various size measurements to solve related problems in all sections of the Mathematics assessment. Student Testing Tickets Each student taking an online test will need the Username and Password printed on his or her student testing ticket in order to sign in to the test. Instructions for scheduling students into testing sessions and printing student testing tickets are located in the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide. Student testing tickets must be handled in a secure manner and returned to the School Test Coordinator immediately after each day of testing is completed. The Examiner will give each student a ticket only AFTER all students have entered the testing room, as instructed in the script. All tickets must be collected before students leave the testing room and given to the School Test Coordinator for secure destruction. 27

40 Session Student Rosters A Session Student Roster is a list of all students scheduled in an online testing session. The Session Student Roster may be used to record required administration information and should be used to confirm students have been assigned the correct form. To view the Session Student Roster, log in to PearsonAccess next, go to Testing and select Students in Sessions. Select the session from the session list. Then select the Resources drop-down menu and select Session Student Roster. Seal Codes A seal code is a unique four-digit number used to allow students to access each section of the online assessment. Each sealed section requires a different seal code. A specific seal code will only work for its designated section. Seal codes will be provided in PearsonAccess next, and all of the students in a test section will use the same seal code. Seal codes are provided on a separate seal code report that the School Test Coordinator (STC) prints out prior to the test. Students should NOT be given seal codes until indicated in the test administration script. Seal codes must be handled securely and returned to the School Test Coordinator immediately after each day of testing is completed. Please note that a section must be started or resumed in PearsonAccess next before a student can access it with the seal code. Preparation by the Examiner The Test Examiner should become thoroughly familiar with the testing schedule and the directions for administration before administering a test session. Examiners should study the information and share it with Proctors or other individuals who will be helping administer the test sessions. It is important to note that neither parents nor students are permitted to serve as Test Examiners or Proctors. The following guidelines and procedures are suggestions to help Test Examiners in planning and administering the online assessment. Test Examiners must familiarize themselves with set up and use of all test devices in the information located at Before Online Testing Review this manual. Refer to the Indiana Online Testing Guide at pearsonaccessnext.com/resources-training for complete online testing instructions. Review each test section within this Test Administration Manual and become familiar with the administration procedures. Verify that testing devices have been configured for the online testing software, TestNav. This will be handled by the local IT staff. 28

41 Verify that the student testing tickets and seal codes have been printed (always store test tickets and seal codes in a secure location). Review the Session Student Roster in PearsonAccess next. Notify the School Test Coordinator of changes to students being tested. (The School Test Coordinator handles all of the student management, e.g., adding a student, adding accommodations, etc.) Administer the ISTEP+ Online Practice Test. This will give students an opportunity to sign in and out of the online system, work with tools, and preview question types. Confirm that Examiners and Proctors are aware of students receiving accommodations (e.g., extended time) as stated in their IEPs, Section 504 Plans, or ILPs (EL Plans). Verify that accommodations have been assigned for accommodated students by reviewing the Accommodations Report. NOTE: If a student moves out of his or her school during the testing window, the Examiner should contact the School Test Coordinator within 24 hours for guidance. During Online Testing Be sure each student has a pencil and scratch paper. Have the student testing tickets and seal codes available. Only provide students with one seal code on the board at a time or students will be able to access all sections. Make sure there are no cell phones or other electronic or recording devices in the testing room. Post a No Electronic Devices sign in the testing room. This applies to both students and adults. (The only exception to the cell phone policy for adults is if this is the school s only means of communication regarding an urgent matter.) Distribute student testing tickets to students. When instructed to do so, read the test directions aloud from this manual and administer the test. Allow time for questions before beginning the testing period. Make sure that the students understand what they are to do before beginning. Monitor and manage student tests using the Students in Sessions screen. Lock or unlock tests, as needed. Resume tests, as needed. Monitor student progress. Set section start for any student who missed a previous section on the test and is taking test sessions out of order. Observe the time limits for testing as shown at the beginning of the assessment directions in this manual. 29

42 Encourage students to utilize the entire testing time, to review their answers within the current test section only, and to put forth their best effort. Examiners may call time if all of the students have completed a test section before the specified working time has elapsed. After Online Testing Confirm all students have completed their testing. Collect all student test tickets and return them to your School Test Coordinator. Remove and securely destroy displayed seal codes. Communicate with the School or Corporation Test Coordinator regarding any tests that need to be invalidated or marked complete. Once all online testing has been finished, complete post test activities as outlined in the Indiana Online Testing Guide. Support During Testing During testing, an Examiner should not attempt to resolve technology issues if it is disruptive to students. The Examiner must have a way to contact the School Test Coordinator or Technology Coordinator without leaving the room unattended. If a student has difficulty signing in or gets kicked out of his or her test more than once, do not have the student continue to attempt to sign in until the issue is diagnosed and resolved. Additional troubleshooting information is available on the TestNav troubleshooting page located at If school personnel continue to have difficulty, they may contact district personnel, or they may contact Pearson Customer Support at or by completing the support form at pearsonaccessnext.com/ref/w.html?p=indiana. Error Messages If any programs or messages open while TestNav is running, the student will be exited from the test. Check to see that all other applications are closed and automated messages are turned off before launching TestNav. Resume the student in PearsonAccess next and have the student sign in again. If the computer powers down or restarts in the middle of the test, verify that the computer is connected to a power source. Resume the student in PearsonAccess next and have the student sign in again. Refer to the Resume a Test section of the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide for details on resuming a student and other error messages received during online testing. Please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as computer problems, occur during the test section. Testing irregularities that affect the test 30

43 time for specific students or the entire group must be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. Other error messages may appear on the student workstation during testing. For a complete list of the most common error messages and their resolutions, reference the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide posted at dashboard.action. Completing Online Testing In order to complete an online test administration, the following post-test activities must be completed. Specific information on how to complete these steps is found in the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide. Mark student tests complete, if necessary. Invalidate test sections, if necessary. Mark tests as Do Not Report, if necessary. Remove tests in Ready Status, if necessary. Stop ALL test sessions. 31

44 Glossary of Important Terms Experience is the electronic practice assessment tool that provides students, parents, teachers and the public an opportunity to practice using the online platform and items prior to testing. Experience tests are provided at Password is the series of numbers and letters on a student testing ticket that a student must enter with his or her Username to access an online test. PearsonAccess next ( is a website used for almost all test preparation, setup, administration, and reporting tasks for all Indiana online and paperbased testing. Managing secure information in PearsonAccess next requires Username and Password setup. This manual directs corporation and school personnel to locate support materials for test administration in PearsonAccess next. PearsonAccess next Training Center provides an opportunity to practice PearsonAccess next tasks and is the means of managing local Infrastructure Trials, the Statewide Readiness Test, and IREAD-3 and ISTEP+ practice testing in preparation for testing. The Training Center requires Username and Password setup. It can be accessed at Proctor Caching is the process of securely loading test content locally on a device for all ISTEP+ and IREAD-3 online testing at the school or corporation level. It does not require a separate caching server and can run on any workstation on the network that meets the specified requirements. ProctorCache software is provided by Pearson. Proctor caching is used to reduce test delays due to network congestion and provides students with a more seamless testing experience. Proctor caching is required for all IREAD-3 and ISTEP+ online testing in Indiana. Section is the term used in TestNav to identify separate portions of a test session. For example, the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts Part 1 Grade 3 8 assessments have two sections requiring a seal code. Test Session is the term used in PearsonAccess next for a group of online testers. Participating students must be placed into a Test Session in order to take the test; student testing tickets and Session Student Rosters are printed for each Test Session. Test Sessions can be created through the DOE-TL upload or added manually by the CTC in PearsonAccess next. TestNav is the online testing platform for the IREAD-3 and ISTEP+ online assessments. 32

45 Chapter 6 Operational Assessment Information: Online and Paper/Pencil Part 1 Table 1 ISTEP+ Part 1 Assessment Formats Grade 10 Content Area Testing Format Question Type Testing Mode Mathematics Section 1 Students provide their answers in designated response areas. Two constructedresponse questions Online (paper/ pencil available) Mathematics Section 2 Students provide their answers in designated response areas. Two constructedresponse questions Online (paper/ pencil available) English/Language Arts Section 1 Students provide their answers in designated response areas. Three constructedresponse questions Online (paper/ pencil available) English/Language Arts Section 2 Students provide their answers in designated response areas. One writing prompt Online (paper/ pencil available) 33

46 Table 2 Required Timing Schedule Grade 10 Mathematics: ISTEP+ Part 1 Test Administration Times Online and Paper/Pencil* Grade 10 Section 1 Section 2 Instructions Working Time Total Time Instructions Working Time Total Time 5 minutes 30 minutes 35 minutes 5 minutes 20 minutes 25 minutes English/Language Arts: ISTEP+ Part 1 Test Administration Times Online and Paper/Pencil* Grade 10 Section 1 Section 2 Instructions Working Time Total Time Instructions Working Time Total Time 5 minutes 30 minutes 35 minutes 5 minutes 65 minutes 70 minutes * The testing times are maximum amounts, and the number of minutes per test section is set to make sure students do not feel rushed. If all of the students in the class finish before the end of the test section, the teacher may call time and end the test section early. 34

47 Part 2 Table 3 ISTEP+ Part 2 Assessment Formats Grade 10 Content Area Testing Format Question Type Testing Mode Mathematics Section 1 Students select their responses to problems. 21 questions Multiple-choice Technology-enhanced Online (paper/ pencil can only be used with IDOE approval) Mathematics Section 2 Students select their responses to problems. 12 questions Multiple-choice Technology-enhanced Online (paper/ pencil can only be used with IDOE approval) Mathematics Section 3 Students select their responses to problems. 15 questions Multiple-choice Technology-enhanced Online (paper/ pencil can only be used with IDOE approval) English/Language Arts Section 1 Students select their responses to questions about writing skills onscreen and read passages and select their responses to reading comprehension questions. 10 questions Multiple-choice Technology-enhanced Online (paper/ pencil can only be used with IDOE approval) English/Language Arts Section 2 Students select their responses to questions about writing skills onscreen and read passages and select their responses to reading comprehension questions. 15 questions Multiple-choice Technology-enhanced Online (paper/ pencil can only be used with IDOE approval) English/Language Arts Section 3 Students read passages and select their responses to reading comprehension questions. 17 questions Multiple-choice Technology-enhanced Online (paper/ pencil can only be used with IDOE approval) 35

48 Table 4 Required Timing Schedule Grade 10 Mathematics: ISTEP+ Part 2 Test Administration Times Online and Paper/Pencil* Grade 10 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Instructions Working Time Total Time Instructions Working Time Total Time Instructions Working Time Total Time 5 minutes 35 minutes 40 minutes 5 minutes 32 minutes 37 minutes 5 minutes 32 minutes 37 minutes English/Language Arts: ISTEP+ Part 2 Test Administration Times Online and Paper/Pencil* Grade 10 Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Instructions Working Time Total Time Instructions Working Time Total Time Instructions Working Time Total Time 5 minutes 31 minutes 36 minutes 5 minutes 32 minutes 37 minutes 3 minutes 41 minutes 44 minutes * The testing times are maximum amounts, and the number of minutes per test section is set to make sure students do not feel rushed. If all of the students in the class finish before the end of the test section, the teacher may call time and end the test section early. 36

49 Chapter 7 Specific Directions for the Online Assessment Part 1 Section 1: Mathematics The following pages describe the specific directions for administering the online ISTEP+ Part 1 Mathematics Assessment using TestNav. Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. Grade 10 Online Part 1: Mathematics Section 1 Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the online testing icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. All students may use the online calculator when taking ISTEP+ Grade 10 Section 1. The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to- Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper Today you will be taking the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. Look at your student testing ticket and make sure it has your name on it. Raise your hand if you do not have the correct student testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. 37

50 Grade 10 Online Part 1: Mathematics Section 1 You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Now select Sign In. Following sign in, the student will see the Welcome screen that contains his or her name. You should see the Welcome screen. You should also see your name in the upper right corner. Please raise your hand if you do not see the Welcome screen or if the name on the Welcome screen is not yours. Pause to make sure that all of the students have proceeded to the Welcome screen. If a student raises his or her hand, note the student name on the screen. Then ask the student to exit the test. Verify the credentials used and have the student sign in again. If you are unable to resolve the problem, contact your Corporation Test Coordinator. The screen shows this is the ISTEP+ Grade 10 Mathematics Part 1 Test and that there are 2 sections and lists the number of questions on the test. Select Start. Pause to make sure the students have selected Start and have moved to the next. You should see a screen that says, Section 1: Mathematics, and lists the number of questions in this section. During this test you may use a calculator and scratch paper to help you solve the problems. If you need a calculator or scratch paper, raise your hand and I will assist you. Pause to provide a calculator and scratch paper to any student who raises his or her hand. 38

51 Follow along as I read the instructions about how to do your best when answering the questions. You may use a calculator to solve any of the problems in this test. Please note that a correct answer CANNOT receive full credit if no work is shown. Since you may receive partial credit for all problems in this test, it is important to show all work in the spaces provided. When you see the words Show All Work, be sure to show all of the steps needed to solve the problem and type the answer in the answer box. As you complete each problem, remember to READ the problem carefully, PLAN how to solve the problem, SOLVE the problem showing all steps, and CHECK your work. Grade 10 Online Part 1: Mathematics Section 1 At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code for Section 1 ONLY in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Check that the Text-to-Speech tools appear on your screen. If you do not see the Play, Stop, and Settings tools, raise your hand. Contact your Test Coordinator if a student was not properly assigned the Text-to- Speech form as required by the student s IEP, ILP, or Section 504 Plan. Do not allow the student to proceed with the test until the accommodation has been corrected. The student will have to sign out and sign back in to TestNav for the changes to take effect. Pause to make sure that all the students have question 1 on their screens. It is important to know that all of the problems in this section are worth more than one point and that you can receive partial credit for these problems. As you solve each problem, be sure your work clearly shows your reasoning by entering all math steps, including mental math steps, in the Show All Work box. Use the Math Symbols tool to help you show your work. Some questions have multiple parts; for example, some questions have a Part A, Part B, and Part C, so be sure to scroll all the way down to see all parts of the question and where to enter your answers. Are there any questions? 39

52 Grade 10 Online Part 1: Mathematics Section 1 Pause to answer any questions the students may have. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students that have questions about the directions. You will have 30 minutes to complete Section 1: Mathematics. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you come to the screen with the word Submit, you have finished Section 1. If you have time, you may select Review to review your responses. When you are ready to submit your answers in this section, select Submit. Remember, after you select Yes you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Now select Start and begin the test. The students should see the first test question. Pause to make sure the students have the first question on their screens. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 30 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 30 minutes: + 30 Record the stopping time here and on the board: 40

53 During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide located at dashboard.action and select Troubleshooting > Troubleshooting for Online Testing. This section provides basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. Grade 10 Online Part 1: Mathematics Section 1 At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 1: Mathematics. If you have not selected Submit please select the Next arrow until you advance to this screen and submit your test section now. When the Section Exit Warning screen appears, select Yes to exit Section 1. If you are not moving on to the next section: After you exit the test section, you will need to sign out of TestNav by selecting the user menu in the top right corner and choosing Sign out of TestNav. Do not close your screen or turn off your device before signing out. Check each device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. If you are not immediately continuing on to administer Section 2, before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 41

54 Grade 10 Online Part 1: Mathematics Section 2 Part 1 Section 2: Mathematics Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. If you are continuing immediately from Section 1: Mathematics and students are already logged in, please begin reading the directions in the box on the next page after the Examiner s note that says BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. If students have completed and signed out of Section 1 Mathematics and are now ready to sign in to Section 2 Mathematics, begin reading the directions below. Be sure that you have the student testing tickets and seal codes needed to access the Mathematics Online Assessment before you begin administering the test section. Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the TestNav icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. All students may use the online calculator when taking ISTEP+ Grade 10 Section 2. The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to-Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper Now you will be taking Section 2 of the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. Please look at your student testing ticket and make sure you see the Username and Password. Raise your hand if you do not have a testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. 42

