Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Texas Assessment Management System

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Texas Assessment Management System The Basics

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Texas Assessment Management System The Texas Assessment Management System replaces test management activities previously offered at SchoolHouse (also known as Online Data Management), eMeasurement Services (also known as online testing), and SchoolSuccess (which included TAKS–Alt).

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. The Texas Assessment Program The Texas Assessment Program’s audience served is: –1,250 active school districts and charter schools –8,124 campuses The Texas Assessment Program supports: –TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills), including TAKS (Accommodated) –TELPAS (Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System) –EOC (End-of-Course) –TAKS–M (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills–Modified) –TAKS–Alt (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills–Alternate) –STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness)

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. How do I access the Texas Assessment Management System?

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Texas Assessment Management System The Texas Assessment website ( is a web destination that provides an access point to the Texas Assessment Management System.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. What are the benefits of the Texas Assessment Management System?

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Benefits  Management of both online and paper testing administrative tasks are incorporated into one interface.  A single login allows an authorized user access to various assessment management tools.  User roles can be designated to match the test administration roles, such as campus testing coordinators and online test administrators.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Benefits The process for uploading precode files has been streamlined, and new tools for managing the precode process has been added. The functionality to set up test sessions, to add students to existing test sessions, and to maintain class rosters for online testing has been improved. The online reporting capability has been improved and expanded.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Benefits Contact information updates you provide the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will be reflected in the Assessment Management System more frequently than in the past. Participation in online assessments will be designated through the enrollment and registration process in the Assessment Management System, rather than through a separate registration form. Districts will be able to create and designate groups through the Request Registration File feature, extract current registration information, make modifications in the file, and use the Send Student Data feature to update information in the Assessment Management System.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. What are the changes when transitioning to the Texas Assessment Management System?

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Changes New terminology –Request Registration File –Student Test Alerts –Participation Counts –Groups –Enrollment New roles and access limitations –User Role and Permissions Matrix –District testing coordinators can now view student reports New features –User's Guide for the Texas Assessment Management System located on the Resources page at –Optional Reports must be ordered through the Assessment Management System NOTE: District activities associated with the District and Campus Coordinator Manual will not change, but how they are performed in the new system will change.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Available Resources

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Available Resources Assessment Management System Resources –There are many sources of support for the Texas Assessment Management System. All support documentation and resources can be found on the Support page of the Texas Assessment website. There you will find: User's Guide for the Texas Assessment Management System located on the Resources page of the Texas Assessment website at Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Support Center Information –If you have questions about the Assessment Management System, you can call Pearson’s Austin Operations Center at (Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM–5:30 PM, Central Time) to talk to a support specialist. Information –To contact system support personnel,

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Available Resources Paper Testing Resources –User's Guide for the Texas Assessment Management System –Practice Center These and additional resources for TAKS, including TAKS (Accommodated); TAKS–M; TAKS–Alt; TELPAS; and EOC can be found on the Texas Assessment Resources page at

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Available Resources Online Testing Resources –User's Guide for the Texas Assessment Management System –Texas Unified System Requirements –Best Practices and Deployment for Online Testing –PearsonAccess Technology Guidelines –TestNav Technology Guidelines –TestNav Quick Start Guide –TestNav Early Warning System Reference Manual –Proctor Caching User's Guide –Proctor Caching Quick Start Guides –District and Campus Coordinator Manual Supplement These and additional online resources for TAKS, TELPAS, and EOC can be found on the Texas Assessment Resources page at

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Training Sessions Numerous training sessions are available to district staff to learn about the capabilities of the Texas Assessment Management System. These sessions can be found on the Training tab of the Texas Assessment website’s Resources page. Training sessions include: –Texas Assessment Management System – District Orientation –Introduction to PearsonAccess –Organization Overview –User Management Overview –Student Data Management Overview –Setting Up Online Testing Environment –Test Management Overview –Test Setup Overview –Test Results Overview –Proctor Caching

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Practice Center The Practice Center for the Texas Assessment Management System allows you to practice without affecting the “live” data for paper and online testing activities. For example: –After creating sample students, practice registering students and assigning them to groups and tests. –Enter participation counts. –Place an additional order. –Create test sessions and assign students to online test sessions.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Practice Center – Logging In To log in to the Practice Center 1.Enter into your browser. 2.Click the Log in to the Texas Assessment Management System Practice Center link in the Related Links panel. 3.Enter your username and password, and then click Login to go to the homepage for the Practice Center. NOTE: Before using the Practice Center you must first follow the link in the New User Account from to initialize your user account and password.

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Practice Center Homepage

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Overview of the Texas Assessment Management System

Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.  Define roles and grant organization access Administrative Management and Organizations  Send Student Data  Manage Student Directory Student Data  Enter administration details  Manage participation counts  Track test materials  Order additional materials Test Setup  Register students to tests  Update student demographic data  Create, view, and manage online tests  Resolve student test alerts Test Management  View, download, and print published reports  View registration file extract  View registration summary Test Results Test administration tasks Texas Assessment Management System Functionality  View alternate assessment data  Edit, update, and submit alternate assessment data  View student evaluation status reports Student Evaluation

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