Overview of the Test Administration Sites

This section describes the test administration sites for TAs. Throughout this online guide, “TA Site” refers to both the TA Interface and TA Interface Training Site.

Warning: Do not use the TA Interface for practice. To practice administering tests, use the TA Interface Training Site. Both TA Sites have similar functionality, but the available tests are different. Tests provided in the TA Interface are operational, and students' scores will be official.

Table 1 provides an overview of the major features available in the TA Site. Some features appear only after you start a session. Some features appear only after approving students for testing. Some features appear only for remote test sessions.

Table 1: TA Site Features
Feature Description
Active Sessions tab The Active Sessions tab displays the test sessions scheduled for the current day and provides options for starting a new test session or a previously scheduled one. See the section Starting a Test Session Immediately.
Upcoming Sessions tab The Upcoming Sessions tab displays the test sessions scheduled in the future and provides options to schedule additional ones. See the section Scheduling Test Sessions.
Assignment tab The Assignment tab displays the existing at-home assignments and provides options for creating a new assignment. See the section Scheduling Assignments.
Menu button

You can click Menu in the top-right corner to perform the following tasks:
Student Lookup tab Searches for student information. See the section Looking Up Students.
Stop Session button Ends the test session. See the section Stop a Test Session .
Session ID Displays the unique ID generated for the test session. If you navigate away from the student test progress tables during an active test session, you can click the Session ID to return to this view.
Select Tests tab Allows you to select which tests to include in the session. See the section Administering Online Tests.
Approvals tab Allows you to review student test settings and approve students for testing. See the section Approving Students for Testing.
Refresh Page button Updates the on-screen information.

Student test progress tables

 Display the testing progress for students in your test session. While these tables are displayed by default for remote test sessions, you can switch to a 3x3 or a 2x2 tile view by selecting the appropriate icons above the test progress tables. See the section Monitoring Students' Testing Progress.
Share Link button Opens the Session Information pop-up window. See the section Viewing Remote Testing Session Access Details.
Broadcast button Allows you to send an announcement to all students in a remote test session simultaneously. See the section Communicating with Students in a Remote Test Session.