TA Script of Student Test Directions EOC PAPER-PENCIL End-of-Course Mathematics Single Session Paper This document contains the TA Script of Student Directions for the EOC paper-pencil mathematics summative assessment single session administration for Algebra and Geometry. It is required that TAs review the test specific TA Script of Student Directions prior to administering a state summative assessment. Contents of this document include best practices for the day of testing (before, during, and after) and student directions. Translation of student directions is available in 7 languages and posted to the WCAP portal. School Test Coordinator Contact Information Name: Email: Phone: ( ) Cell: ( ) Visit the WCAP Portal Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and Washington State: 2016-17
TA Script of Student Directions: EOC Contents Prior to Testing... 3 Summative TA Instructions... 4 Monitoring Test Progress...4 TAs Now...4 Directions for Preparing and Administering Single Session... 5 Monitoring Students...10 Final Processing Steps for TAs... 11... 12 -Script page 2-
TA Script of Student Directions: EOC PRIOR TO TESTING This document contains the Single Session TA Script of Student Directions for the EOC Mathematics Algebra and Geometry paper-pencil exams. It is required that TAs review the test specific script and directions prior to administering a state assessment. Contents of this document include best practices for testing (before, during, after) and student directions () boxes. It is highly recommended to allow students an opportunity to practice on the Training and Practice Tests prior to taking the summative assessment. Before Testing (day prior or morning of) For all before testing activities, refer to the TA Checklist in Appendix A of the Paper TAM. It is recommended to print the TA Script of Student Directions () boxes prior to testing. TAs should try to maintain a natural classroom atmosphere during the test administration. Before each test begins, he or she should encourage students to do their best. During Testing For all during testing activities, refer to the TA Checklist in Appendix A of the Paper TAM. Follow professional practices and test security protocols. At least one trained TA is required to supervise students at all times during the testing session and until materials have been collected and accounted for. Students left unattended will have their test results invalidated. Provide all required student settings according to each student s plan. If the correct setting is unavailable, do not approve that student s test session. Notify your SC immediately. TAs must ensure that students do not have access to digital, electronic, or manual devices during testing. Break schedules should be followed according to the Paper TAM. Additional breaks may be provided based on student needs and TA judgement. Students who have not completed the assessment must be monitored during breaks and lunches. Should a testing incident occur during your session, you should stop testing immediately and notify your SC. Share your plan for students who finish early. How are materials processed and accounted for? Do students leave the testing room, and if so, where do they go? If students remain in the testing room, what quiet activity is available? Electronics are not permitted. Each test specific script must be followed exactly and used when a test is administered. When reading directions to students: Do not paraphrase the directions. Read the directions to students exactly as they are written, using a natural tone and manner. If you make a mistake in reading a direction, stop and say, Listen again Then read the direction again. Never deviate from the directions as written. Deviating from the printed directions is a testing violation. Read all material printed in boxes next to the word :. The italicized text outside of the : boxes and the text below the perforated line is information for you and should not be read to students. You may repeat any part of these directions as many times as needed. Do not provide suggestions to students on how to respond to the task or evaluate student work. For detailed instructions on the TA support permitted during testing sessions, see section 6.3 of the Paper TAM. After Testing Review early and follow the instructions in the Final Processing Steps for TAs section, prior to releasing students from the testing location. -Script page 3-
TA Script of Student Directions: EOC SUMMATIVE TA INSTRUCTIONS Monitoring Test Progress Once students have started their tests, TAs should circulate through the room to ensure all conditions of test security are maintained. If the TA witnesses or suspects a possible test security incident, the SC should be contacted immediately in accordance with the Test Security and Building Plan. Off Task: If you notice that a student is off task, you may read the statement below verbatim. : Item Concern: If a student is concerned about an item, you may support the student by reading the script below verbatim. : It is important that you do your best. Do you need to close your test booklet and take a break? I cannot help you check your work. You may read the question again and think about what the question is asking you to do. Try your best and choose the answer that makes the most sense to you. TAs Now Verify that all test booklets have been identified to each student (pre-id label). Students will be instructed to verify this information. Verify quantities of materials to ensure that each student has his or her own test booklet, one piece of scratch paper and graph paper, two sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers, and access to the following approved materials should they elect to use them: Calculator, ruler, straightedge, the state created Glossary of Non- Mathematics Terms. Refer to the GTSA and MASA document for information on material types, uses, and restrictions. Ensure students know how or where to get additional approved materials, as permitted by the test content or student plan (aligning to the GTSA and MASA). Read the : directions verbatim to the students. Each : box has a label to the left specifying whether the instruction pertains to the whole test (ALL) or a specific section. -Script page 4-
ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL Directions for Preparing and Administering Single Session Before beginning administration of the EOC Mathematics Single Session exam, verify that you have all necessary materials to support this testing session. Refer to the TAs Now section for additional information. For the Mathematics Assessment, please read aloud the directions in the boxes preceded by the [] for students. Pause. Direct students to move all electronics and bags to the appropriate location. Verify desks have been cleared and all calculator memories have been cleared. Pause. Distribute to each student their pre-id test booklet, one piece of scratch paper and graph paper, and two sharpened No. 2 pencils with erasers. Be sure that each student has his or her own pre-id test booklet. Additional approved tools should be placed in an easy-to-access location. Today you will be taking the End-of-Course Exit Exam. At this time, electronics such as cell phones, ipods, and MP3 players must be turned off and kept out-of-view and reach. Reminder: If you use non-approved electronics, your test may not be scored. Please make sure your desk is cleared of all items. Move all bags, purses, and electronics away from your testing location. Pause. Allow students time to write their names on the papers. I am now going to pass out your test materials. Do not open your test booklet until I tell you to. Print your name at the tops of the scratch paper and graph paper. Pause to help students access additional approved tools. On this assessment, the only additional tools you are permitted to use are calculators, rulers, straightedges, and the Glossary of Non-Mathematics Terms. If you would like to use any of the approved tools, please raise your hand and I will help you. If you use the Glossary of Non-Mathematics Terms, you will need to print your name in the upper right-hand corner of the paper. I will collect all papers at the end of the testing session. Look at your test booklet and make sure that your name is printed on the front cover. Please raise your hand if your name is not printed on your test booklet and I will come help you. Pause. Write today s date on the board. -Script page 5-
ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL Look at the signature and date box. When you sign your name, you are saying, I understand that this test is private and that I cannot copy or discuss any part of this test with anyone. Do you have any questions? Pause. Answer any questions. Pause. Allow students time to write their names and today s date. Pause. Pause. Give students time to answer Sample A. Do not read the sample aloud. Students should respond to the sample items in their test booklet. The correct answers to the sample items are shown in the test booklet on page 5. However, wait until students answer all sample items before directing them to check their answers against the correct answers. The correct answer to Sample A is choice B. Reread any or all of the directions as needed. Now sign or print your first and last name and write today s date on the front cover of your test booklet in the box labeled signature and date. Now, open your test booklet to page 3. We will begin by doing some sample questions. This test booklet contains several different types of problems as shown below. Each sample shows what a certain type of problem looks like. Respond to each problem in this test booklet. Let s practice! For Sample A, fill in the one bubble that goes with the answer you choose. Be sure to fill in the bubble completely and make your mark heavy and dark. If you want to change an answer, completely erase the mark you made before making a new mark. Pause to answer any questions, then continue. Now go to Sample B. For some questions in the test, there will be more than one correct response. Sample B is an example of this type of test question. For Sample B, fill in all the bubbles that go with the answers you choose. Be sure to fill in the bubbles completely and make your mark heavy and dark. If you want to change an answer, completely erase the mark you made before making a new mark. Pause. Give students time to answer Sample B. Do not read the sample aloud. The correct answers to Sample B are choices A and B. -Script page 6-
ALL Pause to answer any questions, then continue. ALL ALL ALL ALL Pause. Give students time to answer Sample C. Do not read the sample aloud. The correct answers to Sample C are: B D E Now go to Sample C. For some questions in the test, there will be more than one part. Sample C is an example of a question which contains three parts. For Sample C, you will need to complete parts a, b, and c. Fill in the bubbles that go with the answers you choose. Be sure to fill in the bubbles completely and make your mark heavy and dark. If you want to change an answer, completely erase the mark you made before making a new mark. Pause to answer any questions, then continue. Now go to Sample D. For some questions in the test, you will need to write your own response. Some questions on the test may contain answer boxes in which you write your answer. For Sample D, draw a point on the number line to show your answer. Pause. Give students time to answer Sample D. The correct answer to Sample D is a point placed at the line representing the number 1 ⅔. Pause to answer any questions, then continue. -Script page 7-
ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL Pause. Give students time to answer Sample E. The correct answer to Sample E is ¾ or 0.75. Pause to answer any questions, then continue. Now go to Sample E. For this type of question in the test, you will complete a grid. Read the question and work the problem to find an answer. Write your answer in the answer boxes at the top of the grid. Write your answer with the first digit in the answer box all the way to the left, OR with the last digit in the answer box all the way to the right. Print only one digit, negative sign, decimal point, or fraction bar in each answer box. Do NOT leave a blank answer box in the middle of an answer. Fill in a bubble under each answer box that you used to write your answer. Fill in one and ONLY one bubble for each answer box. Fill in the bubbles completely and make your mark heavy and dark. You MUST fill in the bubbles to receive credit for your answer. Pause. Give students time to check their answers. Now turn to page 4 in your test booklet. At the top of this page, you ll find the directions for completing the grids. Feel free to refer back to this page as you work through Session One. Pause to answer any questions, then continue. At the top of page 5, you ll see completed answers for the sample questions we just discussed. Check to be sure you correctly bubbled in your answers to the sample questions in your test booklet. Read each problem carefully and follow the directions. You may do your work in this test booklet; however, your work should not interfere with any answer bubbles or grids. You may also use the scratch and/or graph paper provided to work the problems. Pause to show students where tools, including scratch paper, graph paper, and the Glossary are located. -Script page 8-
