NWEA Testing Setup and Troubleshooting - Opening Your Testing Session - Teacher Actions: Getting Ready for Your Students

Oct 3, 2026

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Guidance for educators on launching an NWEA testing session and managing student check-in through the teacher site and proctor screen. Covers how to log in, start tests, and handle common setup issues such as a greyed-out “Test Now” button, missing student names on devices, and connectivity or freezing problems on iPads. Includes step-by-step teacher and student actions for confirmation, refresh, and ending sessions, plus troubleshooting for incomplete or rapid test completion and K–1 “Dog Screen” completion.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages9

Reading Time23 min

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Opening Your Testing Session

Teacher Actions: Getting Ready for Your Students

Getting Students Logged In

Testing Setup Troubleshooting

Pause, Suspend, Do Not Confirm, or Terminate

End of Testing

End of Testing Troubleshooting

K-1 Students: "Dog" Screen

Elementary Version NWEA Testing Setup and Troubleshooting Opening Your Testing Session Login to the NWEA site ([teach. mapnwea.org](teach. mapnwea.org)) or click the link on the Teacher Dashboard. If you are having trouble logging in, contact your administrator. Click "Manage Test Sessions" . Click "Saved Testing Sessions" . Remove your name in the "Created By" box and begin typing the name of your media specialist. (The person who created your session .) Click the dot next to the session you'd like to start. Click the "Test Now" button. *Common Test Setup Problem It won't let me click the "Test Now" button (it's greyed out). You already have a test started. Click the "Return to Testing" button in the upper right corner. (See "Testing Setup Troubleshooting, Problem \#1" on another page.) Teacher Actions: Getting Ready for Your Students Session Name and Password Locate your Session Name and Password on your proctor screen. Students will type these in when you begin their login process. Show Student Login Screen (Optional) For younger students, it might be helpful to open a new taband display the "NWEA Student Login Page" (found on the teacher dashboard) on your projector screen. This will show students exactly what their device is showing. You can also type in all of the areas as well to demonstrate foryour students. You can have both the student login screen and your Proctor Screen open on your computer at the sametime. Teacher & Student Actions Getting Students Logged In 1. Have students open the NWEA app and type in the Session Name and Password. They will tap the "blue arrow" and select their name from the "choose your name" menu. Tap "next". 2. Once they have confirmed that it is their correct name and test, they will tap "Yes". 3. On Teacher Computer: Click the "Refresh Page" button. The status of many students will change to "Awaiting Confirmation". 4. Click the "Confirm" button. 5. Students: Tap "Start Test". 6.Teacher: repeat steps 3 and 4 for any students that are still getting logged in until all students say "Testing". \#1: It won't let me click the "Test Now" button (it's greyed out). Fix: You already have a test started. Click the "Return to Testing" button in the upper right corner . (see image on the next page) Testing". It won't let me | Problem \#2:
The student's name isn't in the list on the student's device.
Fix: You need to "do not confirm" on the teacher's | device | | --- | --- | | computer and refresh the student device . (detailed steps below) | | The student's isn't in the the name list on student's . On the Teacher's computer: Click the box next to the student's name . Click "Select Action" . Choose "Do Not Confirm" in the dropdown menu . On the student's device: Tap the "refresh"button (aka "circle arrow") on the student's device. The student's name should now appear in the list. Problem \#3: The student's device is acting strange. It keeps kicking them out of the session or freezing. Fix: Turn on Cross-Website Tracking in the NWEA settings of the iPad. On the student's iPad: Open the Settings app on the student's ipad. Scroll down and tap"NWEA" from the menu on the left. Be sure that "Allow Cross-Website Tracking" is toggled ON (it should be green) . If "Allow Cross-Website Tracking"isn't an option, open the NWEA app, then come back to the settings screen and it should appear . My student's iPad keeps freezing up during testing! Is your student's iPad frozen and you can't get it to restart? Press and hold both the "Home"button and the "Power" button firmly until the iPad turns off. (Yes, your fingers may hurt!) Pause, Suspend, Do Not Confirm, or Terminate Note on Accommodations: If you notice that a student needs an accommodation, but it was not assigned, you can assign accommodations while testing. 1. Click the box next to the student's name. 2. Click the "Assign Accomodations

FAQs

What should a teacher do if the “Test Now” button is greyed out?

Return to testing using the “Return to Testing” button in the upper right, because a test is already started.

What do you do if a student’s name is not listed on the student’s device?

On the teacher computer, select “Do Not Confirm” for the student, then refresh the student device so the name appears.

How can you address iPad freezing during testing?

Press and hold both the “Home” and “Power” buttons firmly until the iPad turns off, then restart as needed for testing continuity.

Oct 3, 2026

Uploaded by Dipper