DRC DRC Technology and Platforms 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does 'DRC's eDIRECT portal' allow state and district users to access?
- Direct email communication with DRC support staff only
- Online ordering, score reporting, and test administration management tools (Correct answer)
- Live video training sessions with DRC trainers
- Social media updates from DRC
Correct answer: Online ordering, score reporting, and test administration management tools
eDIRECT is DRC's web portal where authorized users manage test orders, access score reports, configure test settings, and oversee the administration process.
Question 2: In DRC's platform, what does 'test session management' allow proctors to do?
- Manage classroom behavior during testing
- Start, pause, extend, or invalidate student test sessions in real time (Correct answer)
- Edit student responses after submission
- Reassign test items to different students
Correct answer: Start, pause, extend, or invalidate student test sessions in real time
Test session management tools give proctors real-time control over student testing sessions, including the ability to start tests, pause for breaks, and handle technical issues.
Question 3: What is the purpose of 'accessibility features vs. accommodations' distinction in DRC's platform?
- They are the same thing and the terms are interchangeable
- Accessibility features are available to all students; accommodations are available only to eligible students with documented needs (Correct answer)
- Accommodations are for technology issues; accessibility features are for content issues
- Accessibility features must be purchased separately from the platform
Correct answer: Accessibility features are available to all students; accommodations are available only to eligible students with documented needs
Universal accessibility features are available to any student, while accommodations are designated supports for students with IEPs, 504 plans, or ELL status that must be pre-assigned.
Question 4: What happens to student data when a DRC test session is 'submitted'?
- Data is immediately visible to the student
- Responses are encrypted and transmitted to DRC's servers for scoring (Correct answer)
- The teacher receives an email with preliminary results
- The data is saved locally on the student's device indefinitely
Correct answer: Responses are encrypted and transmitted to DRC's servers for scoring
When a student submits their test, responses are securely transmitted to DRC's central servers where they undergo processing and scoring.
Question 5: What does 'bandwidth' refer to in DRC's technology readiness requirements?
- The width of printed test answer sheets
- The data transfer capacity of a network needed to support simultaneous online testing (Correct answer)
- The number of students who can sit in a testing room
- The range of grades supported by the testing platform
Correct answer: The data transfer capacity of a network needed to support simultaneous online testing
Bandwidth refers to the network's data transfer capacity, and DRC specifies minimum bandwidth requirements to ensure reliable test delivery when many students test simultaneously.
Question 6: What is the role of 'test tickets' in DRC's online testing process?
- Paper certificates given to students after completing a test
- Unique credentials provided to students to log into their assigned test session (Correct answer)
- Tickets that admit students into the physical testing room
- Error tickets generated when a technical problem occurs
Correct answer: Unique credentials provided to students to log into their assigned test session
Test tickets contain a unique username and password that allow each student to authenticate and access only their assigned test session on DRC's platform.
DRC DRC Technology and Platforms 2
What does 'DRC's eDIRECT portal' allow state and district users to access?