California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

1. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Using Online Practice and Training Tests

2. Purpose of the Practice Tests Allow students and administrators to become familiar with: • The experience of a grade-level assessment • A variety of grade-specific items and difficulty levels • The performance tasks (PTs) • The format and structure of the operational assessments

3. Practice Tests are available in grades 3–8 and 11 for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics Each Practice Test contains approximately 30 items Performance tasks are available for both ELA and mathematics All universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations are available About the Practice Tests

4. Purpose of the Training Tests • Allow students and administrators to become familiar with the test delivery system and interface features. • Allow students to become familiar with: • Accessing the tests (log on process) • The testing software • The navigational tools

5. About the Training Tests • Training Tests are available by grade bands for: • Grades 3–5 • Grades 6–8 • High school • Each Training Test contains approximately 14–15 items. • 6 ELA items • 8–9 math items • There are no Training Tests for performance tasks. • All universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations are available.

6. Logging On and Starting a Practice or Training Test

7. There are two means for accessing the Practice and Training Tests: Through http://caaspp.org on a Web browser Through the secure browser How to Access the Tests

8. Through the secure browser The recommended way to access the tests Simulates the online test environment Secures students from accessing other computer or Internet applications Gives access to the text-to-speech accommodation How to Access the Tests (cont.)

9. Through a Web browser If the secure browser is not yet available for your LEA’s testing devices For students and parents who want to access the tests from home Accessible on the following Web browsers: Mozilla Firefox 10+ Safari 5+ Chrome 31+ Internet Explorer 10 or 11 How to Access the Tests (cont.)

10. Navigate to http://caaspp.org. Select the “Practice & Training Tests” button. Student Logon through Web Browser 1 2

11. Select the [Student Interface for Practice and Training Tests] button. Note: To simulate an online test session with students, TAs will need to select the [TA Interface for Practice and Training Tests] button to create a practice or training test session. Student Logon through Web Browser (cont.)

12. Make sure the checkboxes next to “Guest User” and “Guest Session” are checked. Select [Sign In]. Student Logon through Web Browser (cont.) 4 4 5

13. Close all running applications on your device. Open the secure browser. Select the link that takes you to the Practice/Training Test. Student Logon through Secure Browser 1 2 3

14. Make sure the checkboxes next to “Guest User” and “Guest Session” are notchecked. Students will enter their first name (as it appears in CALPADS) into the Confirmation Code field. Student Logon through Secure Browser (cont.) 4 5 4

15. Students will enter “CA” followed by a hyphen and their SSID into the State- SSID field. Students will enter the Session ID generated by the Test Administrator (TA). Select [Sign In]. Note: Students can take a Practice or Training Test through a secure browser as a guest user. Student Logon through Secure Browser (cont.) 6 7 8

16. 1. Select a grade level. After logging on, select a grade level from the “Grade” drop-down list. Select [Yes] to continue. 2. Select a test. Note: If students access the tests with their credentials and a Session ID, the grade field will be automatically populated and the available tests will only be the ones the TA has chosen for the session. Starting a Practice or Training Test 1 2

17. Choose test settings. Select the option(s) you want for each available test setting. Select [Select] to continue. Starting a Practice or Training Test (cont.) 3

18. Language English (default) Spanish Braille English Color Contrast Black on White (default) Black on Rose Yellow on Blue Medium Gray on Light Gray Reverse Contrast Starting a Practice or Training Test: Test Setting Options

19. Highlighter American Sign Language (ASL) Show ASL videos Calculator Mark for Review Text-to-speech Passage and Items Stimuli Items Starting a Practice or Training Test: Test Setting Options (cont.)

20. Masking Strikethrough Word List English Glossary default Expandable Passages Student Comments Notepad Starting a Practice or Training Test: Test Setting Options (cont.) Options for Word List setting

21. Confirm selected test and settings. Review the screen and confirm the test and settings. If the settings are not correct, select [No]. You will receive a warning message and will be taken back to the logon screen. Starting a Practice or Training Test (cont.) 4

22. Begin the test. Read the information on the “Test Instructions and Help” page, which is the final introductory page. Select [Begin Test Now] at the bottom of the screen. The first page of the test will automatically appear. Starting a Practice or Training Test (cont.) 5

23. Test Tools and Layout

24. Student Test Interface Layout

25. Students may not skip test items. Students must answer all test items on a page before going to the next page. Students may mark items for review and use the “Questions” drop-down list at the top of the page to return to those items. Basic Test Rules

26. The following tools are available for all Practice and Training tests: Calculator Zoom in and out of test pages Access to the Test Instructions and Help Test Tools 3 1 2

27. The following tools are available for all Practice and Training tests: Highlight text in passages and test questions Mark items for review Make notes about an item in the notepad View tutorials about item type Strikethrough (cross out answer options) Test Tools (cont.) 7 6 5 4 Context Menu 8

28. Accessing Test Tools Students can access the Tutorial, Notepad and Mark for Review tool by clicking on the Context Menu button. Students can access additional test tools, such as Highlight Selection, and Strikethrough by selecting text within the item stimuli and/or item responses and using the right-click on a two-button mouse.

29. Students can access the test tools by using the following methods on different testing devices: Mouse or Trackpad Select an answer option so that it is “active” (a light blue border will appear around it). Caution: This will result in the answer option being selected until the student selects a different option. Select the Context Menu button [ ]. The Context Menu will open. Tablets Tap an answer option so that it is “active” (a light blue border will appear around it). Caution: This will result in the answer option being selected until the student selects a different option. Tap the Context Menu button. The Context Menu will open. Two-Button Mouse Right click anywhere on an answer option. The Context Menu will open. Accessing Test Tools (cont.)

30. The following grades have access to calculators on mathematics assessments: Grade 6: Basic Calculator Grade 7 and 8: Scientific Calculator Grade 11: Graphing, Regression, and Scientific Calculators Test Tools (cont.)

31. Resources and Support • CAASPP Portal at http://californiatac.org • Fresno Unified LEA CAASPP Coordinator • Cin Rogers • cin.rogers@fresnounified.org