Resolving Duplicate-Test Discrepancies

A duplicate-test discrepancy occurs when TIDE detects two or more tests submitted by the same student. This discrepancy can occur when a student submitted an online test and later submitted a paper test, or when one student inadvertently submitted a test under another student's name.

Use the following procedure to resolve duplicate-test discrepancies.

To resolve duplicate-test discrepancies:

1.From the Data Cleanup task menu on the dashboard, select Resolving Discrepancies. The Resolving Discrepancies page appears.

2.Retrieve the list of discrepancies for your district and school by following the procedure in the section Searching for Records.

Note: Search Discrepancies With No School Association Discrepancies can be resolved at the district-level. To search for discrepancies which have no school association, mark the Search Discrepancies With No School Association checkbox and select a district from the drop-down list. Your search results will return only those discrepancies which have no school association.

3.Optional: To view the answer document for a retrieved discrepancy, click the PDF file in the View column for that discrepancy. The answer document may contain a hint regarding the student to whom the test actually belongs.

4.Click for the discrepancy you want to resolve. The Resolve Discrepancy: Duplicate-Test window appears.

5.Do one of the following:

• To invalidate the duplicate test, click in the Invalidate column.
• To reassign the duplicate test to another student, click in the Reassign column. TIDE displays a list of search fields to retrieve the other student.

i.Enter search criteria to retrieve an existing student, and click Search.

ii.From the list of found students, click for the student to whom you want to reassign the test.

6.In the dialog box that pops up, click Continue. The listing of discrepancies appears. Processing appears in the Status column for the resolved discrepancy. The discrepancy will disappear from the list when processing is complete.