NWEA
NWEA Suggested Best Practices:
Prior to Testing:
During Testing
After Testing
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NWEA Troubleshooting:
Unable to Connect to NTE Folder
The most common error is “Unable to open the file” or something similar when NWEA first launches. To fix this:
1) Click OK
2) Click Retry.
3) Expand (click the + box next to) /
4) Scroll down and expand Volumnes
5) Click on MHS_NTE so it is selected
Prior to Testing:
- Review how to solve common problems.
- Have every student use their laptops to launch NWEA to catch problems early.
- Talk to students to stress the importance of the test and good testing behavior.
- Prepare an activity for those who finish early.
- Have scrap paper for the math sections.
- Every student should have at least 90 minutes of charge on their battery.
During Testing
- Have everyone start at the same time.
- Call (443-8253) or e-mail (helpdesk@rsu1.org) the helpdesk if you problems.
- Require students to be quiet for the entire test (like with any test) and respect that yourself.
- Students may not use any electronic devices (except their computers) during the test. This includes music players, phones and calculators. A calculator will appear on screen for the appropriate questions.
- No electronic devices (including computers) may be used once a student has completed the test.
After Testing
- Spend some time with the results to improve your teaching
- Review the review the results with individual students.
We’re here to help you use this data well, so if you need some help interpreting the data, please let us know!
NWEA Troubleshooting:
Unable to Connect to NTE Folder
The most common error is “Unable to open the file” or something similar when NWEA first launches. To fix this:
1) Click OK
2) Click Retry.
3) Expand (click the + box next to) /
4) Scroll down and expand Volumnes
5) Click on MHS_NTE so it is selected