TEST INTEGRITY CONSIDERATIONS
DURING UNTIMED TESTS
March, 2016
The 2016 3-8 ELA and Math test administration provides unique new challenges to districts. As
administrators plan for proctors and locations to support the needs of SWD, students who “opt
out”, or students who finish early or use extra time, they must also plan to train proctors and
ensure the integrity of the testing environment.
1. Lack of active proctoring during testing
• Particularly during long testing cycles, proctors need regular breaks.
o What is your schedule for providing proctors with breaks?
o How will a proctor alert someone that he/she needs a break?
• How do you define “active proctoring”? When a proctor is responsible for the testing of
individual or small group instruction, how do you define active proctoring?
• How do you monitor proctoring?
SIGNIFICANT TEST INTEGRITY CONCERN: Proctors use of mobile devices, computers, or
“chatting” to other adults or students during extended testing times.
2. Use of technology (mobile devices, computer, etc.) during testing BY TEST PROCTORS
• Have you defined expectations for teacher use of technology during an exam? How do
these expectations compare with what is expected/required of students?
• Can teachers work on their computer during the exam?
3. Use of technology (mobile devices, computer, etc.) during testing BY STUDENTS
• How are your proctors monitoring students AFTER their tests have been turned in, but
before the students leave the testing environment?
• What is your policy regarding the need for students to turn in their cell phones?
4. Supervised lunch: Because some students may require time that involves lunch, what decisions
have been made and how have proctors been trained regarding :
• Where students eat their lunch?
• What does “supervised” lunch mean? What is the role of the proctor?
• Who is the proctor during this time?
• What training do you provide the “lunch proctor” regarding student conversation?
• How are tests collected and secured for student eating in a supervised lunch environment?
• How does a lunch proctor alert administration of problems during a lunch time?
• How have you ensured that students and proctors do not access technology during the
supervised lunch time?
5. Testing environment is not compliant with guidelines
• Can the room be properly supervised? Are students visible to the proctors at all times?
• Has the classroom been prepared for testing? Have visual prompts (word walls, math tips
etc.) been removed or covered?
• Are the testing rooms visited and approved for testing BEFORE testing has begun?
Dawn Shannon
[email protected]
607-766-3700
TEST INTEGRITY CONSIDERATIONS
DURING UNTIMED TESTS
March, 2016
6. Inappropriate movement of students and/or proctors in and out of testing room
• Given that students will end their tests at different times, what are your plans for how they
leave the room? If a student is testing for an extended time, under what circumstances
can he leave the room?
• Can your proctors describe the reasons a student may leave a testing room?
• When a proctor is alone, does s/he know the proper action required if a student has to
leave the room?
• What does a proctor do if s/he has to leave the room during a test?
DO ANY OF THESE RESPONSES INCLUDE USE OF A CELL PHONE/MOBILE DEVICE BY PROCTORS?
7. Inappropriate support/help provided to students during testing (by proctors and/or individuals
who are not assigned to proctor)
• Can your proctors explain what help IS allowed and what help is inappropriate?
8. Students denied or not provided accommodations; accommodations inappropriately provided
• How are accommodations reviewed with proctors BEFORE testing?
• Who monitors these during testing
• How are you ensuring that a SWD is not limited in time provided to him during testing?
9. Inappropriate practices related to “scribing” or inappropriate use of assistive technologies
• How do you monitor these practices THROUGHOUT the year?
• Have you ensured that the settings on the assistive technologies are properly aligned with
the IEP so that students cannot access MORE than is appropriate?
10. Inadequate monitoring/supervision of testing by administrators (within the building and within
the district)
• How are testing rooms monitored before, during, and after testing?
• Who ensures that practices are congruent among the buildings in a district (regardless of
grade)?
The 2016 3-8 ELA and Math test administration provides us with
new challenges and the opportunity to re-examine how we train
and support our students and proctors during the testing process.
Dawn Shannon
[email protected]
607-766-3700