STAAR Test Security

Test security involves all but ________

• Account for all secure materials
• Ensure validity and reliability of results.
• Protect the secure content of materials
• Spread the confidentiality of the assessments to others

Contact ___________ first if there is a problem with test security.

• Superintendent
• Campus Testing Coordinator
• District Coordinator
• TEA

The following are examples of Serious testing Irregularities, except:

• Violation of test security and confidentiality
• Tampering with students responses
• Having coffee while students work on test
• Duplicating, recording, or electronically capturing test content.

A person who engages in conduct prohibited by Test Security subject to the following penalties:

• Restrictions on renewal or holding of TX teacher certificate.
• Revocation or cancellation of a Texas teacher certificate.
• Suspension of teaching certificate.
• All answers are correct.

All of these are Active Monitoring EXCEPT:

• Make sure students are working on correct subject area test
• Encouraging students to stay on task
• Walking around the room
• Taking a short nap

Directly or indirectly assisting students with responses to test questions includes:

• Providing, suggesting, or indicating test question.response
• Assisting with a response or an answer to a question.
• Identifying incorrect response.
• All answers are correct.

Test administers must be ______ during test sessions to prevent testing irregularities.

• Reviewing questions
• Making grocery lists
• Sitting at their desk
• Actively monitoring 

Providing a student with the wrong type test or teacher not actively monitoring is a 

• Serious Irregularity 
• No Big Deal 
•  Procedural Irregularity 
• Problem

Any student may use the following during testing:

• Supplemental aids
• Highlighter
• Word list
• Math Manipulatives

Which of the following is a Procedural error

• Test admin didn't read bold script in admin manual verbatim
• Student was allowed to return to a subject area.
• Test administrator failed to issue the correct materials
• All answers are correct