TCDE CAASPP Resources - Evidence: Give it

Give the test

Setup takes about five minutes

Seven steps. The last one is the one people forget.

Two ways to give it. Both are allowed.

Standardized: Students test alone for a clean read on what they can do.

Nonstandardized: project an item, create a game with AI that embeds the questions, and let students work through problems so you can hear their thinking. Choose based on your question.

SEE IT IN ACTION

Ms. Alvarez gives it twice, two ways

She gave it standardized on November 14, the week after the unit, to see what students could do alone. Results came back the same week. She hand scored Item 7 before opening the report.

A week later she projected Item 2 nonstandardized and asked students to defend all four choices. Same item, a different question.

TRY IT IN 10 MINUTES

The Seven Steps

Confirm your TA role in TOMS. Your district coordinator fixes access, not the help desk.
Open the Test Administration interface and select your assessment.
Start the session. Post the session code.
Students sign in: legal first name, SSID, session code
Approve students into the test.
Check completion before you close.
Written response? Go to Teacher Hand Scoring. You are not done yet.

Frames and Templates

The pre-flight check

Can you see the block in the TA interface? If not, email your coordinator today.
Set accessibility in TOMS for every student who needs it. This is a chance for students to see the tool in action.
Calendar the test date and a scoring date
Standardized or note? Write why in one sentence.

Universal Tools: All Students

Designated Supports: Educator indicated

Accommodations: IEP or 504

COMMON TRAPS