55 For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Grade 10 Online Part 1: Mathematics Section 2 Now select Sign In. BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1.t You should see a screen that says, Section 2: Mathematics, and lists the number of questions in this section. During this test you may use a calculator and scratch paper to help you solve the problems. If you need a calculator or scratch paper, raise your hand and I will assist you. Pause to provide a calculator and scratch paper to any student who raises his or her hand. Follow along as I read the instructions about how to do your best when answering the questions. Please note that a correct answer CANNOT receive full credit if no work is shown. Since you may receive partial credit for all problems in this test, it is important to show all work in the spaces provided. When you see the words Show All Work, be sure to show all of the steps needed to solve the problem and type the answer in the answer box. As you complete each problem, remember to READ the problem carefully, PLAN how to solve the problem, SOLVE the problem showing all steps, and CHECK your work. At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code for Section 2 ONLY in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. Pause to make sure that all the students have question 1 on their screens. 43

56 Grade 10 Online Part 1: Mathematics Section 2 It is important to know that all of the problems in this section are worth more than one point and that you can receive partial credit for these problems. As you solve each problem, be sure your work clearly shows your reasoning by entering all math steps, including mental math steps, in the Show All Work box. Use the Math Symbols tool to help you show your work. Some questions have multiple parts; for example, some questions have a Part A, Part B, and Part C, so be sure to scroll all the way down to see all parts of the question and where to enter your answers. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students that have questions about the directions. You will have 20 minutes to complete Section 2: Mathematics. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the screen with the message End of Section 2 Mathematics, you are at the end of the test. If you have time, you may select Review to review your responses. When you are ready to submit your answers in this section, select Submit Final Answers. Remember, after you select Yes, Submit Final Answers you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes, Submit Final Answers. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Now select Start and begin the test. The students should see the first test question. Pause to make sure the students have the first question on their screens. 44

57 For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 20 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Grade 10 Online Part 1: Mathematics Section 2 Add 20 minutes: + 20 Record the stopping time here and on the board: During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide located at dashboard.action and select Troubleshooting > Troubleshooting for Online Testing. This section provides basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 2: Mathematics. If you have not selected Submit Final Answers, please select the Next arrow until you advance to this screen and submit your test now. When the Test Submit Warning screen appears, select Yes, Submit Final Answers to exit the test. You have finished the Part 1 Mathematics test. Good job! Check each device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. Before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All student testing tickets, seal codes, and used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 45

58 Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 Part 2 Section 1: Mathematics The following pages describe the specific directions for administering the online ISTEP+ Part 2 Mathematics Assessment using TestNav. Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the online testing icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. Unless specified by a student s IEP or Section 504 Plan, use of calculators is not allowed for students taking the ISTEP+ Grade 10 Section 1 assessment. The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to-Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper Now you will be taking Section 1 of the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. Look at your student testing ticket and make sure it has your name on it. Raise your hand if you do not have the correct student testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Now select Sign In. 46

59 Following sign in, the student will see the Welcome screen that contains his or her name. You should see the Welcome screen. You should also see your name in the upper right corner. Please raise your hand if you do not see the Welcome screen or if the name on the Welcome screen is not yours. Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 Pause to make sure that all of the students have proceeded to the Welcome screen. If a student raises his or her hand, note the student name on the screen. Then ask the student to exit the test. Verify the credentials used and have the student sign in again. If you are unable to resolve the problem, contact your Corporation Test Coordinator. The screen shows this is the ISTEP+ Grade 10 Mathematics Part 2 Test. It also shows that there are 3 sections and lists the number of questions on the test. Select Start. Pause to make sure the students have selected Start and have moved to the next screen. You should see a screen that says, Section 1: Mathematics, and lists the number of questions in this section. At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Check that the Text-to-Speech tools appear on your screen. If you do not see the Play, Stop, and Settings tools, raise your hand. Contact your Test Coordinator if a student was not properly assigned the Text-to- Speech form as required by the student s IEP, ILP, or Section 504 Plan. Do not allow the student to proceed with the test until the accommodation has been corrected. The student will have to sign out and sign back in to TestNav for the changes to take effect. 47

60 Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 The students should see the sample question. The samples are not necessarily specific to each section, but are representative of items for the general test. Pause to make sure the students have Sample A on their screens. Do not begin until I tell you to. As a reminder, let s briefly review the screen and the tools available to help you solve the problems. On the toolbar at the top of your screen are the Pointer tool and Ruler tools. The Answer Eliminator is also available as a tool for answering the multiple-choice questions. The Exhibits option on the right side of your screen, if selected, will show you the Mathematics Reference Sheet listing various formulas. The Review and Bookmark tools allow you to review questions not answered or to mark questions as a reminder to come back to them later. During this test you may use scratch paper to help you solve the problems. If you need scratch paper, raise your hand and I will assist you. Pause to provide scratch paper to any student who raises his or her hand. We will begin by doing a sample question together. Look at Sample A. Solve the problem and select your answer from the list of answer choices. After you have finished, stop and we will discuss this sample question together. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation You will listen to the sample question through your headphones. To play the audio, select the Play Text-to-Speech tool. Put your headphones on to hear the question. Take your headphones off when you are finished answering this question. Pause to allow the students to answer Sample A. Do not read the sample aloud. 48

61 Has everyone finished answering Sample A? (Pause.) You should have selected answer choice C. If you did not select this answer, select it now. Are there any questions? As a reminder, if an answer requires you enter a fraction in an answer box, you must use the forward slash (/) as the fraction bar in your answer. A mixed number should be entered as an improper fraction. Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 Make sure that the students have answered the question correctly. Samples may be repeated as necessary. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. Now you will read and answer the remaining problems in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. After you answer each question, you will continue with the test by selecting the Next arrow at the top of the screen. You will have 35 minutes to complete Section 1: Mathematics. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you come to the screen with the word Submit, you have finished Section 1. If you have time, you may select Review to review your responses. When you are ready to submit your answers in this section, select Submit. Remember, after you select Yes you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Now select the Next arrow and make sure you are on Question 1. You may begin. Make sure that the students have found Question 1. 49

62 Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 35 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 35 minutes: + 35 Record the stopping time here and on the board: During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide located at dashboard.action and select TestNav 8 > Troubleshooting. This section provides basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 1: Mathematics. If you have not selected Submit, please select the Next arrow until you advance to this screen and submit your test section now. When the Section Exit Warning screen appears, select Yes to exit Section 1. If you are not moving on to the next section: After you exit the test section, you will need to sign out of TestNav by selecting the user menu in the top right corner and choosing Sign out of TestNav. Do not close your screen or turn off your device before signing out. Check each testing device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. If you are not 50

63 immediately continuing on to administer Section 2, before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 51

64 Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 Part 2 Section 2: Mathematics Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. If you are continuing immediately from Section 1: Mathematics and students are already logged in, please begin reading the directions in the box on the next page after the Examiner s note that says BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. If students have completed and signed out of Section 1 Mathematics and are now ready to sign in to Section 2 Mathematics, begin reading the directions below. Be sure that you have the student testing tickets and seal codes needed to access the Mathematics Online Assessment before you begin administering the test section. Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the TestNav icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. All students may use the online calculator when taking ISTEP+ Grade 10 Section 2. The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to-Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper Now you will be taking Section 2 of the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. Look at your student testing ticket and make sure you see the Username and Password. Raise your hand if you do not have a testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. 52

65 For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 Now select Sign In. BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. You should see a screen that says, Section 2: Mathematics, and lists the number of questions in this section. At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code for Section 2 ONLY in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. Pause to make sure the students have Sample A on their screens. Do not begin until I tell you to. During this test you may use a calculator and scratch paper to help you solve the problems. If you need a calculator or scratch paper, raise your hand and I will assist you. Pause to provide a calculator or scratch paper to any student who raises his or her hand. As a reminder, let s briefly review the screen and another tool available to help you solve the problems. On the toolbar at the top of your screen is the Calculator tool. You can use this Calculator tool to help you answer questions in this section. Now look at the upper part of your screen. It shows that this is Section 2: Mathematics. We will begin by doing a sample question together. Look at Sample A. Read the problem and study the information in the table. Solve the problem and carefully follow the directions to select your answers from the number options and drag them into the table. After you have finished, stop and we will discuss the question together. 53

66 Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation You will listen to the sample question through your headphones. To play the audio, select the Play Text-to-Speech tool. Put your headphones on to hear the question. Take your headphones off when you are finished answering this question. Pause to allow the students to answer Sample A. Do not read the sample aloud. Has everyone finished answering Sample A? (Pause.) For the number of ounces in 6 cups of the mixture, you should have put the number 1½. In box two, for the number of cups, you should have put the number 12. And in the last box, for the number of ounces for 15 cups of the mixture, you should have put the number 3¾. If you did not select the correct answers, select them now. Are there any questions? Make sure that the students have answered the question correctly. Samples may be repeated as necessary. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. 54

67 Now you will read and answer the remaining problems in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. After you answer each question, you will continue with the test by selecting the Next arrow at the top of the screen. You will have 32 minutes to complete Section 2: Mathematics. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you come to the screen with the word Submit, you have finished Section 1. If you have time, you may select Review to review your responses. When you are ready to submit your answers in this section, select Submit. Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 Remember, after you select Yes you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Now select the Next button and make sure you are on Question 1. You may begin. Make sure that the students have found Question 1. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 32 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 32 minutes: + 32 Record the stopping time here and on the board: During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide located at dashboard.action and select TestNav 8 > Troubleshooting. This section provides basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test 55

68 Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 2: Mathematics. If you have not selected Submit, please select the Next arrow until you advance to this screen and submit your test section now. When the Section Exit Warning screen appears, select Yes to exit Section 2. If you are not moving on to the next section: After you exit the test section, you will need to sign out of TestNav by selecting the user menu in the top right corner and choosing Sign out of TestNav. Do not close your screen or turn off your device before signing out. Check each testing device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. If you are not immediately continuing on to administer Section 3, before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 56

69 Part 2 Section 3: Mathematics Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. If you are continuing immediately from Section 2: Mathematics and students are already logged in, please begin reading the directions in the box on the next page after the Examiner s note that says BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 2. Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 3 If students have completed and signed out of Section 2 Mathematics and are now ready to sign in to Section 3 Mathematics, begin reading the directions below. Be sure that you have the student testing tickets and seal codes needed to access the Mathematics Online Assessment before you begin administering the test section. Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the TestNav icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. All students may use the online calculator when taking ISTEP+ Grade 10 Section 3. The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to-Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper Today you will be taking Section 3 of the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. Look at your student testing ticket and make sure you see the Username and Password. Raise your hand if you do not have a testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. 57

70 Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 3 For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Now select Sign In. BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 2. You should see a screen that says, Section 3: Mathematics, and lists the number of questions in this section. At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code for Section 3 ONLY in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. Pause to make sure the students have question 1 on their screens. Do not begin until I tell you to. During this test you may use a calculator and scratch paper to help you solve the problems. If you need a calculator or scratch paper, raise your hand and I will assist you. Pause to provide a calculator or scratch paper to any student who raises his or her hand. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. 58

71 Now you will read and answer the problems in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. After you answer each question, you will continue with the test by selecting the Next arrow at the top of the screen. You will have 32 minutes to complete Section 3: Mathematics. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you come to the screen with the message End of Section 3 Mathematics, you are at the end of the test. If you have time, you may select Review to review your responses. When you are ready to submit your answers in this section, select Submit Final Answers. Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 3 Remember, after you select Yes, Submit Final Answers you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes, Submit Final Answers. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. You may begin. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 32 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 32 minutes: + 32 Record the stopping time here and on the board: During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide located at dashboard.action and select TestNav 8 > Troubleshooting. This section provides basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test 59

72 Grade 10 Online Part 2: Mathematics Section 3 Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 3: Mathematics. If you have not selected Submit Final Answers, please select the Next arrow until you advance to this screen and submit your test now. When the Test Submit Warning screen appears, select Yes, Submit Final Answers to exit the test. You have finished the Part 2 Mathematics test. Good job! If you are using a Chromebook and not moving on to another test: After you exit the test section, you will need to sign out of TestNav by selecting the user menu in the top right corner and choosing Sign out of TestNav. Do not close your screen or turn off your device before signing out. Check each testing device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. Before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All student testing tickets, seal codes, and used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 60

73 Part 1 Section 1: English/Language Arts The following pages describe the specific directions for administering the online ISTEP+ Part 1 English/Language Arts Assessment using TestNav. Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the online testing icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 1 Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. In this section, only the directions within the test form will be read aloud to students with a Text-to-Speech Accommodation. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to- Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Today you will be taking Section 1 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. This is a reading test that has questions for which you will type your answers. Look at your student testing ticket and make sure it has your name on it. Raise your hand if you do not have the correct student testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. 61

74 Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 1 You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Now select Sign In. Following sign in, the student will see the Welcome screen that contains his or her name. You should see the Welcome screen. You should also see your name in the upper right corner. Please raise your hand if you do not see the Welcome screen or if the name on the Welcome screen is not yours. Pause to make sure that all of the students have proceeded to the Welcome screen. If a student raises his or her hand, note the student name on the screen. Then ask the student to exit the test. Verify the credentials used and have the student sign in again. If you are unable to resolve the problem, contact your Corporation Test Coordinator. The screen shows this is the ISTEP+ Grade 10 English/Language Arts Part 1 Test. It also shows that there are 2 sections and lists the number of questions on the test. Select Start. Pause to make sure the students have selected Start and have moved to the next screen. You should see a screen that says, Section 1: English/Language Arts and lists the number of questions in this section. In this section, you will read a passage and then answer questions about what you have read. You may look at the passage as often as you like. At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code for Section 1 ONLY in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Check that the Text-to-Speech tools appear on your screen. If you do not see the Play, Stop, and Settings tools, raise your hand. 62

75 Contact your Test Coordinator if a student was not properly assigned the Text-to- Speech form as required by the student s IEP, ILP, or Section 504 Plan. Do not allow the student to proceed with the test until the accommodation has been corrected. The student will have to sign out and sign back in to TestNav for the changes to take effect. Pause to make sure that all of the students have question 1 on their screens. Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 1 Before you begin, please listen as I describe the screen. Look at the upper part of your screen. It shows that this is Section 1: English/Language Arts and this is the first question in this section. Let s review the basic directions before you begin. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with spelling, punctuation, or any other part of your writing. Questions in this section test your reading comprehension. You should very carefully read both the directions above the passage and the passage. As you get to the end of the passage box, you may select the scroll bar and move it down. This will allow you to see the rest of the passage. ALWAYS make sure that you scroll to the end of the passage box. When you have finished reading the passage, read the question on the right side of your screen. Type your answer in the response box. If you cannot answer all the parts of any of the questions, answer as many parts as you can; it is possible to receive partial credit for an answer. You may look back at the passage as often as you like. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. As you type, please do not include personal information, such as a last name, phone number, home address, or address in your responses. You may use first names, if you wish. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. 63

76 Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 1 When you are ready to answer the next question, at the top of your screen select the Next arrow to go to the next screen. Check to make sure you have answered all of the questions. When you come to the screen with the word Submit, you have finished Section 1. If you have time, you may select Review to review your responses. When you are ready to submit your answers in this section, select Submit. Remember, after you select Yes you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? When you are sure that the students understand the directions, continue. You will have 30 minutes to complete Section 1: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. Make sure that the students are ready to begin this section of the test. You may begin. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 30 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 30 minutes: + 30 Record the stopping time here and on the board: During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User guide located at action and select Troubleshooting > Troubleshooting for Online Testing. This section provides basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that 64

