Assessment and Testing Centers: TEAS at MC

 Good afternoon, MC Colleagues,

I’m writing to share with you that Assessment and Testing Centers will offer the TEAS exam in-person starting May 1, 2023.

The procedures for this implementation have been revised to accommodate current testing patterns. Assessment and Testing Centers will offer in-person appointments for TEAS after carefully evaluating recent changes made by ATI remote services. ATI changed their online proctoring provider from Proctorio to Respondus. Respondus is a lockdown browser that does not offer live proctoring. Several test implementation issues became difficult to troubleshoot without a live proctor. In addition, Respondus created challenges for students with accommodations since it is not compatible with many assistive technologies such as Kurzweil.

Assessment and Testing Centers will no longer support ATI with TEAS online. However, ATI will continue offering TEAS remotely. We strongly encourage applicants to consider this format if they are looking for appointments that better align with their personal schedules. After completing their online exam, applicants can request that their score transcripts be sent to Montgomery College, or they can simply access their ATI account and print their test report to include it in their application package to MC.

Applicants will register with  ATI Website to create an account and find available TEAS in-person appointments at MC Assessment and Testing Centers. Applicants will be able to schedule a test appointment regardless of the number of attempts. Current trends show that applicants are not deterred by the cost of each exam and have several options to schedule a new attempt in-person or online anywhere this exam is offered. ATI does not offer any administrative tools to prevent applicants from taking this exam several times which makes it challenging for testing centers to monitor attempts.

Students with Documented Disabilities

One important reason to bring TEAS in-person is to support registered Montgomery College students that need to complete this exam. Assessment and Testing Centers will work directly with DSS Counselors to arrange all test accommodations.

Students must register with MC and follow current procedures to contact a DSS counselor before scheduling a test appointment. After meeting with MC students, DSS counselors will email the test accommodations to following mailbox: TEAStesting@montgomerycollege.edu Assessment Staff will coordinate with ATI to have the accommodations ready for testing day.

DSS students will need to register with ATI Website to select a location and date for their exam. If they need assistance with this step, they can contact us at TEAStesting@montgomerycollege.edu to set up a ZOOM call and walk them through the ATI registration page. We strongly recommend that DSS students that need a private room as part of their accommodations should schedule their exam in the Rockville campus. The Rockville assessment and testing center can accommodate more students in private rooms 

Assessment and Testing Centers understand that DSS accommodations are not the same for all students. Please contact us if you have an accommodation request that requires special consideration.

I appreciate your patience with this lengthy email. Our webpage has been updated with information on this implementation: www.montgomerycollege.edu/assessment. TEAS information is located under the heading Additional Testing. 

Thank you,

Guillermo

Guillermo E Laya

(He/him/his)

College-wide Assessment and Testing Centers Director

glaya@montgomerycollege.edu

240-567-1596

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For information on placement testing, visit our webpage: www.montgomerycollege.edu/assessment

For information on academic testing, visit our webpage: www.montgomerycollege.edu/academictesting 

 

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