STAAR State Assessments Quiz

What is the maximum allowable testing time for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) assessment?

• 10 hours

• 3 hours

• 5 hours

• 7 hours

Who can be a test administrator for the STAAR Test Administrations?

• All teachers who hold a valid Texas teaching certification

• Certified teachers and administrators only

• Long-term substitute teachers with a valid Texas teaching certificate only

• Student teachers with a valid Texas teaching certificate only

What is the penalty for violating test security and confidentiality of assessments according to the Texas Administrative Code?

• Placement of restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or holding of a certificate

• Revocation or cancellation of a certificate

• All of the above

• Issuance of an inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand

What should test administrators do if a student is marked absent but arrives at 9:00?

• Allow the student to test with any available test administrator

• Do not allow the student to test

• Allow the student to test with a non-certified staff member

• Allow the student to test with a long-term substitute teacher

What is the purpose of the Seating Chart for Each Test Session?

• To document the movement of test materials on the campus

• All of the above

• To document the location of each student while testing

• To document the names of all test administrators involved in the session

What should test administrators do if a student asks a question regarding the location of an online tool?

• Ask the student to figure it out on their own

• Provide the student with the location of the online tool

• Ignore the question and continue monitoring the testing room

• Paraphrase, translate, repeat, or read aloud the directions

If your room is being used for testing, make sure: ​

• Your room is clean and free of clutter.

• You have a working clock.

• Desks are in rows and facing the same direction.

• Materials that provide assistance or are a direct source of answers for the subject area being administered are taken down.

If a student takes a break during the test, the student should ​ (a)  

• pause the test
• end the test
• close their chromebook

For EB students who request assistance, test administrators are allowed to paraphrase, translate, repeat, or read aloud these directions and the directions that introduce particular test sections or item types, as long as the substance of the directions is not changed.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What does active monitoring look like?

• leaving students who are still testing unattended during lunch.

• reading the test over the student's shoulder

• walking around the room

• purging classwork to clear workspace