Spring 22 Assessment

A test administrator may

Reading a passage or answers, pointing to the screen, or giving hints would be considered a(n)

What should students do if they are done testing, before the rest of the group?

If a student is struggling with a word in a piece of text, can you read it for them?

Teachers need to remove/cover "writing process posters" or other academic type material?

Who is allowed in the testing room during assessment?

During an assessment, can a teacher provide verbal and/or non-verbal cues to assist students in answering questions?

AK STAR and AK Science training

Students who were absent can make up the AK STAR & Alaska Science assessments outside the testing window?

Test Administrators may text other staff members during testing about the latest items on Nome Post

students are required by law to take the AK STAR assessement

Is it okay for the test administrator to look through a student's assessment?

All AK STAR assessments are untimed

I can have a phonics chart on my wall

Can I provide a table of fraction equivalents?

A student vomiting on their neighbor during an AK Science test would be considered a(n)

An event that exposes test information or poses a threat to the validity of a test is called a

AK STAR: Students receiving the text to speech accommodation will NOT have their assessment split into parts

Where can I find test schedules, TADs, Irregularity Forms, and information regarding AK STAR testing?

What does a teacher do if they observe another staff member breaking test security?

If I have a question about AK STAR testing I should ask...

Can a teacher use coaching or hinting to help a student?

ALL test questions on both the AK STAR and AK Science are secure test items.

I could lose my teaching certification if I provide a student with an answer to a test item.

The test administrator is responsible for ensuring an AK STAR or AK Science compliant testing environment

A teacher who uses a cell phone during testing risks losing their license

What music can I play during assessments?

All AK STAR materials are to be kept:

I can leave multiplication tables up on the wall as long as the text is small

A TA, in an emergency, may text other staff members for assistance during PEAKS administration

Number lines are okay to display

How do students take an emergency bathroom break during a test?

A student can leave for lunch and return to their AK STAR test later the same day using the same test ticket to log in