Appendix D: Transferring a Test Session

You can transfer an active test session from one device or browser to another without stopping the session or interrupting in-progress tests. This is useful in scenarios when your computer malfunctions while a session is in progress.

Warning: Your session remains open until it times out. If you do not return to the active session within 20 minutes and there is no student activity during that time, the Online Testing System logs you out and pauses the students’ tests.

The Online Testing System ensures that you can only administer a test session from one browser at a time. If you move a test session to a new device, you cannot simultaneously administer the session from the original browser or device.

These instructions apply to both TA Sites. However, you cannot transfer a session from the TA Interface to the TA Interface Training Site or vice versa.

To transfer a test session to a new device or browser:

  1. While the session is still active on the original device or browser, log in to the TA Site on the new device or browser. The Test Administration Dashboard page appears. Select the Active Sessions tab.
  2. Optional: If the pop-up window for selecting an institution appears, select an institution and select Go.
  3. The Active Sessions tab opens, listing the active session.
  4. In the table that appears, click join session in the Action column for the session you wish to join. The test session page appears, allowing you to continue monitoring your students’ progress. The test session on the previous computer or browser closes automatically.
Note: If you do not wish to return to the active session, you can select Start a New Session Now to start a new fully in-person session. To start a new remote session, select Start a Remote Session. (If you wish to administer the test session to students in the classroom and to students at home at the same time, select Start a Remote Session. The audio and video features for remote testing will appear for all students in the session, even those taking the assessment in the classroom.)