Starting a Test Session
To start a new session:
1.From the Test Administration Dashboard page, select the Active Sessions tab. To navigate back to the Test Administration Dashboard from another page, select Back to Dashboard from the user menu in the top right corner of the page.
2.Select Start a New Session Now to start a fully in-person session.
3.Optional: If the pop-up window for selecting an institution appears, select an institution and select Go.
4.The Select Tests tab opens. The Test Selection screen allows you to select the required tests, start the session, and displays the Session ID in the top left.
Note: Only the tests that you select will be available to students who join your session.
5.If the list of color-coded test categories appears, select the test category from which you wish to include tests. This will display the tests or test groups available for that test category.
- To view the tests in a test group, click
to expand it (or 
to expand all groups). - To filter tests by their subject or grade level, click Add Filter above the test list. Mark the checkbox for each grade or subject you wish to filter by and click Apply Filter(s). To remove an applied filter, click
beside that filter. - To search for a test, select
in the top-right corner of the Select Tests tab. Enter a search term and click Go. To close the search panel, select Close at the bottom of the panel.
6.To select the tests you wish to administer, select the checkbox for each test you want to include.If you want to select all the tests in a test group, select the checkbox for that group.
7.Optional: If you need to add tests from a different test category, select Back at the bottom of the Test Selection window to return to the test categories view. Then select the appropriate tests.
8.Optional: If you need to remove a selected test, clear the checkbox for that test on the left. To remove all the selected tests, select Clear All in the top-right corner of the Tests Selected panel.
9.If any of the selected tests require you to select additional settings, such as a test reason, a drop-down list appears in the Session Settings section. From the drop-down list, select the required setting for the session.
- The Test Reason setting categorizes the test opportunities in your session for reporting purposes.
10.Select Start Session. The exact label for this button may vary depending on whether you are starting a practice or operational session. The button becomes active after you have selected a test.
11.The Test Session screen displays the Session ID in the top left. Provide the Session ID to your students.
Note: You may have only one test session open at a time. You cannot reopen closed sessions, but students can resume a test opportunity in a new session.
Add Tests to an Ongoing Test Session
1.To add tests to an active test session, click Select Tests at the top of the TA Site.
2.In the Test Selection tab, mark the checkbox for the required test.
3. If any of the previously included or newly selected tests require session settings, a drop-down list appears in the Session Settings section, displaying the test reason or other settings you selected when you started the session. If you select a new test reason, then the test reason changes for every active test opportunity in the session. Any test opportunities that were completed before you changed the test reason will be submitted with the original test reason.
4.Click Add to Session.
5.In the confirmation message that appears, verify that you want to add the selected tests to the session.