Texas Assessment Management System Basics 2011 TSNAP Fall Academy for New District Testing Coordinators

Texas Assessment Management System The Texas Assessment Management System, delivered through PearsonAccess, provides a single consolidated online tool for managing the assessments of the Texas State Assessment Program.

 Define roles and grant organization access Administrative Management  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, download, and print extract files Test Results Test administration tasks Texas Assessment Management System Functionality  Manage TELPAS Ratings Entry Groups  Enter holistic ratings and rater information  Upload ratings and rater information  View status reports TELPAS Holistic Ratings  View Organizations Organizations  Enter STAAR Alternate evaluation data  View status reports STAAR Alternate  Manage Teacher Directory Teachers

The Texas Assessment Management System can be accessed through the Texas Assessment website at How do I access the Texas Assessment Management System?

User Roles and Permissions The Texas User Roles and Permissions document is located on the Resources ( page at Support >Resources >Technology Information.

Support and Resources The Support screen provides a range of system support materials, including frequently asked questions (FAQs) about different functions; information about how to contact Pearson if you have a question; and various downloadable resources, such as manuals, templates, and tutorials

Manage Teacher Directory The Teacher directory allows you to filter, sort, and manage Teacher accounts within your district.

View Organizations View Organizations is where you will be able to view organization details, contacts, test administrations, administration details, groups and group details, responsibilities, and tests.

Student Data Student Data refers to student demographic data and other testing-related information about the individual students.

Test Setup Test Setup activities help you to prepare for both paper and online testing.

Administration Details Show test administration details such as precoding option, paper precode sort order, online night testing, and optional reports orders.

Manage Participation Counts Participation Counts must be entered for STAAR Grades 3-8, STAAR End-of-Course and TAKS by November 7 th.

Order Additional Materials

Use Order Additional Materials to order additional paper materials if you need more materials than originally provided in your initial distribution.

Shipment Tracking Use Shipment Tracking to check on the status of existing orders and track order shipments to and from Pearson

TestNav Use Configure TestNav to manage proctor caching computer configurations. Proctor caching is required for all administrations.

Test Management In order for precode materials to be generated and districts receive precoded materials (for paper testing) students must be registered. Register Students Register Students Assign students to paper and online tests Assign students to paper and online tests Update student demographic data before testing Update student demographic data before testing View student counts by administration View student counts by administration Manage Test Sessions Manage Test Sessions View online test sessions View online test sessions Add registered students to a test session Add registered students to a test session Proctor test sessions Proctor test sessions

TELPAS Holistic Ratings TELPAS Holistic Ratings activities include managing rating entry groups, entering holistic rating information, uploading holistic rating information and viewing status reports.

STAAR Alternate You can complete the following tasks: enter assessment data view status reports for the STAAR Alternate administrations

Test Results Districts can view and download their reports or data files online using the Texas Assessment Management System.

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.

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