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TEST DAY INSTRUCTIONS - Please follow this script EVERY DAY you proctor a MAP test.
TEST DAY INSTRUCTIONS - Please follow this script EVERY DAY you proctor a MAP test.
Important Reminders!
Important Reminders!
Use the test sessions prepared by Kathy - NEVER use "Test My Class."
NEVER project the MAP Proctor Dashboard where students can see it.
NEVER "Terminate" a test unless directed to do so by Kathy. Use "Suspend" instead.
All MAP communications should be sent in the ES MAP Google Chat - please DON'T send individual chat messages or emails to any member of the CIT Team, as you are unlikely to get a timely response!
Students will need scratch paper for the Math test--please have some ready, or let us know if you need us to bring you some. Students should not leave the room with used scratch paper.
If you have not proctored MAP before, please watch these instructional videos before testing:
Running a Test Session (rapid guessing, pausing for bathroom breaks, restarting a frozen test, and more)
Starting the Test Session (before students arrive)
Starting the Test Session (before students arrive)
Your username is your AIS email address.
If you have forgotten your password, use the "Forgot Username or Password?" link to reset it.
2. Click on "MAP Growth"
2. Click on "MAP Growth"
Note that the landing page has changed. You can find MAP Growth in the upper left corner of the screen.
3. Click on "Manage Test Sessions"
3. Click on "Manage Test Sessions"
Find "Manage Test Sessions" in the center-right and click on it.
4. Click on "Saved Testing Sessions"
4. Click on "Saved Testing Sessions"
NEVER click on "Test My Class"!
5. Find Your homeroom
5. Find Your homeroom
Find the "Created By" field and replace your name with "ABEL, Kathleen Johanna."
Select your Homeroom from the list that appears and then click the blue "Test Now" button.
Your test session is now active and you are ready to begin!
Your dashboard should look like this:
Getting Students Logged In
Getting Students Logged In
- Direct students to open the NWEA app
If a student does not have the app installed on their iPad, use the instructions on this page (Step 1) to find or add the NWEA MAP app from the iPad Manager while the rest of the class continues with the login process.
2. Guide students through the login screens
2. Guide students through the login screens
Write your Session Name and Password on the board--some students may need to log in multiple times.
Remember that the Session Name will always be YOUR homeroom number, but the Password will change every day!
Screen 1:
Students enter the Session Name and Password.
Click the blue arrow.
Screen 2:
Students should find their name in the dropdown menu. The test is pre-assigned.
Click the blue arrow.
Screen 3:
Students should check ALL of the info that appears and make sure it is correct.
Click "Yes"/the blue arrow.
Screen 4:
Students are now awaiting proctor confirmation.
Wait until ALL students are on this screen before moving to the next section.
Troubleshooting Student Log In
Troubleshooting Student Log In
THERE ARE DIFFERENT STATUSES with different steps to take for each--you CANNOT select students with different statuses and take the same action, it WILL NOT WORK. Check each student's status, and follow the directions below FOR THAT STATUS.
If a student doesn’t see their name in the dropdown menu, first make sure it is on the list on your test session dashboard.
If the name is listed on your dashboard and the status says “Awaiting Student”
Direct student to close all windows
Start the login process over.
They may need to restart their device.
If the name is listed on your dashboard and the status says “To Be Confirmed” or “Confirmed”
Tick the box by the student's name,
Click on “Select Action” and
Select “Do Not Confirm,” then
Direct student to refresh their screen using the little circle arrow below the dropdown menus.
If the name is listed on your dashboard and in any other status
Tick the box by the student's name,
Click on “Select Action” and
Select “Suspend” (or “Pause” and then “Suspend”), then
Tick the box by their name again and
Select “Test Again."
Direct student to refresh their screen using the little circle arrow below the dropdown menus.
