OAKS Online (Required for DTCs, STCs, and OAKS Online TAs)

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OAKS Online (Required for DTCs, STCs,and OAKS
Online TAs)
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OAKS Online
Objectives

• Understand how to navigate the OAKS Online Test
  Delivery System and the processes related to
  online testing
• Administer OAKS Online appropriately

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OAKS Online
Schedule

• 2013-14 OAKS Online Test Window Nov. 5 May 22
  
• Only one opportunity available between Nov. 5 and
  Jan. 6
• Each test opportunity is subject to a 45-day
  expiration period

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OAKS Online
Test Opportunities

• For students in grades 3 8, there are 2 OAKS
  test opportunities per subject
• Retesting students in grades 3 8 who have
  already met requires explicit parental consent
• 3 test opportunities for students in High School
  no restriction on retesting

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OAKS Online
Before Testing

• Review Appendix B of the Test Administration
  Manual, as well as the appropriate
  subject-specific Appendix (Appendix C F) and
  your training notes
• Identify students to be tested and their test
  settings
• Make sure you have the correct SSID for each
  student
• Identify students who need side-by-side
  English-Spanish or who are taking the Braille or
  Extended formats
• Identify students who need accommodations
• Provide students with opportunities to
• become familiar with the test format
• and technology

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OAKS Online
Overview of Test Delivery System

• TA Interface
• Administer online tests , track progress, and
  manage students testing in your session
• Adjust test settings for individual students
  before they are approved to start the test
• Approve and submit print requests from students
• Student Interface
• Secure online test that must be accessed via a
  secure browser
• General Education Student Interface
• Braille Interface

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OAKS Online
New This Year

• Students Can Test Securely on Tablets and
  Chromebooks
• Secure applications must be downloaded and
  installed for tablets (supported Android tablets
  and iPads)
• Accounts must be created in TIDE for students
  using Chromebooks
• Note Computer-based read aloud is not available
  on iPads, Android tablets, and Chromebooks.
  Braille is supported on Windows 7 only.
• Line Reader
• A line reader is available for students who want
  to highlight individual lines as they move down
  the page.

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OAKS Online
TA Interface at A Glance

• Used to create and manage test sessions and
  approve students
• All information is visible on one screen
• Tests in session
• Students needing approval to start testing
• Students with tests in progress
• Print requests

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OAKS Online
TA Interface, contd

• Create and Manage Test Sessions
• List of available tests automatically displays
  upon logging in and remains on screen while
  monitoring students
• Select the tests for inclusion in the session and
  click Start Session

• System generates a Session ID that students will
  use to log in
• Test sessions automatically expire upon TA logout
• Sessions cannot be resumed
• Students may resume a paused test in any new test
  session that includes the applicable test subject
  and grade
• Example TA creates a test session for students
  on Tuesday. To resume testing on Wednesday, the
  TA will create another test session for students
  to resume testing

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TA Interface, contd
Student Test Settings and Approvals

• Approvals Preview (right) allows TAs to see
  students that need to be approved while
  monitoring test progress
• The complete list of students awaiting approval
  will display on a pop-up screen

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TA Interface, contd
Student Test Settings and Approvals, contd
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OAKS Online
Student Test Settings
Important Language setting must be set before a
test opportunity is approved to start. Once
approved, language cannot be edited!

• Language
• Configurable by test subject via TIDE (but can
  also be adjusted in TA Interface for that
  specific test opportunity)
• English
• Spanish
• Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, and
  Writing can be administered in side-by-side
  English-Spanish
• For Grade 3, Reading can be administered in
  Spanish only as a native-language assessment
  (this is not an English-Spanish side-by-side
  test)
• Braille
• Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Social
  Sciences can be administered in Braille
• Directs Student Interface to the Braille Interface

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Student Test Settings, contd

• Computer-Based Read-Aloud
• Computer-based read-aloud allowable resource
  available in English for OAKS Math, Science, and
  Social Sciences available in Spanish for OAKS
  Math and Science
• Recommended for use with Windows 7 or Mac 10.6 or
  higher for optimal results (note Spanish
  computer-based read-aloud requires purchase and
  installation of Spanish voice pack)
• Headsets
• USB headsets encouraged
• Ensure sound works with headsets on each computer
  prior to testing. The student login screen
  contains a diagnostic tool to verify that audio
  is working within the secure browser. The
  student will also be prompted with a sound-check
  as part of the approval process.

