Teachers
Additional MCAS Testing Materials
Pearson has created a wealth of resources available to help understand the testing process which can be accessed on their website: Manage an Online Test Session.
For convenience, most of the pertinent processes and questions can be viewed below.
Students on Chromebook:
An App called TestNav is installed on each Chromebook for secure MCAS testing. Chromebooks will launch in Kiosk mode to prevent students from access anything but the online test.
- Power on a Chromebook
- DO NOT LOGIN
- Click the Apps icon in the lower left shelf
- Click TestNav App
- Use Testing Ticket to connect
Test Administrator Sign In:
The sign-in process and several things to check once signed in.
- Navigate to the Training Pearson Access Next or the Live Pearson Access Next testing site.
- Enter your username & password, click login
- Check you are in Spring MCAS G3-8 at top of window
Start a Session:
How to start a Testing Session and Unlock the Test Session.
- Begin at Training Pearson Access Next Homepage.
- Check you are in Spring MCAS G3-8 at top of window
- Under Testing, drag down to Sessions
- Select your Session from the list
- Click "Go to Students in Session"
- Select your Session from the Sessions list on the left
- Click the green "Start Session" button on the right.
ONCE A SESSION HAS STARTED IT SHOULD NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL ALL STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE SESSION OR THEY HAVE BEEN MOVED TO ANOTHER TESTING SESSION TO FINISH
Unlock/Lock a Session:
Sessions must be unlocked for students to access them. If needed, a Session can be locked and then unlocked to resume testing at another time. Locking/Unlocking is to secure the Test during a prolonged break and allows the Session to be secure and allowed to continue when needed.
- Begin at Training Pearson Access Next Homepage.
- Check you are in Spring MCAS G3-8 at top of window
- Under Testing, drag down to Sessions
- Select your Session from the list
- Click "Go to Students in Session"
- Select your Session from the Sessions list on the left
- Toggle the Slider from Locked to Unlocked for the appropriate Session.
Lock/Unlock Individual Students:
You can lock/unlock individual students. This is to secure their test while they are still logged in but not testing such as when stepping out of the room.
- Begin at Training Pearson Access Next Homepage.
- Check you are in Spring MCAS G3-8 at top of window
- Under Testing, drag down to Sessions
- Select your Session from the list
- Locate the Student in the list.
- Toggle the Drop-Down menu under the appropriate menu line.
Resume a Student:
How to resume a student who may have signed out or left the room or otherwise needs to be restarted.
- Begin at Training Pearson Access Next Homepage.
- Check you are in Spring MCAS G3-8 at top of window
- Under Testing, drag down to Sessions
- Select your Session from the list
- Click "Go to Students in Session"
- Locate the Student in the list.
- Toggle the Drop-Down menu under the appropriate menu line.