Transcript Testing Accommodations: What Are They And How Are They

Testing Accommodations:
What Are They and
How Are They Implemented?
Accountability Conference
February 17, 2006
Pam Biggs
NCDPI Division of Accountability Services
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What are Assessment
Accommodations?
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Changes in the administration of an assessment,
such as setting, scheduling, timing, presentation
format, response mode, or others
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Valid accommodations do not change the construct
intended to be measured by the assessment or the
meaning of the resulting scores
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Accommodations are used for equity, not
advantage, and serve to level the playing field
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What are Assessment
Accommodations?
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To be appropriate, assessment accommodations
must be identified in the student’s Individualized
Education Program (IEP), Section 504 plan, or LEP
documentation and used regularly during instruction
and similar classroom assessments
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Assessment accommodations must also be used in
instruction, but not all instructional accommodations
are appropriate assessment accommodations
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Instructional vs. Testing
Accommodations
INSTRUCTIONAL
TESTING
Mark in Book
Graphic Organizers
Extended Time
Large Print
Testing in
Separate Room
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Scaffolding
Peer Tutor
Teacher Notes
Who is Eligible for
Accommodations?
A student with disabilities who has a current:
 Individualized Education Program (IEP) or
 Section 504 Plan
A student identified as LEP who has scored below
Superior in Reading on the most recent
administration of the IPT (for writing assessment,
student must have scored below Superior in Writing
on the IPT)
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Who Determines
Accommodations?
For a student with disabilities:
 IEP Team
 Section 504 Committee
For a student identified as limited English
proficient:
 School-based team/committee
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Examples of Accommodations for
Students with Disabilities and
Students Identified as LEP
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Assistive Technology
Braille Edition
Dictation to a Scribe
Large Print Edition
Sign Language Interpreter
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STUDENTS
IDENTIFIED
Read Aloud (Math)
AS LEP
Multiple Test Sessions
Extended Time
Dictionary/
Separate Room
Electronic
Read Aloud to Self
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Translator
Types of Accommodations
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Modified Test Formats
Assistive Technology (AT) Devices and
Special Arrangements
Special Test Environments
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Modified Test Formats
Accommodation
Braille Edition
Large Print Edition
One Item Per Page Edition
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Students
with
Disabilities
Students
Identified as
LEP
AT Devices and Special
Arrangements
Accommodation
AT Devices
Dictation to a Scribe
English/Native Language Dictionary or
Electronic Translator
Interpreter/Transliterator Signs/Cues Test
Student Marks Answers in Test Book
Student Reads Test Aloud to Self
Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud
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Students with
Disabilities
Students
Identified as LEP
Special Test Environments
Accommodation
Hospital/Home Testing
Multiple Testing Sessions
Scheduled Extended Time
Testing in a Separate Room
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Students
with
Disabilities
Students
Identified as
LEP
Top 5 Most Frequently Used
Accommodations on EOG
1. Scheduled Extended Time
2. Testing in a Separate Room
3. Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud
(Math)
4. Student Marks Answers in Test Book
5. Multiple Testing Sessions
Based on Green Book
data from 2004-05
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Most Frequently Used
Accommodations - EOG
15,000
Grade 3
Grade 5
Grade 8
Grade 10 (HSCT)
10,000
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Multiple
Testing
Sessions
Mark in
Book
Read
Aloud
Separate
Room
0
Extended
Time
5,000
Grades 3, 5, and 8 based on Green Book data
from 2004-05. Grade 10 based on 2003-04 data.
Documentation of Accommodations
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All testing accommodations must be documented in:
– IEP;
– 504 Plan; or
– LEP documentation
Whatever is documented must be used on day of
test
Helpful to provide school TC with copy of
documentation form
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Documentation Forms
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Sample EC documentation forms may be
found on the web:
www.ncpublicschools.org/policies/tswd
Forms available in Excel and PDF formats
LEP documentation forms are created by
LEA
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NCTP Table 2
Grades 3-8 and 10
Tests
Space to List
Accommodation
Specifics
Complete for those
tests required at
that grade level
Blacked out spaces
indicate accommodation
would invalidate the test
results or that a particular
alternate assessment is
unavailable for that test
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NCTP Table 3
End-of-Course
Tests
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NCTP Table 1
Tests Required for
Graduation
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Scheduled Extended Time
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The student’s IEP, Section 504 Plan, or appropriate LEP
documentation should specify an estimated amount of
extra time the student will require
Breaks at standard intervals specified in Test
Administrator’s Manual unless student also has Multiple
Testing Sessions
Student must be allowed bathroom and lunch breaks
If testing continues past lunch, student must not
communicate with other students during lunch
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BOTH
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LEP
Scheduled Extended Time
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If student does not also have Testing in a
Separate Room as an accommodation,
he/she would begin the test in his/her
appropriate testing location
If test is not complete after standard test
administration time, student should be
moved to different location to complete test
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Scheduled Extended Time
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If student’s estimated time is over, but is
working diligently, let him/her continue
Must complete in one day if used without
Multiple Testing Sessions
Testing must be complete prior to normal
afternoon dismissal
Documentation may be written in terms of
minutes (extra 30 minutes) or as multiple of
test time (1.5 x)
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Testing in a Separate Room
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One-on-one or Small Group
Must be designated on documentation
MUST be used if students receive one or
more of the following accommodations:
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Assistive Technology that reads test aloud
(without use of headphones)
Student Reads Test Aloud to Self
Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud
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EC
BOTH
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LEP
Testing in a Separate Room:
One-on-One
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Really 2:1
Test administrator and proctor for each student
