Learn about ACT Now

• Overview (video)
• Get Started (video)
• Glossary of Terms (pdf)
• User Role Matrix (pdf)
• What's New for PreACT Secure (web content)
• Schedule Flexibility Policy (pdf)

Set Up ACT Now

Training:

• Confirming Organizations' Participation Status (video) 
• Adding Students and Assigning a Test Event (video)
  

Adding Users with Roles to ACT Now:

• Add Users with Roles (video)
• Creating a New Account (video)
• Layout Requirements–CSV Format: Users Invitation File (pdf) 
• Users Invitation File Template (csv)

Manage Student Information:

• Managing Student Information Quick Start Guide (pdf) 
  

Manage Accommodations and English Learner (EL) Supports

Understanding Accommodations and English Learner (EL) Supports:

• Accessibility Supports Guide for PreACT Secure Products (web content)

Assigning Accommodations and English Learner (EL) Supports:

• PreACT Secure Products–Assigning Student Accommodations Quick Start Guide (pdf) 
• PreACT Secure Products–Assigning Student Accommodations (video) 
• Accommodations Students File - Layout (pdf) 
• Accommodations Students File Template (csv) 

Preparing Students for Testing with Accommodations and English Learner (EL) Supports:

• Authorized Bilingual Word-to-Word Dictionaries list (pdf)
• Human Reader and Sign Language Interpreter Instructions and Guidelines (pdf)

Prepare for Testing 

• Technical Guide for Online Testing (pdf) 
• Technical Readiness Checklist for Technical Coordinators (pdf)
• Technical Readiness (webinar)
• Technical Readiness Training slides (pdf)
• Set Up and Use TestNav (website)
• Before Test Day Checklist for Test Coordinators (pdf) 

Prepare Students for Testing

• Preparing for PreACT Secure (web content)
• Preparing for PreACT Secure Test Taken Online (pdf)
• Taking PreACT Secure (pdf)
• PreACT Secure-Practice Test Scoring Guide (pdf)
  
• Order Form Alternate Format Practice Tests (pdf) 
• Instructions for Completing Your Answer document (pdf)
• Practice Tests for Examinees Using Accommodations (act.org)

Test Coordinator Modules:

• Policies (web content)
• Test Facilities (web content)
• Test Staff (web content)
• Test Materials (web content)
• Test Administration (web content)
• Non-Test Activities (web content)

Room Supervisor Modules:

• Policies (web content)
• Test Facilities (web content)
• Test Staff (web content)
• Test Materials (web content)
• Test Administration (web content)

Setting Up Test Center Manager (TCM):

• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (video)
• Setting up TCM Test Coordinator (simulation)
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (video)
• Using TCM as a Room Supervisor or Proctor (simulation)
• Paper Testing Checklist: Internet Outage (pdf)
• PreACT Secure Test Day Instructions for Paper Testing (pdf) 
• Using Test Center Manager (web content) 

Administer the Test 

• Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Paper (video)
• Test Day Overview for Room Supervisors - Online (video)
• Test Day Checklist (pdf)
• Turn Off Device Poster (pdf)
• ACT Calculator Policy (pdf)
• Manage Breaks as Needed (pdf)
• Printable Task Cards for Online Testing (pdf) 
• Printable Test Administration Manual (pdf) 

Administer the Test with Accommodations with Accommodations or English Learner (EL) Supports

• PreACT Translated Directions for the PreACT Test (pdf) 
• Reader Agreement (pdf)
• Sign Language Interpreter Agreement (pdf)
• Scribe Agreement (pdf)
• Taking Assessments Online with a Screen Reader (pdf)
• PreACT Secure Spoken Instructions - Online (pdf) 
• PreACT Secure Spoken Instructions - Paper (pdf)
• Personal Aide Guidelines (pdf)

Tip: If you're looking for resources, manuals, test forms, and other test administration resources, you'll find them in ACT Now and TCM training content. Look for a test day checklist, polices and tutorials, and much more!

Return Test Materials

• After Test Day Checklist (pdf)
• Returning Paper and Online Test Materials (video)
• Secure Storage and Transport of Test Materials (pdf)

Resources for Educators

• Access Scores without a Claim Code in MyACT-Test Coordinator (pdf)

Access Online Reporting

• ACT Online Reporting User Guide (pdf)
• Best Practices for Trusted Agents (pdf)
• Downloading HSRs or ISRs as Individual PDFs (pdf)

Understand Reports

• PreACT Secure Interpretive Guide for Student and Aggregate Reports (pdf) 
• PreACT Secure Download Hub Data File Layout (xlsx)

Resources for Students

• Access Scores without a Claim Code in MyACT-Student (pdf)

Help Students Access and Understand Reports

• Understanding Your Scores (web content)
• PreACT 10 Secure Student Report (pdf)
• Using Your PreACT Secure Results (pdf) 
• Using Your PreACT Secure Results - Spanish (pdf)