Test Eligibility

Grade at which the student is tested during an upcoming Interim test. For example, marking the Grade 4 checkbox under the Mathematics subject indicates the student receives the fourth-grade mathematics Interim test.

Students are permitted to test out of their enrolled grade only for the Interim tests.

Student's tested grade (for Courtesy Tested and Grade 31, 32, 33, 34 students ONLY). One of the available grades from the dropdown list.

Student’s eligibility for each End-of-Course Exam. TIDE will load EOC Exam-eligible students prior to the beginning of each test administration window (fall and spring windows only).

Refer to the EOC Exams portal for dates (https://eoc.alohahsap.org/)

Test Coordinators can update students’ EOC Exam eligibility prior to and during the testing window to ensure they are currently enrolled in the corresponding course.

This flag enables eligibility for the student to take a summative test at home using the HSAP Secure Browser. Please see the Remote Test Administration portal resources section on AlohaHSAP.org for additional information about HIDOE’s Remote Summative Administration policies and procedures.

Important: A signed Parental Consent form must be obtained by the school prior to setting this flag for any student.

Indicates the student took a Biology 1, Algebra 1 and/or Algebra 2 End-of-Course Exam during the prior school year.

This flag can be used by school Test Coordinators to identify students that will have EOC Exams test results in the Family Portal for the prior school year, in order to generate and/or download Family Portal Access Codes for EOC Exam test takers.

Participation Student

Displays a list of eligible tests for the student and the testing status for each test the student is currently eligible to take.

Embedded Designated Supports

Allows another color choice combination to be selected. If a student requires a color choice, this must be set for each subject test the student will take.

Toggles the Masking tool on or off, allowing student to cover distracting regions of the test page.

Allows the mouse pointer to be set to a larger size and also for the color to be changed.

Toggles Permissive Mode setting on or off, allowing student to use pre-approved hardware or software with secure browser.

By default, all tests use the standard mode. This interface is compatible with all supported desktops and tablets.

The streamlined mode presents the test in an alternate, simplified format in which the items are displayed below the stimuli. All tool and navigation buttons are on the bottom of the screen.

The streamlined mode is not intended to be tablet compatible.

TTS is a designated support for Smarter Balanced ELA CAT items, ELA PT items and stimuli, and Mathematics items and stimuli.

• A Test Coordinator is not required to submit an Accommodations Request Form for a student who will use the Smarter Balanced TTS designated support for the ELA CAT items, ELA PT items and/or stimuli, and Mathematics items and/or stimuli.

  TTS is a designated support for HSA Science, as well as EOC Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Biology I, for Instructions, Stimuli, and Items, and is NOT enabled for all students by default.

  If a student should have TTS for two opportunities of HSA Science or one opportunity of EOC Algebra 1, Algebra 2, or Biology 1 , then a Test Coordinator must change the TTS setting from “None” to “Instructions, Stimuli, and Items” before a student begins an HSA Science Bridge or an EOC Exam.

  See below for information about the TTS Accommodation for ELA Passages.

Allows students to open a translated glossary to view terms presented on the test that may be unfamiliar to them.

Embedded Universal Tools

Allows students to "expand" reading passages and other stimuli across the full width of the computer screen.

By default, students see their HSA Science Assessment or End-of-Course Exam test score when they complete and submit their tests for scoring. Students will not see their Smarter Balanced ELA/Literacy score because their typed answers must be hand scored before their scores can be posted in the Online Reporting System.

A student’s score may be suppressed by the Test Coordinator or Test Administrator if the staff members who provide services for the student think that displaying the score will be upsetting.

List of available zoom levels.

Allows students to make notes, computations, or responses about an item or performance task.

Global notes is a notepad that is available specifically for ELA performance tasks in which students complete a full write. A full write is the second part of a performance task. During the ELA performance tasks, the notes are retained from segment to segment and saved from one testing session to another so that the student may go back to the notes even though the student is not able to go back to specific items in the previous segment.

Allows students to highlight text in passages, stimuli, and items.

Allows students to use an onscreen universal tool to assist in reading by raising and lowering the tool for each line of text on the screen.

Allows students to mark items for additional review. Items marked for review are flagged on the "Review My Answer" page prior to final test submission.

Allows students to strikethrough answer options.

Embedded Accommodations

The default language for all assessments is English, unless a student requires the Braille accommodation. Braille is available for the following assessments: Smarter Balanced, HSA Science, and EOC Biology I.

Smarter Balanced Mathematics Assessments, HSA Science Assessments, and the EOC Biology I Exam are offered in Spanish (Designated Support).

Allows students to view test content translated into ASL by a human signer.

Indicates if Audio Transcriptions (Braille Transcript) are available for the subject. This tool provides students a braille transcript of the closed captioning created for the ELA listening passages. The braille transcripts are available in the following braille codes: EBAE uncontracted, EBAE contracted, UEB uncontracted, and UEB contracted.

Indicates the type of Braille file used for students testing with the Braille language setting (Uncontracted or Contracted).

Indicates if closed captioning is available for the subject.

Indicates the test subjects enabled for embossing for students testing with the Braille language setting.

Indicates the type of emboss request for students testing with the Braille language setting (On-Request or Auto-Request).

TTS is an accommodation for Smarter Balanced ELA CAT reading passages and must be set in TIDE by the Assessment Section before a student begins testing.

• A Test Coordinator must submit a student’s Accommodations Request Form for the Smarter Balanced TTS accommodation for the ELA CAT reading passages to the Department of Education's Assessment Section for review. The Test Coordinator will be informed when the student's access to this accommodation has been activated in TIDE.

  Note: TTS is available for the Grades 3-8 and 11 Smarter Balanced ELA CAT reading passages during the spring 2022 administration.

Indicates if embedded word completion is available for the subject.

Non-Embedded Designated Supports and Accommodations

List of non-embedded designated supports that may be provided for identified students.

• Test Administrators must verify that the non-embedded designated supports are being provided before approving students for operational testing.

  Information about non-embedded designated supports is available in the Test Administration Manual.

List of non-embedded accommodations that may be provided for identified students.

• Test Administrators must verify that the non-embedded accommodations are being provided before approving students for operational testing.

  Information about accommodations is available in the Test Administration Manual. The Accommodations Request Form must be submitted to Assessment Section for review. Upon verification, the non-embedded accommodation option that is requested for each subject test will be set by the Assessment Section staff. This process must be completed before a student begins testing.

List of non-embedded accommodations that may be provided for the Hawai‘i State Alternate Assessment for identified students.

• Test Administrators must verify that the non-embedded accommodations are being provided before approving students for operational testing.

  Information about non-embedded accommodations available for the HSA-Alt is available in the HSA-Alt Test Administration Manual.