Pearson Student Readiness Tool (SRT)
Pearson's Student Readiness Tool (SRT) promises to bring updated, user-focused training, and support to educators and students for back-to-school. In its first year, the SRT gained over 500,000 visits across four programs.
The SRT organizes over 200 TestNav tool, item type, and test support lessons into an easily accessible format by grade and category.
Videos lessons and interactive practice items are embedded directly into the TestNav user interface (UI) to provide students a hands-on experience with the tool, item, or test support in the actual test environment. This way, students know exactly how to find and use them during their TestNav test.
The SRT was built with feedback from focus groups comprised of school administrators, teachers, Pearson staff, and students. Each group completed multiple reviews of SRT prototypes throughout the development cycle. We are open to feedback and continually improving the SRT. Specifically, we are looking for feedback that would benefit all SRT users.
Homepage.
Students are able to watch the video lesson and interact with the TestNav UI.
Items are labelled NEW! to alert students of any lessons that are new to their grade.
K2 and Gr 3-5 artwork.
Gr 6-High School artwork.
Available Lessons
New lessons are created as needed.
The K2 SRT offers video lessons that feature TestNav's simple UI. Interactive practice items include additional guidance with icons and directional language.
Students learn how to navigate a test in TestNav and submit their answers at the end of a test or test section.
| What it's Called | What it Covers |
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Get Started [Overview] | Students learn about the purpose and importance of testing. |
Next Arrow/Back Arrow |
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Next Arrow/Back Arrow [Must Answer to Continue] |
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Students learn how to access and interact with each tool that may appear on a test.
| What it's Called | How it Works |
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| Toolbar [Overview] | Students are shown the toolbar and explain its general function during testing. |
| Answer Eliminator | Students select the answer choices they believe are incorrect to eliminate them. Eliminated answer choices appear crossed out. |
Highlighter | Students drag their cursor over lines of text to apply a highlight color. |
Notepad | Students use their keyboard to enter notes. |
Ruler | Students drag and rotate the Ruler as needed to take measurements. |
Students learn how to interact with and complete different question types that may appear on a test.
| What it's Called | How it Works |
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Audio Player | Students listen to an audio clip using player controls. |
| Audio Recorder | Students record their answer using a microphone. |
Drag and Drop | Students drag objects or text into drop-bays or answer boxes. |
Drawing Interaction* | Students free-hand draw and create straight lines by using their cursor to answer questions. Students use the Compass Tool to create perfect circles. |
Fill in the Blank [Text Entry] | Students use their keyboard to enter text into answer boxes. |
| Hot Text | Students select and highlight text elements on the screen to show their answer. |
| Inline Choice | Students select an answer choice from a dropdown menu inline with text. |
| Listen Button** | Students listen to an audio clip using player controls. |
| Multiple Choice | Students select one answer from multiple answer choices. |
Multiple Response | Students select two or more answers from multiple answer choices. |
COMING SOON Order | Students select and drag objects or text into a specified order, such as chronological or from largest to smallest. |
COMING SOON Reading Passage | Students read a passage that relates to one or more questions on a test. |
COMING SOON Table Grid | Students select radio buttons on a table grid to categorize and classify information related to test content. |
*The Drawing Interaction can be used as a tool and a question type.
**Listen Button is a simplified configuration of the Audio Player.
Students learn the purpose of and how to interact with a variety of test supports available while testing.
| What it's Called | What it Covers |
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| User Menu [Overview] | Students are learn about the user menu and its general function during testing. |
| Answer Masking | Students can cover or "mask" all answer choices on the screen, and then select to reveal them as needed. |
| Color Contrast | Students can adjust the background and foreground colors of the screen to more easily view test content. |
| Line Reader Mask | Students can cover or "mask" sections of a reading passage in order to read line-by-line. |
| Magnifier | Students can drag a magnified box over portions of the screen to more easily see elements on their test. |
| Text-to-Speech (TTS) | When available, students listen to test content read aloud. |
Elementary (EL): Grades 3-5
Secondary (SE): Grades 6-12
The Spanish SRT includes a limited selection of Elementary/Secondary SRT lessons.
Videos lessons, interactive practice items, and TestNav interface are entirely translated into Spanish.
