End-of-Course Assessments. Teacher Manual

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1 End-of-Course Assessments Teacher Manual

2 Dear Educator: This manual contains the instructions for administering the ACT QualityCore End-of-Course Assessments, and it includes information applicable to the user roles of School Test Coordinator and Teacher. The School Test Coordinator is the main ACT contact at your school for the End-of-Course Assessments and is responsible for the distribution and collection of test materials. You, the teacher, will actually administer the tests to examinees according to the procedures in this manual. If you have any questions, please discuss them with your school s School Test Coordinator, who can determine whether it is necessary to contact ACT for resolution. If you have any concerns about testing irregularities and/or prohibited behaviors, please complete your ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report and return it to your School Test Coordinator. In exceptional situations, testing staff may wish to file an anonymous report about concerns that the ACT QualityCore tests may have been compromised. If you wish to report such concerns anonymously, you may do so at act.ethicspoint.com or by calling by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. ACT and ACT QualityCore are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc., in the USA. 2 Test Day Questions? Call

3 Security Agreement For District and School Officials 1. Read the following statement: I understand ACT owns these test materials, including this manual, and the test questions and responses in the online system. By opening this manual, I agree to keep all test materials confidential and only use the test materials in connection with the administration of the test to authorized examinees. I further agree that I will not share ACT questions and responses with anyone by any form of communication other than with authorized examinees at test time and understand that violating this agreement may result in legal penalties. 2. Complete the information below, and sign and date as you would any official document. Fax the form to Your name District name Position or job title School name (for school users only) Your address State office/section (for state users only) Telephone number Your supervisor s name Signature Date Test Day Questions? Call

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5 Contents Security Agreement... 3 Test Administration Policies... 6 General Information... 6 Equal Treatment... 6 Fair Testing Practices... 6 Investigations... 6 Specific ACT QualityCore Policies... 7 Test Format... 7 No. 2 Pencil... 7 Guessing on Multiple-Choice Items... 7 Examinee Questions about Test Items/Tasks... 7 End-of-Course Assessments... 8 Test Materials... 8 General Information... 8 Testing Aids, Test Security, and Reporting Irregularities... 8 Use of Calculators on the ACT QualityCore End-of-Course Assessments... 8 Permitted Calculators... 8 Prohibited Calculators... 9 Calculators Permitted with Modification... 9 Unauthorized Testing Aids... 9 Prohibited Behaviors by Examinees Prohibited Behaviors by Staff Reporting Irregularities or Prohibited Behaviors Verbal Instructions Before the Test Part 1: Initial Instructions Part 1: Test Administration Part 1: Final Instructions Part 2: Initial Instructions Part 2: Test Administration Part 2: Final Instructions After the Test Completing the QualityCore ID Number Block Accessing the QualityCore ID Numbers from a Student Roster Completing the ACT QualityCore Group Header Returning Materials Checklist ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report ACT Test Security Principles Test Day Questions? Call

6 Test Administration Policies General Information A secure, uniform administration of the ACT QualityCore End-of-Course Assessments is essential for successful measurement of students academic skills. It is critical that the procedures you employ at your school be identical to those at other schools. This manual provides detailed directions about: Ensuring test security Administering tests in a standardized manner All testing personnel are required to read the materials provided by ACT. You can help create a fair testing environment by strictly adhering to ACT policies and procedures. If you have any questions, please discuss them with your school s School Test Coordinator, who can determine whether it is necessary to contact ACT for resolution. Equal Treatment All staff are required to administer and supervise the ACT QualityCore End-of-Course Assessments in a nondiscriminatory manner and in accordance with all applicable laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. Fair Testing Practices ACT endorses the Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education and the Code of Professional Responsibilities in Educational Measurement, which are guides to the conduct of those involved in educational testing. ACT is committed to ensuring that each of its testing programs upholds the guidelines in each Code. Investigations All staff are obligated to report suspected or documented irregularities to ACT, cooperate fully with ACT in subsequent investigations, and respond to ACT s requests for information in a timely manner. 6 Test Day Questions? Call

