Williams test training 2023-2024

The current State assessment students take is called F.A.S.T. which stands for Florida Assessment of Student Thinking

• True

• False

• I'm not sure

• No, it's still called FSA Florida Statewide Assessments

To login to the F.A.S.T. portal, you need to use the same credentials you use for your Dadeschools portal.

• True

• False

• You use the same information you used as last year.

• You have to request a new password at the beginning of every school year

Answer explanation

The Florida Department of Education erases all password access to F.A.S.T. every June. Test Administrators have to have their account reactivated every school year by requesting their password be reset.

Statewide testing now occurs _____ times during the school year.

Answer explanation

The purpose of testing three times a year.........

PM1 and PM2 will be used for informational purposes only and will NOT be used for accountability.

PM3 will be used as the summative assessment for accountability purposes.

It is a good idea for students to help you pass out testing materials such pencils and scratch paper.

• True

• False

• True, but only if it's pencils and scratch paper and not test tickets or booklets

Answer explanation

Students are NOT allowed to touch testing materials that do not bring to them. Which means they CAN NOT even pass out pencils or scratch paper. All students should be sitting and ready to test.

Students are allowed to have electronic devices in their possession during testing.

• True

• False

• True, but only if they are using it for testing.

• False, especially during testing they should NOT!!!!!

Answer explanation

As a best practice, collect all electronic devices separately from each student. Do not allow them to be placed in bookbags or purses. All students devices need to be labeled with the student's name and placed in the empty Ziploc bag until your testing session has ended. This includes Smartwatches, Aipods, Earpods, and anything used to be record, listen it, or view data.