Smarter-Balanced Summative Test Administration Manual - Online Summative Test Administration for ELA/Literacy and Mathematics - Published November 10, 2023, Updated February 29, 2024

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This manual provides operational guidance for administering the Smarter Balanced Summative assessment for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics in an online format. It details assessment roles and responsibilities, training expectations, required test security practices, and procedures for responding to improprieties, irregularities, and breaches. The manual also covers incident handling, technology infrastructure including the secure browser, universal tools and accommodations, and step-by-step tasks before, during, and after test administration, including material destruction and reporting.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages129

Reading Time5 h 25 min

AccessFree to download

Overview of the Smarter Balanced Assessments

About the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

About the Assessments

Test Administration Roles and Responsibilities

Training

Test Administration Resources

Summative Assessment Administration Resources

Ensuring Test Security

Security of the Test Environment

Secure Handling of Printed Materials

Responding to Test Security: Testing Improprieties, Irregularities, and Breaches

Impact and Definitions

Reporting Timelines and Activities

Test Security Required Action Steps

Reporting Test Security Concerns

Testing Incidents That Occur Within the Test

Testing Incident Actions

Retake Opportunity

Technology Infrastructure

Technology Resources

The Secure Browser

General Test Administration Information

Assessment Participation

General Rules of Online Testing

Testing Time and Recommended Order of Administration

Sensitive Responses

Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations

Prior to Test Administration

Establishing Appropriate Testing Conditions

Tasks to Complete Prior to Test Administration

Day of Test Administration

Starting a Test Session

Testing Over Multiple Sessions or Days

After Test Administration

Destroying Test Materials

Reporting Testing Improprieties, Irregularities, and Breaches

Make-up Testing

Results

ONLINE SUMMATIVE TEST ADMINISTRATION MANUAL Test of English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 1 0 , 2 0 2 3 UPDATED FEBRUARY 2 9 , 2 0 2 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 OVERVIEW OF THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS ............................................................................... 6 1.1 ABOUT THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM ...........................................................................................6 1.2 ABOUT THE ASSESSMENTS..........................................................................................................................................6 1.3 TEST ADMINISTRATION ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ......................................................................................................6 1.4 TRAINING..............................................................................................................................................................10 2.0 TEST ADMINISTRATION RESOURCES ............................................................................................................10 2.1 SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION RESOURCES ...............................................................................................11 3.0 ENSURING TEST SECURITY ...........................................................................................................................15 3.1 SECURITY OF THE TEST ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................15 3.2 SECURE HANDLING OF PRINTED MATERIALS ................................................................................................................17 4.0 RESPONDING TO TEST SECURITY: TESTING IMPROPRIETIES, IRREGULARITIES, AND BREACHES......................19 4.1 IMPACT AND DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................................19 4.2 REPORTING TIMELINES AND ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................20 4.3 TEST SECURITY REQUIRED ACTION STEPS ....................................................................................................................20 4.4 REPORTING TEST SECURITY CONCERNS .......................................................................................................................21 5.0 TESTING INCIDENTS THAT OCCUR WITHIN THE TEST ....................................................................................22 5.1 TESTING INCIDENT ACTIONS .....................................................................................................................................23 5.2 RETAKE OPPORTUNITY.............................................................................................................................................26 6.0 TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE..................................................................................................................26 6.1 TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................................26 6.2 THE SECURE BROWSER ............................................................................................................................................26 7.0 GENERAL TEST ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION ........................................................................................27 7.1 ASSESSMENT PARTICIPATION ....................................................................................................................................27 7.2 GENERAL RULES OF ONLINE TESTING..........................................................................................................................28 7.3 TESTING TIME AND RECOMMENDED ORDER OF ADMINISTRATION...................

FAQs

What is covered in the overview of the Smarter Balanced Summative assessments?

The overview explains the Smarter Balanced assessments, describes the consortium context, outlines test administration roles and responsibilities, and lists training information.

How does the manual ensure test security during online testing?

It defines security requirements for the test environment and provides secure handling procedures for printed materials used in administration.

What steps should be followed after test administration?

The manual covers destroying test materials, reporting improprieties/irregularities/breaches, conducting make-up testing when needed, and handling results.

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