77 occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 1 At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 1: English/Language Arts. If you have not selected Submit, please select the Next arrow to advance to this screen and submit your test section now. When the Section Exit Warning screen appears, select Yes to exit Section 1. If you are not moving on to the next section: After you exit the test section, you will need to sign out of TestNav by selecting the user menu in the top right corner and choosing Sign out of TestNav. Do not close your screen or turn off your device before signing out. Check each device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. If you are not immediately continuing on to administer Section 2, before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 65

78 Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 2 Part 1 Section 2: English/Language Arts Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. If you are continuing immediately from Section 1: English/Language Arts and students are already logged in, please begin reading the directions in the box on the next page after the Examiner s note that says BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. If students have completed and signed out of Section 1 English/Language Arts and are now ready to sign in to Section 2 English/Language Arts, begin reading the directions below. Be sure that you have the student testing tickets and seal codes needed to access the English/Language Arts Online Assessment before you begin administering the test section. Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the TestNav icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to- Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Now you will be taking Section 2 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. Please look at your student testing ticket and make sure you see the Username and Password. Raise your hand if you do not have a testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. 66

79 You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Now select Sign In. BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 2 This is a writing test that has a question for which you will type your answer. You should see a screen that says, Section 2: English/Language Arts and lists the number of questions in this section. In this section, you will read a passage and then respond to the writing prompt based on the passage. You may look at the passage as often as you like. Your writing will not be scored on your personal opinions or choices but will be scored objectively on how clearly you address the prompt; how well you organize your ideas; how effectively you express yourself; and how consistently you use correct paragraphing, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Be sure to use the rules of Standard English. Standard English is the English commonly used in formal writing. It does not include slang or jargon. Please note that only your writing in the Final Draft text box will be scored. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code for Section 2 ONLY in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. Pause to make sure that all the students have question 1 on their screens. Before you begin, please listen as I describe the screen. You should see the writing prompt above the Final Draft response box on the right side of the screen. The writing prompt tells you what you should include in your writing. On the left side of the screen is the passage you will read. Be sure to scroll down to the end of the passage. 67

80 Pause. Make sure the students have found the writing prompt and the passage. Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 2 After you read the prompt, select the Prewriting/Planning tab. This tab is on the left side of your screen next to the passage tab. Use this box to plan your writing. You may enter lists, outlines, or any other notes that will help you organize your writing. You may also have scratch paper to use during this test if it will help you. If you need scratch paper, raise your hand and I will assist you. REMEMBER, IN THE ISTEP+ TEST, ANYTHING YOU TYPE IN THE PREWRITING/PLANNING BOX OR WRITE ON SCRATCH PAPER WILL NOT BE SCORED. Select in the Prewriting/Planning box now. Type the word Plan. This will help to remind you that this is where you plan your writing. Pause. Make sure the students have found the Prewriting/Planning tab. Give scratch paper to any student who may need it. After you have finished planning, you must type your final draft in the large box on the right under the words Final Draft, below the writing prompt. You can also copy text from the planning box and paste it into the Final Draft text box. After you finish your final draft, select the tab labeled Checklist. The Checklist tab provides a list of general guidelines to follow when writing. Select the Checklist tab to see the Editing Checklist. Check your writing for correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Remember, your writing should be well organized. Pause. Make sure the students have found the tab with the Editing Checklist. Remember, ONLY what you type in the box under the words Final Draft will be scored. (Pause.) During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with spelling, punctuation, or any other part of your writing task. Read the directions very carefully and do your best to answer clearly and completely. Try to complete all parts of the writing activity. Do not spend too much time on any one part. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. 68

81 If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. You may look back at the writing prompt as often as you like. As you type, please do not include personal information, such as a last name, phone number, home address, or address in your response. You may use first names, if you wish. When you come to the screen with the message End of Section 2 English/ Language Arts, you are at the end of the test. If you have time, you may select Review to review your response. When you are ready to submit your answer in this section, select Submit Final Answers. Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 2 Remember, after you select Yes, Submit Final Answers you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes, Submit Final Answers. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? When you are sure that the students understand the directions, continue. You will have 65 minutes to complete Section 2: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. Make sure that the students are ready to begin this section of the test. You may begin. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 65 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 65 minutes: + 65 Record the stopping time here and on the board: 69

82 Grade 10 Online Part 1: ELA Section 2 During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide located at dashboard.action and select Troubleshooting > Troubleshooting for Online Testing. This section provides basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 2: English/Language Arts. If you have not selected Submit Final Answers, please select the Next arrow until you advance to this screen and submit your test now. When the Test Submit Warning screen appears, select Yes, Submit Final Answers to exit the test. You have finished the Part 1 English/Language Arts test. Good job! If you are using a Chromebook and not moving on to another test: After you exit the test section, you will need to sign out of TestNav by selecting the user menu in the top right corner and choosing Sign out of TestNav. Do not close your screen or turn off your device before signing out. Check each device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. Before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All student testing tickets, seal codes, and used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 70

83 Part 2 Section 1: English/Language Arts The following pages describe the specific directions for administering the online ISTEP+ Part 2 English/Language Arts Assessment using TestNav. Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the online testing icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 1 The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to- Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper Today you will be taking Section 1 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. Look at your student testing ticket and make sure it has your name on it. Raise your hand if you do not have the correct student testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Now select Sign In. Following sign in, the student will see the Welcome screen that contains his or her name. 71

84 Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 1 You should see the Welcome screen. You should also see your name in the upper right corner. Please raise your hand if you do not see the Welcome screen or if the name on the Welcome screen is not yours. Pause to make sure that all of the students have proceeded to the Welcome screen. If a student raises his or her hand, note the student name on the screen. Then ask the student to exit the test. Verify the credentials used and have the student sign in again. If you are unable to resolve the problem, contact your Corporation Test Coordinator. The screen shows this is the ISTEP+ Grade 10 English/Language Arts Part 2 Test. It also shows that there are 3 sections and lists the number of questions on the test. Select Start. Pause to make sure the students have selected Start and have moved to the next screen. You should see a screen that says, Section 1: English/Language Arts, and lists the number of questions in this section. Read aloud and/or write on the board the seal code for Section 1: English/Language Arts. You may display the seal code for Section 1 ONLY in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Check that the Text-to-Speech tools appear on your screen. If you do not see the Play, Stop, and Settings tools, raise your hand. Contact your Test Coordinator if a student was not properly assigned the Text-to- Speech form as required by the student s IEP, ILP, or Section 504 Plan. Do not allow the student to proceed with the test until the accommodation has been corrected. The student will have to sign out and sign back in to TestNav for the changes to take effect. 72

85 The students should see the sample question. The samples are not necessarily specific to each section, but are representative of items for the general test. Pause to make sure the students have Sample A on their screens. Do not begin until I tell you to. As a reminder, let s briefly review the screen and the tools available to help you answer the questions. On the toolbar at the top of your screen is the Pointer tool. The Answer Eliminator is also available as a tool for answering the multiple-choice questions. The Review and Bookmark tools allow you to review questions not answered or to mark questions as a reminder to come back to them later. Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 1 We will begin by doing a sample question. Look at Sample A. Read the question and the answer choices, then select your answers. After you have finished, stop and we will discuss the question together. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation You will listen to the sample question through your headphones. To play the audio, select the Play Text-to-Speech tool. Put your headphones on to hear the question. Take your headphones off when you are finished answering this question. Pause to allow the students to read and answer Sample A. Do not read the sample aloud. 73

86 Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 1 Has everyone finished answering Sample A? (Pause.) You should have selected answer choices A and E. If you did not select these answers, select them now. Are there any questions? Make sure that the students have answered the question correctly. Samples may be repeated as necessary. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with the questions. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. Now you will read and answer the remaining questions in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. After you answer each question, you will continue with the test by selecting the Next arrow at the top of the screen. You will have 31 minutes to complete Section 1: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you come to the screen with the word Submit, you have finished Section 1. If you have time, you may select Review to review your responses. When you are ready to submit your answers in this section, select Submit. Remember, after you select Yes you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Now select the Next arrow and make sure you are on Question 1. You may begin. Make sure that the students have found Question 1. 74

87 For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 31 minutes to complete this test section. Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 1 Record the starting time: Add 31 minutes: + 31 Record the stopping time here and on the board: During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide located at dashboard.action and select TestNav 8 > Troubleshooting. This section provides basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 1: English/Language Arts. If you have not selected Submit, please select the Next arrow until you advance to this screen and submit your test section now. When the Section Exit Warning screen appears, select Yes to exit Section 1. If you are not moving on to the next section: After you exit the test section, you will need to sign out of TestNav by selecting the user menu in the top right corner and choosing Sign out of TestNav. Do not close your screen or turn off your device before signing out. Check each testing device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. If you are not 75

88 Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 1 immediately continuing on to administer Section 2, before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 76

89 Part 2 Section 2: English/Language Arts Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. If you are continuing immediately from Section 1: English/Language Arts and students are already logged in, please begin reading the directions in the box on the next page after the Examiner s note that says BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 2 If students have completed and signed out of Section 1 English/Language Arts and are now ready to sign in to Section 2 English/Language Arts, begin reading the directions below. Be sure that you have the student testing tickets and seal codes needed to access the English/Language Arts Online Assessment before you begin administering the test section. Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the TestNav icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to- Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper Now you will be taking Section 2 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. Look at your student testing ticket and make sure it has your name on it. Raise your hand if you do not have the correct student testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. 77

90 Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 2 You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Now select Sign In. BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. You should see a screen that says, Section 2: English/Language Arts, and lists the number of questions in this section. At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code for Section 2 ONLY in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. Pause to make sure the students have Sample A on their screens. We will begin by doing a sample question together. Look at Sample A. Read the sentence and answer the question that follows. After you have selected your answer, stop and we will discuss the question together. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation You will listen to the sample question through your headphones. To play the audio, select the Play Text-to-Speech tool. Put your headphones on to hear the question. Take your headphones off when you are finished answering this question. Pause to allow the students to answer Sample A. Do not read the sample aloud. 78

91 Has everyone finished answering Sample A? (Pause.) You should have selected answer choice C. If you did not select this answer, select it now. Are there any questions? Make sure that the students have answered the question correctly. Samples may be repeated as necessary. Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 2 During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with the questions. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. Now you will read and answer the remaining questions in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. After you answer each question, you will continue with the test by selecting the Next arrow at the top of the screen. You will have 32 minutes to complete Section 2: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you come to the screen with the word Submit, you have finished Section 1. If you have time, you may select Review to review your responses. When you are ready to submit your answers in this section, select Submit. Remember, after you select Yes you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Now select the Next button and make sure you are on Question 1. You may begin. Make sure that the students have found Question 1. 79

92 Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 2 For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 32 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 32 minutes: + 32 Record the stopping time here and on the board: During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide located at dashboard.action and select TestNav 8 > Troubleshooting. This section provides basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 2: English/Language Arts. If you have not selected Submit Section, please select the Next arrow until you advance to this screen and submit your test section now. When the Section Exit Warning screen appears, select Yes to exit Section 2. If you are not moving on to the next section: After you exit the test section, you will need to sign out of TestNav by selecting the user menu in the top right corner and choosing Sign out of TestNav. Do not close your screen or turn off your device before signing out. Check each testing device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. If you are not 80

93 immediately continuing on to administer Section 3, before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 2 81

94 Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 3 Part 2 Section 3: English/Language Arts Before beginning this test section, make sure you have reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 5 Online Testing. Refer to Appendix F for sample screen shots from the online assessment. If you are continuing immediately from Section 2: English/Language Arts and students are already logged in, please begin reading the directions in the box on the next page after the Examiner s note that says BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 2. If students have completed and signed out of Section 2 English/Language Arts and are now ready to sign in to Section 3 English/Language Arts, begin reading the directions below. Be sure that you have the student testing tickets and seal codes needed to access the English/Language Arts Online Assessment before you begin administering the test section. Each device should display the INDIANA Sign In screen. To access the Sign In screen, double-click the TestNav icon or go to the URL on the student testing ticket using a supported browser. The Text-to-Speech form should have been assigned to students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such an accommodation. Text-to-Speech forms allow for certain sections of the test to be read aloud to students. Time limits may need to be adjusted for Text-to-Speech. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: An individual student testing ticket A number two pencil and scratch paper Now you will be taking Section 3 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. Look at your student testing ticket and make sure it has your name on it. Raise your hand if you do not have the correct student testing ticket. Provide assistance to any student who raises his or her hand. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Select Test Audio on the Sign In screen. Listen to the sound of the bells and adjust the volume. Once you sign in, the volume cannot be changed. 82

95 You should see a screen that says, Sign In. Type your Username and Password exactly as shown on your student testing ticket. (Pause.) Now select Sign In. BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 2. Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 3 Now you will be taking Section 3 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. You should see a screen that says, Section 3: English/Language Arts, and lists the number of questions in this section. At the bottom of the screen is a box with the words, Enter Seal Code. Enter this seal code in the box and then select Start. Pause to read or display the seal code for the students. You may display the seal code for Section 3 ONLY in the testing room, but it must be removed when the testing has ended. Pause to make sure the students have question 1 on their screens. Do not begin until I tell you to. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with the questions. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. 83

96 Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 3 Now you will read and answer the questions in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. After you answer each question, you will continue with the test by selecting the Next arrow at the top of the screen. You will have 41 minutes to complete Section 3: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you come to the screen with the message End of Section 3 English/Language Arts, you are at the end of the test. If you have time, you may select Review to review your responses. When you are ready to submit your answers in this section, select Submit Final Answers. Remember, after you select Yes, Submit Final Answers you will not be able to go back into this section, so be sure you are ready to submit, and then select Yes, Submit Final Answers. If you need help with exiting the test properly, raise your hand and I will help you. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. You may begin. The students should see the first test question. Pause to make sure the students have the first question on their screens. For Students Receiving a Text-to-Speech Accommodation Put on your headphones now. Give the students 41 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 41 minutes: + 41 Record the stopping time here and on the board: During testing, if a student receives an error message, go to the PearsonAccess next Online User Guide located at dashboard.action and select TestNav 8 > Troubleshooting. This section provides 84

97 basic directions for anyone experiencing the most common issues that occur during online testing. If the student is not able to sign in again, contact the School Test Coordinator and the Technology Coordinator and document the issue. Collect the individual student testing ticket from the student. In addition, please note that the test time specified may be adjusted if testing irregularities, such as technology problems, occur during the test sections. Examiners must document the time that an interruption occurred in order to accurately adjust the time for a student or group of students. Testing irregularities that affect the test time for specific students or the entire group can be documented in a chart such as the one on the inside front cover of this manual. Grade 10 Online Part 2: ELA Section 3 At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 3: English/Language Arts. If you have not selected Submit Section, please select the Next arrow until you advance to this screen and submit your test now. When the Test Submit Warning screen appears, select Yes, Submit Final Answers to exit the test. You have finished the Part 2 English/Language Arts test. Good job! If you are using a Chromebook and not moving on to another test: After you exit the test section, you will need to sign out of TestNav by selecting the user menu in the top right corner and choosing Sign out of TestNav. Do not close your screen or turn off your device before signing out. Check each testing device and make sure that each student has exited the test properly. If not, provide assistance to any student needing help. Before the students leave the room, collect the student testing tickets and scratch paper. All student testing tickets, seal codes, and used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 85