7 Specific ACT QualityCore Policies Test Format The ACT QualityCore End-of-Course Assessments consist of either two multiple-choice parts or a multiple-choice part and a constructed-response part. When the multiple-choice and constructed-response parts are used, the multiple-choice part should be administered first, followed by the constructed-response part. You may select any day or days during your testing window to administer the test. You must administer all tests in a given course on the same day(s) within the testing window. Each section of the End-of-Course Assessments requires 45 minutes of testing time. You may choose to administer the sections of the test in one session or in separate sessions. No. 2 Pencils Examinees must use No. 2 pencils when completing all information sections and gridding/writing answers. Responses gridded/written in ink, mechanical pencil, or colored pencil will not be scored. Guessing on Multiple-Choice Items Specific instructions about guessing on multiple-choice items are printed on the outside back cover of the multiple-choice test booklet. If examinees ask you about guessing, refer them to these instructions. Do not comment on or add to the printed directions or items in any way. Examinee Questions about Test Items/Tasks Do not answer questions regarding individual test items. All staff in the room during an administration should respond to questions with Do the best you can. You should not assist examinees with test item responses or alter, or attempt to alter, examinee responses. If examinees note typographical errors or ambiguities in particular test items, you should instruct the examinees to do the best they can, and then include a description of the question or comment and the test form number(s) on a copy of the ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report in this manual. Test Day Questions? Call

8 End-of-Course Assessments Test Materials General Information Your School Test Coordinator will provide you with the following materials: ACT QualityCore Teacher Manual this manual (one for the teacher and one for each proctor who will be assisting in the testing room) Personalized ACT QualityCore shrink-wrapped kits or multiple-choice test booklets with embedded answer document, reference sheet (for Chemistry, Physics, and any mathematics test), and periodic table (for Chemistry test) ACT QualityCore Group Header(s) (one for each Class Roster) Testing Aids, Test Security, and Reporting Irregularities Use of Calculators on the ACT QualityCore End-of-Course Assessments Unless a calculator is provided by the school, each examinee is responsible for bringing his/her calculator to the test and making sure it works properly. Examinees may bring a backup calculator and extra batteries, but they may not have more than one calculator on the desk or in operation at a time. Examinees are allowed, but not required, to use an approved calculator on the following End-of-Course Assessments: Algebra I Precalculus Geometry Algebra II Chemistry Physics Permitted Calculators Examinees may use any four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator, unless it has features described in the Prohibited Calculators list. Models on the Calculators Permitted with Modification list may be used only if you modify them as indicated. A minimum of a scientific calculator is recommended, as examinees may not be able to solve some problems without one. 8 Test Day Questions? Call

9 Prohibited Calculators The following types of calculators are prohibited: Calculators with built-in or downloaded computer algebra system functionality prohibited calculators in this category include: Texas Instruments : All model numbers that begin with TI-89 or TI-92 and the TI-Nspire CAS Note: The TI-Nspire (non-cas) is permitted. Hewlett-Packard : HP Prime, HP 48GII, and all model numbers that begin with HP 40G, HP 49G, or HP 50G. Casio : Algebra fx 2.0, ClassPad 300, ClassPad 330, fx-cp400 (ClassPad 400), and all model numbers that begin with CFX-9970G. Handheld, tablet, or laptop computers, including PDAs Electronic writing pads or pen-input devices Note: The Sharp EL 9600 is permitted. Calculators built into cell phones or any other electronic communication devices. Calculators with a typewriter keypad (letter keys in QWERTY format) Note: Letter keys not in QWERTY format are permitted. Calculators Permitted with Modification The following types of calculators are permitted, but only after they are modified as noted: Calculators that can hold programs or documents Remove all documents and remove all programs that have computer algebra system functionality. Calculators with paper tape Remove the tape. Calculators that make noise Turn off the sound. Calculators with an infrared data port Completely cover the infrared data port with heavy opaque material such as duct tape or electrician s tape. Calculators that have power cords Remove all power/electrical cords. Unauthorized Testing Aids Using scratch paper, notes, any foreign-language or English dictionary, a cell phone, or an alarm on a wristwatch or cell phone is not permitted. Scratch work is to be done in the test booklet. The use of any electronic device during testing is not permitted. Use of any of these unauthorized testing aids should be noted in the ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report in this manual. Test Day Questions? Call

