Appendix E: About Alternate Assessments

You can add alternate assessments to sessions in the TA Site by following the same procedure used to add any other test to a session. However, the appearance and behavior of the Student Interface is slightly different for alternate assessments.

Navigating Alternate Assessments

The Student Interface can display alternate assessments in full-screen mode with the global menu hidden.

To exit full-screen mode and access the global menu:

1.Click exit full screen in the upper-left corner.

2.The global menu appears at the top of the screen.

3.Optional: To return to full-screen mode, click Full Screen in the global menu.

Listening to Audio Content

Some test pages display ear ear icon icons, which read aloud the content for passages, questions, and answer options.

To listen to test content:

Responding to Questions

Alternate assessment questions display answer options as cards, which may include text, graphics, or both.