98 Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing What You Need to Know Before Administering the Paper-and-Pencil Assessments Please read all of the directions in this chapter of the manual before administering the paper-and-pencil assessment. Before the test sections begin, the Examiners or Proctors should apply the personalized Student Barcode Label to the front covers of the Part 1 assessment books or Part 2 answer books in the label space provided. For students who do not have a personalized Student Barcode Label, Examiners or Proctors need to fill in the student demographic information completely, with the exception of the student name in Box 1, prior to the day of testing. Refer to the Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page section of this manual. Make sure students use only No. 2 pencils with erasers when taking this assessment. Pens are not allowed. NOTE: Every attempt has been made to provide sufficient space for student responses. It is critical that students respond within these designated spaces and/or answer lines. Any portions of a student response that falls outside of the response box may not be scored. Assessment Materials for the Paper-and-Pencil Sessions Test materials required for each student: Part 1 Assessment Book The Part 1 assessment books consist of separate assessment books for Mathematics and English/Language Arts (for those schools with permission to test all content areas in paper-and-pencil mode). Students will write all responses directly in their assessment books. Ensure that you have distributed the correct book to the student listed on the personalized Student Barcode Label. If a barcode label was not provided for a particular student, the Examiner or Proctor should have completed the Student Demographic Page prior to the day of testing. (Refer to the Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page section in this chapter. Part 2 Assessment Book The Part 2 assessment books consist of separate assessment books for Mathematics and English/Language Arts (for those schools that will test all content areas in paper-and-pencil mode). For Grade 10, students read the question in their assessment books and then mark their answers in separate machinescorable answer books. Part 2 Answer Books For Grade 10, students read the questions in their assessment books and then mark their answers in separate machine-scorable answer books. Ensure that you have distributed the correct answer book to the student listed 86

99 on the personalized Student Barcode Label. If a barcode label was not provided for a particular student, the Examiner or Proctor should have completed the Student Demographic Page prior to the day of testing. (Refer to the Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page section in this chapter.) No. 2 pencil with an eraser. (Pens are not allowed.) Punchout Rulers Punchout rulers are provided for Mathematics assessments. The rulers should be removed from the punchout sheet prior to test administration. Provide a punchout ruler to each student for use in solving some of the problems or drawing a straight line when needed in the Mathematics section. Handle the rulers carefully since they have a tendency to curl. Mathematics Reference Sheets Reference sheets in paper form are provided in the test materials to distribute to students taking the paper-and-pencil Mathematics assessments. Please refer to the specific grade s section of this manual to determine if a reference sheet is provided for that grade level. Calculator (for Mathematics tests) A calculator with functionality that does not exceed that of a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator should be provided for Grade 10. Test materials required for each Examiner: ISTEP Winter Retest Grade 10 Test Administration Manual This manual provides all essential information about test preparation, test content, administering the test sections, timing, text to read to the students, and processing completed test materials. Testing Group Form A Testing Group Form is provided for the paper-and-pencil assessment. It is essential that the Examiner completes this sheet and returns it with the appropriate scorable materials. Extra assessment books Extra No. 2 pencils Scratch paper Extra punchout rulers, Mathematics Reference Sheets, and calculators as applicable Do Not Disturb sign No Personal Electronic Devices sign (located at the back of this manual) Stopwatch or other timepiece with second hand STOP sign (located at the back of this manual) Read aloud accommodated scripts (as needed) Preparation by the Examiner Test Examiners should become thoroughly familiar with the testing schedule and the directions for administration before administering a test session. Examiners should study the information and share it with Proctors or other individuals who will be helping administer the 87

100 test sessions. It is important to note that neither parents nor students are permitted to serve as Test Examiners or Proctors. The following guidelines and procedures are suggestions to help in planning and administering the test sessions. Before Paper-and-Pencil Testing Review this manual. Confirm paper-and-pencil assessment dates, times, and locations, and verify information on the paper Student Roster found in the testing materials. Review each test section and become familiar with the administration procedures. Affix the student barcode label or fill in the Student Demographic Page accurately on the cover of the assessment book for Part 1 or the answer book for Part 2 for each student who does not have a personalized student barcode label. (This should be done before testing.) Have all test materials assembled for efficient distribution. Notify the Test Coordinator of changes to students being tested. (The Test Coordinator handles all of the student management, e.g., adding a student, adding accommodations, etc.) Confirm that Examiners and Proctors are aware of students receiving accommodations (e.g., extended time) as stated in their IEPs, Section 504 Plans, or ILPs (EL Plans). Verify that accommodations have been properly assigned for accommodated students. NOTE: If a student moves out of his or her school during the testing window, contact the School Test Coordinator within 24 hours for guidance. During Paper-and-Pencil Testing Be sure each student uses the same assessment book for Part 1 and answer book for Part 2 for all test sections in a content area. If a student uses more than one assessment book for Part 1 and answer book for Part 2 in a given content area, he or she may not receive credit for all test sections. Make sure students write their own names in Box 1 on the front cover. Follow the specific directions for administering each test section. Be precise. Allow time for questions before beginning the testing period. Make sure that the students understand what they are to do before beginning. Make sure there are no cell phones in the testing room. Post a No Electronic Devices sign in the testing area. This applies to both students and adults. (The only exception to the cell phone policy for adults is if this is the school s only means of communication regarding an urgent matter.) 88

101 Monitor to be sure students are marking their answers in the proper places in their assessment books (Part 1) and answer books (Part 2). Make sure that students use only a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when marking their answers to the test questions. Only responses written with a No. 2 pencil will be scored. Use of mechanical pencils is not recommended. It is not possible to guarantee that answers marked with a mechanical pencil will be scanned/scored properly. Have scratch paper available for any student who requests it. Observe the time limits for testing as shown in each grade-specific section of this Examiner s Manual. For Part 2, remind students that answers must be marked in their answer books. Scratch paper is not scored. Encourage students to utilize the entire testing time, to review their answers within the current test section only, and to put forth their best effort. Examiners may call time if all of the students have completed a test section before the specified working time has elapsed. After Paper-and-Pencil Testing Collect all test materials individually from each student. Do not allow students to pass their materials up to the front of the rows for the first student in the row to hand in. Collect and turn in all scratch paper to the School Test Coordinator for secure destruction. Notify the School Test Coordinator when testing is complete. Securely return all testing materials to the School Test Coordinator. Directions for Affixing the Personalized Student Barcode Label Follow these steps for affixing the student barcode label to the front cover of each Part 1 standard edition assessment book and Part 2 standard edition answer book Verify that the student is still enrolled in the school and that the student will be tested. For students no longer enrolled or who will not be tested, do not apply the student barcode labels to an assessment book or answer book. These student barcode labels must be returned to the Corporation Test Coordinator after testing. Make sure hands are clean and free of lotions or gels before handling the barcode label. Lift the barcode label from its backing slowly and gently to prevent damaging the print on the barcode label. Carefully place the student barcode label right-side up in the box that says Place Student Label Here. It is extremely important that the student barcode label be placed correctly within the box so that the label can be properly machinescanned. See Figure 1 on page 8. 89

102 The label should be affixed prior to testing. If a personalized student barcode label is not provided for a student, all the information on the front cover of the assessment book/answer book must be accurately completed before testing. Ensure that student information is also updated in PearsonAccess next. Refer to Managing Student Demographic Information in Chapter 2 of this manual for details about updating student information. Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page Please note that there are two sets of directions for completing the student demographic page one for students who have a student barcode label and one for students who do not have a student barcode label. Students Who Have Student Barcode Labels For students who have a student barcode label, the following information needs to be completed on the student demographic page. With the exception of the Student Name, this information should be completed by school personnel prior to test administration. Box 1 Student Name Leave blank. Instructions for students to complete this are included in the scripts. The IDOE requires that the student write his or her own name on the assessment/answer book. NOTE: It is best practice for school personnel and/or the student to complete all other fields in Box 1, as this information can be used to help process answer documents correctly. However, completing these fields is not a requirement. Boxes 2 6 Leave blank when a student barcode label has been applied to the assessment/ answer book. Box 7 School Use Only Paper Accommodations Completed only for students who took a Large Print or Braille assessment or for students with computer-generated responses (CGR). Fill in the bubble for Y if the student took a Large Print or Braille assessment and a standard edition assessment/answer book is being returned for processing. Fill in the bubble for Y for students with CGRs. If the bubble for Y was mistakenly filled in, please erase completely and fill in the bubble for N. 90

103 Box 8 School Use Only Test Invalidation Completed only when section(s) on a paper-and-pencil assessment need to be invalidated. Fill in the bubble for Y for the specific section(s) that need to be invalidated for the student. If the bubble for Y was mistakenly filled in, please make sure to erase the mark completely and to ensure no stray marks are left behind. Also, make sure to fill in the bubble for N to indicate that the test section(s) has not been invalidated. For additional information about invalidating a paper-and-pencil assessment, refer to Test Invalidation on pages of this manual. Ensure that student information is also updated in PearsonAccess next. Refer to Managing Student Demographic Information in Chapter 2 of this manual for details about updating student information. Students Who Do NOT Have Student Barcode Labels For students who do not have a student barcode label, the following information needs to be completed on the Student Demographic Page. With the exception of Student Name, this information should be completed by school personnel prior to test administration. Box 1 Student Name Leave blank. Instructions for students to complete this are included in the scripts. The IDOE requires that the student write his or her own name on the assessment/answer book. NOTE: It is best practice for school personnel and/or the student to complete all other fields in Box 1, as this information can be used to help process answer documents correctly. However, completing these fields is not a requirement. Box 2 Student s Name Print the student s last name, first name, and middle initial (when applicable) in the spaces above the grid. Then in the grid columns below, fill in the corresponding bubbles, making sure to fill in only one bubble for each column. Box 3 Student Test Number (STN) Print the nine-character STN in the spaces above the grid. Some STNs begin with zero. Be sure to include all nine digits, including the leading zeros. Some STNs begin with letters. Be sure to include all nine letters and numbers. Then in the grid columns below, fill in the corresponding bubbles, making sure to fill in only one bubble for each column. Confirm the printed and gridded STN is accurate for the student and that the values printed in the boxes match the bubbles gridded. The STN is used to match the student s test attempt to the student registration information in PearsonAccess next. Failure to provide an accurate STN could result in the student receiving Undetermined results or a delay in receiving reports. 91

104 If you have questions about the assignment or use of individual STNs, contact the Corporation Test Coordinator, or contact the IDOE by calling or Box 4 Date of Birth Print the student s date of birth in the spaces above the grid. Then in the grid columns below, fill in the corresponding bubbles, making sure to fill in only one bubble in each column. Box 5 Corporation ID Print the four-digit identification code for your corporation. Then in the grid columns below, fill in the corresponding bubbles, making sure to fill in only one bubble in each column. This identification code should correspond to the corporation ID found in Box 2 on the Testing Group Form. Box 6 School ID Print the four-digit identification code for your school. Then in the grid columns below, fill in the corresponding bubbles, making sure to fill in only one bubble in each column. This identification code should correspond to the school ID found in Box 3 on the Testing Group Form. Box 7 School Use Only Paper Accommodations Completed only for students who took a Large Print or Braille assessment or for students with computer-generated responses (CGR). Fill in the bubble for Y if the student took a Large Print or Braille assessment and a standard edition assessment/answer book is being returned for processing. Fill in the bubble for Y for students with CGRs. If the bubble for Y was mistakenly filled in, please erase completely and fill in the bubble for N. 92

105 Box 8 School Use Only Test Invalidation Completed only when section(s) on a paper-and-pencil assessment need to be invalidated. Fill in the bubble for Y for the specific section(s) that need to be invalidated for the student. If the bubble for Y was mistakenly filled in, please make sure to erase the mark completely and to ensure no stray marks are left behind. Also, make sure to fill in the bubble for N to indicate that the test section(s) has not been invalidated. For additional information about invalidating a paper-and-pencil assessment, refer to Test Invalidation found on pages of this manual. Prior to completing the Student Demographic Page for students who do not have barcode labels, the Test Coordinator must register the student in PearsonAccess next and ensure that the information gridded on the Student Demographic Page matches the student information in PearsonAccess next. 93

106 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: Mathematics Section 1 Chapter 9 Specific Directions for the Paper-and-Pencil Assessment Part 1 Section 1: Mathematics The following pages describe the specific directions for administering the paper-and-pencil ISTEP+ Part 1 Mathematics Assessment. Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. Affixed the student barcode label to the Demographic Page, or gridded the student s information. This test section may ONLY be read aloud to students if they have an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such accommodation. Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided for those students requiring this accommodation. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 Mathematics Part 1 Assessment Book Grade 10 Mathematics Reference Sheet Calculator with functionality that does not exceed that of a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator Punchout ruler No. 2 pencil with an eraser Students will write their answers directly in their assessment books. 94

107 Please check the front of your Part 1 assessment book to see if you have a label with your name on it or that the cover has been filled out with your name and information. If you have a book with a different name, raise your hand. (Pause.) Before we begin the test, look at the front cover of your book and locate Box 1, Student Name. On this line, carefully print your first and last name. Please do not open your assessment book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: Mathematics Section 1 Make sure students have their own assessment books and have written their full names in Box 1 of the Student Demographic Page on the front cover. Then find the full-page STOP sign located in the back of this manual. Hold it up so that it is clearly visible to all the students. Please look at this STOP sign that I am holding up. You will see smaller versions of this STOP sign in your assessment book. Whenever you come to a STOP sign at the end of a section, you should stop and wait quietly until you are told what to do next. Do not move on to the next section until you are told to do so. If you work on or review questions in a section other than the one being given, you will not receive a score for the other section. Today you will be taking the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. This test has 2 sections. Your assessment book contains the directions for completing each test question. Read the directions for each test question carefully. Your assessment book also contains the spaces for your answers. You are going to do all of your work and write all of your answers directly in your assessment book. You may use the punchout ruler, Mathematics Reference Sheet, calculator, and scratch paper to help you solve any of the problems in this test. REMEMBER, IN THE ISTEP+ TEST, ANY WORK YOU DO ON SCRATCH PAPER WILL NOT BE SCORED, SO YOU MUST MAKE SURE TO WRITE THE WORK YOU WANT SCORED IN YOUR ASSESSMENT BOOK. (Pause.) Raise your hand if you do not have a punchout ruler, Mathematics Reference Sheet, scratch paper, or a calculator; and I will assist you. Pause. Give punchout rulers, reference sheets, scratch paper, and calculators to students who do not have them. 95

108 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: Mathematics Section 1 It is important to know that all of the problems in this section are worth more than one point and that you can receive partial credit for these problems. As you solve each problem, be sure your work clearly shows your reasoning by including mental math steps in the lines and spaces provided. Please write and draw neatly. Some questions have multiple parts (for example Part A, Part B, and for question 3, Part C), so be sure to see all parts of the question and where to write your answers. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Turn to page 3 and follow along as I read the directions. You may use a calculator to solve any of the problems in this test. Please note that a correct answer CANNOT receive full credit if no work is shown. Since you may receive partial credit for all problems in this test, it is important to show ALL work in the spaces provided in this book. When you see the words Show All Work, be sure to show all the steps needed to solve the problem, make your handwriting clear and easy to read, and write the answer on the answer line. As you complete each problem, remember to READ the problem carefully, PLAN how to solve the problem, SOLVE the problem showing all steps, and CHECK your work. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. 96

109 You will have 30 minutes to complete Section 1: Mathematics. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 1. If you finish early, you may check your work in Section 1 only. Then close your assessment book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not work ahead. Are there any questions? Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: Mathematics Section 1 Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Turn to page 4 in your assessment book. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. You may begin. Give the students 30 minutes to complete this test section. Make sure that the students are working in the right place in their assessment books. Record the starting time: Add 30 minutes: + 30 Record the stopping time here and on the board: At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 1: Mathematics. Close your assessment book. Place your punchout ruler, reference sheet, calculator, and any scratch paper next to your assessment book. If you do not intend to administer the remaining section at this time, collect and securely store all test materials. Check to be sure that no scratch paper has been left in the assessment books. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 97