10 Prohibited Behaviors by Examinees The following examinee behaviors are prohibited. These behaviors should be documented using the ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report in this manual. These behaviors may lead to an examinee s test not being scored or to a reported score being cancelled. Filling in or altering circles on a test or continuing to write the essay after time has been called Looking back at a test on which time has already been called Opening and looking in a test booklet before being instructed to do so Looking at another examinee s test booklet or answer document Giving or receiving assistance Using a prohibited calculator Using a calculator on any test other than a Chemistry test, a Physics test, or a mathematics test Sharing a calculator with another examinee Using any device to share or exchange information at any time during testing or during the break (All electronic devices, including cell phones, must be turned off from the time testing begins until the examinees are dismissed after testing concludes.) Attempting to remove test materials, including questions or answers, from the testing room by any means Using unauthorized testing aids Exhibiting confrontational, threatening, or unruly behavior Creating a disturbance or allowing an alarm or phone to sound in the testing room You should confiscate and retain indefinitely any electronic device, including a cell phone, used in violation of this list of prohibited behaviors, and then contact ACT immediately for further instruction. If you suspect, but are not certain, that an examinee is engaged in prohibited behavior, discreetly caution the examinee that these activities are prohibited and continue to observe the examinee closely. To discourage an examinee from looking at another examinee s answer document or from giving or receiving assistance, move the suspected examinee to another seat. If you suspect an examinee is filling in or altering circles after time is called, warn the examinee immediately. Document your suspicions and subsequent actions on the ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report. If you observe an examinee engaging in any prohibited behaviors, collect that examinee s answer document and test booklet. Advise the examinee that the answer document will not be scored. Write VOID clearly on the front of the examinee s answer document and then attach both the answer document and the test booklet to a copy of the ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report. Give these materials to the School Test Coordinator. 10 Test Day Questions? Call

11 Prohibited Behaviors by Staff The following staff behaviors are prohibited. These behaviors may lead to an examinee s test not being scored or to a reported score being cancelled. They may also result in consequences for testing staff, including reporting of test security concerns to appropriate school or legal authorities. Allowing examinees to engage in any prohibited behaviors Allowing third parties, including but not limited to staff, to access, open, copy, reproduce, or review test materials Developing and/or sharing answer keys or responses to test items Giving assistance to examinees in responding to test items Tampering with examinee responses Removing or attempting to remove test items from the test room without approval, or allowing others to remove test materials from the room Reporting Irregularities or Prohibited Behaviors You will document any testing irregularities on an ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report in order to maintain test integrity and test security, as previously noted. The irregularity report appears in this manual and in the ACT QualityCore Administration Manual. Copies should be made as needed. You will submit the testing irregularity report and relevant testing materials to the School Test Coordinator. Any test booklets and/or answer documents affected by irregularities must be attached to the ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report and returned to ACT at the address noted on the report. The School Test Coordinator will document any irregularities occurring outside the testing room or affecting the entire test administration. The ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Reports should include prohibited behaviors previously listed as well as any unusual events that occurred during the test administration, including, but not limited to, the following: Disturbance or distraction that could affect examinee scores Examinee becoming ill and discontinuing testing Examinee challenging a test item Staff member suspected of compromising the integrity of test results All completed ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Reports must be returned to ACT. In exceptional situations, testing staff may wish to file an anonymous report about concerns that the ACT QualityCore tests may have been compromised. If you wish to report such concerns anonymously, you may do so at act.ethicspoint.com or by calling Test Day Questions? Call

