TEST SECURITY
& CONFIDENTIALITY
GENERAL
INFORMATION
PREPARE FOR
ONLINE TESTING
DTC & CTC QUESTIONS
IMPORTANT TESTING REMINDERS
IT'S ABOUT
THE ACRONYMS
100

The only acceptable place to keep test session IDs when not in use.

What is the SECURE LOCKED STORAGE?

100

This year, all students will have _____ hours to complete the test.

What is SEVEN?

100

The person responsible for ensuring students have the correct test accommodations as listed in the testing roster on testing day.

Who is the TEST ADMINISTRATOR?

100

Person responsible for creating testing rosters, test sessions, assembling the testing materials, including the accommodations, reference materials and scratch paper.

Who is the TESTING COORDINATOR?

100

The answer a TA tells a student _______ if a student asks a questions that the TA is not permitted to answer.

What is I CAN'T ANSWER THAT FOR YOU; JUST DO THE BEST YOU CAN? 

100

 STAAR

 What is the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness?

200

The two types of situations that are a result from district personnel deviating from testing procedures.

What is a PROCEDURAL TESTING IRREGULARITY and a SERIOUS VIOLATION?

200

A Test Administrator should ________  if a student is not able to log in to the test.

What is LET THE CTC KNOW?

200

Before the test starts, students must _____ and ____ their personal electronic devices to the test administrator.

What is TURN OFF and TURN IN?

200

These are the two trainings everyone must complete this year prior to participating in a test administration

What is the TEST SECURITY FOR THE TEXAS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM and what is the MANAGING SECURE MATERIALS FOR THE TEXAS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM? 

200

Just as the students, teachers and staff must NOT have _____ in the testing area.

What are CELL PHONES or ELECTRONIC DEVICES?

200

 PL

What is performance level?

300

Every person must sign an ______ and be _____ in test security before handling any secure materials.

What is OATH and TRAINED?

300

The TDS will ______ the student's responses _______ hours after an online test has been paused.

What is LOCK and EIGHT? 

300

To ensure a proper testing environment, teachers must ensure desks are  _____ and  _____ .

What is SUFFICIENTLY SEPARATED and CLEARED OF BOOKS?

300

Re-testing students who choose not to respond or participate in the STAAR EOC assessments will have their test coded _____.

What is OTHER? 

300

Students must access the _____ prior to their STAAR EOC to become familiar with the functionality of the platform.

What is the PRACTICE OR RELEASED TESTS?

300

TTS

What is Text to Speech?

400

An incident where the test administrator failed to complete the required seating chart.

What is a MONITORING ERROR?

400

The TWO new functions that must be disabled in a hand-held TI calculator.

What are POLYNOMIAL ROOT FINDERS and SIMULTANEOUS EQUATION SOLVERS?

400

During testing, students must remain seated EXCEPT when_____. 

What is THEY ARE RECEIVING OR RETURNING TEST MATERIALS? 

400

These are the four performance level categories available on the STAAR test.

What are MASTERS GL, MEETS GL, APPROACHES GL, and DID NOT MEET GL?

400

The ____ tool can be used to take notes on each question. 

What is the NOTEPAD? 

400

TDS

What is Test Delivery System

500

Failing to implement sufficient procedures to prevent student cheating.

What is a SERIOUS TESTING VIOLATION?

500

Seating charts must include the students names, seating placements, time the testing started, finished as well as.....

What is the TEST ADMINISTRATOR and TEST MONITOR NAMES?

500

All classroom doors where testing is occurring must have a _______.

What is TESTING-DO NOT DISTURB SIGN?

500

The default score code that the system reverts to when a student does not submit their test.

What is SCORE?

500

The ____  contains conversions, formulas, Punnett squares, periodic table and writing checklists depending on the test.

What is REFERENCES?

500
DCCR

What is District and Campus Coordinator Resources?