Use the Explorer to search for student test sessions by Student Name, Test Name, Test Program, etc. Both published and unpublished tests with administrations are included in Session Explorer. You can export the search results to a CSV file. This page and specific actions are available only for users with the appropriate role permissions.

Filter the Student List

  1. Go to Operations > Session Explorer.
  2. You must select at least one of the following filters:
    • Student: Enter a student's first and/or last name or the student's Session ID or External ID. Partial names may be used.
    • Test Program: Select one (and only one) test program.
    • Test Name: Select one (and only one) test. The dropdown is populated with published and unpublished tests.
    • Test Code: Type in a test code.
  3. Select one or more of the optional filters:
    • Organization: Select a district, school, or state.
    • Test Status: Select a test state, such as In Progress.
    • Accommodations: Select one or more accommodation, such as Text To Speech.
    • Accountability Codes: Select an accountability code, such as Medical Excused.
    • Score Status: Select Score Pending or Score Complete.
    • Advanced Filters:
      • Demographics: This allows for a search/export of sessions for all students with a specific demographic (e.g., all students with an IEP), as well as search/export of sessions for students without a particular demographic.


      • Review/Has Notes – View all reviewed sessions or only those with notes, if applicable. 
      • Multiple Reporting Orgs – Identify students assigned to more than one reporting school.
      • Enrolled Orgs/Reporting Orgs Mismatch – Identify students whose enrollment school does not match their reporting school.
  4. Click Search. Click Clear Search (at the top) to remove all selected search criteria.

Apply an Action for a Single Student

Your actions may vary based on user and site permissions.

  1. Locate a student using filters as needed.
  2. In the Actions column, select the more menu to view an available action.


    • History: View the session history. This includes creating sessions, student approval requests, changes to the test state, setting or changing accountability codes, etc. You can copy the Session ID or External ID (from TestNav) and search by that ID in the Student search field.
    • Proctor Dashboard: Link directly to the Proctor Dashboard. 
    • Delete Session: Remove the student session if it is not yet started. You will also need to modify the student to make sure they will not be rescanned back into the session. After deleting a session, its history will no longer be available.
    • Unsubmit Session: Unsubmit a submitted student session. Sessions must be submitted before they can be unsubmitted. This action requires permission for your role.
    • Apply/Modify Accountability Code: Choose an accountability code to apply. The choices available are set at the site level. 


Apply an Action for Multiple Students

  1. Filter students as desired.
  2. Select the checkboxes for specific students or click the checkbox in the table header for bulk selection options. 
  3. In the more menu on the top right, you can:
    • Select the Export Selected Sessions option to export the selected search results. (The student checkboxes must be selected. See the tip below to quickly select multiple students.)
    • Select the Export Selected Session Sections option to export only selected search results associated with test sections. This report can help locate students who missed a section of a test.
    • Select Bulk Apply Accountability Codes to apply accountability codes to selected sessions. 
    • Click the Export History button to view previous exports and redownload them as needed.




Sample Session Explorer Screen

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