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M-STEP Paper/Pencil
Test Administrator’s
Directions and Manual
Grade 3
Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress
Spring 2021
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Educational Assessment and AccountabilityCopyright © 2021, held by the State Administrative Board, State of Michigan. Michigan schools have permission to duplicate this product for use within Michigan schools.
MICHIGAN STUDENT
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INTRODUCTION................................. 1 Security Compliance .......................... 7
Assessments Covered......................... 1 Training Requirements and Resources for
Students........................................... 7
Key.................................................. 1
Resources for Students to Prepare for
Testing................................................ 7
OVERVIEW........................................ 2
Introduction...................................... 2 BEFORE TESTING............................... 8
M-STEP Assessments.......................... 2 Before Testing Checklist...................... 8
What’s New....................................... 2 Test Materials Needed for M-STEP......... 9
English Language Arts......................... 2 DURING TESTING............................ 10
Listening............................................. 2
Important Tasks During Testing...........10
Mathematics...................................... 3 Managing Student Test Materials.......... 10
Calculator Policy................................... 3
Permitted Items in Testing Room.........10
Test Administrator’s Directions and
Manual ............................................ 3 Providing Assistance..........................11
Student Questions ............................. 11
Scratch Paper Guidelines .................... 3
Test Directions for the Student
Designated Supports and Demographic Page –
Accommodations................................ 3 All M-STEP Grade 3 Assessments.........12
Resources for Students to Prepare for Administration Directions for Completing
Testing............................................. 3 the Student Data Grid......................... 12
Call Center Contact Information........... 4 Test Directions for Grade 3 ELA
Day 1: Part 1–Listening......................15
OEAA Communications with Schools and
Districts............................................ 4 Test Directions for Grade 3 ELA
Day 1: Part 2–Reading.......................19
Standardized Testing.......................... 4
Test Directions for Grade 3 ELA
Testing Schedules............................... 4 Day 2: Part 3–Writing and Research.....20
Test Session Timings.......................... 5 Test Directions for Grade 3 Mathematics
Day 1: Part 1....................................21
Assessment Security........................... 5
Overview of required security practices .. 5 Test Directions for Grade 3 Mathematics
Assessment Security Training ................ 6 Day 1: Part 2....................................24
Material Security ............................... 6
Test Administration ............................ 6
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AFTER TESTING............................... 25
Assemble Materials
for Return........................................25
Checklist for Test Administrators.........25
APPENDICES................................... 26
APPENDIX A:
M-STEP Calculator Policy....................26
Online and Paper/Pencil Testers ........... 26
Online Testers ................................... 26
Paper/Pencil Testers ........................... 26
Important Notes................................. 26
APPENDIX B:
M-STEP Scratch Paper Policy...............28
Terms............................................... 28
Online Testers: Mathematics ............... 28
Online Testers: English Language Arts,
Science, and Social Studies................. 28
Paper/Pencil Testers: Mathematics........ 29
Paper/Pencil Testers: English Language
Arts, Science, and
Social Studies.................................... 29
APPENDIX C:
M-STEP Incident Reporting Guide........30
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The M-STEP Grade 3 Test Administrator’s Assessments Covered
Paper/Pencil Directions and Manual includes
all information that a Test Administrator needs These test directions apply to the following
to know to administer any grade 3 M-STEP Grade 3 assessments:
assessment. With the exception of the Test • English Language Arts
Directions for content you will not administer,
Test Administrators are required to read this • Math
document in its entirety before administering
any grade 3 M-STEP assessment.
The following sections are included in this
document:
• Overview
• Before Testing
• During Testing
• Test Administration Directions
• After Testing
Key
Icons Descriptions
[SAY]
Speak the words in the shaded box.
TIP! Icon This is a tip to help with a smooth testing
experience.
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Introduction updated information would otherwise have
been included in the Test Administration Manual
On January 25, 2021, the Michigan Department (TAM). Therefore, Test Administrators are no
of Education (MDE) delivered a request to the longer required to read the TAM; however, they
U.S. Department of Education to waive certain are required to read the Test Administrator’s
assessment and accountability requirements Directions and Manual (this document) before
of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act administering any M-STEP test session.
(ESSA) including the Spring 2021 M-STEP. To
comply with current law, MDE and the Office In order to help with Test Schedule development,
of Educational Assessment and Accountability MDE has provided recommendations for test
(OEAA) must continue to prepare for the time estimates, test sessions, and breaks
required spring assessments in the event within sessions on page 5 of this manual.
the USED does not grant our waiver request. These are recommendations to assist districts
Updates regarding the status of this request and buildings in the development of testing
will be provided through the weekly Spotlight schedules—they are not required.
on Assessment and Accountability newsletter.
Assessment Security training requirements
Please know the health, safety, and well-being
have been updated for Spring 2021. Test
of students, educators, and their families is
Administrators and Proctors are required to
MDE’s first priority.
• complete the MDE Assessment Security
online course and/or read the Assessment
M-STEP Assessments Integrity Guide (determined by the District
or Building Coordinator)
The Spring 2021 Michigan Student Test of
Educational Progress (M-STEP) includes Any educator who completed the Assessment
summative assessments designed to measure Security training modules in the past are
student performance relative to the Michigan allowed to take the Assessment Security
Academic Standards in English language Refresher course in place of the full Assessment
arts (ELA), mathematics, science, and social Security Training modules. More information
studies. This overview will describe the unique about the Assessment Security Refresher
characteristics of these content–area tests. course is available on the M-STEP web
page (www.michigan.gov/mstep) under the
Professional Development section.
