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User Guide

ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION

ASSESSMENT DELIVERY

Log into the online assessment platform https://unsw.global/start

The Reach Assessment for each subject will become available on the Teacher and Student dashboards during the testing window. A student can sit the assessment any time during the testing window.

Create accounts for teachers.*

Print and distribute student usernames and passwords.**

Import/create student records.*This will generate unique student usernames and

passwords for each student.

Students log in and take test.

Enrol students into the relevant test according to their year level e.g. Enrol Year 3 students into

Reach Science Paper A

Access reports.

Performed by School Coordinator

Typically performed by Teacher/Unrestricted Teacher

*If you are using the Assessment Platform for the first time.**Please note that student username and password are the same for all assessments that are available within the platform.

https://unsw.global/start

CONTENTSSECTION 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION 4Roles 4

School Coordinator 4

Unrestricted Teacher & Teacher 4

Student 4

Reach Assessments Test Design 4

Year Level Equivalency Table 5

Logging In 5

SECTION 2 – ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION 6For First-time Users of the Assessment Platform 6

For Previous Users of the Assessment Platform 6

School Coordinator Dashboard 7

Student Import 8

Student Import Template 8

Define Column Mapping 9

Inviting Teachers 10

Enrolling Students Into a Test 11

Managing Users 13

Manually Adding a New User 13

Viewing and Editing User Details 14

SECTION 3 – ASSESSMENT DELIVERY 15Scheduling a Test 15

Teacher Dashboard 15

Students Sitting a Test 15

Understanding the Test Player 18

Accessing and Understanding Reports 19

SECTION 4 – APPENDICES 20Appendix 1: Technical Readiness 20

Appendix 2: Printing Student Usernames and Passwords 22

Appendix 3: Managing a Test Session 24

Contact and Support Information 28

REACH ASSESSMENTS USER GUIDE

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SECTION 1 – GENERAL INFORMATIONROLES There are four roles within the UNSW Global Assessment Platform for each school. They are School Coordinator, Unrestricted Teacher, Teacher and Student. The tasks and responsibilities for each role are outlined below.

SCHOOL COORDINATORThis role is initially assigned to the school administration email address. After initial activation, this role can be assigned to any person within the school best suited to complete the tasks listed below.

This user role gives access to complete the following tasks:• import/create/edit students• create/edit teachers• enrol students into a test• access reports for all students.

UNRESTRICTED TEACHER & TEACHERTeachers are responsible for managing the delivery of tests to students in the classroom. An Unrestricted Teacher automatically has access to all the classes and students in the school. A Teacher has access to the class(es) assigned to them by the School Coordinator.

This user role gives access to complete the following tasks:• create/manage test sessions• print student usernames and passwords• access reports for students.

STUDENTStudents are the test takers. They access the Reach Assessments by logging in to unsw.global/start.

REACH ASSESSMENTS TEST DESIGNThe series is a comprehensive set of assessments, for primary and secondary students. Reach Assessments provide knowledge to educators and are a powerful diagnostic tool for future planning. The assessments are based on the curricula for the relevant year. Items range from recall and routine application, through to more demanding questions.

• Reach Digital Technologies• Reach Science• Reach Spelling (Reach Spelling Online: earphones required)• Reach Writing*• Reach English• Reach Mathematics

*Reach Writing is not available online for Papers A and B

Please note: not all Reach subjects are offered across all year levels in all regions.

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YEAR LEVEL EQUIVALENCY TABLERegion / Paper Introductory A B C D E F G H I J

Australia1 Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y 6 Y 7 Y 8 Y 9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12

Brunei P 2 P 3 P 4 P 5 P 6 F 1 F 2 & 3 F 4 F 5 PU 1 PU 2

Egypt Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9 Y10 Y11 Y12

Hong Kong P 2 P 3 P 4 P 5 P 6 F 1 F 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 F 6

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Subcontinent2

Indonesia Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y 6 Y 7 Y 8 Y 9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12 N/A

Malaysia Std 2 Std 3 Std 4 Std 5 Std 6 F 1 F 2 F 3 F 4 F 5 & L 6 U 6

Middle East3 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 C 6 C 7 C 8 C 9 C 10 C 11 C 12

New Zealand/

Pacific4

Singapore P 1 P 2 P 3 P 4 P 5 P 6 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 3 Sec 4 & 5 JC 1

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2. Indian Subcontinent region: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

3. Middle East region: United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Oman, Turkey, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Algeria, Jordan and Pakistan.

4. Pacific Region: Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

5. Southern Africa region: South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

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1. All international schools registered with UNSW Global (which have an 8-digit school code starting with 46) should sit the papers according to the Australian year levels.

