Reviewing Test Status Code Reports

If students do not start or complete tests to which they are assigned, school officials assign special codes to those tests. The Test Status Code report displays all the non-participation codes for a test administration.

To access the Test Status Code Report:

1.From the Monitoring Test Progress task menu on the dashboard, select Test Status Code Report. The Test Status Code Report page appears.

2.In the Report Criteria panel, select search criteria for the test and administration.

3.Do one of the following:

TIDE displays the tests and associated statuses and special codes.

Table 29 lists the columns in the Test Status Code Report.

Table 29: Columns in the Test Status Code Report
Column Description
Student Name Student's name.
StudentID

Student's statewide identification number. Student’s unique Native American Student Information System ID. Student’s Registration Number. State-assigned student identifier, which is unique within the district associated with the student.

OppNum Test opportunity number.
Test Name Test in which student did not participate.
Opportunity Test opportunity number.
Test Status Test's most recent status. Table 30 for an explanation of test statuses.
Date Started Date student started the test.
Special Code Code indicating why student did not start or complete the test.
Assigned School ID ID of school where student is enrolled.
Assigned School Name Name of school where student is enrolled.

Table 30 describes each status that a test opportunity can have.

Table 30: Test Opportunity Status Descriptions
Status Definition
Approved The TA has approved the student for the session, but the student has not yet started or resumed the test.
Completed The student has submitted the test for scoring. No additional action can be taken by the student.
Denied The TA denied the student entry into the session. If the student attempts to enter the session again, this status will change to “Pending” until the TA approves or denies the student.
Expired The student's test has not been completed and cannot be resumed because the test has expired.
Invalidated The test result has been invalidated.
Paused

The student's test is currently paused (as a result of one of the following):

  • The student paused his or her test by clicking the Pause button.
  • The student idled for too long and the test was automatically paused.
  • The test administrator stopped the session the student was testing in.
  • The test administrator paused the individual student's test.
  • The student's browser or computer shut down or crashed.
Pending The student is awaiting TA approval for a new test opportunity.
Reported The student's score for the completed test in TDS has passed the quality assurance review and has been submitted. Some items must be hand scored before they are reported.
Rescored The test was rescored.
Review The student has answered all test items and is currently reviewing his or her answers before submitting the test. (A test with a “review” status is not considered complete.)
Started The student has started the test and is actively testing.
Submitted The test has been submitted for quality assurance review and scoring before it is sent to Reporting System. Note: All tests go through an internal scoring process during quality assurance review.
Suspended The student is awaiting TA approval to resume a testing.