What’s New
Updates to Spring 2021 M-STEP testing
English Language Arts
were planned for Spring 2020 but were not
implemented due to the cancellation of testing. English language arts (ELA) is assessed
These updates will be applied in Spring 2021. with the M-STEP in grades 3-7. ELA covers
four claims: reading, writing, listening, and
To simplify the materials Test Administrators
research. There are three parts to be completed
are required to read before testing, MDE has
in two days for paper/pencil testers.
created updated Test Administrator’s Directions
and Manual documents (this document) for
each grade by test mode (online and paper/ Listening
pencil). These updated documents include test Listening is part of the ELA assessment for all
administration directions and other materials students.
that cover everything Test Administrators need
to know regarding test administration. This
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Mathematics Manual (TAM)—everything they need is in the
Test Administrator’s Directions and Manual
Mathematics is assessed with the M-STEP in document (this document).
grades 3-7. It covers four claims: concepts and
procedures, problem-solving, communicating
reasoning, and modeling and data analysis. Scratch Paper Guidelines
There are two parts to be completed in one day
for paper/pencil testers. Scratch paper use varies by test grade, and
content area. Be sure to review the state’s full
Scratch Paper Policy in Appendix B.
Calculator Policy
Calculator use varies by grade and assessment
mode (online or paper/pencil). Therefore, it is Designated Supports and
important for Test Administrators to understand
the state’s policy on their use.
Accommodations
The Michigan Supports and Accommodations
No Calculators Allowed in Guidance Document, which includes the
Grades 3, 4, and 5 Supports and Accommodations Tables,
Regardless of the mode of test a student is presents appropriate Universal Tools,
taking (online or paper/pencil), calculators may Designated Supports, Accommodations,
not be used for any item on the mathematics identification processes, classroom
grades 3, 4, and 5 assessments; calculator use considerations, and guidelines for all state
would change the construct of the items, or assessments. The document can be found on
what they are intended to measure. All students the M-STEP web page (www.michigan.gov/
must abide by this policy, even students whose mstep). Guidance in the documents pertains
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or to general education students, as well as to
Section 504 Plans specify otherwise. The use of English learners (ELs), students with disabilities
a calculator at grades 3, 4, and 5 is considered (SWDs), and students who are considered ELs
a Nonstandard Accommodation, which will and are also identified as SWDs.
render the assessment invalid. If a student
in one of these grades uses a calculator, an
incident report must be submitted. Refer to the Resources for Students to
Incident Reporting Guide in Appendix C. Prepare for Testing
The state’s full Calculator Policy can be A number of resources and tools have been
found in Appendix A. Coordinators and/or developed to help students gain valuable
Test Administrators may copy and share it experience with testing. Sample items for
in its entirety with others involved in testing paper/pencil testers are available on the M-STEP
mathematics. web page (www.michigan.gov/mstep).
Available resources include:
Test Administrator’s
• grade-level Sample Item Sets
Directions and Manual
• sample essay prompts
New for Spring 2021: The test directions • calculator practice
documents have been expanded to include
It is highly recommended that schools provide
all information that a Test Administrator
students with opportunities to practice using
will need to know. This means that Test
these resources before they take the online or
Administrators are no longer required to
paper/pencil tests.
read any section of the Test Administration
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Call Center Contact OEAA Communications with
Information Schools and Districts
The Office of Educational Assessment and Keeping educators up to date regarding
Accountability (OEAA) has a call center to changes in assessment and accountability is
answer questions related to M-STEP testing. critical. The OEAA communicates with the field
in a number of different ways, including:
Agents are available to receive questions at
the following toll-free phone number and email • Spotlight on Student Assessment and
address during the specified hours. Accountability weekly newsletter – sign
• Call: 1-877-560-8378 up to receive the newsletter and/or read
archived copies on the Spotlight web page
• Email: mde-oeaa@michigan.gov (www.michigan.gov/mde-spotlight)
• December 1, 2020 - April 12, 2021:
8:00 AM–5:00 PM (M–F) • M-STEP web page (www.michigan.gov/
mstep)
• April 12, 2021 - May 28, 2021:
7:00 AM–5:00 PM (M-F) • DRC INSIGHT Portal (https://mi.drcedirect.
com)
The table below shows the options related to
the paper/pencil M-STEP that are available • the Announcement page on the OEAA Secure
on the call center phone menu. Select the Site (www.michigan.gov/oeaa-secure)
appropriate option when contacting the OEAA, • presentations at state conferences,
either through our toll-free number including the Michigan School Testing
(877-560-8378) or the Lansing-area local Conference held each year in February
number (517-241-4102).
Check these sources regularly to stay up to
date on assessment- and accountability-related
Topic Option
issues and activities.
Known or suspected cheating or
unethical testing practices on any state 1
assessment
Standardized Testing
DRC INSIGHT Portal, INSIGHT, Central
Office Services (COS), or online Uniform procedures are essential to a
2
assessment tools related to the online standardized testing program. To ensure
M-STEP comparable scores, all testing staff must
OEAA Secure Site, testing policies and follow the same testing procedures and give
paper/pencil materials regarding the instructions exactly as they appear in this
3
M-STEP, MI-Access, and Accountability manual.
reporting
Ensure that you and all testing staff comply
with all applicable laws, including those relating
to discrimination. By strictly following policies
and procedures, you give students the best
guarantee of fair testing and the best possible
test day experience.
