Overview of the Test Administration Sites

This section describes the test administration sites for TAs. Throughout this online guide, “TA Site” refers to both the TA Interface and TA Training Site.

Warning: Do not use the TA Interface for practice. To practice administering tests, use the TA Training Site. Both TA Sites have similar functionality, but the available tests are different. Tests provided in the TA Interface are operational, and students’ scores will be official.

Table 1 provides an overview of the major features available in the TA Site. Some features appear only after you start a session. Some features appear only after approving students for testing. Some features appear only for remote test sessions.

Table 1: TA Site Features
Feature	Description
Menu button	You can select Menu in the top-right corner to perform the following tasks: Enable Screensaver Mode View or Print Resolved Student Print Requests
Print button	Allows you to print session information, like the Session ID and a list of approved students. Refer to Print Session Information.
Student Lookup tab	Searches for student information. Refer to the section Look Up Students.
Stop Session button	Ends the test session. Refer to the section Stop a Test Session.
Session ID	Displays the unique ID generated for the test session. If you navigate away from the student test progress tables during an active test session, you can select the Session ID to return to this view.
Select Tests tab	Allows you to select which tests to include in the session. Refer to the section Administer Online Tests.
Approvals tab	Allows you to review student test settings and approve students for testing. Refer to the section Approve Students for Testing.
Refresh Page button	Updates the on-screen information.
Student test progress tables	Display the testing progress for students in your test session. While these tables are displayed by default for remote test sessions, you can switch to a 3×3 or a 2×2 tile view by selecting the appropriate icons above the test progress tables. Refer to the section Monitor Students’ Testing Progress.
Broadcast button	Allows you to send an announcement to all students in a remote test session simultaneously. Refer to the section Communicate with Students in a Remote Test Session.