STAAR Check for Understanding

On the morning of testing, a Hall Monitor overhears the TA giving her class a pep talk & reminding them to write PEMDAS on their scratch paper. What type of irregularity is this?

• Procedural

• Serious

• Locally Determined

Answer explanation

Test Administrators are not allowed to Reinforce Test Taking Strategies the day of testing.  Hall Monitor should notify the CTC immediately. 

On the morning of testing, a Hall Monitor notices a testing room has student test tickets out on a student desk. What type of procedural irregularity is this?

• Monitoring error

• Accommodations error

• Accounting of secure materials error

• Training error

Answer explanation

All test materials (i.e. Test Tickets) should not be left unattended. Chromebooks must be closed when leaving the testing area.

If a student finishes their test and turns in their Test Ticket - may they play MineSweep while other students test?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

Students are only allowed analog activities after testing is complete.  (example: read a book or put their head down).

What information is included on the student's Test Ticket.

• First Name, Middle Initial, & Last Name, Grade and Date-of-Birth, Local ID & Test Session ID

• First Name, Middle Initial, & Last Name, TSDS ID, Grade and Date-of-Birth

Answer explanation

Local ID & Test Session ID are NOT on the Test Ticket.

TA is returning materials & mentions that they read the Test Administration Script from their cell phone, because their new fur baby ate it. What type of procedural irregularity is this?

• Accounting of secure materials error

• Accommodations Error

• Monitoring Error

• Eligibility Error

Answer explanation

Test Administrators must read the script verbatim from a printed copy of the manual.

Graph/Draw Tool is available for students to make on-screen annotations.  Which test does NOT have this tool?

• RLA and English I/II

• Math

• Science

Answer explanation

Graph/Draw is allowed on the Math and Science Tests

What type of dictionary is allowed on a Science, Social Studies, or Math test?

• Bilingual, Picture, and ASL dictionary with definitions and meanings

• Bilingual, Picture, and ASL dictionary without definitions and meanings

Answer explanation

 In addition to a monolingual dictionary (aka a standard English dictionary), Bilingual, Picture and ASL dictionaries are allowed on RLA English I/II EOC Tests, but must be word-to-word, and NO definitions or meanings.