110 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: Mathematics Section 2 Part 1 Section 2: Mathematics Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. This test section may ONLY be read aloud to students if they have an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such accommodation. Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided for those students requiring this accommodation. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 Mathematics Part 1 Assessment Book Grade 10 Mathematics Reference Sheet Calculator with functionality that does not exceed that of a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator Punchout ruler No. 2 pencil with an eraser Students will write their answers directly in their assessment books. For those who are immediately continuing from Section 1, skip to the next page and begin administering the test after the Examiners note that says BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. Look at the front cover of your assessment book. Make sure you have the assessment book with your name on it and not another student s assessment book. Please do not open your assessment book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Pause to make sure the students have their own assessment books. BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. 98

111 Now you will be taking Section 2 of the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. Your assessment book contains the directions for completing each test question. Read the directions for each test question carefully. Your assessment book also contains the spaces for your answers. You are going to do all of your work and write all of your answers directly in your assessment book. You may use the punchout ruler, Mathematics Reference Sheet, calculator, and scratch paper to help you solve any of the problems in this test. REMEMBER, IN THE ISTEP+ TEST, ANY WORK YOU DO ON SCRATCH PAPER WILL NOT BE SCORED, SO YOU MUST MAKE SURE TO WRITE THE WORK YOU WANT SCORED IN YOUR ASSESSMENT BOOK. (Pause.) Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: Mathematics Section 2 Raise your hand if you do not have a punchout ruler, Mathematics Reference Sheet, scratch paper, or a calculator; and I will assist you. Pause. Give punchout rulers, reference sheets, scratch paper, and calculators to students who do not have them. It is important to know that all of the problems in this section are worth more than one point and that you can receive partial credit for these problems. As you solve each problem, be sure your work clearly shows your reasoning by including all math steps, including mental math steps, in the lines and spaces provided. Please write, print, and draw neatly. Some questions have multiple parts (for example Part A, Part B, and for question 3, Part C), so be sure to see all parts of the question and where to write your answers. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. 99

112 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: Mathematics Section 2 Turn to page 11 and follow along as I read the directions. You may use a calculator to solve any of the problems in this test. Please note that a correct answer CANNOT receive full credit if no work is shown. Since you may receive partial credit for all problems in this test, it is important to show ALL work in the spaces provided in this book. When you see the words Show All Work, be sure to show all the steps needed to solve the problem, make your handwriting clear and easy to read, and write the answer on the answer line. As you complete each problem, remember to READ the problem carefully, PLAN how to solve the problem, SOLVE the problem showing all steps, and CHECK your work. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. You will have 20 minutes to complete Section 2: Mathematics. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 2. If you finish early, you may check your work in Section 2 only. Then close your assessment book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not go back to work on other sections. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Turn to page 12 in your assessment book. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. You may begin. 100

113 Give the students 20 minutes to complete this test section. Make sure that the students are working in the right place in their assessment books. Record the starting time: Add 20 minutes: + 20 Record the stopping time here and on the board: Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: Mathematics Section 2 At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 2: Mathematics. Close your assessment book. Place your punchout ruler, reference sheet, calculator, and any scratch paper next to your assessment book. You have finished the Part 1 Mathematics test. Good job! Collect the punchout rulers, reference sheets, calculators, scratch paper, and assessment books. Check to be sure that no punchout rulers, reference sheets, or scratch paper have been left in the assessment books. All used scratch paper, punchout rulers, and reference sheets that have been marked on must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Store the completed assessment books in a secure location until the Test Coordinator prepares them for return to Pearson for scoring. 101

114 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 Part 2 Section 1: Mathematics The following pages describe the specific directions for administering the paper-and-pencil ISTEP+ Part 2 Mathematics Assessment. Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. Affixed the student barcode label to the Demographic Page, or gridded the student s information. Unless specified by a student s IEP or Section 504 Plan, use of calculators is not allowed for students taking the ISTEP+ Grade 10 Mathematics Section 1 assessment. This test section may ONLY be read aloud to students if they have an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such accommodation. Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided for those students requiring this accommodation. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 Mathematics Part 2 Assessment Book and Answer Book Grade 10 Mathematics Reference Sheet Punchout ruler No. 2 pencil with an eraser Scratch paper 102

115 Today you will be taking Section 1 of the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. You will be using two books, your assessment book with the questions and your answer book where you will mark your answers. Please check the front of your Part 2 answer book to see if you have a label with your name on it or that the cover has been filled out with your name and information. If you have a book with a different name, raise your hand. Before we begin the test, look at the front cover of your answer book and locate Box 1, Student Name. On this line, carefully print your first and last name. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 Please do not open your assessment book or answer book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Now look at the front cover of your assessment book and find the student name line at the top. Write your name on this line. Make sure students have their own answer books and have written their full names in Box 1 of the Student Demographic Page on the front cover and on the student name line on the front cover of their assessment books. Then find the full-page STOP sign located in the back of this manual. Hold it up so that it is clearly visible to all the students. Please look at this STOP sign that I am holding up. You will see smaller versions of this STOP sign in your assessment book. Whenever you come to a STOP sign at the end of a section, you should stop and wait quietly until you are told what to do next. Do not move on to the next section until you are told to do so. If you work on or review questions in a section other than the one being given, you will not receive a score for the other section. Today you will be taking Section 1 of the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. This section consists of multiple-choice problems. For the multiple-choice problems, fill in the circle or circles in your answer book that go with the answer or answers you choose. If you want to change an answer, completely erase the mark you made and make a new mark. You may do all of your work in your assessment book or on your scratch paper, but you must mark your answers in your answer book. Raise your hand during the test if you need additional scratch paper to work some of the problems and I will give you some. Are there any questions about how or where to mark your answers? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. 103

116 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 Open your assessment book and look at the inside front cover. I will read aloud the sentences in the boxes while you read along silently. Use only a Number 2 pencil to mark your answers in your answer book. Responses written in pen CANNOT be scored. This symbol appears at the beginning of each gridded-response problem. If you see this symbol, you may NOT use a calculator to solve problems in the test. If you see this symbol, you may use a calculator to solve problems in the test. You may not need them in this section, but the punchout ruler, calculator, and Mathematics Reference Sheet, which contains formulas, may be helpful in solving some of the problems in other sections of the test. Look at page 3 in your assessment books. Next open your answer books to page 3 and find the section title, Section 1: Mathematics. We will begin by doing a sample question. Find Sample A on this page. Demonstrate. Make sure that the students have found the correct pages. 104

117 If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. Sample A is a multiple-choice problem. For Sample A, work the problem and find an answer. Then fill in the circle of the correct answer choice. After you have finished, stop and we will discuss the answer and any questions you may have. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 Pause to allow the students to do Sample A. Do not read the sample aloud. Has everyone finished answering Sample A? (Pause.) The correct answer is answer choice C. If you did not fill in this correct answer, completely erase the mark you made and fill in the correct answer now. Are there any questions? Make sure that the students have marked the answer correctly. Samples may be repeated as necessary. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. 105

118 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 Now you will read and answer the remaining questions in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. You will have 35 minutes to complete the test. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 1. If you finish early, you may check your work in Section 1 only. Then close your assessment book and answer book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not work ahead. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Turn to page 4 in your assessment book and make sure you are working on the correct number and section in your answer book. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. You may begin. Give the students 35 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 35 minutes: + 35 Record the stopping time here and on the board: At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 1: Mathematics. Make sure all of your marks are heavy and dark and that you have completely erased any marks that you do not want. When you are finished, put your answer book in the front of your assessment book and close the assessment book. Place your ruler, reference sheet, and scratch paper next to your assessment book. If you are not immediately continuing on to administer Section 2, collect the reference sheets, punchout rulers, scratch paper, answer books, and assessment books. Check to be sure that no reference sheets, punchout rulers, or scratch paper 106

119 have been left in the assessment books or answer books. All used scratch paper and reference sheets that have been marked on must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Store the answer books and assessment books in a secure location until the remaining sections are administered. If you are continuing, the directions for Section 2 begin on the next page. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 1 107

120 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 Part 2 Section 2: Mathematics Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. This test section may ONLY be read aloud to students if they have an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such accommodation. Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided for those students requiring this accommodation. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 Mathematics Part 2 Assessment Book and Answer Book Grade 10 Mathematics Reference Sheet Calculator with functionality that does not exceed that of a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator Punchout ruler No. 2 pencil with an eraser Scratch paper Look at the front cover of your assessment book and answer book. Make sure that you have the assessment book and answer book with your name on them and not another student s books. Pause to make sure students have their own assessment and answer books. Please do not open your assessment book or answer book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Now you will be taking Section 2 of the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. Open your assessment books and turn to page 23 to find Sample A. Next open your answer books to page 3 and find the section title, Section 2: Mathematics. Demonstrate. Make sure that the students have found the correct pages. 108

121 This section consists of multiple-choice problems. For the multiple-choice problems, fill in the circle or circles in your answer book that go with the answer or answers you choose. If you want to change an answer, completely erase the mark you made and make a new mark. Remember, you may do all of your work in your assessment book or on your scratch paper, but you must mark your answers in your answer book. Raise your hand during the test if you need additional scratch paper to work some of the problems and I will give you some. You may also use your reference sheet of formulas, calculator, and punchout ruler to help you solve some of the problems. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. We will begin by doing a sample problem. Read the problem and look at the answer choices. Solve the problem then fill in the answer circle in your answer book that goes with the answer you choose. The circles where you mark your answer for the sample are in the shaded area in your answer books under Section 2: Mathematics. After you have selected your answer, stop and we will discuss this question together. Pause to allow the students to do Sample A. Do not read the sample aloud. 109

122 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 Has everyone finished answering Sample A? (Pause.) You should have filled in circle B. If you did not fill in the correct answer, completely erase the mark you made, and fill in the correct answer now. Are there any questions? Make sure that the students have marked the answer correctly. Samples may be repeated as necessary. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. 110

123 Now you will read and answer the remaining problems in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. You will have 32 minutes to complete Section 2: Mathematics. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 2. If you finish early, you may check your work in Section 2 only. Then close your assessment book and answer book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not work ahead or go back to work on any section that has been completed. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Turn to page 24 in your assessment book and make sure you are working on the correct number and section in your answer book. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. You may begin. Give the students 32 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 32 minutes: + 32 Record the stopping time here and on the board: At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 2: Mathematics. Make sure all of your marks are heavy and dark and that you have completely erased any marks that you do not want. Put your answer book in the front of your assessment book and close the assessment book. Place your punchout ruler, reference sheet, and scratch paper next to your assessment book. If you are not immediately continuing on to administer Section 3, collect the reference sheets, punchout rulers, calculators, scratch paper, answer books, and 111

124 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 2 assessment books. Check to be sure that no reference sheets, punchout rulers, or scratch paper have been left in the assessment books or answer books. All used scratch paper and reference sheets that have been marked on must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Store the answer books and assessment books in a secure location until the remaining sections are administered If you are continuing, the directions for Section 3 begin on the next page. 112

125 Part 2 Section 3: Mathematics Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Preparing Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. This test section may ONLY be read aloud to students if they have an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such accommodation. Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided for those students requiring this accommodation. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 3 Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 Mathematics Part 2 Assessment Book and Answer Book Grade 10 Mathematics Reference Sheet Calculator with functionality that does not exceed that of a TI-84 Plus graphing calculator Punchout ruler No. 2 pencil with an eraser Scratch paper Look at the front cover of your assessment book and answer book. Make sure that you have the assessment book and answer book with your name on them and not another student s books. Pause to make sure students have their own assessment and answer books. Please do not open your assessment book or answer book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Now you will be taking Section 3 of the ISTEP+ Mathematics test. Open your assessment books and turn to page 37 to find Section 3. Next open your answer books to page 3 and find the section title, Section 3: Mathematics. Demonstrate. Make sure that the students have found the correct pages. 113

126 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 3 This section consists of multiple-choice problems. For the multiple-choice problems, fill in the circle or circles in your answer book that go with the answer or answers you choose. If you want to change an answer, completely erase the mark you made and make a new mark. Remember, you may do all of your work in your assessment book or on your scratch paper, but you must mark your answers in your answer book. Raise your hand during the test if you need additional scratch paper to work some of the problems and I will give you some. You may also use your reference sheet of formulas, calculator, and punchout ruler to help you solve some of the problems. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with steps or calculations for a problem. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. Now you will read and answer the problems in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. You will have 32 minutes to complete Section 3: Mathematics. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 3. If you finish early, you may check your work in Section 3 only. Then close your assessment book and answer book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not go back to work on any section that has been completed. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Turn to page 38 in your assessment book and make sure you are working on the correct number and section in your answer book. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. 114 ISTEP+ WINTER 2017 GRADE 10 TEST ADMINISTRATION MANUAL

127 If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. You may begin. Give the students 32 minutes to complete this test section. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: Mathematics Section 3 Record the starting time: Add 32 minutes: + 32 Record the stopping time here and on the board: At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 3: Mathematics. Make sure all of your marks are heavy and dark and that you have completely erased any marks that you do not want. Put your answer book in the front of your assessment book and close the assessment book. Place your punchout ruler, reference sheet, and scratch paper next to your assessment book. You have finished the Part 2 Mathematics test. Good job! Collect all test materials. Check to be sure that no rulers, reference sheets, or scratch paper have been left in the assessment books or answer books. All used scratch paper and reference sheets that have been marked on must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Store the completed answer books and assessment books in a secure location until the Test Coordinator prepares them for return to Pearson for scoring. 115

128 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: ELA Section 1 Part 1 Section 1: English/Language Arts The following pages describe the specific directions for administering the paper-and-pencil ISTEP+ Part 1 English/Language Arts Assessment. Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. Affixed the student barcode label to the Demographic Page, or gridded the student s information. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 English/Language Arts Part 1 Assessment Book No. 2 pencil with an eraser Scratch paper Students will write their answers directly in their assessment books. The passage and questions in this section may not be read aloud to any of the students, including students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan). Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided to allow the directions to be read aloud to students with this accommodation. Today you will be taking Section 1 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. Please check the front of your Part 1 assessment book to see if you have a label with your name on it or that the cover has been filled out with your name and information. If you have a book with a different name, raise your hand. (Pause.) Before we begin the test, look at the front cover of your book and locate Box 1, Student Name. On this line, carefully print your first and last name. Please do not open your assessment book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Make sure students have their own assessment books and have written their full names in Box 1 of the Demographic Page on the front cover. 116

129 Then find the full-page STOP sign located in the back of this manual. Hold it up so that it is clearly visible to all of the students. Please look at this STOP sign that I am holding up. You will see smaller versions of this STOP sign in your assessment book. Whenever you come to a STOP sign at the end of a section, you should stop and wait quietly until you are told what to do next. Do not move on to the next section until you are told to do so. If you work on or review questions in a section other than the one being given, you will not receive a score for the other section. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: ELA Section 1 In this section, you will read a passage and then you will answer questions about what you have read. Write your answers directly on the lines under each question in the assessment book. Do not allow your response to continue beyond these lines, as any writing that appears beyond the lines may not be scorable. If you cannot answer all the parts of a question, answer as many parts as you can; it is possible to receive partial credit for an answer. You may look back at the passage in this section as often as you like. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with spelling, punctuation, or any other part of your writing. You may print or use cursive handwriting, whichever you prefer, as long as you write neatly. Read the directions very carefully and do your best to answer clearly and completely. Are there any questions? Pause to help any students that have questions about the directions. Open your assessment book to page 3. In this section, you will read a passage and then answer questions about what you have read. You may look at the passage as often as you like. Make sure that the students have found the correct page. 117