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Y 8 Y 9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12 Y 13

C 8 C 9 C 10 C 11 C 12

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LOGGING INAll users of Reach Assessments™, ICAS Assessments™ and Jet Assessments™, regardless of their role, will be able to access the UNSW Global Assessment Platform at the following URL.



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SECTION 2 – ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATIONFOR FIRST-TIME USERS OF THE ASSESSMENT PLATFORMIf you are logging into and using the Assessment Platform for the first time, do the following:

1. Use the technical readiness guide to check that all the computers meet the technical requirements for the test. See Appendix 1.

2. Determine which staff member will be the School Coordinator. The school administration email address will be the default School Coordinator.

3. Prepare your student information database (Excel spreadsheet or CSV document).*

4. Prepare a list of emails of the teachers who will be using Reach Assessments. 5. Share the link to support material (unsw.global/techsupport) with your teachers

This includes the relevant subject’s Administration Instructions for supervising the Reach Assessments.

6. Import your students into the Assessment Platform. See Section 2 – Importing student data.

7. Invite your teachers to set up accounts in the Assessment Platform. See Section 2 – Inviting teachers.

8. Assign users with the Teacher role to classes to use the Assessment Platform.9. Enrol your students into the relevant Reach test. See Section 2 – Student

enrolment in a test.10. Print and distribute student usernames and passwords. See Appendix 2.

FOR PREVIOUS USERS OF THE ASSESSMENT PLATFORM 1. Enrol your students into the Reach test. See Section 2 – Student enrolment in a

test.2. There is no need to re-import your students or invite teachers as you would

have completed these steps when using other assessments in the Assessment Platform. Note: You can add update existing users or add individual users if needed.

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SCHOOL COORDINATOR DASHBOARD

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2 Home

3 Manage People

4 Prepare (enrol students into Reach Assessments, ICAS Assessments or Jet Grammar & Punctuation)

5 Deliver

6 Help

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8 Account information and notifications

9 The dashboard for the School Coordinator shows the common tasks they complete.

10 Click here to upload your students’ information into the system.

11 Click here to set up the accounts for your teachers.

12 Click to manage teacher and student usernames and passwords.

13 Click here to manage classes you have set up in the system.

14 Click here to assign teachers to classes.

15 Use these links to assign licences for Jet Reading, Jet Maths & Jet Science only.

16 Click here to visit our Online Shop and purchase additional tests.

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STUDENT IMPORT

STUDENT IMPORT TEMPLATE

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First Name or Given Name Last Name or Family Name or Surname Date of Birth or DOB in the following format: DD/MM/YYYY Gender or Sex Student Number or Student ID or Student Identifier (assigned to each student by your school) Year (number value e.g. 3)* Class [NB: must include the Year level with Class name e.g. 3 Yellow (with or without space)]

* For Brunei use the following format when entering year levels - P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, PU1, PU2For Singapore use the following format when entering year levels – P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, Sec1, Sec2, Sec3, Sec4, Sec5, JC1

Student import

17Use the instructions located on the right side of your screen to help you import students into the system.

18See the results of previous imports here.

19Access the Template here. See #23 for more information.

20This is the email address that the confirmation of upload report will be sent to. The default will be the School Coordinator email address; however, this can be changed.

21Click here when you are ready to upload the file. Both CSV and Excel formats are accepted.

22Click here when you are ready to import.

23If you want to change any of the fields in the template so that they match the fields used in your school database, then click Define column mappings.

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DEFINE COLUMN MAPPING

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26Upload the spreadsheet template you wish to use here.

27After uploading your template, Click Define Mappings.

28Click the fields you wish to map to for each column.

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INVITING TEACHERS

Invite teachers by clicking on the link from your dashboard and you’ll be navigated to the screen below.

Define column mapping

Inviting teachers

29Import results are shown on your dashboard.

30Click Manage Students to view student details by clicking here from anywhere in the platform.

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32Click the role from the drop down menu.

33Copy and paste the email addresses here. Each address should be separated by a comma (,) or semi-colon (;).

34The default expiry period is 720 hours (30 days). This can be changed.

35This is the welcome email that will be sent to the teachers who have been invited.

36Text in the square brackets [ ] cannot be edited; however other text can be changed to suit your school’s needs.

37If the default expiry period has been changed then ensure that the correct time is provided in the email

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Teachers will click on the link provided in the invitation email and will be navigated the following page

ENROLLING STUDENTS INTO A TEST

Students must be enrolled into a Reach Assessment via the Enrolment Manager page, before sitting the test.

Below is the Enrolment Manager screen. To enrol students for a Reach Assessment, the School Coordinator needs to go to the Navigation toolbar, click Prepare and then click Enrolment Manager.

38Teachers self-register by inputting their first and last name.

