Procedural Testing Irregularities
Mistakes in administering incorrect assessments and assessment eligibility is an example of what type of procedural irregularity?
a) accommodation error
b) accounting error
c) monitoring errors
d) training errors
e) eligibility errors
Answer: c) eligibility errors. Testing personnel failed to account for all eligible testers.
What is a(n) example(s) of a serious testing violation?
a) tampering with student responses
b) falsifying student responses
c) scoring students's tests, either formally or informally
d) all of the above
d) all of the above; district testing personnel must not add/change/modify or complete student responses; must not determine the correctness or incorrectness or completeness or incompleteness of students' responses.
Is this a procedural or serious testing irregularity?
-a test administrator: did not monitor students during a break from testing, reinforced test-taking strategies, , did not properly complete the required seating chart.
Procedural testing irregularity. Students need to be monitored during breaks, cannot reinforce test taking strategies and must complete the seating chart properly.
True or False: Students should raise their hand when they have completed the test per the directions. Verify that students have submitted their test.
True; ensure students submit their test.
True or False: For students receiving accommodations, the test administrator is not permitted to modify the directions when needed.
False; the TS is permitted to modify the directions as needed.
An allowable and approved accommodation was not provided to a student. What type of accommodations error is it?
a) accommodation errors
b) accounting errors
c) eligibility errors
d) monitoring errors
e) training errors
a) accommodation errors
Fill in the blank: Serious testing irregularities are incidents caused by testing personnel that violate the ________ and _________ of an assessment.
Serious testing irregularities are incidents caused by testing personnel that violate the _security_ and _confidentiality_ of an assessment.
True or False: Student Test Tickets are not confidential materials.
False. Explanation: Student test tickets is an example of confidential materials.
If students ask you a question about the test, what do you do?
a) assist the student and give examples
b) provide testing strategies
c) tell them you can't answer and to do their best
d) tell them to take an educational guess
Just say: "I can't answer that for you, just do the best you can."
True or False: For EB students who request assistance, test administrators are allowed to paraphrase, translate, repeat, or read aloud these directions and the directions that introduce particular test sections or question types, as long as the substance of the directions is not changed.
True; if they request assistance please help.
A test administrator left a room unmonitored while students were testing. What type of procedural testing irregularity occurred?
a) training error
b) accommodation error
c) accounting error
d) eligibility error
e) monitoring error
e) monitoring error. Mistakes in training, calibration, or test security oaths.
Which one of the following is a serious testing violation? Select all that apply.
a) responding to secure test questions
b) test administrator left a room unmonitored while students were testing
c) preventing a student from participating
d) failing to implement sufficient procedures to prevent student cheating
a) responding to secure test questions
c) preventing a student from participating
d) failing to implement sufficient procedures to prevent student cheating
b) is an example of procedural testing irregularity
What is an example of secure materials?
a) test session IDs, student test tickets
b) student test tickets, online assessments
c)online assessments, test session IDs
C) Online assessments, test session IDs
Select all that apply. During actively monitoring the class, what are some things you must be aware of while testing:
a) accessing unauthorized materials
b) accessing cell phone
c) students working independently
d) student cheating
During actively monitoring the class, what are some things you must be aware of while testing:
a) accessing unauthorized materials
b) accessing cell phone
d) student cheating
True or False: For students using TTS, the test administrator is not allowed to remind students that a “Do Not Read” icon next to passages or test questions indicates that the text may not be read aloud to the student.
False; the TA is allowed to remind students that a “Do Not Read” icon next to passages or test questions indicates that the text may not be read aloud to the student for students using TTS.
Testing personnel lost or misplaced student test tickets or secure test materials (e.g., test session IDs). What type of procedural testing irregularity has occurred?
a) accounting errors
b) accommodation errors
c) eligibility errors
d) monitoring errors
e) training errors
a) accounting errors
Fill in the blank: Viewing secure test content ________, during, or _______ an administration. Test administrators must not do this.
Viewing secure test content _before_, during, or _after_ an administration.
True or False. Student test tickets are secure but do contain personally identifiable information. Therefore, student test tickets must be kept confidential.
False; student test tickets are NOT secure and contain personal information; they must be kept confidential based on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (ferpa) guidelines.
Circle the best answer.
District personnel is be / is not permitted to administer assessments, monitor test sessions, relieve a test administrator during a break, or handle secure materials even though they were not properly trained or did not sign a test security oath.
Answer: is not. Everyone should be properly trained and sign a test security oath.
True or False: For students using TTS and content and language supports, the text within these supports will be read aloud unless there is a “Do Not Read” icon.
True. TTS scholars: Text within these supports will be read aloud unless there is a “Do Not Read” icon.
Personnel were allowed to administer an assessment or relieve a test administrator even though they were not properly trained or did not sign a test security oath. What type of procedural testing irregularity occurred?
a) accommodation error
b) accounting error
c) eligibility error
d) training error
e) monitoring error
d) training error. Mistakes in training, calibration, or test security oaths
Fill in the blank: Test Administrations must NOT provide ______, _________, suggestions, hints or affirmations to students regarding responses to test questions.
answers, assistance
Fill in the blank: Duplicating, ________, or ____________ capturing confidential test content. Test administrators must not take pictures or screenshots or make photocopies or recordings of test questions or student responses, whether to aid a student or for their own interest.
Duplicating, _recording_, or _electronically_ capturing confidential test content. Test administrators must not take pictures or screenshots or make photocopies or recordings of test questions or student responses, whether to aid a student or for their own interest.
If a Test Administrator violates security and confidentiality of assessments, can he/she be referred to the State Board for Educator Certification for sanctions and lower the school district's or charter school's accreditation status? Yes or No
Yes. TAC §101.3031 states that any violation of test security or confidential integrity may result in TEA taking the following actions: • invalidating student test results; • referring certified educators to the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) for sanctions in accordance with TAC §247, Educators’ Code of Ethics, and TAC §249, Disciplinary Proceedings, Sanctions, and Contested Cases; and • lowering the school district’s or charter school’s accreditation status or a school district’s, charter school’s, or campus’s accountability rating in accordance with TEC §39.003 or appointment of a monitor, conservator, or management team to the school district or charter school in accordance with TEC Chapter 39A.
Dictionaries must be available to all students taking the following which STAAR assessments:
English I and English II page 11