PHSSA Winter VGA Refresh

Good morning, 3rd-5th graders!

1. Log into your Chromebook using your username and password.
2. Join this presentation using the link/code on the board.

Poll

How confident do you feel about TestNav right now?

• I'm not confident.

• In the middle

• I'm ready to go!

• I'm not sure

Multiple Choice

During which upcoming test will you use TestNav on your Chromebook?

• VGA Math

• MAP Reading

• WIDA

• VALLSS

On Test Day, you are using a special login only used for that test.

You are NOT signing into your Chromebook with your Google account!

Opening TestNav

Multiple Choice

True/False: I will log in to my Chromebook the normal way during the VGA Math test.

• True

• False

Hotspot

Where should you click to open TestNav on your Chromebook?

(Hint: Where would we find Apps?)

Click on the correct area.

Multiple Choice

What should you do if you see the option to pick a state when opening TestNav?

• Pick Virginia

• Pick Maryland

• Pick New York

• Pick California

You cannot go to other apps and sites during while testing.

On the next slide, we will open TestNav to practice in another tab.

DO NOT CLOSE THIS TAB! We will come back to it

TestNav

You can open this webpage in a new tab.

Copy link

Open in new tab

On the TestNav login screen, try to enter your regular username and password.

Did it work? 👍 or👎

Open Ended

In one sentence, what do you think "Tools, not toys!" means?

Tools, not toys!

The tools in testing software are not for us to play with.

They are there to help you answer the question, along with the best tool: Your brain!

Let's investigate the tools in your VGA Math test.

​Open the Mathematics practice test for your Grade Level (Non-Audio).

We are looking at #1 on the Grade 3 Test.

Explore the tools available to you for 1 minute.

Notice: This is a FILL IN THE BLANK question. We must TYPE our answer in the box. Read all directions carefully and take your time.

Multiple Choice

When you come to directions on the test, you should _____________.

• skip them

• skim them

• glance over them

• read them carefully

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

Name a tool you noticed on question #1.

If you need to see the question again, click on the picture here.

Try your best with the spelling.

Left and Right Navigation Arrows:
Use it to move to the next question.









Some questions will not let you go on until you fully answer the question!

Read carefully!

Review button Bookmark Button

Used to check which Used to mark an item
items are done and to review later.
which are bookmarked.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the Pointer tool?

• Select answers, click and drag,

• Cross out answers in multiple choice questions

• Measure objects on screen in inches

• Identify important parts of text

Multiple Choice

On math tests, which tool(s) allow you to draw/write FREELY on the screen?

• Pencil, dot, compass

• Compass, dot, square, pencil

• Compass, dot

• Pencil

Multiple Choice

If you use the answer eliminator to mark out an answer option, you can still select that option as your answer.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Some questions on your test have more than one correct answer. Be sure to answer the WHOLE question to move on.

Try it here: What math expressions below are equal to 4?

Click "Submit" once you think you have it right.

• 3+1

• 4x1

• 5-1

• 2+2

• 4x0

Multiple Choice

When answering a multiple choice question, you should ____________.

• close your eyes and point to an answer

• read through each one carefully before making a choice

• ask a friend for the answer

Some questions on your test are "Drag and Drop". You must click and drag the answer choice into the correct box, such as the one shown in this picture.

Drag and Drop

Drag and Drop

Try it: Label the place value position for the digits 3 and 0 in this number:

431,025



The place value position for 3 is: ​

Placeholder

The place value position for 0 is: ​ ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

ten thousands

hundreds

tens

thousands

Drag and Drop

Let's try another Drag & Drop. Some questions will ask you to put things in order.



Order these numbers from GREATEST to LEAST

GREATEST - ​

Placeholder

-​ ​

Placeholder

-​

Placeholder

-LEAST

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

1,573

1,375

1,357

In TestNav, you also have the user dropdown menu, where you can change change the contrast, zoom, and line masking.​
These are not toys - only use them if you need them!

Other Tools

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this icon?

(Hint: It is where you can see more options for your User settings).

• Login

• User Dropdown Menu

• Start Menu

• Log Out

Multiple Select

What should you look for to check if a calculator is available during your Math test? (Pick 2!)

• The large 'No Calculator' label

• The calculator symbol in the toolbar

• The test instructions

• The grade level of the test

Hotspot

Click on the circle where you would find the Desmos Calculator tool during math tests:

​

Also: When testing, listen to all instructions from test administrators
(the adults in the testing room).

Remember:
The VGA is a growth test - Try your best, and remember that we want to see what you know! It is okay not to know everything :)

Multiple Choice

When should you submit your test?

• When the above screen appears

• Whenever you feel like it

• You don't have to. TestNav will do it for you.

• When your test administrator says that you can

Multiple Choice

Getting a good night sleep will help:

• you focus better

• keep working memory at its maximum capacity

• encode and cement information in long-term memory

• all of these

Poll

I feel confident about using TestNav for my Winter Math VGA test.

• I agree! 💯

• I'm not sure...😵‍💫

• Not at all🙅‍♀️