State Test Security Training - AMS

Training in test security and administration procedures is necessary because:

• Testing personnel are responsible for being fully knowledgeable about test security measures.

• Training helps ensure fair and equal testing opportunities.

• Testing policies and procedures are updated annually.

• Training helps ensure test results are meaningful and valid.

• All of the above.

Prior to administering a test, campus personnel must:

(Choose all that apply.)

• Be a certified educator.

• Sign a test security oath.

• Obtain a special testing license.

• Participate in test security training.

Read each scenario and click the scenario in which

the teacher is authorized to view secure test content.

• Mr. Gonzalez is administering a grade 7 math assessment when a student raises her hand and asks for a word to be read aloud. Mr. Garcia looks at the test and reads the word aloud to the student.

• Mrs. Wright is administering a grade 8 science assessment when a student raises his hand and asks for the definition of a word. Mrs. Wright looks at the test and describes the meaning of the word to the student.

• None of the above.

Which of the following is NOT considered a procedural testing irregularity?

(Choose all that apply.)

• A student was administered an incorrect test.

• A student was provided an unallowable accommodation.

• A student's response was modified by a test administrator.

• A student was issued test materials belonging to another student.

• A student was provided additional math formulas used in class.

Read each testing situation listed below.

Select the situations that are a Serious Testing Irregularity. 

(Choose all that apply.)

• Assisting students with responses to test questions.

• Taking pictures of test content.

• Scoring students tests.

• Administering tests without signing a security oath.

• Allowing a student to use their cell phone during a test.

Which of the following actions are considered serious testing violations?

• Correcting a student's spelling for a constructed response item.

• Modifying a student's response as you enter it into the DEI.

• Instructing a student on how to solve a problem.

• Taking a screen shot of an online test.

• All of the Above

Teachers may discuss the contents of a state assessment

as long as there are no students in the room.

True or False?

• True

• False

Which of the following actions represent proper active monitoring?

(Choose all that apply.)

• Glancing briefly at a student's computer to ensure they are logged in to the correct test.

• Stepping into the hallway to chat with another teacher about lesson plans.

• Moving about the room while students are testing.

• Sending a brief email to a parent.

Active monitoring involves reviewing student's responses to test questions.

True or False? 

• True

• False

What is the most common type of procedural irregularity?

• Accommodation

• Accounting

• Eligibility

• Monitoring

• Training