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Testing Schedules continuous session to complete each section of
this test. Arrangements should be made before
Part 1 of the test should be administered before testing begins for any student who may need
Part 2, (and Part 2 before Part 3 for ELA). additional time to complete a part of the test.
However, when students miss a test Part(s),
students should take the remaining Part(s) For example, for the ELA assessment, the order
with the class, and complete the missed Part(s) of administration is:
in a makeup session. The test is untimed
• Day 1: P
art 1–Listening
and student‑paced. Students must be given
Part 2–Reading
as much time as needed during the same
• Day 2: Part 3–Writing and Research
Test Session Timings
Spring 2021 Estimated Test Session Timings Grades 3–7
Subject Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7
ELA 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00
Mathematics 1:30 1:30 1:30 2:00 2:00
Science Part 1 NA NA 0:45 NA NA
Science Part 2 0:45
Social Studies NA NA 0:60 NA NA
Estimated Total Hours 3:30 3:30 6:00 4:00 4:00
Note: Times are in hours:minutes. Example, 1:30 equals 1 hour 30 minutes.
Assessment Security administered. The AIG also includes information
on roles and responsibilities of testing staff, test
The primary goals of test security are to protect preparation, administration irregularities, and
the integrity of the assessment and to ensure security. District and Building Coordinators are
that results are accurate and meaningful. Test required to read the AIG in its entirety.
security is integral in ensuring that no student
has an unfair advantage or a disadvantage in By following the guidelines in the Assessment
assessment performance. Integrity Guide, schools ensure that:
The Assessment Integrity Guide (AIG) was • student test results are valid and reliable
revised and updated in November 2020. This
• the testing context is equitable for all
document, available for download on the M-STEP
students
web page (www.michigan.gov/mstep), details
how state-level assessments should be securely • all practices are ethical
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Overview of required security • Secure materials are bar-coded and
practices recorded on the security checklists that
accompany shipments, and must be
For additional information on required security
returned to the scoring contractor. Note:
practices before, during, and after the test
Schools must account for every secure item
administration, refer to the checklists in
recorded on the materials list.
Appendix G of the AIG.
• Paper/pencil answer documents are
Assessment Security Training considered secure and must be handled
and protected accordingly. Unused answer
All staff members who participate in a state
documents must be securely shredded.
assessment must be fully trained in assessment
security. • All used scratch paper (including graph
paper) must be collected and returned
Test Administrators/Room Supervisors/
to the building M-STEP Coordinator
Proctors/ Training Requirements:
immediately after testing, to be shredded.
• complete the MDE Assessment Security No used scratch or graph paper may be kept
online course and/or read the Assessment in the classroom. Used scratch paper must
Integrity Guide (determined by the District never be taken from one test session to
or Building Coordinator) another.
Any educator who completed the Assessment • No test materials that contain test questions
Security training modules in the past are or student responses may be copied at any
allowed to take the Assessment Security time or retained in the schools.
Refresher course in place of the full Assessment
• The use of cameras or cell phones and the
Security Training modules. More information
posting of pictures to social media sites
about the Assessment Security Refresher
during testing is an enormous security risk.
course is available on the M-STEP web
Therefore, students or testing personnel may
page (www.michigan.gov/mstep) under the
not take photographs at any time during
Professional Development section.
testing. If students violate this policy, their
tests will be marked “Prohibited Behavior”
and no emergency tests will be permitted.
Material Security
• All materials that allow access to or contain
test questions or student responses are Test Administration
considered secure materials and must
All testing staff must adhere to these
be handled in a way that maintains their
guidelines.
security before, during, and after testing.
This includes paper/pencil materials, • Ensure an appropriate testing environment
accommodated materials, used scratch is maintained.
paper, online test tickets, and test rosters.
• Begin all standardized test administration
• All secure materials must be retained in one procedures according to the explicit
secure, locked location within the school. directions in the Test Administrator’s
During the test administration window, the Directions and Manual.
materials must be distributed and collected
• Read test directions to the students exactly
daily.
as they are written, as required.
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• Monitor student behavior closely for and all other staff or volunteers with access
adherence to proper test-taking practices. to secure test materials or student responses.
Ensure that there are no distractions during All OEAA Assessment Security Compliance
the test administration period, including Forms must be returned to the Building M-STEP
talking, noises, and other interactions Coordinator and kept on file for three years.
among students; prevent students from
viewing another student’s computer screen Anyone involved in the administration of the
or answer document. M-STEP is obligated to report any suspected
violations of test security.
• Ensure that students whose IEP and or
section 504 plan requires them to use
Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Training Requirements and
Accommodations have these available to Resources for Students
them at the time of testing.
• Ensure that any student who needs an Resources for Students to Prepare
allowable Universal Tools or Designated for Testing
Support has these resources available to
A number of resources and tools have been
them at the time of testing.
developed to help students gain valuable
• Maintain material security. experience with testing. Sample items for
paper/pencil testers are available on the
M-STEP web page (www.michigan.gov/mstep).
Security Compliance Available resources include:
All staff involved in the administration of • grade-level Sample Item Sets
M-STEP tests must read and sign an Office of
• sample essay prompts
Educational Assessment and Accountability
(OEAA) Assessment Security Compliance Form, It is highly recommended that schools provide
affirming that they have read the required students with opportunities to practice using
assessment materials related to their role in these resources before they take the paper/
the M-STEP administration process, and that pencil tests.
they understand their role and responsibilities.