39After clicking Sign Up they will be navigated to screen asking them to create their password.

40The results from your teacher invitations are shown on your dashboard.

41Click Prepare then Enrolment Manager.

42The tests can be filtered by Product category (name of the test), Topic (subject) and Year (this will be the year level equivalent for your region).

43Navigate the cursor to the required test.

44Click on these three dots under Actions to enrol students.

Inviting teachers

Student enrolment in a test

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From the Enrolment Manager page, complete the following steps to enrol a student into a Reach Assessment:

Other notes:

Student enrolment in a test

45The search fields will assist in filtering the list of students. You can filter by Enrolment Status, Name of Student, Class and Year.

46Click Edit to select students to enrol.

47Tick the check box(es) of the student(s) you wish to enrol. Click ‘Select all shown’ to bulk enrol students in a test.

48Click Save when you have completed selecting the students for enrolment.

49The * next to a check box indicates that there is an unsaved change (e.g. a star next to a ticked box - means this student will be enrolled on clicking ‘Save’ at the bottom of the page).

50The number of enrolments will update to show how many students you have enrolled out of the maximum number of students you can enrol (i.e. the number of student licenses you purchased).

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MANAGING USERSA number of tasks can be completed from the Users page. These include bulk emailing, editing user roles and passwords and manually adding a user. Navigate to the Users view by either clicking Manage Staff or Manage Students from the Quick Navigation Toolbar or from the dashboard.

MANUALLY ADDING A NEW USER

51Use the check box to Archive or Bulk Email Users.

52User data can be exported.

53Edit new user details from this view.

54Click the New User’s role from the drop down.

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56Complete the personal details for the User. Mandatory fields are marked with an *. Note that fields will differ slightly depending on the role.

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VIEWING AND EDITING USER DETAILSViewing and Editing User details

57All the student’s personal information can be found after clicking their name from the Users view.

58Edit the student’s details by clicking the Actions button.

59View the assessments the student is enrolled in and their progress by opening Recent Activities.

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SECTION 3 – ASSESSMENT DELIVERYSCHEDULING A TESTThere is one Reach Assessment per subject per year. Each test is available for a week and can be sat by the students once only during that week. The Reach sitting dates are available on the UNSW Global Assessments website.

https://www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/products/reach-assessments/

TEACHER DASHBOARD

STUDENTS SITTING A TESTThe Teacher will ask the students to login to the Assessment Platform found at unsw.global/start

The student will input their username and password.

Teacher Dashboard

Students sitting a test

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61Click Manage Students to view student details and edit passwords (see #53-59).

62Click Print Student Logins to print and share login details with your students (see Appendix 2).

63Click Administer Current Test Takers to view and manage students currently completing a test.

64Click View Reports to be re-directed to the UNSW Global Results and Reports Portal.

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67A new window will open with the test player and the student will be asked if they are ready to start the test. The student should click Yes when ready.

68The student then clicks Test to start the test.

The student’s dashboard will open and a link to the Reach Assessment they are sitting will show on the screen

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When the test has been successfully submitted, a confirmation message will appear on the screen. The test is now over and has been submitted. The student logs off. The test link will no longer appear on the student’s dashboard.

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72The clock indicates the time the student started the test.

73Click here to hide the clock.

74Students can use the grid to check their progress, to review questions that have been flagged and to check that they have answered ALL the questions.

75Students respond by clicking on the bubble.

76Students can use the flag to highlight questions they are unsure of or want to review later.

77On clicking Next students will be navigated to the next question.

78From the grid view students can review questions answered, not answered, not read and flagged.

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ACCESSING AND UNDERSTANDING REPORTS

The reports are accessed via the ‘View Reports’ menu on the dashboard and can be viewed by either the School Coordinator, Unrestricted Teacher or Teacher role.

The results for a student are available 4 to 6 weeks after the test has been submitted.

Go to unsw.global/techsupport for support information.

https://www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/support/

20 Section 4 - Appendices | Reach Assessments User Guide

SECTION 4 – APPENDICESAPPENDIX 1: TECHNICAL READINESSThe Technical Readiness Check (TRC) is designed to test the compatibility of your school’s computers/devices with the online assessment software. Every computer/ device that will be used for the assessment, including spares, must be tested. If a computer/device does not display correctly, then an alternative device will need to be used. It is recommended that an IT support officer or class teacher with knowledge of the school’s computers/devices performs this task.

The TRC must be conducted the week prior to your test date. This will ensure there is enough time to resolve any issues prior to the test.

Find further details on technical requirements on our website

https://www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/support/technical-requirements/

TRC checklist

This TRC must be performed on all computers/devices that will be used for the assessment.

Turn on the computer/device.