130 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: ELA Section 1 Please try to complete all questions on this test. Do not spend too much time on any one question. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. As you write, please do not include personal information, such as a last name, phone number, home address, or address in your response. You may use first names if you wish. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Make sure that the students understand what they are to do. You will have 30 minutes to complete Section 1: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 1. If you finish early, you may check your work in Section 1 only. Then close your assessment book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not work ahead. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Look at the directions on page 4 in your assessment book. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. You may begin. 118

131 Give the students 30 minutes to complete this test section. Make sure that the students are working in the right place in their assessment books. Record the starting time: Add 30 minutes: + 30 Record the stopping time here and on the board: Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: ELA Section 1 At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 1: English/Language Arts. Close your assessment book. Place any scratch paper next to your assessment book. If you do not intend to administer the remaining sections at this time, collect and securely store all test materials. Check to be sure that no scratch paper has been left in the assessment books. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. 119

132 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: ELA Section 2 Part 1 Section 2: English/Language Arts Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 English/Language Arts Part 1 Assessment Book No. 2 pencil with an eraser Scratch paper Students will write their answers directly in their assessment books. The question in this section is a writing activity. The passage and writing prompt may ONLY be read aloud to students if they have an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan) that allows for such accommodation. Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided for those students requiring this accommodation. For those who are immediately continuing from Section 1, skip to the next page and begin administering the test after the Examiners note that says BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. Look at the front cover of your assessment book. Make sure you have the assessment book with your name on it and not another student s assessment book. Please do not open your assessment book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Pause to make sure the students have their own assessment books. 120

133 BEGIN HERE for those who are immediately continuing from Section 1. Now you will be taking Section 2 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. In Section 2, you will be given an idea to write about. This is called a writing prompt. Following the writing prompt is a Prewriting/Planning page. Use the blank Prewriting/Planning space for notes, lists, webs, outlines, or anything else that might help you plan your writing. If you need additional paper for planning, raise your hand and I will give you more paper. You must write your final draft on the lines beginning at the top of page 18. REMEMBER, IN THE ISTEP+ TEST, ANYTHING YOU WRITE IN THE PREWRITING/PLANNING SPACE OR ON SCRATCH PAPER WILL NOT BE SCORED, SO YOU MUST MAKE SURE TO WRITE THE WORK YOU WANT SCORED ON THE LINED PAGES IN YOUR ASSESSMENT BOOK. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: ELA Section 2 After you finish your writing, be sure to use the Editing Checklist, which is shown at the end of the lined pages in your assessment book, to check and revise your work for correct capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, use of Standard English, and paragraphing. (Pause.) Remember, only what you write on the lined pages of your assessment book will be scored. Try to plan ahead so you do not run out of lines. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with spelling, punctuation, or any other part of your writing task. Just do your best. You may print or use cursive handwriting, whichever you prefer, as long as you write neatly. Read the directions very carefully and do your best to answer clearly and completely. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. 121

134 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: ELA Section 2 Open your assessment book to page 11 and follow along as I read the directions. In this section, you will read a passage and then respond to the writing prompt based on the passage. You may look at the passage as often as you like. Your writing will not be scored on your personal opinions or choices but will be scored objectively on how clearly you address the prompt; how well you organize your ideas; how effectively you express yourself; and how consistently you use correct paragraphing, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Be sure to use the rules of Standard English. Standard English is the English commonly used in formal writing. It does not include slang or jargon. Please note that only your writing on the lined pages in this book will be scored. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. As you write, please do not include personal information, such as a last name, phone number, home address, or address in your response. You may use first names if you wish. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. When you are sure that the students understand the directions, continue. You will have 65 minutes to complete Section 2: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 2. If you finish early, you may check your work in Section 2 only. Then close your assessment book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not work ahead or go back to work on other sections. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. 122

135 Look at page 12 in your assessment book. This is the beginning of the passage for Section 2. You may look back at the passage starting on this page as often as you like. Now turn to page 16. This is the writing prompt that gives you the idea to write about. When I tell you to begin, read it carefully. Plan your writing on the next page in the Prewriting/Planning area, then write your final draft on the following lined pages. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 1: ELA Section 2 If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. You may begin. Give the students 65 minutes to complete this test section. Make sure that the students are working in the right place in their assessment books. Record the starting time: Add 65 minutes: + 65 Record the stopping time here and on the board: At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 2: English/Language Arts. Close your assessment book. Place any scratch paper next to your assessment book. You have finished the Part 1 English/Language Arts test. Good job! Collect the scratch paper and assessment books. Check to be sure that no scratch paper has been left in the assessment books. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Store the completed assessment books in a secure location until the Test Coordinator prepares them for return to Pearson for scoring. 123

136 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 1 Part 2 Section 1: English/Language Arts The following pages describe the specific directions for administering the paper-and-pencil ISTEP+ Part 2 English/Language Arts Assessment. Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. Affixed the student barcode label to the Demographic Page, or gridded the student s information. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 English/Language Arts Part 2 Assessment Book and Answer Book No. 2 pencil with an eraser Scratch paper The passage and questions in this section that measure reading comprehension may not be read aloud to any of the students, including students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan). Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided for those students requiring this accommodation. Today you will be taking Section 1 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. You will be using two books, your assessment book with the questions and your answer book where you will mark your answers. Please check the front of your Part 2 answer book to see if you have a label with your name on it or that the cover has been filled out with your name and information. If you have a book with a different name, raise your hand. Before we begin the test, look at the front cover of your answer book and locate Box 1, Student Name. On this line, carefully print your first and last name. Please do not open your assessment book or answer book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Now look at the front cover of your assessment book and find the student name line at the top. Write your name on this line. Make sure students have their own answer books and have written their full names in Box 1 of the Student Demographic Page on the front cover and on the student name line on the front cover of their assessment books. 124

137 Then find the full-page STOP sign located in the back of this manual. Hold it up so that it is clearly visible to all the students. Please look at this STOP sign that I am holding up. You will see smaller versions of this STOP sign in your assessment book. Whenever you come to a STOP sign at the end of a section, you should stop and wait quietly until you are told what to do next. Do not move on to the next section until you are told to do so. If you work on or review questions in a section other than the one being given, you will not receive a score for the other section. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 1 The English/Language Arts test is about understanding what you have read and the skills used in writing. When you mark an answer, fill in the circle completely and make your mark heavy and dark. If you want to change an answer, completely erase the mark you made and fill in a new answer circle. You can make notes in your assessment book or on your scratch paper, but you must mark your answers in your answer book. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. Now open your assessment books and turn to page 3 to find Sample A. Next open your answer books to page 3 and find the section title, Section 1: English/Language Arts. For Sample A, read the sentences and then answer the question that follows. After you have finished, stop and we will discuss the question together. Pause to allow the students to do Sample A. Do not read the sample aloud. 125

138 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 1 Has everyone finished answering Sample A? (Pause.) You should have filled in circles A and E. If you did not fill in the correct answers, completely erase the marks you made, and fill in the correct answers now. Are there any questions? Make sure that the students have marked the answers correctly. Samples may be repeated as necessary. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with the questions. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. 126

139 Now you will read and answer the remaining questions in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. You will have 31 minutes to complete Section 1: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 1. If you finish early, you may check your work in Section 1 only. Then close your assessment book and answer book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not work ahead. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 1 Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Turn to page 4 in your assessment book and make sure you are working on the correct number and section in your answer book. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. You may begin. Give the students 31 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 31 minutes: + 31 Record the stopping time here and on the board: At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 1: English/Language Arts. Make sure all of your marks are heavy and dark and that you have completely erased any marks that you do not want. When you are finished, put your answer book in the front of your assessment book and close the assessment book. Place your scratch paper next to your assessment book. If you are not immediately continuing on to administer Section 2, collect the scratch paper, answer books, and assessment books. Check to be sure that no scratch paper has been left in the assessment books or answer books. All used scratch 127

140 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 1 paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Store the answer books and assessment books in a secure location until the remaining sections are administered. If you are continuing, the directions for Section 2 begin on the next page. 128

141 Part 2 Section 2: English/Language Arts Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 2 After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 English/Language Arts Part 2 Assessment Book and Answer Book No. 2 pencil with an eraser Scratch paper The passages and questions in this section that measure reading comprehension may not be read aloud to any of the students, including students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan). Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided for those students requiring this accommodation. Look at the front covers of your assessment book and answer book. Make sure that you have the assessment book and answer book with your name on them and not another student s books. Pause to make sure students have their own assessment and answer books. Please do not open your assessment book or answer book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Now you will be taking Section 2 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. When you mark an answer, fill in the circle completely and make your mark heavy and dark. If you want to change an answer, completely erase the mark you made and fill in a new answer circle. You can make notes in your assessment book or on your scratch paper, but you must mark your answers in your answer book. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. 129

142 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 2 If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. Now open your assessment books and turn to page 17 to find Sample A. Next open your answer books to page 3 and find the section title Section 2: English/Language Arts. For Sample A, read the sentence and then answer the question that follows. After you have finished, stop and we will discuss the question together. Pause to allow the students to do Sample A. Do not read the sample aloud. Has everyone finished answering Sample A? (Pause.) You should have filled in circle C. If you did not fill in the correct answer, completely erase the mark you made, and fill in the correct answer now. Are there any questions? Make sure that the students have marked the answer correctly. Samples may be repeated as necessary. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with the questions. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. 130

143 Now you will read and answer the remaining questions in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. You will have 32 minutes to complete Section 2: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 2. If you finish early, you may check your work in Section 2 only. Then close your assessment book and answer book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not work ahead or go back to work on any section that has been completed. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 2 Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Turn to page 18 in your assessment book and make sure you are working on the correct number and section in your answer book. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. You may begin. Give the students 32 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 32 minutes: + 32 Record the stopping time here and on the board: At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 2: English/Language Arts. Make sure all of your marks are heavy and dark and that you have completely erased any marks that you do not want. Put your answer book in the front of your assessment book and close the assessment book. Place your scratch paper next to your assessment book. If you are not immediately continuing on to administer Section 3, collect the scratch paper, answer books, and assessment books. Check to be sure that no scratch 131

144 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 2 paper has been left in the assessment books or answer books. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Store the answer books and assessment books in a secure location until the remaining sections are administered. If you are continuing, the directions for Section 3 begin on the next page. 132

145 Part 2 Section 3: English/Language Arts Before beginning this test section, make sure you have: Reviewed Chapter 2 Preparing Test Administration Policies and Procedures and Chapter 8 Paper-and-Pencil Testing. Note to the Examiner: Read aloud ONLY the directions printed in the boxes. Additional information has been provided underneath the boxes. Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 3 After the students have arrived, each student should receive: Grade 10 English/Language Arts Part 2 Assessment Book and Answer Book No. 2 pencil with an eraser Scratch paper This test section measures reading comprehension. The passages and questions in this section may not be read aloud to any of the students, including students with an IEP, a Section 504 Plan, or an ILP (EL Plan). Time limits may need to be adjusted if this section is read aloud. A separate Grade 10 read aloud script is provided to allow the directions to be read aloud to students with this accommodation. Look at the front covers of your assessment book and answer book. Make sure that you have the assessment book and answer book with your name on them and not another student s books. Pause to make sure students have their own assessment and answer books. Please do not open your assessment book or answer book until I tell you to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil with an eraser when taking this test. Pens are not allowed. Now you will be taking Section 3 of the ISTEP+ English/Language Arts test. When you mark an answer, fill in the circle completely and make your mark heavy and dark. If you want to change an answer, completely erase the mark you made and fill in a new answer circle. You can make notes in your assessment book or on your scratch paper, but you must mark your answers in your answer book. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. 133

146 Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 3 Now you will read and answer the questions in this section by yourself. Remember to read all the directions carefully. During the test, I am allowed to help you with the directions only. I am not allowed to help you with the questions. If you have any questions about the directions, raise your hand and I will help you. Pause to help any students who have questions about the directions. You will have 41 minutes to complete Section 3: English/Language Arts. To help you keep track of the time, I will write the time that this section will end on the board as soon as you have begun. When you see the words Go On at the bottom of a page, go on to the next page. When you come to the STOP sign, you have finished Section 3. If you finish early, you may check your answers in Section 3 only. Then close your assessment book and answer book and sit quietly until I say STOP. Do not work ahead or go back to work on other sections that have been completed. Are there any questions? Pause to answer any questions the students may have. Turn to page 34 in your assessment book and make sure you are working on the correct number and section in your answer book. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. If you are administering the test section to students with a read aloud accommodation, please open the read aloud script to the appropriate section and begin reading that script now. You may begin. Give the students 41 minutes to complete this test section. Record the starting time: Add 41 minutes: + 41 Record the stopping time here and on the board: 134

147 At the stopping time, Stop. This is the end of Section 3: English/Language Arts. Make sure all of your marks are heavy and dark and that you have completely erased any marks that you do not want. Put your answer book in the front of your assessment book and close the assessment book. Place your scratch paper next to your assessment book. You have finished the Part 2 English/Language Arts test. Good job! Grade 10 Paper-and-Pencil Part 2: ELA Section 3 Collect the scratch paper, answer books, and assessment books. Check to be sure that no scratch paper has been left in the assessment books or answer books. All used scratch paper must be collected by the School Test Coordinator and securely destroyed. Store the completed answer books and assessment books in a secure location until the Test Coordinator prepares them for return to Pearson for scoring. 135

148 Chapter 10 Checking Completed Assessments When testing has been completed, used Part 1 assessment books and Part 2 answer books should be prepared for scoring. All unused test materials must be returned to the corporation according to the instructions in this manual. To prepare assessment and answer books for Pearson scoring, complete the following steps: 1. For every assessment book or answer book that does not have a personalized student barcode label, check to be sure that the information on the Student Demographic Page has been filled in accurately and completely. If there is no student barcode label and the Student Demographic Page is blank or incomplete, look through the rest of the document to be sure that the assessment/answer book has not been used. Confirm student demographic information in PearsonAccess next. A rejected student test attempt will result if the hand-bubbled information on the Student Demographic Page does not match the information in PearsonAccess next. 2. If an answer has been changed, make sure that the first answer is completely erased and that the new answer is properly marked. To maintain test security, student confidentiality, and the validity of assessment results, Test Coordinators should conduct this process, if needed, in a carefully controlled setting with one or more independent observers. 3. A test section is not valid if a student has worked in a test section other than the one being administered, has cheated, has lost a significant amount of time during testing, or has marked most or all answers randomly. Determine which test sections, if any, are not valid and report them to your Test Coordinator. Be sure to follow the procedure for invalidation described in the Test Invalidation section in Chapter 3 of this manual. A sample invalidation form is provided on the inside back cover of this manual. Photocopy this form as needed. 4. If a personalized student barcode label is attached to an assessment/answer book and the student does not take the test, draw an X across and write Do Not Score on the cover of the assessment/answer book. Return the assessment/answer book with the unused test materials, not with the answer books to be scored. Do not use this assessment/answer book for another student. NOTE: If such an assessment/answer book is inadvertently returned with the assessment/answer books to be scored, it will be scored and the student will receive an UNDETERMINED status. 5. For Part 1, when a student s IEP or Section 504 Plan indicates that responses are to be computer generated, please fill in the Y bubble on the front cover of the Part 1 assessment book, and then enter NSR (nonstandard response) in the response area for each item in the student s assessment book. Print the computer-generated responses on white paper, and then insert the pages in the student s assessment book inside the front cover. NOTE: CGRs should only be used if it is not possible to set the student up to do online testing. 6. Contact your Test Coordinator for further directions on processing completed test materials. 136