Providing students with ample practice
Completed forms are required from Technology
opportunities will ensure they are familiar with
Coordinators, District and Building Test
the test content, and item types on test day.
Coordinators, Test Administrators, proctors,
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Before Testing Checklist ¾ Ensure students are positioned in such
a way that students cannot easily read
With the exception of the Test Directions another student’s test or interact with
for content you will not administer, Test one another.
Administrators are required to read ¾ Check to make sure there are no test
this document in its entirety before materials left over from another testing
administering any grade 3 M-STEP session. If found, return to the Building
assessment. Test Coordinator.
BEFORE TESTING
Complete the MDE Assessment Security ¾ Verify the testing room will be free of
online course and/or read the Assessment distractions for the duration of the test
Integrity Guide (determined by the District session.
or Building Coordinator).
Ensure each student answer document
Sign the OEAA Assessment Security has a barcode label attached. If an answer
Compliance Form. document does not have a barcode label, the
Ensure student’s Designated Supports and/ student may test, then notify the Building
or Accommodations (if applicable) have Assessment Coordinator so a barcode label
been set and/or that all materials necessary can be attached.
to administer assigned Designated Supports
and/or Accommodations are available. Assessment Number of Test Parts
Clearly understand the scheduled testing
ELA 3 parts; 2 days
time, including planned breaks.
Prepare the classroom for testing: Math 2 parts; 1 day
¾ Remove or cover all classroom
Ensure all Designated Supports and
instructional materials that may affect
Accommodations are completed in the
the validity of the assessment. All
demographic portion of the answer
instructional materials must be removed
documents.
or covered. This includes all information
regarding the content area of the test
being administered or test-taking
strategies. Examples include, but are not
limited to:
» tips for taking tests
» content displays
» word lists
» writing formulas
» definitions
» mathematical formulas/theorems
» multiplication tables
» charts or maps
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Test Materials Needed for M-STEP
Materials Needed by Test Materials Needed by Students
Administrator
This booklet Test booklet
CD for Listening Script for ELA Listening Answer document
BEFORE TESTING
Spare sharpened No. 2 pencils At least two sharpened No. 2 pencils per
(recommended) student
Blank scratch paper (optional—Universal
Tools)
Take a few minutes to review all the parts of this document you will need to read aloud
during testing. Use sticky notes or sticky flags to give yourself a quick reference to the
next set of directions to read.
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Important Tasks During Permitted Items in Testing
Testing Room
The following tasks should be performed in the Students may only have required testing
order listed. materials and any Accommodations specified
in the student’s IEP, Section 504 Plan, and EL
Managing Student Test Materials instruction documentation at their work spaces
during testing.
Test booklets, used answer documents, and
used scratch/graph paper are secure materials.
They must be kept in a secure location until Item Permitted?
the test session is scheduled to begin. Test
Pencil YES – If students are provided
Administrators are instructed to distribute test
scratch paper as a Universal
materials just prior to student testing.
Tools.
After a testing session is complete, the Test Highlighter YES
Administrator should return all test materials to
the Building M-STEP Coordinator for: Additional YES – Blank scratch paper is
paper allowed for ELA, social studies,
• destruction (if all students finished the test) (provided science, and mathematics as a
OR by School/ Universal Tools.
DURING TESTING
District)
• secure storage (if students have not
CD and DVD NO
completed the test)
Players
Test Administrators need to know which Headphones NO
Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and (provided
Accommodations are needed for all students by School/
prior to the test administration. District)
Non- YES – Non-academic reading
academic material is allowed for
reading student use after testing is
material completed. Electronic formats
are not allowed. Reading
material must be a traditional
book or magazine. Reading
material must be kept off
work surface until the test has
been submitted.
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Providing Assistance » pointing out important information in the
question or suggesting a student read a
It is particularly important to understand the certain section of the item or highlight
difference between helping students understand any part of the question
test directions and online tools and helping » in any way provide any verification of a
them with their responses. With the exception correct/incorrect answer if asked by a
of making sure students understand the student
directions and implementing any approved
Any of these activities are inappropriate and
Universal Tools, Designated Supports, or
violate ethical test administration practices and
Accommodation, Test Administrators and
will result in test scores being invalidated.
proctors may not give help of any kind to
students during this test. This includes defining • Allowable practices include:
or pronouncing words, reading any part of the
» telling the student to “do their best
test aloud to students, or manipulating tools.
work”
These activities are not appropriate and will
result in test scores being invalidated. » telling the student to select their best
answer for a question
Student Questions
Answering student questions: Test
Administrators must not help students with any
DURING TESTING
content of the test.
• Prohibited practices include (but are not
limited to):
» providing hints
» defining any words
» helping to read or pronounce any word
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Test Directions for the Student Demographic Page –
All M-STEP Grade 3 Assessments
Use the following information and script to students not to open their test booklets until
assist students in completing the Student told to do so and to put away all materials that
Data Grid on the front cover of each student may not be used during the test. Scratch paper
answer document at the start of every test is allowed as a Universal Tools for students who
administration. Repeat these directions and need it. Test booklets are designed to have
script for all subjects. ample space for note-taking. If used, blank
scratch paper must be distributed at the start
All directions that a TA needs to read to of each test session or part, collected at the
students are in shaded boxes so they stand end of each part, and securely returned to the
out from the regular text. They should be read Building Assessment Coordinator for shredding.
exactly as they are written, using a natural Scratch paper must be treated at all times as a
tone and manner. (All other information is for secure material.
the Test Administrator and should not be read
to the students.) If the TA makes a mistake Make sure each student has his or her own
in reading a direction, the TA should stop and answer document before the test begins. If a
say, “I made a mistake. Listen again.” Then the student’s name is misspelled on the answer
DEMOGRAPHIC PAGE
direction should be reread. document, corrections can be made at a later
date prior to the return of materials to the
Administration Directions for scoring contractor. Immediately notify the
Completing the Student Data Grid school M-STEP coordinator, who can help you
resolve this problem after the test is completed.
