Test Settings and Accommodations for Mathematics and Reading GRAD Students must have their accommodations set in either TIDE or the Test Monitor Interface. The appropriate accommodation(s) must be selected for these students before they can start testing. The District Assessment Coordinator can set these accommodations in TIDE, or the Test Monitor can select these accommodations in the Test Monitor Interface when a student who needs one or more of these accommodations logs into the test session. All accommodation codes must be set in TIDE by the District Assessment Coordinator before students’ responses are entered in the Data Entry Interface. The Data Entry Interface allows authorized users to enter students’ responses into the Online Testing System for students who have completed the paper accommodated versions of Minnesota assessments. (Please note: The Data Entry Interface will be available November 2011.)
Students who take the accommodated paper versions of the Mathematics and Reading GRAD will have their responses entered into the Data Entry Interface. (See Appendix E on how to enter student responses into the Online Testing System using the Data Entry Interface).
Table 3 below displays the accommodation codes that are selectable in the Test Monitor Interface. Table 3. Accommodation Codes and Descriptions for Mathematics and Reading GRAD Accommodation Code
Accommodation Description
12
Regular Print
18 24
Large Print
AT
Assistive Technologies
BR
Braille
MC
Accommodated Audio (Mathematics)
MS
Math and Science Script
MT
Made Tape (Reading only)
OA
Other Accommodation
SC
Scribe
TD
Translate Directions
In addition to the above accommodations, Test Monitors can also select the following online test settings: color choice, print size, and Text‐to‐Speech. If a student requires accommodated audio in the Mathematics GRAD, the District Assessment Coordinator can select the accommodated audio (MC) option in the Audio Settings section on the View Student Details page in TIDE. The Test Monitor can also select accommodated audio (MC) in the Audio Settings drop-down list (on the Test Monitor Interface) when viewing a student’s test settings before approving him or her for testing.
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