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WorksheetsAdmin Code & Inclusions Pulse Check
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 10mins
Is it acceptable to do scrimmages or test prep activities?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable to do a content review prior to testing?
Yes
No
Is it acceptable to take photos of test items for use next year to know you are teaching the correct content?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable to survey your students after the KSA is complete about the content from the tests they took?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable to testing staff to receive or access Test Administration Manuals prior to the first day of testing?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable to read only the bold type instruction script in the TAM and skip the test administration directions if you've proctored in the past?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable for a teacher to use his/her personal cell phone to communicate with another teacher about a testing situation in the classroom?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable to allow general education students to use a handheld calculator instead of the online calculator?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable to allow students to read a library or personal book as they finish the test?
YES
NO
Are seating charts required for makeup testing sessions?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable to announce on the intercom each day the results of the Good Faith Effort Checklist?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable to let students know that they are doing a good job on test responses?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable on a Good Faith Effort Checklist to require students to use a strategy they learned in class when answering test questions?
YES
NO
Is it acceptable to point out to a student that he/she probably hasn't written enough for a constructed response?
YES
NO
Is is acceptable to allow a student a few more minutes beyond stop time to finish an exam if he/she has been working diligently?
YES
NO
Which of the following are good active monitoring practices during a test session?
Observing the room from the sides
Walking up and down the aisles
Checking email
Grading papers
What is considered secure material?
Testing Ticket
Seal Code
Scratch Paper
Test Administrator Manual
Who submits an allegation online to KDE?
Test Proctor
DAC
Principal
BAC
There is a difference between an accommodation and a modification.
True
False
What are the 3 testing options for students eligible to receive services in Kentucky?
IEP, 504 and PSP
Inclusion, Non-inclusion, 504s
No accommodations, With accommodations, Alternate Assessment
Partial accommodations, permanent accommodations, due process
A student's plan should never be changed near or during a testing window.
True
False
Why is it encouraged to fade an accommodation over time?
Plan is outdated
Due Process
Student Independence
Parent Refusal
Changing a plan "for testing purposes only" is wrong and can often lead to the student performing poorly on the test.
TRUE
FALSE
Once a student reaches an age where they understand their plan and its development, it is important for them to participate because:
Student will not care
Student should understand/have a say in their plan
The plan will expire
By law, the student must participate
EL students only receive a first year (one time exemption). Second year and beyond requires full participation.
TRUE
FALSE
Forms for medical emergencies should always....
Be sent to the medical professional diagnosing the emergency
Remain in the district
Be sent to KDE
Be sent home with the student
When administering the online version of the state assessment instead of paper/pencil, what can a reader do differently to help a student take a test?
Re-read questions
Read with inflection
The rules are the same
Read from an internet enabled cell phone
Which of the following is NOT a requirement prior to providing accommodations?
Read all manuals and testing literature for the test being given
Read from a computer screen if giving an online test
Have inclusions of special populations and admin code training
Verify all accommodations are current for the student prior to providing them
Once a test administrator has given one online state test earlier in the year, they already understand how to provide accommodations for another online state test later in the school year.
TRUE
FALSE
A proctor is providing scribing services for a student. What is the best way to find out how that accommodation should be provided?
Attend a training
Review the inclusions of special populations regulation
Review the testing manual for the test being given for proper instruction
Ask a colleague down the hall
A student is familiar with two forms of reading accommodations, the classroom teacher reading to him and using a text reader. What is one important reason the text reader is considered the first option?
Text readers provide necessary accommodations
The teacher cannot read as fluently or accurately as a text reader
Text readers foster dependence
The teacher cannot go with the student after graduation; the text reader can
Manipulatives should be placed where in the testing room?
On the student's desk
In a separate classroom
On a computer or electronic device
In a central location, away from the student's desk but somewhere the student can access in the room
Which of the following is not the role of the reader?
Reading the test beginining to end
Pointing out parts of questions or tasks skipped by students
Re-read any part of the test if the student requests it
Read individual words or abbreviations the text or audio reader misprounounces
Who cannot serve as a scribe even if they have received the Inclusions of Special Populations training?
Special Ed Teacher
Counselor
Peer Tutor
Substitute Teacher
A student has behavior modifications on their IEP and routinely disrupts classroom instruction. What needs to be done to test this student in a 1:1 setting?
Contact USED for approval
Choose not to test the student
Contact KDE for approval
Follow district procedures, KDE will leave this decision to local districts
Why should technology be considered as an early accommodation?
It is easier
They provide essential modifications
Technology carries over to post school activities
Dependence on technology is ideal
Manipulatives should be a one to one accommodation because they are unique to each student.
TRUE
FALSE
If a student does not understand a word or phrase in a passage or question, is it okay to summarize or explain that text to the student in language they understand?
Always no
Always yes
Yes, if they have paraphrasing accommodations
No, paraphrasing or simplified language accommodations apply to directions only
A student not taking the alternate assessment may have a 3x5 notecard among their manipulatives as long as what condition(s) are met?
Only labels but no content are on the index card
No content, writing, labels are allowed to be on the card
Graphic organizers are allowed as long as they are content free
Both B and C are correct.
If a student qualifies for a calculator accommodation the student may use the calculator on any test, including non-calculator portions of exams.
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following is NOT true about the usage of Bilingual Dictionaries?
They must be printed
They should only provide word to word translations w/o definitions
They may be electronic
Internet or any additional capabilities must be turned off