If the student’s name is NOT listed, you will need to add them to the test session:
Find the row of buttons that starts with "Select Status" and "Select Action"
Keep going to the right and click the button labeled "Add Student"
On the new screen, skip the dropdown menus and search for the student by ID number or last name
A pop-up will appear--find the student and tick the box by their name (untick the boxes by any other student listed)
Click "Add Students"
Scroll down and click "Save and Return to Testing"
Now back in your test session, find the buttons again, and click "Assign Test"
Assign the student the correct test (make sure it's Growth and the correct grade level)
The student should now be able to login for testing.
Make sure all students are showing status "To Be Confirmed" before continuing.
BEFORE CONFIRMING: Read the Instructions Script Aloud
BEFORE CONFIRMING: Read the Instructions Script Aloud
Please select the appropriate script from the three options below. Since you may have students working on different tests each day, you only need to read each script once (on the first day you have any students starting that test).
Grade 1 Teachers: G1 does not take the Language Test, so you will not need to read that script to your students.
Read for G1-G4:
Today we are starting the Reading Test.
Give your best effort on this test. It is a chance to show how much you know. Your teacher can use the test to help determine the areas they can help you with the most. This is not a timed test, so it’s important to take your time to understand each question before answering. Some questions will be easy, and others will be more difficult. It’s okay not to know all of the answers. If you are not sure how to answer a question, then ask yourself which answers are definitely wrong, and choose from the other answers. Read every question and try your best.
Before you finish a question, you may change your mind and pick a different answer. But, once you move to the next question, your answer is locked, and you cannot go back to the question you have already answered.
I’m here to help if there is a problem with the test. If something is missing or if the test tells you to slow down, then raise your hand.
G1 Teachers stop here. G2-G4 continue:
If a reading passage is too long to fit on the screen, use the scroll bar on the right side of the passage to scroll down and display the rest of the passage and questions about it.
Sometimes a passage appears again and again, but look carefully, because you will see different questions for the same passage.
I will now confirm your test. As soon as you see the first question, you may begin.
Read for G1-G4:
Today we are starting the Language Test.
Give your best effort on this test. It is a chance to show how much you know. Your teacher can use the test to help determine the areas they can help you with the most. This is not a timed test, so it’s important to take your time to understand each question before answering. Some questions will be easy, and others will be more difficult. It’s okay not to know all of the answers. If you are not sure how to answer a question, then ask yourself which answers are definitely wrong, and choose from the other answers. Read every question and try your best.
Before you finish a question, you may change your mind and pick a different answer. But, once you move to the next question, your answer is locked, and you cannot go back to the question you have already answered.
I’m here to help if there is a problem with the test. If something is missing or if the test tells you to slow down, then raise your hand.
G1 Teachers stop here. G2-G4 continue:
If a reading passage is too long to fit on the screen, use the scroll bar on the right side of the passage to scroll down and display the rest of the passage and questions about it.
Sometimes a passage appears again and again, but look carefully, because you will see different questions for the same passage.
I will now confirm your test. As soon as you see the first question, you may begin.
Read for G1-G4:
Today we are starting the Math Test.
Give your best effort on this test. It is a chance to show how much you know. Your teacher can use the test to help determine the areas they can help you with the most. This is not a timed test, so it’s important to take your time to understand each question before answering. Some questions will be easy, and others will be more difficult. It’s okay not to know all of the answers. If you are not sure how to answer a question, then ask yourself which answers are definitely wrong, and choose from the other answers. Read every question and try your best.
Before you finish a question, you may change your mind and pick a different answer. But, once you move to the next question, your answer is locked, and you cannot go back to the question you have already answered.
I’m here to help if there is a problem with the test. If something is missing or if the test tells you to slow down, then raise your hand.
G1 Teachers stop here. G2-G4 continue:
On some (but not all) test questions, a calculator tool appears at the top. You can click the calculator picture to open an on-screen calculator that helps you answer the question.
If you are not sure about a word in a question, raise your hand for help. I can pronounce the word for you, but I cannot tell you what the word means or explain any math symbols.
