D.1 - Administration instructions for the paper-based components

Before the test begins ensure that:

• Students are sitting comfortably and the correct distance apart
• Each student has the correct paper for World Class Tests of Mathematics or Problem solving for 8-11 year olds or 12-14 year-olds
• Students have a pen or pencil, ruler and eraser
• Students have entered their names, usernames and passwords in the box on the cover of the test booklet
• Calculators are available for use by the 12-14 year-olds; calculators are not to be used by the 8-11 yearolds.

Get the students to open the test paper and check that they understand the following:

• A pencil icon means they should write their answers
• Boxes are where they should show their working
• Additional pages can be found at the end of the booklet - these can be used for extra working
• The shaded grey area on the right-hand side is not to be written on

In addition, you must:

• Not talk to the students about the content of the actual questions - you may point out pictures and items of interest though
• Make it clear that it must be their own work
• Check that everyone understands what they have to do

The length of time for the tests are:
1 hour for the 8-11 year-olds
1 hour 15 minutes for the 12-14 year-olds

Students do not have to answer the questions in the order they are given. They should try to do all the questions but may leave the ones they get stuck on and come back to those later.

Tell the students when to start the test.

Tell students when they have 5 minutes left.

D.2 - Administration instructions for the computer-based components

Before the test begins ensure that:

• Students are sitting comfortably and the correct distance apart
• Students have a pen or pencil, ruler and eraser (and blank paper if the students are sitting the Mathematics test)
• Students who are sitting the Problem solving test should have the correct Problem solving test booklet (delivered with the paper-based test booklet)
• Students have entered their names, usernames and passwords in the box on the cover of the test booklet
• Calculators are available for use by the 12-14 year-olds; calculators are not to be used by the 8-11 yearolds

Give students their usernames and passwords to write together with their name in the box on the front of their test booklet. A student list can be printed out by clicking on the ‘Candidate list’ on the [Schedule the tests for students] page of the Administration site.

For Problem solving they will need to write their working out and explanations in the booklet. The following icons are explained on the first page of the Problem solving computer test booklet.

Get the students to open the test paper and check that they understand the following:

• The mouse icon means that they have to do something on the computer
• The pencil icon means they have to write something in the booklet
• The tab icon is a tab on the screen to indicate which page of the questions on the computer they are on
• For Mathematics, if students need to do any additional working, it can be done on the blank paper

D.3 - Instructions to students

Enter your username and password. Click [Start]
Click [Take my tests] icon
On the next page click on the appropriate test by clicking on the [Take test] button
The screen will then say ‘Testwise loading’

The World Class Test screen will appear with the ‘Introduction’ page. After reading the ‘Introduction’ with your students click the right arrow to move to the next page.

The ‘Help’ page should appear showing your students what to expect from the test. Please go through this with your students. Then click on the right arrow to move to the next page.

‘Instructions’ for the test will be shown. Please read these through with your students. Tell your students not to click the [Start test] button until you tell them to.

Please tell students that there will be a clock at the top of the screen telling them how much time they have. Students will be able to go back to ‘Help’ or the ‘Instructions’ by clicking the buttons on the left-hand side of the screen.

When students have finished the test, they will see a screen saying ‘End of Test’ To finish they have to click [End test]. They must make sure that they have definitely finished as they will not be able to go back in to the test once they have clicked [Exit]

The screen will read ‘Your answers are being stored’

Please tell students NOT to go back into the test as this will delete all their answers.

When your students are ready and you are ready for them to start, tell them to click [Start test].

The length of time for the tests are:
1 hour for the 8-11 year-olds
1 hour 15 minutes for the 12-14 year-olds.

Students do not have to do the questions in the order that they are given. They should try to do all the questions but may leave the ones they get stuck on and come back to those later.

Tell the students when to start the test.

Tell the students when they have 5 minutes left.