BLACKHAWK COLLEGE DUAL ENROLLMENT COMPASS TEST PREP: 1. All machines need to be switched to the window side • Restart MAC • when gray screen appears hold down the OPT key • wait until two hard drives appear • select the Window’s hard drive • then the Arrow under the Window’s hard drive 2. On the teacher’s computer (m2/maroons), start LanSchool. • Under “Administer” in LanSchool, Log into all computers using Guest logins (m1/maroons or mhs/a). • Need to set all computers Screen Resolution Size to 800 x 600. • (Make sure to click “Apply” and then “Save”) 3. Computers need to be registered on the ACT Compass website. Register all computer workstations from the teacher’s computer: Go to www.act.org/eCompass; allow add ons Log on to the website using mhs2222/scamp883aleve Scroll down until you see “maintenance and workstation” You may need to allow more “add ons” • • • • Rev. by T. Wymore 2/2014 Note: You may have to update the Compass version (2nd option) RUN A PRACTICE TEST: 1. Open the Compass software and log in. 2. Open the “Writing, Reading, and Math” test or for time sake the “Math” test 3. Type in MickeyMouse for Last name 4. Type in 111-11-XXXX (X = any number) 5 Then take the test. Possible problems: a. error message during the Math test about invalid or insecure data (pictures trying to load)…..click NO Rev T.Wymore 2/2015 6. b. If this error above happens IT dept may need to download newer version on Java. c. error printing…..check with IT dept to make sure computers are set up properly (that the default is the correct printer and the mouse is plugged into the middle USB port on the back of the computer. Need to change printers on Windows side so Student’s can print out test results ( make the printer in that room the default printer). TO LOG IN TO THE COMPASS TEST: 1. All students should use their BHC ID number. • Can look it up on BHC website with you SSN, birthday and last name • Can use your SSN to log into the test with (XXX-XX-XXXX) • Can use your phone number to log into the test with • (XXX-XX-XXXX) • Need to have 11 characters and 2 dashes after the 3rd and 5th number. • These are allowed, but not recommended. STUDENT COMPASS TESTING: 1. All machines switched to the window side • Restart MAC • when gray screen appears hold down the OPT key • wait until two hard drives appear • select the Window’s hard drive • then the Arrow under the Window’s hard drive • All machines are logged in with the Guest login (m1, maroons; etc.) 2. Open Compass Icon found on the desktop. Rev T.Wymore 2/2015 3. Enter Log In: mhs2222 and Password: scamp883aleve to log in. 4. Select Test: Please see the “Dual enrollment courses and Test to take” 5. Student needs to log in using their BHC ID #: Username: Last Name Password: XXX-XX-XXXX (HYPHENS INCLUDED the first three numbers are usually 900) NOTE: SSN may be used in place of the BHC ID# SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX DO NOT USE PHONE NUMBER Students can look up their ID# on the Black Hawk College website: https://bhc-ssb.bhc.edu/prod/bwgk2gid.P_DisplayID_Request MUST HAVE SSN to look up ID 6. If the mouse has been sitting on the red circle login when clicked, it may not continue. Move the mouse off the red circle and back on again. Then click and it will go through. Same with the message: “…please wait…”. 7. Students begin filling in the Demographic Survey. Fill out page 1. Then go to bottom of page and continue on without answering the question on page 2-5. This information is not critical to the student’s enrollment. 9. Begin the Test. 10. If the test freezes, use Control, Alt, and Q. Then EXIT and re-log in. The student should continue where he left off in the test. 11. To stop/pause testing use Control, Alt, Q. Then EXIT 12. Next day to begin test: enter the same student username and password 13. Choose: “Go On From Where I Was” 14. Continue testing. 15. When the student finishes the test, a large blue screen appears with the word “STOP”. Students should not touch the mouse or keyboard. The student’s results should print out automatically Rev T.Wymore 2/2015 16. Then quit the test by using Control, Alt, and Q. Then EXIT 17. Each test usually takes around 1.5 hour to complete, but it is recommended to pause the test at the Math portion and restart the following day to finish the test. RESULTS: 1. At test conclusion, a report will automatically print to the designated printer. 2. If no results print: • Go to compass.act.org/eCompass web site logging with the Log In: mhs2222 and Password: scamp883aleve • Type in the student’s Last name • Click on the correct student • Click Print 3. Passing Scores: Writing: 67 eWrite: 6 Reading: 83 Math: 50 (Algebra) RETAKES: A student can retake the test one time at MHS to see if they can get a passing grade. If the student wants to retake the test a third time they need to go to BHC and pay to take the test again. CHECK THIS 2013 FALL (may not allow retakes at all) REPORTS: 1. Standarized Individual Reports: • Use the Manual section • Add session • Type in last names and select 2. Customized List Reports: Use Auto Select Add session Name of criteria set: Name of Report/Select Rev T.Wymore 2/2015 CONTACT NUMBERS: 1. Dr. Bruce Storey at BHC 796-5129 (Technical) [email protected] 2. Erica Murphy at BHC 796-5464 [email protected] 3. Help Desk 796-5555 (Students can call to get help to get their ID#) Subject: Lost scores from previous testing Before Testing: Notify Bruce Storey ([email protected]) BEFORE you administer the Compass tests at MHS, he will be able reach out and "snag the data" so that the scores can be uploaded into the students' profiles at BHC. Then they are saved and easily accessed for historical value. From Bruce Storey We pull all students from all schools into our Banner system. We just do it the following day. So today (Monday) we are getting Friday and Saturday testsuploaded. There is a problem at times with Compass missing a few but we can do those manually if you let us know someone is missing. If someone is missing from 2014 we can still grab them and put them in if you know their names. ACT does say IE 5.5 or higher, what they don’t say is that it doesn’t work with 11!!! You will need to use 9 or 10. I recommend 9. The other thing you can try is run IE11 under compatibility mode as 9 or 10. Sometimes that works. Hope that helps! Bruce Rev T.Wymore 2/2015
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