12 Verbal Instructions Before the Test Study and read through the highlighted sections before the test day so you will know which text to read when you administer the test. Read aloud all instructions in the highlighted sections; do not depart from this text. Where a series of dots appears, pause to let examinees follow the instructions. Part 1: Initial Instructions After all examinees have been admitted and seated and everyone has a No. 2 pencil, greet the examinees and say: You are about to take the ACT QualityCore [name of course] End-of-Course Assessment. If you will be administering the two parts of the test in one session, say: If you will be administering the two parts of the test on separate days, say: There are two 45-minute parts in this test. You will take Part 1 first. At the end of Part 1, you will be allowed a [specify 10- or 15-minute] break before you take the second part. There are two 45-minute parts in this test. You will take Part 1 now. After you complete Part 1, I (we) will collect your test booklets and answer documents. They will be redistributed before you take the second part. Please clear your desk of everything except your No. 2 pencil. You may use a calculator if you are taking a Chemistry test, a Physics test, or a mathematics test. If you are handing out a single test booklet, say: I (we) will now distribute test booklets. Do not open them until I tell you to do so. These booklets are the property of ACT and must be returned upon completion of the test. If you are handing out a test kit, say: I (we) will now distribute test kits. Open the shrink-wrap by pulling the plastic apart, beginning at the top of the kit. Place the contents face up on your desk and set the plastic and cardboard aside. I (we) will collect the packing material. Do not open the test booklets until I tell you to do so. These booklets are the property of ACT and must be returned upon completion of the test. Please raise your hand if you need assistance Test Day Questions? Call Distribute one test booklet or test kit to each examinee. Be sure to hand each test booklet or test kit to the examinee whose name appears on the cover. Individually distribute a blank test booklet or test kit to any examinee who does not have personalized test materials.

13 If you handed out a single test booklet, say: If you handed out a test kit, say: Turn the booklet so the front cover faces up. Look at the name on the front cover of your test booklet. Raise your hand if this is not your name.... If your name does not appear on the cover of your test booklet, please print your name at the top of the front cover of the booklet. Read the directions on the back cover of your test booklet. Turn each booklet so the front cover faces up. Look at the name on the front cover of each test booklet. Raise your hand if this is not your name on either booklet.... If your name does not appear on the covers of both test booklets, please print your name at the top of the front cover of each booklet. I will now collect your constructed-response test booklet. Raise your hand if you need more time to read the directions.... Collect a constructed-response test booklet from each examinee. Then say: Read the directions on the back cover of your multiple-choice test booklet. Raise your hand if you need more time to read the directions.... Review any discrepancies to determine if the correct examinee name is printed on the cover of the test booklet. Then say: The following examinee behaviors are prohibited and may lead to your test not being scored or to your reported score being cancelled. Filling in or altering circles on a test or continuing to write the essay after time has been called Looking back at a test on which time has already been called Opening and looking in a test booklet or answer document before being instructed to do so Looking at another examinee s test booklet or answer document Giving or receiving assistance Using a prohibited calculator Using a calculator on any test other than a Chemistry test, a Physics test, or a mathematics test Sharing a calculator with another examinee Using any device to share or exchange information at any time during testing or during the break. All electronic devices, including cell phones, must be turned off. If you have not yet turned off your cell phone, please do so now.... Attempting to remove test materials, including questions or answers, from the testing room by any means Test Day Questions? Call

14 Using dictionaries or other unauthorized testing aids Exhibiting confrontational, threatening, or unruly behavior Creating a disturbance or allowing an alarm or phone to sound in the testing room The use of scratch paper, notes, any foreign-language or English dictionary, a cell phone, or an alarm on a wristwatch or cell phone is not permitted. Scratch work should be done in your test booklet. Read the examinee statement on the front cover of your test booklet. Sign and date on the specified line. Print your name on the line below.... Break the seal and open your test booklet. If there is a perforated answer document and/or reference sheet near the front of the test booklet, carefully run your finger along the inside edge and then tear out the documents one at a time by pulling them away from the booklet, from the top down. Leave only the front cover of the test booklet open and do not move on to the test until I instruct you to do so. If your name is not preprinted on the reference sheet, print your name at the top of the first page. Turn to the inside cover of your test booklet. Read the ACT Privacy Policy. Once you are finished, look up to indicate you are finished. Give everyone time to read the Examinee Statement and ACT Privacy Policy. It is important that you allow sufficient time for examinees to read the ACT Privacy Policy enclosed within the test booklet. After examinees complete these steps, say: Use only a No. 2 pencil to mark your answer documents. Do not use ink, a mechanical pencil, or a colored pencil. Your test may not be scored if you use anything other than a No. 2 pencil. Fill in the appropriate circles completely, but do not extend your pencil marks outside the circles. Make all marks heavy and dark. Do not make stray marks or smudges. Erase all errors carefully and completely. Now, turn your answer document so that Side 1 faces you. If examinee names and other information are printed on the answer documents, say: In Block J, fill in the circle that corresponds to the grade you received in the previous course in this subject area. If examinee names and other information are not printed on the answer documents, say: In Block A, print your full name and the name of our school.... In Block B, print your last name, first name, and middle initial, and fill in the corresponding circles below each letter. If examinees have state-assigned student ID numbers, say: In Block C, enter your state-assigned student ID number. After examinees enter information in Block B and Block C, say: In Block D, enter your QualityCore ID. 14 Test Day Questions? Call

