Overview of the Data Entry Interface
The following test tools are available:
- Global Tools: These tools appear in the global menu at the top of the screen.
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Context Menu Tools: These tools are for passages and questions and may have been used by the student or test examiner in the Test Delivery System. There is little or no need for these tools during data entry. To use these tools, select the context menu
. When there is a section of the test with a split-screen, the passage will have its own context menu and the item will have its own context menu.
| Global Tools** | Description |
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End Test button
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This button appears when you reach the last question or page that includes the last question in the test. It also appears at the stopping marker(s) for kindergarten through grade two tests and the Speaking domain for all grade levels. Select this button to begin the test submission process. |
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Help button
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To view the on-screen Test Instructions and Help window, select the ? button in the upper-right corner. To view the on-screen Help Guide window, select the [Help] question mark [ |
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Line Reader button
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A student moves an on-screen horizontal line that surrounds each line of text with shading after selecting the [Line Reader] line icon. |
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Masking |
To temporarily cover a distracting area of the test page:
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Navigation buttons
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To move between test pages, use the Back and Next buttons in the upper-left corner. |
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Pause button
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To pause a test, select Pause in the global menu. Pausing the test will temporarily log you out. |
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Print-on-Demand
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To print a test item when Print-on-Demand has been enabled, select the [Print Page] printer [ ] icon. |
| Questions drop-down list | To quickly navigate to a specific test page, select a question number from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner. Pages with questions that were marked for review display a [Flag] icon [ ] next to the number. Pages with questions that were unanswered display a triangle icon [ ] next to the number. |
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Save button
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To save a score or response entry, select the [Save] button. Score and response entries are also automatically saved with a timestamp ( ) upon entry. |
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Transcripts
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To view a transcript of the stimuli/passage audio content for the current test page, select the [Transcripts] button in the global menu. The text in transcripts can be read by a screen reader. |
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Zoom buttons
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To enlarge the text and images on a test page, select the [Zoom In] magnifying glass (plus) [ |
| **Tools that might have been available to the student in the Test Delivery System. | |
] icon. 
| Context Menu Tools*** | Description |
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| American Sign Language (ASL) |
To view audio content translated into American Sign Language (ASL) via an on-screen video, select American Sign Language from the context menu. To view ASL videos:
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| Closed Captioning | Stimuli with audio elements automatically display closed captions for students testing with the appropriate accommodations. |
| Expandable Items |
When the screen is divided vertically, test questions (items) can be expanded to cover the width of the whole screen. When used in conjunction with the Expandable Passages universal tool—that is, Expandable Passages is not turned off by the test examiner—this tool can be used to expand either passages or questions.
Expandable Item arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided horizontally to expand an item [ |
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Expandable Passages |
When the screen is divided vertically, students can expand and contract the passage in the left pane to cover the width of the whole screen.
Expandable Passage arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided horizontally to expand a passage [ |
| Highlighter |
To highlight text, select the text on the screen and then select Highlight Selection from the context menu. To remove highlighting, select Reset Highlighting from the context menu. Text in images cannot be highlighted. |
| Mark as No Response | To mark a question as “No Response” in the Listening and Reading domains, select Mark as No Response from the context menu. A warning message will ask the user to confirm that the item should be marked with a “No Response.” Upon confirmation, the answer choices will no longer be selectable and the [No Response] icon [ ], will appear next to the item number. |
| Mark for Review |
To mark a question for review, select Mark for Review from the context menu. The question number displays a flap in the upper-right corner, like this: |
| Notepad |
To enter notes for a question, select Notepad from the context menu. After entering a note, the [Notepad] note [ You can access your notes only for a question on that question’s test page. |
| Print Item |
When Print-on-Demand has been enabled, to send a print request for an individual question, select Print Item from the context menu. After sending the request, the [Printer] [ The Print Item option will also be available for students that have the Braille accommodation. |
| Print Passage |
When Print-on-Demand has been enabled, to print a passage, select Print Passage from the context menu on the passage side of the screen. After sending the request, the [Printer] [ The Print Passage option will also be available for students that have the Braille accommodation. |
| Strikethrough |
For selected response questions, you can cross out an answer option to focus on the options you think might be correct. There are two options for using this tool:
Option A:
Option B:
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| Text-to-Speech |
To listen to passages and questions, select a speak option from the context menu.
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| Tutorial | To view a short video demonstrating how to respond to a particular question type, select Tutorial from the context menu. |
| ***These tools are for passages and questions and may have been used by the student or test examiner in the Test Delivery System. There is little or no need for these tools during data entry. | |
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] icons appear next to the test content for each video. Select the icon for the test content you wish to translate into ASL. 
] below the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, select the left arrow icon [
] in the upper-right corner.
] or collapse the expanded item [
]. The arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.
; and a [Flag] icon 
appears next to the number. The drop-down list displays a [Flag] icon [
] icon appears next to the question number.
] icon appears next to the question number. When there is a passage and item on the screen in a split-screen layout, select Print Item from the context menu on the item side of the screen.
] to hear the text on the screen read aloud.
] and then select one of the item responses to hear it read aloud.
] to hear the question and item responses read aloud.