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POP Assessor Dashboard (PAD) & Offline Dashboard User Guide
Overview
| The POP Assessor Dashboard (PAD) allows you to manage your test bookings, such as starting or downloading a test, and marking candidates as absent. | | The Offline Dashboard allows you to start tests for your candidates, mark candidates as absent and upload completed tests. | | The Pearson Offline Platform is a required piece of software. If this is not yet installed, please navigate to the installation guide. | | Clicking on an accordion arrow (►) below will expand that section and provide guidance. Expanded sections can be closed by clicking the accordion arrow (▼) again. |
POP Assessor Dashboard (PAD)
Logging into PAD
| 1. Log into the POP Assessor Dashboard (PAD) using the following link - https://btecng.pearson.com/pqs.web.ccpd. Enter your User name and Password to log in. |  | | 2. Upon first login, you may be taken to the Home page. Clicking on the Bookings option will take you to the main bookings page: |  | | Please note: If you do not yet have login credentials for PAD, please ask your Examinations Officer to complete a declaration webform. A link to this can be found in the support index. |
Creating a PIN
Managing bookings in PAD
| The Bookings page is where you manage your tests. Clicking on the Active Bookings tab will display your available tests in a list: |  | | If your user account has access to multiple sub-sites, you can select between these by clicking the top-right dropdown arrow, followed by Switch Centre. |  | | You can filter your search by Product name, Unit name, Exam date and Candidate name to show the relevant test booking you need access to: |  | | To access the additional Booking information, you can expand the test window by clicking the small dropdown arrow, found towards the left-hand side of the booking: |  | | | Mark a learner absent | | If you wish to mark a learner as absent, click the relevant radio button for the booking and then click the Mark as Absent button: |  | | You will then be prompted to confirm this selection: |  | | | Launch test (online) | | If you wish to run a test online, select the relevant test with the radio button and click Launch Test. This will launch the test directly from your web browser: |  | | If this is your first time launching a test, you may be presented with this window. Click Open WinTDP to proceed: |  | | Placing a tick in the checkbox will stop this window from appearing again. | | | Download test (offline) | | If you wish to run a test via the Pearson Offline Dashboard, select the relevant test with the radio button and click Download Test: |  | | A new tab will open where you will need to confirm the download by pressing the Confirm download of offline exam package button: |  | | Confirming the download will open a new tab where you log into the Offline Dashboard. The previous tab will show the status of the download in four stages. A "Passed" status on each of the four stages confirms completion of the download process: |  | | Please note | | If you launch a test directly from PAD, the response file will be uploaded automatically upon completion of the test. |
Offline Dashboard
Managing tests in the Offline Dashboard
| To log in, enter your PIN and click the Login button: |  | | This will open the Offline Dashboard, where you can see your available tests. If the dashboard opens up in another screen, clicking Available will take you to the correct screen: |  | | Find the learner's test you wish to launch. You can search by date range if you have several learners across multiple dates: |  | | | Launching test | | Tick the Declaration checkbox to confirm you are ready to invigilate the assessment, then click the Launch button: |  | | If this is your first time launching a test, you will be presented with this window. Click Open WinTDP to proceed: |  | | Placing a tick in the checkbox will stop this window from appearing again. | | | Mark a learner absent | | If the learner is absent, you can mark this by clicking the Mark Absent button: |  | | The absence mark needs to be uploaded in the same way as learner test responses. Guidance on how to do this can be found below. | | | Uploading responses | | Once the test has finished, you will need to log back into the Offline Dashboard. Upon next login, you will be presented with a Pending actions pop-up box: |  | | If you have an internet connection, click Yes. If you wish to upload later, click No. If you selected No, you will need to do a manual upload by selecting Pending Upload and then clicking the Upload button: |  | | A pop-up window will then appear, asking you to start the upload by clicking on the Start uploading button: |  |
Additional guidance
Toolbar guidance
| Notepad |  |
- The size and colour of the font for your notes can be adjusted using the controls provided.
- Notes you make will be kept for the duration of the test. If you leave a question and return to it later, your notes will still be there.
- You will need to open Notepad again via the toolbar to see them. However, they will always be available to you during the test.
- Notes you make are specific to the question on which they are made, so can only be seen when on that question.
- Notes will not be marked and will be discarded at the end of the test.
| | Calculator |  |
- The calculator icon will only appear if it is allowed for that question.
- You can copy your calculations directly into the working box when the question requires it, with a button on the calculator called "Copy to Working Box".
- The calculator is keyboard accessible and can be operated using the tab or arrow keys to move to numbers or symbols and the spacebar to select.
| | Ruler |  |
- The ruler icon will only appear if it is allowed for that question.
- You can drag and drop the ruler around the screen using the mouse.
- You can adjust the angle of the protractor by using the degree rotation buttons located above the toolbar icon.
| | Protractor |  |
- The protractor icon will only appear if it is allowed for that question.
- You can drag and drop the protractor around the screen using the mouse.
- You can adjust the angle of the protractor by using the degree rotation buttons located above the toolbar icon.
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Accessibility options
| Accessibility panel |  | | Accessed by clicking the icon on the toolbar | | Colour filters |  |
- Located within the "Accessibility Settings" panel.
- These are intended to mimic the action of coloured overlays used by some dyslexia sufferers, who find them useful when interacting with text-based materials.
- However, some of the videos and animations used within our tests are difficult to see clearly when using the filters.
- On questions where there is a video or animation, candidates are advised to temporarily turn off the filter they are using whilst viewing the video or animation and re-activate the filter once they have viewed it.
| | ToolTips |
- Also located within the "Accessibility Settings" panel.
- When "On" is selected, this will provide additional information when hovering over certain components within the testing screen.
- Selecting "Off" will remove this.
| | Zoom & move options |
- You can adjust the screen zoom level by using Ctrl & + (plus) and Ctrl & - (minus) to move in and out, respectively.
- If the zoom level moves part of the question off-screen, you can use the arrow keys to move the screen around.
- Using Ctrl & 0 (zero) will revert the screen back to the default zoom level.
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Section-based tests
| For section-based tests, once the learner gets to the end of a section, they will have a chance to review their answers for that section. However, after moving on to the next section, there is no way to go back to the previous section: |  |  | | There is a chance to review the learner's answers at the end of the test. If it is a section-based test, the learner can review the answers from that section: |  |
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