USNSCC Instructions for Test Admin

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Table of Contents

• Logging in• Administrator Controls• Creating and Editing Cadet Records• Registering a Cadet for an Exam• How Cadets Take an Exam Online• Printing Paper Exams• Printing an Answer Sheet for a Paper Exam• Inputting Answers from a Paper Exam

Logging In

The site URL is http://testmanager1.com/usnscc

Once Registration is completed, you may login using your assigned Userid and PW (which are both case sensitive)As the Unit CO, you havebeen given privileges as asystem registrar.

Note this is the same pagecadets use to login totake an exam

If you enter your ID and click ‘Forgot Password’ thesystem will email your password to you.

Administrator ControlsThis is the list of Administrator links. Mainly you will just use the

Candidate link to enter a cadet’s info and to assign tests to be taken. (Candidates refers to test-takers, which are the cadets)

Creating and Editing Cadet Records

Click to create a newcadet record andto register the cadet to take an exam.

To edit an existing cadet record,double-click on name or highlightname and click

Registering a Cadet for an Exam

Creating a new record:

Step 1 – Complete cadet information.

• Login ID: Create a unique login ID for each cadet. Use this format:

Unit Code, Lastname, Firstinitial, Middleinitial (i.e. – 010brownra) Password: Use PW created at “initial” login.• Leave dropdown as “Candidate”• Name: Name of cadet taking exam• Email Address: Email address of cadet• NSCC ID SSN: SSN of cadet• Region: Select region from “drop down” menu.

Registering a Cadet for an Exam

Upon creatinga new record,or accessing anexisting record:

Step 2 – Highlight the appropriate exam.

Registering a Candidate for an Exam

Step 3 –Click the ADD

button to movethe test to thecenter column(note: double-clickingon a list entry doesthe same thing)Step 4 – click SUBMIT

Registering a Cadet for an Exam

After the system generates the

exam its name shows under the

“Is Registered For” column.

The cadet is now registered to

take the applicable exam “ONLINE”.

Use this logon ID and pw for the

for the cadet when they arrive to

take the exam. (enter this ID to login

at the site login page) (see previous topic on “Logging In”)

Note that each test created is unique, meaning questions are randomly

selected from a question pool, and the order of both questions and their

answers are scrambled.

How Cadets Take an Exam Online

Step 5 – Unit CO will prepare time/place for cadet to take exam.

Using the cadet’s assigned login ID (in the cadet’s record), the unit CO will login to the site on behalf of the cadet.

How Cadets Take an Exam Online

Step 6 –The system in now ready for thecadet to begin the test. The cadetmust click on the test to highlight it,even if list only shows one test,then Click the “Begin” button to beginthe exam.

After clicking “Begin,”a new window will open at this point to display the instructions for the exam. When the cadet has

answered “all” questions, they click on the “Done” button. The exam will be graded and the cadet’s score will be immediately displayed prior to logout, and an email containing test transcript (score only) will automatically be generated and forwarded to the email address of the cadet. A copy of the transcript is also sent via email to the unit CO that registered this cadet for the exam. The system also sends a test completion certificate to those cadets that pass the test. Your email will be used for proof when submitting documents for advancement to PO1.

Printing Paper Exams

If a cadet cannot take the exam online, you may choose to createa paper copy of that cadet’s exam.Register the cadet the same as for an online exam, and assign the testas described on page 8. Then, toprint a paper copy, simply selectthe exam from the center columnand click Print Master/Key

Login as Unit CO.

(see page’s 3 for login instructions, and page 4 and 5 for how to view the cadet’s record, and page7 and 8 for how to registera cadet for an exam)

Printing Paper Exams

The Print Master/Keybutton showsthis screen. Youwant to generatea Blank Masterso changethe checkboxes(uncheck boxesas needed)to match this example, thenclick Print

Printing Paper Exams

Select the Print

function from

the browser’s

FILE pulldown

to print the exam

on your printer.

Note: you can usePrint Preview to

check pagination beforeprinting. To edit page layout,

use Save As… to save the filethen open it with an editor that

can edit HTML

Printing Answer Sheet for a Paper Exam

The Print Master/Keybutton showsthis screen. Youwant to generate an OCR AnswerSheetso check thisbox, which alsounchecks a number ofother boxes),then click Print.

Printing Answer Sheet for a Paper Exam

Select the Print

function from

the browser’s

FILE pulldown

to print the

answer sheet

on your printer.

You are now ready togive the candidate

both the printed exam and the answer sheet.

Once a paper

exam has been

completed, you can

input the answers

for scoring by highlighting

the test in the center

column, then

clicking on the

Input Answers

button.

Inputting Answers for a Paper ExamUse your registrar ID

and PW to login (as the Unit CO)

Then click on Candidate from the menu to pull up the list of cadets. Highlight the cadet’s name in the list to edit the record.

Using the numbers

or letters on you

keyboard, simply

click on an answer

for question number

one, then enter

the answers from

the paper

answer sheet.

Remember each test

is unique. When

finished click

Post Data

Inputting Answers for a Paper Exam