D. Complete Device and Internet Verification
The device and internet verification steps outlined below must be performed on the devices that students will be using for the assessment.
Whitelist Domains
It is important that schools whitelist all the domains listed below and all subdomains in these domains. TIMSS will use these domains and subdomains for the assessment, so they should all be marked as trusted.
Whitelist the following domains:
www.cmec.ca
https://timss.iea-online.net
https://timss.am.rm.com
https://timss-odc.net
https://www.speedtest.net/
Device Requirements
The TIMSS Player hosts the assessment and is typically accessed online via school or student devices. Note that the TIMSS Player is not compatible with tablets nor iPads.
TIMSS Player minimum device requirements are as follows:
| Compatible Devices |
Browser |
Screen Resolution |
Screen Size |
PCs
Chromebooks
Macs |
Google Chrome (recommended), Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer 11, Edge, Safari
(must be no more than two versions behind latest version) |
At least 1280 x 800 or 1366 x 768 |
12″ or more recommended,
9.7″ minimum |
Next, please follow the steps in the “Device and Internet Verification” section of the School Information Form and in the tabs on the left-hand side. If the school or student devices or internet are found to be incompatible, CMEC will communicate with your school to send USB keys and/or up to 25 laptops to administer the assessment. The school contact may be requested to change the assessment date depending on laptop availability.