Non-personal information the students will be
entering on the Student Data Grid at the start Read aloud the directions in the shaded blocks.
of testing may be posted so that all students
can see it (including a whiteboard, smartboard,
chalkboard) prior to the start of test [SAY] Do not open your test booklet until
administration. This information can include: told to do so.
During this test, you must turn off and put
• Teacher Name
away all electronic devices, including cell
• School Name phones, tablets, smart watches and other
• District Name (leave blank for wireless devices. The only items you may
non-public schools) have on your desk or table are the materials
necessary for the test.
• Assessment Date (today’s date)
• Form Number All answers must be marked in your answer
(Standard forms are Form 1. Emergency document using a No. 2 pencil only.
forms are Form 2. For all subjects, the Make sure that you have a 2021 M-STEP
Braille forms are Form 88. Note that form (insert grade and subject) Test
numbers always appear on the front cover Booklet.
of the Test Booklet.)
Write your name on the line labeled
Distribute test materials to students. Remind “Student Name” on the front cover of your
test booklet.
Pause.
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[SAY] Look at your answer document. Make [SAY] In the space labeled “Day,” print the
sure you have your own answer document. digits of the day on which you were born.
The box at the top of the page should If there is only one digit in your day of
contain a label with your name and other birth, print a zero before the numeral. For
information. example, if your day of birth is the seventh,
you would print the digits zero and seven.
Raise your hand if your name does not
appear in this box or if the label is missing. In the two columns below “Day,” fill in the
bubbles for the digits of the day on which
you were born. Fill in only one bubble in
If any students do not have a
each column.
barcode label affixed, they can
still test, but the Building M-STEP Pause.
Assessment Coordinator must be
notified.
[SAY] In the space labeled “Year,” print the
last two digits of the year in which you were
born.
[SAY] Follow these steps to complete the
Student Data Grid. Turn to the front cover of In the two columns below “Year,” fill in the
your answer document. bubbles for the last two digits of the year in
which you were born. Fill in only one bubble
DEMOGRAPHIC PAGE
Write your name on the line that says,
in each column.
“Student Name.”
Write (insert teacher name) on
the line that says “Teacher Name.” Pause.
Write (insert school name) on Make sure each student has filled in the correct
the line that says “School.” bubbles for the month, day, and year of birth.
Write (insert district name) on
the line that says “District.” [SAY] Next, find the section labeled
“Assessment Date.”
Non-public schools may leave “District” blank. In the first column, fill in the bubble next to
Pause. the current month.
The next two spaces are for today’s date.
[SAY] Find the section labeled “Birth Date.” Write the numbers for today’s date in the
In the column under “Month,” fill in the spaces provided. If there is only one digit
bubble next to the month in which you were in today’s date, print a zero before the
born. numeral. For example, if the date is the
seventh, you would print the digits zero and
Pause. seven.
In the two columns below today’s date, fill in
the bubbles for the numerals of the date. Fill
in only one bubble in each column.
The year is already filled in for you.
Pause to allow students to finish.
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[SAY] Now find the section labeled “Form.”
Then check the front cover of your Test
Booklet to find the correct form number.
Bubble in that form number.
Check to make sure all students have bubbled
the correct form number. It is critical that the
correct form number is bubbled on the answer
document in order to ensure the student’s test
is scored properly.
When the students have completed the Student
Data Grid, turn to the appropriate page in this
document for subject-specific test directions,
and continue with test administration.
DEMOGRAPHIC PAGE
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Test Directions for Grade 3 ELA
Day 1: Part 1–Listening
Be sure you have completed the directions on
[SAY] This test booklet contains several
pages 12–14 before you start this section.
different types of questions. This Sample
Do not Read Samples Aloud. Question section shows what certain types
of questions look like and how they should
be answered in the answer document. You
[SAY] Now you will be taking Part 1 of the will review these samples along with the
M-STEP English Language Arts Assessment. test administrator.
First, open your test booklet to page 3. When you come to the STOP sign, you have
finished the sample questions.
We will begin by looking at some sample
questions. Read the directions silently as I DO NOT work on any other part of this test
read them aloud. until you are told to do so.
DIRECTIONS Do you have any questions?
You are about to take the Michigan Student
Test of Educational Progress, or M-STEP. You Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
ELA DAY 1: PART 1
have been given a test booklet and answer
document.
[SAY] Now turn to page 4 and read Sample
In order for the results to be valid, you must Question 1 silently.
NOT:
● talk to or help another student
Give students time to read Sample Question 1.
● look at or copy another student’s answers
When students are ready,
● ask for or accept any help from another
student
[SAY] Sample Question 1 is a multiple‑choice
● use your cell phone or any other question that has a single correct answer.
electronic device including an eBook The correct answer for this sample question
● take pictures or make copies of any test is C.
materials For these types of questions you will fill
● cause a disturbance in one answer bubble that goes with the
answer you chose. Be sure to fill in the
● remove test booklet or answer document
bubble completely and make your mark
from the room
heavy and dark.
