Testing True or False
True or False:
Students may have no more than one piece of scratch paper per STAAR test.
False! They can have as much BLANK scratch paper as needed.
STAAR accommodations should be used in class _______ and _______.
routinely and effectively
This is an example of a serious test irregularity:
A. Tampering with student responses
B. Using your phone to take a picture of test content
C. Helping the student type their constructed response, because their typing skills aren't very good.
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
This is how long students have to complete their STAAR test.
What is until the end of the day.
less severe, more common, and typically the result of minor deviation in testing procedures
What is a procedural irregularity?
True or False:
Teachers are allowed to read aloud the prompt only to students from the RLA STAAR test.
FALSE!
Teachers are no longer permitted to read ANYthing from the screen to students.
A student says they usually have text to speech but it is not being offered on their test. What should you do?
Tell the student to pause testing immediately and put your "I Need Help" card outside your door.
A. Viewing secure test content before, during or after an administration
B. Duplicating, recording, or electronically capturing confidential test content
C. Posting, emailing, or distributing confidential test content
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
If a teacher or student notices that an accommodation is not being provided on the computer during testing, they can ask before question number what to have it turned on.
Ask before question 5, and it can be turned on!
Examples of these include:
numbers chart
frequently misspelled word list
blank graphic organizers
mnemonic devices
What are supplemental aids?
Any violation of test security or confidential integrity may result in invalidating student test results and revocation of a teacher's certificate without the opportunity for reapplication up to permanently.
TRUE
True or False:
Students in a testing group must remain in the same room the whole day.
FALSE!
Remaining testers will be consolidated at a certain time so others can continue with their educational day. Or sometimes a student becomes a distraction and needs to be moved to a different location with a new TA.
All testing personnel must undergo these two things before handling secure test materials.
What is sign and oath and attend a security training.
True or False:
Test administrators are not allowed to have a clock in their rooms because it might help a student on the math test.
False! Please be sure you have a working clock in your room on testing days.
constitute severe violations of test security and/or confidentiality; can result in the individual being referred to TEA
What is a serious testing irregularity
True or False:
Failing to report to an appropriate authority that an individual has engaged in or is suspected of engaging in any violation of test security may or may not be considered a testing violation.
False!
The person responsible for ensuring students have the correct test accommodations on testing day as listed on the accommodations page
Who is the test administrator?
Which of these is a PROCEDURAL irregularity?
A. Testing personnel fell asleep during the test.
B. A test administrator failed to read the directions verbatim directly from the test manual.
C. Testing personnel misplaced a student test ticket.
B. A test administrator failed to read the directions verbatim directly from the test manual.
If an emergency occurs during testing, test administrators should:
A. be sure all students have logged out of their tests before leaving the room.
B. have students line up and wait for the test administrator to collect secure test materials.
C. line up and leave the room quietly and calmly.
D. All of the above
C. line up and leave the room quietly and calmly.
When the test questions, answer choices and other important information are being read to the student
What is Text To Speech?
True or False:
All subject area content needs to be removed from the walls in the testing room before testing day.
False! Only the subject being tested needs to be removed or covered. TEA says the testing environment should not feel sterile to the testers.
A student has text to speech on each of his STAAR tests. Will EVERY word of the RLA test be read aloud to the student?
NO! The passage and certain questions will not be read aloud.
*Remember to look for the icon!
Is it ok for anyone to monitor testing if the regular test administrator needs to leave the room?
No
A person who covers a classroom must have signed an oath and attended a training.
Start and stop times must be recorded here.
What is the seating chart?
What are the 4 performance categories that students can achieve on STAAR?
Masters Grade Level
Meets Grade Level
Approaches Grade Level
Does Not Meet Grade Level