Contents

• Overview of the Test Site for ILEARN Assessments
• Test Rules for ILEARN Assessments
• About Print-on-Demand and Text-to-Speech for ILEARN Assessments
• Navigating the Test with Job Access With Speech (JAWS)
• Navigating the Test without JAWS

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Overview of the Test Site for ILEARN 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, click the context menu .

Global Tools	Instructions
Help	To view the on-screen Help Guide window, select ? in the upper-right corner.
Pause	To pause a test, select in the global menu. Pausing the test will temporarily log you out.
Calculator	To use the on-screen calculator, select Calculator in the global menu. Available on ILEARN Math calculator segments, in grades 6-8.
Dictionary	To look up definitions and synonyms in the Merriam-Webster dictionary or thesaurus, select Dictionary in the global menu. Available only on the ILEARN English/Language Arts performance tasks, segment 2.
Line Reader	To highlight an individual line of text in a passage or question, select Line Reader in the global menu. This tool is not available while the Highlighter tool is in use.
Masking	This designated feature temporarily covers a distracting area of the test page. To use this tool: Select Masking in the global menu. Click and drag across the distracting area. To close the Masking tool, select Masking again. To remove a masked area, select X in the upper-right corner of that area.
Notes	To enter notes in an on-screen notepad, select Notes in the global menu. Notes entered in this tool are available throughout a test. This tool is available on ILEARN English/Language Arts, Math, and Science performance tasks.
Print Page	To print the entire test page, select Print Page in the global menu. This is only available for ILEARN tests, when students have this accommodation set in TIDE.
Print Passage	To print a reading passage, select Print Passage in the global menu. This is only available for ILEARN tests, when students have this accommodation set in TIDE.
System Settings	To adjust audio volume during the test, select in the upper-right corner. Students testing with TTS can also use this tool to adjust TTS settings. Students testing on mobile devices cannot use this tool to adjust volume. To adjust audio volume on mobile devices, students must use the device's built-in volume control.
Audio Transcripts	Allows students to view a transcript of the audio content for the current test page. All text in a test item’s audio content will display in a separate window. The text in transcripts can be read by screen readers, such as Job Access With Speech (JAWS). This tool is only available on ILEARN English/Language Arts tests.
Zoom buttons	To enlarge the text and images on a test page, select Zoom In. Multiple zoom levels are available. To undo zooming, select Zoom Out.

 

Context Menu Tools	Instructions
American Sign Language	You can watch videos that translate test content into American Sign Language (ASL). To view ASL videos: Select American Sign Language from the context menu (). If only one ASL video is available, the video opens automatically. If multiple ASL videos are available, sign language icons appear next to the test content for each video. Select the icon for the test content you wish to translate into ASL. ASL is available on ILEARN English/Language Arts tests only.
Closed Captioning	Questions and stimuli with audio elements automatically display closed captions for students testing with the appropriate accommodations. Available only on ILEARN English/Language Arts tests.
Expand buttons	You can expand the passage section or the question section for easier readability. 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.
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. Text in images cannot be highlighted. This tool is not available while the Line Reader tool is in use.
Mark for Review	To mark a question for review, select Mark for Review from the context menu. The question number displays a flap in the upper-right corner, and a flag icon appears next to the number on the test page. The Items drop-down list displays for the question.
Notepad	To enter notes for an individual test question, select Notepad from the context menu. After entering a note, a pencil icon appears next to the question number on the test page. The Notepad tool is available on ISTEP+, IREAD-3, and ILEARN computer-adaptive and fixed-form tests. You can only access your notes for a question on that question’s test page.
Print Item	To send a print request for an individual question, select Print Item from the context menu. After sending the request, a printer icon appears next to the question number on the test page. This is only available for ILEARN tests, when students have this accommodation set in TIDE.
Select Previous Version	To view and restore responses previously entered for an ELA Constructed-Response (Open-Ended) question, select the Select Previous Version option from the context menu. A list of saved responses appears. Select the appropriate response and click Select. This tool only appears on test items that have constructed response text box.
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 each answer options you wish to strike out. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press Esc or click outside the question's response area. Option B: Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.
Text-to-Speech	To listen to passages and questions, select a Speak option from the TTS button beside the context menu. This accommodation must be set for students in TIDE.

