Kite Practice Test Guide for Educators

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PRACTICE TEST GUIDE FOR

EDUCATORS

2023-2024

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OVERVIEW

Practice Tests (PTs) help students gain confidence navigating assessments and question types.

Students can login from home or school using this link: https://student.kiteaai.org.

There are four types of PTs: technology, subject-oriented, braille, and Grade 2 Reading.

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Technology Practice Tests (TPTs) provide practice on simple questions, manipulation of

each question type, and familiarity with different tools. TPTs include question instructions,

video demonstrations, pop-up coaching messages, and text-to-speech (TTS) read-aloud for

K-1. Video demonstrations and instructions on each question demonstrate how to answer

each question type. A pop-up coaching message tells students whether the answer is

correct or incorrect.

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Subject-Oriented Practice Tests (SPTs)

focus on more complex subject oriented questions,

successful manipulation of question types, and a deeper experience with different tools.

SPT: KELPA

provide practice for Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment.

SPT: ELA, Math, and Science

provide practice for ELA, Math, and Science.

SPT: ELA, Math, and Science with Personal Needs Profile (PNP)

provide practice with

accommodations.

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Braille Practice Tests (BPTs)

modify the layout and formatting of different question types

used in the braille booklets. BPTs include subject oriented questions (ELA, Math, and

Science) similar to content used on the SPTs and have Text-to-Speech (TTS) tools enabled.

For information about ordering Braille Practice Tests, please see Ordering Braille Booklets

on the KAP website.

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Grade 2 Practice Tests (G2PTs)

provide practice on the type of questions showing on the

Grade 2 Reading assessment. Students also gain practice using Kite Student Portal tools.

ACCESS KITE STUDENT PORTAL (TWO OPTIONS FOR PRACTICE TESTS)

Option 1: Install Kite Student Portal on your computer, visit the KAP website for more information.

Option 2: Enter https://student.kiteaai.org in a browser (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, or Safari).

Note: Only PTs can be accessed in browsers. Parents and students can access PTs at home.

ACCESS PRACTICE TESTS

Open Kite Student Portal.

Enter a username and password from the tables below under Practice Test Logins.

Choose "SIGN IN."

Choose "PRACTICE FIRST" on the welcome screen.

Choose Technology (TPTs), Subject (STPs), Braille (BPTs), or Grade 2 Reading (G2PTs).

Choose "Take Test."

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PRACTICE TEST LOGINS

Subject Practice Tests: ELA, Math, Sci

Grades

Username

Password

3–5

elem.practice

gate5

6–8

middle.practice

jazz4

10–11

high.practice

sent2

PNP Subject Practice Tests: ELA, Math, Sci

Grades

Username

Password

3–5

pnp.elem.practice

take8

6–8

pnp.middle.practice

swamp

10–11

pnp.high.practice

wrap4

*Students practice with PNP settings.

KELPA Practice Tests

Grades

Username

Password

K–1

int.demo.k-1

mild9

2–5

int.demo.2-5

moral

6–12

int.demo.6-12

deny0

Technology Practice Tests

Grades

Username

Password

K–1

tech.practice.k-1

near3

2–5

tech.practice.2-5

canny

6–12

tech.practice.6-12

gazed

Braille Practice Tests

Grades

Username

Password

3-5

6-8

10-11

braille.practice

busy4

**All grade levels are available under a single

Grade 2 Reading Practice Tests

Grades

Username

Password

read.practice

apple

ASSESSMENT SELECTION & DIRECTIONS SCREEN

After logging in, students select PRACTICE FIRST, select a subject area, and click Take Test (KELPA

SPTs require a mic check). Students encounter the directions screen first. The test name displays

at the top of the screen. All students can have directions read aloud by clicking the speaker

button. GO BACK, takes the student to the test selection screen. BEGIN, takes the student to the

first question.

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QUESTION SCREEN

Student Name:

View the student’s name displayed as a fake practice student.

Top Navigation Bar

Select any number to go to the corresponding question.

Flag Icon

Select this icon to indicate this is an item to return to later. When selected:

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A flagged question that is

unanswered

appears on a white background with a

red

border and a

red

flag below the number.

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A flagged question that has been

answered

appears on a white background with a

blue

border and a

blue

flag with a small dot below the number

Help Icon:

Select to access directions about answering a question type.

Help Video Icon:

Select on TPTs to play a video showing how to answer correctly.

Review/End Button

: This button will take a student directly to the review screen at the end of

the test. See the Review/End Screen section in this document for additional information.

Back and Next Buttons

Select to advance backward or forward an item at a time. If students

click "Back" on the first question students are brought back to the directions page.

Clear Button

: This button clears responses to a question and removes any highlighting the

student has made on technology-enhanced questions.

Tools

: The "TOOLBOX" displays available tools. Select the caret icon on the left side of the

screen to expand the TOOLBOX.

10.