149 Chapter 11 Packaging Materials for Return Overview: Things to Remember 1. All assessment and answer books for Grade 10, both used and unused, must be returned to Pearson. Save the blue-and-white boxes in which your materials were shipped so they can be used to return the assessment/answer books. See page 140 in this manual for further information about materials to be destroyed by the corporation or kept by the school. 2. Each box of test materials shipped to Pearson for scoring MUST contain materials FROM ONE SCHOOL ONLY. When checking the boxes of used test materials received from the schools, Corporation Test Coordinators MUST NOT combine materials from more than one school in a single box. 3. In an effort to streamline the packaging of test materials returned to Pearson, schools and corporations are provided with paper bands with which to secure assessment/ answer books. It is important to keep the following points in mind: Before bundling the books together in a stack, make sure they are free of sticky notes on the Student Demographic Pages (the front covers) and scratch paper between the pages. The paper bands need to fit snugly around the bundles of books. The bands should not be so tight that they cause the books to bend. Paper bands must be placed horizontally around the assessment books/answer documents and securely taped to themselves (office tape not provided). It is important that tape used to secure the paper band adheres only to the paper band and not to the Testing Group Form or assessment/answer books. Fill in the blanks on each paper band noting the Corporation/School number, School Name, Number of Documents included in that paper band, and the total number of banded stacks for that Testing Group Form (i.e., 1 of 6). Do not use other types of paper bands, rubber bands, or clips. If a box is not completely filled with bundles of books, use packing pillows or other packing material to take up the extra space. Do not use foam packing peanuts because they interfere with the scanning process. 4. The Number of Documents returned for scoring must be bubbled in on the Testing Group Form. The count must reflect the number of documents returned for scoring. 5. Use one Testing Group Form per teacher group, per grade, per subject. It is important that you DO NOT USE PHOTOCOPIES of the Testing Group Form. NOTE: The last day to order shipping materials is December 13, Return all Braille or Large Print student materials during both the Part 1 and Part 2 test administrations using return labels provided. Do not box Braille or Large Print materials with each other or with regular materials. 137

150 For detailed instructions on returning Part 1 Braille or Large Print Editions, refer to Appendix C for Large Print and Appendix D for Braille. For detailed instructions on returning Part 2 Braille or Large Print Editions and for more information about how to complete the transfer of student answers from a Part 2 Braille or Large Print Edition to a standard edition Part 2 answer book, refer to Appendix C for Large Print and Appendix D for Braille. 7. Return all Computer-Generated Responses (CGRs) and assessment books during the Part 1 test administration using return labels provided. Do not box CGR responses and assessment books with regular materials. For detailed instructions on returning Part 1 CGR responses and assessment books, refer to Appendix A. 8. At the school, group the boxes by label color. For each group of boxes with the same label color, number the boxes in the school area of the return label. For example, if you have five boxes with aqua labels, they should be numbered as 1 of 5, 2 of 5, etc. Return ISTEP+ test materials in the blue-and-white Pearson custom boxes only. Ensure that the proper return shipping label has been affixed to each box. NOTE: Do not photocopy labels, as each label contains a barcode unique to its corresponding box. Request additional labels by submitting an additional material order request through PearsonAccess next by December 13, Orders will be processed and delivered immediately upon request. It may take up to four days for labels to be received. lavender for used (To Be Scored) Part 1 assessment books and Part 2 answer books Use LAVENDER label pink for used (To Be Scored) Part 1 Large Print, Braille or Computer-Generated assessment materials 138

151 Use PINK label aqua for all Nonscorable Part 1 and Part 2 security barcoded test materials returned to Pearson for secure inventory (including Nonscorable ISTEP+ Part 1 assessment books, unused Nonscorable ISTEP+ Part 2 assessment books, used DO NOT SCORE assessment books and answer books, Part 2 Large Print and Braille assessment materials, and secure [used and unused] read aloud scripts) Use AQUA label 9. At the corporation, group all the boxes from all the schools by label color. Do not use return labels from a previous year s administration. This will cause problems when trying to reconcile receipt of test materials. For each group of boxes with the same label color, number the boxes in the corporation area of the return label. For example, if you have twenty-five boxes with aqua labels, they should be numbered as 1 of 25, 2 of 25, etc. Do not combine materials from more than one school in a single box. Keep all boxes from a school together when numbering at the corporation level. 139

152 Packaging Instructions for Schools Prepare Materials for Return Part 1 and Part 2 Nonsecure and Secure Test Materials The following materials should be returned to the corporation AFTER the Part 2 testing is complete: Nonsecure Materials These materials are to be destroyed by the corporation upon notification by the IDOE. Test Administration Manuals Extra paper bands Part 1 and 2 Practice Tests Unused Testing Group Forms Unused return shipping labels Unused answer books Mathematics rulers Mathematics Reference Sheets Any leftover/unused student barcode labels NOTE: Mathematics rulers and Mathematics Reference Sheets may be retained and distributed to students for classroom use or returned to the corporation to be destroyed. Secure Materials These materials are to be returned to Pearson by the corporation. All To Be Scored and Nonscorable Part 1 Assessment Books for Grade 10 All Nonscorable Part 2 Assessment Books for Grade 10 (including Large Print and Braille Assessment Books) All To Be Scored Part 2 Answer Books for Grade 10 All Nonscorable read aloud scripts Refer to pages for specific instructions on packaging materials. Testing Group Form Testing Group Forms are sent to corporations in the Part 1 and Part 2 Test Coordinator s Kit to facilitate the accurate processing of student responses. See Figure 2 on page 142 for a sample Testing Group Form. Completing the Testing Group Forms correctly is critical to the process of returning test materials to Pearson for scoring. These documents will be preprinted and precoded for all schools. 140

153 NOTE: One package of Testing Group Forms and return shipping labels is shipped and will include Part 1 and Part 2 testing materials. If not enough Testing Group Forms are received or if the documents received are damaged, additional materials may be ordered through PearsonAccess next. Orders should be made by December 13, For assistance with completing these forms, contact the Pearson Help Desk by calling or by completing the support form at When preparing to return test materials, note carefully the following: A Testing Group Form must be completed for every grade/class/group. Completing the Testing Group Form Complete one Testing Group Form per testing group OR one Testing Group Form for all of the students in a grade/subject and identify them as one group under one testing group name. Write and grid the name of the testing group. Count the number of completed documents (assessment books or answer books) that will be returned for scoring. Write and grid the number of documents returned for scoring. Write and grid the appropriate grade. NOTE: Only one grade should be represented under each Testing Group Form. There can be multiple Testing Group Form documents for a grade, but grades cannot be mixed under a single Testing Group Form. It is critical that the information preprinted on the Testing Group Form be accurate. Check this information carefully. Correct information is critical to ensure accurate scoring. If any of the information provided is incorrect, blank Testing Group Forms may be ordered through PearsonAccess next. For assistance with placing an additional materials order, contact the Pearson Help Desk by calling or by completing the support form at w.html?p=indiana. 141

154 Figure 2 Sample Testing Group Form (to be used for Grade 10 paper-and-pencil assessments) 142

155 Packaging All To Be Scored Part 1 and 2 Assessment and Answer Books ASSESSMENTS (USED) = To Be Scored: Assessment Books (USED) 1. Carefully stack the To Be Scored assessment books and answer books by the testing group name on the Testing Group Form for each subject area tested and square up the edges. Part 1 assessment books should be stacked separately from Part 2 answer books. Note that each of the following should be stacked separately for Part 1: Computer-Generated, Large Print, and Braille assessment materials. Refer to Appendices A, C, and D for directions on packaging these materials. 2. Divide the assessment books and answer books into bundles of approximately 20 to 25 books (should be no more than 3 inches thick). 3. Place one completed Testing Group Form on top of the first bundle for the testing group (see pages in this manual for Testing Group Form instructions). Only one Testing Group Form is needed per testing group. 4. Wrap a paper band horizontally around each bundle and fasten it firmly by taping the band to itself. Be sure the books are held securely but are not bent and that the tape is not sticking to the Testing Group Form underneath. 5. Number the paper bands (e.g., 1 of 5, 2 of 5, etc.) for each group. NOTE: Because a Testing Group Form indicates an individual group, only the first bundle for a group should have a Testing Group Form. Every bundle needs completed paper bands regardless of whether the bundle has a Testing Group Form. 6. Consolidate all banded bundles for each group. Make sure the bundles are in sequential order. 7. Organize the bundles, starting in BOX 1, by testing group, starting with Part 1 testing groups, followed Part 2 testing groups. Part 1 and Part 2 books should not be combined in the same box. 8. Box all banded bundles of To Be Scored (used) Part 1 assessment books followed by Part 2 answer books in as many boxes as required. If a box is not completely filled with bundles of books, use packing pillows or other packing materials to take up the extra space. Do not use foam packing peanuts because they interfere with the scanning process. Additional boxes may be ordered through PearsonAccess next. 143

156 9. Place a lavender return label on each box of To Be Scored assessment and answer books. Use a black marker to number each box (e.g., 1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc.) in the school area of the label. Do not fill out the corporation area. 10. When reusing boxes, cross out any information that does not apply to your school. 11. Close, but do not seal, the flaps on all boxes so that the Corporation Test Coordinator can review the contents. NOTES: Use the blue-and-white boxes in which test materials were received to return test materials for scoring. Only use the Large Print/Braille return boxes for returning the Large Print/Braille test material. Refer to Appendices C and D for specific information about returning Large Print/Braille materials. Test materials for charter, nonpublic, and Choice schools will be picked up at the school level. Organize test materials as instructed above and seal boxes for shipment to Pearson. Packaging All Secure, Nonscorable Part 1 and 2 Materials Assessment Books (UNUSED) + Nonscorables: Assessment and Answer Books (Unused) and other secure Part 1 and 2 materials 1. Stack all Nonscorable assessment books and answer books with Part 1 first, followed by Part 2. Do not wrap the Nonscorable books with paper bands. 2. Review stacks of Nonscorable books to ensure that they do not contain any To Be Scored assessment books. Set aside any To Be Scored assessment books to be packaged with the To Be Scored materials. 3. Be sure DO NOT SCORE books (students tested in error, blank books with barcode label attached in error, etc.) are properly marked with a large X across their covers and marked DO NOT SCORE. 144

157 4. Pack the following in as many boxes as required. Apply an aqua return label to each box. Nonscorable (blank and DO NOT SCORE) Part 1 Assessment Books for Grade 10 Nonscorable Part 2 Assessment Books for Grade 10 Nonscorable (blank and DO NOT SCORE) Part 2 Answer Books for Grade 10 Used and unused read aloud scripts for Large Print, Braille, and IEP students Used and unused Part 2 Large Print and Braille assessment materials 5. Organize all boxes with aqua return labels. Use a black marker to number each box (i.e., 1 of 4, 2 of 4, etc.) in the school area of the label. Do not fill out the corporation area. 6. When reusing boxes, please cross out any information that does not apply to the school. 7. Close, but do not seal, the flaps on all boxes so that the Corporation Test Coordinator can review the contents. NOTES: Books without an X and DO NOT SCORE across the covers will be pulled from the inventory and scored. Test materials for charter, nonpublic, and Choice schools will be picked up at the school level. Organize test materials as instructed above and seal boxes for shipment to Pearson. 145

158 Packaging Instructions for Corporations Nonsecure and Secure Test Materials Nonsecure Materials The following materials are nonsecure and should be destroyed by the corporation upon notification by the IDOE AFTER Part 2 testing is complete: Test Administration Manuals Extra paper bands Part 1 and 2 Practice Tests Unused Testing Group Forms Mathematics rulers Mathematics Reference Sheets Extra return shipping labels Extra unused answer books Extra student barcode labels Secure Materials The following materials are secure and should be returned to Pearson AFTER Part 2 testing is complete: All To Be Scored and Nonscorable Part 1 Assessment Books for Grade 10 All Nonscorable Part 2 Assessment Books for Grade 10 All To Be Scored Part 2 Answer Books for Grade 10 All Nonscorable read aloud scripts Refer to the Prepare Boxes for Return Part 1 and Part 2 section that follows for specific instructions on returning secure materials. Prepare Boxes for Return Part 1 and Part 2 Each box of test materials shipped to Pearson for scoring MUST contain materials FROM ONE SCHOOL ONLY. When checking the boxes of To Be Scored test materials received from the schools, Corporation Test Coordinators MUST NOT combine materials from more than one school in a single box. 1. Check that all boxes have been received for each return label color for each school according to the box count indicated in the school area on the return labels. 2. Ensure that boxes with aqua return labels contain only Nonscorable blank books, read aloud scripts, and assessment books marked as DO NOT SCORE. All DO NOT SCORE books must be properly marked with X s and DO NOT SCORE across their covers. 146

159 3. Once you have received the test materials from all of the schools in the corporation, separate the boxes by label color for pickup. There should now be two or three (if you have Part 1 Large Print, Braille or CGR assessment books) groups of boxes for shipment: Lavender Part 1 assessment books and Part 2 answer books (To Be Scored) Pink Part 1 Large Print, Braille, and CGR Responses and assessment books (To Be Scored) Aqua All blank assessment books, NONSCORABLE Part 1 assessment books, NONSCORABLE Part 2 answer books, Part 2 Large Print and Braille assessment books, and all read aloud scripts Use only the new shipping labels designated for this test administration. Do not use shipping labels from a previous test administration. 4. Keep the boxes with each label color in sequential order by school (School A: Box 1 of 2, 2 of 2; School B: Box 1 of 1; School C: Box 1 of 5, 2 of 5, etc.). 5. For all boxes with the same label color, number the boxes in the corporation area of the return labels based on the total number of boxes in that colored label group for the entire corporation. For example, if there is a total of 45 boxes with aqua return labels, use a black marker to identify each box by writing 1 of 45, 2 of 45, etc., in the corporation area of the return label. Do not change or cross out the numbering that already appears in the school area. 6. Corporation overage not distributed to schools must be returned for inventory using the aqua Nonscorable corporation-level labels. 7. Seal boxes for shipment to Pearson. Return Part 1 and Part 2 Materials to Pearson The CTC should call UPS at prior to December 18, All documents must be shipped by December 18. Pickups should be scheduled 24 to 48 hours in advance. The CTC will: Tell the UPS representative that you are calling for a pickup request for Pearson and will be using Pearson s return service. Provide UPS with the address where the packages are to be picked up. Provide UPS with the number of packages available for pickup. Once the pickup is confirmed, the corporation will receive a confirmation number from UPS. The CTC should refer to this number if there are questions or changes to the pickup request. Please retain a copy of all tracking numbers. Each box returned to Pearson will have a unique tracking number. To simplify and streamline the return shipping process for corporations, the return shipping labels are preprinted at the school level with the corporation/school name/number 147

160 information and require only the completion of the number of boxes per school per corporation by colored label. Rescore Request Process The rescore request window will be January 22 February 2, 2018, for the ISTEP Winter Retest, following the posting of the Part 1 imaged student responses in the Parent Portal. Once student results are available and imaged student responses are posted in the Parent Portal, parents may request item-level rescores. NOTE: If a school misses the December 18 pickup date, students will NOT be eligible for rescore. 148

161 Appendix A: Computer-Generated Response Directions Examiner Computer-Generated Response Directions Students who need to type their responses during a paper-and-pencil test administration should be set up to do online testing. If this is not possible, then the computer-generated response (CGR) directions need to be followed. NOTE: Computer-Generated Response directions apply to Part 1 only. CGRs are not used in Part 2. Computer-Generated Response Directions The computer-generated response (CGR) directions are provided for corporations that are testing paper/pencil for Winter 2017 and have one or more students who will need to provide CGRs. The students will need to use the CGR template or another similarly formatted document to have students type their responses to the assessment question(s) or transcribe students responses to the template. A CGR template has been created to help ensure your student s responses and data are clearly identified for processing. School or Corporation Test Coordinators may download the CGR template from the Indiana ISTEP+ and IREAD-3 Resource Center at: Follow the directions below: STEP 1 The following information must be at the top of every CGR page to ensure that the student s responses are captured and scored accurately: Student Name Student Test Number (STN) Grade Subject Corporation ID School ID Lithocode Number (found on the bottom of the inside front cover of each student assessment book) Item number Count the total number of pages and enter Page of at the bottom of each CGR page. 149