● post or chat about any part of the test
through social media (example: Facebook, If you want to change your answer,
Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, etc.) completely erase the mark you made before
making a new mark.
If you do not understand these requirements
or have questions, please raise your hand. Are there any questions?
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
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[SAY] Now read Sample Question 2 silently. [SAY] Turn to page 8 in your booklet.
Give students time to read Sample Question 2. Now read Sample Question 4 silently.
When students are ready, Give students time to read Sample Question 4.
[SAY] Sample Question 2 is a multiple‑choice When students are ready,
question that has multiple correct answers.
The correct answers for this sample question [SAY] Sample Question 4 is a matching table
are B and F. question. For this type of question you will
need to complete a table with the correct
For these types of questions you will fill
answers. The correct answers for Sample
in all the answer bubbles that go with the
Question 4 are as follows:
answers you chose. Be sure to fill in the
bubbles completely and make your marks ● the row A correct answer is N for “night”
heavy and dark.
● the row B correct answer is N for “night”
If you want to change an answer, completely ● the row C correct answer is D for “day”
erase the mark you made before making a
● the row D correct answer is D for “day”
new mark.
For these types of questions you will fill
Are there any questions?
in the answer bubble that goes with the
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answer you chose for each row in the table.
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
Be sure to fill in the bubbles completely and
make your marks heavy and dark.
[SAY] Turn the page in your booklet.
If you want to change an answer, completely
Now read Sample Question 3 silently.
erase the mark you made before making a
Give students time to read Sample Question 3. new mark.
Are there any questions?
When students are ready,
[SAY] Sample Question 3 is a multiple‑choice
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
question that has two parts. The correct
answer for Part A of this sample question [SAY] Now read Sample Question 5 silently.
is B. The correct answer for Part B of this
sample question is B. Give students time to read Sample Question 5.
For these types of questions you will fill When students are ready,
in the answer bubble that goes with the
answer you chose for each part. Be sure to [SAY] Sample Question 5 is a passage‑based
fill in the bubbles completely and make your writing prompt. You must write your answer
marks heavy and dark. on the lines provided in the text box in your
If you want to change an answer, completely answer document. Write neatly, so you will
erase the mark you made before making a be scored accurately.
new mark. Anything you write outside the text box in
Are there any questions? your answer document will not be scored.
Are there any questions?
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
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[SAY] Turn to page 3 in your answer [SAY] Make sure you are on page 3 in your
document. answer document.
Turn to page 11 in your test booklet. Turn to page 12 in your test booklet.
Read the directions silently as I read them Now I will play (or read aloud) a
aloud. presentation, and then you will answer
questions.
DIRECTIONS
We will begin.
You will be taking Day 1: Part 1–Listening
of the English Language Arts M-STEP. This
part of the test includes passages that you Play track 1 of the audio CD (or read
will listen to rather than read, and it includes aloud passage 1 of the Listening Script).
different types of questions. You may
underline, circle, or write in this test booklet
[SAY] I will play it (or read it aloud) one
to help you, but nothing marked in this test
more time.
booklet will be scored.
Read each question carefully and follow
the directions. Mark your answers in your Play (or read) passage 1 again.
answer document with a No. 2 pencil. If
you erase an answer, be sure to erase it
ELA DAY 1: PART 1
completely. Remember that if you skip a [SAY] Answer questions 1 and 2. When
question in the test booklet, you need to skip you complete these questions, please stop
the answer space for that question on the working and sit quietly.
answer document. If you are not sure of an
answer, mark your best choice.
Allow time for students to respond.
When you come to the STOP sign, you have
When students are ready,
finished Part 1. If you finish early, you may
go back and check your work for Day 1:
[SAY] Now we will continue.
Part 1–Listening only.
Turn to page 14 in your test booklet.
DO NOT work on any other part of this test
until you are told to do so. When you have I will play (or read aloud) a second
finished, please close your test booklet and presentation, and then you will answer
answer document and sit quietly. questions.
It is important to do your best on this test so
your teacher and school can know how much
you have learned this school year.
Play track 2 of the audio CD (or read
aloud passage 2 of the Listening Script).
Do you have any questions?
[SAY] I will play it (or read it aloud) one
Pause to answer any questions, then continue. more time.
Play (or read) passage 2 again.
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Before dismissing students (whether it’s for
[SAY] Answer questions 3 through 5. When
a break, or between separate test sittings,
you complete these questions, please stop
or the end of testing) you must collect all
working and sit quietly.
materials, including scratch paper, from each
student individually. Do not have students pass
Allow time for students to respond. materials to the end of a row or aisle. Students
may not be dismissed until it is verified that all
When students are ready,
test materials have been returned.
[SAY] Now we will continue. Securely store the test materials until you
begin testing again. Used scratch paper
Turn to page 16 in your test booklet.
must be returned to the Building Assessment
I will play (or read aloud) another Coordinator for secure shredding. (You will
presentation, and then you will answer need to distribute new, blank scratch paper
questions. before each part.)
Play track 3 of the audio CD (or read
aloud passage 3 of the Listening Script).
[SAY] I will play it (or read it aloud) one
ELA DAY 1: PART 1
more time.
Play (or read) passage 3 again.