Only one student per testing location
All standard testing procedures must be followed
MUST be used if student uses the following:
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Assistive Technology that reads test aloud (without use of
headphones)
Dictation to a Scribe
Student Reads Test Aloud to Self accommodation
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Testing in a Separate Room:
Small Group
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IEP or Section 504 Plan may designate
maximum group size
NCDPI does not mandate a maximum group
size – HOWEVER, it is a “SMALL group”
Test administrator and proctor required
Test administrators and proctors must follow
same guidelines/procedures as standard
administration
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Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud
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Valid accommodation for tests that do not
measure reading comprehension
Each student’s IEP/504 Plan/LEP
documentation must state how test is to be
read aloud
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Everything
By student request
Everything but numbers
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EC
BOTH
For example:
LEP
Administrative Procedures
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Students should be in test groups based on
how test is to be read
Must be in small group or one-on-one
administrations (this must also be in
documentation)
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One-on-One suggested for Online Test of
Computer Skills
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Administrative Procedures
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Test administrator must have a copy of the
test to read from
May repeat instructions and test questions as
many times as needed
Test items and answer choices must be read
in a consistent manner
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Administrative Procedures
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Fractions, greater/less than signs, equal
signs, exponents, etc. should be read in
same manner as routinely used in classroom
EXCEPT
if reading it that way provides the student
with the answer
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Example 1
The students count 149 balls in the gym. What
is another way of writing the number of balls
in the gym?
A
B
C
D
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fourteen nine
one forty-nine
one hundred forty-nine
one hundred fourteen nine
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Grade 3 Math Sample Test Item
Example 1
Should be read as:
The students count one-four-nine balls in the
gym. What is another way of writing the
number of balls in the gym?
A
B
C
D
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fourteen nine
one forty-nine
one hundred forty-nine
one hundred fourteen nine
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Grade 3 Math Sample Test Item
Example 2
What is the standard form of 7,000 + 800 + 20
+ 5?
A
B
C
D
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7,285
7,825
7,852
7,528
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Grade 3 Math Sample Test Item
Example 2
Should be read as:
What is the standard form of seven-commazero-zero-zero plus eight-zero-zero plus twozero plus five?
A
B
C
D
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seven-comma-two-eight-five
seven-comma-eight-two-five
seven-comma-eight-five-two
seven-comma-five-two-eight
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Grade 3 Math Sample Test Item
Student Marks Answers
in Test Book
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Student’s full name and second identifier
(e.g., student ID or date of birth) must be
legible on cover of test book
Student should not have answer sheet during
actual testing
If all students in group have this
accommodation, omit directions on filling in
answer choices on answer sheet
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BOTH
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LEP
Student Marks Answers
in Test Book
After completion of testing
 Staff member must transfer student’s
answers to multiple-choice test questions to
the appropriate answer sheet
 2nd staff member must check the transcription
to verify accuracy
 Both people must sign outside of test book
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Multiple Testing Sessions
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How test administration is to be divided must
be documented
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More frequent breaks
Over multiple days
If student does not also have Scheduled
Extended Time, total administration time
should be limited to that in TAM.
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Multiple Testing Sessions
Example 1
EC
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John can complete a test in the standard
administration time. However, he needs
breaks more frequently than those designated
in the Test Administrator’s Manual.
LEP
Multiple Testing Sessions
Example 1
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Standard Test
Administration
John
Time on test
90
90
Days of testing
1
1
Frequency of
breaks
After 45 minutes
Every 20 minutes
Number of breaks
1
4
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Multiple Testing Sessions
Example 2
EC
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Sasha requires the test to be divided over two days.
She will need additional time beyond that allowed in a
standard test administration. Her LEP documentation
lists the following accommodations: Testing in a
Separate Room, Scheduled Extended Time (Extra 20
minutes), and Multiple Testing Sessions (2 days).
LEP
Multiple Testing Sessions
Example 2
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Standard Test
Administration
Sasha
Days of
testing
1
2
Time on test
Day 1
Day 2
90
55
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Frequency of
breaks
After 45
minutes
After 45
minutes
After 45
minutes
Number of
breaks
1
1
1
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Student Reads Test Aloud to Self
Accommodation
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New for 2005-06 school year
Use of whisper-phone is included in this
accommodation and must follow the same
guidelines
EC
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BOTH
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LEP
Student Reads Test Aloud to Self
Accommodation
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Requires one-on-one administration
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Test administrator & proctor per student
No other students in room
If student misreads part of reading
comprehension test, test administrator or
proctor may NOT correct student
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Other Accommodations:
Students with Disabilities
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IEP team/Section 504 committee determines
appropriate accommodations
Check to see if on “approved” list (pg. D1.021.04 of Testing Students with Disabilities)
If not on list (and for AT devices not specifically
described in document) Accommodation
Notification Form must be completed
Discuss with RAC
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Other Accommodations:
Students with Disabilities
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TC will receive response stating whether use of
accommodation invalidates the test results
If accommodation is used during testing,
Accommodation Notification Form bubble must
be coded on student’s answer sheet
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Questions?
Teacher
School Test
Coordinator
LEA Test
Coordinator
RAC
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