CAASPP Basics
These grade levels take the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments in ELA and Math.
What are grades 3–8 and 11?
Scratch paper used during testing is considered this kind of material.
What is secure material?
TOMS accounts must be created this often because last year’s account will not work.
What is every year?
When the Test Administrator starts a session, this is generated and given to students.
What is the Session ID?
On non-SLA Chromebooks, families must download this before students can test.
What is the secure browser?
These grade levels take the California Science Test.
What are grades 5, 8, and once in high school, usually 11 or 12?
In remote testing, parents or guardians may help only with these two things.
What are setup and log-in?
Before approving a student, proctors must verify these are correct in TOMS.
What are designated supports and accommodations?
During remote testing, student cameras are required to be in this condition.
What is on and in full camera view?
Proctors must disable this browser feature to create a test session.
What is the pop-up blocker?
The two parts of the Smarter Balanced Assessment in ELA and Math are these.
What are the Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) and the Performance Task (PT)?
These items must be removed from the testing area before testing begins.
What are cell phones, smart watches, earbuds, and other unapproved electronic devices?
A student needs these three things to log into the secure browser.
What are the student’s first name, SSID, and Session ID?
If a student’s camera stops working or they turn it off, the Test Administrator should do this immediately.
What is pause the student’s test?
This required item is especially needed on the ELA Smarter Balanced Assessment for students using text-to-speech or audio glossaries.
What are headphones?
This assessment is for students with the most severe cognitive disabilities when designated in the IEP.
What is the California Alternate Assessment (CAA)?
Copying, posting, emailing, texting, photographing, or screenshotting test content is this kind of problem.
What is a test security violation?
Before a student can test remotely, this person must update the student’s remote testing assignment in TOMS.
Who is the CAASPP Coordinator?
Students must do this before moving to the next page of the test.
What is answer all items on the page?
According to the deck, this simple troubleshooting step solves 99% of issues.
What is turning the computer off and back on again?
According to the deck, this is the CAASPP testing window.
What is May 4 through June 8?
The three incident levels named in the training are these.
What are impropriety, irregularity, and breach?
Changes in this system take 24–48 hours to reflect in TOMS.
What is CALPADS?
Once a test segment has been completed and submitted, students may not do this.
What is return to that segment?
This system is used to report test security incidents and other serious testing issues.
What is STAIRS? (Security and Test Administration Incident Reporting System)