Testing Materials
What sign needs to be posted regarding noise during testing?
Quiet, do not disturb. Testing (or similar wording)
What document do all persons involved with testing need to sign?
Test Security Agreement
What part of the computer process are TAs allowed to assist students with?
Sign on
What must be done with the scratch paper?
Turned in to BTC
Name a type of accommodation that is "embedded" into the computer program for testing?
Text to Speech
How are students told they cannot have electronics?
Sign and test administration instructions
What must TAs do with the Test Administration Directions prior to testing?
Read it entirely
What physical act should TAs be doing during testing?
Moving around the room regularly
Which secure document has to be shred because it contains Personally Identifiable Information?
Test Tickets
If a student must have a hand-held calculator, what other accommodation must be made?
Paper test must be printed
Name two materials (non-computer) that students must be provided
Scratch paper and pencil
How are TA's trained to be ready for test administration?
eLearning course
What electronic device may TAs use and for what reason?
Phone: To contact BTC
What report must be completed and given to the BTC
Irregularity Report
Name the three main groups of students who can have accommodations.
Those with an IEP, 504 or EL plan
What book does the TA need to have?
Test Administration Script
What do TA's need to remove from a room prior to testing
Anything present that could assist students in testing (walls, desks, doors, windows, etc)
What should a TA do if a student is caught cheating?
Contact the BTC right but do not interrupt testing.
Is a student coming in late or being absent an irregularity?
Yes. It should be noted on the report
Name two types of "non-embedded" accommodations.
Small group or individual, Read aloud (not for ELA), interpreting a specific word in a student's home language; braille. Any allowable accommodation in their plans
What report must be kept by the TA during testing?
Irregularity report
How does a TA know which students have accommodations and what they are?
On the test ticket for embedded and an indication if they have non-embedded.
Do students need to be monitored during breaks?
Yes
Who at your school is responsible for organizing the end of testing celebration?
Answers will vary.
Where do you find out a student's non-embedded accommodations?
BTC...but you as the TA are responsible for making sure they are available to the student