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Test Rules for ILEARN Assessments

Navigation Rules

• You cannot skip questions. You must answer all the questions on a page before you can go to the next page. You can mark a question for review and go back to it later to change the answer, if necessary.
  • Some pages contain multiple questions grouped together. You may need to use the scroll bar to view all the questions.
• You can navigate to test pages by selecting the Back and Next buttons or by selecting an option from the Items drop-down list in the upper-left corner.
• You must submit the test after you finish answering all questions.

Pause Rules

• During the ILEARN computer-adaptive and fixed-form tests:
  • If the test is paused for less than 20 minutes, the student can return to previous test items/pages and change the response to any item he or she has answered within that segment.
  • If the test is paused for more than 20 minutes, the test will return the student to the last item/page that contains a blank test item. The student may not return to any previous pages and cannot change answers to items on previous pages.
• During the ILEARN performance tasks:
  • Students may pause their performance task segment of the test for breaks and re-enter at the point where they left off during a school day. Note: The segment must be completed by the end of the school day (e.g., Mathematics and Science).
• If you are idle for 20 minutes, the test automatically pauses and logs you out.
• All answers are saved immediately. You do not lose them when the test is paused.

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About Print-on-Demand and Text-to-Speech for ILEARN Assessments

If you have Print-on-Demand or Text-to-Speech turned on for your test, read this section. Please note that Text-to-Speech is not applicable when you are testing with JAWS.

About Print-on-Demand

Students using the Print-On-Demand accommodation can request printouts of test passages and questions. Test Administrators (TAs) must review and approve these print requests. When students send print requests, the request notification appears for TAs in the table titled “Tests with Potential Issues.”

To send a print request to the TA, 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.

About Text-to-Speech (TTS)

Students testing with TTS can listen to items and answer options, and passages/stimuli. TTS is only available when using the Secure Browser or through the RIR when accessed from any of the supported web browsers in the Technology Setup for Online Testing Quick Guide. TTS is available through the mobile Secure Browser for Chrome OS and iOS, but the audio pause feature is not available on Chrome OS. As a workaround, students testing on a Chrome OS device can resume a paused TTS passage by selecting the remaining text to be read aloud and selecting Speak Selection from the Context Menu.

To listen to content with the TTS tool:

• To listen to a question and all of the answer options: select the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu and select Speak Question.
• To listen to a specific answer option: select the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu, select Speak Option, and then select the answer option. Students can also right-click the answer option and select Speak Option.
• To listen to a selection, such as a word or phrase: Select the text, select the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu, and select Speak Selection.
• NOTE: When listening to items, students can pause TTS and then resume it at the point where it was paused. However, this feature is not available on Chrome OS. Students testing on Chromebooks can resume a stopped TTS item by selecting a portion of text to be read aloud and selecting Speak Selection from the select the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu.
• Scripts are required when a human reader is providing the read aloud accommodation for students testing on paper. A script must be ordered ahead of time and the human reader must follow the script verbatim. A question cannot be read aloud where oral presentation is noted as being prohibited in the script.
• NOTE: Accommodated fixed-forms are not available for the Fall or Winter Biology ECA test windows.

Navigating the Test with Job Access With Speech (JAWS)

This section provides instructions for using JAWS to navigate a test page.

• The actions associated with each JAWS keyboard command vary by page. The same key may have different uses depending on whether you are on the Sign-In pages, the test pages, or within the items and stimuli of the test pages.
• Keyboard commands might not work if JAWS enters forms mode. You can exit forms mode by pressing NUM PAD PLUS (+).

RBD Users: If using RBDs with router keys, you can also press the router key above the text for a button to move the cursor to that button. You can press the router key again to select that button instead of using the provided keyboard commands.

