Common 9-Weeks Exams

High School - Script for Administering 2015

Seminole County Publ ic Schools ♦ 400 E. Lake Mary Blvd. ♦ Sanford ♦ FL ♦ 32773-7127

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When all students have entered the testing room, Say:

Please clear everything from your desk except your #2 pencil. If you have any electronic devices please turn

them off and place them in your backpack [or wherever they should be placed]. Today you will be taking the [Name of Test being administered] test. You will have [45 minutes] to work on your test. The online system provides the following features: highlighter, option eliminator, and straight edge. Before testing begins, I will hand out (choose one)

ELA 1 and 2 Administration Ticket, Scrap Paper

Algebra 1 Administration Ticket, Scrap Paper, Reference sheet (if applicable), EdInsight scientific

calculator or students may use http://demo.tds.airast.org/TDSCalculator/TDSCalculator.html?mode=ScientificInv,GraphingInv,Regre

ssion

Algebra 2 Administration Ticket, Scrap Paper, Reference sheet (if applicable), EdInsight scientific

calculator or students may use FSA online scientific calculator at http://demo.tds.airast.org/TDSCalculator/TDSCalculator.html?mode=ScientificInv,GraphingInv,Regre

ssion

Geometry Administration Ticket, Scrap Paper, Reference sheet (if applicable), EdInsight scientific calculator or students may use FSA online calculator at http://demo.tds.airast.org/TDSCalculator/TDSCalculator.html?mode=ScientificInv,GraphingInv,Regre

ssion

Biology 1, Environmental Science, Physical Science, and Chemistry Administration Ticket, Scrap

Paper

US History & World History Administration Ticket and Scrap Paper Please listen carefully as I provide you instructions pertaining to the EdInsight testing platform.

When you begin your test, on the left side of the screen you will notice a yellow dot next to each question.

When you answer a question the yellow dot will turn green. If you skip a question without answering it, the dot will turn red. You can return to questions you skip at any time. You can answer questions in order or select any question by clicking the question number on the left side of your screen. Make sure you click the Next Question button after you have answered each question, this will save your answer.

Next to the answer choices, you will notice an “abc” button with a slash through it. This can be used to eliminate answers as you are narrowing down your choices.

Common 9-Weeks Exams

High School - Script for Administering 2015

Seminole County Publ ic Schools ♦ 400 E. Lake Mary Blvd. ♦ Sanford ♦ FL ♦ 32773-7127

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When you complete the last question and are ready to submit your test, look at the dots on the left to be sure they are all GREEN. If the dots are all green then you have answered every question and may click

the Finish Test button. Sit quietly until time is called. Are there any questions? (Pause to answer any questions.)

I will now hand out the Administration Tickets, Scrap Paper, [reference sheets]. When you receive your Administration Ticket, please verify that your name is on it, and then sign your ticket. If you do not see your name, please raise your hand. (Take care of any issues. If you do not have an Administration Ticket for a student, please contact the school test coordinator to add a student.) You may now click on the [test icon on your desktop or the bookmarked URL] and enter the Administration ID and Login Code. The login code on your Administration Ticket is not case sensitive, so you can enter lower or upper case letters. If you have problems logging in, raise your hand and I will

assist you. Once everyone is logged in, Say: You may begin your test.

If a test session is interrupted and the student is brought back to the login screen, simply have them enter their login code again and they can continue where they left off. If the browser closes, have them click on the icon or URL on the desktop and re-enter their login code and continue their test. If a student starts and takes another student’s test and then realizes it; write down the name of the student’s test that he/she was taking, instruct the student to stop, and find the student’s correct Administration Ticket; contact the test coordinator to reset the other student’s test.

5 minute warning - Say: You have five minutes left.

At the end of the test session, Say:

Stop. The test period is now over. If you have not already done so please go to the last question, click

the Finish Test button, and then click Exit to Login Page.

Be sure all students have logged off and collect any materials (Administration Tickets, scrap paper,

reference sheets, calculators, pencils, etc.) and return them to your school test coordinator.

Common 9-Weeks Exams

High School - Script for Administering 2015

Seminole County Publ ic Schools ♦ 400 E. Lake Mary Blvd. ♦ Sanford ♦ FL ♦ 32773-7127

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ESE or 504 students with extended time accommodation

Read these directions ONLY if the test will be administered in multiple sessions

At the end of each session that will continue, students can simply close the browser window after they have clicked on the Next Question button to save their answers. All answers previously submitted will be saved.

5 minute warning - Say: You have five minutes left. At the end of the period, Say:

Stop. This test period is now over. Please listen carefully to all of the following instructions before you click anything else. If you have not finished your test, click on the Next Question button, then close your internet browser by clicking the “X” on the top right hand corner. If you have answered every question and completed your test, click the Finish Test button, and then click Exit to Login Page. Clicking on the

Finish Test button will submit your test for scoring, and you cannot go back into the test, so please be sure you click there only after completing your entire test. Be sure all students have logged off and collect any materials (Administration Tickets, scrap paper, reference sheets, calculators, pencils, etc.) for use in the next test session.

At the beginning of each subsequent test period, redistribute Administration Tickets and test materials, and have students log in as they did in the previous session. Be sure students verify that they have received their own Administration Ticket before entering the Administration ID an d Login Code.

5 minute warning - Say: You have five minutes left.

At the end of the final test period, Say:

Stop. The test period is now over. If you have not finished, go to the last question, click the Finish Test button, and then click Exit to Login Page.

Be sure all students have logged off and you collect any materials (Administration Tickets, reference sheet,

scrap paper, calculators, pencils, etc.) and return them to your school test coordinator.