District Assessment

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District Assessment
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Which of the following statements is NOT true
about the use of Posters during the state
assessment?

• Posters are not allowed to stay on walls for the
  purpose of state assessment, because they were
  used in instruction.
• Posters can only be displayed in the location
  where instruction occurred.
• Students may not get us to access posters or have
  posters read to them as an accommodation
• New posters cannot be hung on classroom walls
  during the test window.

3
Dictionaries and thesauri may be used ONLY for
On Demand Writing test.

• True
• False

4
Which of the following statements is NOT true
about Kentucky Core Content Test materials?

• 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 students IEP.
• KCCT test booklets/materials may be distributed
  in an order most convenient and efficient for the
  students and the school.
• Do not reproduce the KCCT test in whole, in part,
  or paraphrase in any way.
• Test materials must be kept in a secure (locked)
  location when not in use.

5
Teachers/test proctors should destroy notes,
rough drafts, and scratch paper used during
testing.

• True
• False

6
Calculators are permissible on ALL parts of the
KCCT but not shareable.

• True
• False

7
Which of the following statements is NOT
acceptable as student feedback during the KCCT?

• You can tell a student to Do your Best, but NOT
  You can do Better.
• You cannot assist a student in understanding the
  question.
• You cannot answer a student question so that it
  would aid them in responding to the question.
• You can encourage a student to edit or continue a
  response.

8
All students grades 3-12 take the KCCT, no
exceptions!

• True
• False

9
All students with disabilities shall
participate in the statewide assessment with
accommodations or modifications.

• True
• False

10
Which of the following conditions meets the
criteria for receiving accommodations or
modifications on the state assessment?

• 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.
• Student has a disability but is not receiving
  services under IDEA or 504
• Student has been referred for services under IDEA
  or 504 but the evaluation and eligibility
  determination have not been completed.
• Student has not been identified as having a
  disability under IDEA or Section 504.

11
Student involved in serious 4-wheeler accident is
hospitalized for severely broken leg (in
traction) during the test window. What to do?

• File a Medical Exemption for student.
• Submit an incomplete test booklet due to
  absences.
• Enroll student in home/hospital instruction
  program Homebound teacher administers remaining
  KCCT to student in hospital.
• File as a Medical Emergency and scribe for the
  student.

12
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

• True
• False

13
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.

• True
• False

14
ABC School has 5 students whose IEP specifies
reader for the CATS assessment, the test
schedule for ABC School would reflect

• 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.

15
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 years CATS assessment?

• True
• False

16

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

• True
• False

17
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.

• Good Faith strategies should be commensurate with
  other motivational approaches used by the school.
• No tax dollars may be used for incentives for
  Good Faith Effort checklists.
• Do not provide Good Faith feedback until all
  testing is complete and returned to the BAC.
• A preliminary performance level (N, A, P, D) may
  be assigned to each student as part of a Good
  Faith Effort checklist.

18

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

• True
• False

19

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

• True
• False

20
Which of the following is allowable as a
prompting and cueing accommodation?

• Four special education students have the same
  personal cueing notebooks.
• Little Johnnys prompting and cueing cards have
  multiplication facts listed.
• Ms. Smith made individual personal cueing
  notebooks, free of content specific information
  and customized to meet the needs of each of her
  six students.
• Big Als personal cueing notebook contains mini
  versions of the posters in Mr. Bowlings Math
  class.

21

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

• True
• False

22
Which of the following is NOT appropriate in
regards to students and test materials?

• Students should not be left alone with test
  materials.
• Students qualifying for extended time may carry
  their test materials
• All work is to be done entirely by the student
  Student Ownership.
• All students in the same level must be tested
  with the same section of the test at the same
  time.

23

All staff shall be trained in the Administration
Code for KYs Educational Assessment
Program and the Inclusion of Special Populations
in the State Required Assessment and
Accountability Program annually.

• True
• False

24
Test administrators/proctors should read and
comply with which of the following documents
regarding state assessment?

• Administration Code
• Inclusion document
• Test Administration manual
• All of the above.