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May 2014 STAAR/STAAR-EOC

TRAINING

May 2014 1 STAAR/STAAR-EOC Training

This training does not replace reading the manual

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Test Security

• Please review:

Test Security and Confidentiality beginning on Page 16 of your manual.

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Testing Irregularities

Reporting of Testing Irregularities

Campus staff should notify their Campus Coordinator immediately

Campus Coordinator should notify their District Testing Coordinator immediately


STAAR/STAAR-EOC Calendar

* Enrollment is frozen for each group!

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Mon, 5/5 Tues, 5/6 Wed, 5/7 Thurs, 5/8

Fri, 5/9*

Alg 1

Biology

US History

All EOC testing must be completed by this

day

Mon, 5/12 Tues, 5/13 Wed, 5/14 Thurs, 5/15

Fri, 5/16* Gr. 5 Math Gr. 8 Math

Gr. 5 Reading Gr. 8 Reading

All Gr 5-8 testing must be completed

by this day

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Enrollment Freeze

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri

4/21 – TAKS Testing 4/22 – Gr 3/4/6/7/8/TAKS testing

4/23 – Gr 3-8, TAKS Testing

4/24 – Makeup Gr 3-8, TAKS Freeze enrollment Gr. 9-11

4/25 – Battle of the Flowers

4/28 – Resume enrollment for Gr. 3-8, 12

4/29 4/30 5/1 5/2 – Freeze enrollment for Gr. 5 And Gr. 8

5/5 – EOC Testing Window 5/6 – Alg 1 EOC 5/7 – Bio EOC 5/8 – US Hist EOC 5/9 – EOC Window closes

5/12 – Resume enrollment for Gr. 9-11

5/13 – Gr 5/Gr 8 Math Retest

5/14 – Gr 5/Gr 8 Reading Retest

5/15 – Gr 5/Gr 8 Test Makeups

5/16 – Gr 5/Gr 8 Test Makeups

5/19 – Resume enrollment for Gr 5/Gr 8

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STAAR-EOC/STAAR Gr. 5-8

• Students taking STAAR, STAAR L, and STAAR Modified administrations may be grouped across programs, grades, and subject areas or courses in some cases.

• Students are not allowed to return to a subject-area assessment attempted on a previous test day or to work on a subject-area assessment that has not yet been administered (Gr. 5-8 has 1 book, 2 subjects).

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Required Materials: STAAR-EOC/STAAR Gr. 5-8

• Reading, Gr. 3-5: – No reference materials

(unless stipulated by ARD or LPAC – Refer to the Accommodation Checklist)

• Reading, Gr. 8: — Standard dictionaries in English — Dictionary/thesaurus combinations — Bilingual dictionaries — ESL dictionaries — Sign language dictionaries

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Required Materials: STAAR-EOC/STAAR Gr. 5-8

• Math, Gr. 3-8: – Reference materials (e.g., formulas, conversions, etc.) are

included in the test booklets (unless stipulated by ARD or LPAC – Refer to the Accommodation Checklist)

• Math, EOC: – Reference materials (e.g., formulas, conversions, etc.) are

included in the test booklets – 1 graphing calculator each tester

• Science, EOC: – Reference materials (e.g., formulas, conversions, etc.) are

included in the test booklets – 1 calculator to 5 testers

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Proper Testing Procedures

Test sessions must be conducted under the best possible conditions.

Follow the procedures listed under Proper Testing Procedures to ensure the security and confidentiality of the assessment program and the uniform evaluation of all students throughout the state.

If a situation arises that you do not know how to resolve, contact your campus coordinator.



A trained test administrator must be present in the testing room at all times during the administration –

1 TA for 30 students


Students must remain seated during testing - no talking while tests are open.

Prepare the Testing Environment

• Each student should be sufficiently separated from other students to work without distraction.

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• A “Testing—Do Not Disturb” sign should be posted outside the testing room.

• Bulletin boards and instructional displays that might be a source of direct answers must be covered or removed during testing.

• A clock or stop watch must be available to monitor the four-hour time period.

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Only student can write their name on the front of the Test Booklet as per the Administration Directions.

STUDENT NAME

L. Bejar

TA – you can write the student name ANYWHERE ELSE on the booklet


Make sure that all desks are cleared of books and other materials that are not required for the test.

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The use of cell phones and/or other personal electronic devices that allow Internet access are not permitted during testing.

It is permissible to encourage students to stay on task.

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• Students must be reminded periodically to record their responses on their answer documents. Test administrators may say, “Remember that you must record your responses on the answer document.”

• Only students are allowed to erase their stray marks or darken answer-choice circles, and only during the scheduled test session. Test administrators may say, “Be sure to erase any stray marks that you might have accidentally made on your answer document.”




Reinforcing, reviewing for, and/or distributing testing strategies during an assessment is strictly prohibited.

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Each student must be allowed four hours in which to take the test - starting after the test administrator has read directions.

Online Clock

• Use the link on the Staff Portal Page




Communicate (orally or in writing) the amount of time left to test in one-hour intervals and, if desired, in shorter intervals during the last hour. This must be done even if the students have Extra Time.

Once the four-hour time period has ended, test administrators will instruct any students still testing to either put their pencils down and close their test booklets or stop their online tests. May 2014

Seating Charts

• Start and end time for the test session must be recorded on the seating chart.

