• COMPASS Sample Tests:
  http://www.act.org/compass/sample/index.html
  http://www.act.org/compass/sample/index.html
• Mathematics www.aaamath.com and www.mathpower.com
  

• Reading  www.cerritos.edu/reading/tutorials.htm

• KeyTrain and WIN: http://tapworkone.org/WorkKeys.html . Follow the log on instructions at the web site listed. These are practice tests can be taken at the high school, Ivy Tech, or at home.
  
  Policies and Procedures

• The COMPASS test is given to high school students planning to enroll in Dual Credit and/or Double Up courses. To receive credit, students must be enrolled at the college and, if the course requires, successfully meet specific COMPASS testing requirements.  Students will not be issued college credit, regardless of course grade, if they do not meet the standardized score requirements for the course. 
• Students that are not taking Dual Credit and/or Double Up classes should not take the COMPASS test at a high school site.  Students planning to enroll at Ivy Tech need to come to the Ivy Tech Assessment Center to take COMPASS for admission.

• High schools may test their students using one or more of following methods:

• Individual or large group testing at the high school by the high school.
• Large group testing by Ivy Tech at the high school (15 students or more).  A school technology person must be present for the entire testing session.
• Individual or large group testing at Ivy Tech.

• Seniors planning on attending Ivy Tech after graduation and are taking COMPASS as entrance into the college must come to Ivy Tech to test.  They cannot test at a high school site.
• The COMPASS exam cannot be accessible in open or public areas (libraries, study halls, common rooms, etc.)
• COMPASS testing must take place in a closed and monitored (proctored) environment.
• Scratch Paper:  Students taking the Math portion should be supplied with blank scratch paper for the exam.
• Calculators: All COMPASS math exams allow use of a calculator and have one built into the exam.  Four function, scientific and graphing calculators are permitted.  Pocket organizers, cellular phones, typewriter keypads, calculators with built-in computer algebra systems are not permitted. 

• COMPASS exams are not timed.  However, students must be scheduled at a minimum of one hour per section to ensure enough time to finish the exam.  It is okay to schedule one section at a time.
• If a student does not complete a test they have started, they have 30 days to complete it.  After 30 days, all partial scores will be lost and they will be required to restart.

• Students may take the COMPASS exam twice, with a minimum of 7 days between sessions, upon enrolling in their first DC/EC course.  Students may test once per high school grading period thereafter.  It is highly recommended that the students study before testing.

• Special accommodations are available for COMPASS testing, but proper documentation from a special needs counselor is required.  ASSET is available as an option for some special needs students.

• High school generated testing reports will be used by the high schools to track COMPASS testing locally using the following procedure. Please contact the Ivy Tech Assessment Center as your staff training needs arise.
  Score Reprint Instructions

• Open the Internet browser.
• Go to https://compass.act.org/eCompass/index.jsp.
• Enter your Username and password - Click Enter
• Click the REPORTS tab.
  • Auto-Select Sessions: click Add
    • If not listed, click Back to Report
    • Under Auto-Select Sessions, click saved criteria sets (small print on right hand side)
    • Click New
    • Under Name of Criteria: type your High School name
    • Add Criteria Based On:  use drop down menu to select Test Center where test was taken.
    • Continue
    • Select your school
    • OK
      
  • Click Add Selected Set
    
• Under Sort Session By:  Click Student Name
• Click Run Report
  

Hardware requirements for Testing Computer Workstations:
� 350 MHz Pentium II (500 MHz Pentium II or faster is recommended.)
� Minimum Memory Requirements:
     64 MB RAM for Windows 98 SE
     128 MB RAM for Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows
    XP Professional
     300 MB of free hard disk space
� Recommended Memory Requirements:
     128 MB RAM or more for Windows 98 SE
     256 MB RAM or more for Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and
     Windows XP Professional
     600 MB or more free hard disk space
� Sound card and headphones with in-line volume control required if ESL testing
     option is to be used
� 8 MB (minimum) video card
� Video card must be capable of displaying 800 x 600 resolution with 16-bit high  color
� Monitor - 15" SVGA 800 x 600 with 16-bit color depth
� 10/100 Mbps Ethernet card
NOTE: Windows NT is supported for administrative use only. NT is not supported for
use as a testing workstation.
The following operating systems are supported:
� Windows 98 SE
� Windows ME
� Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6a
� Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2, 3, or 4
� Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or 1a

NOTE: Macintosh or the Win95 Macintosh emulation, Windows 95, or the original
Windows 98 are not supported by ACT for COMPASS/ESL Internet Version. Windows
NT is supported for administrative use only. NT is not supported for use as a testing
workstation.