Enter the following website address into the browser:http://grammartrt.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au

The webpage will open and automatically run an online technical diagnostic check.

Ensure the device passes the first five checks. • JavaScript• Screen size• Browser version (includes operating system)• Content Delivery Network (CDN) support• Audio & video

Connection speed test – This is a manual check. Click on the link that appears and press start test. Please ensure that the ‘download speed’ allows at least 10Mbps per 100 users for this test.

If any check fails, refer to the Technical requirements for the trial (overleaf) to check if the computer/device meets the technical requirements.

The TRC is now complete.

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Hardware Device• Laptop• Desktop PC• Chromebook• iPad• Android tablet• Mouse

Note 1: An external keyboard or mouse is not necessary for students using a tablet.

Note 2: The iPad mini is not supported.

Operating system

• Mac OS X• MS Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8• Chrome OS 38+

Web browser In order of preference: 1. Chrome 28+ (XP, Vista, 7, 8, OSX, Chrome OS) 2. Firefox 20+ (XP, Vista, 7, 8, OSX) 3. Internet Explorer 10+ (7, 8) 4. Internet Explorer 9 (Vista, 7) 5. Safari (OSX)

Note: IE8 is not recommended as it has an older technical design which may affect the student’s experience.

Bandwidth 512 Kbps (0.512 Mbps) minimum download speed for at least 20 users.

Security Students should not access websites, applications or spell-checking or grammar-checking features.

• Jet Assessments: lockdown browsers are not required• ICAS Assessments: lockdown browsers are required• Reach Assessments: lockdown browsers are required

(requirements may vary by subject)

Settings • A minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768• JavaScript must be enabled in the browser• Cookies do not need to be enabled.

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APPENDIX 2: PRINTING STUDENT USERNAMES AND PASSWORDSWhen students are first imported into the Assessment Platform, they are automatically assigned a username and password. Passwords for students are created using two dictionaries. Passwords cannot be customised by the teacher. This is to ensure that all students have a unique username and password, which is necessary to protect student accounts.

Please note that the username and password to log in to unsw.global/start do not change when using different assessment products in the Assessment Platform. You only need to print and distribute student logins to students once, unless you have changed their password for them.

Printing student usernames and passwords

80To print student usernames and passwords, go to the Teacher dashboard and click Print Student Logins.

81After clicking Print Student Logins, you will be navigated to the Test Attempts screen. A list of student names will appear.

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You can extend the number of students shown in the list by scrolling to the bottom of the screen and clicking 100 items per page.

Once you have selected the names you wish, click Print Student Logins located at the bottom of the page.

This will open a PDF of the student usernames and passwords, which you can print and cut out to distribute to students.

Printing student usernames and passwords

82At the top of the page, you can select all names on the page by clicking the check box next to ‘User’. Alternatively, you can select names one by one by clicking the check box next to each name.

Forgot password - Student

A student may forget their password. They can access the login screen at unsw.global/start and press ‘Forgot password’. This will send an email to their teacher with a link to change the password.

A School Coordinator or Unrestricted Teacher can view all student passwords using the Print Student Logins button, as mentioned in Appendix 2. A teacher can view the student passwords for the class/es assigned to them.

Alternatively, you can reset the password by following the steps:

1. From the Navigation toolbar, click Manage People, then Manage Students.2. Find the name of the student in the list and click on it. 3. Click the Actions button.4. Click Change Password. A pop-out message will appear with the student’s new

password. Give this password to the student.

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APPENDIX 3: MANAGING A TEST SESSIONOnce students have started their Reach Assessment, their progress can be viewed from the Test Sessions Administration view. This can be accessed by clicking on Administer Current Takers from either the Teacher dashboard or the Navigation Toolbar. From this view the teacher can also pause the session or pause the test for individual students.

Managing a test session

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84Click the group or class from the dropdown menu. Only the students from the selected class or group can be viewed.

85The name of the group or class you are viewing will be shown here.

86The time that the first student in the class or group started their test is noted as the Session Started time.

87All the students currently taking a test in that group or class, the name of the test, their status and their progress is shown here.

88If a student needs to stop their test for a short time then the teacher can check the box next to the student’s name and then click Pause Student.

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96The teacher can manually submit a student by clicking the check box next to the student’s name and then the Submit Student button.

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CONTACT AND SUPPORT INFORMATIONFor further help with managing the administration of Jet Grammar & Punctuation please contact our customer service team via phone or email.

UNSW Global AssessmentsAustralian Toll-Free Tel: 1800 940 633 Tel: +61 2 8936 [email protected]

Product support resourcesFor support documents, videos and other resources visit https://unsw.global/techsupport

WebsiteFor further information on the assessments offered by UNSW Global Assessments, refer to our website www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments

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