Navigating the Test without JAWS

This section provides instructions for using keyboard commands to navigate a test page without JAWS.

About Test Regions and Elements

A test page has up to three regions: the Banner, the Navigation region, and the Main region.

• Banner: The banner contains the test information row. This row displays the current question numbers, test name, student name, test settings button, and help button.
• Navigation Region: This region displays the navigation and tool buttons.

• Main Region: This region consists of the Stimulus section and the Question section:

  • Stimulus: The Stimulus (passage) section contains the following elements:
    • Stimulus title
    • Stimulus context menu
    • Stimulus content
  • Question: Each question contains the following elements:
    • Question number
    • Question context menu
    • Question stem
    • Response area

Keyboard Commands

You can use the following keyboard commands to navigate within a test page.

Opening a Context Menu

To open the context menu for a stimulus or question:

1. Do one of the following:
   • If you are opening the context menu for a stimulus, ensure the focus is on the stimulus.
   • If you are opening the context menu for a question, ensure the focus is on the question.
2. To navigate directly to the context menu button, press Tab twice.
3. Press Enter. The context menu opens and displays the list of available menu options.
4. To move up and down the list, press the Up and Down arrow keys.
5. To select a menu option, press Enter.

To exit the menu without making a selection, press the Esc key.

Responding to Questions without JAWS

This section provides basic guidance for responding to question types that may appear on a test.

Note: The instructions in this section assume that the question does not display any question labels. If you have used a context menu tool for a question, you must press Tab an additional time for each question label that appears.

Multiple-Choice and Multi-Select Questions

The procedures for responding to Multiple-Choice and Multi-Select questions are similar.

• Multiple-Choice questions require you to select one response option from a group of options. The response area displays several response options as radio buttons.
• Multi-Select questions require you to select one or more response options from a group of options. The response area displays several response options as checkboxes.

1. After listening to the question text, press Tab twice.
2. To navigate between each answer option, use the Tab and Shift + Tab commands (or use the Up and Down arrow keys).
3. To select the response option in focus as your response, press Space.

Hot Text Questions

Hot text questions require you to select at least one word, phrase, or sentence.

1. After reading the question, press the Tab key until the first selectable text area is in focus.
2. To navigate between each selectable text area, use the Tab and Shift + Tab commands.
3. To choose a selectable text area in focus as your response, press the Enter key.

Edit Task Questions

Edit task questions require you to replace an incorrect selectable word or phrase.

• Some edit task questions require you to enter the response into a text box.
• Some edit task questions require you to select a response from a drop-down list.

1. To navigate to a selectable text field in the question, press the Tab key.
2. When the selectable text is in focus, press Space. This will open the edit menu.
   • Text box: Type in the replacement word or phrase.
   • Drop-down list: Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move between options in the list. To select an option, press Enter.
3. Press Tab to navigate to the OK button in the edit menu. Press Enter. The edit menu will close and the question will be back in focus.

Text Response Questions

Text response questions require you to enter text into a text box.

1. Read the question and then use the Tab key to move to the response area.
2. When you are done entering a response, press Tab. You will leave the text box and move to the next question on the page.

Table Match Questions

Table match questions require you to mark at least one checkbox in a table. The table will have multiple rows and columns. The table row heading and column heading are not selectable. The selectable table cells have checkboxes.

1. After listening to the question text, press the Tab key until the first table cell with a checkbox is in focus.
2. To navigate to each cell that has a checkbox, press the Tab key.
3. To mark a checkbox, press Space.

Equation Questions

Equation questions require you to enter a math equation or expression in a text field using an on-screen keypad.

1. To navigate between the keypad buttons, press Tab or Shift + Tab.
2. To enter a character in the text field or perform an action from the keypad toolbar, press Enter. You can also press the corresponding key on your keyboard, if available.

3. Optional: To add special characters to the text field, press Alt + 7 with the focus on the text field. A pop-up window opens, with a drop-down list of the available characters. To move between the options in this list, use the arrow keys. To insert the selected character, press Enter.