ACER-PAT Online Data

ACER-PAT Online Data

Importing ACER / PAT Online Tests

ACER / PAT online result data is imported from the ACER data service portal. Users will require credentials to log in to their school portal. https://oars.acer.edu.au/

Exporting Online Test Data

  1. Login to your ACER portal. If you are unsure of how to do this, please contact ACER for your URL, username and password. The URL should be similar to https://oars.acer.edu.au/{yourschoolID}
  2. Click on reports
  1. Select the test you wish to export on the left-hand side of this interface
  1. Select Group Report
  1. Fill out the required fields for the export. Fields required are: 
  • Test Form
  • Time Period
  • Year Levels
Fields not required are:
Tags

  1. Click Generate Report and wait for the report to load the results.
  1. A report will now show with check boxes in green to show correct answers and red boxes with letters to show incorrect answers and the answer chosen.
  2. Results will need to be compared before they can be exported. In the top right hand corner, there will be a drop down box "Comparing candidates results to", simply select a comparison and then click the 'Download' option on the left.
  1. Download report as a Table (Excel file). Ensure that all the options in the checkboxes are ticked for inclusion in the export.


10.  Export as Excel file ensuring all 6 field options are selected

Convert File for Compass Import

Convert File to XLSX

To import this file into Compass, it will need to be converted to the Excel spreadsheet format; .XLSX
To do this, simply open the downloaded file in Microsoft Excel 2007 or above, click File > Save As and save the file as an XLSX file.


Import Data to Compass

1. Login to Compass and hover over the Teaching and Learning Menu (pencil icon) and click 'Analytics'
2. Select 'Add Analytics Cycle'

     


3. A pop-up titled 'Add Analytics Cycle' will appear. From the 'Cycle' drop-down box, select ACER Progressive Achievement Test.



4. Once this has been selected, you will then have the ability to select the Cycle Year and enter a Cycle Name.

     

5. Select 'Choose File' next to Acer Online Assessment and then navigate to the location where the created XLSX file was saved.

6. Once the file has been selected, click 'Create.'

This will open a pop-up where you will be able to view details of the cycle that has just been created. The cycle name and type will be visible in the top left-hand corner, areas of assessment in the bottom left-hand corner, and the students enrolled on the right-hand side.



When you first open the Analytics module, you will see a list of all cycles that have been created in Compass for all test types. Clicking on the pencil icon beside any of these ACER PAT cycles will open for you the pop-up containing cycle details.


Staff Access

On the Analytics page, you will see a status column which lets you know the status of all analytics cycles in Compass. When your ACER PAT cycle is first created, it will appear in this list as 'Hidden.' In order to make results visible in Compass, you will need to change this status to ReadOnly.

To do this, you will first tick the box to the left-hand side of the cycle in question. Then click on 'Selected Cycles' and 'Set Staff Access'. From the options, click 'Read-Only'.

     

Once this has been done and the cycle is visible to staff, you will then see ACER PAT results for the year in question appearing on the profile of any students enrolled in the cycle.

There are three setting for Staff Access:

1. Open - the cycle is open, students can be enrolled into it and results (for tests where import is not available) can be manually entered for students. This status is not relevant for NAPLAN test cycles.
2. Read Only - the results contained within the cycle can be viewed in Compass but not edited.
3. Hidden - the cycle has been imported to Compass but results are not visible in the portal.

Parent/Student Visibility

If you want results to be visible to Parents and/or Students, select the applicable cycle/cycles, then click 'Selected Cycles' and go to 'Set Parent/Student Access' and choose your required setting.

     

Viewing the Data

Analytics

The imported data can be viewed in the Analytics tab of a class page. You can navigate to a class page from the Subjects and Classes menu, or by typing a class code into the search bar on Compass.

From the class page click the 'Analytics' tab, and then click to 'Results Grid' . Select the the ACER Progressive Achievement Test you want to view under 'Selected Cycles'.

     


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