15 Block D must be gridded by the School Test Coordinator. See After the Test for details. When it appears that all examinees have finished, say: In Block J, fill in the circle that corresponds to the grade you received in the previous course in this subject area.... Turn to page 2 of your answer document. Part 1 of your answer document has spaces for responding to 40 questions, although you may not have 40 questions in your test booklet. Use only the spaces needed to respond to the number of questions in your test booklet. Be sure the number of the response on your answer document matches the number of the question you are answering. Mark only one answer to each question. Part 1: Test Administration You will have 45 minutes to complete Part 1. If you finish Part 1 before time is called, recheck your work. Do not go on to Part 2. Set your stopwatch or interval timer to 45 minutes. You are now ready to begin the test. Open your test booklet to Part 1, read the directions, and begin work.... START 5 minutes remaining STOP Begin timing. When your watch or timer indicates exactly 40 minutes have passed, say: You have 5 minutes remaining. When your watch or timer indicates exactly 45 minutes have passed, say: Stop. Put down your pencil. Test Day Questions? Call

16 If examinees have a one-page answer document, say: If examinees have a multiple-page answer document, say: Place your answer document and reference sheet [if applicable] in your test booklet and close it. Place your reference sheet in your answer document, and close both the answer document and the test booklet. If you are administering Part 2 on the same day, say: I will now collect your test booklets. Part 1: Final Instructions If you will administer Part 2 in the same test session, announce the duration of the break (10 or 15 minutes): Collect the multiple-choice test booklets. If you are administering Part 2 in a separate session, say: You will have a [specify 10- or 15-minute] break before we begin Part 2. If you would like to use the restroom, you may do so, but testing materials must not leave this room. Your [specify 10- or 15-minute] break begins now. I (we) will now collect your materials. Please remain quietly in your seats until I dismiss you. When the specified break time has passed, continue to the initial instructions for Part 2. Collect the test booklets, answer documents, reference sheets, and periodic table (if applicable). Do not allow the materials to be passed to the front, side, or back of the row. Do not dismiss the examinees until you have counted the test booklets and answer documents to verify that the number collected matches the number distributed. Once you have confirmed that all testing materials are present, you may dismiss the examinees. Be sure that examinees do not have access to the test materials as they leave the room. Under no circumstances should anyone be allowed to examine the test booklets or answer documents after they have been collected. Store the answer documents and test booklets in a secure, locked location until you administer Part 2 of the test. 16 Test Day Questions? Call

17 Part 2: Initial Instructions At the time you administer Part 2 of the test, when everyone is seated, say: You may use a calculator if you are taking a Chemistry test, a Physics test, or a mathematics test. Do not open the test booklets or mark on the answer documents until I give you further instructions. The use of scratch paper, notes, a foreignlanguage or English dictionary, a cell phone, or an alarm on a wristwatch or cell phone is not permitted. Scratch work should be done in your test booklet. Use only a No. 2 pencil to mark your answer documents. Do not use ink, a mechanical pencil, or a colored pencil. Your test may not be scored if you use anything other than a No. 2 pencil. Fill in the appropriate circles completely, but do not extend your pencil marks outside the circles. Make all marks heavy and dark. Do not make stray marks or smudges. Erase all errors carefully and completely. If you will administer the multiple-choice Part 2 test in the same session, say: If you will administer the constructed-response Part 2 test in the same session, say: Part 2 of your answer document has spaces for responding to 40 questions, although you may not have 40 questions in your test booklet. Use only the spaces needed to respond to the number of questions in your test booklet. Be sure the number of the response on your answer document matches the number of the question you are answering. Mark only one answer to each question. I will now distribute your constructedresponse test booklet. These booklets are the property of ACT and must be returned upon completion of the test. When you receive your test booklet, read the directions printed on the back cover. After you have read them, please look up.... You will have 45 minutes to complete this multiple-choice Part 2 test. If you finish Part 2 before time is called, check your work, and then close your test booklet. Do not go back to Part 1. Distribute the constructed-response test booklets to each examinee. Be sure to hand each test booklet to the examinee whose name is printed on the front cover. Read the examinee statement on the front cover of your test booklet. Sign and date on the specified line. Print your name on the line below.... Test Day Questions? Call

