District Assessment

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the use of Posters during the state assessment? 1.Posters are not allowed to stay on walls for the purpose of state assessment, because they were used in instruction. 2.Posters can only be displayed in the location where instruction occurred. 3.Students may not get us to access posters or have posters read to them as an accommodation 4.New posters cannot be hung on classroom walls during the test window.

Dictionaries and thesauri may be used ONLY for On Demand Writing test. 1.True 2.False

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Kentucky Core Content Test materials? 1.Do not provide students with any materials that did not come with the KCCT or that are not specified in the manuals accompanying test materials or a student’s IEP. 2.KCCT test booklets/materials may be distributed in an order most convenient and efficient for the students and the school. 3.Do not reproduce the KCCT test in whole, in part, or paraphrase in any way. 4.Test materials must be kept in a secure (locked) location when not in use.

Teachers/test proctors should destroy notes, rough drafts, and scratch paper used during testing. 1.True 2.False

Calculators are permissible on ALL parts of the KCCT but not shareable. 1.True 2.False

Which of the following statements is NOT acceptable as student feedback during the KCCT? 1.You can tell a student to “Do your Best”, but NOT “You can do Better”. 2.You cannot assist a student in understanding the question. 3.You cannot answer a student question so that it would aid them in responding to the question. 4.You can encourage a student to edit or continue a response.

All students grades 3-12 take the KCCT, no exceptions! 1.True 2.False

All students with disabilities shall participate in the statewide assessment with accommodations or modifications. 1.True 2.False

Which of the following conditions meets the criteria for receiving accommodations or modifications on the state assessment? 1.Disabled student has a current IEP that specifies the use of a scribe routinely for assignments of 1 page or more; special education services are supported by evaluation data. 2.Student has a disability but is not receiving services under IDEA or Student has been referred for services under IDEA or 504 but the evaluation and eligibility determination have not been completed. 4.Student has not been identified as having a disability under IDEA or Section 504.

Student involved in serious 4-wheeler accident is hospitalized for severely broken leg (in traction) during the test window. What to do? 1.File a Medical Exemption for student. 2.Submit an incomplete test booklet due to absences. 3.Enroll student in home/hospital instruction program; Homebound teacher administers remaining KCCT to student in hospital. 4.File as a Medical Emergency and scribe for the student.

Four students needing extended time on Science part A of KCCT are allowed to go to lunch unsupervised before completing test. Test completed after lunch. This is appropriate Testing practices 1.True 2.False

8th grade students at 1,2,3 Middle are completing Reading parts A, B and C on Tuesday of the test window; 8th grade students at 4,5,6 Middle are completing Reading part A on the same Tuesday of the test window. This is appropriate testing practices. 1.True 2.False

ABC School has 5 students whose IEP specifies ‘reader’ for the CATS assessment, the test schedule for ABC School would reflect: 1.The 5 students needing ‘reader’ for the CATS assessment test at the same time in a single room. 2.The same form of the KCCT test is selected and administered to all 5 students. 3.Test booklets are distributed to students in shrink wrapped order; 2 students with the same form of the test were read to in the computer lab while the other students were accommodated in another location by other staff. 4.5 students test in the regular classroom with all other students.

XYZ School has a student who recently qualifies for 504 services; a 504 plan is written now, close to CATS testing, including the use of accommodations on the state assessment; will the student be allowed the accommodations during this year’s CATS assessment? 1.True 2.False

1.True 2.False Student desks must be cleared of all materials during CATS Assessment (no name tags, no rulers, no multiplication charts, etc.)

The 5 students needing ‘reader’ for the CATS assessment test at the same time in a single room. The same form of the KCCT test is selected and administered to all 5 students. Test booklets are distributed to students in shrink wrapped order; 2 students with the same form of the test were read to in the computer lab while the other students were accommodated in another location by other staff. 5 students test in the regular classroom with all other students. 1.Good Faith strategies should be commensurate with other motivational approaches used by the school. 2.No tax dollars may be used for incentives for Good Faith Effort checklists. 3.Do not provide Good Faith feedback until all testing is complete and returned to the BAC. 4.A preliminary performance level (N, A, P, D) may be assigned to each student as part of a Good Faith Effort checklist.

1.True 2.False Only certified staff employed by the district having current training are eligible to score portfolios.

1.True 2.False Students may makeup parts of the test missed due to illness during the assessment session and from absences due to appointments.

Which of the following is allowable as a prompting and cueing accommodation? 1.Four special education students have the same personal cueing notebooks. 2.Little Johnny’s prompting and cueing cards have multiplication facts listed. 3.Ms. Smith made individual personal cueing notebooks, free of content specific information and customized to meet the needs of each of her six students. 4.Big Al’s personal cueing notebook contains mini versions of the posters in Mr. Bowling’s Math class.

1.True 2.False Students should be scheduled for testing locations based on space/personnel availability and not in an effort to try to gain a testing advantage.

Which of the following is NOT appropriate in regards to students and test materials? 1.Students should not be left alone with test materials. 2.Students qualifying for extended time may carry their test materials 3.All work is to be done entirely by the student – Student Ownership. 4.All students in the same level must be tested with the same section of the test at the same time.

1.True 2.False All staff shall be trained in the Administration Code for KY’s Educational Assessment Program and the Inclusion of Special Populations in the State Required Assessment and Accountability Program annually.

Test administrators/proctors should read and comply with which of the following documents regarding state assessment? 1.Administration Code 2.Inclusion document 3.Test Administration manual 4.All of the above.