Purpose of Testing
What is one reason standardized tests are given to students in North Carolina?
What is to measure mastery of knowledge and skills?
Who must store secure test materials in a locked facility?
Who is the principal or test coordinator?
Who ensures test accommodations are documented and provided?
Who are test coordinators in conjunction with program administrators? Trainor/Shaylee/EC/Reynolds
Changing student responses after testing is considered what?
What is an unethical testing practice?
A teacher helps students answer test questions. What is this an example of?
What is an ethics violation?
Who uses test data to compare NC students to students in other states?
Who are community leaders and lawmakers?
True or False: Teachers may review test items before administering a test.
What is false?
Who counts and distributes test materials before each administration?
Who is the school test coordinator?
Using secure test items in instruction is a violation of what?
What is test security and ethical conduct?
A proctor notices a student using a smartwatch during testing. What should they do?
What is report it immediately to the test administrator or coordinator?
Why are standardized tests valuable to parents and guardians?
What is to track their children's academic progress and readiness?
What must be done if test materials are lost or compromised?
What is report immediately to the principal or test coordinator?
What must proctors do during a test administration?
What is assist the test administrator and monitor students?
Encouraging students not to do their best violates which principle?
What is student fairness and opportunity?
A teacher leaves secure test materials (Chromebook) unattended in an open classroom. What was violated?
What is test material security policy?
Teachers use test results to identify what in student performance?
What are strengths and weaknesses in learning?
Who designates personnel authorized to handle secure materials?
What is the PSU (Public School Unit)?
What must test administrators report to the school test coordinator?
What are violations of testing rules or policies?
Failing to test all students who are supposed to be tested is a violation of what?
What is the Testing Code of Ethics?
A student wasn't given their IEP accommodations. What is the ethical issue here?
What is a failure to provide required accommodations?
What should test scores be used in combination with to evaluate student progress?
What is all other available information about the student?
What must never be done with secure test materials without the test publisher's written consent?
What is copying, reproducing, or paraphrasing?
Name one thing teachers can do to help students prepare for testing.
What is teach test-taking strategies, use test formats in instruction, or conduct practice sessions?
What could happen to a teacher who modifies student records to raise scores?
What is license suspension, civil action, or criminal prosecution?
What actions can the State Board of Education take in the case of a testing violation?
What is withhold incentives, file civil/criminal charges, or revoke license?