These can be used to familiarize students with TCAP formatting without compromising test integrity.
What are released items?
100
This small, common electronic device, used to communicate with others, can not be in the testing room.
What is a cell phone?
100
This process, typically used to reproduce text or visuals, can not be used to reproduce TCAP.
What is photocopying?
100
This term means that all students have the same test content, resources, directions, testing conditions, and scoring procedures.
What is standardization?
100
This is the maximum amount of time allowed if extra time is used as an accommodation.
What is time and a half?
200
This writing instrument that has replaceable graphite is not allowed for testing.
What is a mechanical pencil?
200
This person is responsible for the ethical administration during the testing session.
What is the test proctor?
200
This practice, now required by CDE , was used to discourage students from rushing through the test and to encourage going back over the test during the allowed session time.
What is reading a book?
200
This document contains explicit directions for administering each testing session and should be read thoroughly before administering the test.
What is the proctor's manual?
200
This person contacts CDE with ethical and logistical questions that can't be answered in district.
Who is the DAC?
300
This posted instructional aid, provided to prompt students to use a variety of vocabulary, must be removed from the walls in any room used for administering TCAP.
What is a word wall?
300
Receiving phone calls and texting during testing session or sitting down.
What is teacher staying attentive to students testing?
300
This is the number of bubbles the student or proctor should fill in on the back of the test booklet.
What is zero?
300
This person is responsible for test security and fielding testing questions within each school.
Who is the SAC?
300
This secure document is used with the proctor's manual to administer the assessment to students who need content material read to them.
What is the oral script?
400
This tool allows students to see the progression of skills considered when TCAP constructed responses are scored and can be posted in the room if it has been used for instructional purposes.
What is a TCAP rubric?
400
After Proctor has read the directions and answered student questions, and says you may begin and time is noted.
What is students are NOT allowed to ask any questions until the sessions is over?
400
This is the person to whom all test booklets and secure documents must be returned after each testing session or when excused to leave the room for any reason.
What is the SAC?
400
This is the maximum number of students that can be assigned to one test proctor in any given session.
What is thirty?
400
This is the only accommodations document that can be used with the proctor's manual when administering the reading test.
What is the teacher read directions?
500
Anything posted in a classroom, or other area used for TCAP that provides information which could direct students to correct answer for any test question
What is must be covered or removed?
500
Proctor is to walk around the room and make sure students are working in proper section.
What is NO NOT identify items students did not complete either during or after test?
500
This is the person with whom test items and specific student testing behaviors that were observed can be discussed.
What is no one?
500
This is the maximum number of content areas and levels that can be tested in the same room at the same time.
What is one?
500
This is the maximum amount of time that can be added to a testing session for the standard accommodation "Frequent Breaks".