[SAY] Answer questions 6 through 8. When
you complete these questions, please stop
working and sit quietly.
When all students have finished,
[SAY] Okay. We will stop now. Please close
your test booklet and answer document.
Remain quietly in your seat until all
materials are collected.
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Test Directions for Grade 3 ELA
Day 1: Part 2–Reading
Be sure that each student has his or her
[SAY] When you come to the STOP sign, you
own test booklet and answer document, a
have finished Part 2. If you finish early, you
sharpened No. 2 pencil with an eraser, and, if
may go back and check your work for Day 1:
used, a fresh sheet of blank scratch paper.
Part 2–Reading only.
[SAY] Turn to the front cover of your answer DO NOT work on any other part of this test
document. Make sure you have the answer until you are told to do so. When you have
document with your name on it and not finished, please close your test booklet and
another student’s answer document. Do not answer document and sit quietly.
open your test booklet until I tell you to do
Do you have any questions?
so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 pencil
with an eraser when taking this test. Pens
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
are not allowed.
Pause to make sure the students have their [SAY] Make sure you are on page 4 in your
own test booklet and answer document. answer document.
ELA DAY 1: PART 2
You may turn the page in your test booklet
[SAY] Now you will be taking Part 2 of the and begin.
M-STEP English Language Arts Assessment.
Turn to page 4 in your answer document. When all students have finished,
Open your test booklet to page 19.
[SAY] Okay. We will stop now. Please close
Read the directions silently as I read them
your test booklet and answer document.
aloud.
Remain quietly in your seat until all
DIRECTIONS materials are collected.
Now you will be taking Day 1: Part 2–
Reading of the English Language Arts Before dismissing students (whether it’s for
M-STEP. This part of the test includes a break, or between separate test sittings,
passages you will read and different types of or the end of testing) you must collect all
questions. You may underline, circle, or write materials, including scratch paper, from each
in this test booklet to help you, but nothing student individually. Do not have students pass
marked in this test booklet will be scored. materials to the end of a row or aisle. Students
may not be dismissed until it is verified that all
Carefully read each passage and the
test materials have been returned.
questions that follow. Mark your answers in
your answer document with a No. 2 pencil. Securely store the test materials until you
If you erase an answer, be sure to erase begin testing again. Used scratch paper
it completely. Remember that if you skip a must be returned to the Building Assessment
question in the test booklet, you need to skip Coordinator for secure shredding. (You will
the answer space for that question on the need to distribute new, blank scratch paper
answer document. If you are not sure of an before each part.)
answer, mark your best choice.
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Test Directions for Grade 3 ELA
Day 2: Part 3–Writing and Research
Be sure that each student has his or her own
[SAY] When you come to the STOP sign, you
test booklet and answer document, a sharpened
have finished Part 3. If you finish early, you
No. 2 pencil with an eraser, and, if used, a fresh
may go back and check your work for Day 2:
sheet of blank scratch paper. Students will
Part 3–Writing and Research only.
record their answers in their answer document.
When you have finished, please close your
[SAY] Turn to the front cover of your answer test booklet and answer document and sit
document. Make sure you have the answer quietly.
document with your name on it and not
another student’s answer document. Please Do you have any questions?
do not open your test booklet until I tell you
to do so. Make sure you are using a No. 2 Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
pencil with an eraser when taking this test.
Pens are not allowed. [SAY] Make sure you are on page 6 in your
answer document.
Pause to make sure the students have their You may turn the page in your test booklet
ELA DAY 2: PART 3
own test booklet and answer document. and begin.
[SAY] Now you will be taking Part 3 of the When all students have finished,
M-STEP English Language Arts Assessment.
Turn to page 6 in your answer document. [SAY] Okay. We will stop now. Please close
your test booklet and answer document.
Open your test booklet to page 39. Remain quietly in your seat until all
materials are collected.
Read the directions silently as I read them
aloud.
Before dismissing students (whether it’s for
DIRECTIONS
a break, or between separate test sittings,
You will be taking Day 2: Part 3–Writing or the end of testing) you must collect all
and Research of the English Language Arts materials, including scratch paper, from each
M-STEP. This part of the test includes a student individually. Do not have students pass
passage-based writing prompt and different materials to the end of a row or aisle. Students
types of questions. You may underline, may not be dismissed until it is verified that all
circle, or write notes in this test booklet to test materials have been returned.
help you, but nothing marked in this test
booklet will be scored. Securely store the test materials until you
begin testing again. Used scratch paper
Read each question carefully and follow the must be returned to the Building Assessment
directions. Mark or write your answers in Coordinator for secure shredding. (You will
your answer document with a No. 2 pencil. need to distribute new, blank scratch paper
If you erase an answer, be sure to erase before each part.)
it completely. Remember that if you skip a
question in the test booklet, you need to skip Refer to the “After Testing” chapter on
the answer space for that question on the page 25 for specific instructions about
answer document. If you are not sure of an assembly and return of materials.
answer, mark your best choice.
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Test Directions for Grade 3 Mathematics
Day 1: Part 1
Be sure you have completed the directions on
[SAY] This test booklet contains several
pages 12–14 before you start this section.
different types of questions. This Sample
Calculators are NOT allowed. Question section shows what certain types
of questions look like and how they should
Do not Read Samples Aloud. be answered in the answer document. You
will review these samples along with the
test administrator.
[SAY] Now you will be taking Part 1 of
the M-STEP Mathematics Summative When you come to the STOP sign, you have
Assessment. finished the sample questions.
