Avant Handwritten Writing Section Workflow Diagram. A visual step-by-step guide for administering and processing the handwritten writing section of a test. Steps 1–5 are on the left, showing test taker and proctor actions: (1) Test taker completes the reading section. (2) Proctor logs in to print writing prompts. (3) Proctor selects and prints prompts vertically. (4) Proctor distributes prompts by matching names. (5) Test takers write responses and return them to the proctor. On the right side, steps 6–9 illustrate the submission and scoring process: (6) Proctor scans responses into PDFs, naming files with school and group. (7) PDFs are uploaded via a Dropbox link provided by Avant. (8) Avant Support retrieves and scores the submissions. (9) Writing proficiency levels appear in the Teacher/Results and Individual Reports. Visual elements include a printer, scanner, PDF and Dropbox icons, and arrows connecting each numbered step.

Test Taker completes the Reading section of the test.

Proctor logs into results report to print off Writing Prompts for eligible test takers.

Proctor selects and prints writing prompts for one or more test takers.
When printing out the student writing prompt, please make sure to print in vertical (rather than horizontal). Each prompt should only be one page.

Proctor distributes the writing prompts, matching the name of the header to the name of the test taker.

Test Takers write responses to the writing prompts directly on the pages and returns all pages to the proctor.

Scan the pages that are ready to submit and create PDF files and save them to your computer. Include School and Testing Group names in the PDF when possible.

Avant will send a Dropbox link along with the logins on your Test Set-Up Form. Open this link and upload the PDF files (Writing Submissions) there.
Note – You don’t need to create a Dropbox account or create any new folders

Avant Support retrieves and processes the scanned PDF’s from Dropbox and raters score each Test Taker response.

Proficiency Levels for the Writing section appear in the Teacher/Results list and Individual Reports

Handwritten Writing Section Workflow Diagram

Benchmark Scale.

Benchmark Scale

STAMP Score Accuracy chart:

Avant STAMP Score Accuracy Overview

Level

Percentage of test takers who tested at that level

Fraction of test takers who tested at that level

Total number of test takers for that skill

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