Testing training 8.31.21

Testing training 8.31.21

by Joy Meekins

Poll

What are your feelings about testing

• Testing is an easy and smooth part of my job

• Testing is a stressful part of my job

• Testing is a boring part of my job

• I'm new at this and have no idea how I feel about testing students

Poll

When I am a test administrator, I most enjoy:

• Small sessions/pull outs i.e. testing with accommodations

• Whole group sessions with more than 21 students

• Whole group sessions with less than 20 students

Poll

On testing days, I have a specific routine

• True

• False

Open Ended

On testing days, I need...

Open Ended

The most difficult thing about testing to me is...

​Review of the Testing Code of Ethics

Multiple Select

Which of the following choices make for a positive testing environment?

• Speaking calmly and respectfully to students

• Using sarcasm when students ask a question

• Giving students words of encouragement before testing officially begins

• Letting students know that if they ask to go to the restroom too many times, you'll call their parents

Open Ended

What, in your opinion and experience, is the biggest hindrance to facilitating a positive testing environment? (write your SHORT response)

Check for understanding...

​Take a moment to review:

Multiple Choice

Students have just come back from a quick vacation over Labor Day weekend. Mom calls Ms. Cobb and says Andres has had a long weekend, wondering if he should come to school September 7, when Benchmarks begin. Ms. Cobb says, "oh yes ma'am. He can just take the test during make ups. No big deal. He needs his rest" 

• Ethical- Ms. Cobb recognized that a test score is one piece of information. 

• Unethical- Ms. Cobb encouraged Andres to be absent the day of testing 

• Ethical- Ms. Cobb protected Andres from conditions within her control that are detrimental to the health and safety of students.

• Unethical- Ms. Cobb did not participate actively in professional decision-making processes

Multiple Choice

Mr. McCord has a group of students who scored lower proficiency last year. He has 10 IEPs in his 1st period class with an inclusion teacher. Ms. Hatchet his inclusion teacher encourages him to reword things usually. Mr. McCord is serving his students well, as usual, and therefore within the code of ethics when he rewords the directions of the testing manual and helps his students understand the language of the test by providing synonyms.

• TRUE - Mr. McCord is serving his students well when he does what his inclusion teacher suggests - rewording- and therefore IS  ethically in compliance 

• FALSE - Mr. McCord was not serving his students well by interpreting words using synonyms and rewording the instructions- and therefore  IS NOT in compliance ethically.  

Multiple Choice

Mr. Luncheon has high goals this year- all blue on EVAAS. He has a few students who he is not sure will be proficient. Mr. Luncheon therefore, intentionally sends his students to ISS for disrupting his class because he knows that if they test, they'll get very low scores which will hurt not only his class average, but the school average.

• Mr. Luncheon violated the Test administrator code of conduct

• Mr. Luncheon behaved strategically, acting on behalf of the school.

Multiple Choice

Juliet has an IEP. Her testing accommodations are testing in a separate setting. Usually, Juliet does not like to be pulled out of class for exit tickets or quizzes because she feels embarrassed. When the benchmark and the Check-in dates arrive, Juliet's teacher automatically keeps her in the room, making eye contact with Juliet and gathering from her body language that she does not want to be removed. Juliet is not sent to the separate location for testing.

• The teacher's choice was ethical- she protected the mental wellbeing of Juliet by preventing her from being embarrassed

• The teacher's choice was unethical- She failed to provide required accommodations during testing

If a student refuses accommodations regularly, speak with the child's EC case manager to adjust the accommodations properly. If the accommodations are in writing, the child must be served.

Make parent contact in coordination with the EC teacher. ​

Multiple Choice

Ms. Hamm observed Tim click the wrong answer. She knew he knew it was wrong because he had written the correct answer on his scratch paper. He had made a simple mistake. During break, Ms. Hamm walked to his computer, which was not paused, went back to the question and marked it correct, telling him, "I think you made a mistake" with a kind smile. 

• Ms. Hamm behaved ethically- she ensured that what Tim intended to mark was what he marked. 

• Ms. Hamm behaved unethically. She changed Tim's response to a test item. 

Multiple Choice

The 9th grade math team is quickly approaching the 2nd Check-in deadline and progress reports. At their team meeting, they discuss students not completing their homework and therefore not being academically proficient due to lack of preparation. They want to create a culture of accountability! They decide, when the Check-in arrives, that they will use the Check-in as a test grade and any student who fails the test will be given a 55 so that parents and students know they need to complete more work to be prepared for proficiency. 

• Ethical 

• Unethical

Multiple Select

In the case of any unethical testing practices, State outlined consequences permissible for use by the Hoke County School district authorities are... 

• Suspend/revoke a license

• Tell parents about the unethical nature of the teacher 

• withhold any financial incentives 

• File a legal civil action

• Seek legal prosecution