162 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Do not include more than one CGR item response on a page. You may use more than one page per item if necessary. You may place individual parts (Part A, Part B, etc.) of an item on one page as long as they are clearly identified. Ensure all CGR sheets are printed on white paper only. Remember to make copies of all CGR sheets for your records and store them in a secure location. Apply the Student Barcode Label to the appropriate grade and subject assessment book. Ensure the Computer-Generated Response(s) bubble on the standard edition assessment book s Student Demographic Page is bubbled with Y for Part 1 of the ISTEP+ assessment. If Y is bubbled in error, erase clearly and bubble N. Place all CGR sheets inside the front cover of the student s assessment book. Ensure all CGR sheets are included. Stack these assessment books in a group by grade and subject. Notify your School or Corporation Test Coordinator of any student that has computer-generated responses to make sure the documents are returned correctly for scoring. Return all your materials to your School or Corporation Test Coordinator. Test Coordinator Computer-Generated Response Directions Only Test Coordinators should complete the following tasks. STEP 1 STEP 2 Fill out one Testing Group Form per grade level and subject for which there are students with CGR responses. Place the Testing Group Form on top of the stack of CGR assessment books. Using a supplied paper band, band each grouped stack of completed CGR assessment books together with the Testing Group Form on the top of the stack. Locate a Pearson return box and apply the pink accommodated inbound return label to the top of the box. Pack the CGRs in the box and secure the box with tape. 150

163 Appendix B: Scribed Response Directions When a student s IEP or Section 504 Plan indicates that responses are to be scribed, the scribe must write/type exactly what the student dictates, without adding any capitalization or punctuation unless directed by the student. No presumption is made about whether a pause is indicative of the use of a comma, a period, or any other punctuation. When the student has finished dictating, the written text is presented for the student to review and add capitalization and punctuation if indicated. If writing a response, the scribe must record responses in the student s assessment book using only a No. 2 pencil. Each scribed response should begin with the word scribe in the response area for paper-and-pencil or online assessments. If a student does not respond or test in a given section, do not write scribe in that section; just leave it blank. Notify your School Test Coordinator of any student that has scribed responses to make sure the document is returned correctly for scoring. A one-on-one test administration should always be used when a scribe is needed. Using a scribe in a regular classroom setting would be disruptive to the other students in the room since the student using a scribe needs to respond out loud. Prior to testing, the scribe should attempt to gather information regarding the student s level of vocabulary and spelling abilities from those who are familiar with the student s academic background. Once this information is obtained, the scribe should ask the student to spell out loud any word he or she thinks is not within the range of the student s vocabulary or spelling abilities. It is important to note that this procedure serves to protect the student from a scribe who is a poor speller. A scribe should never read the reading comprehension portion of the test to a student, nor should he or she coach a student or hint to a student the meaning or spelling of a word. NOTE: Scribed response directions apply to Part 1 only. Scribed responses are not used in Part 2. Preparing Materials for Scoring Before and During the Test Administration When a student s IEP or Section 504 plan indicates that responses are to be scribed, you must follow these procedures to prepare materials for scoring. For students with scribed responses, do the following: STEP 1 Confirm the student has an IEP or Section 504 plan indicated in PearsonAccess next. If the IEP or Section 504 plan are not indicated, refer to the new Indiana Online Testing Guide in the Indiana ISTEP+ and IREAD-3 Resource Center at 151

164 STEP 2 STEP 3 Review the appendix Accessibility and Accommodations Guidance in the Indiana Assessment Program Manual for the current year. For each scribed response, first write the word scribe in the response area in the Part 1 assessment book. Then, following the word scribe, write the student s response. The word scribe and the student s response must be entered using a No. 2 pencil only. If a student does not respond or test in a given section, do not write scribe in that section; just leave it blank. 152

165 Appendix C: Large Print Edition Distributing Materials The Part 1 and Part 2 Large Print materials will be packaged by school and shipped to the Corporation Test Coordinator at each corporation. Large Print materials will be shipped ONLY for the students indicated on the student records in the DOE-TL submission. A separate Large Print Kit will be sent for each indicated subject and will include Part 1 and Part 2 materials. The Corporation Test Coordinator is responsible for distributing these materials to the appropriate schools. A complete shipment of Large Print test materials necessary to administer Part 1 and Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment should contain: One Large Print edition of the Part 1 practice test book for Grade 10. One Large Print edition of the Part 2 practice test book for Grade 10. One Part 1 and Part 2 ELA Large Print Kit (if applicable) which includes: Large Print/Braille memo Gr 10 ELA Part 1 and Part 2 read aloud scripts Gr 10 ELA Part 1 standard edition assessment book Gr 10 ELA Part 1 Large Print assessment book Gr 10 ELA Part 2 answer book Gr 10 ELA Part 2 Large Print assessment book One Part 1 and Part 2 Math Large Print Kit (if applicable) which includes: Large Print/Braille memo Large Print ruler Large Print Gr 10 Math Reference Sheet Gr 10 Math Part 1 and Part 2 read aloud scripts Gr 10 Math Part 1 standard edition assessment book Gr 10 Math Part 1 Large Print assessment book Gr 10 Math Part 2 answer book Gr 10 Math Part 2 Large Print assessment book NOTE: Students may use rulers that they are accustomed to using in the classroom or that are designed specifically for Large Print use. Do not enlarge the rulers provided with the test materials as that would result in inaccurate measurements or incorrect answers. 153

166 Any missing test materials should be reported to the Pearson Help Desk immediately by calling or by completing the support form at Preparing Part 1 Assessment Books for Scoring Corporation Test Coordinators should assist schools to ensure that all processing requirements for Large Print materials are met. Students using the Part 1 Large Print edition must record their responses ONLY in the Large Print Part 1 assessment books. Do not transcribe Part 1 Large Print edition student responses into the standard edition assessment book for these students. Under no circumstances should a Large Print test for Part 1 of the ISTEP+ assessment be transcribed by the school. STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 Place the student s barcode label on the student s blank standard edition assessment book. Do not use student barcode labels from previous years administrations. If no barcode label is available, the student s demographic information must be bubbled in the standard edition assessment book. Refer to Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page in Chapter 8 and follow the directions for students with no barcode label. Fill in the bubble for Y next to Large Print under Box 7 Paper Accommodations on the front cover of the student s standard edition assessment book. When packaging the Large Print assessment books, place the standard edition inside the front cover of the Large Print assessment books. Large Print assessment books for multiple students from the same school may be returned in the same box. School personnel must fill out a Testing Group Form for EACH Part 1 Large Print assessment book and place it inside the front cover of the Large Print assessment book. A Testing Group Form must be sent with the Large Print book and standard edition assessment book. Collect all Large Print test materials for a single shipment to Pearson. Place the completed Testing Group Form inside each student s test materials. Package student standard edition and Large Print assessment books into the larger Large Print/Braille shipping box. Once packaged in the Large Print/Braille box, place the pink label on the box and return with the rest of the To Be Scored assessment material. Preparing Part 2 Answer Books for Scoring Corporation Test Coordinators should assist schools to ensure that all processing requirements for Large Print materials are met. Students using the Large Print Part 2 edition must record their responses in the Large Print assessment book. After testing, the School Test Coordinator must oversee the accurate transfer of the student s responses to a standard edition Part 2 answer book. Please 154

167 see STEP 3 on this page for instructions on how to transcribe student responses from the Large Print assessment book into the standard edition answer book. STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Place the student s barcode label on the student s standard edition answer book. Do not use student barcode labels from a previous year s administration. If no barcode label is available, the student s demographic information must be bubbled in the standard edition answer book. Refer to Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page in Chapter 8 and follow the directions for students with no barcode label. Fill in the bubble for Y next to Large Print under Box 7 Paper Accommodations on the front cover of the student s standard edition answer book. Transcribe the student s multiple-choice responses to a standard edition answer book. When transcribing Part 2 responses into a new answer book, DO NOT WRITE transcribed on each page of the answer book in which you are transcribing the responses. The Indiana Department of Education recommends that one person read the student s answers and another person fill in the responses in the new answer book. Both transcribers need to be credentialed teachers, and preferably, one should be an administrator. A No. 2 pencil must be used to transfer student responses. After transcribing responses into a new answer book, be sure to double-check to ensure that all responses have been properly transcribed. STEP 4 STEP 5 When packaging the standard edition answer book, make sure to include it with the student s regular class. Draw a big X and write DO NOT SCORE across the cover of the Large Print assessment book and return it with the nonscorable materials. DO NOT RETURN A LARGE PRINT Edition for these STUDENTS WITH YOUR TO BE SCORED USED MATERIALS ONLY THE STANDARD EDITION PART 2 ANSWER BOOKS WILL BE SCORED. 155

168 Appendix D: Braille Edition If you have any questions regarding the administration of the ISTEP+ Braille Edition, contact the Pearson Help Desk by calling or by completing the support form at Distributing Materials The Part 1 and Part 2 Braille materials will be packaged by school and shipped to the Corporation Test Coordinator at each corporation. Braille materials will be shipped ONLY for the students indicated on the student records in the DOE-TL submission. A separate Braille Kit will be sent for each indicated subject and will include Part 1 and Part 2 materials. The Corporation Test Coordinator is responsible for distributing these materials to the appropriate schools. A complete shipment of Braille test materials necessary to administer Part 1 and Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment should contain: One Braille edition of the Part 1 practice test book for Grade 10. One Braille edition of the Part 2 practice test book for Grade 10. One Part 1 and Part 2 ELA Braille Kit (if applicable) which includes: Large Print/Braille memo Gr 10 ELA Part 1 and Part 2 Braille read aloud scripts Gr 10 ELA Part 1 standard edition assessment book Gr 10 ELA Part 1 Braille assessment book Gr 10 ELA Part 2 answer book Gr 10 ELA Part 2 Braille assessment book One Part 1 and Part 2 Math Braille Kit (if applicable) which includes: Large Print/Braille memo Gr 10 Math Part 1 and Part 2 Braille read aloud script Braille ruler Braille Gr 10 Math Reference Sheet Gr 10 Math Part 1 standard edition assessment book Gr 10 Math Part 1 Braille assessment book Gr 10 Math Part 2 answer book Gr 10 Math Part 2 Braille assessment book 156

169 Any missing test materials should be reported to the Pearson Help Desk immediately by calling or by completing the support form at Preparing Part 1 Assessment Books for Scoring Corporation Test Coordinators should assist schools to ensure that all processing requirements for Braille materials are met. Students using the Part 1 Braille edition may either record their responses on Braille sheets or on computer-generated pages. The Test Examiner is NOT to transfer Braille student responses to the Part 1 standard edition assessment books. Pearson will transcribe the responses from the Braille pages or score student responses from the computer-generated pages. STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Place the student s barcode label on the blank standard edition assessment book. If no barcode is available, the Student Demographic Page must be completed in the standard edition assessment book. Refer to Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page in Chapter 8 and follow the directions for students with no barcode label. Bubble the Y next to Braille under Box 7 Paper Accommodations on the front cover of the student s standard edition assessment book. Refer to Appendix A in this manual if the student has responded on computergenerated pages. Follow the instructions provided. If the student has responded on Braille pages, label each Braille page/sheet with the following information: Student Name Student STN Corporation Name/Number School Name/Number Litho code from the standard edition book (The litho code is an eight-digit number located in a box in the lower right quadrant of the assessment book front cover.) Number each page of to ensure that all Braille pages can be accounted for at Pearson. Pages must be in order by grade/subject and section, and items within each section must be in item order. Ensure the Braille student responses are identified by indicating the grade, subject, test section, number and item number. Ensure all scratch work is identified by indicating SHOW ALL WORK followed by the scratch work. STEP 5 Insert all Braille pages or computer-generated response pages and the standard edition assessment book inside the front cover of the Braille assessment book. 157

170 STEP 6 STEP 7 School personnel must fill out a Testing Group Form for EACH Part 1 Braille assessment book and place it inside the front cover of the Braille assessment book. A Testing Group Form must be sent with the Braille assessment book and standard edition assessment book. Collect all Braille Part 1 test materials for a single shipment to Pearson. Even if a student tested partially in Braille and partially in Large Print and/or provided computer-generated responses (ELA or Mathematics), all testing materials for that student must be returned together. Place the completed Testing Group Form inside the front cover of the student s Braille assessment book. Package student standard edition and Braille assessment books into the larger Large Print/Braille shipping box. Once packaged in the Large Print/Braille box, place a pink label on the box and return with the rest of the To Be Scored assessment material. Preparing Part 2 Answer Books for Scoring Corporation Test Coordinators should assist schools to ensure that all processing requirements for Braille materials are met. Students using the Part 2 Braille edition may either record their responses on Braille sheets or on computer-generated pages. After testing, the School Test Coordinator must oversee the accurate transfer of the student s responses to a standard edition Part 2 answer book. STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Place the student barcode label on the standard edition answer book. Do not use student barcode labels from a previous test administration. If no barcode is available, the Student Demographic Page must be completed in the standard edition answer book. Refer to Directions for Completing the Student Demographic Page in Chapter 8 and follow the directions for students with no barcode label. Bubble the Y next to Braille under Box 7 Paper Accommodations on the front cover of the student s standard edition answer book. Transcribe the student s multiple-choice responses to a standard edition answer book. When transcribing Part 2 responses into a new answer book, DO NOT WRITE transcribed on each page of the answer book in which you are transcribing the responses. The Indiana Department of Education recommends that one person read the student s answers and another person fill in the responses in the new answer book. Both transcribers need to be credentialed teachers, and preferably, one should be an administrator. A No. 2 pencil must be used to transfer student responses. 158

171 After transcribing responses into a new answer book, be sure to double-check to ensure that all responses have been properly transcribed. STEP 4 STEP 5 When packaging the standard edition answer book, make sure to include it with the student s regular class. Draw a big X and write DO NOT SCORE across the cover of the Braille assessment book and return it with the nonscorable materials. DO NOT RETURN A BRAILLE Edition for these STUDENTS WITH YOUR TO BE SCORED USED MATERIALS ONLY THE STANDARD EDITION PART 2 ANSWER BOOKS WILL BE SCORED. 159

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173 Appendix E: Testing Times Winter 2017 ISTEP+ Part 1 and Part 2 Test Administration Online and Paper-and-Pencil Operational Test Times Mathematics and English/Language Arts Part 1 Test Administration Times By Grade Grade 10 Mathematics Grade 10 ELA Instructions 5 minutes 5 minutes Section 1 Working Time 30 minutes 30 minutes Total Time 35 minutes 35 minutes Instructions 5 minutes 5 minutes Section 2 Working Time 20 minutes 65 minutes Total Time 25 minutes 70 minutes Part 2 Test Administration Times By Grade Grade 10 Mathematics Grade 10 ELA Instructions 5 minutes 5 minutes Section 1 Working Time 35 minutes 31 minutes Total Time 40 minutes 36 minutes Instructions 5 minutes 5 minutes Section 2 Working Time 32 minutes 32 minutes Total Time 37 minutes 37 minutes Instructions 5 minutes 3 minutes Section 3 Working Time 32 minutes 41 minutes Total Time 37 minutes 44 minutes 161

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175 Appendix F: Sample Online Assessment Screen Shots Sign In screen Welcome screen 163

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177 Test Submit Warning Section Exit Warning Sign out screen 165