Instructions

: On TPTs and SPTs, text at the top of each question explains how to answer each

item type.

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PASSAGE & QUESTIONS SCREEN (STIMULUS WITH QUESTIONS)

Text-to-Speech Buttons (for passages and poems)

: These buttons are available to students

requiring text-to-speech for the passage or poem. For questions regarding text-to-speech

accommodations, refer to Kansas Tools and Accommodations Manual and/or Kansas

Accommodations by Program manual on the KSDE website.

Question View (View One/View All):

These options are only available when content, such as

an ELA passage, is presented with the test questions. "View One" displays one question at a

time and its answer choices. "View All" displays the question-and-answer choices the student

is currently on, as well as the remaining questions associated with the passage or poem.

Content View (Passage Only/Question Only/Passage and Questions):

These options are only

available when content, such as an ELA reading passage or poem, is presented with the test

questions. These options are located along the bottom of the screen.

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Passage Only: Select this option to display only the passage or poem.

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Questions Only: Select this option to display only the questions and answer choices.

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Passage and Questions: Select this option to display both the passage or poem and the

questions and answer choices. This is the default display.

Bold Dividing Line:

On Mac and Windows devices, when in Passage and Questions content

view, the bold dividing line drags left or right allowing passage or questions to occupy more

space. To center the line back to default, drag fully to one side and then double click the line.

On Chromebooks and iPads, the bold dividing line cannot be moved.

Text-to-Speech Button (for questions)

: These buttons are available to students requiring text-

to-speech.

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ABOUT QUESTION TYPES

In addition to multiple-choice, students encounter more

complex and cognitively challenging types of questions.

Technology Enhanced Items (TEI’s), ask students to graph,

categorize, label, match, order, and construct answers. For

example, students select objects on the screen to move,

connect objects on the screen, choose words or phrases from

a body of text, or provide multiple answers for one question.

ABOUT QUESTION PROMPTS ON PRACTICE TESTS

Most practice tests include instructions and/or purpose-setting statements above each question

explaining how to answer that question type. Instructions may begin with the words, "For this

question, you will...,” or “Click or tap and hold...,” to inform students about what action is

required to answer. The TPTs include Help Videos showing students how to correctly respond.

Instructions and Help Videos are only on practice tests, NOT Interim or Summative assessments.

REVIEW/END SCREEN

The Review/End screen displays each question number indicating answered, unanswered, and/or

flagged for review. Students return to a question by clicking the question number. Use the BACK

button on the Review/End screen to return to the last question of the test.

Students select the END button when finished with the assessment and a

window pops up asking, "Are you sure you want to end?" Selecting "NO"

takes students back to the Review/End screen. Selecting "YES" ends the

test and takes students back to the assessment selection screen. From

there, students can exit Kite Student Portal.

Reminders on how to answer an

item type are available via the

Help or Video Help Icons.

In this screenshot:

Question #1: Answered

Question #2: Not answered

Question #3: Answered and marked for review

Question #4: Not answered/marked for review

Question #5: Partially answered

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SOFT BREAKS

A "soft break" is used in the math assessment, at grade 6 and above, to separate questions where

calculators can and cannot be used. Soft breaks are also used on Interim Mini-Tests to separate

mini-tests when more than one mini-test is assigned.

Note: Soft breaks are not on the practice tests. The image below shows how a soft break

Review/End screen would appear.

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Directions:

Soft break directions explain that the student will not be able to return to

these questions after choosing the Continue button.

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Continue Button:

When selected, a window pops up saying, "You will not be able to

return to this section once you leave. Are you sure you want to move to the next

section?" Selecting "Continue" ends the assessment section and takes the student to

the directions page of the next section.

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TOOLS

Practice Tests feature a variety of tools. Some tools are available for all subjects, while other tools,

such as the calculator, are specific to certain grades and subjects. All tools are accessed by clicking

on the arrow icon in the left side of the screen to pop out the TOOLBOX. A chart listing the tools

that may be available on PTs can be found in the Tools section, below.

Icon

Tool

Description

Notes

Auditory

Calming

Plays calming music while taking an

assessment, with six channel options.

Students should use

headphones.

Calculator

Allows students to perform basic

calculations.

2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Grades 3-5 are not available.

Grade 6 and above are available

on some, but not all questions.

Calculator–TI

Graphing

Allows students to plot graphs, solve

equations, and display several lines of

calculations on the screen.

8, 13

Grade 10 and above are

available on some, but not all

questions.

Calculator–TI

Scientific

Allows students to perform calculations in

science, engineering, and mathematics.

3, 7,

10, 12

Grades 3-5 are not available.

Grade 6 and above are available

on some, but not all questions.

Guide Line

When selected, this tool follows the

student's pointer and lightly highlights the

text of a reading passage line by line. This

tool differs for iPads, where the line

remains stationary as the student scrolls

through the passages.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14

For use on passages and

poems.