Contents

• Overview of the Test Site for California Alternate Assessments
• Test Rules for California Alternate Assessments
• About Print-on-Demand for California Alternate Assessments

Overview of the Test Site for California Alternate Assessments

Sample Test Page

There are two types of test tools available:

• Global Tools: These tools appear in the global menu at the top of the test page.
• Context Menu Tools: These tools are for passages and questions. To use these tools, select the context menu ().

Context Menu Tools	Instructions
Expand buttons	When the screen is divided vertically (up and down), test questions (items) can be expanded to the width of the screen. When used with the Expandable Passages tool (if Expandable Passages is not turned off by the test administrator), this tool can be used to expand either passages or questions. To expand the passage section, select the right arrow icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage section, select the left arrow icon in the upper-right corner. To expand the question section, select the left arrow icon below the global menu. To collapse the expanded question section, select the right arrow icon in the upper-left corner. Expandable Item arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided horizontally (side to side) to expand an item or collapse the expanded item . The arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.
Highlighter	To highlight text, select the text on the screen and then select Highlight Selection from the context menu. If multiple color options are available, select an option from the list of colors that appears. To remove highlighting, select Reset Highlighting from the context menu. You cannot highlight text in images.
Mark as No Response	To mark a question as having no response, select Mark as No Response from the context menu. To cancel this selection, return to the context menu and select Unmark No Response.
Mark for Review	To mark a question for review, select Mark for Review from the context menu. The marked question number shows a flap in the upper-right corner of the item number box, like this: . A flag icon appears next to the number on the test page. The Questions dropdown list shows a for the selected question.
Notepad	To make notes or comments on a question, select Notepad from the context menu. After you make a note, a pencil icon appears next to the question number on the test page. You can only access your notes for a question on that question’s test page.
Strikethrough	For selected response questions, you can cross out an answer option to focus on the options you think might be correct. There are two options for using this tool: Option A: To activate Strikethrough mode, open the context menu and select Strikethrough. Select the answer options you want to strike out. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press the Esc key or select outside the question’s response area. Option B: Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.

Test Rules for California Alternate Assessments

Stopping Rules

For ELA and Mathematics tests:

• If the student does not respond or orient to the first test question, end the test by selecting the End Test button on the screen.
• If the student orients but does not respond to the first test question, administer the next three test questions. If the student does not respond to any of the first four test questions, end the test by selecting the End Test button on the screen.
• If the student responds to any of the first four test questions, the entire test must be administered.

For Science tests:

• If the student does not respond to a specific test question, select “No Response” from the context menu and proceed to the next question.

Navigation Rules

• You can skip questions. You can mark a question for review and go back to it later to change the answer, if necessary.
• You can navigate to test pages by selecting the Back and Next buttons or by selecting an option from the Questions dropdown list in the upper-left corner.
• After completing and submitting a test segment, you cannot return to items within that segment.
• You must submit the test by selecting End Test after you finish answering all questions in the test.

Pause Rules

• You can pause the test at any time.
  If the test is paused for less than 20 minutes, you can review questions you already answered.
  If the test is paused for more than 20 minutes, you cannot review questions you already answered. The only exception is if you pause on a page that has at least one unanswered question.
• When you resume the test, the first page with unanswered questions appears.
• If you are idle for 30 minutes, the test automatically pauses and logs you out.
• All answers are saved immediately. You do not lose them when the test is paused.

About Print-on-Demand for California Alternate Assessments

The CAAs require you to have a print accommodation if you need to request printouts:

To send a print request to the Test Administrator, choose from the following options:

• To print a passage and all questions on the page, select Print Page in the global menu.
• To print a passage, select Print Passage in the global menu.
• To print a question, open the question’s context menu and select Print Item. After sending the print request, a printer icon appears next to the question number.