• Seating charts must include the names of students testing and the students’ locations in the room.

• The names of all test administrators/monitors involved in the session must be included on the seating chart.


• If you have multiple start-stop times, use the spaces provided


8:45 am 10:45 am 11:15 am 1:05 pm

Bejar, Garcia

Group 1 Group 2 8:55 am 10:45 am 11:15 am 1:25 pm

Breaks


Test administrators may allow students to take brief breaks in the testing room during a test session. • Breaks are not mandatory. • During breaks, students must not discuss the

content of the test, and test booklets must be closed with answer documents inside or online tests must be exited.

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Breaks


The following breaks DO NOT STOP THE CLOCK:

• water breaks • bathroom breaks • snack breaks • short physical breaks • short mental breaks

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Breaks


The following breaks DO STOP THE CLOCK: • lunch • emergency situations that significantly

interrupt testing • consolidation and movement of students to

another testing area • medical breaks to the nurse

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Active Monitoring

Test administrators must actively monitor the testing room while students are working.


BE PRO-ACTIVE!

Active Monitoring – What It IS

1. Making sure students are not using cell phones for any reason.

2. Making sure students are not cheating.

3. Making sure students are marking answers on the scorable answer sheet

4. Making sure to give appropriate accommodation(s)


Linguistic Accommodations

Talk to students who will be receiving linguistic accommodations prior to the test session to let them know how their test will be conducted and the types of assistance they are eligible to receive. Accommodations on state assessments must not alter what is fundamentally assessed. May 2014 STAAR/STAAR-EOC Training 26


• Bilingual dictionary (word/phrase translation dictionary): A bilingual dictionary is a specialized standard dictionary used to translate words (and sometimes common phrases) from one language to another. Bilingual dictionaries are typically bidirectional so that the user can look up words in either language to find translations.


Extended Time Accommodations

■ The extra time (same day) accommodation is for eligible students with disabilities and ELLs.

• Students should start at the beginning of the school day and be allowed to test up to the end of the regularly scheduled school day if needed.


Administration Directions


Make sure you read: Guide to the Test Administration

Directions – check each Test Admin Manual

for this

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STAAR Answer Documents

MAKE SURE TO RECORD: –Form number –Score Code –Test Date (if applicable)


Record Form Number


5 3

Record Score Code/Test Date


2 3

Oral Administration


Oral Administration

Ensure That the Same Test Form Is Used When conducting an oral administration of a paper assessment in which the test administrator reads all test questions and answer choices throughout the test, the test administrator MUST have a test booklet with the same form number as the students. • For STAAR and STAAR Spanish (except for STAAR Spanish grade 5 science), use Form 01 - if this is not available, MAKE SURE FORM NUMBERS MATCH. • For STAAR Modified and STAAR Spanish grade 5 science, there is only one form.


Oral Administration

• Oral administration can include different levels of reading support for each eligible student.

• The test questions and answer choices must be read aloud in the order they are presented.

• The test administrator may: ■ read parts of the test questions and/or answer

choices at student request ■ read all test questions and answer choices

throughout the test


Oral Administration

• The test administrator may: ■ read required reference materials - this

includes the dictionary during reading and writing tests, as well as the state-supplied mathematics and science reference materials. ■ read aloud an allowable accommodations - this includes a dictionary or supplemental aid.


Oral Administration

• When the test administrator reads the entire test questions and/or answer choices –

it is acceptable to read using the book provided to you by your Campus Coordinator.


STUDENT NAME

Oral Administration – Lonie Bejar 5-13-14 Write on the front of the booklet that

you provided oral administration

Oral Administration

• When the test administrator reads parts of test questions and/or answer choices at a student’s request –

it is acceptable to read over the student’s shoulder. If the test administrator reads over the student’s shoulder, a separate test booklet is not needed.


Oral Administration Type A Questions – Pg. 148 (TAKS)/Pg. 118 (STAAR)

Pg. 151 (TAKS)/Pg. 119 (STAAR)

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Oral Administration Type A Questions – Pg. 148 (TAKS)/Pg. 118 (STAAR)

Pg. 151 (TAKS)/Pg. 119 (STAAR)


Oral Administration Type B Questions – Pg. 151 (TAKS)/Pg. 119 (STAAR)


Oral Administration

Type C Questions – Pg. 153 (TAKS)/Pg. 121 (STAAR)

. 155 (TAKS)/Pg. 122 (STAAR)


Oral Administration

Type D Questions – Pg. 155 (TAKS)/Pg. 122 (STAAR)


Oral Administration

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Oral Administration

Test Security ■ All security measures outlined in the STAAR

Test Administrator Manuals must be followed. ■ Test administrators must be aware that they are

viewing secure content. ■ Test administrators may NOT respond to test

questions, make notes about test questions, or discuss the content of the test at any time. In addition, test administrators may not write notes or calculations in a test booklet.


Oral Administration

Test Security The test administrator must not rephrase,

clarify, or interpret any test content. The test administrator must keep their voice

inflection neutral, although words that are boldfaced, italicized, or printed in capital letters must be emphasized.


Keep your oath and your manual with at all times


Discipline

1. Make sure to alert the Officer’s on Duty to route all Discipline to the Principal

2. Make sure to wait until all testing duties have been concluded for the day to resume routing Discipline to the assigned staff.


• Questions? –FIRST – ask your Campus

Coordinator –SECOND – call me 288-1281
