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User Passages

TAG Test Item Bank
eLearning:

Schools have the ability to enter passages (purchased or original) to the TAG application. Content added by a DMAC user is accessible only by that individual login.

Create Passage(s)

  • New Passage - Select Passages > New from top navigation bar; or, New from the Passage Library.

  • Language - English or Spanish.

  • Title - Name Passage.

  • Paired Passage and Format - Select Yes or No if it is a paired passage or check if it is a Revise and Edit passage.

  • Content Area - Select content area (required).

  • Course - Select course (required).

  • Genre - Select Genre (optional).

  • Readability - Enter Readability level (optional) Note: DMAC uses the Flesch-Kincaid Readability model for existing content in the item bank.

  • Text to Speech - When an option is selected, that area will read for students who receive the Text to Speech testing support. Any Directions entered will always read aloud.

Selection(s):

The main part of a passage is entered in the Selection(s) area of the page. Formatting is especially important for online tests so they display properly on the screen. Note: Save is not available on this page until content is entered in the Selection(s) text area.

  • Paste Plain Text - paste text into text box.  Delete extra spaces between lines or sentences.  Note: Click full-screen to view in a larger format to remove spaces.

Formatting Best Practices:

  • Title - Centered; bold; 16 point font

  • Subtitle - Centered; italicized; 12 point font

  • Paragraph Numbers - Italicized; 11 point font (default); add 2 spaces before/5 spaces after for numbers 1-9 and 0 spaces before/5 spaces after for double digits

  • Body Text - left aligned; 11 point font (default)

  • Images  - .png preferred, max size 675x875 pixels. Click Add new paragraph icon before and after each image. Right click an image and select Properties to edit image size and alignment or add Alt Text for a description of the image to read aloud with Text to Speech.

  • Click Print to view how a Passage will look online (Web View) or to print a copy (PDF View).

  • By adding new paragraphs with the icon, the system will automatically add the paragraph tags for the start and end of a paragraph

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