Proctor Overview

DataManager provides the tools to create and manage online test sessions, both self-paced and proctor-led. These sessions can be administered at any time within the test event time frame.

Proctors* can conduct online test sessions for the following assessments:

Iowa Assessments™ Forms E, F, and G
Logramos™ Third Edition
Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®) Forms 7 and 8

Proctoring may be conducted by individuals with the following DataManager roles and privileges: Proctor, Teacher, Administrator, Super Admin, or Account Holder.

For online and online-remote testing, proctors and students move through tests by interacting with DataManager prompts. For example, a proctor opens a test session, allowing students to sign in; students sign in, causing their names to appear in the proctor's waiting-for-approval list; the proctor approves the students for testing.

Important: Once students begin testing in a given mode (online, online-remote, or paper-pencil), they must complete the test in that mode. If a situation arises that necessitates switching from online to paper-pencil or vice versa, students must start again from the beginning and complete the entire assessment using only one mode of testing.

Test Administration Process Flow

Follow these steps to proctor a test.

Important: Before you start, download and review the instructions in the Directions for Online Administration booklet for the test and level you are administering.

Step 1: Sign in to the DataManager Proctor application.

Note: You can create test sessions at this stage or at any time before the day of testing, as long as a test event and assignment have been created. Leave time for this if you are setting up sessions on the day of testing or if you haven't performed this task recently. See Create a Test Session.

Step 2: Open the test session.

Find the test session for the Getting Started tutorial or the first test in a series and click its name to open it.

Step 3: Instruct students to sign in.

Follow the instructions to direct students to sign in to the test. For remote test administrations, be sure to note the additional steps students must perform in order to arrive at the waiting or drawing page.

Step 4: Admit students to the test.

Review the list of students who are signed in and assist those who are having problems. Consult the roster using the student status information as needed. (Note: You will need Administrative or above privileges to make changes to a roster such as last-minute additions.) Approve or deny students entry to the test. Approval sends them to the Approved section of your test session page and opens the Welcome page in their browsers. Denial removes them from the test session page and returns them to the Student Sign In page. See troubleshooting tips.

Step 5: Administer the test.

See About Administering the Tests to find instructions for administering Proctor-led or self-paced/audio tests. For remote testing with the DataManager Remote Proctoring Portal (DMRPP), see the Remote Proctoring Portal Tab section discussed in the Proctor Session Page topic.

Step 6: Complete the test session.

Verify that all students who are able have completed their tests, then continue to the next session in a linked series, begin a new session, or end testing for the day. Otherwise, Save and close the test session.

If you need to stop the test mid-session, see Save and close the test session.

See About finishing testing to see other options for concluding or continuing the session.