Testing and Proctoring Students

Preparing Students and Their Environs

Here are some final preparations to consider, after you lot take already completed the tasks described under Setting Up for Testing.

  • Aid students become familiar with their headsets
    • You can likewise help them to practise—see Practice Tests
  • Remind students non to bear upon the microphones or press headset buttons during the exam
    • Consider taping over buttons to forbid students from making adjustments
  • Minimize background noise, such as open windows or loud fans
    • Also avoid calling out to the class while students are testing
  • In a classroom, seat students at least an arm's length apart
  • Tell students what to do when finished with testing (read a book, return to course, or something else)

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Getting Students Started

Starting on a desktop or laptop computer or a Chromebook

On desktop and laptop computers and Chromebook devices, students take tests directly through the browser.

Students log in to testing at https://student.mapnwea.org.

Students will need their usernames and passwords to log in. For more data, see Assigning Passwords. After entering their username and countersign, students should click the graphic with the green worm that says Let's Read, followed by the graphic that says Go. (The other choice—Mission Command—is the entry point to MAP Skills and will appear only if your district has too signed up for MAP Skills.)

Starting on an iPad

On an iPad, students launch the MAP Reading Fluency Testing App. We suggest running the iPad app in Guided Access mode. This prevents other apps from interfering with testing and ensures students do not close the app during a timed activity. See iPad secure testing app for more than information on the iPad app.

Beginning the exam

If the Mouse Skills Cheque is selected, it will be presented first. The students will receive an on-screen prompt to raise their hands if they fail the check. Otherwise, students taking an Adaptive Oral Reading exam volition take a brief volume check before the examination begins, and students assigned a Foundational Skills test will begin the test immediately.

If students go locked out

The Mouse Skills Cheque is intended to preclude students from start the exam if they are unable to follow the directions or maneuver the mouse. If a student does not laissez passer the check, they will be locked out of the exam.

To take the Mouse Skills Check again:

Click Unlock nether Need Help with Equipmentto reset. The student volition showtime from the beginning of the Mouse Skills Bank check after logging back in. The educatee tin log back in immediately or after yous feel that they've had enough mouse exercise to try again.

To skip the Mouse Skills Bank check:

Open up Assignments, select the student, click Edit, and clear the Include Mouse Skills Bank check checkbox.

Notation : For every examination session that includes oral reading, a microphone volume check occurs at the beginning of the test. This check is separate from the Mouse Skills Check. Information technology confirms operational status of all hardware and triggers the browser'south "Allow microphone" alert if needed.

Resolving Headset Issues

Students may fail the microphone cheque if they are speaking as well loudly, too softly, at the wrong time, or not at all. Here are a few troubleshooting steps y'all tin can take:

  • Ostend that the headset is the default audio device. Encounter Setting Headsets equally Default Device
  • Tell students to use a regular speaking vox, and observe.
  • If y'all are troubleshooting afterwards the test was completed, you lot can play back the audio to evaluate what is going incorrect. Meet Individual Student Written report for directions on playing back audio.
  • Make sure the mute push button isn't pressed.
  • Attempt switching headsets.
  • Brand sure there aren't loud background noises, such as an open window or a fan, being picked upwardly by the headsets. Fans and other white noise are especially disruptive.
  • Finally, try switching computers.

Pausing and Resuming

The assessment typically takes well-nigh xx minutes and can be completed in i sitting. If students need to take a break or stop for the day, three options are bachelor:

ane. Screens with a Pause Push button

Press the cherry-red pause button that appears on sure pedagogy screens. It appears earlier all timed subtests. However, it does non announced after students accept reached the oral reading passage section.

2. Screens with a Continue Button

The light-green Continue button appears before some sections of the test. If y'all want to pause, do non click the green button. The test volition pause until the button is clicked.

3. All Other Screens

Press the Esc key to exit full-screen fashion, so shut the browser window to automatically pause the test. When a student logs back in, content will be presented starting from the beginning of the last unscored activity. If you plan to have a educatee resume testing at another time, try to exit the examination at one of the natural stopping places listed to a higher place.

In-progress tests that take been paused (actively or by default, such every bit during a power failure) volition resume automatically when the student logs back in.

Starting Over

Tests that have been completed cannot be deleted. Tests that take not been completed can be discarded. Yous can start over to discard whatsoever in-progress test results. For case, you may desire to do this if you discover that a educatee is having issues with their headset or if the student hasn't been on-task during the timed portions of the examination. From the Proctor Dashboard, find the student'southward name under In-Progress Tests and click Start Over:

Note: The system maintains only one agile session at a time, which means y'all cannot go along one session paused while you start another examination for the same student.

Testing Multiple Students on the Same Device

In school environments, student accounts are ofttimes configured to forget settings upon logging out of the device. If possible, go on the devices used to test students logged in to the pupil business relationship betwixt different student users.

Logging out of the device may crusade the Chrome browser to no longer be authorized to use the microphone. Brand sure to permit Chrome to use the microphone earlier educatee testing by conducting a hardware check—see Performing a Hardware Cheque. You tin can bank check in the address bar on the Reading Fluency website whether Chrome is authorized to use the microphone. If it is not, allow it from the address bar or conduct another hardware check so that the prompt volition qualify microphone use.

To change microphone settings using the address bar:

  1. Click on the padlock next to the discussion Secure in the address bar.

  2. Click on Site Settings.

    Make certain that the drop-down list next to Microphone is gear up to Allow. If it isn't, cull Always permit on this site.

To change microphone settings on an iPad :

Select the Cheque Equipment link in the MAP Reading Fluency Testing App. This will prompt y'all to allow the microphone if it has not been allowed. Meet iPad secure testing app for more information on the app.