WorkKeys Taken on Paper: North Carolina

Getting Started: Test Administration Process Steps

Select your current phase of the test administration process to see resources related to that phase.

 

Step 1: Overview - Review NC testing program resources and complete initial tasks.

Step 2: Prepare for Testing- Set up systems: verify enrollment data.

Step 3: Accommodations and/or EL Supports - Order accommodations and/or English Learner supports. 

Step 4: Before Test Day Tasks - Prepare test materials, students, staff, and facilities. 

Step 5: On Test Day - Administer the test.

Step 6: Return Materials: After testing: return test materials to ACT.

Step 7: Reporting - Access score reports: share scores with examinees and interpret data.

Step 8: Webinars and Administration Manuals - Review NC webinars and manuals.

Important Dates

The Spring Schedule of Events  contains all dates and deadlines for North Carolina's test event. Check it frequently to stay on track for testing.

Spring Testing Window:

  • Testing Window: February 19 – March 15, 2024
  • Material Ordering Window: January 2 – 12, 2024

 

Documents will be replaced as they become available for Spring 2024 Testing.

Help and Contact

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Select Test Dates and Provide Shipping Information

Spring Dates:

calendar January 2 – 12, 2024

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Select Test Staff and Set Up Accounts

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Tip: When the district test coordinator changes the school test coordinator in PearsonAccessnext, remember to deactivate the existing test coordinator's user account. Updates need to be completed in two places: the manage contacts screen and creating a new user account.

Verify Enrollment Counts

Spring Dates:

calendar January 2 – 12, 2024

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Tip: To verify accessibility supports counts, run an Accommodations and Supports Roster in PearsonAccessnext.

Arrange for Accommodations and/or English Learner (EL) Supports

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Order Test Materials

Spring Dates:

calendar Order Test Materials - Initial Materials: January 2 – 12, 2024

calendar Order Test Materials - Additional Order Window: January 22 – March 1, 2024

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Tip: Once submitted, the additional order will be assigned a new order number. When the status order is "Transit" or "Delivered" you can track test materials shipments using Orders & Shipment Tracking. See the View Status and Shipment Information section in the PearsonAccessnext User Guide.

Complete Non-Test Activities

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Tip: Be sure to plan for all examinees to fill out the demographics portion of their answer sheet before testing.

Provide Examinees Test Prep Information

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Prepare Your Facility, Staff, and Test Materials

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Tip: Remember to hold a training session with all testing staff (new and old) before test day. This is required and is separate from the briefing session that happens on test day. Suggested topics to cover during the training session are in your administration manual.

 

Administer the Test

Spring Dates:

calendarTest Window - Standard Time and Accommodations Administration Window: February 19 – March 15, 2024

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Administration Manual

Supplements

Tip: Make sure examinees properly grid the form code into the Test Form block on their answer documents. This is essential to the answer documents being scored properly.

Tip: If you are testing an examinee authorized for English Learner supports, have the ACT-Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list handy to verify at check in that the examinee’s dictionary can be used for testing.

Return Test Materials

Spring Dates:

calendarTest Window - Standard Time and Accommodations Testing Materials Receipt Deadline: March 22, 2024

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Tip: North Carolina test coordinators should follow the return instructions in the North Carolina Administration Supplement, not those in the manual.

Access and Understand Score Reports

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calendar See your Schedule of Events for release dates.

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Tip: The test coordinator can log in to Validus and use the Reports Portal to access ACT WorkKeys score reports. The ACT WorkKeys Online Reports Portal User Guide provides instructions for this feature. Score Reports Available in Online Reports Portal provides a list and description of all available reports.

Share Reporting Information with Examinees

Tip: Examinees who achieve a minimum score of three (3) or higher on each subject test may be eligible to receive an ACT® WorkKeys® NCRC®.

Tip: Examinees who earn an ACT WorkKeys NCRC can access test scores as well as view, print, and share their certificate by either creating an account or accessing an existing account at myworkkeys.com.

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