Mark in Test Book
Read Aloud
Multiple Test Sessions
Extended Time/
Separate Room
This & That
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What students are allowed to Mark in the Test Book?
What is All Students. However, they must also transfer their answers onto answer document unless they have MIB accommodation.
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If a student has READ ALOUD TO SELF, what other accommodation must a student have?
What is TESTING IN A SEPARATE ROOM ONE ON ONE.
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How does the test administrator know when to give breaks for Multiple Test Sessions?
What is follow what is written on the RAF (Review of Accommodations Form.) Some Multiple Sessions are scheduled so testing is concluded on the day of the test, while others are written over multiple days.
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How does a test administrator know how much extra time to give a student?
What is follow what is written on the RAF. Students with SCHEDULED EXTENDED TIME must be allowed as much time as they need to complete the test on the scheduled test day.
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If a student has TEST ADMINISTRATOR READS ALOUD is it okay for the test administrator to read aloud ELA (English Language Arts)?
What is , NO! Only math and science tests may be read aloud.
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What do students with Mark in Book not receive?
What is an ANSWER DOCUMENT.
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May a test administrator or proctor correct or read any part of the test to the student?
What is NO. They may only read aloud if the student has TEST ADMINISTRATOR READS TEST ALOUD accommodation.
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What does the test administrator do about times limits stated in the assessment guide?
What is when reading the instructions for the regular test administration from the assessment guide, the test administrator shall omit any information regarding time limits. Otherwise, the standard instructions located in the manual must be followed.
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If a student with SCHEDULED EXTENDED TIME needs more time at the end of the day to complete the test, may the student finish testing the next school day?
What is only if the student also has MULTIPLE TEST SESSIONS and the RAF states the student may test over multiple days.
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May the test administrator summarize or paraphrase test questions when reading aloud to students?
What is NO! Test administrators must read directions and questions and answer choices EXACTLY as written.
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If a student has Mark in Book and does not receive an answer document, how are the answers scored?
What is after testing, a test administrator, in a secure group setting with two others, transfers the answers onto the answer document.
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If a student has TEST ADMINISTRATOR READS TEST ALOUD, what must the test administrator read?
What is the test directions and content exactly as written in the test book.
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What happens if the students have to take a break from testing to eat lunch?
What is the test administrator must alert the students they have five minutes remaining before the break. Students must be told that the test administrator will clip test books so that students cannot go back to previously attempted questions. The test administrator and/or proctor must remain with the students to ensure that students do not discuss specific test questions or information contained within the tests during the lunch (or extended) break. All test materials must remain secure.
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What happens if the student has not finished testing and needs to break for lunch or if school is about to be dismissed?
What is arrangements must be made to ensure the student has the opportunity to eat lunch. The student should not be able to communicate with peers during this time. If the student is still testing shortly before school dismissal time, the test administration must end with enough time for the student to be dismissed in his/her regular manner.
300
What is a RAF?
What is Review of Accommodations During Testing form. This form is completed during an IEP or 504 meeting.
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How do we know the answers were transferred onto the answer document correctly?
What is in a secure setting of three, two people (not the person who initially transferred the answers) will verify the answers to ensure accuracy.
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If a test administrator is reading the test aloud to a group of students, what must the test administrator have?
What is a copy of the test book to read from. Special care should be made to ensure that all students in each Read Aloud group, and the test administrator, must have the exact same test form.
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How does a student, with a MULTIPLE TEST SESSIONS accommodation, take a break if they are testing online?
What is during all breaks, the PAUSE button must be clicked to prevent the online test items from being visible on the computer monitor. Each time the PAUSE button is clicked, the student has 60 minutes to continue the assessment.
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What does the test administrator do with the RAF?
What is after testing, the test administrator checks off and makes notes of the accommodations the students used during testing. This is done on the right side of the RAF. The test administrator then gives the RAF to the school test coordinator, who gives it to the IEP/504 case manager. The RAF is used for reference when accommodations are discussed at future IEP/504 meetings.
500
What is done after answers are transcribed?
What is the original person who transcribed, along with the two people who verified answers, will sign their names on the appropriate space on the test book. This is done for each subject test.
500
How does a test administrator read aloud math questions?
What is The test administrator is to read aloud fractions, greater/less than signs, equal sign, etc., in the same manner they are read aloud when used routinely during classroom instruction. The test administrator is not to read aloud information that would provide the student with the answer. For example, a test question asks: Which digit is in the hundreds place in the number 2,345? The test administrator would read the number aloud as "two-comma-three-four-five" instead of "two thousand three hundred forty-five."
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What if a student is testing online with a Multiple Test Sessions accommodation and requires a break lasting more than 60 minutes?
What is if the break is longer than 60 minutes or if the student has completed testing for the day, the test administrator must close the web browser. The student's responses to test items will be saved. The test administrator must log back into NCTEST and launch the test again to allow the student to continue working on the assessment.
500
What does TESTING IN A SEPARATE ROOM mean?
What is this accommodation allows a student to take a test in a separate room in a one-on-one or small group(less than 10 unless otherwise stated on IEP) administration.
500
What if a student needs an accommodation that is not listed on the RAF?
What is at the IEP or 504 meeting, the case manager must complete an Accommodation Notification Form requesting the special accommodation. This form is given to the school testing coordinator, who sends it to the district test coordinator, who sends it to DPI for approval. This form must be received by the NCDPI within 30 days of the EIP/504 Committee decision or at least 3 weeks prior to the test administration, whichever occurs first.
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