18 You will have 45 minutes to complete the constructed-response Part 2 test. If you finish Part 2 before time is called, check your work, and then close your test booklet. You may plan your response(s) by writing in the test booklet, but only the responses you write in your answer document will be scored. If you will administer the multiple-choice Part 2 test in a separate session, say: If you will administer the constructed-response Part 2 test in a separate session, say: Please clear your desks of everything except your pencil. You may use a calculator if you are taking a Chemistry test, a Physics test, or a mathematics test. Please clear your desks of everything except your pencil. I will now hand out your testing materials. When you receive your test booklet, read the directions printed on the back cover. After you have read them, please look up.... Distribute the multiple-choice test booklet, answer document, and reference sheet, if applicable, to each examinee. Be sure to hand test materials to the examinee whose name is preprinted on them. Do not allow examinees to pass materials back or across aisles. Distribute the constructed-response test booklet, answer document, and reference sheet, if applicable, to each examinee. Be sure to hand the materials to the examinee whose name is preprinted on them. Do not allow examinees to pass materials back or across aisles. Part 2 of your answer document has spaces for responding to 40 questions, although you may not have 40 questions in your booklet. Use only the spaces needed to respond to the number of questions in your test booklet. Be sure the number of the response on your answer document matches the number of the question you are answering. Mark only one answer to each question. You will have 45 minutes to complete the multiple-choice Part 2 test. If you finish Part 2 before time is called, check your work, and then close your test booklet. Do not go back to Part 1. Read the examinee statement on the front cover of your test booklet. Sign and date on the specified line. Print your name on the line below.... You will have 45 minutes to complete the constructed-response Part 2 test. If you finish before time is called, check your work, and then close your test booklet. You may plan your response(s) by writing in the test booklet, but only the responses you write in your answer document will be scored. 18 Test Day Questions? Call

19 Part 2: Test Administration Set your stopwatch or interval timer to 45 minutes. You are now ready to begin the test. Open your test booklet to Part 2, read the directions, and begin work.... START 5 minutes remaining STOP Begin timing. When your watch or timer indicates exactly 40 minutes have passed, say: You have 5 minutes remaining. When your watch or timer indicates exactly 45 minutes have passed, say: Stop. Put down your pencil and close your test booklet. Part 2: Final Instructions Turn to page 2 of your answer document. Copy only the Certification (not the Statement) on the lines provided. Sign your name and write the date in the blanks provided I (we) will now collect your answer document and reference sheet [if applicable] and then your test booklet. Do not put your answer document or reference sheet in your test booklet. Collect the test booklets, answer documents, and reference sheets (if applicable). Do not allow the materials to be passed to the front, side, or back of the row. Do not dismiss the examinees until you have counted the test booklets and answer documents to verify that the number collected matches the number distributed. Once you have confirmed that all testing materials are present, you may dismiss the examinees. Be sure that examinees do not have access to the test materials as they leave the room. Under no circumstances should anyone be allowed to examine the test booklets or answer documents after they have been collected. Store the test booklets and answer documents in a secure, locked location until they are returned to ACT. NOTE: If anyone other than the School Test Coordinator will be responsible for returning materials to ACT, please consult the ACT QualityCore Administration Manual for instructions about shipping materials. Test Day Questions? Call

