Testing 101
Administation of this exam begins on May 1, 2019 for students in Grades 3-8
What is the NYS Mathematics Test?
These 3 types of question formats are presented in the ELA
What are Multiple Choice, Short Response, and Extended Response?
True or False: All students in Grades 3-5 take the NYS Mathematics exam
What is TRUE?
True or False: If finished with the exam, students must submit their exam before being allowed to read a book
What is TRUE?
After a student’s assessment materials are collected, or the student has submitted the test if testing on computer, that student may be permitted to read silently.
These student testing materials must be separated from the Test Booklet; and also returned in alphabetical order
What are the Student Answer Sheets?
Make-up administration for this exam begins on April 4th
What is the ELA?
The 4-point rating scaled is used for the this type of question
What is an extended response question?
Students in Grades 4-5 are allows to use these mathematical tools during the exam; the tools must be provided by the school
What are protractors?
Name three (3) electronic devices MUST be put away before the exam begins (Teachers and Students)
What are Cell Phones, MP3 players, Voice recorders; Earbuds; Laptops; Tablets; Headphones?
These materials must be placed on the back of each student booklet
What are ATS Student ID Labels?
These 3 components of the Common Core Standards will be assessed on the ELA exam
What are Reading, Writing, and Language?
Name 2 out of the 4 Informational Text Structures that can be used on the ELA
What is Expository, Argumentative, Instructional, and Narrative?
NYS Mathematics Standard are broken up into these 3 Clusters
What are Major, Supporting, and Additional?
Proctors may provide student assistance under these circumstances
What are the mechanics of the test?
True or False: Teacher should "bubble-in" Absent for Book 1 on the student answer sheets
What is false?
That would mean they were not tested for the entire test: Initial administration and make-up period
This is the cut-off date that sets eligibility requirements for ENL students
What is April 1, 2019?
This Reading Standard focus makes up 65% of the questions in the ELA
What is Key Ideas and Details?
True or False: A student can receive FULL credit for only providing an answer if a question requires work to be shown
What is FALSE?
If students are directed to show work or provide an explanation, a correct answer with no work shown or no explanation provided, receives no credit.
True or False: Proctors can point out the if the student has left one or more answers blank or darkened more that one circle for the same multiple-choice question
What is true?
These two (2) forms need to be completed and signed with all student testing materials
What is the Class Attendance Roster (CAR) and the NYC DOE Proctor Checklist?
This ATS report is used to determine eligibility to take the ELA exam
What is the RETT report?
Extended Response questions will require students to support a claim or express a position; Paired texts for Grades 4-5 can be related by these characteristics (Provide 1)
What are theme, time period, genre, tone?
40-50% of this Grade's Exam will focus on Operations and Algebraic Thinking
What is Grade 3?
This is the term used when any session of the ELA or Math exam has not been administered properly. The principal then Office of State Assessment must be notified
What is a "misadministration"?
What do needs need to "bubble-in" on their Student Answer Sheet?
What is the Test Form (Letter & Number)?