I will now confirm your test. As soon as you see the first question, you may begin.
After you've finished reading the script, you may now click the blue "Confirm" box on your proctor dashboard. If a student is starting the assigned test for the first time, their test will begin automatically (usually within 30 seconds). If they are continuing a test they didn't complete in a previous session, a pop-up will appear on your screen--select "Resume Test" and click the blue button.
Managing the Test Session
Managing the Test Session
- Monitor the Status column on your dashboard.
Once a student has begun testing, their status will say "Testing." It will change to "Completed" when they have finished the assigned test. Students who are absent or have not logged in will remain on "Awaiting Student."
2. If a student needs a break...
2. If a student needs a break...
Tick the box by their name, go to "Select Action" and select "Pause." Once the student returns and is ready to resume testing, tick the box by their name again, go to "Select Action" and select "Resume."
3. If a student is paused for Rapid Guessing...
3. If a student is paused for Rapid Guessing...
Remind the student to slow down and answer carefully, then tick the box by their name, go to “Select Action” and select “Resume.” DO NOT give students your Proctor PIN.
More info on Rapid Guessing is in this video.
4. If a student has technical difficulties during testing...
4. If a student has technical difficulties during testing...
General Issues:
Instruct the student to fully turn off and restart their iPad (make sure they actually do it) - this solves most problems!
White Screen (or Mostly White Screen) of Death (after starting the test):
This is an internet connectivity issue--students MUST be connected to AIS Google (AIS Guest WILL NOT support MAP Testing)
Reset the student on your dashboard using the login troubleshooting instructions above.
Direct the student to open a tab in Chrome and go to neverssl.com or ais.edu.hk and refresh the page until they get a screen that directs them to login to their AIS Google account (they may need to refresh multiple times).
No Wifi for All or Most Students:
Inform us through the MAP Chat, but also have your students be patient and direct them to launch the app and login in groups of about 5 at a time--everyone logging in at once may simply be overtaxing the router.
App won't start at all (the Other White Screen of Death):
This is a wifi issue again, so see #2 above, or try restarting the iPad again.
Name not in MAP dropdown menu:
first, make sure the student's name is listed on your MAP dashboard. If it is, follow the login troubleshooting instructions above. If it is NOT, message us in the MAP chat.
Other issues: message us in the chat.
5. Assigning a new test
5. Assigning a new test
All students will start with the same test, but some will finish faster or slower than others. In order to make the best use of student time (so students are not just sitting around waiting for others to finish), you will move them on to the next test so they can keep working.
How to Assign a New Test:
How to Assign a New Test:
Once the student’s status has changed to “Completed,” tick the box by their name, go to “Select Action” and choose “Test Again.” The student’s status should now read “Awaiting Student.”
Tick the box by their name again, and this time click the button that says “Assign Test”.
A pop-up box of test options will appear--find the correct next test and click “Assign.” MAKE SURE you select the GROWTH tests (NEVER assign a Screening test), and the appropriate grade level version, in the order listed:
G1
Growth: Reading K-2
Growth: Math K-2
G2-G4
Growth: Reading 2-5
Growth: Math 2-5
Growth: Language 2+
The student's status should once again be on "Awaiting Student" with the new test assigned.
Direct the student to log in again (same Session Name and Password).
Confirm the student again once they have finished logging in (status will change to "To Be Confirmed."
If the student is continuing a test they didn't complete in a previous session, a pop-up will appear on your screen--select "Resume Test" and click the blue button.
Ending the Test Session
Ending the Test Session
- Suspend the tests of any students still testing
Go to "Select Status" and select "Testing", then go to "Select Action" and select "Suspend."
All students should now show a status of "Awaiting Student," "Suspended," or "Completed."
End the session:
Step 1:
Click the "End Session" button in the upper right corner.
Step 2:
Click "Yes, End the Testing Session."
Step 3:
DO NOT change the session name.
Click "Save and Exit."
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