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1 + Grade 41 Spring 2018 Examiner s Manual Copyright 2018 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. To better facilitate recording interruptions that may occur during Part 1 of the ISTEP+ assessment, you may find helpful a chart similar to the one below. The chart can be used to document test irregularities that affect the stop time for specific students or the entire group. In the chart below, a row has been completed as an Timing Chart for Test IrregularitiesStudent NameStart TimeContent, Area, Section, Section LengthTime of Irregularity/ DisruptionTime Administered Prior to Irregularity (in minutes)Time Remaining (in minutes)*Restart TimeRevised Stop Time**Additional CommentsJohnny10:40 ELA, Section 1, 25 :5313 :0511:17 Student was feeling ill during test administration.

2 * To determine Time Remaining, subtract the Time Administered Prior to Irregularity from Section Length. ** To determine Revised Stop Time, add Time Remaining and Restart Time. Testing Window and Timing ScheduleThe table below shows the testing window for the assessment. Testing times for the individual sections are shown in Table 3 in Chapter 8 of this Window for the ISTEP+ AssessmentAssessmentTesting WindowPart 1 Online and Paper/pencilFebruary 26 March 9, 2018 EXAMINER S MANUAL FOR ISTEP+ PART 1 ASSESSMENT: GRADE 4iTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction ..1 Description of the ISTEP+ Program ..1 How This Manual Is Organized ..1 Chapter 2 Preparing for Assessments ..3 What You Need to Know Before Administering the Assessments.

3 3 Preparation of the Students ..3 Use of Proctors ..3 Testing Cautions ..4 Scheduling the the Assessment ..6 Test Security ..6 Special Accommodations ..7 Calculator Online Accommodation ..7 Text-to-Speech Online Accommodation ..8 Zoom Tool ..8 Chapter 3 Online Assessments ..9 Assessment Materials for Online Sessions ..9 Online Practice Test ..9 Glossary of Important Terms ..10 Online Testing Tools ..11 Student Testing Tickets ..12 Seal Codes ..12 Session by the Examiner ..13 Support During Testing ..14 Error Messages ..15 Chapter 4 Paper-and-Pencil Assessments ..16 What You Need to Know Before Administering the Paper-and-Pencil Assessments ..16 Assessment Materials for the Paper-and-Pencil Sessions.

4 16 Preparation by the Examiner ..17 Before Paper-and-Pencil Testing ..18 During Paper-and-Pencil Testing ..18 After Paper-and-Pencil Testing ..19 Use of the Student Demographic Page ..20 EXAMINER S MANUAL FOR ISTEP+ PART 1 ASSESSMENT: GRADE 4iiChapter 5 Practice Test Overview ..21 Description of Practice 6 Specific Directions for the Online Practice Tests ..22 Online Practice 1: Mathematics ..23 Section 1: English/Language Arts ..34 Section 2: English/Language Arts ..42 Section 1: Science ..50 Chapter 7 Specific Directions for the Paper-and-Pencil Practice Tests ..58 Section 1: Mathematics ..58 Section 1: English/Language Arts ..62 Section 2: English/Language Arts ..64 Section 1: Science ..67 Chapter 8 Operational Assessment Information.

5 70 Chapter 9 Specific Directions for the Online Assessment ..72 Section 1: Mathematics ..72 Section 1: English/Language Arts ..78 Section 2: English/Language Arts ..83 Section 1: Science ..88 Chapter 10 Specific Directions for the Paper-and-Pencil Assessment ..93 Section 1: Mathematics ..93 Section 1: English/Language Arts ..97 Section 2: English/Language Arts ..101 Section 1: Science ..105 After Testing ..108 Appendix A: Practice Test Script for the Text-to-Speech Accommodation for ISTEP+ Online Practice Tests ..109 Appendix B: Special Accommodations Information ..111 Part 1 Computer-Generated Response for Paper-and-Pencil Test Administration ..111 Large Print ..112 Braille ..112 Scribe ..112 Appendix C: Sample Online Assessment Screen Shots.

6 114No Personal Electronic Devices Sign ..118 Stop Sign ..119 ISTEP+ Spring 2018 Report of Invalidation ..Inside Back CoverEXAMINER S MANUAL FOR ISTEP+ PART 1 ASSESSMENT: GRADE 41 Chapter 1 IntroductionDescription of the ISTEP+ ProgramThe purpose of the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) program is to measure student achievement in the subject areas of Mathematics, English/Language Arts (ELA), Science, and Social Studies. ISTEP+ reports student achievement levels according to the Indiana Academic Standards that were adopted by the Indiana State Board of Education (for a list of these standards by grade level, refer to the following: ). Part 1 and Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment are used to measure these standards, and they are both required components of the ISTEP+ 1 of the ISTEP+ assessment will be administered in online or paper-and-pencil formats for all content areas.

7 Corporation Test Coordinators submitted preferred delivery options during mode selection, which was completed in December. Please contact your Test Coordinator to determine which format your students will use. Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment will be administered later this Spring and will be in an online format for all content areas, unless you are permitted by the IDOE to test in a paper-and-pencil format. Part 2 online versus paper-and-pencil decisions were made after the Mode Selection/Waiver Request window, which occurred in This Manual Is OrganizedThis manual contains the information you need to administer Part 1 of the ISTEP+ practice test and Part 1 of the ISTEP+ assessment in both the online and paper-and-pencil directions for administering the online and paper-and-pencil practice test are provided first, followed by specific directions for administering the online and paper-and-pencil operational will receive separate grade-level Examiner s Manuals specific to Part 2 of the ISTEP+ assessment with the Part 2 materials later this S MANUAL FOR ISTEP+ PART 1 ASSESSMENT.

8 GRADE 42 The following symbols appear in the specific directions for the ISTEP+ Spring 2018 Part 1 Assessments. This crossed out book symbol indicates that text should not be read aloud to students. This megaphone symbol indicates that text applies to the Text-to-Speech accommodation. This calculator symbol indicates that students may use a calculator to solve problems in this section of the Mathematics test. This crossed out calculator symbol indicates that students may NOT use a calculator to solve problems in this section of the Mathematics S MANUAL FOR ISTEP+ PART 1 ASSESSMENT: GRADE 43 Preparing for AssessmentsChapter 2 Preparing for AssessmentsWhat You Need to Know Before Administering the AssessmentsPlease read all of the directions in Chapter 2 of this manual before administering the assessments.

9 The material in this manual that is to be read aloud to the students is printed in boldface SAY boxes. All other information is for the Examiner and should not be read to the students. To ensure reliable results, the specific directions for administering the test sections should be followed test administration order may be determined locally by content area. Either Mathematics OR English/Language Arts must be administered first, followed by the other content area (Mathematics or English/Language Arts) second. Science or Social Studies is administered third. All sections within a content area must be administered in order. A content area must be administered completely prior to giving the test for the next content area.

10 (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 in Chapter 8 of this of the StudentsIt 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 of ProctorsState law requires that the ISTEP+ assessments be administered by certificated personnel. Proctors are not certificated personnel and, therefore, may not administer the test sessions.