Test Administration Manual - Oregon

1 Test Administration Manual 2017-18 School Year Smarter Balanced Mathematics Smarter Balanced english Language Arts Science Social Sciences english Language proficiency Kindergarten Assessment WITH POLICY & PROCEDURE FOR ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS: EXTENDED ASSESSMENT, NAEP, & PSAT/NMSQT 2017-2018 Test Administration Manual It is the policy of the State Board of Education and a priority of the Oregon Department of Education that Equity, Accountability, Excellence & Integrity there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,national origin, age or disability in any educational programs, activities or employment.

2 Persons havingquestions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the Deputy Superintendent ofPublic Instruction with the Oregon Department of Education. Oregon DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310 (503) 947-5600 Salam Noor Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Theresa Richards Interim Assistant Superintendent Sarah Drinkwater Assistant Superintendent Contributors to the Test Administration Manual Johnna Timmes Interim Director, Assessment Jon Wiens Director, Accountability Reporting Tony Bertrand english Language Arts and Social Sciences Assessment Specialist Holly Carter Assessment Operations and Policy Analyst Holly Dalton Early Literacy and Math Specialist Noelle Gorbett Science Assessment Specialist Ren e LeDoux Administrative Specialist Bradley J.

3 Lenhardt Monitoring and Assessment Specialist Contributing Organizations Carla Martinez Administrative Specialist Bryan Toller Mathematics Assessment Specialist Ben Wolcott english Language proficiency Assessment Specialist english Language proficiency National Assessment of College Board Assessment for the 21st Educational Progress (NAEP) Century (ELPA21) Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium All or any part of this document may be photocopied for educational purposes without permission from the Oregon Department of Education and distributed for the cost of reproduction. 2 2017-2018 Test Administration Manual Table of Contents Overview.

4 7 Oregon Statewide Assessments .. 7 About the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the ELPA21 Consortium .. 8 Summary of Changes .. 8 User Roles and 8 Training Frequently Used Test Testing Requirements to Produce Valid Test Security of the Test Environment ..23 Online Testing Security Features ..24 Secure Handling of Printed Test Materials and Note Paper: Printing, Storage, and Student Confidentiality ..26 Sensitive Test Improprieties and Adult-Initiated Test Student-Initiated Test Responding to Student Questions During an Assessment ..31 Test Irregularities ..31 Consequences of Test Improprieties and Reporting Test Improprieties and Accessibility Supports.

5 34 Scheduling Test Testing Time and Recommended Order of Administration ..35 School-Level Test Windows ..37 Parent Requests for Exemption from State Providing for Students Who Are Not Testing ..38 Planning for Test Administration ..40 Establishing Appropriate Testing Conditions ..40 Preparing for Test Preparing Students for Pause Rules and Test Expirations ..42 3 2017-2018 Test Administration Manual Administering the Smarter Balanced Mathematics and english Language Arts Assessments ..46 Components of the Smarter Balanced Mathematics and english Language Arts Assessments.

6 46 Performance Smarter Balanced Mathematics and english Language Arts Assessment Administration Procedure ..47 Student Directions for Smarter Balanced Mathematics and english Language Arts Administration ..48 Testing Over Multiple Sessions or Following Test Administration ..55 Administering the OAKS Online Science and Social Sciences Assessments ..56 OAKS Online Science and Social Sciences Administration Student Directions for OAKS Online Science and Social Sciences Administration ..57 Testing Over Multiple Sessions or Following Test Administration ..64 Administering the Components of the Student Technology Skill Exempting Domains for Students on an IEP or 504 Plan.

7 65 ELPA21 Administration Student Directions for ELPA21 Administration ..68 Testing Over Multiple Sessions or Following Test Administration ..77 2017-18 ELPA21 Data Delivery Administering the Kindergarten Assessment ..79 Ordering the Kindergarten Preparing to Administer the Kindergarten Assessment ..80 Components of the Kindergarten Assessment ..81 Establishing Appropriate Testing Conditions ..82 Kindergarten Assessment Administration Following Test Kindergarten Assessment Data Submission and Reporting ..85 Administering the OAKS Extended Assessments ..87 Following Test 4 2017-2018 Test Administration Manual Administering the NAEP.

8 89 Administering the PSAT/NMSQT ..91 Ordering PSAT/ NMSQT Test Materials ..91 Testing Requirements ..91 Appendix A: 2017-18 Oregon Statewide Test Schedule ..92 Appendix B: Student Appendix C: Accessing Student Scores Appendix D: Assurance of Test Security Forms ..104 Appendix E: OAR 581-022-2100 Administration of State Assessments ..109 5 2017-2018 Test Administration Manual LIST OF TABLES Table 1: User Roles in the Online Testing System .. 8 Table 2: Reading Requirements by Table 3: 2017-18 Schedule of ODE-Facilitated WebEx Table 4: 2017-18 Schedule of ODE-Provided Kindergarten Assessment Table 5: 2017-18 Schedule of ODE-Provided Kindergarten Assessment Data Collection Table 6: Frequently Used Table 7: Manuals.

9 17 Table 8: User Guides ..18 Table 9: Online Training Modules ..18 Table 10: Other Resources ..20 Table 11: Requirements of the Test Environment ..23 Table 12: Examples of Reported Adult-Initiated Test Improprieties ..29 Table 13: Examples of Reported Student-Initiated Test Table 14: Outcomes of Test Improprieties and Irregularities ..32 Table 15: Definitions for Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations ..34 Table 16: Estimated Testing Times for Online tests ..35 Table 17: Assessment Sequence Smarter Balanced ELA Assessment ..36 Table 18: Assessment Sequence Smarter Balanced Mathematics Table 19: Age / Grade Equivalencies for Non-Graded Programs ..93 Table 20: Assessment Requirements for EL Students Based on Enrollment Date.

10 96 Table 21: Administration Codes ..102 Table 22: ELPA21 ONLY IEP Test Administration 6 2017-2018 Test Administration Manual Section 1 OVERVIEW Oregon Statewide Assessments Thank you for participating in the Oregon Statewide Assessments. The information in th is Test Administration Manual applies to the 2017-18 school year for Oregon s Statewide Assessments: The Smarter Balanced Assessment in Mathematics and english Language Arts/Literacy (ELA); The Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS) in Science and Social Sciences; The english Language proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century (ELPA21); The Extended Assessments in Mathematics, ELA, and Science.