20 After the Test Completing the QualityCore ID Number Block If examinee information is not printed on the answer documents, the QualityCore ID number (Block D) must be gridded by a member of the school staff after testing so examinees will receive their scores in a timely manner. Failure to grid Block D may delay scores. Check with your School Test Coordinator if you are unsure about who will complete this step. NOTE: The QualityCore ID is not a state or local student ID number. The QualityCore ID is a unique 10-digit number that is generated for each examinee taking an ACT QualityCore End-of-Course Assessment. To find the examinees QualityCore ID numbers, the Teacher must log in to the ACT QualityCore system and access the Student Roster for the class being tested. Accessing the QualityCore ID Numbers from a Student Roster To access the QualityCore ID number: 1. Go to and log in using your and password. 2. Click on the Student Management tab. 3. Select View/Print Student Roster(s). 4. Check the Check to View box for the class whose roster you wish to view. 5. Click on Retrieve Roster(s). 6. Click on Print Roster to view the roster. NOTE: The QualityCore ID is located in the second column of the table. If the roster does not include all examinees who are to be tested, tell your School Test Coordinator. The School Test Coordinator will need to add the student(s) to the Class Roster. NOTE: ACT cannot score an answer document unless the examinee has a valid QualityCore ID and is registered in a valid roster. 20 Test Day Questions? Call

21 Completing the ACT QualityCore Group Header Group headers are used to separate answer documents for reporting. Returning answer documents with the wrong Group Header will cause delays in scoring. The information needed to complete the Group Header can be found on the Student Roster (see page 20). If the Group Header is preprinted: Verify that the Teacher s Name gridded in Group Header Block B matches the name assigned to the roster in the system. Verify that the COURSE gridded in Block C is correct. Enter the Class Period in Block D. If using a Group Header that is not preprinted: a. In Block B on the Group Header (TEACHER NAME), grid the Teacher Name exactly as it appears on the Student Roster screen. If the name is too long to fit in this section, grid as much of it as possible. b. In Block C on the Group Header (COURSE), fill in the circle next to the course name. c. In Block D on the Group Header, grid the Class Period. d. Complete the rest of the Group Header according to the printed directions. Test Day Questions? Call

22 Returning Materials Checklist To ensure that each examinee s answer document can be processed quickly and accurately, you must assemble and check the test booklets and answer documents carefully. Turn all answer documents in the same direction with the same side up; do not alphabetize them. Make sure there is one answer document for each examinee who took a test. Confirm that each answer document has either: a. Preprinted registration information b. A QualityCore ID gridded in Block D Use a Group Header for each group of examinees tested. Place each Group Header on top of the completed answer documents for that group. Turn all used test booklets in the same direction with the front cover facing up; do not alphabetize them. Keep unused test booklets separate from used test booklets. Use the ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report to describe any deviations from the testing procedures described in this manual. Attach appropriate supporting materials. Return all materials to your School Test Coordinator. 22 Test Day Questions? Call

23 ACT QualityCore Testing Irregularity Report (Complete and return ONLY if irregularities have occurred.) School Name District Name Site Code City State Test Date Note all irregularities (individual and group) on this form. Enter the appropriate information and/or check ( ) in each column and describe each irregularity. CLIP ASSOCIATED ANSWER DOCUMENTS AND/OR TEST BOOKLETS to this form (do not staple). Return this form in an RUAD box to: QualityCore Processing Center 50 Education Way Dover, NH Please Print or Type. Test Options Individual Irregularities Type of Irregularity ( Applicable) Answer Document Paper-Based Test Computer-Based Test Test Booklet Number Course Teacher Period Technical Navigation Examinee Illness Working Behind/Ahead Item Challenged Behavior Phone Alarm, Other Device Other Materials Damaged, Defective, Duplicate, Replaced (Specify) Void Do Not Void Examinee Name: Description: QualityCore ID: Examinee Name: Description: QualityCore ID: Group Irregularities Number of Examinees in Testing Room Duration of Irregularity Course/Teacher/Period Description of Irregularity. (Attach separate sheet if more space is required.) Be prepared to provide a list of examinees affected by this irregularity. Teacher/TA Name (Please Print) Teacher/TA Signature School Test Coordinator Name (Please Print) School Test Coordinator Signature Test Day Questions? Call

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