Students learn how to navigate a test in TestNav and submit their answers at the end of a test or test section.
| What it's Called | What it Covers |
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AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Next Arrow/Back Arrow |
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Next Arrow/Back Arrow [Must Answer to Continue] |
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AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Review List |
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AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Submit Answers |
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Students learn how to access and interact with each tool that may appear on a test.
| What it's Called | How it Works |
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AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Answer Eliminator | Students select the answer choices they believe are incorrect to eliminate them. Eliminated answer choices appear crossed out. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Calculator
| Students use each calculator as they would a physical calculator. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Drawing Interaction*
| Students free-hand draw and create straight lines by using their cursor to take notes and work out problems. Students use the Compass Tool to create perfect circles. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Exhibits | Students select a tab to open supplemental information such as formula sheets, charts, diagrams, etc. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Highlighter | Students drag their cursor over lines of text to apply a highlight color. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Notepad | Students use their keyboard to enter notes. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Protractor | Students drag and rotate the Protractor as needed to measure angles. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Ruler | Students drag and rotate the Ruler as needed to take measurements. |
Scratchpad | Students can record notes with a text box and drawing panel. |
Straightedge | Students drag end points to reposition the Straightedge as needed. |
*The Drawing Interaction can be used as a tool and a question type.
Students learn how to interact with and complete different question types that may appear on a test.
| What it's Called | How it Works |
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| Audio Player | Students listen to an audio clip using player controls. |
| Audio Recorder | Students record their answer using a microphone. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Bar Graph | Students drag bars on a bar graph to show their answer. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Drag and Drop (1) [Gap Match] | Students drag objects or text into drop-bays or answer boxes. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Drag and Drop (2) [Text Extractor] | Students drag text into drop-bays or answer boxes. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Drawing Interaction*
| Students free-hand draw and create straight lines by using their cursor to answer questions. Students use the Compass Tool to create perfect circles. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Equation Editor | Students build equations using math palettes and their keyboard. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Extended Text Entry
| Students use their keyboard to answer constructed response questions. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Fill in the Blank [Text Entry] | Students use their keyboard to enter text into answer boxes. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Fraction Model | Students divide, merge, and shade in segments of a shape to show their answer. |
| Function Type | Students select from available function types and then drag end points of a line to show their answer. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Hot Spot | Students select and highlight target areas on the screen to show their answer. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Hot Text | Students select and highlight text elements on the screen to show their answer. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Inline Choice | Students select an answer choice from a dropdown menu inline with text. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Multiple Choice | Students select one answer from multiple answer choices. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Multiple Response | Students select two or more answers from multiple answer choices. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Number Line | Students plot solution sets on a number line to show their answer. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Order | Students select and drag objects or text into a specified order, such as chronological or from largest to smallest. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Point Graph | Students plot points or lines on a point graph to show their answer. |
| Reading Passage | Students read a passage that relates to one or more questions on a test. |
COMING SOON Sentence Order | Students select and drag sentences or phrases into a specified order. |
| Shape Transformation | Students drag a figure or shape onto a coordinate grid to show their answer. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Simulations | Students interact with simulated experiments and collect results to answer one or more questions on a test. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Slider | Students drag objects up and down or forward and back on a slider to show their answer. |
| Solution Set | Students plot points to create lines and shade in sections of a coordinate grid. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Table Grid | Students select radio buttons on a table grid to categorize and classify information related to test content. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Tabs | Students select tabs to view test content that relates to one or more questions on a test. |
| Text Highlighter | Students select and highlight text elements within a paragraph or reading passage to show their answer. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Video Player [Option for removable captions] | Students watch a video that relates to one or more questions on a test. Optional: Students practice turning captions on and off on video. |
| Zoom Number Line | Students select an area on a number line to zoom in and precisely plot a point. |
Students learn the purpose of and how to interact with a variety of test supports available while testing.
| What it's Called | What it Covers |
|---|---|
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Answer Masking | Students can cover or "mask" all answer choices on the screen, and then select to reveal them as needed. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Color Contrast | Students can adjust the background and foreground colors of the screen to more easily view test content. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Line Reader Mask | Students can cover or "mask" sections of a reading passage in order to read line-by-line. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Magnifier | Students can drag a magnified box over portions of the screen to more easily see elements on their test. |
| Pop-up Glossary | When available, students can select a word with a dotted underline to view its definition or learn additional information. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Text-to-Speech (TTS) | When available, students listen to test content read aloud. |
| White Noise | Students can listen to various sounds meant to alleviate auditory distraction during testing. |
AVAILABLE IN SPANISH Zoom [Dropdown] | Students can zoom in and out (25-500%) on their tests using the zoom feature in the user dropdown menu or universal keyboard controls. |