User permissions and settings:
The workstation setup process requires a login that has a minimum of Power User
rights. Other user rights requirements are defined in the following tables.

 *NOTE: Updating Items will fail if the user does not have (read, write, modify) on the
Item folder.
The following Internet browser versions are supported:
� Internet Explorer 5.5, with Service Pack 2
� Internet Explorer 6.0, with or without Service Pack 1

NOTE: Netscape is not supported by ACT for COMPASS/ESL Internet Version.
Browser Settings:

� Download signed ActiveX controls (Minimum: set to prompt)
� Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins (Minimum: set to prompt)
� Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting (Minimum: set to prompt)
1. Click on the "Tools" option in the Internet Explorer menubar.
2. From the drop-down menu, click "Internet Options".
3. Select the "Security" tab. Under the "Custom" heading, click the "Custom Level"
button.
4. Click the radio buttons to enable or prompt for the listed ActiveX settings if they
have not been set already.
5. Click OK to save your settings, and OK to exit the Tools menu.
� Check for newer versions of stored pages set to "automatically."
1. Click on the "Tools" option in the Internet Explorer menubar.
2. From the drop-down menu, click "Internet Options."
3. Select the "General" tab. Under the "Temporary Internet Files" heading, click the "Settings" button.
4. Click the radio button for "automatically" if it has not been selected already.
5. Click OK to save your settings, and OK to exit the Tools menu.
� Text Size setting for Internet Explorer (under the View menu) needs to be set at
"Medium."
Additional Software Required:
� Java 1.3 or 1.4 Sun version is recommended but will work with the Microsoft Java
Plug-in
� Windows Media Player 9.0
� Shockwave
Network settings:
Participant must provide high-speed (dedicated T1 or above) network access to the
Public Internet for the Testing Workstations, and must be capable of supporting a
continuous minimum data transfer rate of 500 Kbps (kilobits per second), per 25
workstations or approximately 40 Kbps per workstation.
For testing environments with more than 15 workstations, please refer to the chart below
to help identify the minimum necessary continuous data transfer rates.

NOTE: Campus-based bandwidth speed and actual testing performance are highly
related to each other and must be optimized for best results. COMPASS/ESL Internet
Version performance (such as the time between screen presentation) can be negatively
impacted by a high volume of campus-based network traffic and/or other factors that
may divert true bandwidth from the testing environment.
LAN/PORTS Settings:
COMPASS/ESL Internet Version campuses must provide testing workstations
configured to operate on the LAN using TCP/IP protocol, with access to Public Internet
websites.
� Ports 80 and 443 are required for standard program operation.

• When testing whether program is running properly or to train staff, use the test run account. 
• Open Test Launcher as usual.
• Log in with Staff ID and password.
• Select test package.
• Last Name: Enter your last name.
• Student ID:  111-11-last 4 of your SSN
• Go through as much of the test as desired. 
• You can throw away the score report.

• When opening Internet COMPASS, a table appears showing an improper screen resolution:
  • Close Internet COMPASS.
  • Right click on the desktop of the computer.
  • Go to Properties.
  • Click the Settings tab.
  • Drag the arrow for screen resolution down to 800 x 600.
  • Click Apply.  Click OK.

• When logging in, the screen says the workstation is not registered:
• Go to www.act.org/compass. (requires IT & Guidance login)
• Log in with your username & account and click Register Workstation.
• Click Get IP Address.
• Select Ok.
• Close Internet window and open the Test Launcher to try again.

• Computer is slow loading test package:
•    If that computer has not run Internet COMPASS in a few weeks or months, it may take extra time to update the program and load the test.  If this is not the case, contact the ACT Help Desk.

• Computer freezes during testing or student cannot complete test:
• If possible, click Ctrl + Alt + Q.  Click Home.  This will initialize the computer.  If not possible, move to anther computer.
• Log-in with staff ID and password.
• Log into same test package.
• Enter student's last name and student ID.
• Select Go on from where I was.

• Correcting misspelled names or incorrect student IDs:
  •  Go to www.act.org/compass.
  • Enter your user name and password.  Press Enter or Click Login
  • Make certain you are on the SESSIONS tab.
  • Enter the student's last name or their ID number (as they entered it).  Press GO.
  • If more than one student appears select the one you need to correct.
  • Click the Demographics tab
  • Click Edit
  • Make any changes or corrections you need to make.