A New Look To AWARE Testing!

As you've probably noticed, AWARE Test Administration has changed! We've been getting a lot of questions about the new look and how to navigate the new features, so here is some great info.  If you are a test creator, we have some additional info on our website along with some quick start directions for Online Testing. Be sure to check those out!  

https://sites.google.com/tomballschools.net/instructionaltechnology/page  

New Test Available Options

To collect the results of an assessment, teachers can choose between a combination of several methods. Teachers have the option to print answer documents, enter student answers manually, administer the test online, or use response pads. Each method will be discussed in this section.

Finding Available Tests

From the Analyze Tab, click Test Available.

In the Test Available Tab, all available assessments will be listed under the Test Level. 

• MY Teacher Tests
• Team Tests
• School Assessments
• District Assessments

Printing Answer Documents

Select the printer icon from the list of options available in the test options window. 

Select the class period/s that you are printing answer docs for, then click Download Print Document. The file will generate as a PDF. 

Entering Students Answers

Teachers can manually enter answers and composition scores as well as Student Inventory scores by selecting the icon pictured below.

For more info on Student Inventories click here. 

Select the class period/s that you are entering answers for.

Enter the answers and/or composition scores for each student. Click Save after each student. 

Activating Online Test Proctoring

Users can activate the Online Test Proctoring feature by selecting the icon below.

Note: This action DOES NOT start online testing or make the test available for students. This feature activates test proctoring only. Online testing must be started on the Online Test Proctoring Page. For more info on Online Test Proctoring click here. 

Once Test Proctoring has been activated, the icon will turn red. This indicates that the assessment is available for Online Test Proctoring. 

Once the Online Testing has been activated, click on the Online Test Proctoring label. 

A class roster list will appear. Click on a class to expand the desired class(es).  Click Select All to activate all students or check/uncheck individual students to determine which students will take the test..  Once the desired student(s) are selected, click the green triangle symbol to make Available (start) or the grey square to make Unavailable (stop). Once the test is started, the gray shape to the left of the student list will turn green and will change from unavailable to available.

Teachers can also monitor the status of students as the online test progresses.

When students are finished taking the test, make sure you come back to this page and click the Stop button.

The bitly for online testing to give to the students in still…   bit.ly//TISDOnline

Are You Archiving??? Google Classroom and Eduphoria AWARE Tests

Are You Archiving???

Every year, you may or may not create Google Classroom Classes or Eduphoria AWARE Teacher or Team Tests (Or campus assessments for those specialists or admins!)

But do you ARCHIVE?

If you don't archive Google Classroom Classes, they stick around on your dashboard, and a lot of times, on the students dashboards.

If you don't archive your AWARE campus or team tests, they hang around on your lists of tests that are available to give to students. That list of tests can get pretty LONG. And you DEFINITELY do NOT want to give the same test to two different years of students. Otherwise, you will see data that includes both years!


ARCHIVE GOOGLE CLASSROOM

To Archive a Google Classroom, open your Classes Dashboard. Find the three dot menu in the top right hand corner of any Classroom Card. In the menu that appears, choose the ARCHIVE option, then choose archive on the dialog box that pops up.

Your Google Classroom will disappear from the Dashboard, but the assignments listed in the Classroom are still saved in your Classroom Folder for the class in Google Drive. You can still choose any assignment from the class to reuse in this years Classroom.

ARCHIVE TESTS IN AWARE

Team or Campus Tests that hang around can cause a lot of problems. To archive a test, open the AWARE Assessments Tab. Find the test you want to archive by drilling down in the left navigation pane. Once you find and open the test, look in the top left corner of the screen to the STATUS options. Click the drop down menu and choose Archived. Refresh your screen and you should now see the test in the Archived Administrations section of the left side navigation pane instead of in the Active Administration. It will also be gone from the list of tests in the Analyze Tab>Tests Available list.

If you need any help archiving, please contact your Digital Learning Coach for support!