Testing Training Spring 2019

Visually scanning student response books to meet good faith effort criteria is permissible.

• True

• False

It is okay for Mrs. Mann to discuss math questions from the recent state accountable ACT with the Math department at the next department meeting.

• True

• False

Providing any resources not listed in the administration manuals during testing is prohibited.

• True

• False

Dictionaries and thesauri may be used for the ACT and on-demand writing.

• True

• False

Students can leave the testing area to get a calculator.

• True

• False

Resources specified in a student´s IEP, 504, or PSP that are consistent with instructional strategies can be provided in the testing room.

• True

• False

Malloryś calculator stopped working, so Phillip let her borrow his during the ACT. This is okay because there were no extra calculators.

• True

• False

Sasha felt nauseous, so Mr. Stuckey used his cell phone to contact the office.

• This is not okay because teachers are never allowed to use their cell phone during testing.

• This is okay if Mr. Stuckey tried to use the classroom phone first, and he was using the cell phone for testing purposes only.

As Mrs. Keeling was walking around monitoring On Demand testing, she noticed Kaleb used the wrong tense of a verb. She did not say anything but pointed to the word.

• This is okay because she did not speak.

• This is okay because she is his English teacher.

• This is not okay because teachers are not allowed to prompt students during testing.

Molly is daydreaming during the On Demand test. As Mr. Poe walks around, he notices this. He tells her to ¨Stay On Task.¨

• This is ok because he did not assist her in responding to a test item.

• This is not okay because teachers can only say ¨Do your best¨