After setup using the steps below.

Install TestNav

TestNav program files are saved in Applications/TestNav.

  1. Download TestNav.

  2. Double-click the .dmg file (for example, testnav-1.4.1.dmg) that you downloaded. The TestNav install window appears.

  3. Drag the TestNav icon into the Applications folder.

  4. Eject the TestNav installer from Devices in the Finder sidebar. You can also eject it from the Desktop.

You can copy the TestNav application and push it to student computers for mass installation.

For macOS 10.14+, you must grant TestNav full privacy & accessibility control to administer secure tests. Click or tap System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy. Scroll to Accessibility, and add or select TestNav.

Before signing in, deselect Show Caption Panel in the Accessibility settings for VoiceOver use during a TestNav test:

  1. Go to System Preferences > Accessibility.


  2. Select VoiceOver > Open VoiceOver Utility.

  3. Select Visuals > Panels and Menus, and then deselect Show Caption Panel.

If Show Caption Panel is selected, the Caption Panel appears during a secure test. This triggers an error and TestNav exits the student from the test.

TestNav App Updates

TestNav program file updates are saved in {user_home}/Library/Application Support/Pearson. You must give students write access to the update directory.

 

Set Up Response File Backups


Default Primary Save Location 

Operating SystemSRF LocationLog File Location
OS X

{USER_HOME}/Pearson/srf/

{USER_HOME}/Pearson/logs/

Do not continue on this page. For additional instructions on tests managed in ADAM, see Log in to a Test using TestNav. 

Secondary Save Location

You can set a secondary save location through your assessment management system. Set a secure file transfer protocol (SFTP) address as the save location to ensure that the secondary save applies to all testing computers and devices.

Run App Check

Sign in to TestNav

Instruct students to close all apps or programs running on their devices before starting a TestNav secure (high-stakes) test.

  1. If you have not already done so, choose the appropriate icon for your test on the home page. If your test was selected before the test session, you see the Sign In page, rather than the home page.

    If you need to select a different test, click the user dropdown at the upper-right of the page, and click Choose a different customer.

  2. Click the appropriate icon for your test.


  3. Start a test to ensure that you can do so without error.

Tiny link: https://support.assessment.pearson.com/x/JAAyAQ