ALL ALL ALL ALL Pause to answer any questions the students might have. When you are sure that the students understand the directions, continue. Make sure that the students are on the correct page. Add 60 minutes to the starting time and write this on the board as Break Time: Monitoring Students section for TA instructions while students are testing. After 60 minutes, You will take all sessions of this test today. In approximately 60 minutes you will have a short break. After working for 120 minutes, I will check to see if you need more time. You will come to [STOP] signs in your test booklet that show you have reached the end of a session. Ignore the [STOP] signs and continue until you reach the end of your test booklet. When you have finished, you should check your work and make sure there are no unanswered questions on any page. When you are checking your work, you should make sure none of the pages are stuck together. I cannot help you check your work. When you have completed the test, please raise your hand and I will collect your test materials. Now turn to page 9 in your test booklet. You may begin. Refer to the Monitoring Students section for TA instructions on supervised breaks. After about ten minutes, have students return to their seats.. Refer to the We are now going to take a break. Put your pencil down and close your test booklet. You may stand, stretch, and walk around. Remember: This test is private and you cannot discuss any part of this test or your work with anyone. Please sit down again and work until you finish the test. Do not stop when you reach the [STOP] sign at the end of a session. You must ignore the [STOP] sign and continue until you reach the end of your test booklet. In approximately 60 more minutes, I will check to see how you are doing. You will have time to answer every question, even if you need additional time. When you have finished, you should check your work and make sure there are no unanswered questions on any page. When you are checking your work, you should make sure none of the pages are stuck together. I cannot help you check your work. Reminder: If you finish early, raise your hand and I will collect your test material. -Script page 9-
Monitoring Students Observe students to ensure they are following directions and engaged with the test. Actively monitor that students are working independently. Do not answer specific questions about the test, and do not review test questions or student responses to test questions. During the supervised break, TAs must monitor students to ensure they do not talk about the test. Make sure test booklets remain closed on desks. If students who have completed the assessment are excused from the testing environment, Test Administrators must collect and account for the students test materials prior to release. After students have been working for a total of 120 minutes, check to see whether they need more time. If most students need more time, provide additional work time as needed in 20-minute intervals. Additional breaks may be provided based on student needs and Test Administrator judgment. When most students have finished, refer to the following box. ALL Please put your pencil down. Place all papers provided during this test inside the front cover and close your test booklet. Make sure the tops of your papers are showing. Raise your hand if you need more time to complete the test, or if you need to check your work; you will be allowed to finish. You must finish by the end of this school day. I will now collect your test booklet. I will also clear your calculator memory if you have completed testing. Refer to the Final Processing Steps for TAs on page 11. -Script page 10-
Final Processing Steps for TAs 1. If students are allowed to leave the testing room when they finish, explain the procedures for leaving without disrupting others and where they are expected to report once they leave. Prior to releasing students who have completed their test, you must collect and account for all testing materials provided to students during this test. If students are expected to remain in the testing room until the end of the test, instruct them on what activities they may engage in when finished testing. Electronic devices are not permitted. 2. For security reasons, only a trained TA may handle secure test materials. 3. Collect and account for all test booklets, answer booklets, individual ancillary materials, and calculators as distributed and permitted for each test session (i.e., scratch paper and Glossary of Non-Mathematics Terms). Calculators for students requiring additional time should remain with the students test booklets. 4. Separate test booklets for students needing more time. Verify papers have been placed inside the front cover. 5. Account for all individual Glossaries of Non-Mathematics Terms provided during the assessment. Glossaries and scratch/graph paper for students requiring additional time should remain with the students test booklets. 6. Clear all calculator memories before students exit the testing location. Calculator memories for students requiring additional time should not be cleared until students complete the test session. 7. Following the school s testing plan, students who need more time may remain in the testing room or move to another location to finish the assessment. For students remaining in the same room, redistribute test materials and instruct students to continue with the assessment. For students moving to a new location, go to the new location and then redistribute test materials and instruct students to continue with the assessment. Students are not permitted to transfer secure materials. 8. Only a trained TA may monitor students. 9. When testing is completed, promptly return all materials (test booklets and Glossaries of Non-Mathematics Terms). -Script page 11-
Single Session Administration: TA Script EOC Mathematics Same of Student Directions: Day EOC -Script page 12-