First, open your test booklet to page 3. DO NOT work on any other part of this test
until you are told to do so.
We will begin by looking at some sample
questions. Read the directions silently as I Do you have any questions?
read them aloud.
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
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DIRECTIONS
1:PART
You are about to take the Michigan Student [SAY] Now turn to page 4 and read Sample
Test of Educational Progress, or M-STEP. You Question 1 silently.
have been given a test booklet and answer
DAY2:
document. In order for the results to be
Give students time to read Sample Question 1.
ELA DAY
valid, you must NOT:
When students are ready,
MATH
● talk to or help another student
● look at or copy another student’s answers [SAY] Sample Question 1 is a multiple‑choice
● ask for or accept any help from another question that has a single correct answer.
student The correct answer for this sample question
is B.
● use your cell phone or any other
electronic device including an eBook For these types of questions you will fill
in one answer bubble that goes with the
● take pictures or make copies of any test
answer you chose. Be sure to fill in the
materials
bubble completely and make your mark
● cause a disturbance heavy and dark.
● remove test booklet or answer document
If you want to change your answer,
from the room
completely erase the mark you made before
● post or chat about any part of the test making a new mark.
through social media (example: Facebook,
Are there any questions?
Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, etc.)
If you do not understand these requirements Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
or have questions, please raise your hand.
[SAY] Now read Sample Question 2 silently.
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
Give students time to read Sample Question 2.
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When students are ready,
[SAY] Now read Sample Question 4 silently.
[SAY] Sample Question 2 is a multiple-select
question that has multiple correct answers. Give students time to read Sample Question 4.
The correct answers for this sample question
When students are ready,
are A and B.
For these types of questions you will fill [SAY] Sample Question 4 is a short‑response
in all the answer bubbles that go with the question. The correct answer for this sample
answers you chose. Be sure to fill in the question is a dot on the number line on the
bubbles completely and make your marks tick mark that is 4 marks to the right of the
heavy and dark. point labeled “0.”
If you want to change an answer, completely For these types of questions you must write
erase the mark you made before making a or draw your answers in the boxes or on the
new mark. graphics provided in your answer document.
Write or draw neatly, so you will be scored
Are there any questions?
accurately.
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
Anything you write or draw outside the
boxes or graphics provided in your answer
[SAY] Now read Sample Question 3 silently. document will not be scored.
MATH
ELA DAY
Are there any questions?
Give students time to read Sample Question 3.
DAY2:
When students are ready, Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
1:PART
[SAY] Sample Question 3 is a table response [SAY] Now read Sample Question 5 silently.
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question. For this type of question you will
need to complete a table with the correct
Give students time to read Sample Question 5.
answers. The correct answers for Sample
Question 3 are as follows: When students are ready,
● the row A correct answer is N for “No”
[SAY] Sample Question 5 is also a
● the row B correct answer is N for “No”
short‑response question. The correct answer
● the row C correct answer is Y for “Yes” for this sample question is 23.
For these types of questions you will fill
For these types of questions you must write
in the answer bubble that goes with the
or draw your answers in the boxes or on the
answer you chose for each row in the table.
graphics provided in your answer document.
Be sure to fill in the bubbles completely and
Write or draw neatly, so you will be scored
make your marks heavy and dark.
accurately.
If you want to change an answer, completely
Anything you write or draw outside the
erase the mark you made before making a
boxes or graphics provided in your answer
new mark.
document will not be scored.
Are there any questions?
Are there any questions?
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
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[SAY] Turn to page 3 in your answer [SAY] Make sure you are on page 3 in your
document. answer document.
Turn to page 7 in your test booklet. You may turn the page in your test booklet
and begin.
Read the directions silently as I read them
aloud.
When all students have finished,
DIRECTIONS
You will be taking Part 1 of the Mathematics
M-STEP. In this part, you will answer [SAY] Okay. We will stop now. Please close
different types of mathematics questions. your test booklet and answer document.
Some questions may include a picture, chart, Remain quietly in your seat until all
or other mathematics-related information. materials are collected.
Use that information with what you know
to answer the question. You may NOT use a
calculator for any part of the test. You may
Before dismissing students (whether it’s for
underline, circle, or write in this test booklet
a break, or between separate test sittings,
to help you, but nothing marked in this test
or the end of testing) you must collect all
booklet will be scored.
materials, including scratch paper, from each
student individually. Do not have students pass
Read each question carefully and follow materials to the end of a row or aisle. Students
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the directions. Mark your answers in your may not be dismissed until it is verified that all
1:PART
answer document with a No. 2 pencil. If test materials have been returned.
you erase an answer, be sure to erase it
completely. Remember that if you skip a Securely store the test materials until you
DAY2:
question in the test booklet, you need to skip begin testing again. Used scratch paper
ELA DAY
the answer space for that question on the must be returned to the Building Assessment
answer document. If you are not sure of an Coordinator for secure shredding. (You will
MATH
answer, mark your best choice. need to distribute new, blank scratch paper
before each part.)
When you come to the STOP sign, you have
finished Part 1. If you finish early, you may
go back and check your work for Part 1 only.
DO NOT work on any other part of this test
until you are told to do so. When you have
finished, please close your test booklet and
answer document and sit quietly.
It is important to do your best on this test so
your teacher and school can know how much
you have learned this school year.
Do you have any questions?
Pause to answer any questions, then continue.
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