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Student Test Settings, contd

• Print Size
• Available in 4 levels of magnification
• Students can manually adjust for individual items
• Selected magnification for a given item will
  persist for print requests
• Print on Request
• Printed reading passages are an allowable
  resource for all students
• Printed items in all subjects and stimuli in
  Science and Social Sciences are a restricted
  resource for individual students only
• Must be set in TIDE by DTSA or DSA-level users.
  This setting is not editable in the TA Interface.
• All print requests must be approved by the TA in
  the TA Interface

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Student Test Settings, contd

• Color Choice
• The Student Interface can be set to present the
  test background with different options
• Text and background color combinations are
  pre-defined for a colored overlay over test
  content

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Student Log-in
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• Student Login
• Log in using First Name, SSID, Session ID
• Confirm identity Is This You? screen
• First Name (same as in SSID upload), Enrolled
  Grade, DOB, School, SSID
• Select Test
• Student will see available tests by subject
• TA Approval required to start test
• Confirm test -- Is this your test? screen

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OAKS Online
Student Interface at A Glance
Click to mark item for review
Pause Test button
Test specific tool(s) will display here
(calculator, formula, periodic table)
Toggle between test pages
End test button (appears after reaching last item
This feature allows students to scroll down a
page line by line
Zoom In/Out buttons to adjust text size
Click to select a comment about the item
Click to view list of item pages. Pages with
marked items will be indicated. Select item/item
page to navigate
Click to view student help
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Student Interface with Passage
Click here to expand the passage
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Student Interface with Passage Expanded
Click here to return passage to original size
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OAKS Online
Test Administration

• Monitor to ensure that students only have access
  to the allowable resources listed in appropriate
  content-area Appendix (Appendix C F).
• If breaking up the test into multiple sessions,
  allow students to finish all presented items on
  the screen before pausing the test.
• If students pause the test for more than 20
  minutes, they will no longer be able to return to
  previously answered or marked items when they log
  back in.

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OAKS Online
Dos and Donts

• Dos
• Do use the TA Training Site and Practice Tests to
  become familiar with both the TA and Student
  Interfaces before testing begins
• Do review the OAKS Online TA User Guide for
  descriptions of all features of the TA and
  Student Interfaces before testing begins
• Do review Appendix B and the applicable
  subject-specific Appendix of the TAM before
  testing begins
• Do carefully review student settings for each
  student before approving them to test

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Dos and Donts, contd

• Donts
• OAKS Online users must not share their login
  information and passwords, even with other
  authorized users.
• Do not use last years OAKS Secure Browser. Old
  secure browsers should be uninstalled before
  installing the new secure browsers.
• Do not approve students to test until you are
  sure the students are taking the correct test at
  the right time.
• Do not let tests linger they will expire after
  45 calendar days.

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Promising Practices

• Before the start of the testing window, the
  district exposes students to the online test
  environment using the practice test site.
• The district uses the practice test to identify
  students who may need accommodations to fully
  access the online test.
• The district restricts students who should not
  use the system from accessing the online test.

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Online Resources

• Test Administration Manual
• OAKS Online User Guides
• OAKS Portal (includes Training Site and Practice
  Tests)

http//www.ode.state.or.us/go/tam
http//www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?391
http//www.oaks.k12.or.us
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OAKS Online
Acorns for Storage

• How can TAs ensure that students are familiar
  with the online test system prior to testing?
• What steps should TAs take before approving
  students to test?
• What resources are available to help TAs prepare?